# Things to do with kids in Alton, IL

> 5 upcoming family events and 0 places and ongoing programs in Alton, IL (Madison County, IL), in the St. Louis area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Mon, Nov 2.

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## Events ahead

- [Alton Community Tree Lighting](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/alton-community-tree-lighting--listing-0d225a8b9f8e8d45a30d22b2) — Fri, Nov 20 · 6:00 PM · Lincoln-Douglas Square, Alton · All ages · Free · checked Oct 20. Alton Main Street hosts the 33rd annual Community Tree Lighting in Lincoln-Douglas Square on Friday, Nov. 20 — the town's traditional Friday-before-Thanksgiving kickoff to the…
- [Christmas Wonderland Drive-Through Lights — Rock Spring Park, Alton](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/christmas-wonderland-drive-through-lights-rock-spring-park-alton--listing-b36a24d60217c803b62bd955) — Nov 27 – Dec 27 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Rock Spring Park, Alton · All ages · Free · checked Oct 27. Volunteers known as the 'Grandpa Gang' spend months turning Rock Spring Park in Alton into Christmas Wonderland, a drive-through display of more than 4 million lights that opens…
- [Christmas Workshop for Kids — Alton Parks and Recreation](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/christmas-workshop-for-kids-alton-parks-and-recreation--listing-856467ff7e3836bda5ea6adf) — Sat, Dec 12 · 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM · Muenstermann Building, Gordon Moore Park, Alton · Ages 3+ · From $15 · checked Oct 27. Alton Parks and Recreation fills the Muenstermann Building at Gordon Moore Park with Christmas trees, an indoor snowman and paper snowflakes for a Saturday of children's holiday…
- [Eagle Ice Festival — Alton](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/eagle-ice-festival-alton--listing-a92a2b12b3aca63a37cdf9f5) — Sat, Jan 9 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Lincoln-Douglas Square, Alton · All ages · Free · checked Oct 27. The 18th Eagle Ice Festival celebrates the bald eagles that winter where the Mississippi, Illinois and Missouri rivers meet. At Lincoln-Douglas Square in downtown Alton, families…
- [Alton Eagle Meet & Greets with World Bird Sanctuary](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/alton-eagle-meet-and-greets-with-world-bird-sanctuary--listing-a33b9b671884a44dcbcea127) — Sun, Jan 10 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Alton Visitor Center · All ages · Free · checked Oct 27. Each January, when bald eagles winter along the rivers near Alton, the Alton Visitor Center hosts free meet-and-greets with a live American bald eagle. Handlers from the World…

## Recently ended

- [Alton Halloween Parade](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/alton-halloween-parade--listing-18567778ea75bc95627c10e8) — ended Sat, Oct 31
- [Teen Halloween Party](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/teen-halloween-party--listing-3ea297b7e319cd19499aa18c) — ended Sat, Oct 17

## Nearby

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Town pages are listed once a town has 3 current listings, county pages at 10.