08/21/2026
One of the best ways to explore your new home? Through its local coffee shops! ☕
From August through December, the Southern Illinois Coffee Trail invites you to visit 60+ participating cafés, enjoy special offers, and earn rewards along the way. Check out the details by downloading their app or grabbing a physical passport at one of the participating shops!
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Repost Discover Downstate Illinois
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☕️ The 2026 Southern Illinois Coffee Trail is here!
For it’s 5th year, we teamed up with , , and to bring you this year’s trail. From August 1–December 31, explore 60+ local coffee shops, sip on exclusive deals, and earn a prize after visiting 8 stops!
✨ How to join:
📱 Download the Discover Downstate Illinois app OR
📘 Grab a passport at a participating shop
✅ Show the barista the app check-in or have them stamp your physical brochure
🎁 Complete 8+ stops and earn a prize!
Need the step-by-step instructions? Here they are!:
Physical Brochure -
Pick up a brochure from the participating coffee shops → Baristas need to stamp the passport on the designated “Stamp Your Passport Here” page → Customers repeat until they’ve visited 8 → Customers then mail the brochure back to us at Discover Downstate Illinois (we only need the page with the stamps):
4387 N. Illinois Street, Suite 200, Swansea, IL 62226
Digitally on the App-
Download our app (search “Discover Downstate Illinois” in the app store) → sign up → go to the Challenges section → click on Southern Illinois Coffee Trail → scroll through the shops until you find the one you want to visit → Show the app to the barista and click “Check-In Now” → repeat until you’ve visited 8!
Start your journey today and rep your coffee love with official merch at shopdiscoverdownstateil.org
For questions, comments, and concerns contact Michal Kate Reynolds at [email protected].
