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Start Date
Friday, October 03, 2025
End Date
Sunday, October 19, 2025
Title
Lincoln's New Salem Candlelight Walks
Description
What could be better than exploring the village at Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site by candlelight during a crisp October weekend?
How about exploring the village by candlelight during three weekends in October?
The candlelight walk at Lincoln's New Salem in Menard County is one of the most popular autumn events in central Illinois, attracting thousands of visitors to the park during the first weekend of October every year. The popularity of the walk has led site staff to expand it to three weekends for 2025 to give visitors more evenings to enjoy the event and to ease congestion at the park.
Dates for this year's candlelight walk are Oct. 3-5, Oct. 10-12, and Oct. 17-19. Event hours will be 5-7:30 p.m.
Event Type
Historic Site, Outdoor Event
DNR Region
West Central IL
Location
Lincoln's New Salem
DNR Park
Lincoln's New Salem
Address
15588 History Ln.
City
Petersburg
State
IL
Zip
62675
Phone
217-632-4000
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