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Getting Ready for Winter

Macktown Living History 2221 Freeport Rd, Rockton, IL, United States

Learn about harvesting, preparing homesteads, and what the change of season meant to the residents of Macktown. Cost: $5 per person, kids 6 and under are free

$5

Downtown Rockton Gets Swifty

Stop by Rockton businesses to shop and pick up beads for a friendship bracelet. Pick up a starter kit at DeeDee’s Main St. Coffee (101 W. Main St) and visit Continue Reading

Story Time at the Farm

Williams Tree Farm 4661 Yale Bridge Rd., Rockton, IL, United States

Listen to a Christmas story by the fire.

Free

Rockton Christmas Walk

Downtown Rockton 120 W. Main Street, Rockton, IL, United States

Rockton kicks off the holiday season with a weekend-long event filled with events like a hot cocoa walk, holiday parade, pictures with Santa, caroling, and more. See a list of Continue Reading

Free

Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

Settlers Park 125 E. Hawick Street, Rockton, IL, United States

Watch the Christmas tree be lit and enjoy carols from local choirs.

Free

A Very Merry Pop Up Shop

Roscoe Middle School 6121 Elevator Rd., Roscoe, IL, United States

Shop from over 50 local vendors and donate to the Camp I Am Me for pediatric burn survivors.

Free

Rockton Christmas Walk Lighted Parade

Downtown Rockton 120 W. Main Street, Rockton, IL, United States

Watch an evening holiday parade that takes off from Race Street, heads down Main Street, and ends at Hononegah High School in Rockton.

Free

Hot Cocoa Crawl

Downtown Rockton 120 W. Main Street, Rockton, IL, United States

Pick up a commemorative mug and head to local businesses to try hot cocoa. Get tickets here.

$12