HOMETOWN HOLIDAYS
Shelby County

November 1 - December 31, 2023
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Times and dates are subject to change
Be sure to follow CDC guidelines when attending events

November 5th
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 11th
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, vegetable soup, and oyster soup, ham sandwiches, desserts.
9 am - 3 pm** Holiday Bazaar, sponsored by Class of 2024 at Windsor School located at 1424 Minnesota Ave, Windsor, IL. There will be over 40 vendors to help you get your holiday shopping off to a great start.
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November 17th - January 1st
**Shelbyville Festival of Lights in Forest Park
November 17th
5:00 pm-??** Shelbyville Festival of Lights kickoff for 2023 will be a Santa drive-thru with cookies and milk. There will also be music in the Chautauqua and the Festival of Trees begins. There will also be a chili soup supper in the Senior Center from 4:30-7 pm.
November 18th
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. Donut Dollies food truck will be there. Santa arrives at 10 am. There will be multiple craft vendors, 50/50 drawings, lottery board, Herrick Centennial Cookbooks for Sale. This is also the annual fundraiser for Herrick's 4th of July Celebration.
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 23rd
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
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November 25th
9:00 am - 2:00 pm**

Christmas on Main in Moweaqua.
Parade lineup at Firehouse at 8:40 am and ready to roll at 9 am. Decorate your golf cart, SxS, bike or classic car and join them in welcoming Santa into town. Prizes awarded for best decorated.

Stores will have specials, arts, crafts, etc throughout. There will be a breakfast at the American Legion from 7-10 am with biscuits & gravy, donuts, coffee, juice (Adults are $5, Kids 12 & under $3.) 8:00 am 5K Run/Walk (Pre-register or register from 7:15-7:45 at Creation Station-125 S Main) At 9 am the Santa's Kickoff parade. 30+ Vendors from 10a-2p There will also be Rork's Pork BBQ, a hot chocolate bar. Santa Clause will be at Village Hall from 10:30-1:30. There will be cookies and crafts with Santa, Rack wagon rides, train rides & bounce house (weather permitting) and a Scavenger Hunt. Wreath Auction. There will also be a chili cookoff with a $20 entry fee and 3 winners.

November 25th
4 pm - 8:30 pm** Christmas in a One Cow Town (Stewardson) Community Bldg. There will be a lighted parade, food, vendors, snowball fight, giant snow globe, painting, character meet and greet, adopt a penguin, and much more.
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December 2nd
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.
2 - 4 pm KIDS: Come and join Santa & Mrs 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.
December 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.
December 4th
Events marked ** have been confirmed. Be sure to follow CDC guidelines
December 8th-9th
6:00 - 8:30 pm** "Live Nativity" at Church of the Nazarene located at 701 W N 3rd in Shelbyville. 217-774-2825.
December 9th - 10th
December 9th
10:00 am** FREE Christmas Movie at the Roxy Theatre
9 am - 2 pm** Christmas Craft & Vendor Fair at Shelby Christian Church. 200 N Hickory, Shelbyville. There will be lots of vendors, a silent auction, bake sale, and Rork's Post will start serving at 11 am.
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 10th
1 pm - 5 pm** Holiday Vendor Fair at Willow Ridge Winery. Shop from the various vendors and Hodge Podge Food Trick will be serving food for purchase.
7:00 pm** 59th Annual Christmas Cantata at St Paul's Lutheran Church in Strasburg. Choirs from Grace Lutheran, St. Paul's Lutheran in Sigel and Strasburg, and Trinity Lutheran will combine to entertain you. 217-644-2452
December 15th - 16th
   
Dec 15th 9 am - 4 pm**
Dec 16th 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.

December 16th
9:30-11 am** Visit with Santa at the Strasburg Community Center.
10:00 am** FREE Christmas Movie at the Roxy Theatre
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!!
December 23rd
10:00 am** FREE Christmas Movie at the Roxy Theatre
1 pm - 4 pm** Enjoy a Christmas Eve afternoon at Willow Ridge Winery with Wes Wheeler and the Battlecreek Band and there will be Carriage Rides from 1-3 pm.
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.
Times and dates are subject to change!!!
Events marked ** have been confirmed.
Be sure to follow CDC guidelines when attending events