Past: 82nd Peach Festival

The 82nd Peach Festival will be celebrated in Cobden, Illinois Aug. 2 and 3 at the Cobden Community Park.

The festival features Bounce Blast Inflatables, games, queen contest, delicious food, peach cobbler, bingo, raffle and spin and win for peaches. The musical entertainment is sponsored by the Cobden Lions Club and proceeds go to community and charitable projects.

The Cobden Runner's/Walker's Club will sponsor the annual Cobden Peach Festival 5K Run'Walk and one-mile fun run starting at 7:30 a.m. Saturday. For information on the run, call (618) 713-4245.

A parade will be held at 4:30 p.m. Saturday. The Union County Museum and its re-sale shop will be opene 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The museum is currently conducting an exhibt on the Apollo 11 moon landing. The Union County Historical Society will conduct a special exhibit titled "Floods of Southern Illionis." The display will feature photos form the 1898 Shawneetown flood, the floods of 1903, 12-13, 1937, 1943 and 1993. The photos are from private collections an the archive of the society.

The exhibit will be at the society's Resource and Cultural Center at 103 North Appleknocker. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.