Great River Tug Fest

Illinois, United States

Food fights and mass battles

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What it is

Food fights and mass battles in Illinois, United States.

Dates

The next dates have not been announced yet. We check the official site regularly and update this page when they are.

“The one and only tug of war across the Mighty Mississippi!”

From tugfest.org

Before you go

Where: Port Byron, Illinois (Mississippi River), United States
Hours: The Tug: 12:00 - 3:00 PM Saturday.
Tickets: Thursday: free gate admission. Friday and Saturday: $5 per person per day; children 12 & under are free; carnival wristbands $35. Ticket page
Access: Handicap parking at the Black Hawk Bank Lower Lot.

How we checked

Last checked October 20, 2026 against tugfest.org. Before anything appears here, a separate check fetches each source again and confirms that every date we show is in the quoted text.

Notes from the last check

The official site and a tourism listing confirm the Port Byron (Illinois) side of the bi-state tug-of-war, which ran Thursday to Saturday, August 13 to 15, 2026, but no 2027 dates are announced, so the next edition is tba.

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