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Every Friday & Saturday Night:  Renegade Pro Wrestling in arena behind El Tequila Restaurant, 1409 E. Fifth St.  7pm bell time.  Admission for adults, Children under 5 are free.  

TBA:  Metropolis Christmas Parade. 

Dec. 1 from 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. :  Southern Illinois Spinners and Weavers Guild demonstrating crafts at Fort Massac State Park. Free.

Dec. 8 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. :  Massiac Marines  at Fort Massac State Park.  The French and Indian War period living historians will  celebrate "Joyeux Noel" with a feast of traditional dishes.  The decorating will begin for the following day's Olde Tyme Christmas.   Free.

Dec. 9 from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. :  Olde Tyme Christmas at Fort Massac State Park.  Re-enactors showcase the Christmas traditions of the French Colonial, American Revolutionary, Lewis and Clark, War of 1812 and Civil War periods in the fort. Massiac Marines will show how a traditional Christmas night might have been for the French soldiers and villagers in 1759.  Live music will be performed and refreshments served inside the museum.  Free.

 

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