Friday December 8:
• Soup and Chili Supper at the Bishop Hill Community United Methodist Church will begin
at 4:00 p.m. until they run out. A free-will donation is appreciated to cover the meal cost.
• Christmas Tree Lighting at 6 p.m. in the village park, with the Galva High School Choir
providing the music.
• Peoria Cooperative Academy Madrigal Singers will be performing at the Bishop Hill
Methodist Church from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
• The VASA National Archives will have a closing reception for their exhibit, with storyteller
Brian “Fox” Ellis sharing Swedish and Pioneer Christmas Stories from 6 to 8 p.m.
• Hammer and Pick will be playing music at the Steeple Building, starting at 6 p.m.
• At the Bishop Hill Fire Station, Barry Cloyd will be performing from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and
Coffee Creek will be performing from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
• Galva High School Choir will be caroling from building to building.
• Josh Christianson and Friends will be singing and leading Christmas Carols outside of J
Goard Pottery from 6 to 9 p.m.

Saturday December 9:
• Soup and Chili Supper at the Bishop Hill Community United Methodist Church will begin
at 4:00 p.m. until they run out. A free-will donation is appreciated to cover the meal cost.
• Horse drawn carriage rides at the Krans Kafe from 6 to 9 p.m. A carriage ride cost $5 per
person. However, children under the age of 1 are free.
• Peoria Cooperative Academy Madrigal Singers will be performing at the Bishop Hill
Methodist Church from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
• The VASA National Archives will have a closing reception for their exhibit, with storyteller
Brian “Fox” Ellis sharing Swedish and Pioneer Christmas Stories from 6 to 8 p.m.
• Hammer and Pick will be playing music at the Steeple Building, starting at 6 p.m.
• At the Bishop Hill Fire Station, Barry Cloyd will be performing from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and
Coffee Creek will be performing from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
• Wethersfield High School Choir will be caroling from building to building.
• Josh Christianson and Friends will be singing and leading Christmas Carols outside of J
Goard Pottery from 6 to 9 p.m.
• At the Colony School, there will be an Old-Fashioned Barn Dance, with Sangamo
Stemwinders performing and Gail Hintze calling. Beginners are welcome and no partner is
necessary.