September
1: Small Museums Summer Pass ends
5-6: Museum Closed
9: Storytime, 10:30am
20: Summer Lecture, 2-4pm
22: From the Vaults: Art Vol. 2 Exhibit opens
25: Cottage Funeral Exhibit opens
26: Haunted Rooms America Investigation

October
4: Trunk-or-Treat Festival, 1-3pm
7: Storytime, 9am
9: Tipsy History, 6-8pm
10: Illinois Paranormal Conference, 10am-5pm 
10: Paranormal Investigation, 7-10pm
11: History & Haunts Walking Tour, 10am
14: Storytime, 9am
16: Paranormal Tour, 7-10pm
21: Storytime, 9am
23: Paranormal Tour, 7-10pm
24: Rockford's Most Haunted
28: Storytime, 9am
30: Paranormal Investigation 7-10pm
31: Museum Closed

November
1: Cottage Funeral Exhibit Closes
3: Museum Closed
4: Storytime, 9am
​4: Cottage Christmas Exhibit Opens
10: Museum Closed
11: Storytime, 9am
18: Storytime, 9am
21: Haunted Rooms America Investigation
25: Storytime, 9am
​26-29: Museum Closed

December
2: Storytime, 9am
4: Murder Mystery Dinner, 5-8pm
5: Ghosts of Christmas Past, 7-10pm
9: Storytime, 9am
12: Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
13: D&D Night, 6-9pm
16: Storytime, 9am
24 - January 4: Museum Closed

2026 IL Resident Donation Days

January: 6, 7, 13, 14, 21, 27, 28
February: All Tuesdays & Wednesdays
March: All Tuesdays & Wednesdays
April: All Wednesdays
May: 5, 12, 19, 20​
June: 3, 10
July: 1, 15
August: 12, 19
September: All Tuesdays
October: 7, 21
November: 4, 11
December: 1, 2, 8, 9
*Chalk art presented to the Tinker staff during the 2016 Tinker Visions Breakfast. Artwork by Alishea Frye
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum            411 Kent St. Rockford, IL 61102              P: (815)964-2424              [email protected]