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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum helps downtown Springfield celebrate the holidays
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum 212 N 6th St, Springfield
Week of Events
Glenfestival of Trees
The first ever Glenfestival of Trees will be held from November 25, 2022 to year's end at the Glen Carbon Heritage Museum. Gather your friends, family, business, or non-profit team and enter a tree or wreath for judging. Guests will be able to see the holiday display at the museum with extended hours throughout the…
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum helps downtown Springfield celebrate the holidays
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) will join the fun of downtown Springfield’s Holiday Walks with ballet performances, craft tables for children, amazing lights and special effects, and free admission during special hours. The Holiday Walks take place every Wednesday and Saturday from Nov. 26 to Dec. 21. Downtown stores and historic sites…
Old Capitol Holiday Walks
Old Capitol Holiday Walks presented by INB and the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln. Each year, DSI and all of our unique, locally-owned shops pull out all of the stops for the most magical time of the year– the Old Capitol Holiday Walks! Holiday Walks are presented by INB in partnership with the…
Holiday Open Studio Featuring “MILES to GO” Photographs from the new Route 66 book
Holiday open studio at David Schwartz Photography features a new collection of limited edition black & white Route 66 prints. This series is featured in the newly released book, "Miles to Go," a fascinating story about an African family's first trip down Route 66. In addition, for viewing and purchase, over 150 prints ranging from…
2022 Christmas in Carlinville
For more than thirty years, the first weekend of December in Carlinville has been a destination for holiday shoppers and festival enthusiasts in search of small-town holiday magic. This year, every location throughout the community will be uniting under one common name in the spirit of community unity- “Christmas in Carlinville.” “For several years there…
Virden Country Christmas & Lighted Candy Land Christmas Parade
The VACC will be hosting the annual “Country Christmas” on December 2nd & 3rd, 2022. Plans for the 2022 Virden Country Christmas include the annual Candy Land Lighted Christmas Parade Click here for information and how to enter a float in the parade! The Hall of Trees will focus on Christmas wreaths and centerpieces. Wreaths will be…
Gillett Chapel 2022 Christmas Candlelight Services
Gillett Chapel 2022 Christmas Candlelight Services
The Elkhart Historical Society is delighted to announce the upcoming Christmas Candlelight Services at the Historic Chapel on Elkhart Hill, December 3, 2022. This year’s exceptionally talented cast, Springfield’s Wild Columbine, M. C’s Jay and Megan Drake from Lacon, Celista and Ken Reese, from Elkhart, and Organist Marcy Brooks, from Greeneville TN, will deliver music, stories,…
LMG Kids and Adult Holiday Crafting Session
LMG Kids and Adult Holiday Crafting Session
Whoooo is Ready for a Holiday Owl Craft? On Sunday, December 4, 2022, from 1:30-3 p.m., Lincoln Memorial Garden staff and volunteers will lead a holiday nature crafting session building sculptural wooden owls. An assortment of decorative scarf materials will be available, but feel free to bring supplies from home if you have a color scheme in mind.…
Christmas Chapel Matinee
Christmas Chapel Matinee
The Elkhart Historical Society is pleased to announce the addition of a Sunday Matinee to its Christmas Candlelight series of services. The service will be on Sunday December 4, 2022 at 2p at the “Gillett Chapel” on the Hill. The four services scheduled for Saturday 12/3/22, filled so rapidly, (less than 20 seats are still…
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