Christmas in Virginia Dec 5, Fri 5-8, Sat 9-6 Indoor crafts, food, music, cookie walk, silent auction, gallery hop, kids games, Santa parade and visit with Santa at Log Cabin. Also features a horse-drawn wagon ride and turkey dinner. Court yard & log cabins, Virginia. For more info, call 452- 7786.
ISO Candle Light Concert Dec 5, 7:30pm, Get into the holiday spirit at the ISO Candle Light Concert. The chamber orchestra will perform holiday melodies including Handel’s The Messiah. $23.50. St. Agnes Church, 245 N. Amos Ave. For more info, call 522-2838.
Willy Wonka Jr. Dec 5-6 and 13-14, 7pm, Dec 7 and 14, 2pm, The tale of Willy Wonka is staged in a kid-centric version. $11 adults, $8 children. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St. For more info, call 523-2787.
Christmas at Anderson Mansion Dec 5-7, 2pm-9pm, Mon-Fri, 9am-8pm Sat, 11am- 3pm, Sun, Walk through the historic Anderson mansion featuring 13 rooms with holiday decorations. A Christmas tree will be displayed in each room. The tour also includes an operating blacksmith shop, the print shop, the antique barn, and the old General Store. $3 adults, $1 children. Anderson Mansion, Carlinville. For more info, call 854-3400.
Carlinville Christmas Market Dec 5-7, 3-9pm, 9am-8pm, Sat, 11am-3pm, Sun. Walk around the festive downtown square featuring heated tents with arts and crafts. There will be caroling, trolley tours and Santa. Town Square, Carlinville. $1 admission to tents. For more info, call 854-6663 or go to www.CarlinvilleChristmasMarket.com
Franciscan Nativity Festival Dec 5-7, 2-8pm, Fri. 12-4pm Sat-Sun, More than 100 nativity sets from around the world will be set up as a celebration of the Incarnation. Free. Chiara, Motherhouse of the Hospital Sister of St. Francis, 4875 Laverna Rd. For more info, call 523-0901.
Holiday Lights at the Zoo Dec 5-7, 12-14, 18-23 and 26-28, 5-8pm, Tour the zoo decorated in holiday lights. Free. Henson Robinson Zoo, 1100 East Lake Dr. For more info, call 753- 6217.
Angel of Hope Dec 6, 7pm, Bring a candle and white flower to the Angel of Hope statue and remember all the children who have passed on to a better place. Angel of Hope, Washington Park Botanical Garden, 1740 W. Fayette Ave. For more info, call 753-6228.
Ansar Shrine and Jaycees Christmas Parade Dec 6, 10am, Theme of the parade is “Christmas Scenes Silver Screens.” The parade will feature high school bands, floats, Christmas clowns and of course Santa. The parade route is west on Jefferson, south on 5th, east on Capitol, and north on 6th. Free. Downtown Springfield. For more info, go to www.springfieldjaycees.org.
Annual Holiday Concert Dec 6, 7:30pm, The Fleming Academy of Performing Arts annual holiday concert will feature students performimg selections of folk, classical and sacred songs of the season. $18 adults, $16.75 seniors and children. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St. For more info, call 787-6556.
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