The 30th annual Dickens on the Square will take place on Friday, December 6, and Saturday, December 7, in historic downtown Macomb. This year’s event promises to be filled with all the beloved holiday favorites, including horse-drawn trolley rides, living window displays, the Festival of Trees, the Children’s Shopping Mall, visits with Santa, carolers, Victorian-era characters, and much more! The festivities will kick off on Friday evening with Santa’s arrival aboard the Santa Zephyr Express at 6:17 p.m.

Schedule of events for Friday, December 6:
7:00AM-8:00PM Hot Chocolate Bar at Sullivan Taylor Coffee House ☕️
4:00 PM-8:00 PM Festival of Trees at the Macomb Arts Center 🎄
4:00 PM-8:00 PM Mail Letters to Santa at First Mid Insurance 📫
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM Pinkmas Holiday Shopping Event at The Small Towner Event Venue 🎀
5:30PM-8:30PM Live Reindeer City Hall west parking lot 🦌
6:00PM-7:00PM Prairieland Barbershop Chorus at the Macomb Arts Center 🎶
6:00PM-8:30PM Horse Drawn Trolley Rides boarding on East Side of Square 🐴
6:00PM-8:00PM CBPB Popcorn and Holiday Treats in front of 20 West Side Square 🍿
4:30PM-7:30PM Christmas Ornament Paint your own pottery at the Crafty Coop 🎨
6:30:00 PM-8:30PM Festival of the Creche (Choir at 7:30pm) at First Christian Church ✨
5:00PM-10:00PM Holiday Light Show in Chandler Park 🌲
5:30PM -7:30PM Entertainment by Dan Eilers at The Wine Sellers 🎵
6:00PM-8:00PM Holiday Music by Yulekulele at Parnassus Antiques & Curios 🎼
6:00PM-8:00PM Buy two ornaments get one free! (Hallmark excluded) at Nostalgia Gifts and Decor 🎁
6:00PM-8:00PM Bake Sale and Silent Auction at Project Dance Company 🧁
6:30PM-8:00PM Live Nativity Performance (6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm) at 130 N. Lafayette St. (Former Magnolias) 🔔
6:30PM-7:30PM Western Percussion and Tuba Christmas at the Western Illinois Museum 🎶
6:00PM-8:00PM Cocoa and Carols at The Lamione ☕️
6:45 PM-8:00PM Visit with Santa Claus City Hall Community Room 🎅
7:00PM-8:00PM St. Paul Cookie Walk 🍪
6:00PM-8:00PM Living Windows ✨
Schedule of events for Saturday, December 7:
8:00AM-6:00PM Hot Chocolate Bar at Sullivan Taylor Coffee House ☕️
8:00AM-12:00PM St. Paul Cookie Walk🍪
8:00 AM-8:00 PM Mail Letters to Santa at First Mid Insurance 📫
9:00 PM-4:00 PM Festival of Trees at the Macomb Arts Center🎄
9:00AM-12:00PM North Pole Village sponsored by Cory Clem at Spoon River College Outreach ❄️
11:00AM-12:00PM Ukulele Macomb at the Macomb Arts Center 🎼
9:00AM-11:00AM Old Fashioned Carriage Rides on East Side Square 🐴
10:00AM-12:00PM Children's Shopping Mall at Clock Tower Community Bank 🎁
10:00AM-12:00PM 'Paw'lidays Pet Photo Booth ($10 digital image, proceeds go to Humane Society) at Clocktower Community Bank 🐶
10:00AM-12:00PM CBPB Popcorn and Holiday Treats in front of 20 West Side Square 🍿
10:00AM-12:00PM Holiday Craft Time at the Macomb Public Library 🖌️
10:00AM-12:00PM Visit with Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus at the City Hall Community Room 🎅
10:00AM-5:00PM Buy two ornaments get one free! (Hallmark excluded) Nostalgia on the Square🎁
10:00AM-6:00PM Christmas Ornament Paint your own pottery at The Crafty Coop🎨
11:00 AM- 1:00 PM Horse Drawn Trolley Rides East side square, departure🐴
11:00AM-2:00PM Friends of the Library Book Sale featuring Nonfiction, Biography, Children/Youth books and Media at Library Annex 📚
12:00PM-2:00PM Face Painting at the Macomb Arts Center 🎨
2:00PM Holiday Festival of Choirs at Wesley United Methodist Church🎶
3:00PM-4:00PM Sandra Mosley at the Macomb Arts Center🎼
5:00PM-10:00PM Holiday Light Show in Chandler Park ❄️
5:30PM-7:30PM Entertainment by Tim Harting at the Wine Sellers🎵
6:30PM-8:30PM PAS Wine Tasting at Park Place 🍷
7:00PM Holiday Festival of Choirs at Wesley United Methodist Church 🎼
AND MORE!