Editing Streator, Illinois (section)

===Events===
The Streator Food Truck Festival is held annually in May.

Park Fest is held during the Memorial Day weekend through Sunday. Park Fest activities are held in City Park (the main public park in the downtown Streator area).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barichello |first=Derek |date=2012-05-28 |title='Patsy Cline' draws biggest crowd at Park Fest |url=http://mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=456610&query=Park%20Fest |access-date=2012-10-17 |work=The Times of Ottawa}}</ref>

A Memorial Day observance is held on the morning of Memorial Day at the Veterans Plaza at the southeast part of City Park.

Streator is a designated stop each year in the annual "Heritage Tractor Adventure" along the [[Illinois and Michigan Canal]].  This three-day tractor ride/rally attracts hundreds of antique tractor owners.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heritage Tractor Adventure |url=http://www.heritagetractoradventure.com/ |access-date=2008-10-14 |publisher=Heritage Tractor Adventure}}</ref>

The annual Fourth of July celebration runs for over four days with events throughout the city, with most of the events held in City Park; the park-based events include a carnival, 5K run and a talent contest. Other Fourth of July events include the annual parade which runs through downtown and the fireworks display which is held at Streator High School.<ref name="4thofjuly">{{Cite web |title=Streator's 4th of July |url=http://www.streators4th.org |access-date=2008-10-25 |publisher=Streator July 4 Celebration}}</ref>

"Roamer Cruise Night" is an annual cruise / car show held on Labor Day weekend in the downtown district that attracts over 600 cars and 18,000 attendees. Special features of the Cruise Night include a display of a [[Barley Motor Car Co.|Roamer]] which was built at a factory in Streator in 1917. Cruise Night was rained out in 2011 and 2012, leaving Streatorites hungry for 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Murphy |first=Mike |date=2008-08-28 |title=Roamer Cruise Night and the Dream Machines Car Show Return to Streator |url=http://mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/print_display.php?id=365756 |access-date=2008-10-14 |publisher=Streator Times-Press News}}</ref>

A Veterans Day observance is held on the morning of Veterans Day at Veterans Plaza.

Streator also has an annual event called Light Up Streator held the first Saturday after Thanksgiving.  Light Up Streator is a group of volunteers who place holiday decorations throughout the Streator area, most notably in City Park.

The Keeping Christmas Close to Home Parade of Lights is held the weekend after Thanksgiving in downtown Streator.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-12-10 |title=Volunteers the force behind winter fests |url=http://mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=467395&query=Lights |access-date=2013-01-23 |work=The Times}}</ref>