Experience the Magic of the Season in Downtown Glen Ellyn
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✨ Come home to the holidays in Downtown Glen Ellyn, where magical memories become family traditions. ✨
Celebrate a timeless holiday tradition in Downtown Glen Ellyn! Visit the Santa House, send a letter to the North Pole at Santa’s Mailbox, and enjoy the festive sounds of Caroling on Saturdays as you stroll our twinkling downtown. Share the spirit of the season by donating to our Holiday Food & Toy Drive with non-perishable food items or new, unwrapped toys for local families in need.
Santa in Downtown Glen Ellyn
Nov 28 - Dec 20
Saturdays & Sundays, 11am - 1pm
425 Main St, Glen Ellyn
FREE
*Collecting toys & pantry items
Ho Ho Ho, Santa Claus is coming to town! Don’t miss your chance to snap a photo with Santa and share your holiday wish. Bring the kids, gather the family, and don’t forget your furry friends. Visit with Santa on Candy Cane Lane. Grab a Snow Globe Scavenger Hunt Map and discover Glen Ellyn. Shop, dine and explore Downtown Glen Ellyn this holiday.
Santa's Mailbox
Nov 27 - Dec 13
Don’t forget your Santa Letters! As you check off your holiday shopping list, be sure to stop by Glen Ellyn’s very own Santa Mailbox, returning to the northeast corner of Main Street and Crescent Boulevard.
Letters dropped in by Sunday, December 13 will receive a special reply from Santa himself complete with a signed photo! Remember to include a clear return address so Santa knows where to send his response. No postage needed, it's FREE
Downtown Glen Ellyn Caroling
Saturdays, Noon-3pm
November 28 & December 5: Village Vocal Chords
December 12 & 19: Glen Ellyn-Wheaton Chorale
Festive carolers will stroll through Downtown Glen Ellyn every Saturday from Noon to 3:00 pm, filling our streets, shops, and restaurants with beloved holiday classics. As you shop, dine, and explore downtown, enjoy unexpected moments of holiday cheer, warm harmonies, and a touch of Christmas magic around every corner.
Holiday Food & Toy Drive
Be in the spirit, donate a pantry item or toy when you see Santa!
We are partnering with two amazing local non-profits, the Glen House Food Pantry and the Glen Ellyn Junior Woman's Club. Please consider supporting and dropping off a donation of a toy or food pantry item during Santa House hours or Trolley Nights.
Bring a donation for the Glen House Food Pantry and help your neighbors have a happy holiday. Visit www.GlenHouseFoodPantry.org for a list of the Pantry’s most needed grocery items.
This holiday season, the Glen Ellyn Junior Woman's Club is collecting toys for over 200 children in Glen Ellyn School Districts 41 and 89 through our Christmas Baskets Sponsor-A-Family program. Your generous donations will help ensure that every child in our sponsored families receives a special gift, creating cherished memories and spreading hope during this special time of year.
Thank you to our Santa Helpers the Glen Ellyn Lions Club
Since 1923
We are the Glen Ellyn Lions Club, and WE SERVE our local communities. We gather together to help those in need through volunteering and fundraising. We donate our profits to local charities and organizations supporting vision, hearing, diabetes, hunger and more!
What We Do
“Where there’s a need, there’s a Lion.” These words guide our efforts.
Thank you to our Benefactor Sponsors:
