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Neatos Elements, 216 East Jackson, Virden, IL (2026)

10/10/2026

🛣️🎃 TODAY IS THE DAY! 🎃🛣️
ONE LAST HOORAH… AND ONE BIG THANK YOU! ❤️

Well, Virden…

WE MADE IT. 😭🎉

After months of planning, dreaming, designing, changing things, adding things, moving things, stressing over maps, making MORE maps… 😂

TODAY WE CELEBRATE!

🛣️ ROUTE 66 CENTENNIAL WEEKEND
🎃 MAIN STREET MONSTER MASH
❤️ OCTOBER 10 & 11 • VIRDEN, IL

And before everyone heads out to enjoy the weekend, we want to take one BIG moment to say:

THANK YOU. ❤️

This event doesn't happen because of one person.

It happens because of businesses, organizations, sponsors, volunteers, vendors, families, community members and people who simply said…

“YES. WE'LL HELP.”

So today, we're giving a HUGE shout-out to the businesses and sponsors who helped us bring this celebration to life! 🥹❤️

🎉🛣️ OUR 2026 ROUTE 66 CENTENNIAL SPONSORS 🛣️🎉

❤️ Virden Historical Society
❤️ COUNTRY Financial — Steve O'Dell
❤️ DnR Custom Apparel
❤️ The Wildflower Patch
❤️ Jamie's The Diamond Mind
❤️ SC Drones
❤️ Virden Hardware
❤️ SunDog Mobile RV
❤️ SB Insurance & Company
❤️ Allgood Designs
❤️ A Marc Above
❤️ Neato's Elements
❤️ Showtime Lanes & Kaylee's Cafe
❤️ Monarch Landscaping

And to EVERYONE ELSE who donated, volunteered, sponsored, shared a post, brought an idea, bought a vendor space, helped behind the scenes, or simply believed this crazy idea could happen…

THIS WEEKEND IS YOURS TOO. ❤️

This is what happens when a community comes together.

100 years of Route 66.
Two days of celebration.
One heck of a hometown weekend. 🛣️🎃

So come out.

Shop local.
Play with the kids.
Eat something delicious.
Put on a costume.
Find some skeleton bones. 😂
Listen to some music.
Take some pictures.
Make some memories.

And most importantly…

❤️ ENJOY YOUR COMMUNITY.

WELCOME TO ROUTE 66 CENTENNIAL WEEKEND, VIRDEN!

LET'S MAKE THIS ONE FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS. 🛣️📖🎃

10/10/2026

🎃🛣️ TODAY’S THE DAY!!! 🛣️🎃
WELCOME TO ROUTE 66 CENTENNIAL WEEKEND! 👻❤️

THE WAIT IS OVER, VIRDEN!!! 🎉

After months of planning, organizing, creating, changing things, changing them again… 😂

WE ARE FINALLY HERE!

🎃🛣️ MAIN STREET MONSTER MASH + ROUTE 66 CENTENNIAL 🛣️🎃

📅 TODAY + TOMORROW
⏰ 9 AM–3 PM
📍 VIRDEN TOWN SQUARE
🎟️ FREE TO ATTEND!

Before you head out, CHECK OUT THE MAP ATTACHED TO THIS POST! 🗺️👀

It'll give you a little sneak peek at where vendors, activities, games, food and all the Main Street Monster Mash fun can be found!

And… 👀

📖🎃 KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN FOR THE SPECIAL MONSTER MASH BOOKLETS!

We've got a little something extra planned for the weekend with event information, activities, surprises and fun for the whole family! 💀🖍️🛣️

When you see them… GRAB ONE! 😉

So come celebrate:

🛍️ Local Vendors
🍬 Trick-or-Treating
💀 Skeleton Scavenger Hunt
🎪 FREE Games & Inflatables
🎨 Face Painting • Balloons • Crafts
🐾 Pet Costume Contest
👻 All Ages Costume Contest
🎶 Live Music
🧀 Mac & Cheese Championship
🍰 Cake Walk
🏅 Family Olympics
🦆 Duck Dash
🏛️ Historical Museum Grand Opening
❤️ And SO much more!

🛣️ 100 YEARS OF THE MOTHER ROAD.
🎃 TWO DAYS OF MONSTER MASH FUN.
❤️ ONE AMAZING COMMUNITY.

From all of us who have been working behind the scenes to make this weekend happen…

WE HOPE YOU HAVE AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING WEEKEND!

Come make memories.
Come support local.
Come celebrate Virden.
Come celebrate Route 66.

And most importantly…

HAVE SOME FUN! 🎃👻🛣️❤️

WE'LL SEE YOU ON MAIN STREET!

10/09/2026

🌿✨ SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT ✨🌿
MONARCH LANDSCAPING 🌱❤️

Some businesses don't just help make a place beautiful…

They help create spaces where people want to BE. ❤️

Today we're giving a huge thank-you to Monarch Landscaping for supporting our Route 66 Centennial Weekend + Main Street Monster Mash! 🛣️🎃

Monarch brings together professional landscaping, landscape design and a full garden center, helping homeowners and businesses turn outdoor spaces into something they're proud of.

From landscape design and installation to patios, walkways, retaining walls, outdoor living spaces, water features, lighting and more — they have the knowledge and experience to help bring an idea from “I wonder if we could…” to “WOW!” 🌿✨

And for those who love getting their hands dirty themselves, their garden center offers plenty to explore — including plants, trees, shrubs, annuals, perennials, pots, garden décor, mulch, rock, stone and more. 🌱🪴

But today we're not just celebrating what they do…

❤️ WE'RE CELEBRATING THE FACT THAT THEY CHOSE TO SUPPORT US.

Events like this take a whole community of people willing to invest in their hometown.

Businesses that say YES.
People who show up.
People who believe local events matter.

And that's exactly what makes a community special. 🥹❤️

So from all of us working behind the scenes to bring 100 YEARS OF ROUTE 66 + MAIN STREET MONSTER MASH to life…

THANK YOU, MONARCH LANDSCAPING! 🌿🛣️🎃

Thank you for helping us celebrate Virden, Route 66 and the community we all get to call home.

Now everybody go give them some hometown love! ❤️🌱

10/09/2026

🎳🍳 SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT! 🍳🎳
SHOWTIME LANES & KAYLEE’S CAFE ❤️🛣️

Some businesses become more than just a place you visit…

They become part of the community. ❤️

Today we’re giving a HUGE thank-you to Showtime Lanes Family Fun Center & Kaylee’s Cafe for supporting our Route 66 Centennial Weekend + Main Street Monster Mash! 🎃🛣️

Located at 1515 N. Springfield St. on Route 4, Showtime Lanes & Kaylee’s Cafe has been a family-owned and operated Virden destination for more than 20 years.

And they aren't just a bowling alley…

🎳 COME FOR THE BOWLING…
🍳 STAY FOR THE FOOD…
👻 THEN FIND SOMETHING FUN TO DO!

Kaylee’s Cafe is a full-service restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, with breakfast served all day and catering available for parties, weddings and other gatherings.

Then there's 12 lanes of bowling, a pro shop, Pirates Quest Laser Tag, a mini arcade, lounge and more! It's one of those places where you can bring the family, meet up with friends, celebrate a birthday, grab a meal or just spend a few hours having fun.

🍦✨ AND NOW… SOMETHING NEW!
WELCOME, PICKADILLYS! 🎉

We're especially excited to see what this new venture brings to the community and hope everyone will stop in, check it out and show them some hometown love! ❤️

OPEN DAILY - 11 AM - 10 PM

❤️ THANK YOU, SHOWTIME & KAYLEE'S!

Thank you for not only being a local business, but for continuing to be a place where families gather, friends meet, kids play, people eat, memories are made and our community comes together.

And thank you for helping us celebrate something pretty special…

🛣️ 100 YEARS OF ROUTE 66! 🛣️

We are incredibly grateful for businesses like yours that continue to invest in Virden, our community and the events that bring us all together.

THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THE MONSTER MASH! 🎃❤️

10/08/2026

🌿✨ BUSINESS & COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT ✨🌿
NEATO'S ELEMENTS
Sometimes You Have To Be A Little Crazy Enough To Believe It Can Happen. 🧡

Well…

here we are. 😂

What started as a little idea for bringing people together on Main Street has grown into something much bigger than we ever imagined.

Neato's Elements isn't just a shop in Virden.

It's a family-owned business that has made community connection, collaboration, and supporting local people part of what we do. Our current work includes organizing the Route 66 Main Street Mingle, supporting local projects and organizations, and creating opportunities for small businesses, makers, families, and community groups to come together.

And this weekend?

We're watching all those little pieces come together.

🛣️ 100 YEARS OF ROUTE 66.
🎃 MAIN STREET MONSTER MASH.
🏛️ A BRAND-NEW HISTORICAL MUSEUM.
🌿 ROOTS & RENEWAL.
🛍️ LOCAL BUSINESSES.
❤️ ONE COMMUNITY.

That's what this celebration has always been about.

Not just one business.

Not just one event.

Not just one weekend.

It's about what can happen when people start saying YES to each other.

Yes, I'll help.

Yes, I'll donate.

Yes, I'll volunteer.

Yes, I'll set up a booth.

Yes, I'll make something.

Yes, I'll clean something up.

Yes, I'll sponsor something.

Yes, I'll show up.

And suddenly…

WE HAVE A COMMUNITY EVENT. ❤️

Neato's Elements may be the one helping organize the Mingle, but we couldn't do it without the incredible people and businesses who keep stepping forward to make it possible.

And that's why this entire Business & Community Spotlight series exists.

Because there are SO many people behind this weekend who deserve to be seen.

🧡 TO EVERYONE WHO HAS SAID YES…

Thank you.

Thank you for believing in the vision.

Thank you for believing in Virden.

Thank you for believing that our little square can be a place where people want to gather again.

And thank you for helping us create something our kids can remember, our families can enjoy, our businesses can benefit from, and our community can be proud of.

WE AREN'T JUST CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF ROUTE 66.

We're celebrating what comes next. 🛣️❤️

And we're just getting started.

📍 Neato's Elements
216 E. Jackson St., Virden, IL
📞 217-370-3596

Handmade. Family-Owned. Community-Rooted.

10/08/2026

🛣️🎃 48 HOURS TO GO! 🎃🛣️
OKAY… THIS IS NOT A DRILL. 👀😂

48 HOURS, FRIENDS!

At this point we're pretty sure you've either:

Already made your plans. 😎
Are still pretending you haven't seen our 47 posts about this. 😂
Are wondering if Jessy is EVER going to stop talking about it. 🤣

The answer is probably no.

Because ROUTE 66 CENTENNIAL WEEKEND + MAIN STREET MONSTER MASH is almost HERE! 👻🛣️

📅 October 10 & 11
⏰ 9 AM–3 PM
📍 Virden Town Square
🎟️ FREE TO ATTEND!

💀 Skeleton Scavenger Hunt
🍬 Trick-or-Treating
🎪 FREE Games & Inflatables
🎨 Face Painting • Balloons • Crafts
🐾 Pet Costume Contest
👻 All Ages Costume Contest
🎶 Live Music
🧀 Mac & Cheese Championship
🍰 Cake Walk
🏅 Family Olympics
🦆 Duck Dash
🛍️ Vendors & Local Shopping
🏛️ Museum Grand Opening
…and SO much more!

48 HOURS.
That's basically 2 sleeps. 😴😂

So get those costumes ready, charge your phones, grab your people and we'll see you on THE MOTHER ROAD! 🛣️❤️

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON! 🎃👻

10/08/2026

🌿🧡 BUSINESS & COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT 🧡🌿
A MARC ABOVE
When Someone Doesn't Just See What Is… But Sees What It Could Be.

There are people who support a community.

And then there are people who roll up their sleeves and help change it.

That's what makes A Marc Above such a meaningful part of what is happening in Virden right now.

Known for professional auto detailing, paint correction, ceramic coatings, and making vehicles look their absolute best, A Marc Above has taken that same attention to detail and brought it to something much bigger than a vehicle.

OUR SQUARE. OUR COMMUNITY. OUR HOME. ❤️

Through the Roots & Renewal project, Marc has stepped up alongside the Virden Historical Society and others to help make the square look its best—and just in time for one of the biggest weekends Virden has seen in years.

Freshened spaces.
Attention to the details.
A little more pride in the places we pass every day.

Sometimes renewal isn't about tearing everything down and starting over.

Sometimes it's about looking at something you've had for years and saying:

“Let's make it beautiful again.”

And that's exactly the kind of community spirit we want to celebrate.

Because when people invest their time, talent, energy, and resources into the place they call home, everyone gets to benefit.

As the Route 66 Virden Historical Society works toward preserving our past and renewing our shared spaces, projects like Roots & Renewal help bring that vision out of the museum and onto the streets where we all live, work, shop, gather, and make memories.

And walking onto the square this weekend?

You're going to see the difference. 🌿✨

🧡 THANK YOU, MARC.

Thank you for stepping up.

Thank you for seeing the potential.

Thank you for putting in the work.

And thank you for helping make our square look like the kind of place we're proud to welcome people to for 100 YEARS OF ROUTE 66.

This isn't just about making things look good.

It's about taking pride in where we live.

And sometimes…

A little effort can make a whole town shine. ✨

10/07/2026

🎨🧡 BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT 🧡🎨
ALLGOOD DESIGNS
Because Sometimes a Community Celebration Needs a Little ✨MAGIC✨

Every great event starts with an idea.

But turning that idea into something people can see, recognize, remember, and get excited about? That's where a great creative partner comes in.

And for us, that's Allgood Designs. 🎨

If you've been following our Route 66 Main Street Mingle events, you've probably seen their work without even realizing just how much of it is behind the scenes.

From helping create the Main Street Monster Mash 2026 logo to giving our events those much-needed visual facelifts, Allgood Designs has a way of taking an idea and helping turn it into something that actually looks like an event.

Sometimes it's a logo.

Sometimes it's a graphic.

Sometimes it's taking something we've already created and saying:

“Okay… let's make this look REALLY good.” 😂

And when you're trying to bring an entire community together, those details matter.

Because the signs, logos, graphics, flyers, shirts, advertisements, and all those little pieces people see along the way become part of the identity and memories of the event.

🧡 AND THEY ALWAYS COME THROUGH.

When we need a creative rescue, a facelift, a new idea, or just someone to help make our crazy vision make sense…

Allgood Designs has been there.

And this weekend, when you see that Monster Mash logo everywhere around the square, remember that there are local people behind the scenes who helped make it happen.

THANK YOU, ALLGOOD DESIGNS!

Thank you for taking our ideas, our last-minute “can we make this better?” moments, and our sometimes slightly chaotic event brain… 😂

…and turning them into something our community can be proud of.

You helped give this celebration a face.
And we couldn't be more grateful. 🧡

10/07/2026

🎃🚨 3 DAYS TO GO! 🚨🎃
OKAY… WE KNOW. 😂 WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT IT.

We promise we're almost done telling you about it… BUT WE'RE ONLY 3 DAYS AWAY!! 👀🤣

At this point, if you've been scrolling past our posts thinking:

“YES, WE GET IT. WE KNOW.” 😂

WE DO TOO.
We're just REALLY excited. 🫣🎃🛣️

Because this weekend is about to be BIG!

🛣️🎃 ROUTE 66 CENTENNIAL + MAIN STREET MONSTER MASH

📅 October 10 & 11
⏰ 9 AM–3 PM
📍 Virden Town Square
🎟️ FREE TO ATTEND!

💀 Skeleton Scavenger Hunt
🍬 Trick-or-Treating
🎪 FREE Games & Inflatables
🎨 Face Painting, Balloons & Crafts
🐾 Pet Costume Contest
👻 All Ages Costume Contest
🎶 Live Music
🧀 Mac & Cheese Championship
🍰 Cake Walk
🏅 Family Olympics
🦆 Duck Dash
🛍️ Local Vendors
🏛️ Historical Museum Grand Opening
…and A WHOLE LOT MORE!

So yes…

THIS IS YOUR 3-DAY WARNING. 😂

Start rounding up the kids.
Find those costumes.
Call your friends.
Bring your appetite.
And prepare to spend the weekend on THE MOTHER ROAD! 🛣️❤️

WE'LL SEE YOU IN 3 DAYS, VIRDEN! 🎃👻

10/07/2026

It’s Wednesday, which means we are officially in Monster Mash Crunch Mode — and friends… it shows 😅

🎃 Monster Mash is THIS Saturday & Sunday from 9–3, and the prep has taken over the entire shop. Prizes? Everywhere. Games? Half built. Activities? Stacked to the ceiling. Porta potties? Just rolled in. My sanity? Pending.

🛍️ Shop Update:
We’re open until 4 PM today through Friday for Amazon deliveries.
We WILL be closed in shop on Saturday because we’ll be running the event.

If you want to shop this week, come on in — just be prepared to step over a prize bucket or two. Restock arrived, I removed a counter and created a void, and the place looks like a tornado hit a craft fair.

We love you. We appreciate you. And we promise the chaos is temporary.
Support your small businesses and check on your business‑owner friends — we’re all hanging on by a glitter‑covered thread 😂

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