Community Calendar

VW Welcomefest Downtown Party

Visit Effingham will be hosting the VW Welcomefest Downtown Party from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, June 17th, and you're invited to join the welcome ‘wagen’!

Volkwagens will parade down Jefferson Avenue at approximately 5:30 p.m. to join the party, parking in the spaces surrounding the Historic Effingham County Courthouse Museum and bringing the Mid America Motorworks: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Fun Run Road Tour to a close.  We encourage residents to come downtown, Friday night, and watch the VWs roll in!

With Mid America Motorworks’ Annual Funfest for Air-Cooled Volkswagens expected to bring a host of people to Effingham over the weekend, Visit Effingham is excited to kick off the event with a warm welcome, in the heart of the city.

“The VW Welcomefest Downtown Party is a wonderful opportunity for us to welcome visitors to our community, and also, for residents to come and check out some one-of-a-kind Volkswagens.  We try to create an event the whole family can enjoy, and we’re excited to add a few fun kids' activities to our event this year, as well,” said Tourism Director Jodi Thoele. 

Friday night, enjoy ‘food truck fare’ from All Wrapped Up, CZ’s Fried Green Tomatoes, Homewood Grill, and Macklin Meadow Kettle Corn, along with live musical entertainment from Russ Howard.  While you’re downtown, stop by Visit Effingham’s tent, and enter our giveaway for a chance to win an Echo Show and - of course – be sure to check out the wide variety of Volkswagens parked along the square!  We have more fun planned for the kids this year, too, including coloring books, bubbles, sidewalk chalk, and free face-painting by Make on Main.

“There will be a lot of activity downtown that evening, and we hope residents will join us.  While you’re in the area, we encourage you to stop by some of the unique shops and businesses in Downtown Effingham,” said Thoele.

For more information on the Friday night event, contact the Effingham Tourism Office at 217-342-5310 or visit www.VisitEffinghamIL.com.

For more information about events at Mid America Motorworks, visit www.FunfestEvents.com.