Lighting of Woodstock Square
Celebrate the start of the holiday season in downtown Woodstock, Illinois, the Friday after Thanksgiving. Watch as tens of thousands of white lights illuminate the Square with this treasured tradition! Woodstock, voted one of the TODAY show’s “Merriest Main Streets” in the country in 2022, ushers in the magic of the holidays with this highly-anticipated annual event.
Tentative Schedule of Events
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Rec Department Grinch Meet Up – Courthouse
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Tree Walk – Opera House
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Ginger Bread Walk – Courthouse
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Library Storytime & Crafts – Stage Left
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Stuff the Squad – PD Toy Drive In front of RBTL
4:30 PM – 8:00 PM Food Trucks – E & W Jackson St
5:00 PM Santa’s Arrival
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Brass Choir Performance – Bandstand
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Dickens Carollers – Around Square
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM 360 Photo Booth (weather permitting)
5:15 PM – 6:45 PM Santa Visits – Benton St near Clock
5:15 PM – 7:00 PM Touch a Truck WFRD – Benton St/old BMO
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM WDSTK Heating & Cooling Donuts – Spring House
6:35 PM – 6:55 PM Community Choir Sings – Bandstand
7:00 PM – 7:10 PM Lighting Ceremony – Bandstand
7:15 PM – 7:45 PM Santa/Willie Photo Ops – Square Park
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Rec Department Grinch Meet Up – Courthouse
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Tree Walk – Opera House
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Ginger Bread Walk – Courthouse
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Library Storytime & Crafts – Stage Left
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Stuff the Squad – PD Toy Drive In front of RBTL
4:30 PM – 8:00 PM Food Trucks – E & W Jackson St
5:00 PM Santa’s Arrival
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Brass Choir Performance – Bandstand
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Dickens Carollers – Around Square
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM 360 Photo Booth (weather permitting)
5:15 PM – 6:45 PM Santa Visits – Benton St near Clock
5:15 PM – 7:00 PM Touch a Truck WFRD – Benton St/old BMO
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM WDSTK Heating & Cooling Donuts – Spring House
6:35 PM – 6:55 PM Community Choir Sings – Bandstand
7:00 PM – 7:10 PM Lighting Ceremony – Bandstand
7:15 PM – 7:45 PM Santa/Willie Photo Ops – Square Park
