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The Jan. 31 festival at Pere Marquette Lodge lists vendors, food and drink, free face painting and more family activities. Eagle watching is a separate outing, not a confirmed part of the program.
All times are local to the venue · America/Chicago
Free face painting is the only activity described individually in the festival listing. The event also advertises vendors, restaurant offerings, drink specials and other family activities, but it does not promise eagle sightings or a guided tour.
The Pere Marquette Bald Eagle Festival is scheduled for Sunday, January 31, 2027, at Pere Marquette Lodge & Conference Center. The listing describes vendors, food and drink, free face painting and additional family activities. It does not name vendors or give times for individual activities, so visitors cannot plan around a particular seller or scheduled session from the published information.
The advertised four-hour span is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Treat that as the event window, not as a timetable of separate activities.
Further reading: Pere Marquette Bald Eagle Festival | Great Rivers & Routesr&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logo ↗
Grafton sits where the Mississippi and Illinois rivers meet, and regional visitor information presents winter eagle watching as a reason to explore the area. That context suits the festival’s name, but the event listing does not include a tour or guarantee sightings.
Further reading: City of Grafton, Illinois | Great Rivers & Routesr&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logo ↗ · Eagle Watching in Grafton, IL | Great Rivers & Routesr&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logo ↗ · Pere Marquette Bald Eagle Festival | Great Rivers & Routesr&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logo ↗
The lodge directory describes its restaurant as known for family-style chicken dinners and seasonal Sunday brunch buffets. Those are general offerings, not a confirmed menu for January 31; the festival listing mentions restaurant favorites and drink specials without specifying dishes or drinks. The directory lists regular Sunday restaurant hours as 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., separate from the festival’s hours.
Further reading: Pere Marquette Lodge and Conference Center | Great Rivers & Routesr&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logo ↗ · Pere Marquette Bald Eagle Festival | Great Rivers & Routesr&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logo ↗
The festival is listed from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The event address is 13653 Lodge Blvd., Grafton, Illinois 62037.
The listing does not state an admission price or whether tickets or reservations are required. Face painting is described as free, but that does not establish free festival admission. Family activities are advertised; no age policy is given.
The lodge directory lists free parking as a property amenity, but the festival listing gives no event-specific parking instructions. It also provides no accessibility details.
Pere Marquette Lodge and Conference Center | Great Rivers & Routesr&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logo ↗ · Pere Marquette Bald Eagle Festival | Great Rivers & Routesr&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logo ↗
For event information, contact Arielle at 618-786-2331, extension 338. Prospective vendors can email [email protected] to request an application; the listing does not identify confirmed vendors.
The event listing does not give weather or cancellation instructions.
Go to Pere Marquette Lodge & Conference Center, 13653 Lodge Blvd., Grafton, Illinois 62037. The event map link can calculate directions from your starting point; the listing provides no transit routes or other mode-specific arrival instructions.
The park guide gives the visitor center address as 13112 Visitor Center Lane and lists its hours as Monday–Saturday, 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Sunday hours are not listed. The center is described as a starting point for winter eagle tours, but that does not confirm a tour or visitor-center opening on the festival Sunday. Call 618-786-3323 to check park information before making this a second stop.
Guide to Pere Marquette State Park | Great Rivers & Routesr&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logo ↗ · Eagle Watching in Grafton, IL | Great Rivers & Routesr&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logo ↗
The listing does not state an admission price or ticket requirements. It identifies face painting as free, but does not say that festival entry is free.
No tour is listed as part of the festival, and the listing does not promise eagle sightings. Regional sources describe separate winter tours at Pere Marquette State Park; check with the park about dates.
Pere Marquette Bald Eagle Festival | Great Rivers & Routesr&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logo ↗ · Eagle Watching in Grafton, IL | Great Rivers & Routesr&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logo ↗ · Guide to Pere Marquette State Park | Great Rivers & Routesr&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logo ↗
The listing names no individual vendors and gives no times for activities. Prospective vendors can email [email protected] to request an application.
The park guide lists Monday–Saturday hours of 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m.; it does not list Sunday hours. Call 618-786-3323 before planning a visitor-center or tour stop.
13653 Lodge Blvd., Grafton, Illinois 62037
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Event, planning and background information checked 2026-11-02 against the linked sources.