Coon Creek Country Days returns July 29-Aug. 1 with music, parade and fireworks Nashville recording artist Mackenzie O'Brien, originally from McHenry, will be returning to the area to perform on the closing day of Hampshire's Coon Creek Fest Aug. 1. Courtesy of Coon Creek Country Days
Posted7/26/2021 6:39 PM After taking a break last year due to the pandemic, Hampshire's Coon Creek Country Days returns Thursday to Sunday, July 29 to Aug. 1. The 38th annual festival runs from 6 to 10:30 p.m. Thursday; 6 p.m. to midnight Friday; 1 p.m. to midnight Saturday; and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1-4. Festival grounds are on State Street, one block south of Allen Road. Enter the festival parking area at 400 N. State St.; southbound State Street will be closed. It is free to park on festival grounds.