Always a fabulous day in Paxton! Ticketed guests visit participating Paxton merchants to enjoy creative drinks and snacks. After visiting your favorite shops, provide your receipts to be entered into a drawing at the conclusion of the walk. This event is fun to do as a friends day, day date or even fun to do solo. Tickets typically sell out, […]
BOO! Paxton Park District hosts their famous Halloween Parade in downtown Paxton! Kids and adults (most in costume) will meet at the corner of Market St. & Orleans Street. Police will close the street and escort the parade down Market St. to the Paxton Fire Department. At the Fire Department, 400 trick-or-treat bags will be passed out and children are […]
Join Silver Tree Beer & Spirits on Thursday, November 12 at 6PM at their Paxton distillery to view the Illinois premiere of "The Diverse Corn Belt; Growing a Resilient Future". This film features Paxton native and one of Silver Tree owners, Will Glazik. Silver Tree is located at 115 W. Pells St., Paxton.
Central Illinois' best LIVE MUSIC venue, The Cadillac in downtown Paxton, has a full line-up of great concerts scheduled from now until the end of 2026! A variety of music including Country, the best of the 1980's, rock, nu-metal, pop/punk/emo and more, comes to you in a classic warehouse style venue featuring a full bar, gaming and free parking. Visit […]
Take part in this community tradition as our town Christmas tree has the lights turned on for the season. The Christmas tree is located at the corner of Market St. & State St.
"HOLLY DOLLY CHRISTMAS PARADE 2026" Fun for all ages! Paxton's annual Christmas Parade is one of the largest and best around. Floats, cars, emergency vehicles and entertainment featuring businesses, churches, organizations, bands, student groups, families and more will join for a great day to celebrate the Christmas season in downtown Paxton. Make sure the kids bring a bag to collect […]
Enjoy an evening of shopping, holiday decorations, food trucks and LIVE Christmas music throughout downtown Paxton. Enjoy carolers, bands and a festive DJ spinning tunes on the street. Numerous merchants will be open from 5-8PM for evening shopping and select merchants including Ruby Jewel, Paxton Mercantile, The New Star Gymnastics and others will host pop-up businesses inside. Many merchants will […]