Our weekend calendar is courtesy of Vermilion Advantage.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18
- Danville Downtown Event Center Cookies & Candies Sale – Friday & Saturday – (38 N. Vermilion, Danville) Friday: Noon-2:00PM; Saturday: 10:00AM-2:00PM. Come pick up your cookies & candies for giving to friends & family. Enjoy an exceptionally large selection, individually wrapped & packed. Selection in Christmas bag or can be wrapped in a basket. Also today is the last day for Christmas sides orders – see options here. Call Mary at 217-474-8174.
- Sleepy Creek Vineyards/Friday Tunes – (8254 E 1425 North Rd, Fairmount) Winery Open Noon-9:00PM; Friday Tunes with All Nighter; 6:30PM. The Winery is open starting at Noon and the Dragonfly Pavilion at 4:00PM. We are open for indoor seating with tables spaced apart. Dress warm and enjoy some normalcy with tables six feet apart in the Dragonfly, Winery, OR sit under out big tent with outdoor heaters to keep you warm and checkout the new front porch.
- Brooks Family Christmas Light Display – (21134 Henning Road, Danville) Enjoy nightly until December 31; 4:30-10:30PM.
- Kennekuk County Park Holiday Lights at Bunker Hill Historic Area – All Weekend – (22296 Henning Rd, Danville) 5:00-8:00PM Nightly
- Village of Tilton Winter Wonderland at Tilton Ball Park – All Weekend – (313 Fairfield Ave, Tilton) 5:00-10:00PM Nightly
- Hoopeston’s Thomas’s Light Show – (928 W. Penn St, Hoopeston) Featuring over 140,000 lights on 3 houses controlled by Light-O-Rama on 88.1FM; 5:00-11:00PM. Nightly until January 2, 2021.
- Hoopeston’s Light Up McFerren Park – Over 25 displays & tens of thousands of lights; Open 7 days a week until January 2, 2021; Dusk to 11:00PM.
- Gao Grotto Serving Dinner – (2400 Denmark Rd, Danville) Menu featuring 8 oz. Hamburger/Cheeseburger, Chicken Strips or Grilled Chicken Sandwich with 2 side choices; 5:30-7:30PM. Price is $8, appetizers are also available. Carry out & curbside available beginning at 5:15PM at 217-442-8344.
- Light up Downtown Danville – Enjoy the beautiful lights and store Christmas Displays in Downtown Danville each evening until January 3, 2021 beginning at Dusk.
- Open Roller Skating at Illini Skateland – (8 Brewer Rd, Danville) 6:00-9:00PM; Admission $8.50. Due to COVID regulations entrance limited to 50 people.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19
- Danville Downtown Event Center Cookies & Candies Sale – Friday & Saturday – (38 N. Vermilion, Danville) Friday: Noon-2:00PM; Saturday: 10:00AM-2:00PM. Come pick up your cookies & candies for giving to friends & family. Enjoy an exceptionally large selection, individually wrapped & packed. Selection in Christmas bag or can be wrapped in a basket.
- Sleepy Creek Vineyards – (8254 E 1425 North Rd, Fairmount) Winery Open Noon-6:00PM
- Open Roller Skating at Illini Skateland – (8 Brewer Rd, Danville) 1:00-4:00PM; Admission $6.50. Due to COVID regulations entrance limited to 50 people.
- Brooks Family Christmas Light Display – (21134 Henning Road, Danville) Enjoy nightly until December 31; 4:30-10:30PM.
- Kennekuk County Park Holiday Lights at Bunker Hill Historic Area – All Weekend – (22296 Henning Rd, Danville) 5:00-8:00PM Nightly
- Village of Tilton Winter Wonderland at Tilton Ball Park – All Weekend – (313 Fairfield Ave, Tilton) 5:00-10:00PM Nightly
- Hoopeston’s Light Up McFerren Park – Over 25 displays & tens of thousands of lights; Open 7 days a week until January 2, 2021; Dusk to 11:00PM.
- Hoopeston’s Thomas’s Light Show – (928 W. Penn St, Hoopeston) Featuring over 140,000 lights on 3 houses controlled by Light-O-Rama on 88.1FM; 5:00-11:00PM. Nightly until January 2, 2021.
- Light up Downtown Danville – Enjoy the beautiful lights and store Christmas Displays in Downtown Danville each evening until January 3, 2021 beginning at Dusk.
- Open Roller Skating at Illini Skateland – (8 Brewer Rd, Danville) 7:00-10:00PM; Admission $8.50. Due to COVID regulations entrance limited to 50 people.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20
- Sons of American Legion Breakfast at Danville American Legion – (201 Prospect Place, Danville) 8:30-11:00AM
- Once in a Blue Moon Vintage Market – (433 N. Gilbert, Danville) Open Each Sunday to the end of the year; Noon-5:00PM.
- Sleepy Creek Vineyard – (8254 E 1425 North Rd, Fairmount) Winery Open Noon-6:00PM; We are open for outdoor seating, please enter at the front door. Winey Mary Sunday bar – create your own Winey Mary/Bloody Mary-style concoction with a wide selection of ingredients like fresh celery, pickles, olive, tomato juice, Tabasco, pepper, bloody Mary mix, & more.
- Open Roller Skating at Illini Skateland – (8 Brewer Rd, Danville) 1:00-4:00PM; Admission $6.50. Due to COVID regulations entrance limited to 50 people.
- Brooks Family Christmas Light Display – (21134 Henning Road, Danville) Enjoy nightly until December 31; 4:30-10:30PM.
- Kennekuk County Park Holiday Lights at Bunker Hill Historic Area – All Weekend – (22296 Henning Rd, Danville) 5:00-8:00PM Nightly
- Village of Tilton Winter Wonderland at Tilton Ball Park – All Weekend – (313 Fairfield Ave, Tilton) 5:00-10:00PM Nightly
- Hoopeston’s Thomas’s Light Show – (928 W. Penn St, Hoopeston) Featuring over 140,000 lights on 3 houses controlled by Light-O-Rama on 88.1FM; 5:00-11:00PM. Nightly until January 2, 2021.
- Hoopeston’s Light Up McFerren Park – Over 25 displays & tens of thousands of lights; Open 7 days a week until January 2, 2021; Dusk to 11:00PM.
- Light up Downtown Danville – Enjoy the beautiful lights and store Christmas Displays in Downtown Danville each evening until January 3, 2021 beginning at Dusk.
- Doc Ashton & the Root Canals’ VIRTUAL Christmas Show – Enjoy the show on Facebook live at Doc Ashton and the Root Canals; 6:30PM.








