Since 1987, the International Horseradish Festival has celebrated the multi-faceted and vastly under utilized horseradish and has attracted people from miles around for fun, entertainment, food and drink in the process.

Come to the festival for live music, food booths, root toss, root golf, root sacking contests, craft fair, Bloody Mary contest, Little Miss Horseradish Festival Pageant, horseradish recipe contest, children's area, the annual Horseradish Root Derby
and much more.

Admission is always free!
Parking is always free!
Live musical entertainment is always free!



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Live Entertainment:
See who's play this year's festival

We're seeking contestants for the Recipe Contest and Bloody Mary Contest

The 2013 schedule of events is here

The Craft Village is FULL  We're no longer accepting applications for craft vendors
Check the Crafts page for information on who to expect at the 2013 festival

Check the Contests & Games page for details on how you can join in the fesival fun

Want to be part of the festival? Click here to tell our festival co-chair that you want to be a festival sponsor

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The International Horseradish Festival is held in Collinsville, Illinois (62234).
The event is held at the city's largest park, Woodland Park, located at the intersection
of Pine Lake Road and Olivers Road,  just one block east of Illinois Route 159.
The Madison County Transit District provides Shuttle Service to the
International Horseradish Festival. Check back for specific date and time information.

The shuttle buses will run from the Dorris Intermediate School parking lot located at Camelot
and Illinois Route 159 to the main entrance of the festival grounds at Woodland Park.
This shuttle will put you nearer to the festival than the on-site handicap parking.

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Free Shuttle
Parking on the festival grounds is very limited.
The Doubletree Hotel of Collinsville is the official hotel
of the International Horseradish Festival.  Click Here to book your room
International Horseradish Festival
- Always the first weekend in June -
May 31 - June 2, 2013

Woodland Park, Collinsville, Illinois
Special Thanks to Our Sponsors
Click here to be a sponsor

Select Root Sponsors

Wild Root Sponsors
Scott Credit Union • Herr Funeral Homes • American Family Insurance • Farmers Horseradish • Keller Farms
Sunset Hills Cemetery • Safe-N-Secure • Collinsville Chamber of Commerce • Allied Waste
Pawn King

Set Sponsors
Madison County Farm Bureau • Artco Casket • Doubletree by Hilton • Gateway Regional Medical Center
Arlington Greens Golf Course • Randy’s Trailer Town • Woods Basement Waterproofing