Date/Time
Date(s) - 08/22/2025
7:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location
Rantoul National Aviation Center
Categories
Half Century of Progress Show hopes to see you at the next show: August 21-24, 2025!
Check out the website for the latest details.
2025 Schedule of Events
Thursday, August 21
7am – Gates Open
8am – Half Century Tractor Ride, Flag Raising featuring America’s Largest Flying Flag
8:30-11am – Field Demonstrations, Broom Corn, Corn Picking and Shelling, Corn and Soybean Combining, and Field Tillage
12-12:30pm – Tractor Ride returns for the Daily Parade of Power
1-4pm – Field Demonstrations, Broom Corn, Corn Picking and Shelling, Corn and Soybean Combining, and Field Tillage
2:30-3:30pm – Kraft Auction
4pm – Sanction Tractor Pull
Friday, August 22
7am – Gates Open
8am – Flag Raising featuring America’s Largest Flying Flag
8:30-11am – Field Demonstrations, Broom Corn, Corn Picking and Shelling, Corn and Soybean Combining, and Field Tillage
1pm – Daily Parade of Power
1-4pm – Field Demonstrations, Broom Corn, Corn Picking and Shelling, Corn and Soybean Combining, and Field Tillage
2:30-3:30pm – Kraft Auction
2-5pm – Wes Wheeler & the Battle Creek Band
4pm – Sanction Tractor Pull
Saturday, August 23
7am – Gates Open
8am – Flag Raising featuring America’s Largest Flying Flag
8:30-11am – Field Demonstrations, Broom Corn, Corn Picking and Shelling, Corn and Soybean Combining, and Field Tillage
1pm – Daily Parade of Power
2-4pm – Field Demonstrations, Broom Corn, Corn Picking and Shelling, Corn and Soybean Combining, and Field Tillage
2-5pm – Back Paiges Band with 50s and 60s Music
3-4pm – Max Armstrong & Friends Show
4pm – StorLoc Tool Box Auctions for FFA
4pm – Sanction Tractor Pull
Sunday, August 24
7am – Gates Open
8am – Flag Raising featuring America’s Largest Flying Flag
8:30-11am – Field Demonstrations, Broom Corn, Corn Picking and Shelling, Corn and Soybean Combining, and Field Tillage
1pm – Daily Parade of Power
1-4pm – Field Demonstrations, Broom Corn, Corn Picking and Shelling, Corn and Soybean Combining, and Field Tillage
The Half Century of Progress Show is the premier working vintage farm show in the U.S. Held the weekend before the Decatur Farm Progress Show, the Half Century of Progress allows visitors to experience what farming and agriculture was like 50 years ago and beyond with live demonstrations, attractions, and fellowship.
Rantoul National Aviation Center, Rantoul, IL
(Former Chanute AFB)
Follow the Signs for Parking
Please remember that events may be canceled or rescheduled last minute due to unpredictable weather or other factors. We encourage you to reach out to event organizers before heading out to an event to verify it is still happening.
