Bring your co-workers and friends for holiday fun and cheer to the Very Merry Christmas Lunch at Jerry's Grill & Bar (835 Wabash Avenue in Wamac) on Wednesday, December 18, at 12:00pm!

Charitable Presentation by United Way of South Central Illinois.

Featured Presentation by AGE (Affordable Gas & Electric) on Solar Power Opportunities.

Most Festive Attire Contest! sponsored by AGE

1st Place - Best Lit-up Get-up

1st Place - Most Festive Attire

1st Place - Best Group Theme

(Honorable mentions may be awarded.)

RSVP for lunch: $20 per person.

(An invoice will be sent to pay by credit card online. Cash or check is accepted at the door.)

RSVP ONLINE: https://forms.gle/1bDZsMdYtTLu2gvB7

Fireside House of Centralia will be hosting a Christmas Open House from 2:00pm until 4:00pm on Tuesday, December 17 in honor of its 60th Anniversary!

The event will include cookies, candy, several drawings and loads of holiday spirit!

The public is welcome to attend.

The Centralia Area Historical Musuem, in conjunction with the Centralia Chamber of Commerce, is hosting a Christmas After Hours event Thursday, Dec. 12!

The event will be held from 5:00pm until 7:00pm.

Join the Centralia Regional Library District for a very special Family Fun night on Tuesday, December 10, with Local Author Patty Tillman-Wilson!

Attendees will get to draw along as Tillman-Wilson reads her latest book, “Buddy and Bonnie Play” in a fun, interactive way! There will also be free refreshments.

The fun will be from 4-5pm in the 2nd floor Monken Activity Room.

The Community Youth Center and Centralia Cultural Socety are partnering to present a full night of family fun with The Polar Express.

Participants will begin at the CCYC, where they will enjoy a movie and snacks before taking a trolley through the Christmas lights in Foundation Park and visiting Santa at the CCS.

Those with questions may contact the CCYC or CCS for more information.

December 7, 4:30-8:30 &
December 8, 11:00-3:00
Vendor Fair
SO Homemade Goods and Treats
Tree lighting December 7 @ 4:30
Live Christmas Music

December 7, 4:30-8:30 &
December 8, 11:00-3:00
Vendor Fair
SO Homemade Goods and Treats
Tree lighting December 7 @ 4:30
Live Christmas Music

The Centralia Philharmonic Orchestra will host its Holiday Concert at City Hope Church on Saturday. Dec. 7.

The concert will begin at 3:00pm.

Experience the magic of Christmas At Castle Ridge, returning for its fourth year with twinkling lights, festive silver bells, vendor markets, and a special visit from Mr. and Mrs. Claus!

SAVE THE DATE & follow our event for all of the exciting details to come!

Christmas At The Castle @ Castle Ridge - Castle Ridge

Join us for a Holiday themed Escape Room Experience at Castle Ridge, by Roaming Riddle, this Holiday Season!

Escape Rooms at Castle Ridge
Thursday Dec 5th, 2024 & Friday Dec 6th, 2024

$25 per person – up to 8 people per group will have 20 minutes to escape, suitable for ages 8 and up.
Time slots available every 30 minutes both days. Purchase your tickets for each of the escape rooms at the following time slots:
December 5th
6:10pm | 6:45pm | 7:20pm | 8pm | 8:35pm
December 6th
6pm | 6:35pm | 7:10pm | 7:45pm | 8:20pm | 8:50pm

Make a reservation for dinner at Stonewater before or after your Escape Room Experience!

Holiday Escape Room @ Castle Ridge - Castle Ridge

Link to sign up: 

https://forms.gle/FhqSFU5t9bKxt7GL9

Downtown Christmas Stroll returns on Friday, December 6, from 3:00pm to 7:00pm! This family-fun event is a local favorite.

Stroll through Centralia’s Historic Commercial District to find a hidden ornament (made by Winning Edge) at participating businesses and enter to win prizes.

FAMILY ACTIVITIES

• Horse-drawn carriage rides on Locust Street - sponsored by Monken Auto

• Gingerbread ornament craft at the Centralia Chamber - sponsored by Carrie Leigh’s Art for Kids, Ziya Active Terri Mearns, and in memory of Jane Nelms

• Gingerbread house contest at the Centralia Chamber - sponsored by Ellie’s Place and Midwest Farm & Land

• Popcorn, hot chocolate, and kids crafts at Illinois Theater - sponsored by Centralia Nazarene

• Kids crafts, cookies, and cocoa at Komb’s Koture

• Cookies with Girl Scouts at 618 Express Baseball

• Candy Canes with Cub Scouts at 618 Express Baseball

• Popcorn and hot dogs at Carillon Park

• Photos with Santa at the Centralia Chamber- sponsored by Casey’s General Stores

• Elf Costume Contest - sponsored by Bradford National Bank

  • Judging at 6:00pm at Centralia City Hall Council Chambers

ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE

• Crooked Creek Winery Downtown

  • 3:30pm - CHS Rock 101

  • 4:30pm - CHS Choir

  • 5:30pm - Diamonds Dance Company

  • 6:30pm - Diamonds Dance Company

  • 7:00pm - Downtown Nutcracker Pub Crawl Begins at Believe Pop-Up Bar!

• Centralia Museum

  • Forever Bronze Handbells throughout the event

• Characters throughout the event

  • Centralia Cultural Society

  • Kaskaskia College Theater Department

Start your morning with a free coffee & biscuit at Hardee’s and chase it with a fun game of Bingo to win some prizes! Breakfast & Bingo is at Hardee’s in Centralia the first Thursday of each month from 10am - 11am. This event is sponsored by Centralia Manor.

The Centralia Community Concert & Jazz bands are proud to present the second concert of their second season.

The all-volunteer ensembles feature current and retired professional musicians as well as talented avocational instrumentalists from the greater Centralia region.

Admission is free to this quality music performance, and the entire community is encouraged to share in our enthused and joyful presentation.

The Ecumenical Tradition Continues!

Join us for a joyful day of praise and worship through song, featuring choirs, soloists, and musicians from St. Mary Church, First Presbyterian Church, and First United Methodist Church. Come together with our community for a beautiful day of unity and praise! Don’t miss this inspiring event—let’s lift our voices together in faith and fellowship!

Sunday, December 1st. – 2:00 p.m.

First Presbyterian Church  102 S. Hickory Street  Centralia, Illinois 62801

Join us afterwards for fellowship and social!

CHAMBER MEMBER RESTAURANTS / BARS

Crooked Creek Winery | 24585 W 10th Street Rd | Centralia, IL 62801

Crooked Creek Winery Downtown | 107 N. Oak St. | Centralia, IL 62801

Dairy Queen | 427 S. Poplar St. | Centralia, IL 62801

Fire Wok Asian Cuisine | 133 S Locust St | Centralia, IL 62801

Golden Pankcake House | 720 W Broadway | Centralia, IL 62801

Industrial Tavern | 260 S. Wabash | Centralia, IL 62801

Jerry's Grill & Bar | 800 Wabash Ave. | Centralia, IL 62801

Joe's Pizza & Pasta | 8095 Jolliff Bridge Rd. | Centralia, IL 62801

Kretzer's Grill & Bar | 218 E. St. Louis St. | Hoyleton, IL 62803

McDonald's Restaurant | 810 E Broadway | Centralia, IL 62801

Monical's Pizza | 1310 N. Elm | Centralia, IL 62801

Peking Chinese Restaurant | 1025 W Broadway | Centralia, IL 62801

Scooters Coffee | 280 N. Brooks Ave. | Centralia, IL 62801

Stonewater Restaurant at Castle Ridge | 1 Castle Ridge Lane | Centralia, IL 62801

Subway Restaurant - North | 703 N Poplar | Centralia, IL 62801

Subway Restaurant - West | 795 W McCord | Centralia, IL 62801

Taco Jo's | 400 S. Poplar St. | Centralia, IL 62801

Tequila Mexican Restaurant - East | 103 E Broadway | Centralia, IL 62801

Tequila Mexican Restaurant - West | 1053 West Broadway | Centralia, IL 62801

CHAMBER MEMBER RETAIL STORES

A & B Outdoor Equipment | 214 N. Locust St. | Centralia, IL 62801

A&A Armory | 135 E. Broadway | Centralia, IL 62801

Ace Auto Sales | 1411 S Broadway | Salem, IL 62881

ACE Hardware | 904 W. Broadway | Centralia, IL 62801

Bandy's Pharmacy | 817 E McCord St. | Centralia, IL 62801

Buchheit of Centralia | 1340 W McCord St | Centralia, IL 62801

Byrd-Watson Drug Co. | 1045 W Broadway | Centralia, IL 62801

Caddyshack | 646 N Poplar | Centralia, IL 62801

Centralia Coin, Stamp, Etc. | 528 W. McCord | Centralia, IL 62801

Collective Designs | 325 S. Locust St. | Centralia, IL 62801

Flatlanders General Store LLC | 607 N. Poplar | Centralia, IL 62801

Fuelvend - Cooksey Oil Co. | 735 North Locust | Centralia, IL 62801

Hollywood Hair Salon & Spa | 1325 E. McCord | Centralia, IL 62801

Johnston Jewelers | 701 W Broadway | Centralia, IL 62801

Kirby Risk Electrical Supply | 501 N. Poplar | Centralia, IL 62801

Marilyn's Dressing Room at Hollywood Hair | 1325 E. McCord | Centralia, IL 62801

MERS Goodwill Centralia | 1305 W. Broadway | Centralia, IL 62801

Monken Chevrolet Buick GMC | 1421 West McCord St. | Centralia, IL 62801

Monken Dodge Chrysler Jeep Nissan | 1739 W. McCord | Centralia, IL 62801

Mop Shop Salon | 600 East Broadway | Centralia, IL 62801

Office Products Center - Mitchell Printing | 308 W. Noleman | Centralia, IL 62801

Pennington Ford Centralia | 848 E. Noleman | Centralia, IL 62801

Rapid Engraving | 1333 State Route 161 | Centralia, IL 62801

Rent One | 126 N. Poplar | Centralia, IL 62801

Roll N Up Liquor | 1405 Salem Rd | Mt. Vernon, IL 62864

Rose Printing & Copies | 125 N Walnut St | Centralia, IL 62801

Salem Travel | 111 N Broadway Ave | Salem, IL 62881

Schnucks - Centralia | 1129 West Broadway | Centralia, IL 62801

Schwartz Orchard | 1942 Copple Rd | Centralia, IL 62801

Shoe Sensation | 1059 West Broadway | Centralia, IL 62801

Stone & Garden Supply | 515 N. Poplar | Centralia, IL 62801

Straith's Jewelery Studio | 126 S. Locust St. | Centralia, IL 62801

T-Mobile | 1320 W. McCord | Centralia, IL 62801

Walmart - Centralia | 1212 W. McCord St. | Centralia, IL 62801

Winning Edge | 120 S. Poplar | Centralia, IL 62801

The Centralia Cultural Society is once again selling Christmas trees for the holiday season!

Sales begin Friday, Nov. 29, and will be open daily from 12:00pm until 7:00 pm until Christmas.

🎤 🍁🍻Grab your crew & head on over to Castle Ridge for some good ‘ol karaoke, laughter, cold drinks, & hot eats….Wednesday, November 27th 6PM-10PM😎

🫵Spend Thanksgiving Eve with us‼️
WE BUILT A CASTLE for fabulous people like you & awesome events like this🏰

Get ready to sing your heart out👏😆

FREE PARKING – FREE ENTRY

Reservations recommended, not required.

Friendsgiving @Castle Ridge - Castle Ridge

Experience The Jorrells LIVE at Castle Ridge during our Music Festival, lakeside, in our beautiful Ballrooms.

Saturday, November 23rd | 7pm-10pm.

Since the 1960’s, The Jorrells have performed throughout Midwest. Many different musicians have added their talents throughout the years, and the current line up continues the tradition. Nine musicians pay tribute to the earlier Jorrells performing some or the same music of the originals while incorporating other tunes for an extensive library. We invite you to come and dance and listen.

FREE PARKING – FREE ENTRY

Reservations recommended, not required.

The Jorrell's LIVE @Castle Ridge {FREE CONCERT} - Castle Ridge

The Centralia Cultural Society, in connection with the Centralia Community Youth Center, will present the Holi-daze Trivia event on Saturday, Nov. 23 at the CCS.

Doors will open at 6:00pm followed by trivia at 7:00pm.

Awards for Best Dressed and Best Decorated Table will be presented, and dessert and silent auctions will be held.

Round sponsorships for the event are currently available.

Those wishing to sponsor a table or register may do so by email snick653@hotmail.com or by phone at 618-434-1975.

The Centralia Community Youth Center will present Holi-daze Trivia on Saturday, November 23 at the CCYC.

The event will feature an all-holiday theme, including decorations, costumes and trivia. Teams of eight will participate.

Awards will be given for best dressed and best decorated table, and a silent and dessert auction will be held.

Doors open at 6pm. The event will begin at 7pm.

Those interested in registering a team may do so by contacting snick653@hotmail.com or by calling 618-434-1975.

Flatlanders General Store will be having their annual CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE Saturday November 23rd from 10am to 5pm.

They will have the store full of unique gifts, Christmas decor, everyday items, and more.

EXPLOROGRAPHY will be doing professional Christmas mini sessions by appointment. Visit their page on Facebook to book an appointment. There will also be an opportunity to win a free mini session.

SANTA will be making an appearance and be available for the mini sessions.

There will be a drawing for prizes and refreshments!

SHOP LOCAL....SUPPORT LOCAL!!

607 North Poplar in

Join us for a special lunch at Kaskaskia College on Wednesday, November 20.

11:30am - Check-in at the Lifelong Learning Center

12:00pm - Lunch and Presentations

This Centralia Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon is hosted and sponsored by Kaskaskia College in partnership with area business organizations.

$10 per person. (Menu TBD)

A reminder email and online invoice will be sent the week-of the event from the Centralia Chamber of Commerce, so you can pay online by credit card. Otherwise, it is cash or check at the door.

Kaskaskia College to host Fall Combined Music Concert on 11/19

Kaskaskia College invites the community to an evening of live music at the Fall Combined Music Concert, featuring performances by the KC Instrumental Ensemble and the Concert Choir. The event will take place on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. in the Jane Knight Auditorium on the KC main campus. Under the direction of Dr. Cody Paul, this free concert offers a unique opportunity for music lovers to enjoy a live repertoire of instrumental and choral selections.

The Fall Combined Music Concert is free and open to the public with no tickets required. For added convenience, the concert will also be livestreamed on Kaskaskia College's official YouTube channel and Facebook page. For more information, please contact Dr. Cody Paul at cpaul@kaskaskia.edu or

618-545-3341. Join us for an inspiring night of music and community!

Famous rock band HINDER to preform live at Castle Ridge on November 16.

Get your tickets and head to Castle Ridge from 7:00pm-10:00pm on Saturday, November 16.

Presented by Castle Ridge & Dunbar Music Group 

Our Castle Ridge 2024 Music Festival continues with featured artist HINDER, LIVE Lakeside November 16th! With special guest Jet Black Roses.

Secure your seat and grab your tickets TODAY! 

Multi-platinum American rockers, HINDER, continue to drive a career of longevity that few bands achieve.
As one of the few bands to grab massive cross-over success, HINDER’s 2005 debut album, Extreme Behavior, climbed to #6 on the Billboard 200 chart and was the 2nd Top Rock Album. Get Stoned would be the album’s first radio single, climbing to a #4 mainstream rock spot. What followed would end up being one of the biggest songs of the year, Lips of an Angel, which peaked within the top 10 across several Billboard singles charts, including #1 at Top 40 and Pop 100. Extreme Behavior has since been certified 3x Platinum. In 2008 their sophomore effort, Take It To The Limit, surpassed their debut by peaking at #4 on the Billboard 200 and hitting the Mainstream Rock chart at #3 with single Use Me. This solidified HINDER as the biggest new breakout rock act and catapulting them into packed arenas worldwide with the likes of Aerosmith, Mötley Crüe, Nickelback, 3 Doors Down, Papa Roach, and many others. HINDER proved consistent record hit making by following up with a #1 Top Modern Rock/Alternative Album, All American Nightmare (LP 3), and a #3 Top Hard Rock Album, Welcome To The Freakshow (LP 5).

****Limited accessible seating in General Admission and Premium sections. Accessible seating location subject to change.

****No age restrictions. Individuals younger than 16 must be accompanied by an adult 18 years old or older.

Stonewater Restaurant will be Open.

Outdoor Beer Garden!!

The Centralia Community Youth Center will be hosting a Thanksgiving Dinner Giveaway at its 1224 E. Rexford location on Saturday November 16.

To-go meals will be available to the public at roughly 1:30 PM.

Those interested are asked to call ahead for larger orders. Meals are limited to four people per family.

The CCYC may be reached by email at centraliayouthcenter@gmail.com or by phone at 618-532-6530.

Prescription Shared Space welcomes you to a Business After Hours on Wednesday, November 13, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm.

BAH is a free, social-networking, business event for chamber members and guests.

RSVP with the chamber office for an extra TREASURE CHEST KEY to win $200!