Tonica Community Festivities

10/15/2026

🎃👻 TONICA, LET’S FILL THE STREETS WITH HALLOWEEN FUN! 🧡🖤

🧡 October 24th 🧡
🖤 Kids to line up at 11:45 for the parade 🖤

We’re looking for cars, trucks, local businesses, families, and Halloween lovers to join our Halloween Costume Parade & Trunk or Treat on October 24th! 🚗🍬

✨ Decorate a trunk, hand out candy, bring the kids to join the costume parade and make some memories!

🎃 The best part? You can do BOTH! Set up early, participate in the parade, and leave your setup in place for Trunk or Treat!

No elaborate decorations needed—just bring your Halloween spirit! 👻

🏆 Prizes for Most Creative and Scariest Setup!

🍽️ Be sure to stop by Aces & Eights Bar and Kreiser's No Problem Pub for lunch while you’re enjoying the festivities!

Aces and Eights will also have fun Halloween games and hot chocolate for everyone to enjoy! ☕🎃

📲 Ready to join the fun? Contact Tricia at (815) 579-7929 to sign up your trunk!

Share this post and tag a friend, family member, or local business that should participate! Let’s make this a spooktacular day for our Tonica kids! 🧡🎃

10/04/2026

This community continues to show up, and we are truly overwhelmed with gratitude! ❤️
Thank you all, from the bottom of our hearts, for the incredible support you showed us last night. BINGO was a huge success because of YOU! Your generosity, participation, and continued support are what make these events possible.

A very special thank you to all of our generous local donors who continually support us and our community events throughout the year.
Small Town Style
Kreiser’s No Problem Pub
Aces & Eights
G & M Recycling
Fender Menders
and so many others—we are incredibly grateful for each and every one of you!

Shout out to Habaneros Mexican Restaurant Utica IL for serving up the most delicious food with the BEST service!

We would also like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the Tonica Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance for generously allowing us to use their station, and to the members who volunteered their time to help make the evening such a success. Your willingness to give back to our community does not go unnoticed!

It truly takes a community coming together to make these events successful, and we are so fortunate to have one that continues to support, encourage, and show up for one another.

Here’s to continuing to make our community events bigger, better, and even more memorable throughout the year—all because of YOU! ❤️
From all of us, THANK YOU

09/26/2026

Get those costumes ready because Tonica’s Costume Parade & Trunk or Treat is coming! 🧡🖤

And YES… the Hocus Pocus Hags will be making an appearance! 🧙‍♀️🧙‍♀️🧙‍♀️

👻 Want to participate in the Trunk or Treat?
SIGN-UPS ARE REQUIRED!

📩 Message Tricia at (815) 579-7929 to sign up!

🎃🧡Let’s make this Halloween one to remember! 🧡🎃

09/13/2026

Thank you to all that bought squares! We have two options here. Since the board did not sell out, we can roll these into next week for the next game and continue selling. Or if you want your money returned, you can message the page and we will take care of that! If we don’t hear from you, we will assume you would like to roll over into next week!

Thank you again for all who participated!

Tonica Community Festivities is kicking off something NEW, FUN & EXCITING this football season! We’re bringing you WEEKLY BEARS FOOTBALL SQUARES!

Each week, we’ll post a brand-new 100 square board for the Chicago Bears game. Pick your lucky square, cheer on the Bears, and you could walk away with some CASH! 💰💰
🎟️ ONLY $10 PER SQUARE!
🏆 WEEKLY PAYOUTS�🥇 1st Quarter — $100�🏈 Halftime — $150�🥉 3rd Quarter — $100�🎉 Final Score — $250

THAT’S $600 IN CASH PAYOUTS EVERY WEEK!

HOW TO PLAY:
Comment the number you want!
If your number has already been claimed, we’ll give you the opportunity to choose another available square.
If we don’t hear back from you, we’ll place you on the next closest available number so you don’t miss out!

PAYMENT OPTIONS:
CASH: Cash can be given to a Tonica Community Festivities committee member.
VENMO: 📲 �Venmo payments require a $0.25 processing fee, so your total will be $10.25 per square.

Once the board is FULL, the numbers will be randomly drawn!

And just when you think it can’t get any better… 👀
🏆🏈 WE’RE SAVING THE BIG ONE FOR THE END! 🏈🏆 At the end of the season, Tonica Community Festivities will host a SUPER BOWL BOARD with even more football fun!

Every square you purchase helps support Tonica Fest 2027! Our goal is to make next year’s festival BIGGER, BETTER & MORE FUN THAN EVER — including adding even MORE to our crowd-pleasing FIREWORKS SHOW! 🎆🎇

So grab your lucky number, get your friends and family involved, cheer on the Bears, and HELP US BUILD AN EVEN BIGGER TONICA FEST! 🏈🎆
🔥 $10. One square. One chance to win. BIG FUN FOR A GREAT
CAUSE! 🔥

LET’S FILL THAT BOARD! 🏈💰
Good luck & BEAR DOWN!

**please comment on this original post with numbers

09/09/2026

Tonica Community Festivities is kicking off something NEW, FUN & EXCITING this football season! We’re bringing you WEEKLY BEARS FOOTBALL SQUARES!

Each week, we’ll post a brand-new 100 square board for the Chicago Bears game. Pick your lucky square, cheer on the Bears, and you could walk away with some CASH! 💰💰
🎟️ ONLY $10 PER SQUARE!
🏆 WEEKLY PAYOUTS�🥇 1st Quarter — $100�🏈 Halftime — $150�🥉 3rd Quarter — $100�🎉 Final Score — $250

THAT’S $600 IN CASH PAYOUTS EVERY WEEK!

HOW TO PLAY:
Comment the number you want!
If your number has already been claimed, we’ll give you the opportunity to choose another available square.
If we don’t hear back from you, we’ll place you on the next closest available number so you don’t miss out!

PAYMENT OPTIONS:
CASH: Cash can be given to a Tonica Community Festivities committee member.
VENMO: 📲 �Venmo payments require a $0.25 processing fee, so your total will be $10.25 per square.

Once the board is FULL, the numbers will be randomly drawn!

And just when you think it can’t get any better… 👀
🏆🏈 WE’RE SAVING THE BIG ONE FOR THE END! 🏈🏆 At the end of the season, Tonica Community Festivities will host a SUPER BOWL BOARD with even more football fun!

Every square you purchase helps support Tonica Fest 2027! Our goal is to make next year’s festival BIGGER, BETTER & MORE FUN THAN EVER — including adding even MORE to our crowd-pleasing FIREWORKS SHOW! 🎆🎇

So grab your lucky number, get your friends and family involved, cheer on the Bears, and HELP US BUILD AN EVEN BIGGER TONICA FEST! 🏈🎆
🔥 $10. One square. One chance to win. BIG FUN FOR A GREAT
CAUSE! 🔥

LET’S FILL THAT BOARD! 🏈💰
Good luck & BEAR DOWN!

**please comment on this original post with numbers

09/04/2026

🎃👻 SAVE THE DATE 👻🎃
October 24th

📍COSTUME PARADE
🧙🏼Line up across from the Post Office
👻 Kids line up at 11:45 AM
🧛🏻‍♀️ Parade begins at 12:00 PM

📍 TRUNK OR TREAT
🍬 Downtown Tonica
🎃 Trunk or Treat will take place immediately following the costume parade!

✨ And of course… the Hocus Pocus Hags will be making an appearance! ✨

Come dressed in your favorite costume, bring your treat bag, and join us for a fun-filled Halloween celebration! 👻🍭🎃

We can’t wait to see all of your spooky, silly, and creative costumes!