• TOUR THREE BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL HISTORIC MANSIONS FOR ONE PRICE ON DECEMBER 17

• NOONTIME HOLIDAY CONCERTS IN DECEMBER AT OLD STATE CAPITOL

• CHRISTMAS CANDLELIGHT TOURS DECEMBER 9 AND 10 AT LINCOLN LOG CABIN

• SPECIAL HOLIDAY SHOPPING OPPORTUNITIES AT CAHOKIA MOUNDS

• THE DAVID DAVIS MANSION CELEBRATES AN AUTHENTIC VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS NOVEMBER 25 – DECEMBER 31

• HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED AT GALENA STATE HISTORIC SITES

• VANDALIA STATEHOUSE CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE DECEMBER 10

• CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE DECEMBER 3 AT POSTVILLE COURTHOUSE

• 101st ANNIVERSARY HOLIDAY EVENTS SCHEDULED AT DANA-THOMAS HOUSE

• FAMILY NIGHT, EVENING TOURS, LUMINARIA EVENING COMING UP AT DANA-THOMAS HOUSE

• CHILDREN’S STORY HOUR DECEMBER 29 AT DANA-THOMAS HOUSE

• 1830s CHRISTMAS AT APPLE RIVER FORT DECEMBER 10 & 11

• SWEDISH CHRISTMAS MARKET OPENS HOLIDAY SEASON AT BISHOP HILL

• BISHOP HILL LUCIA NIGHTS DECEMBER 9 AND 10

• BRYANT COTTAGE HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE DECEMBER 11

• FRENCH NEW YEAR’S TRADITION DECEMBER 31 IN PRAIRIE DU ROCHER

• JUBILEE COLLEGE CHRISTMAS PROGRAM DECEMBER 4 AND 5

•“CIDER SIPPIN’ SALE” NOVEMBER 26 AT CAHOKIA COURTHOUSE

• “THE ST. NICHOLAS TRADITION” DECEMBER 3 AT MARTIN-BOISMENUE HOUSE

• STATEHOOD CELEBRATION DECEMBER 3 AT OLD STATE CAPITOL

November 25, 26, 27: Old Market House Santa’s House
Nov. 25: 6 – 7:30 p.m. Nov. 26 & 27: 1 – 3 p.m. Free.

November 25, 26, 27: Ulysses S. Grant Home Lamplight Tours
2 – 4 p.m. Free.

November 25, 26, 27: Bishop Hill Swedish Christmas Market
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Free.

November 25 – December 31: David Davis Mansion Victorian Christmas
Wednesday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Free.

November 25, 26, 27: Cahokia Mounds Indian Market Days
Nov. 25: Noon – 4 p.m. Nov. 26: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Nov. 27: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Free.

November 26: Cahokia Courthouse Cider Sippin’ Sale
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Free.

November 30 – December 31: Dana-Thomas House decorated
Wednesday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Free.

December: Metamora Christmas in the Courthouse
Times TBA.

December 3: Old State Capitol Statehood Celebration
Time TBA.

December 3: Postville Courthouse Christmas Open House
Noon – 4 p.m. Free.

December 3: Martin-Boismenue House St. Nicholas Tradition
3 – 5 p.m. Free.

December 3, 4: Old Market House Santa’s House
1 – 3 p.m. Free.

December 3, 4: Ulysses S. Grant Home Lamplight Tours
2 – 4 p.m. Free.

December 3, 4: Bishop Hill Swedish Christmas Market
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Free.

December 3, 4: Cahokia Mounds Winter Indian Art Show
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Free.

December 4, 5: Jubilee College Christmas Program
Dec. 4: 5 and 6 p.m. Dec. 5: 5 p.m., senior citizens only. Free

December 6, 7, 8, 9: Old State Capitol Noontime Holiday Concerts
Noon. Free.

December 9, 10: Bishop Hill Lucia Nights
6 – 9 p.m. Free.

December 9, 10: Lincoln Log Cabin Candlelight Tours
5 – 8 p.m. Free.

December 10: Vachel Lindsay Home Christmas Celebration
Noon – 4 p.m. Free.

December 10: Vandalia Statehouse Christmas Open House
4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Free.

December 10: Vietnam Veterans Christmas Remembrance Ceremony
1 p.m. Free.

December 10, 11: Old Market House Santa’s House
1 – 3 p.m. Free.

December 10, 11: Ulysses S. Grant Home Lamplight Tours
2 – 4 p.m. Free.

December 10, 11: Apple River Fort 1830s Christmas
11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Free.

December 11: Bryant Cottage Holiday Open House
5 – 7 p.m. Free.

December 13, 14, 15, 16: Old State Capitol Noontime Holiday Concerts
Noon, free.

December 16: Dana-Thomas House Family Night
4 – 8 p.m. Free.

December 17: David Davis Mansion Three-Mansion Tour
5 – 9 p.m., tickets $8 each.

December 17, 18: Dana-Thomas House Evening Tours with Music
4 – 8 p.m. Free.

December 18: Dana-Thomas House Luminaria Evening
4 – 8 p.m. Free.

December 25: Bishop Hill Julotta Service
6 a.m. Free.

December 29: Dana-Thomas House Children’s Story Hour
9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Free, reservations required.

December 31: Old State Capitol First Night Period Ball
Time TBA.

December 31: Fort de Chartres La Guiannee
7 – 10 p.m. Free.