Celebrate Hometown Holiday December 2
Fa-la-la Lemont! Hometown Holiday is Lemont’s holly jolly celebration of Christmas cheer. Join us on Saturday, December 2 for this celebration of all things Merry and Bright. It’s the most wonderful time of the year in our Downtown! With dancers a-spinning and families a-grinning at lights that twinkle and glow. Santa will be there with Frosty and a reindeer for a magical holiday stroll!
Downtown Lemont is decked with a light display that will dazzle and amaze. It’s a small-town Christmas card sELFie! There’ll be cookies and cocoa, Santa Claus photos, plus kids crafts and carols to sing. Merchants for shopping and restaurant hopping, a Light-up Candy Cane Lane! Tractor-pulled hayrides, Kringle market for yuletides, and our Christmas tree lighting brings to all a good night!
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
2:30-5:30 p.m. Holiday Crafts & Activities | Local Businesses
2:30-6:30 p.m. Kris Kringle Market | Front Street
2:30-8 p.m. Food Trucks | Front Street (TBC)
2:30-8:00 p.m. Holiday Music DJ | Front Street
4:45 p.m. Santa Arrives, Tractors for Toys Parade*
5:00-5:15 p.m. Village Tree Lighting | Front Street
5:00-8:00 p.m. Tractor Rides | Front Street (weather dependent)
5:00-7:00 p.m. Book Signing with Pat Camalliere | Smokey Row Antiques
5:00-7:30 p.m. Toy Donations | Front Street
5:30-7:30 p.m. Santa Visits | The Table Church
6:00-10:00 p.m. 12 Tides of Christmas Challenge | Local Businesses
*Tractors for Toys will be collecting toys at Kohl’s, Target, and Pete’s Market from 12:00-4:00pm.
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The fun begins at 2:30 pm on December 2 with activities and shopping planned ‘til 10 pm! Arrive early get your holiday craft on with your kids, and/or stay late to take part in the 12 Tidings of Christmas Challenge (aka shopping, eating, and drinking local!)
Our downtown celebration, Lighting Up Lemont, continues throughout the season and into the new year. Be sure to plan your trip to our winter wonderland in Lemont Downtown. Follow along on Instagram and Facebook.
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