Annual Belleville Christkindlmarkt
2025-12-20 11:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-19 11:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-18 11:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-14 11:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Honorary Veterans Memorial Square, 101 S Illinois St, Belleville, IL, 62220, United States
Thurs-Sat., 11 AM – 8 PM*,
Sundays 11 AM – 6 PM*
*See website for exact hours and details
Shop the 12th Annual Belleville Christkindlmarkt, an open-air German Christmas Market on Belleville’s Public Square, featuring unique vendors, food, and beverages, along with live entertainment and special attractions on specific dates.
Visit the Belleville Christkindlmarkt website for event details, including dates and hours, a list of vendors, entertainment and attraction dates, and more!

Holiday Movie Festival
2025-12-20 10:30 - 13:00 | The Lincoln Theatre, 103 E Main Street, Belleville, IL, 62220, United States
🎉 Excitement is in the air! Get ready to be part of something extraordinary at Optimist Club Of Belleville‘s fundraising event. 🎉
Your ticket invites you to enjoy 3 movies, free popcorn and Pre-movie entertainment.
Your purchase provides funds for educational programs for children in Belleville, IL District 118.
Thank you for supporting our mission to “enhance the lives of children”.

3-MOVIE BUNDLE:
December 6, 2025 – Jack Frost
December 20, 2025 – Polar Express
January 3, 2026 – Gremlins
Enjoy pre-entertainment starting at 10:30 and free popcorn. Movie begins at 11:00.
Purchase tickets HERE

Partner with the Optimist Club in our “Fill the Gap” campaign. This program is designed to help offset educator expenses for instructional tools. Help enhance a child’s learning experience with these additional supplies.

Holiday Flea Market
2025-12-20 09:00 - 16:00 | Belle-Clair Fairgrounds Park, 200 S. Belt East, Belleville, 62220
Indoor and Outdoor Flea Market.
The Flea Market is the 3rd full weekend of every month.
Open to the public Saturdays 9am-4pm, and Sundays 9am-3pm.
Free Parking and Admission.

Breakfast With Santa at the Farm
2025-12-20 08:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-14 08:00 - 12:00 | Eckert’s Country Restaurant, 951 S. Green Mount Road, Belleville, 62220, United States
Join us for a meal with Santa on the farm! Children can tell Santa their Christmas wishes. Santa has a special gift for each child. We will capture the moment in a photo of your child with Santa. Each child will get to decorate a sugar cookie with frosting and sprinkles and a holiday story will be read. Reservations are required.
Breakfast will be provided from 8am until noon. The meal includes scrambled eggs, crips bacon, fried potatoes, fruit, biscuits, and homemade sausage gravy, drink (alcohol is not included). Fee charged.

FREE Horse-Drawn Trolley Rides
2025-12-20, 2025-12-19, 2025-12-18, 2025-12-14 | Honorary Veterans Memorial Square, 101 S Illinois St, Belleville, IL, 62220, United States
Take a free ride through downtown aboard a 26-passenger horse-drawn trolley and visit Belleville’s Honorary Veterans Memorial Square, Christkindlmarkt, and the downtown shopping & dining district.
Passengers can board and disembark in the first block of East Main Street near the entrance to the Christkindlmarkt in Downtown Belleville, Illinois.

Santa's House on the Square
2025-12-20, 2025-12-19, 2025-12-18, 2025-12-17, 2025-12-14 | Honorary Veterans Memorial Square, 101 S Illinois St, Belleville, IL, 62220, United States
Visit Santa at his house on Belleville’s Honorary Veterans Memorial Square and make memories that last a lifetime. VIEW WEBSITE FOR HOURS AND SCHEDULE

“Santa’s House is a decades long holiday tradition dating back to 1964 when it replaced its much smaller predecessor. For years families have been coming with their children to visit Santa in his Belleville house and take home a photo keepsake. We receive visitors from the entire metro area and we routinely receive visitors from all over the world including Germany, England, Japan, Israeli, Ukraine and many more. Santa’s House has been featured in many news articles, television news segments and once had a photo mention on a national daytime talk show. Santa’s House is currently owned and operated by the Optimist Club of Belleville and supported by volunteers. The Optimist Club of Belleville is a community civic organization with deep roots in Belleville who support and promote the well being of youth in our community.” / BellevilleSantaHouse.com

56th Annual Way of Lights Christmas Display
2025-12-19 17:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-18 17:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-17 17:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-16 17:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-15 17:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-14 17:00 - 21:00 | Shrine of Our Lady of Snows, 442 South Demazenod Drive, Belleville, 62223, United States
For 56 years, the night shines at the Shrine of Our Lady of Snows at the Annual Way of Lights display, lighting up the grounds for our Journey to Bethlehem and the birth of Christ. The breathtaking display now includes additional color lights to celebrate Christ’s birthday. It is FREE to drive through (donations accepted), but special activities incur a nominal charge for camel rides, pony rides, food, drinks, LEGO’S, and Kettle Corn (with funnel cakes!). The lights are on from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm nightly, even on the holidays. Buildings are closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. Donations accepted.
The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows 618-397-6700

Breakfast with Santa at Dinnertime
2025-12-19 17:00 - 19:00 | Eckert’s Country Restaurant, 951 S. Green Mount Road, Belleville, 62220, United States
Join us for breakfast with Santa on the farm at dinner-time! We know some of you just aren’t morning people, so we are now offering Breakfast with Santa in the evening. The event is exactly like our traditional Breakfast with Santa… just at night!

Children can tell Santa their Christmas wishes. Santa has a special gift for each child. We will capture the moment in a photo of your child with Santa. Each child will get his/her face/hand painted, get to decorate a sugar cookie with frosting and sprinkles and a holiday story will be read. Reservations are required.
Breakfast will be provided from 5pm until 7pm. The meal includes scrambled eggs, crips bacon, fried potatoes, fruit, biscuits, and homemade sausage gravy, drink (alcohol is not included). Fee charged.

Mcilravy's Christmas Party
2025-12-19 16:00 - 2025-12-20 01:30 | McIlravy’s Irish Pub, 3001 West Main Street, Belleville, IL, 62226, United States
🎄 Christmas Party 🎄
Tis the season to celebrate with friends!
✅️Side dishes welcome. ✅️Dirty Santa Game at 6pm.(Bring a wrapped gift 🎁 w/$20.00 value)
✅️Raffle tickets $10. Each. Drawing @ 7pm for (4) ~ all-inclusive Stl. Blues hockey 🏒 Tickets.(4 tickets includes food, beer, wine, soft drinks and a parking pass)
✅️Friends & Christmas cheer

The Glory of Christmas Concert
2025-12-15 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-14 19:00 - 21:00 | St. Matthew Church, 1200 Moreland Dr., Belleville, IL, 62220, United States
Each year during the Christmas season, the Sanctuary Choir, Orchestra, and Drama Ministry combine to present the story of Christ’s birth, what he meant to the world then, and what he continues to mean for us today. We will take you back to early America to see how the gift of Jesus changed and molded the meaning of Christmas for a family looking for answers.

The Glory of Christmas is interpreted nightly for the hearing impaired. It is streamed LIVE nightly on the Saint Matthew’s Church website.

30th Anniversary Candlelight House Tour
2025-12-14 13:00 - 18:00 | Belleville Philharmonic Hall, 116 N Jackson St, Belleville, IL, 62220, United States
On December 14th, join us for the 30th edition of our beloved holiday tradition at the Candlelight House Tour.
Lovely and historic homes dressed in their holiday best are yours to explore!
The tour takes place from 1:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. The tour begins at the Belleville Philharmonic Hall at 116 N. Jackson Street in Belleville. There, guests will exchange their tickets for the tour program
*Guests MUST exchange tickets for programs by 4:30 P.M.*
With programs in hand, guests may tour the homes at their leisure.
***TICKETS ON SALE—NOVEMBER 3RD***

Holiday Pops Christmas Spectacular
2025-12-14 12:30 - 14:00 | The Lincoln Theatre, 103 E Main Street, Belleville, IL, 62220, United States
Get ready to experience the magic of the season at the Holiday Pops Concert! Join the Belleville Philharmonic as they present a festive concert conducted by the talented Joseph Choi. This delightful event will feature a mix of traditional and pop Christmas hits that are sure to get you in the holiday spirit.
Before the main concert, enjoy a special theatre organ preshow by the St. Louis Theatre Organ Society. This unique performance will take place at the historic Lincoln Theatre in Belleville, adding an extra touch of charm to your evening.

The Old Belleville Historical Luminary Walk
2025-12-13 17:00 - 21:00 | Gustav Koerner House, 200 Abend St, Belleville, IL, 62220, United States
Experience candlelit streets, holiday tours, carolers, St. Nicholas, and festive treats in Old Belleville’s Historic District. Some stops even offer free cookies and drinks!
