Thank you for brightening this holiday season by supporting the 2023 Hometown Christmas.
Hometown Christmas offers a gift to all as we gather together to celebrate a FREE community event. Highlights include: Lighted Christmas Parade, live entertainment, kid-friendly activities, warm beverages & freshly popped kettle corn.
Event Times:
10a-3p | Downtown Effingham Hometown Christmas Shopping*
11:30a-1:30p | Lunch with Santa @ Joe’s Pizza*
12p-3p | Hair Tinsel Bar @ Humbled Soul Boutique*
3p-5p | Santa’s Workshop (heated tent in the City parking lot)
- Bulb Planting by the University of Illinois Master Gardeners
- Christmas Activity by C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corp.
- Christmas Coloring by Effingham Animal Rescue Sanctuary (EARS)
- Christmas Craft by Effingham County Case Managers
- Cookie Decorating by Kirby Foods IGA & HTC Volunteers
- Face Painting by StangARTs
- Reindeer Food by The Royal School of Cosmetology
3p-5p | Christmas & Disney Characters by Effingham Performance Center Theatre Camp and EHS Drama Club
3p-5p | Horse Drawn Carriage Rides
3p-5p | LIVE Reindeer by Dahkne Family Farms
3p-5p | Tractor Train Rides by Bahrns Equipment, Inc., Roepke Overhead Door & Y-Yard
3p-6p | Macklin Kettle Corn* & Joe Sippers Cafe* Beverage Cart
4p-4:30p | Dancelife Studio LIVE Performance
5p | Lighted Christmas Parade (starting at Beanstalk Boutique, heading down Jefferson Ave & ending at Santa’s House)
5:45p-8p | Santa Arrives! Santa House hours with cookies provided by Layna Bond & Associates, LLC – American Family Insurance
6:15p | FACE Orchestra & Christmas Choir @ Old Courthouse Museum
Cost:
Presenting | $1,500 – company logo on event banner, entry into Lighted Parade, Grand Marshall – SOLD
Gold | $500 – company logo on event sign
Silver | $250 – company name on event sign
Deadline:
All sponsorships must be confirmed by Monday, November 27 to be featured on print materials.
Payment:
Accepted forms of payment include: credit card or check (must be sent upon completion of this application)
Please make checks payable to: ‘Effingham County Chamber‘
Mail to or drop off at: 903 N Keller Dr., Effingham, IL 62401
Questions should be directed to Effingham County Chamber Marketing Director, Nicole Morrison, at (217) 347-6282 or nmorrison@effinghamcountychamber.com.