{"id":25231,"date":"2025-12-15T10:27:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=25231"},"modified":"2025-12-15T10:47:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:47:59","slug":"winter-nights-nutcracker-skating-and-farmers-market-in-springfield","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/calendar\/25231-winter-nights-nutcracker-skating-and-farmers-market-in-springfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Nutcracker, Skating, and Farmers Market in Springfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-tribe_events pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>On Saturday, December 20, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will join the fun of \u201cA Timeless Holiday\u201d during this year\u2019s downtown Springfield Holiday Walk with a special <em>Winter Night at the Museum<\/em>.\u00a0 You\u2019ll enjoy a ballet performance of \u201cThe Nutcracker,\u201d musical performers, crafts for kids, skating in the park, amazing lights and special effects, along with the regular museum exhibits.\u00a0 Highlights of the day include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Downtown Springfield Farmers Market takes place from 8:00 a.m. &#8211; Noon, in historic Union Station, for a variety of locally grown, sourced, and made foods and products.<\/li>\n<li>The ALPLM offers free skating in the park, with FREE Hot Chocolate, from 1:00 &#8211; 4:00 p.m.\u00a0 Just stop into historic Union Station to grab a pair of skates.\u00a0 A donation is suggested to help defray the cost of skate maintenance.<\/li>\n<li>The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Copper Coin Ballet Company<\/span> will perform selections from \u201cThe Nutcracker\u201d from 5:30 &#8211; 6:30 p.m.\u00a0 Due to on-going renovations in our Union Theater, the free, thirty-minute performances will take place in ALPLM\u2019s Center Plaza.\u00a0 \u00a0Tickets are not required.\u00a0 \u201cThe Nutcracker\u201d follows the magical adventures of Clara and her Nutcracker Prince as they battle with the Mouse King and journey to the Land of the Sweets.<\/li>\n<li>Admission to the museum is FREE from 4:00 &#8211; 7:00 p.m., but a donation is suggested of new, unused toiletries for local warming centers.<\/li>\n<li>Parking in the ALPLM parking ramp at 6th and Madison will also be free from 4:00 p.m. &#8211; 9:00 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, December 20, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will join the fun of \u201cA Timeless Holiday\u201d during this year\u2019s downtown Springfield Holiday Walk with a special Winter [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[40],"class_list":["post-25231","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry","tribe_events_cat-community-calendar","cat_community-calendar"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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