December 31, 2021
Friday · New Year's Eve

Headliners

2:00 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
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...
7:30 pmLos Lobos City Winery. New Year's Eve with Los Lobos.

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...
7:30 pmLos Lobos City Winery. New Year's Eve with Los Lobos.

The Arts

1:00 pmRodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance.
2:00 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
2:00 pmSix The Musical Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Musical theatrical performance.
2:00 pmLove Actually - The Unauthorized Musical Parody Apollo Theater Chicago. Musical theatrical performance.
3:00 pmJeff Dunham Allstate Arena, Rosemont. Performing live on stage.
4:00 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
5:00 pmImpractical Jokers Live United Center. Comedic performance live.
6:30 pmFrozen - The Musical Cadillac Palace Theatre. Follow the adventures of Anna and Elsa live as Disney brings their hit movie to the stage.
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 pmThe Second City:109th Revue Second City. Comedic performance live.
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 pmString Cheese Incident Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Pop / rock performance.
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 pmKiss Me Kate Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmDeRay Davis Arie Crown Theatre. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmThe Second City: Out Of The House Party e.t.c. Theater. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmMr. Blotto Reggies Rock Club. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmDeck the Hallmark UP Comedy Club. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmPoi Dog Pondering S.P.A.C.E., Evanston. Alternative music performance.
8:30 pmIrving Berlin's Holiday Inn Drury Lane Theater, Oakbrook Terrace. Musical theatrical performance.
9:00 pmKaytranada Aragon Ballroom. Techno / electronic concert performance.
9:00 pmGoose Riviera Theatre. Pop / rock performance.
9:30 pmWindy City Soul Club Logan Square Auditorium. R&B / soul music performance.
10:00 pmMotion City Soundtrack House of Blues Chicago. Performing live with Jukebox The Ghost and Now, Now.
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...
10:00 pmLocal H Beat Kitchen. Alternative music performance.
10:00 pmChris Lake Radius. Techno / electronic concert performance.
10:00 pmTrey Songz Chicago Theatre. R&B / soul music performance.
10:00 pmBoy Harsher Empty Bottle. Techno / electronic concert performance.

Sports

1:00 pmIllinois-Chicago Flames Women's Basketball vs. Wright State Raiders Credit Union 1 Arena. College basketball (Div I-A and Div I-AA) game.
1:00 pmDePaul Blue Demons Women's Basketball vs. UConn Huskies Wintrust Arena. College basketball (Div I-A and Div I-AA) game.
1:00 pmSt. Francis Fighting Saints vs. Michigan-Dearborn Wolves Pat Sullivan Center, Joliet. College basketball (Div I-A and Div I-AA) game.

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