Heritage Festival The annual Heritage Festival (formerly Steam Threshing Festival) is held the first weekend in August. Visitors will see very rare steam engines, one-of-a-kind trucks and automobiles, large gas engines, and prairie tractors. Throughout the weekend, visitors can tour the many museums and historical displays on the grounds. Exhibitors and guests enjoy the live farm demonstrations including grain threshing, log sawing, plowing, ensilage cutting, shingle making, horsepower testing, corn shredding, lumber planning, feed grinding, corn shelling and much, much more.

Minneapolis-Moline LogoIn 2025, we will host the Prairie Gold Rush and will feature the complete line of machinery and equipment related to Minneapolis-Moline. The Prairie Gold Rush hosts yearly summer and winter conventions across the country. We welcome those who exhibit all makes and models of farm equipment. We welcome those who exhibit all makes and models of farm equipment. Although each year has a feature focus, we have room for displays of all makes and models. There is no fee to exhibit. Admission to the Festival is $10 for all three days. Children aged 12 and under are admitted free. There is no admission fee for exhibitors.

Schedule Of Events

9 A.M : Church service in Beaver Creek Church 
9 A.M. - 4 P.M : Buildings open at 9 a.m. and start to close at 4 p.m.
Vendor Show , Kids Inflatable Bounce Houses , Civil War Encampment Open to Visitors with kids games, scavenger hunt, tailor and medical demonstrations
9:30 A.M : Plowing with prairie tractors 
10 A.M : Scale model demonstrations 
Log sawing with prairie tractor or steam engine
Civil War Era Ladies Tea 
Civil War Battle Field Open for Drills 
10 A.M.-2 P.M : Crafts (first 50 people), all ages, nature painting, $5 or
mosaic stone, $10
10 A.M. - 4 P.M : Kids ride merry-go-round 
10:30 A.M : Larger flywheel engines startup 
11 A.M :Threshing with prairie tractors or steam engine 
Log sawing with steam engine or prairie tractor
11:30 A. M : 1860s Style Robbery Reenactment – #18
12:30 P.M : Parade of Power, feature tractors followed by other items
1 P.M : Buzz saw wood sawing 
1:30 P.M : Plowing with steam tractors 
Large flywheel engines startup 
Scale model demonstrations 
Civil War Re-enactors battle/skirmish 
2 P.M : Threshing with steam engines or prairie tractors
Log sawing with steam engine or prairie tractor
Plowing with garden tractors
2:30 P.M : Ensilage cutting with steam engines or gas tractors 
3 P.M : Corn shelling with steam engines or gas tractors

Enjoy Blue Daisy Catering in the Steel Wheel Cafe and food trucks on the grounds throughout the weekend.