Name: Tree Lighting at Lincoln-Douglas Square
Start: 2024-11-22T18:00:00-06:00
End: 2024-11-22T19:00:00-06:00
Location: Lincoln Douglas Square

On Friday, November 22nd Alton Main Street will host an event that’s sure to get you into the holiday spirit. The 30th Annual Community Tree Lighting at Lincoln-Douglas Square will begin with the arrival of Santa Claus at 6:00pm. The free festivities including caroling, cookies and hot cocoa will continue until 6:45pm when Mayor David Goins flips the lights on the beautiful tree, which is provided by the Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club. Families are encouraged to bring their cameras to take free photos with Santa and costumed holiday characters.
Carols will fill the air throughout the evening, and there will be a blessing of the tree. The Salvation Army will be kicking off their red kettle Tree of Lights campaign at the event.
The public is encouraged to help the less fortunate by bringing non-perishable food donations to the event, which will be constructed into a giant “Castle of Cans” to benefit the food pantry at the Salvation Army.
Between the hours of 5:30-7:30pm, free trolley transportation will be provided between Lincoln-Douglas Square and the corner of 3rd & Belle Street.
Make a night of it and enjoy the fun activities in the district while patronizing the downtown merchants for your holiday shopping. You can find more information on the many ways the Alton Main Street is working to promote and improve the historic district, as well as ways to get involved on our website: www.DowntownAlton.com.
Alton Main Street would like to thank the following sponsors who have made this event possible: City of Alton, Simmons Hanly Conroy, AltonWorks, 1st Mid-America Credit Union, Imperial Manufacturing, Chiro One Wellness Centers, The Salvation Army,
Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club, OSF / Saint Anthony's Health Center.
We also thank our local media outlets for their support with spreading the word about this event and all of the other great things happening in Downtown Alton: Riverbender.com, The Telegraph, WBGZ Radio and the AdVantage.