Communities throughout the Heartland will be celebrating Independence Day.

The public is invited to the all-day event on Monday, July 4 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The annual Sweet Corn Festival, featuring the Tour de Corn cycling event, kicks off the week of June 20 in East Prairie.

Free kids fishing events will be held at Lake Murphysboro State Park in July.

The deadline to register is July 1 and the camp is limited to 40 students.

A park music series at the Jackson Municipal Band Shell will feature a Heart tribute band.

Communities throughout the Heartland will be celebrating Independence Day.

The Lutheran Heritage Center and Museum in Altenburg is featuring 25 handmade quilts for people to come by and view.

The public is invited to the all-day event on Monday, July 4 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

It’s a full weekend of hot rods and cool rides in Du Quoin.

The annual Sweet Corn Festival, featuring the Tour de Corn cycling event, kicks off the week of June 20 in East Prairie.

Free kids fishing events will be held at Lake Murphysboro State Park in July.

The event will be Monday, July 4 at 9:15 p.m.

The Fight for Honor MAA event will be held at the A.C. Brase Arena on Saturday, June 18.

The Du Quoin State Fair runs from August 26 to September 5.

Bring your own poles and bait for a free day of fishing on Saturday, June 18.

Check the schedule here.

This year will be the 44th year for the big event.

National Get Outdoors Day will include hiking, biking, camping, birdwatching, mushroom foraging, climbing, kayaking and more.

Not only will they be showing the latest movies out, but also popular classic movies.

It will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at “The Cattle Barns” across from the Expo Building.

More than a dozen music artists will take the stage at the 2022 Shipyard Music Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau.

Every Friday in June and July, except for July 1, there will be live music in Legion Park.

Hundreds of motorcycles will roll through Cape Girardeau in mid-June.