Peoria Area Holiday Tour

Enjoy the glitter of brilliant scenic lights in our winter wonderland as you take in the very best of the holiday season in Illinois River Country. From winter blooms to a Broadway musical, a festive dinner cruise and more, you'll delight in the "most wonderful time of the year"... 

Featuring: East Peoria's Festival of Lights Winter Wonderland 2-mile drive through park.

DAY ONE

- Hotel Check-in then Dinner -

Peoria Players Theatre: Christmas in the City - See Below to learn more about this new show!!!

Festival of Lights: Winter Wonderland Drive Through & Other Local Holiday Sites

- Return to the Hotel -

DAY TWO

- Breakfast at Hotel -

Peoria Historical Society: Peoria River City Driving Tour; learn all about the great city of Peoria, narrated by a Peoria Historical Society guide.

Luthy Botanical Garden: Stop at the Annual Poinsettia Show to gaze at the beautiful winter blooms!

Spirit of Peoria Riverboat Holiday Lunch Cruise; scenic dining at its best. 

Holiday Shopping at Shoppes at Grand Prairie and/or Northwoods Mall

Return to Hotel To Relax

- Dinner -

Eastlight Theatre: Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

- Return to Hotel for a Restful Night -

DAY THREE 

- Breakfast at Hotel -

Caterpillar Inc. Tour: Assembly of a tractor from start to finish

- Lunch -

Cathedral of St. Mary Tour: The history of the cathedral begins with the founding of St. Mary’s in 1846. It is the oldest Catholic parish in the city

- Depart -

(NEW SHOW!) Peoria Players Theatre: Christmas in the City
November 30, Dec. 1, 2, 3 · Show Times - TBA
Have you ever thought how Mrs. Claus feels being left alone on Christmas Eve every year? This production is full of dancing, singing and lots of Christmas spirit.
(Dinner before the show)

Frank Sinatra – Christmas My Way Dinner Show
November 26 – Dec. 10 · Show: 3:00 p.m. – Dinner: 4:45 p.m.
Four singers will serve up cool versions of Sinatra mainstays as well as Sinatra Christmas hits including Mistletoe and Holly, The Christmas Song and Winter Wonderland along with Rat Packish versions of Twas the Night Before Christmas and The Twelve Days of Christmas
(Immediately following the show is a holiday buffet dinner)

Eastlight Theatre - Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s smash Broadway musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a Festival of Lights tradition of 15 years.
Show: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 2 p.m. matinee Dec. 3, 9 and 10
(Dinner or lunch before the show)

Spirit of Peoria Holiday Lunch or Dinner Cruise
This dinner or matinee features the Spirit’s famous homemade hot buffet, a two-hour riverboat cruise and exceptional entertainment. 
 

For more information or to book your tour contact the Peoria Convention and Visitors Bureau at 1-800-747-0302.