Reds of Christmas 2025
Nov 28, 2025
5:00pm to 8:00pm CST
Mingle with old & new friends alike in Monticello this holiday season! There’s no better way to kick things off than with the First State Bank & Trust Reds of Christmas, a shop walk with fifteen wine tastes, along with appetizer and dessert tastes throughout our historic downtown. Ticketed guests will receive a commemorative tasting glass at check-in for red wine sampling while shopping.
Tickets are $30 per person. They are available online only. Ticket sales will close upon sell-out. A printed Map will be provided to ticket holders, a Google map will be available here! Visitors without tickets will not receive tastes at each location, but are welcome to shop and enjoy the festive atmosphere with our ticket holders!
Special thanks to our sponsor, First State Bank and Trust, for their support of this event!! As well as our wonderful participating businesses:
Monticello Mercantile
The Green Door
Yoga Off the Square
Piatt County Animal Shelter
Soy & Lee Clothing Boutique
Friend$ Video Gaming Parlor
Willow Tree Missions on State St.
En Pointe
Koester Homes with Sage City Market
Hartfield Book Co.
Dragonfly Treasures and More
Out of the Blue Polish Pottery
Simply JJ
Kaybee Community Cafe
These Four Walls
Brackett & Company
Boka Shoppe
Mary, Maude & Me
There's No Place Like Home
KDK by Design
KJ& Co.
Historic Courthouse Square in Downtown Monticello Monticello IL 61856 US
We've often promoted our friend Kat Ryan and her book series set in a fictional town that is loosely based on our beloved community. She has her 9th book in the series out now! So if we previously sucked you into her world...run out and grab the next book!
🎉 Celebrating 30 Years 🎉
From then to now, Monticello Main Street has grown with the businesses and people who bring downtown to life.
💚 For three decades, you’ve shopped, dined, and supported local — and together, we’ve built a downtown full of energy and community pride.
#MonticelloMainStreet #ThenAndNow #ThrivingTogether #ShopLocal #hoco
Monticello Main Street has always been about community, connection, and the businesses that call downtown home. From family-run shops to cornerstone services, these early storefronts built the foundation for the vibrant downtown we know today.
✨49 years of Brown Bag
✨55 years of Filippo's Pizza in Monticello
✨ 110 years of Burgess & Cline, Inc.
(Just to name a few...)
✨ 30 years of supporting local business — and it all started right here.
#MonticelloMainStreet #LocalLegacy #ShopLocal #hoco