# Things to do with kids in Collinsville, IL

> 5 upcoming family events and 1 places and ongoing programs in Collinsville, 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

- [Cahokia Mounds Holiday Market](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/cahokia-mounds-holiday-market--listing-321c41bcfc105d3face2de0c) — Fri, Nov 27 (+2 more dates) · 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site – Interpretive Center, Collinsville · All ages · Free · checked Oct 27. Over Thanksgiving weekend the Interpretive Center at Cahokia Mounds World Heritage Site in Collinsville hosts its Native American holiday market, three afternoons of shopping…
- [The Great Train Show — Collinsville](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/the-great-train-show-collinsville--listing-e500b62e0dc35b516c97b390) — Nov 28 – Nov 29 · Gateway Convention Center, Collinsville · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 27. The touring Great Train Show sets up for a weekend at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville the Saturday and Sunday after Thanksgiving. More than 200 tables of model…
- [Breakfast with Santa at the Gateway Winter Market — Collinsville](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/breakfast-with-santa-at-the-gateway-winter-market-collinsville--listing-a8fb067823d4e4b85c0f3831) — Sat, Dec 19 · 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM · Gateway Convention Center, Collinsville · From $12 · checked Oct 27. The Gateway Winter Market opens its Saturday with a ticketed Breakfast with Santa at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville, two hours before the vendor hall opens to…
- [Gateway Winter Market with Free Photos with Santa — Collinsville](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/gateway-winter-market-with-free-photos-with-santa-collinsville--listing-27b06f7489ae88ba89f537b5) — Sat, Dec 19 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Gateway Convention Center, Collinsville · All ages · Free · checked Oct 27. Collinsville's Gateway Convention Center fills with more than 100 vendors for its two-day Winter Market the weekend before Christmas, with free admission and free parking. For…
- [Sensory-Inclusive Santa — Gateway Center, Collinsville](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/sensory-inclusive-santa-gateway-center-collinsville--listing-1a2158a9b4f222de2c4441c1) — Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Gateway Convention Center, Collinsville · sensory-friendly · checked Oct 27. On the Sunday of its Gateway Winter Market, the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville offers a Sensory Inclusive Santa: four hours, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., set aside for visits…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/cahokia-mounds-state-historic-site--listing-b6f5e432326d1868ed8e87f6) — Grounds open daily, dawn until dusk; Interpretive Center lobby Wednesday through Sunday… · Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Collinsville · All ages · checked Oct 14. UNESCO World Heritage Site and the largest pre-Columbian site north of Mexico: around 1100 the city covered over 4,000 acres with about 120 earthen mounds and nearly 20,000…

## Nearby

- [Things to do with kids in Madison County, IL](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/counties/madison-county-il) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/counties/madison-county-il.md)
- Other towns in Madison County, IL: [Edwardsville, IL](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/towns/edwardsville-il) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/towns/edwardsville-il.md), [Glen Carbon, IL](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/towns/glen-carbon-il) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/towns/glen-carbon-il.md), [Alton, IL](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/towns/alton-il) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/towns/alton-il.md)
- Venues in Collinsville, IL: [Gateway Convention Center](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/venues/gateway-convention-center) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/venues/gateway-convention-center.md)
- [Things to do with kids in St. Louis](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/st-louis.md)
- [This weekend in St. Louis](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/this-weekend.md)

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