From August 10 through 12, an eagerly awaited summertime tradition returns both on and in between the LeClaire and Port Byron Levees, as the 2023 Great River Tug Fest delivers outdoor family fun with carnival attractions, live music, arts and crafts vendors, fireworks displays, and the hotly anticipated tug-of-war over the Mississippi River.

Presented in conjunction with the venue's current exhibition The Life & Art of Charles M. Schulz, the box-office smash The Peanuts Movie will enjoy a special August 10 screening in the Figge Art Museum's John Deere Auditorium, the film lauded by Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus as "a colorful gateway into the world of its classic characters and a sweetly nostalgic ... treat for the adults who grew up with them."

A five-time Grammy nominee whose accolades also include two Academy of Country Music Awards, a CMT Music Awards, and even a Teen Choice Award from seven nominations, singer/songwriter Sam Hunt, on August 1, serves as the opening headliner for this year's Mississippi Valley Fair's grandstand acts, the artist's chart-topping hits including "Leave the Night On," "Take Your Time," "House Party," and "Body Like a Back Road."

Two chart-topping, Grammy-winning, multi-platinum-selling icons of hip-hop and rap share a co-headlining showcase as grandstand performers at the 2023 Mississippi Valley Fair, their August 3 concert event boasting performances by Ludacris, well-known as a mainstay in the popular Fast & the Furious screen franchise, and Lil John, a music legend since his status as frontman of Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz.