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Tour the August Candlelight Christmas Walk in Augusta – Augusta, Missouri

October 1, 2009

Approximatley one thousand luminaries illuminate your way throughout Historic Augusta, MO the first two Friday nights of December between 5 to 10 PM.  This annual event has more than a 25 year heritage and has grown into a tradition for the entire village to host.  A complimentary Trolley Shuttle will carry you through town to visit the many shops and vintage shops, wineries and brewery, restaurants and food courts, find unusual art such as hand-blown glass, crafts, and sculpture, just a few of northeast Missouri attractions.

The area churches can help get you into the holiday spirit with Christmas songs and encourage you to join along or simply relax in their church sanctuary under a giant Christmas tree.  The town square can heighten your holiday cheer with a horse drawn carriage ride around the center of town, a warm bon fire with Chestnuts roasting and marshmallows toasting, and St. Nick arriving to hear you Christmas wishes.

The season enthusiast will appreciate the challenge of our Holiday Scavenger Hunt and a Christmas quiz and an evening awash with gathering items from all the shopkeepers.  You can submit your answers to our History Museum and register for prizes from our area merchants.

You can easily relax by listening to a band at Mount Pleasant Winery with a glass of wine; enjoy the evening at dinner accompanying friends at Café Bella, Augusta Brewing Company, Ashley’s Rose or Balducci’s; relax with a therapeutic massage at Halcyon or they can shop till you drop at a various of specialty shops and antique stores.

Experience the holiday season in Augusta, Missouri on either of the first two Fridays of December with our Candlelight Christmas Walk.  The local Augusta Chamber of Commerce sponsors this event annually and you will discover the Christmas cheer throughout the town.  We recommend you make your hotel reservations early, before all the rooms are reserved. The festivities starts at 5 PM and continue until 10 PM with over 1,000 luminaries illuminating your way through town. 

A complimentary Trolley shuttle is available to guide you tour of all the shops, brewery, and restaurants.  You will discover original art with paintings at Augusta Wood, unusual jewelry at Wine Road boutiques and hand-crafted glass by area artist Sam Stang at their studio in town.  Stoneledge antiques and the Augusta Emporium will carry you back to yester years with their collection of antiques and exciting stuff from the past.  Purely Provence sells home embellishments and holiday décor, while Good Life Goods has gift baskets inspired by faith, hope and love.  These are a few of the Missouri travel guide attractions you will discover

Mount Pleasant winery has a free concert and don’t miss the warm mulled-spiced vintage at Augusta Winery.  Our brewery includes a fantastic variety of micro-brews and meals.  Halcyon spa offers free chair massage to relax you during the hustle and bustle of the festivities.  The restaurants and food stands will curb your hunger with specials and homemade food.  Attactions include St. Nick, horse drawn carriage rides, children activites at the library, Christmas caroling with the Ebenezer United Church of Christ, our Town Historian, the History Museum, a Scavenger Hunt and a few new businesses.

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