Welcome to Woodstock, Illinois
Located in scenic McHenry
County and just a 70 minute ride northwest of Chicago, Woodstock,
IL has a
unique and beguiling character. Woodstock's breathtaking 1890's town
square and downtown historic district offer a distinctive collection of
shops, restaurants, galleries, theatre, and clubs in a friendly,
historic, market town.
Innovative and creative entrepreneurs provide a superior shopping, dining, entertainment, and
"staying over" experience. Offering a wide selection of
exclusive goods and services that cannot be found elsewhere, this is a
town that offers real choice, beyond the shopping
experience of malls and chain brands.
 In 2007
Woodstock was recognized as one of twelve Distinctive Destinations in
the United States by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Read
more ....
Read
What Midwest Living Magazine Says About Woodstock
Plan
an Overnight Getaway
Enjoy
the most Woodstock has to offer.....plan an overnight stay at one of our
motels or bed and breakfast accommodations:
Hotels/Motels
Days Inn
990 Lake Avenue -815-338-0629
Holiday Inn Express
785 S. Eastwood -
815-334-9600
Super 8
1220 Davis Road -815-337-8808
Bed
& Breakfast/Boutique Hotel
Alexandria
House Bed & Breakfast
315 Dean Street -815-206-5000
Bundling Board Inn Bed &
Breakfast
220 E. South Street - 815-338-7054
Town Square Inn
112-1/2 Cass Street -815-482-4782
For a peak at Woodstock in
all seasons visit:
Robin
F. Pendergrast Photo Gallery
Steve
McCoy: Living
in Woodstock, IL
Steve
McCoy: Woodstock
Photos
Historic
Downtown Walking Tour
A walking tour
that is as impressive in Winter as any other season.
Step back
into a bygone era.
Relish the historic architecture and history of "America's Best Town
Square"
Click
here for Walking Tour Guide
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Fling into
Spring 2008!
Enjoy the
"Magic of Spring" in Woodstock.
Our
quaint shops, friendly shopkeepers, restaurants, and entertainment
venues let you enjoy the magic of Spring like no where else!
EVENTS
CALENDAR
"Tune
into Woodstock Illinois' Music Town
Click
here for Daily Herald Travel Article on
"Woodstock Illinois' Music Town"
OLD COURT HOUSE
ARTS CENTER
Annual Sale Original
Fine Art at Great Prices
The 2008
Artists' Studio Sale together with the Artists' Equipment Sale will once
again give buyers an opportunity to own original works of art and art
supplies at bargain prices. The sale will be held Thursday through
Sunday, May 8, 9, 10 and 11 and again the following week, May 15, 16, 17
and 18 in the Old Courthouse Arts Center, 101 N. Johnson on the Square
in Woodstock, Illinois.
Arts
Center hours are Thursday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday
1 to 5 p.m.
Watercolor Workshop
May 23, 24 and 25
Donna
Jill Witty, award-winning watercolor artist , will present a three-day
Watercolor Workshop May 23, 24 and 25 at the Old Courthouse Arts Center
in Woodstock, Illinois. The workshop will include daily demonstrations
and discussion along with individual help and critique. Subjects will
include landscape techniques, textures, transparency, color and value.
The
workshop is limited to 16 students. Lunch is included in the $185
workshop fee. For more information contact the Old Courthouse Arts
Center at 815-338-4525 or oldcourthouse@msn.com.
 PRIMO
ROSSO Introduction & Celebration
From First Woodstock
Vineyard
Salute!
Farm & Vineyard is pleased to announce the arrival of “Primo Rosso,”
(Italian for first red) the first wine produced from grapes grown in
their
Woodstock
vineyard. The
wine is a dry blended red, with overtones of black currant and cherry.
Primo Rosso will be introduced on Thursday, May 15th, 6:00 PM
to 8:00 PM at La Petite Creperie,
115 N. Johnson Street
on the
Woodstock Square
(www.lapetitecreperie.net.)
The event includes wine, appetizers and music by The Mike Alongi
Trio. The
price is $20.00 per person and you will also receive a 15% discount on
dinner (if you choose to stay.)
Reservations
are now being taken at 815-337-0765. Come for the fun and support
locally produced wine and local businesses!
Salute! Farm & Vineyard also grows a large variety of produce,
grown without chemical pesticides or fertilizer.
They offer these through their CSA (Community Supported
Agriculture) and the Woodstock Farmers’ Market.
For more information, please visit their website at www.salutefarm.com.
Bottles of “Primo Rosso” can be purchased for $24.95 (10% case
discount) at La Petite Creperie.
 Enjoy
Groundhog Days
"America's
Best Town Square" was the film location for the movie Groundhog
Day. Each year Woodstock celebrates "Groundhog Days"
with a series of special family and fun events including a walking tour
of film locations, dinner dances, movie showings, movie symposium and
much, much more. Take a peak at the 2008 events and plan a getaway
for 2009 to celebrate Groundhog Days in Woodstock, IL.
Complete
Schedule of 2008 Events
Click
here for Walking Tour
of Filming Locations
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Traveling
to Woodstock
BY CAR:
Woodstock
is located an easy driving distance from Chicago, Rockford, and
Milwaukee. The Woodstock Square is
located 1 mile west of the intersection of Lake St. and IL. Route 47, just
12 miles north of I-90. Driving
directions to Woodstock. 
BY
TRAIN: Take Metra for relaxing travel to Woodstock!
Woodstock is serviced by Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest Line, Chicago to
Harvard. The Woodstock Station is in the heart of
downtown.
For Metra
schedule and fare information click here.
Parking
in Woodstock
Step
out of the madness and discover the magic! There's ample free parking (over 1000 parking spaces)
just footsteps from all the downtown shops,
restaurants, and entertainment venues.
.....AND you will NEVER have to feed the meter in Woodstock!
For a map of our convenient parking click here
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About
the Woodstock Downtown Business Association
Read more about us The
Woodstock Downtown Business Association is an Associate Member Illinois
Main Street
Read
the Latest About our Main Street Effort The
Woodstock Downtown Business Association’s (WDBA) efforts for downtown
revitalization have earned it recognition as an Associate of the
Illinois Main Street Program.
Lucia Matlock, President of the WDBA, received the designation on
behalf of the organization on Thursday, November 15th from
Illinois Lt. Governor Pat Quinn at the Annual Illinois Main Street
Conference held in Danville, IL.
Out of 26 communities that started the application process in
2007, the WDBA was one of only three organizations accepted into the
Illinois Main Street program this year.
The
Illinois Main Street program is a volunteer-driven, community and preservation-based,
downtown revitalization program. For more information about the
Illinois Main Street Program, click on the logo below.
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