Downtown Mini Golf and Live Rock Anchor the Weekend Ahead
East Moline, IL · October 2, 2026
An October overcast is settling over the avenues this morning. Keep a sweater handy today, because the weekend calendar is already filling up fast.
The Lead
Downtown is gearing up for a bustling Saturday as 15th Avenue prepares to host the annual Putt Pub Crawl and street party. Organized by East Moline Main Street, the event invites neighbors to putt their way through custom miniature golf holes set up inside local businesses before heading outdoors near Juniors Sports Bar and Jaded Java for an evening street concert by Rock Syndicate.
The gathering arrives during a strong stretch of momentum for the central commercial corridor, coming right on the heels of the opening of Just Us & Treats at 820 15th Avenue. Organizers hope the heavy pedestrian foot traffic introduces more residents to recent facade work and the growing slate of independent shops downtown. Course scorecards and check-in details roll out at participating storefronts on Saturday.
Local Pulse
Just Us & Treats Opens Brick-and-Mortar Store Business The popular local ice cream trailer debuted its permanent storefront this week at 820 15th Avenue downtown.
Police Host Free Child Identification Clinic Safety Officers will take emergency fingerprints and share neighborhood safety tips Saturday at the East Moline Public Library.
Council Prepares Comprehensive Plan Public Review City Hall City leaders will review preliminary planning updates next week ahead of an open community workshop on October 21.
Today's Outlook
- High 62°F · Low 50°F — Overcast
- A steady gray chill lingers all day, so keep a warm jacket on hand.
What's On Around Town
Today
Mercado Fall Fest Mercado on Fifth (423 12th St), Moline, 5:00–10:00 PM · $5 Warm champurrado, seasonal food trucks, and live cumbia dancing.
Got Your Six Live The Gypsy Highway (2606 W Locust St), Davenport, 7:00–11:00 PM High-energy rock favorites to kick off the weekend.
Hap Hazard Rhythm Room at Rhythm City Casino Resort (7077 Elmore Ave), Davenport, 8:30 PM–Midnight · Free Classic dance covers and party rock in the casino lounge.
Tomorrow
- Greater Quad Cities Renaissance Faire Credit Island Park (2200 W River Dr), Davenport, 10:00 AM–6:00 PM · $20
- Child Safety Clinic East Moline Public Library (740 16th Ave), 11:00 AM–1:00 PM · Free
- Masterworks I: Symphonie fantastique Adler Theatre (136 E 3rd St), Davenport, 7:30 PM · Paid
Sunday
- Greater Quad Cities Renaissance Faire Credit Island Park (2200 W River Dr), Davenport, 10:00 AM–6:00 PM · $20
- Masterworks I: Symphonie fantastique Centennial Hall (3703 7th Ave), Rock Island, 2:00 PM · Paid
Spotlight & Story
- USHC Wartime Homes
- Between 1918 and 1919, the federal United States Housing Corporation constructed 111 permanent homes across East Moline to shelter Rock Island Arsenal munitions workers. Designed with steep gambrel roofs and Dutch Colonial gables on narrow lots, they still face quiet neighborhood sidewalks.
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