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Our community is host to several events throughout the year including Railroad Days, the National Stearman Fly In, The Rootabaga Jazz Festival, and the Carl Sandburg Days Festival. We are rich in the arts with a thriving community art center, a nationally recognized symphony orchestra and a nationally recognized professional choral group and the oldest active theatre group in Illinois. Galesburg was designated by Congress as the site of the National Railroad Hall of Fame due to open before 2020. There are several outdoor festivals including Taste of Galesburg, Cafe in the Park, Concert on the Lawn, the Galesburg Balloon Festival, Knox County Scenic Dr. and Christmas at Walnut Grove Farm. Galesburg has several wonderful dining options from homestyle to gourmet as well as chain restaurants. In 2013, "The Daily Meal" named Galesburg as one of the top 11 small towns in America for dining.
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