November 2008
Calendar of Events
for the
French Colonial Country
of the Central Mississippi River Valley
including Ste. Genevieve & Jefferson Counties in Missouri
& Randolph, Monroe, and St. Clair Counties in Illinois

We regularly update this calendar to provide you with up to date information on a variety of events that take place in French Colonial Country.  Changes are made when we gather more information or when we learn of an event. If you know of an event that you would like to see posted contact the webmaster. We hope you enjoy the events you choose to attend.

FRENCH & INDIAN WINTER RENDEZVOUS Prairie du Rocher, IL		November 1 - November 2, 2008 9 am - 5 pm Fort De Chartres 4 miles west of Prairie du Rocher on IL-155 A winter gathering of French & Indian camping and competing in a team woodswalk musket competition. Free, Donations appreciated For more information call 618-284-7230
CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE Kimmswick, MO		November 22, 2008 10 am - 9 pm Downtown Kimmswick Kimmswick will be filled with the sights and sounds of the holidays and ready for you and your family to enjoy. A tree lighting ceremony in front of the Visitor Center at 5pm hosted by Santa Claus. All of the shops in town will be serving refreshments. Carolers will be strolling the streets and a horse drawn trolley will be on-hand for free rides throughout town. Free For more information call 636-464-6464
Probable Events Dates, times, and other details will change and will be listed as soon as we get updated information.
HOLIDAY BAZAAR Millstadt, IL		PROBABLE EVENT - DETAILS TBA November, 2008 9 am - 4 pm St. James Parish Hall, 405 W. Madison Street The first-ever Sportsman's Club bazaar will feature brand name representatives and local vendors with handmade crafts, and homemade food specialties. This is a great chance to shop early for everyone on your list. Free For more information e-mail huitejr@charter.net
CHRISTMAS WALK Waterloo, IL		Sunday, November 25, 2007 11 am - 4 pm Downtown area This annual event is sponsored by the Waterloo Merchants with local merchants open for holiday shopping. Also featured are carriage rides, Santa’s cottage, a Christmas concert, and a variety of prizes given out. Free For more information call 618-939-6160

This Calendar of Events provides listings free of charge for events that are of interest to visitors to the area and that are organized or sponsored by Non-Profit or community based organizations. To have your event listed here contact the webmaster. We reserve the right to limit content. We also willing to provide a web page free of charge for these types of events to provide more details for our readers.