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Be sure to check back often for changes and updates.
Events marked ** have been confirmed
Times and dates are subject to change
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| November 3rd |
| 1:00 pm** |
American Legion Toy & Tool Sale Christmas Auction at the community center in Strasburg. All items are NEW! Auction items include Craftsman tools, toys, metal signs, food items, figurines, baskets, wind spinners, china cabinets, yard ornaments, pie safes, bikes, trikes, ceramic dolls, lanterns, and much more. This is the perfect time to do your Christmas Shopping! A concession stand sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary Unit #289 will be available. Masks and hand sanitizer will be available. |
| November 9th |
| 6 - 11 am** |
Santa Brigade Breakfast and Market. St Paul's Lutheran Church in Strasburg. (111 S Walnut St) Pancake & Sausage breakfast will be from 6-10:30 am and the Christmas Market will be 7-11 am. Contact MaRanda McClain for booth space 217-343-7879. The breakfast is free will donation for dine in or carry out. Proceeds from the breakfast will benefit community improvements. |
| 8 am - 2 pm** |
Windsor Methodist Church Bazaar. There will be crafts, baked goods, and country store all day. Lunch will be served from 11 am-2pm and will have chili or oyster soup, ham & cheese sandwiches, desserts of cake, pie, & cookies.. |
| 4 - 7 pm** |
Christmas Open House at West End Market at 1601 W Main St, Shelbyville. Food Trucks, vendors, Willow Ridge winery tastings, Hebert Farms grilling samples, Christmas Sales!!!
The Ballinger Brothers will be giving away a Glider!! |
| 4:00 - 7:30 pm** |
The Shelbyville Fire Dept will hold their annual Soup Supper @ the Fire Station @ 110 N Heinlein Drive. Dine-In Menu includes your choice of AYCE soups of Vegetable soup, Potato soup, and chili. Then there are hot dogs and peanut butter sandwiches, lemonade, tea, and water. Cost is $7 for adults and $3 for kids 6-11 years with ages 5 7 under free. . All proceeds go towards equipments for training purposes. Sorry, no delivery will be available. |
| November 21st |
| 5:30 pm-7:30 pm** |
Shelbyville Festival of Lights Walk Thru for Festival of Lights and Festival of Trees. Forest Park will be closed to all vehicle traffic from 5-8 pm. |
| Events marked ** have been confirmed. |
| November 22nd - December 29th |
**Shelbyville Festival of Lights in Forest Park
Sunday-Thursday 5-9 pm Friday-Saturday 5-10 pm |
| November 22nd |
| 5:00 pm-??** |
Shelbyville Festival of Lights kickoff for 2024. A Santa drive-thru with cookies and milk is 5-7 pm. FREE carriage rides starting at Senior Center 5:30-7:30 pm. The Festival of Trees will be open from 5-8 in the Chautauqua. . There will also be music in the Chautauqua from 5:30-8 pm by Shelbyville Student Music Groups. Joni Express Food Truck & ICED will be selling Food & Drinks. |
| November 22nd - December 29th |
| 5 - 8 pm** |
Shelbyville Festival of Trees at the Chautauqua in Forest Park. Be sure to stop in and see all the decorated trees during the holiday season while you visit the lights. Vote for your favorite tree(s). These displays are only open Friday-Sunday during the event. |
| November 23rd |
| 8:30 am - 1 pm** |
Holiday in Herrick. at Community Bldg. Lunch will be served from 10:30-12:30. pointsettia sale by the C-H HS FFA. A food truck will be there. Santa arrives at 10 am. There will be multiple craft vendors, 50/50 drawings, lottery board. This is also the annual fundraiser for Herrick's 4th of July Celebration. |
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| November |
| 11 am - 1 pm or run out** |
Community Thanksgiving Dinner at First United Methodist Church in Shelbyville.
The meals will be PICK-UP only. They may be picked up at the Walnut Street entrance to Fellowship Hall. Please call 217-774-4131 with the number of meals needed. 250 dinners, 1st come, 1st served |
| Events marked ** have been confirmed. |
| November 30th |
| 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm** |
Christmas on Main in Moweaqua.
Christmas Movie with Mrs Clause. Village Tree Lighting, a Lighted Parade
Stores will have specials, arts, crafts, etc throughout. |
| 10 am - 2 pm** |
Downtown Holiday Ornament Walk in Shelbyville. Join the downtown crew as they help you celebrate SMALL BIZ SATURDAY and help you with adding ornaments to your Christmas tree!
Make a purchase of $10.00 or more and you will receive a FREE ORNAMENT!!
(while supplies last, first 50 customers to each participating business.)
Merry Christmas from your Downtown Crew! |
| 5 pm - 8 pm** |
Enjoy an evening at Willow Ridge Winery with Wes Wheeler and the Battlecreek Band. |
| November 30th - December 20th |
5-10 pm**
Thurs-Sun
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Moweaqua in Motion. Drive through town to tour the residential and commercial displays throughout the season. |
| December 1st |
| 1:00 pm** |
American Legion Toy & Tool Sale Christmas Auction at the community center in Strasburg. All items are NEW! Auction items include Craftsman tools, toys, metal signs, food items, figurines, baskets, wind spinners, china cabinets, yard ornaments, pie safes, bikes, trikes, ceramic dolls, lanterns, and much more. This is the perfect time to do your Christmas Shopping! A concession stand sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary Unit #289 will be available. |
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| Events marked ** have been confirmed. |
| December 7th |
| 10:00 am** |
FREE Christmas Movie at the Roxy Theatre |
| 10 am - 3 pm** |
10th Annual Old Fashion Downtown Christmas. Downtown Businesses will be open. A FREE Movie (TBA) at the Roxy at 10 am. Santa will be at Corner Copy (Kids can stand or sit next to Santa for pics) There will be wagon rides from 11:30am-1:30 pm starting from the mini park. 217-273-5358 |
| 5-7 pm** |
Windsor Wonderland. A Christmas Carnival with games and activities runs from 5-7. Santa will be at the Storm Library from 4-5:30. Christmas Tree lighting at 7 by the Post Office. All in Windsor. |
| 3 pm - 9:30 pm** |
Christmas in a One Cow Town (Stewardson) Community Bldg. Christmas Train on Main(Free Will Donation) Real snowball launch on Main, Adult Door Hanger craft, reindeer food bar, merry moomory luminaries, snowball area on main, live festiva llamas on main, farm petting zoo on main, photo ops, ornament painting, Vendors at the Legion Bldg (3-7), Life size snow globe, adopt a penguin and polar bear, Coca-Cola bears and Olaf meet and greet. Cookie walk, hot cocoa bar, live nativity at Trinity Lutheran, Santa and the Grinch, Scavenger hunt at Brew Bank at 8:30 pm. Food Trucks by Hilltop Butcher Shoppe and Catering, Sizzlin Tizzler, The Caffinator. |
| 5-7 pm** |
FREE Christmas Concert featuring "The Hoods" and there will be FREE Santa Photo Ops from 5-7 pm. |
| 7:00 pm** |
Lighted Parade in Stewardson. Line up at 6:30 with parade starting at 7 pm. All lit, decorated vehicles are welcome; cars, trucks, golf carts, atv's, tractors, lawn mowers, animals, walking teams. Hand outs and candy welcome, but not necessary. No registration needed. |
| Events marked ** have been confirmed. |
| December 7th |
| 4:00 - 9:00 pm |
Christmas in the Park at Cowden Community Park. Chili, hotdogs, and desserts served at 4 pm. Santa and Mrs Claus will visit at 5 along with the tree lighting. There will be an appearance by The Grinch, a LIVE Nativity, silent auction and a drive-thru light display. There will also be Christmas Olympics with the Jr High and High School vs Adults. |
| December 8th |
| 2 - 4 pm** |
KIDS: Come and join Santa Claus along with special guest Frosty at the Shelbyville VFW Post 4829 at 513 S Cedar. There will be an evening of fun and Christmas Cheer. There will be ornament crafts, goodie bags and treats. |
| 7:00 pm** |
59th Annual Christmas Cantata at Trinity Lutheran in Stewardson. Choirs from Grace Lutheran, St. Paul's Lutheran in Sigel and Strasburg, and Trinity Lutheran will combine to entertain you. 217-644-2452 |
| December 13th-14th |
| 6:00 - 8:00 pm** |
"Live Nativity" at Church of the Nazarene located at 701 W N 3rd in Shelbyville. 217-774-2825. |
Dec 13th am - 4 pm**
Dec 14 9-11 am ** |
Christmas Store in Community Bldg in Strasburg sponsored by the Strasburg American Legion Auxiliary. Deco glass blocks, Rada, homemade goodies and much more. Liberty Unit #289 of the American Legion Auxiliary’s Christmas Store has evolved into an Annual Cookie Walk with Christmas goodies for everyone’s Christmas pleasure. Items include homemade noodles, homemade cookies and candies, plus Rada cutlery. Shoppers select the cookies and candies they want and put in a box. Box is then weighed with price at $5 per pound.
Profits from the Christmas Store will be used by the Auxiliary for community projects and items for veterans.
The Showcase of Trees will also be happening during the store hours. You can vote for your favorite with $1 a vote. Trees will be in the community building till New Years. |
| December14th |
| 9:30-11 am** |
Visit with Santa at the Strasburg Community Center. |
| 10:00 am** |
FREE Christmas Movie at the Roxy Theatre |
| 4:00 - 9:00 pm** |
Christmas in the Park at Cowden Community Park. Chili, hotdogs, and desserts served at 4 pm. Santa and Mrs Claus will visit at 5 along with the tree lighting. There will be an appearance by The Grinch, silent auction and a drive-thru light display. |
| 1 pm - 3 pm |
Santa will be riding on the Tower Hill firetruck visiting every house in town! Santa will drive every street in Tower Hill starting at 1 PM on Saturday December 17. Be sure to be outside for a meet and greet. Santa will even have a goodie bag for all the boys and girls. If the weather is bad Santa will park the Fire Truck at the Village Hall and you can visit him there. Merry Christmas everyone!! |
| December14th-January 1st |
| 5-9 pm** Times may vary |
Lights in the Park at Cowden Community Park. |
| December 21st |
| 10:00 am** |
FREE Christmas Movie at the Roxy Theatre |
| 1 - 5 pm** |
Porter House Kitchen Christmas Tour(1626 E 3200 Ave N in Herrick). $10 donation-hors d'oeuvres & drinks-drawings. Please RSVP 618-292-7600. All proceeds benefit the Herrick Food Pantry. |
| December 24th |
| 5:00 pm |
Christmas Eve Service at Strasburg Methodist Church. 217-644-2655 |
| 6:00 pm |
Pre-Service music, and 6:30 pm is the Christmas Eve Service and children's program at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Strasburg. 217-644-2661 |
| 6 - 7 pm |
Annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service with special music and lighting of candles at Shelby Christian Church at 200 N Hickory St in Shelbyville. |
| 6:30 pm |
Christmas Eve Service at Grace Lutheran Church in Strasburg. 217-644-2452 |
| 11:00 pm** |
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at First Christian Church at 202 S Broadway in Shelbyville |
| December 25th |
| 9 am |
Grace Lutheran and St. Paul's Lutheran Churches in Strasburg 217-644-2452/217-644-2661 |
| December 31st |
| 8 pm |
New Year's Eve party at Shelbyville VFW Post 4829. Finger Foods (please bring your favorite dish), party favors, musical entertainment. There is no cover charge. |
