Yorkville Deck the Trees Holiday Walk at Town Square Park (301 N Bridge St, Yorkville) Beginning December 1^st Through the New Year!

Are you ready to go walking in a winter wonderland? The United City of Yorkville is thrilled to continue this charming tradition for the 2025 Holiday Season!   The Deck the Trees Holiday Walk is an enchanting display of beautifully decorated trees nestled in the heart of Town Square Park (301 N Bridge St, Yorkville)!  Each tree will be illuminated and then decorated by local businesses, community organizations, or families from right here in Yorkville, and displayed in Town Square from December 1^st through the New Year. Come and walk through the beautiful snowflake arches at Town Square and enjoy the beauty of the 30 trees along the path.  

Winter Read Challenge December 1^st through February 28th

Pick up your Winter Reading Tracker and you will receive a free set of mythical creatures playing cards. These cards can be used to play Rock, Paper, Scissors with friends. Continue to collect unique mythical creature cards just by reading. Every 120 minutes you read, you will earn a family of mythical creatures (egg, baby, teen, and adult). The more you read, the more mythical creature cards you can collect.

LETTERS TO SANTA! 

Santa is checking his list and wants to hear from YOU this Holiday Season! Please send your letter (including age and gender) to Santa by Monday, December 8^th. Santa will then read your letter and send a response by December 24! All letters should be addressed to:

Santa c/o

Yorkville Recreation Department

651 Prairie Pointe Drive

Yorkville, IL 60560

Or drop-off your letter to City Hall during business hours (Monday – Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm).

Please note, this is intended for individual families. Large groups and schools will not receive replies back. For questions or more information, contact the Yorkville Parks and Recreation Department (Recreation@yorkville.il.us) 

Family Friendly Holiday Trivia Night at the Yorkville Public Library - December 10^th from 6pm -7:15pm 

Register now at https://tinyurl.com/32cmvzyd 

Fun for the whole family, enjoy an evening at the Yorkville Public Library with this Holiday-themed, family-friendly trivia game night! Form your family team and come answer questions about holiday history, movies, music, and TV shows with the chance to win some fun prizes! You are welcome to bring holiday treats to fuel your team's brains or to share with other teams! If you register for this event, please use the "notes" section to tell us how many team members you will have.  We won't hold you to that exact number, but it will help us set up the room accordingly. 

Private Visits with Santa - Friday, December 12 from 5–8pm & Saturday, December 13 from 9am–1pm

Santa’s setting up shop in Yorkville again!  The Recreation Office is transforming back into Santa’s Gingerbread House, and the big guy himself is ready to welcome families for Private Visits filled with holiday cheer! Spots fill faster than Santa’s sleigh on Christmas Eve! Don’t wait!  https://bit.ly/SantaPrivateVisits. Each 15-minute visit ($25 per family) includes:

• One-on-one time with Santa!
• Magic reindeer food to take home.
• Fresh cookies straight from Mrs. Claus’s kitchen.

Healthy Cooking with Jess - Monday, December 15 at 11:30am at the Yorkville Public Library

Register at https://tinyurl.com/49pvmaus 

An incredible series on nutrition and wellness after retirement and beyond!   Learn to care for yourself in your newfound time.  We’ll talk about nutritionally dense foods, what foods can help you feel your best, food energetics, and how to add joyful movement to your everyday.  Certified Holistic Health Coach, Jess Stewart will demonstrate how easy and simple cooking healthy can be. Register for each session individually up to one month in advance!