Weekend Highlights: December 8th-10th

The Christmas season is in full swing with Santa visits, holiday festivals, shopping and other great winter activities! Bundle up and head out to enjoy some family fun! The SIFamilies calendar is full of activities. Here is a sampling of some of our favorite things going on this weekend. ​​

Speaking of Santa...Find out if you made the "Nice" list
Santa is making appearances all around the community listening to every boy and girl's Christmas wish list. 
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Check out where Santa will be in your area. ​

Find Santa

Sensitive Santa-Carterville FREE but(Reservations Required) (Sat.)
We would like to share a special meet Santa opportunity for families touched by Autism or another cognitive disability have the opportunity to meet Sensitive Santa in a sensory friendly environment at River Radio. 

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Holiday Specialty Shopping
From craft fairs to local boutiques and holiday vendor fairs, we've got a full list to get you started on your Christmas list. Check out our craft fair listing or click on Holiday Shopping for a full listing on our calendar.

Craft Fairs

Holiday Shopping

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Holiday Lighting Displays All December
​West Frankfort's Candy Cane Lane
DuQuoin Holiday Light Fair
Paducah-Christmas in the Park

Holiday Happenings

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Especially for the Kids
​Story Hour- Marion (FREE) (Fri.)
Toddler/Pre-K Play Day! (AM) (Fri.)
​Breakfast with Santa- Walker Bluff (Sat.)
Saturday Teen Games- Marion (FREE) (Ages 12-19) (Sat.)

Storytime with the Elves- West Frankfort (FREE) (Sat.)
​Kids in the Woods Winter Wonderland-Giant City Park- (FREE -PLEASE REGISTER) (Sat.)
​Beary Christmas Tea Party (Sun.)

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See A Show
Elf Junior the Musical- Paducah Tickets $15 (Fri./Sat./Sun.)
​High Image-Christmas Dance Spectacular- Marion (Tickets required) (Fri.)
​Jaimie Paul- Christmas Time is here- Marion (Tickets Required) (Fri./Sat.)

The Games Afoot:Holmes for the Holiday- Carbondale (Tickets required) (Fri./Sat./Sun.)
A Choral Christmas (Sun)
​Saturday Afternoon Matinee- Home Alone-West Frankfort (Sat.)
Southern Illinois Children's Choir Concert- Carbondale (Sat.)
​A Choral Christmas (Sun.)

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Fun for the Entire Family...
A Night in Bethlehem 2017 - Cobden (Fri./Sat./Sun.)
​Marion High School Madrigal Feast- Tickets Required (Fri./Sat.)
​Winter Wonderland at Rent One Park- Marion (Fri./Sat./Sun.)
​A Country Christmas- Carterville (Fri./Sat.)
Christmas in the Barn- Nashville (Sat./Sun.)
​Frozen 12K of Christmas (Sat.)
​Old Fashioned Christmas- Old Shawneetown (Sun.)
​Community Christmas Carol (Sun.)
Public Astronomy Observation- Carbondale (FREE) (Sun.)

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For the Grown Ups
Fresh Evergreen Wreath Class- Walkers Bluff, Carterville (Tickets Required) (Fri.)

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Need some more ideas- check out the full activity calendar at SIFamilies.org . And if you know of something not included in our listing, let us know!   

​And remember when it comes to family...

Today's little moments, are tomorrow's precious memories!