# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Small-Town Holiday Trail 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 21 Nov, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 21 Nov, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-06:00)
- **Event Description**: 🎄✨ SMALL TOWN HOLIDAY TRAIL 2026 ✨🎄
Five Saturdays of Holiday Shopping, Local Businesses & Small-Town Christmas Magic!

🎅 IT'S BACK FOR 2026! 🎅

The holiday season is getting a little longer in Virden this year! We're kicking things off before Thanksgiving and continuing the fun all the way through the Saturday before Christmas.

The Small Town Holiday Trail is all about getting out, shopping local, discovering something new, supporting the small businesses that make our community special, and enjoying a little hometown holiday magic along the way. ❤️🎄

Grab your family, your friends, your Christmas list, and your holiday spirit and come spend a Saturday in downtown Virden!

📅 SAVE THE DATES!

🎁 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21

🛍️ Holiday Trail Kickoff

We're starting the season early! Come kick off the holiday shopping season with local businesses, guest vendors, holiday shopping, activities, workshops, and plenty of festive surprises.

🎄 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28

🛍️ SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY

What better way to celebrate Small Business Saturday than by spending it right here at home?!

Shop local. Support local. Find unique gifts you won't find in a big-box store and help keep our small-town businesses thriving. ❤️

🤠🎄 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5

❤️ COUNTRY CHRISTMAS

It's time for Country Christmas!

Bring the whole family out for a festive Saturday filled with holiday activities, local shopping, guest vendors, workshops, and all the small-town Christmas spirit you can handle!

✨ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12

🎄 HOLIDAY TRAIL WEEKEND

The Christmas countdown is officially ON!

More local shopping, more vendors, more activities, more workshops, and more reasons to spend your Saturday exploring Virden.

🔮 And beginning December 12th, you can also find Yule Balls at Neato's Elements! They'll be available through the remainder of the Holiday Trail.

🎅🎁 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19

✨ HOLIDAY TRAIL FINALE

One last Saturday to finish that Christmas shopping, find those last-minute treasures, enjoy local businesses, and soak up the holiday spirit before Christmas arrives!

🕖 HOLIDAY TRAIL HOURS

Activities, shopping & festivities throughout the day
🎄 Wrapping up by 7 PM each Saturday

Throughout the five Saturdays, you'll find a rotating mix of:

🛍️ Local Small Businesses
🎁 Holiday Shopping
🎨 Guest Vendors
✨ Workshops & Hands-On Activities
🎄 Holiday Specials
☕ Festive Treats & Goodies
🎅 Family-Friendly Activities
🔮 Unique Gifts & Handmade Treasures
❤️ And plenty of small-town holiday spirit!

We're still building the 2026 schedule, so this event will continue to grow as we add participating businesses, vendors, workshops, activities, specials, and other holiday surprises!

❤️ SHOP SMALL. SHOP LOCAL. STAY AWHILE.

You don't have to drive to the big city to find Christmas magic.

Sometimes the best holiday memories are made right here at home. 🎄✨

So mark those Saturdays on your calendar, bring someone you love, and come make a day of it in Virden, Illinois!

🎅 Five Saturdays. One Holiday Trail. LOTS of small-town Christmas magic. 🎄

🎄✨ VENDORS WANTED! ✨🎄

Want to be part of the 2026 Small Town Holiday Trail? We’d love to have you join us!

🛍️ Vendor Space is FREE!
🏠 Indoor tabletop setup
📏 Typically a 6-ft table top + chairs provided
⏰ Vendor setup: 12–2 PM
🛒 Shopping & sales: 2–7 PM

We welcome small businesses, makers, crafters, artists, boutiques, nonprofits, fundraisers, and more!

📋 Registration is required:
👉 https://airtable.com/appa2D8OIEoFb3b5D/shr4Xd45kXtTzHsQA

Register early so we can plan spacing and create our vendor/event maps!

✨ Have a workshop, activity, demonstration, or something fun you'd like to offer? Let us know when you register!

Come be part of the holiday fun and help us make each Saturday something special! 🎄❤️

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- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/virden/small-town-holiday-trail-2026/200030804425550
- **Event Categories**: holiday, trips-adventures, shopping, workshops, christmas-markets-and-fairs, christmas-lights, art, nonprofit, calendar, thanksgiving
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 10

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Virden
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 216 East Jackson , Virden, IL, United States, Illinois 62690
- **lat**: 39.50135
- **long**: -89.76591
- **full address**: 216 East Jackson , Virden, IL, United States, Illinois 62690

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Small-Town Holiday Trail 2026
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/d8a312c51ca7afe14dd9cdd1a341076e2280351f7b7e82eb3370f8870966eb73-rimg-w940-h788-dcf8f8f8-gmir?v=1791445008

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Small-Town Holiday Trail 2026 being held?
  - **A:** Small-Town Holiday Trail 2026 takes place on Sat, 21 Nov, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 21 Nov, 2026 at 07:00 pm at 216 East Jackson , Virden, IL, United States, Illinois 62690.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Small-Town Holiday Trail 2026?
  - **A:** Small-Town Holiday Trail 2026 is organized by Neatos Elements.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Small-Town Holiday Trail 2026 is ideal for party-goers, social butterflies, and anyone looking for a great night out with music, drinks, and good vibes. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Virden, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Small-Town Holiday Trail 2026 sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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