Preview issue · Veterans Day week

This week in O'Fallon

Thu Nov 5 – Wed Nov 11, 2026. Our launch census counted 23 verified events across O'Fallon and the Metro East cluster this week — a craft-fair weekend, a full slate at Eckert’s, and Veterans Day to close it out. Below are the highlights, organized the way every issue will be. A note on times: not every organizer publishes one, so where you don’t see a time, check the organizer before you head out.

Top picks

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  Veterans Day Ceremony
  Wed Nov 11 · 11:00 AM · First Baptist Church of O'Fallon · O'Fallon’s official ceremony — with the community’s parade tradition the same day.
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  Fantastic Fall Fest!
  Sat Nov 7 · 2:00–6:00 PM · Rock Springs Rotary Park · Games, live music, s’mores, hot chocolate, and wagon rides.
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  O'Fallon Band Boosters Art & Craft Fair
  Sat Nov 7 – Sun Nov 8 · O'Fallon Township High School · Santa, madrigal singers, and a bake sale. Admission $2–5.
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  Squishy Trading Event
  Fri Nov 6 · 6:00–7:30 PM · Katy Cavins Community Center · Trading night for ages 5–14. $10.
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  Beatles Tribute Night — Eckert's
  Sat Nov 7 · 7:00–10:00 PM · Eckert's Belleville Farm · Maxwell’s Silver Hammer plays the Beatles — a Belle-Clair Rotary fundraiser. $25.

Family & kids

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  Squishy Trading Event
  Fri Nov 6 · 6:00–7:30 PM · Katy Cavins Community Center · $10, ages 5–14.
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  Fantastic Fall Fest!
  Sat Nov 7 · 2:00–6:00 PM · Rock Springs Rotary Park · Also a Top Pick — wagon rides and s’mores seal it.
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  O'Fallon Band Boosters Art & Craft Fair
  Sat Nov 7 – Sun Nov 8 · O'Fallon Township High School · Santa visits and madrigal singers make it a family stop, not just a shopping one.
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  SW Stitchers
  Sat Nov 7 · O'Fallon Public Library · Free · The library’s stitching circle — bring a project.
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  School's Out Day
  Wed Nov 11 · 8:30 AM–3:00 PM · O'Fallon Parks & Recreation · No school for Veterans Day — Parks & Rec runs a full day for kids.

Music & nightlife

This week’s live-music center of gravity is the Cider Shed at Eckert’s in Belleville — four sets plus a Beatles tribute — with bar bingo to close out the weekend:

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  Beatles Tribute Night
  Sat Nov 7 · 7:00–10:00 PM · Eckert's Belleville Farm · Maxwell’s Silver Hammer; a Belle-Clair Rotary fundraiser. $25.
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  Live Music: Adam Harbison
  Fri Nov 6 · 6:00–9:00 PM · Eckert's Cider Shed, Belleville.
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  Live Music: Jack Twesten Duo
  Thu Nov 5 · 6:00–9:00 PM · Eckert's Cider Shed, Belleville.
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  Live Music: Riley Holtz
  Sat Nov 7 · 12:30–3:30 PM · Eckert's Cider Shed, Belleville.
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  Live Music: Stovehandle Dan Jackson
  Sun Nov 8 · 12:00–3:00 PM · Eckert's Cider Shed, Belleville.
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  XTreme Bar Bingo
  Sun Nov 8 · 5:00–7:00 PM · Eckert's Belleville Farm · Free to play, 21+.

Free stuff

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  Veterans Day Ceremony
  Wed Nov 11 · 11:00 AM · First Baptist Church of O'Fallon · Open to everyone — see Top picks.
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  XTreme Bar Bingo
  Sun Nov 8 · 5:00–7:00 PM · Eckert's Belleville Farm · Explicitly free to play (21+).
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  SW Stitchers
  Sat Nov 7 · O'Fallon Public Library · Listed free on the library’s calendar.
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  Graphic Novel Club
  Thu Nov 5 · 6:00–7:30 PM · O'Fallon Public Library · The library’s graphic novel club — it meets the first Thursday of the month.

We flag the no-ticket and open-to-the-public stops here; always confirm details with the organizer.

Around the Metro East

Belleville, Fairview Heights and the rest of the cluster — where O'Fallon actually spends a good part of its week:

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  Fairview Heights Holiday Tree Lighting
  Sat Nov 7 · 3:00–7:00 PM · Market Place Round-a-bout, Fairview Heights · The 2nd Annual Tree Lighting and Winter Family Festival — ceremony, live music, food trucks, and a vendor market.
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  Homegrown For The Holidays
  Sun Nov 8 · 11:00 AM–4:00 PM · Eckert's Belleville Farm · A holiday market day at the farm.
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  Turkey Trot Wine 5K
  Sat Nov 7 · 9:00–11:00 AM · Eckert's Belleville Farm · A 5K at the farm, wine at the finish.
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  Friendsgiving at the Cider Shed
  Thu Nov 5 – Sun Nov 8 & Wed Nov 11 · 11:00 AM–8:00 PM · Eckert's Belleville Farm · Eckert’s Friendsgiving runs five days this week.
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  Hard Cider Crafting Tour
  Sat Nov 7 · 2:00–3:00 PM · Eckert's Belleville Farm.
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  Veteran's Day Appreciation
  Wed Nov 11 · 9:00 AM–7:00 PM · Eckert's Belleville Farm.
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  Cozy Knit Blanket Workshop
  Wed Nov 11 · 6:00–9:00 PM · Eckert's Belleville Farm.

The long tail

Library clubs, park-district classes, and community programming — the layer the big calendars miss:

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  Graphic Novel Club
  Thu Nov 5 · 6:00–7:30 PM · O'Fallon Public Library · First Thursday of the month.
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  SW Stitchers
  Sat Nov 7 · O'Fallon Public Library · Free · First Saturday of the month.
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  Stained Glass – Copper Foil
  Mon Nov 9 · 6:00–9:00 PM · O'Fallon Parks & Recreation.
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  Winter Wreath Workshop
  Tue Nov 10 & Wed Nov 11 · 6:00–8:00 PM · O'Fallon Parks & Recreation · Two sessions this week.
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  School's Out Day
  Wed Nov 11 · 8:30 AM–3:00 PM · O'Fallon Parks & Recreation.
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  Vegan Day @ Randy's Rescue Ranch
  Sun Nov 8 · 12:00 PM · Randy's Rescue Ranch, O'Fallon · The ranch’s first-ever fall festival.