Rockford Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

This will be the last year for CRE8IV murals in Rockford. It's going out with a ...

April 22, 2024 @ 3:28 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our free e-newsletter ROCKFORD — An initiative that filled blank building walls with dozens of vibrant murals...

Rockford to host wakeboard and wakesurf regional championship this summer

April 2, 2024 @ 10:52 am

Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The city has been selected as one of three destinations to host a Malibu Boat...

Loves Park enters new deal with Rockford Park District to promote sports tourism

February 20, 2024 @ 2:25 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app LOVES PARK — The city has entered a new deal with the Rockford Park...

5 honored as 'Best of' winners for Rockford Region Restaurant Week 2024

February 19, 2024 @ 3:47 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau recognized five restaurants on Monday...

Rockford Region Restaurant Week returns to celebrate 'our amazing foodie scene'

January 23, 2024 @ 10:52 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Rockford Region Restaurant Week returns Thursday for a fourth year, and this...

Sculpture showcasing Rockford's founders to return to the public eye after years...

January 15, 2024 @ 5:30 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A statue depicting the city’s founders working their way to what would...

Visitors Bureau: Stroll on State drew more than 81K people to downtown Rockford ...

January 11, 2024 @ 4:26 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Stroll on State, the city’s annual one-day festival to kickoff the holiday...

Rockford region to host hundreds of collegiate bowlers as Leatherneck Classic is...

December 15, 2023 @ 6:01 am

Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The Rockford region will play host to a collegiate bowling tournament next year that will...

The Norwegian in Rockford earns state honor as it waits for relief from state un...

November 30, 2023 @ 6:00 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The Norwegian, a locally owned restaurant on the city’s North End, was...

Visitor spending hits record-breaking total in Winnebago County, new data shows

September 25, 2023 @ 12:41 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Visitor spending in Rockford and Winnebago County reached a record-breaking total of...

Survey seeks input to help shape the future of tourism in the Rockford region

August 24, 2023 @ 3:49 pm

By Steve Summers and Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — What are the first three words that come to...

Podcast: John Groh talks about a survey to help shape the future of Rockford are...

August 24, 2023 @ 2:40 pm

John Groh, president and CEO of the Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, joins Steve Summers on This Week in the Stateline to talk...

Podcast: John Groh talks about a survey to he...

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Largest 2-year college women's volleyball tournament in the U.S. returns to Rock...

August 17, 2023 @ 3:58 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The largest two-year college women’s volleyball tournament in the country returns to...

Cycling marathon brings competitors from 20 countries to scenic Rockford-area ro...

August 2, 2023 @ 7:29 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — About 200 cyclists from 20 different countries will test their endurance in...

New Rockford Public Art Trail rewards you for visiting murals, sculptures and mo...

July 19, 2023 @ 6:29 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A new program run through your mobile phone rewards you for exploring...

Art in an alleyway: New Rockford mural project shows art can live in different s...

June 8, 2023 @ 4:40 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A dull alleyway that patrons often pass through on their way to...

Hundreds of athletes, thousands of visitors expected for national wrestling tour...

June 5, 2023 @ 10:00 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app LOVES PARK — More than 1,200 athletes from 26 states will come to the...

Rockford's mural initiative is getting bigger and smaller at the same time this ...

May 31, 2023 @ 6:57 pm

By Helen Karakoudas Special to the Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The public art initiative first known for bringing murals...

Rockford's Frank Lloyd Wright designed Laurent Home celebrated as veterans' gran...

May 28, 2023 @ 3:54 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Congressmen and other national and local dignitaries stopped in Rockford on Sunday...

Dairyhaus, a Rockton staple for 40 years, earns state tourism honor. Here's how ...

May 5, 2023 @ 2:56 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKTON — A handmade ice cream shop that’s been part of the fabric of...

From Davis Park to Times Theater, $1.4M in state funds supports Rockford tourism...

April 7, 2023 @ 3:32 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The state is sending $1.4 million here to support five projects designed...

Sportscore Two in Loves Park to host tourney for top collegiate lacrosse teams i...

February 9, 2023 @ 2:44 pm

From news release Rock River Current Get our mobile app LOVES PARK — The top collegiate lacrosse teams in the Midwest will compete this...

'Positive and exciting': Rockford named among 9 underrated real-life winter wond...

December 20, 2022 @ 6:00 am

By Mary Sisk Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The All Aglow holiday display at Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens, protected natural...

Downtown Rockford turns 'magical' for 10th annual Stroll on State

November 27, 2022 @ 6:18 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Parade grand marshals Carol and Gerry Davies could tell Stroll on State would...

Downtown Rockford turns 'magical' for 10th annual Stroll on State

November 27, 2022 @ 6:18 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Parade grand marshals Carol and Gerry Davies could tell Stroll on State would...

Do you recognize this tiny face? Stroll on State wants to recreate this moment 1...

October 14, 2022 @ 11:43 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Stroll on State turns 10 this year, and it’s looking to recreate...

The final mural of this summer's CRE8IV initiative sets a different tone than th...

August 25, 2022 @ 6:40 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROSCOE — The 12th and final mural of this summer’s CRE8IV: transformational Art initiative...

Rockford to host largest community college volleyball tournament in the country

August 17, 2022 @ 3:21 pm

From news release Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Hundreds of athletes and visitors will fill the UW Health Sports Factory in...

Vibrant Rockford Peaches mural in Midtown is complete

July 20, 2022 @ 3:17 pm

Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The gateway to the city’s Midtown District now has a vibrant new mural that pays homage...

Here's how the city is celebrating the Rockford Peaches return to the limelight

June 22, 2022 @ 1:00 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Get ready to send the city back to the 1940s. That was when...

See it before it hits Amazon: 'A League of Their Own' to show at Coronado as par...

June 22, 2022 @ 8:00 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — You can see the new show that puts the Rockford Peaches back in...

More than 4,000 visitors expected to attend national wrestling championship in L...

June 6, 2022 @ 2:20 pm

By Mary Sisk Rock River Current Get our newsletter LOVES PARK — USA Wrestling will host a national youth championship here this week, bringing...

Rockford to host synchronized skating championships, pumping more than $2M into ...

June 1, 2022 @ 4:01 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The city will host a major synchronized skating championship next year that promises...

Rockford to host synchronized skating championships, pumping more than $2M into ...

June 1, 2022 @ 4:01 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The city will host a major synchronized skating championship next year that promises...

Rockford named one of 5 'surprisingly cool towns' where you can buy a home for l...

April 13, 2022 @ 9:00 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Finding out the city has been placed on another internet list can spur...

National wheelchair rugby championship returns to Rockford

March 30, 2022 @ 1:57 pm

From news release Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The largest co-ed wheelchair rugby tournament in the country is headed here this...

Rockford visitors bureau seeks muralists for summer CRE8IV projects

March 21, 2022 @ 12:24 pm

From news release Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Charitable Foundation is seeking artists for...

Stroll on State looking for vendors for this year's festivities

November 1, 2021 @ 9:55 am

Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is looking for businesses who want to set up...

RACVB Shares Diversity Initiatives in Honor of Black History Month

February 23, 2021 @ 12:18 pm

John Groh of the Rockford Area Convention and Visitors Bureau discusses their Diversity Initiatives announced in honor of Black History Month, and how the...

RACVB Shares Diversity Initiatives in Honor o...

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