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Events in November 2026, by day
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1Sunday, November 1 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day	2Monday, November 2 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day	3Tuesday, November 3 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day	4Wednesday, November 4 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Moments in Monochrome at The Coliseum10:00 AM – 5:00 PM	5Thursday, November 5 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Moments in Monochrome at The Coliseum10:00 AM – 5:00 PM	6Friday, November 6 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Moments in Monochrome at The Coliseum10:00 AM – 5:00 PM +1 more Creatures of the Night: Owls10:00 AM – 11:00 AM	7Saturday, November 7 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Moments in Monochrome at The Coliseum10:00 AM – 5:00 PM +3 more Pumpkin Smash10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Annual Local Author Fair10:00 AM – 1:00 PM The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at the Dixon Theatre3:00 PM
8Sunday, November 8 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day	9Monday, November 9 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Miller Program: Photography as a Way of Life6:00 PM – 8:00 PM	10Tuesday, November 10 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day	11Wednesday, November 11 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Moments in Monochrome at The Coliseum10:00 AM – 5:00 PM	12Thursday, November 12 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Moments in Monochrome at The Coliseum10:00 AM – 5:00 PM +1 more Rendezvous Arts Presents: ~Nois Quartet & Diana Leviton Gondek7:30 PM – 9:30 PM	13Friday, November 13 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Moments in Monochrome at The Coliseum10:00 AM – 5:00 PM +3 more Bender Barnwood's Christmas in the Woods4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Junie B.'s Essential Survival Guide to School Jr.7:00 PM Tanyalee Davis Comedy at the Rusty Fox7:30 PM	14Saturday, November 14 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Junie B.'s Essential Survival Guide to School Jr.7:00 PM +4 more Moments in Monochrome at The Coliseum10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Migration Bird & Feeder Workshop10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Bender Barnwood's Christmas in the Woods10:00 AM Vintage Ceramic Christmas Tree Painting Class4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
15Sunday, November 15 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Bender Barnwood's Christmas in the Woods10:00 AM	16Monday, November 16 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day	17Tuesday, November 17 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day	18Wednesday, November 18 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Small But Mighty Art Exhibition10:00 AM +1 more Christmas in the Cabin4:00 PM – 8:00 PM	19Thursday, November 19 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Small But Mighty Art Exhibition10:00 AM +1 more Christmas in the Cabin9:00 AM – 7:00 PM	20Friday, November 20 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Christmas in the Cabin9:00 AM – 7:00 PM +2 more Hometown Holidays in Rock Falls5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Disney's Descendants: The Musical7:00 PM	21Saturday, November 21 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Disney's Descendants: The Musical7:00 PM +2 more Christmas in the Cabin9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Model Train Fall Open House in Chadwick10:00 AM
22Sunday, November 22 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Model Train Fall Open House in Chadwick10:00 AM	23Monday, November 23 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Basil Tree Night4:00 PM – 9:00 PM	24Tuesday, November 24 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day	25Wednesday, November 25 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day	26Thursday, November 26 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day	27Friday, November 27 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Savanna Festival of Trees5:00 PM – 8:00 PM +2 more Lanark Lighted Parade & Tree Lighting6:30 PM The Prophecy Show: A Holiday Rock Spectacular7:30 PM	28Saturday, November 28 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day 40th Oregon Candlelight Walk3:00 PM – 8:00 PM +1 more Krampus at the Dixon Theatre7:30 PM
29Sunday, November 29 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day	30Monday, November 30 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Jan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day	1Tuesday, December 1 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Terry South: Aviation DrawingsAll day	2Wednesday, December 2 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Terry South: Aviation DrawingsAll day Dillon Home Christmas ToursAll day +2 more Small But Mighty Art Exhibition10:00 AM Dress in Green: The Grinch at the Sterling Theater6:00 PM	3Thursday, December 3 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Terry South: Aviation DrawingsAll day Dillon Home Christmas ToursAll day +1 more Small But Mighty Art Exhibition10:00 AM	4Friday, December 4 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Terry South: Aviation DrawingsAll day Dillon Home Christmas ToursAll day +5 more Small But Mighty Art Exhibition10:00 AM Mount Carroll Christmas Walk & House Tour Weekend4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Sights & Sounds Holiday Kickoff and Tree Lighting5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Fulton Christmas Walk5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Dixon Christmas Walk5:00 PM – 8:00 PM	5Saturday, December 5 Jon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumAll day Terry South: Aviation DrawingsAll day Dillon Home Christmas ToursAll day +5 more Small But Mighty Art Exhibition10:00 AM Glass Workshop: Christmas Ornament10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Christmas in the Canyon12:00 PM – 6:00 PM Mount Carroll Christmas Walk & House Tour Weekend4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Dixon Municipal Band Winter Concert7:00 PM

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