Santa Parade, Yule Like Peoria, Rivermen, Kristkindlmarkt, Bradley Basketball & Wizard Day
Published: Wed, 11/21/18
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A Nature Art Show and Sale
will take place at Forest Park Nature Center (located at 5809 N Forest Park Dr. in Peoria Heights) through New Year's Eve on Mondays through Saturdays from 9 am to 5 pm and Sundays from 1 to 5 pm (except Thanksgiving and Christmas Day). Featuring a diversity of media and unique artwork all created by local artists, items available include original nature-related photographs, paintings, woodcarvings, handmade jewelry and more. Admission is free. For more information, click 
Open Mic Comedy Night will take place at
Jukebox Comedy Club (located at 3527 W Farmington Rd. in Peoria) tonight (Wednesday) at 8 pm. Tickets are $5 for the audience and free for participants are available by calling 309-673-5853 or visiting 
Folepi's Winter Wonderland opens
tomorrow (Thursday) night through New Year's Eve at the VFW Post 2078 Park off Springfield Road (located at 123 Par 3 Lane in East Peoria). The drive-through electric park is the Festival of Lights' signature event featuring the majority of the Parade of Lights floats and many other lighted displays. Hours are 5 - 9 pm Sundays through Thursdays and 5 - 11 pm on Fridays & Saturdays. Cost is $10 for cars, $30 small bus (party, shuttle, mini & school), and $150 for full size buses.
For more information, visit 
The 131st Annual Santa Claus
Parade will take place in Downtown Peoria on Friday beginning at 10:15 am. Featuring costumed characters, novelty walking units, horse units and decorated floats, the parade will get you in the holiday spirit and delight children. For full details & a map of the parade route, visit 
The Excavator Express Santa
Luncheon will take place at the Caterpillar Visitors Center in downtown Peoria after the Santa Claus parade on Friday from Noon to 2 pm. Enjoy lunch, pose for a photo with Santa and explore the Caterpillar Visitors Center. Featuring a soups and sweets lunch, admission to the museum and access to the express Santa Claus line, tickets are $17 for adults and $10 for kids aged 3 - 12. For more information, call 309-675-0606 or buy tickets online at 
Live at the Five Spot at the Contemporary Art
Center will feature Lizzi Neal Band on Friday from 5:30 - 8:30 pm. Admission is $8 for members, $12 for non-members, $7 for student & senior members and $11 for student & senior non-members. For more information, call 309-674-6822 or visit 
Yule Like Peoria will take place on
Friday from 6 - 9 pm beginning with the Peoria Courthouse Tree Lighting Ceremony, then takes visitors through a wonderland of decorations and activities. Local entertainers will perform at many locations in downtown Peoria and will offer complimentary refreshments. For more details as well as a map of performers/locations, visit 
Laugh your Turkey Off will take place at
Jukebox Comedy Club (located at 3527 W Farmington Rd. in Peoria) on Friday and Saturday at 8 pm. Friday will feature Whitney Chitwood and Saturday will feature Beckett Kenney. Tickets are $10 and are available by calling 309-673-5853 or visiting 
The Peoria Rivermen
will take on the Evansville Thunderbolts at the Peoria Civic Center Arena on Friday beginning at 7:15 pm and the Pensacola Ice Flyers on Saturday at 7:15 pm. Tickets range from $11 to $21 in advance or $1 more the day of the game and are available at the Peoria Civic Center, all Ticketmaster locations, by phone at 309-676-1040 or online at 
The 28th Annual FOLEPI River
Trail Classic will take place on the River Trail of Illinois on Saturday beginning at 8:30 am with a non-competitive walk and at 9 am with a competitive run. Registration for the race only is $15 through the day of the race. For more information, call 309-253-2420 or register online at 
Community Children's Theatre will
host a Small Business Craft & Vendor Fair at their facility (located at 8800-A N Industrial Rd. in Peoria) on Saturday from 9 am - 2 pm. Featuring clothing, jewelry, decorations, kitchen goods, home goods, crafts, books, raw honey, and more, there will also be a special performance from the upcoming production of "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" and from the Peoria Area Performing Arts Studio (PAPAS). Admission is free. For more information, click 
A Craft and Vendor Show will take place
at Georgetowne Middle School (located at 51 Yates Road in Marquette Heights) on Saturday from 9 am - 3 pm. Featuring a variety of crafters and vendors, food, a silent auction, door prizes and music, Santa will also be available for pictures from 9 - 11 am. Admission is free and proceeds from sales will benefit the school's Band program. For more information, call 309-382-3456.
Experience a bit of Old World Christmas Magic at the
9th Annual Kristkindlmarkt which will take place at the Lindenhof (located at 7601 N. Harker Drive in Peoria) from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday and from 11 am to 5 pm on Sunday. Featuring area vendors offering a variety of arts and crafts perfect for holiday gift giving, baked goods and imported items from Germany and Austria plus a visit from Kristkindl (Santa Claus), the event is hosted by the Harmonie-Concordia Singers of the Peoria German-American Society. There will be
live entertainment plus food available typical of the Kristkindlmarkts including bratwurst, weinerschnitzel, homemade strudel, glühwein, hot chocolate, hot cider, Bavarian pretzels and German beer. Admission is free. For more information, visit 
The Bradley Braves will take on Chicago
State at the Peoria Civic Center (located at 201 SW Jefferson Ave. in Peoria) on Saturday beginning at 1 pm. Tickets range from $8 to $45 and are available at the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, by calling 309-673-3200 or online at 
Space Family Night
featuring NASA's New Robot on Mars will take place at the Riverfront Museum Dome Planetarium on Saturday from 6 - 7:30 pm. A special night devoted to NASA's newest mission to the planets, InSight, a robot that lands on Mars on November 26, participants will learn about the history of Mars exploration, other robots currently exploring the Red Planet, how you can follow along with InSight's mission and the 7 Minutes of Terror during its landing
attempt. The event includes take home Mars-related activities. Cost is free for members or $4 for the public or $10 for families. Registration is required (including for members) and is available by calling 309-686-7000 or online at 
Enjoy live music with James Herr at the
Rhythm Kitchen (located at 305 SW Water Street in Peoria) on Saturday at 7 pm. Admission is free. For more information, visit 
The 14th Annual Christmas Jubilee: a 1940s Radio
Broadcast will be held at Five Points (located at 360 N. Wilmor Rd. in Washington) on Saturday beginning at 7 pm. Shawn Degenhart and the GospelFest Singers will perform both traditional Christmas favorites as well as southern gospel Christmas songs with an old-time 1940s radio broadcast theme. Local TV personality, Bob Larson, will be the host and the audience will be part of the "studio audience" for the radio show. Admission is free and a free-will offering will be
collected during the evening. For more information, call 309-472-0027 or visit 
The Derel Monteith Trio
will perform at Knuckles Pizza (located at 1719 W Woodside Dr. in Dunlap) on Saturday from 7 - 10 pm. Featuring Derel Monteith on piano, Andy Crawford on bass and Jason Brannon on percussion, admission is free. For more information, click 
Ghost Key will perform at the Monarch
Music Hall (located at 8102 N University Street in Peoria) on Saturday beginning at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $5 for general admission and are available at the box office or online at 
A Makers Market will be
held at the Riverfront Museum on Sunday from 1 - 4 pm. Featuring local creatives, creators, makers, and artists as they proudly showcase their work, admission is free. For more information, click 
Wizard Day will take place in the Dome
Planetarium in the Peoria Riverfront Museum on Sunday from 1 - 4 pm. Featuring a day of spells, potions, magical astronomy and fantastic crafts. Get sorted into your house and earn house points plus try your hand at potions and charms, chart constellations then transfigure your own magical beasts to take home. Tickets are $4 for the public or free for members and are available by calling 309-686-7000 or online at 
The Winter Wonderland
Parade will begin on the 1100 block of Broadway in Pekin on Sunday beginning at 3:30 pm. Admission is free. For more information, call 309-347-7275 or click 