Port Byron is a village in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States and part of the Quad Cities Metropolitan Area.

[3] According to the 2010 census, Port Byron has a total area of 2.48 square miles (6.42 km2), all land.

The event of the year in this small town is the Great River Tug Fest, held since 1987 on the second full weekend in August.

Following a fireworks display on Friday night, the Mississippi River is closed on Saturday afternoon.

After a large rope is pulled across the river to Le Claire, Iowa, a tug of war takes place.

Erected on November 13, 2013, along the Great River Trail in Port Byron, the statue was a gift to the village from former mayor Lawrence Bay and his wife Carol.

Rolling" statue was inspired by, and made from the same mold as, a statue named "Ben Bikin'" in Sparta, Wisconsin, and each year in October there is a bicycle-ride event from Port Byron to Sparta, called the "Will to Ben.