Hoover’s Hometown Days

Join Us for Hoover’s Hometown Days, August 7th & 8th, 2026

A Community Comes Alive

Picture this: It’s August in West Branch, and something magical is happening.

The smell of food drifts through the air. Music pulses from the Main Street stage. Children sprint toward the inflatable bounce houses, their laughter echoing off storefronts. Families gather for activities designed just for kids. And in the center of it all, athletes dive, leap, and compete in the sport Herbert Hoover himself loved—Hoover-Ball.

This is Hoover’s Hometown Days. And it’s more than a festival.

It’s where history walks off the pages and into the streets.

West Branch itself is a living story—a town that’s preserved its character, its charm, its connection to simpler times. Walk these streets and you’re walking where a future President once walked. The buildings remember. The community remembers. And during Hoover’s Hometown Days, that memory becomes celebration.

Just steps from Main Street, the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum holds the extraordinary story of a President who fed millions, rebuilt nations, and never stopped serving. The artifacts. The letters. The evidence of one life that touched countless others.

Across the grounds, Herbert Hoover National Historic Site preserves the humble two-room cottage where it all began—where a Quaker boy learned the values that would shape a presidency.

During Hoover’s Hometown Days on August 7-8, 2026, this historic town, these sacred sites, and this vibrant community merge into something unforgettable.

When Main Street West Branch, the Hoover Presidential Foundation, the National Park Service, and the Hoover Presidential Library and Museum join forces with dozens of local volunteers, something profound happens. We’re not just commemorating a President.

We’re keeping alive the story of what’s possible when character meets opportunity.

We’re showing families that leadership starts with values learned young. We’re proving that small-town roots can grow into world-changing impact.

Join us this August. Walk our historic streets. Stand in Hoover’s birthplace. Explore the archives of his legacy. And discover how one town’s story still speaks to the difference each of us can make.