GRAFTON — The Grafton Chamber of Commerce is seeking volunteers to dress as holiday characters for the city’s upcoming Holiday Treat Trail on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. The event aims to engage visitors with festive entertainment and create memorable experiences throughout the community.
Organizers are encouraging individuals and groups to bring creativity and holiday spirit by adopting fun and unconventional costumes. Suggested characters include Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, figures from "A Christmas Story," the cast of "The Nightmare Before Christmas," and iconic personalities such as Cousin Eddie or Clark Griswold from "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation." The chamber also welcomes fans of John McClane from "Die Hard," which is recognized locally as a Christmas movie.
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Volunteers will have the opportunity to interact with attendees during the day, with the possibility that the best costume performer could be honored as a guest of honor at the Grafton Winter Lights Parade later that evening. The parade will feature Louie, the mascot of the St. Louis Blues hockey team.
Those interested in volunteering or nominating someone can contact Jacqi Kamp of Spring Hollow Hideaway at 314-934-5260 or Paula Jameson of Lady Luck Designs & Photography at 618-334-1931. Additional information and sign-up options are available via the Enjoy Grafton Facebook page, email at info@graftonillinois.com, or online at GraftonIllinois.com.
The Grafton Chamber of Commerce, which organizes the event, can be reached by mail at P.O. Box 403, Grafton, IL 62037, by email at graftonchamber@gmail.com, or through their websites graftonilchamber.com and enjoygrafton.com.
These are links on how to get in touch with the different people involved:
Jacqi Kamp of Spring Hollow Hideaway: 314-934-5260
Paula Jameson of Lady Luck Designs & Photography: 618-334-1931
Message us directly here on the Enjoy Grafton, IL Facebook page.
Email us at: info@graftonillinois.com
of visit online at GraftonIllinois.com
Grafton Chamber of Commerce
P. O. Box 403
Grafton, IL 62037
http://www.graftonilchamber.com
www.facebook.com/enjoygrafton618
