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First Fridays at LongStory Coffee
2028-06-02 16:00 - 18:00, 2028-05-05 16:00 - 18:00, 2028-04-07 16:00 - 18:00, 2028-03-03 16:00 - 18:00, 2028-02-04 16:00 - 18:00, 2028-01-07 16:00 - 18:00, 2027-12-03 16:00 - 18:00, 2027-11-05 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) and 12 more dates | LongStory Coffee, 732 S Illinois St, Belleville, IL, 62220, United States
Come join us for First Fridays at LongStory Coffee on the first Friday of every month from 4:00pm-6:00pm.
Jon Goodson, former owner of Belleville’s 1980’s-1990’s Trak Records, will be at the cafe spinning records, as well as selling vinyls/CD’s.

Downtown Christmas Stroll
2026-12-17 15:00 - 19:00 | 227 E Main Street, 227 E Main Street, Belleville, IL, 62220, United States
Community event to encourage engagement in the Downtown District. Merchants will have Holiday sales in their locations.

The Glory of Christmas
2026-12-14 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-12-13 19:00 - 20:30 | St. Matthew Church, 1200 Moreland Dr., Belleville, IL, 62220, United States
St. Matthew Church uses music and drama to relay a Christmas story which concludes with the story of the birth of Jesus. Choir, Orchestra, live animals, drama team, and a few extra surprises (including the BTHS drum line) help to share the music and message of the season. The program begins at 7:00 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with pre-service music beginning at 6:15 p.m.

Downtown Cookie Stroll
2026-12-12 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-12-11 10:00 - 17:00 | 227 E Main Street, 227 E Main Street, Belleville, IL, 62220, United States
Community event to encourage engagement in the Downtown District. Merchants will have cookies at their locations.

Annual 50's Christmas Party
2026-12-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Blazier House Museum, 6 Oak Knoll Pl, Belleville, 62223, United States
Save the date: Details coming soon.

16th Annual Belleville Thanksgiving 5K Race and Turkey Chase
2026-11-26 08:00 - 10:00 | Belleville Public Square, Belleville, 62220
Start your Thanksgiving morning in Downtown Belleville with this fun, family-friendly race supporting Belleville Hockey Club.🏒
Top 3 Males and Top 3 Females overall receive a pumpkin pie and award plate.
Top 3 Males and Top 3 Females in each age group receive a medal.

Way of Lights Display at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows
2026-11-20 17:00 - 2026-12-31 21:00 | Shrine of Our Lady of Snows, 442 South Demazenod Drive, Belleville, 62223, United States
The night glows with the festive brilliance of Christmas lights at the Shrine of Our Lady of Snows’ annual Way of Lights display. The lights illuminate the journey Mary and Joseph made to Bethlehem and the birth of Jesus at the life-size nativity. The breathtaking display now includes additional colored lights to celebrate Christ’s birthday. It is FREE to drive through, but special activities, such as camel rides, pony rides, food, drinks, LEGO’s, and Kettle Corn (with funnel cakes!), are available at a nominal charge.
At the Visitors Center, we will have our Christmas tree display area in the lobby, our fantastic Gift Shop, the Shrine food stand offering hot dogs, hamburgers, nachos, and more, the Arctic Exhibit, Choirs, LEGO Display, Wreath Auction, 50/50 Raffle, Kids’ Christmas Corner, the wreath and tree voting, as well as a selfie area with a Christmas background for family and friend pics! Visit Snows.org for details.

Art & Wine Walk
2026-11-14 15:00 - 19:00 | 227 E Main Street, 227 E Main Street, Belleville, IL, 62220, United States
Community event to encourage engagement in the Downtown District. Merchants will have wine and art at their locations.

Keyboard Praise
2026-10-25 19:00 - 20:30 | St. Matthew Church, 1200 Moreland Dr., Belleville, IL, 62220, United States
St. Matthew Church presents a worship experience featuring 10 grand pianos and organ. Admission is FREE. Program begins at 7:00 p.m. with doors opening at 6:00 p.m. Call the church office at (618) 397-5994 for more information.
