Celebrate the start of the Christmas season with festive fun at the Historic Crab Orchard Museum and Pioneer Park! This event has something for everyone to enjoy! Live holiday music, costumed demonstrators and interpreters, hot apple cider, homemade cookies, storytelling, and more. Be sure to stop by for a special visit from Santa Claus, and take advantage of special gift shop discounts to kick off (or finish!) your holiday shopping. Frontier Christmas is a warm, cheerful holiday experience for all ages!


A Gingerbread House Competition
Performances by local children’s groups
Plenty of chances for holiday shopping!
Apply now to be a vendor!
Thursday, December 11th, 2025, at 7PM.
Lineup at Aaron's parking lot at 6:00PM and will travel to downtown.
Theme: "A Christmas Story"