# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 3rd Annual Hometown Christmas
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 06 Dec, 2025 at 05:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Mark your calendars for Golconda's Hometown Christmas Celebration on Saturday, December 6th.

You can start the day with the Christmas in the Country Craft & Vendor Show at the Golden Circle from 10am to 3pm. Come browse and shop local! Link to info: https://facebook.com/events/s/christmas-in-the-country/2051719885569953/

Swing by the Golconda Public Library 9-1 to place a bid on MANY donated silent auction items! You can find pictures of the items on the library’s Facebook Page!

Visit one of our local restaurants for a late lunch or an early dinner!

Then, at 5:30pm come on down to the Pope County Courthouse lawn and hear the story “The Polar Express” at one of the many booths that will be set up!

At 6pm bring your lawn chair and enjoy the program which will include Gospel Mission Tabernacle’s Living Nativity & Community Christmas Choir. 

At 6:30pm Santa will arrive in town to flip the switch and light up our 30-foot tall community Christmas tree before visiting with children to hear all their Christmas wishes. Bring your camera for those Christmas card perfect photo ops. 

We will have many free booths that will hold treats and activities that you can stop at before or after Santa arrives! 

☕️Free Hot Chocolate
?Free Cookies (and you can see our 2025 Deer Festival Queen!)
?Free photo opportunities (with and without Santa!)
?️And LOTS of free activities for the kids!

Come on down and get into the Christmas spirit! ?? #shoplocal #supportlocal
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/golconda/3rd-annual-hometown-christmas/200029284800223
- **Event Categories**: christmas, festivals, music, entertainment, kids, calendar, pictures-with-santa
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 91

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029284800223?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=golconda-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Golconda
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Pope County Courthouse
- **lat**: 37.3669796
- **long**: -88.4847789
- **full address**: Pope County Courthouse, 310 E Main St,Golconda, Illinois, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Main Street Golconda (https://allevents.in/org/main-street-golconda/26095648)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 06 Dec, 2025 at 05:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Pope County Courthouse, 310 E Main St,Golconda, Illinois, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Main Street Golconda
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** christmas, festivals, music, entertainment, kids, calendar, pictures-with-santa
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about 3rd Annual Hometown Christmas ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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