List of postponed events in Illinois and St. Louis due to concerns about coronavirus

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Updated September 4, 2020 3:33 PM

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Stay updated with the events in southwestern Illinois that have been canceled or postponed because of coronavirus concerns.

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The following events have been postponed or canceled in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus. If you want to include your event or organization on the list, please send a note with details to lifestyle@bnd.com.

▪ CANCELED: Land of Lincoln Honor Flights — All honor flights nationwide have been suspended through the end of 2020 to ensure the safety and continued health of our country’s veteran heroes. landoflincolnhonorflight.org

▪ CANCELED: Camp Quackers — Bellevue Park, 401 Belleville Park Drive, Belleville. Canceled for 2020.

▪ CANCELED: Millstadt Historical Society Village-Wide Yard Sale — The Fall event is canceled. Plans are to hold the regularly scheduled sale on Saturday, May 1, 2021.

▪ CANCELED: St. Clair County Genealogical Society Meeting — Thursday, Sept. 3. St. Luke’s Parish Hall, 226 N. Church St., Belleville. This meeting in canceled. Watch for information on the SCCGS website at stclair-ilgs.org or facebook.com/SCCGS.

▪ CANCELED: Litchfield Pickers Market — Downtown Litchfield. The market has been canceled for the season. visitlitchfield.com/events

▪ POSTPONED: Maeystown Creekside Concert with George Portz and the Friends of Bluegrass — Saturday, Sept. 12. Postponed until September of 2021. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the event will be rescheduled. Maeystown shops, restaurant, coffee shop, sweet shop and bed and breakfast remain open for business.

▪ CANCELED: YWCA of Alton 30th annual Women of Distinction — Thursday, Sept. 17. This event has been canceled. The 2021 Women of Distinction Event is tentatively scheduled for late April 2021, during which the YWCA of Alton will honor the 2020 and the 2021 Women of Distinction. altonywca.com

▪ CANCELED: Belleville Area Humane Society Tail-Gate Bingo — 6-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18. St. Clair County Event Center, 1550 E. State Route 15, Belleville.

▪ CANCELED: 40th annual Belleville Oktoberfest — Sept. 18-20. Belleville.

▪ CANCELED: Alton Pride Fall Festival — Saturday, Oct. 3. Alton.

▪ CANCELED: 37th annual Chili Cook-Off — Oct. 8-9. Belleville.

▪ CANCELED: 29th annual Leclaire Parkfest — Sunday, Oct. 18. Edwardsville. Parkfest organizers look forward to 2021 when Leclaire Parkfest will be held as usual on the third Sunday in October. For information about the historic Leclaire neighborhood, explore stories on the Friends of Leclaire website at historic-leclaire.org or the Friends of Leclaire Facebook page: Historic Leclaire. 618-656-1294.

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▪ Scott Credit Union — All Illinois branch lobbies will close Monday, Aug. 17, due to COVID-19. Drive-ups will remain open, and members will be served by appointment only in the lobbies. Masks will be required to enter all locations. scu.org

This story was originally published March 13, 2020 at 10:03 AM.