CENTRALIA, IL — The Downtown Centralia Christmas Stroll is happening this evening, offering a festive shopping experience as 34 local businesses join in a holiday ornament hunt. According to the Centralia Chamber of Commerce, the event showcases the downtown’s offerings and kicks off the full embrace of the Christmas season. Participants can earn prize drawing entries by finding ornaments. The event also features carolers, Christmas decorations, and the city’s new lights. Following the stroll, the Nutcracker Pub Crawl begins at 7 p.m., hosted by the Crooked Creek Winery Downtown Believe Pop-Up Bar.