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Carlinville Christmas Cookie Crawl

Carlinville, IL · Food & Drink

When

December 12, 2026

Where

Carlinville Square · Carlinville · IL

Cost

Not confirmed

Status

Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule

Participants visit a dozen cookie stops around the Carlinville Square during a midday Saturday stroll in December. Admission is ticketed and capped at a small number of guests. It is listed by the Carlinville community chamber of commerce as part of the town's Christmas events.

The history within reach

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• Miles Davis31 mi

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