Over one thousand luminaries illuminate your path throughout Historic Augusta, MO the first two Friday nights of December from 5 to ten PM. This annual event has more than a 25 year history and has evolved into a ritual for the entire community to host. A free Trolley Shuttle will carry you through town to visit the many shops and vintage stores, wineries and brewery, restaurants and food stands, discover unique artwork including hand-blown glass, paintings, and jewelry, just a few of northeast Missouri attractions.
The local churches can help move you into the holiday spirit with Christmas songs and encourage you to join along or just relax in the church sanctuary under a giant Christmas tree. The city square can boost your holiday spirit with a horse drawn carriage ride around the heart of town, a warm bon fire with Chestnuts roasting and marshmallows toasting, and St. Nick arriving to listen to you Christmas wishes.
The season enthusiast may appreciate the excitement of the Holiday Scavenger Hunt with a Christmas challenge and an night awash with gathering items from all the shopkeepers. You can submit your answers at our History Museum and enter for gifts from our area merchants.
You can easily relax by enjoying a band at Mount Pleasant Winery sipping a glass of wine; spend the night at dinner with friends at Café Bella, Augusta Brewing Company, Ashley’s Rose or Balducci’s; receive a therapeutic massage at Halcyon or they can shop till you drop at a number of specialty shops and antique stores.
Experience the holiday season in Augusta, Missouri on one of the first two Fridays of December with the Candlelight Christmas Walk. The Greater Augusta Chamber of Commerce sponsors this event each year and visitors will discover the Christmas spirit throughout the village. We recommend you make your hotel reservations quickly, before all the rooms are taken. The event starts at 5 PM and goes until 10 PM with over 1,000 luminaries illuminating your way across the village.
A free Trolley shuttle is on hand to help you tour of all the wineries, brewery, and attractions. You will discover original artwork with paintings at Augusta Wood, unusual jewelry at Wine Road boutiques and hand-crafted glass by area artist Sam Stang at a studio in town. Stoneledge antiques and the local Emporium will carry you back to yester years with their collection of antiques and exciting items from the past. Purely Provence offers home embellishments and holiday décor, and Good Life Goods has gift baskets inspired by faith, hope and love. These are a few of the Missouri travel attractions you will discover
Mount Pleasant winery hosts a free concert and don’t miss the warm mulled-spiced vintage at Augusta Winery. The brewery includes a fantastic selection of micro-brews and meals. Halcyon spa offers free chair massage to relax you during the hustle and bustle of the season. The restaurants and food stands will curb your hunger with specials and homemade food. Attactions include Santa Claus, horse drawn sleigh rides, children activites at the library, Christmas caroling with the Ebenezer United Church of Christ, the Town Historian, the History Museum, a Scavenger Hunt and many new businesses.
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