This weekend offers up many opportunities for holiday fun and shopping. Starting with Kewanee’s Small Business Crawl sponsored by Farmers Insurance that will run all weekend long at these participating businesses: Co Co’s, Empire Bookshop, Blissful Branch, Blooms by Heartfelt, Johnson’s Hub, Jessie’s Closet, Good’s Furniture, Country Morning Coffee, HRD Tack Shop Trailer – parked at Good’s Furniture parking lot, Breedlove’s Sporting Goods and Prairie Chicken Haus. A perfect time to do some shopping and support area merchants.

For the kids, head to the Holly Jolly Festival hosted by the Wethersfield High School Student Council on Sunday, Dec. 7 from 2-4 p.m. There you’ll find numerous holiday activities to keep the kids happy and busy.

Later that day don your warmest coat and enjoy Kewanee’s Lighted Christmas Parade that precedes the official lighting of Windmont and Northeast Parks.

Snow. Lights. Festivities. Numerous events and activities to light the spark of holiday spirit in even the biggest grinch. We are currently dwelling inside a holiday postcard. Take advantage of it and go out and enjoy all that our area has to offer this Christmas season.

Friday, Dec. 5

Kewanee’s Small Business Crawl
K.H.S. Boys Jr. Varsity basketball Game vs Erie/Prophetstown at 5:30 p.m. Prophetstown H.S.
K.H.S. Varsity/Sophomore/Freshman Wrestling Match vs Alleman Catholic, Riverdale at 5:30 p.m. at K.H.S.
K.H.S. Boys Varsity basketball vs Erie/Prophetstown at 7 p.m. at Prophetstown H.S.

Saturday, Dec. 6

Kewanee’s Small Business Crawl
Lunch With Santa Kewanee Elks Lodge 724 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 113 N Tremont St.
Bishop Hill Julmarknad – Christmas Market
Atkinson Christmas Festival 5 – 8 p.m.
Cambridge Christmas on the Square 4 – 6 p.m.
Galva’s Ol’ Fashioned Christmas 9 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Postponed from last weekend
Kongero Ensemble at Bishop Hill Creative Commons potluck and social hour 6-7 p.m. with concert at 7 p.m.
KHS Freshman boys basketball vs Erie/Prophetstown 9 a.m. at Prophetstown H.S.
Girls Varsity Sophomore/Freshman Girls Bowling Invitational vs Multiple Schools at Pin Splitter Lanes
K.H.S. Girls wrestling Varsity/Sophomore/Freshman vs Princeton at 9 a.m. Princeton H.S.
K.H.S. Boys wrestling Varsity/Sophomore/Freshman vs Seneca at 9 a.m. at Seneca H.S.
K.H.S. Boys Jr. Varsity basketball vs Fieldcrest at 4:30 p.m. Hall H.S.
K.H.S. Boys Jr. Varsity basketball vs Galva at 7 p.m. at Hall H.S.

Sunday, Dec. 7

Kewanee’s Small Business Crawl
Bishop Hill Julmarknad-Christmas Market
Abilities Plus Holiday Open House 1-3 p.m. 1100 N. East St
Holly Jolly Festival 2-4 p.m. at Wethersfield High School-Blish Parking Lot
Kewanee Lighted Christmas Parade 5 p.m. Parade begins at the D’Luxe Auto Wash and proceeds on McClure Street where it disbands at Windmont Park
Lighting of Windmont and Northeast Parks Christmas displays immediately following the Lighted Parade

Looking ahead to next week:

Monday, Dec. 8

Central Jr. High Boys basketball w/Mercer County-5:30 pm
KHS F Boys basketball at F/S Warkins Classic at Prophetstown-TBD
KHS V Girls basketball w/Stark County-6 p.m.
KHS V Boys basketball at Hall Colmone Classic vs. Galva-6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 9

Central Jr. High Boys basketball at Knoxville-5:30 p.m.
KHS bowling at Erie-Prophetstown-4 p.m. at Triple Play Bowl
KHS F Boys basketball w/Bureau Valley-5:30 p.m. Good’s Gym

Wednesday, Dec. 10
KHS bowling w/Abingdon-4 p.m. at Pin Splitter Lanes
KHS V Boys basketball at Hall Colmone Classic vs. Fieldcrest-5:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 11

Central Jr. High boys basketball w/Orion-5:30 p.m.
KHS S Boys basketball at Hall Colmone Classic-TBD
KHS Boys wrestling at IVC-5:30 p.m.