December 18, 2021
Saturday

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 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
8:00 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

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...
7:00 pmWGCI Big Jam: Lil Durk, Lil Baby, City Girls & Yung Bleu United Center. Festival tour performance.

The Arts

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 pmAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings African-American artistic expression... 312-922-2110
2:00 pmComedysportz4kidz ComedySportz of Chicago. A comedy show just for kids 9 and under!
2:00 pmFrozen - The Musical Cadillac Palace Theatre. Follow the adventures of Anna and Elsa live as Disney brings their hit movie to the stage.
2:00 pmJoffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker Civic Opera House. Ballet theatrical performance.
2:00 pmBallet Chicago: The Nutcracker Athenaeum Theatre. Ballet theatrical performance.
2:00 pmPretty Woman - The Musical CIBC Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
3:00 pmAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings African-American artistic expression... 312-922-2110
3:00 pmA Christmas Carol Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Arlington Heights. Musical theatrical performance.
3:00 pmSix The Musical Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Musical theatrical performance.
3:00 pmRodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance.
3:00 pmMerry, Merry Chicago! Symphony Center. Classical concert.
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
4:00 pmQ Brothers Christmas Carol The Yard. Rap / hip hop music performance.
5:00 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 pmLate Night Catechism Royal George Theatre. A religious comedy from playwrights Vicki Quade and Maripat Donovan which features a nun played by Donovan... 773-348-4000
6:30 pmThe Annual Holiday of Horror Reggies Rock Club. Live rock / metal music.
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.
7:00 pmHot Mulligan All Rise Brewing Company. Pop / rock performance.
7:00 pmLove Actually - The Unauthorized Musical Parody Apollo Theater Chicago. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmRobert Glasper City Winery. Jazz / blues concert 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 pmBeach Bunny Riviera Theatre. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmBaby Wants Candy Donny's Skybox Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 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
8:00 pmAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings African-American artistic expression... 312-922-2110
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 pmBrett Eldredge Chicago Theatre. Performing country music live.
8:00 pmKiss Me Kate Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmIrving Berlin's Holiday Inn Drury Lane Theater, Oakbrook Terrace. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmThe Juliana Theory & Mae Bottom Lounge Restaurant. Alternative music 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 pmDeck the Hallmark UP Comedy Club. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmOff With Their Heads Beat Kitchen. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmWard Davis Carol's Pub. Performing country music live.
8:30 pmThe Ides of March Christmas The Arcada Theatre, St. Charles. Pop / rock performance.
8:30 pmMuscadine Bloodline Joe's Sports Bar. Performing country music live.
9:00 pmTurkuaz Park West. Alternative music performance.
9:00 pmThe Redmonds Holiday Show Fitzgerald's Nightclub, Berwyn. Pop / rock performance.
9:00 pmZeds Dead Aragon Ballroom. Alternative music performance.
9:30 pmFortune Feimster The Vic Theater. Comedic performance live.
9:30 pmCorey Holcomb Chicago Improv, Schaumburg. Comedic performance live.
9:30 pm7th Heaven Joe's Live, Rosemont. Pop / rock performance.
10:00 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
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

1:00 pmIllinois-Chicago Flames Women's Basketball vs. St. Louis Billikens Credit Union 1 Arena. College basketball (Div I-A and Div I-AA) game.
2:00 pmNorthwestern Wildcats vs. DePaul Blue Demons Welsh Ryan Arena, Evanston. College basketball (Div I-A and Div I-AA) game.

For Children

9:00 am-
12:00 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
11:00 amKid's Storytime at Deerfield's Borders Borders, Deerfield. A weekly storytime event featuring the latest and greatest children's stories. 847-559-1999
11:00 am-
12:00 pm
Storytime at Azizi for Kids! Azizi Books, Matteson. Join us for Storytime Hour featuring selections from our diverse Children's Books category. Children... 708-283-9850
1:00 pmKid's Storytime at Deerfield's Borders Borders, Deerfield. A weekly storytime event featuring the latest and greatest children's stories. 847-559-1999
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

Health & Fitness

1:00 pmCheer Fitness: A Cheerleading/Dance Fusion Aerobics Class Studio L'amour. Burn fat, melt inches, and tone your body while learning exciting cheer and dance choreography. 5-week progressive... 773-875-8478