Name: Holiday [Showcase + GLOW] Opening Night
Start: 2024-12-06T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-12-06T22:00:00-05:00
Location: Allerton Park and Retreat Center

Start the holiday season with a magical evening at Holiday [Showcase + GLOW] Opening Night from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6. Take an enchanting stroll through the magical, illuminated gardens of Holiday GLOW presented by the U of I Community Credit Union, shop from local vendors at the Holiday Showcase presented by Sterling Wealth Management, and enjoy festive music, food, and drinks!
Be sure to swing by the Carriage House for the Monticello Area Art Council’s Natural Ornament-Making Workshop, where you can make an ornament for our courtyard tree and one to take home!
Entertainment will include performances in the Brick Wall Garden by the Angelus Bell Choir of Quest Church: A Community of Grace in Urbana, and in the Mansion Courtyard by the Monticello High School Madrigal Singers.
The following food trucks will also be onsite: Moon Bean Coffee, La Paloma, Pastamania
$10/person (10 & under free). Register at https://allerton.illinois.edu/events/openingnight/.All sales are final.
The Showcase continues Saturday, Dec 7 (12-8 p.m.) and Sunday, Dec. 8 (11 a.m.-4 p.m.), with optional meal add-ons. Learn more here.
Complete your visit with an overnight stay in the Mansion or one of our guesthouses. View rooms here and make a reservation online or by calling 217-333-3287.
Find weather-related information here.
If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email Christina Calcagno at [email protected].