December 17, 2021
Friday

Headliners

3:00 pm-
9:00 pm
Holiday Magic Brookfield Zoo. Bright Lights. Magical Nights. Holiday Magic. Now in it's 40th year, get ready to visit Chicagoland's largest and longest-running...
6:45 pmWWE: SmackDown Allstate Arena, Rosemont. Performing live a professional wrestling match.
7:30 pmChicago Blackhawks vs Nashville Predators United Center. NHL Hockey Game. 312-455-4500
7:30 pmA Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800

Festivals

3:00 pm-
9:00 pm
Holiday Magic Brookfield Zoo. Bright Lights. Magical Nights. Holiday Magic. Now in it's 40th year, get ready to visit Chicagoland's largest and longest-running...

The Arts

2:00 pmJoffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker Civic Opera House. Ballet theatrical performance.
7:00 pmBlue Man Group Briar Street Theatre. Performances feature three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory... 773-348-4000
7:00 pmA Christmas Carol Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Arlington Heights. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmHot Mulligan Bottom Lounge Restaurant. Pop / rock performance.
7:00 pmThe Second City:109th Revue Second City. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmLove Actually - The Unauthorized Musical Parody Apollo Theater Chicago. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmBallet Chicago: The Nutcracker Athenaeum Theatre. Ballet theatrical performance.
7:00 pmRobert Glasper City Winery. Jazz / blues concert performance.
7:00 pmQ Brothers Christmas Carol The Yard. Rap / hip hop music performance.
7:30 pmA Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800
7:30 pmAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings African-American artistic expression... 312-922-2110
7:30 pmDean Z: The Ultimate Elvis Rosemont Theatre. Live concert performance.
7:30 pmThe Play That Goes Wrong Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmPretty Woman - The Musical CIBC Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmMerry, Merry Chicago! Symphony Center. Classical concert.
8:00 pmBlue Man Group Briar Street Theatre. Performances feature three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory... 773-348-4000
8:00 pmBye Bye Liver: The Chicago Drinking Play The Public House Theater. Outrageous interactive comedy revolving around the joys and pitfalls of boozing in the windy city. Yep, it's just...
8:00 pmBible Bingo Royal George Theatre. The audience shares stories about religion in society while playing seven games of Bingo and winning prizes...
8:00 pmThree Dog Night Genesee Theatre, Waukegan. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmBrett Eldredge Chicago Theatre. Performing country music live.
8:00 pmKiss Me Kate Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmGwen La Roka CG's Comedy Club, Bolingbrook. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmHoundmouth Thalia Hall. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmThe Second City: Out Of The House Party e.t.c. Theater. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmTributes to The Cure and The Smiths Beat Kitchen. Live concert performance.
8:00 pmDeck the Hallmark UP Comedy Club. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmHillbilly Rockstarz Joe's Live, Rosemont. Pop / rock performance.
8:30 pmOff Broadway Fitzgerald's Nightclub, Berwyn. Alternative music performance.
8:30 pmIrving Berlin's Holiday Inn Drury Lane Theater, Oakbrook Terrace. Musical theatrical performance.
9:00 pmRodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance.
9:00 pmSlow Pulp Lincoln Hall. Pop / rock performance.
9:00 pmZeds Dead Aragon Ballroom. Alternative music performance.
9:00 pmSimple Remedy Carol's Pub. Performing country music live.
9:30 pmCorey Holcomb Chicago Improv, Schaumburg. Comedic performance live.
10:00 pmBye Bye Liver: The Chicago Drinking Play The Public House Theater. Outrageous interactive comedy revolving around the joys and pitfalls of boozing in the windy city. Yep, it's just...

Sports

6:45 pmWWE: SmackDown Allstate Arena, Rosemont. Performing live a professional wrestling match.
7:00 pmNorthwestern Wildcats Women's Basketball vs. Temple Owls Welsh Ryan Arena, Evanston. College basketball (Div I-A and Div I-AA) game.
7:00 pmWindy City Bulls vs. Grand Rapids Gold NOW Arena, Hoffman Estates. Basketball game.
7:30 pmChicago Blackhawks vs Nashville Predators United Center. NHL Hockey Game. 312-455-4500

For Children

8:00 am-
6:00 pm
Open Play Days My Corner Playroom. Corner Playroom is a Parent/Caregiver supervised indoor play place for kids ages 6 months to 5 years... 773-388-2121
10:00 amStudio Drop In The DuPage Children's Museum, Naperville. Each session will explore alternating math, science, and art-related projects... 630-637-8000
1:00 pmStudio Drop In The DuPage Children's Museum, Naperville. Each session will explore alternating math, science, and art-related projects... 630-637-8000

Community

6:00 am-
7:30 am
Silent Sitting Inner Metamorphosis University - IMU. The thoughts and feelings that might arise during the silent sitting are simply to... 773-262-1468
10:00 am-
4:00 pm
The Pritzker Military Museum & Library Announces "Drawn To Combat: Bill Mauldin & the Art of War" Pritzker Military Museum Library. The exhibition will highlight the active role that Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Bill Mauldin took...
Judy Istock Butterfly Haven Notebaert Nature Museum. The Judy Istock Butterfly Haven features a kaleidoscope of butterflies with 75 species from around... 773-755-5100
River Works Notebaert Nature Museum. Splash through this waterplay experience and learn about Chicago's waterways and how they support... 773-755-5100
Mysteries of the Marsh Notebaert Nature Museum. Explore the variety of local wetlands and the creatures that live there and find out why these increasingly... 773-755-5100
Wilderness Walk Notebaert Nature Museum. Three meticulously re-created environments in Wilderness Walk immerse visitors in a prairie, savanna... 773-755-5100
Hands-on Habitat Notebaert Nature Museum. Hands-on Habitat invites budding naturalists (ages 3 - 7) to explore the secret world of animal homes... 773-755-5100
The Extreme Green House Notebaert Nature Museum. The Extreme Green House explains how our homes are linked to nature and offers recycling tips... 773-755-5100
Istock Family Look-in Animal Lab Notebaert Nature Museum. A detailed look at our native wetlands and their residents. 773-755-5100