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 $30 per person. They are available online only. Ticket sales will close upon sell-out. A printed Map will be provided to ticket holders; a Google map will be available here! Visitors without tickets will not receive tastes at each location, but are welcome to shop and enjoy the festive atmosphere with our ticket holders!
Special thanks to our sponsor, First State Bank and Trust, for their support of this event!! As well as our wonderful participating businesses:
Monticello Mercantile
The Green Door and Red House Air B & B
Yoga Off the Square
Piatt County Animal Shelter
Soy & Lee Clothing Boutique
Friend$ Video Gaming Parlor
Willow Tree Missions on State St. and Washington
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.
Sage Nutrition
Just Bee Acai
Ziemer Art Gallery
You can find a digital version of the maps we will hand out here!
Historic Courthouse Square in Downtown Monticello Monticello IL 61856 US
Today marks Hartfield Book Co. 's final Indie Bookstore Day 📚✨
A day to celebrate the love of books, the joy of discovering something unexpected on the shelf, and the community that independent bookstores help create.
Hartfield Book Co. has been one of those special places—welcoming, thoughtful, and rooted in a shared appreciation for stories. Shops like this leave a lasting mark, and they will be truly missed.
Stop in from 10–3 to browse, say hello, and be part of one last Indie Bookstore Day with them. Any show them a little extra love through their final day on May 23rd! 🥰
Have you checked out The Green Door yet?? NO??? All the more reason to get your tickets to Whites of Spring 2026... #justsaying
For 90 years, Viobin Products has been a cornerstone (literally...) of downtown Monticello—showing what true commitment to community looks like. Their investment, longevity, and local pride continue to help shape a stronger, more vibrant downtown.
From ballet bar to storefront, Tobey Martinez has gracefully made the leap from dance to ballet retail with En Pointe Monticello. Celebrating three years downtown, she continues to bring passion, creativity, and flair to our community by volunteering with Monticello Main Street to insure the businesses are supported.