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Great Race & World's Largest Catsup Bottle Take Over Uptown on Saturday, June 20th!
The World's Largest Catsup Bottle Festival from 2-7pm at Herald Square, which includes a plethora of family-friendly activities (click here for the Schedule of Events) AND a visit from the EPIC Big Idaho Potato Tour;
Additional Octane Tour car shows in the parking lot across from City Hall and in the First National Bank of Waterloo parking lot, the Gateway Miata Club filling Clinton just north of Main, vehicles from the Okaw Valley Classic Car Club in the parking lot between Dean's and Miner's Theatre, members of Missouri Corvette Clubs in the Allan & Ciuferi parking lot, and members of the Looking Glass Corvette Club lining one lane of Main Street from Guernsey through Seminary to create a grand entrance for the Great Race vehicles;
Shopping, food and drink specials at Uptown businesses (O'Sewpersonal, Quintons Crafthouse, Old Herald, Lou Belle & Bing, Uptown Scoops, Verona, Re-find Relics, The Sandwich Shop, Friday's South, Sloan's, Hurricanes and Kokomo Joe's) on the day of the event;
A small Touch-A-Truck area for families to check out vehicles from the Collinsville Illinois Fire Department, Collinsville Illinois Police Department and the City's Public Works Department;
Food trucks such as Takozz, Heaterz Food Trucks, Overboard8, Big Meechie’s and Pig on a wing serving up delicious eats;
Live music from John Krane in front of City Hall;
🌱 Horseradish products to purchase from JR Kelly Company: The Horseradish House (because what uniquely Collinsville event would be complete without that?!); and
Extended hours at attractions like the Collinsville Historical Museum (where you can learn all about the history of Route 66 in Collinsville) and the Historic D.D. Collins House, which will be open from 4-8pm!
We're also encouraging Uptown businesses and businesses along the Great Race route (255 
Horseshoe Lake Road 157 Main Street Uptown) to decorate their storefronts/lawns in an Americana or Route 66-related theme for the day of the event. Collinsville is in the running to be the Best Stop on the Great Race – and we're going up against cities such as Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Albuquerque, Flagstaff and San Bernadino, so we need YOUR help! The bigger and more beautiful, the better!
A "GREAT" thank-you to everybody who has been working behind-the-scenes over the past year to make this a fantastic day for Collinsville!
#Route66 #GreatRace #HemmingsGreatRace #LoveWhereYouLive
For more information about:
The Great Race: https://www.greatrace.com/
The World's Largest Catsup Bottle Festival: https://catsupbottlefestival.com/
Uptown Collinsville Businesses & Happenings: https://uptowncollinsville.org/
Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau: https://www.riversandroutes.com/