| 2:00 pm | Blue Man Group  Briar Street Theatre. Performances feature three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory... 773-348-4000 | 
| 2:00 pm | Wicked  James M. Nederlander Theatre. A smash Broadway musical of how the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch came to be... 312-902-1400 | 
| 2:00 pm | A 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 pm | Comedysportz4kidz  ComedySportz of Chicago. A comedy show just for kids 9 and under! | 
| 2:00 pm | Les Miserables  Cadillac Palace Theatre. Live On Stage. | 
| 2:00 pm | Bull: A Love Story  Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance. | 
| 2:00 pm | Clyde's  Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Musical theatrical performance. | 
| 4:00 pm | Blue 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 pm | The Best of The Second City  UP Comedy Club. Comedic performance live. | 
| 5:00 pm | Late 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 pm | One Ok Rock  Concord Music Hall. Alternative music performance. | 
| 7:00 pm | Blue 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 pm | Killer Queen  Des Plaines Theatre. Live concert performance. | 
| 7:00 pm | 46th Revue  e.t.c. Theater. Comedic performance live. | 
| 7:00 pm | Adam Ferrara  Chicago Improv, Schaumburg. Comedic performance live. | 
| 7:30 pm | Chicago R&B Music Experience: Monica, Tevin Campbell, Brian McKnight, Tamar Braxton, Raheem DeVaughn & Silk  Wintrust Arena. R&B / soul music performance. | 
| 7:30 pm | Renee Fleming & Rod Gilfry  Civic Opera House. Classical concert. | 
| 7:30 pm | The B-52s & KC and The Sunshine Band  Chicago Theatre. Alternative music performance. | 
| 7:30 pm | Clued In - An Improvised Murder Mystery  Second City. Comedic performance live. | 
| 8:00 pm | A 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 pm | Les Miserables  Cadillac Palace Theatre. Live On Stage. | 
| 8:00 pm | Bye 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 pm | Bible Bingo  Royal George Theatre. The audience shares stories about religion in society while playing seven games of Bingo and winning prizes... | 
| 8:00 pm | Flor - Band  Bottom Lounge Restaurant. Pop / rock performance. | 
| 8:00 pm | The Notebook - A New Musical  The Yard. Musical theatrical performance. | 
| 8:00 pm | Bryan McCree  CG's Comedy Club, Bolingbrook. Comedic performance live. | 
| 8:00 pm | Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Riccardo Muti - Muti, Pollini & Pictures From An Exhibition  Symphony Center. Classical concert. | 
| 8:00 pm | Ghost Light - Band  Park West. Alternative music performance. | 
| 8:00 pm | Harry Styles  United Center. Pop / rock performance. | 
| 8:00 pm | The Mars Volta  Aragon Ballroom. Pop / rock performance. | 
| 8:30 pm | Caroline  Constellation. Performing country music live. | 
| 8:30 pm | Mapache  Golden Dagger. Pop / rock performance. | 
| 8:30 pm | Michael Schenker  The Arcada Theatre, St. Charles. Pop / rock performance. | 
| 9:00 pm | KMFDM  Metro. Alternative music performance. | 
| 9:30 pm | Otoboke Beaver  Empty Bottle. Pop / rock performance. | 
| 9:30 pm | Elli Kokkinou  Joe's Live, Rosemont. World music performance. | 
| 10:00 pm | Blue 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 pm | Bye 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 pm | SNBRN  PRYSM Chicago. Techno / electronic concert performance. | 
| 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 am | Studio Drop In  The DuPage Children's Museum, Naperville. Each session will explore alternating math, science, and art-related projects... 630-637-8000 | 
| 10:30 am | Sesame Street Live! Make Your Magic  Rosemont Theatre. Childrens' / Familiy theater performance. | 
| 11:00 am | Kid'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 pm | Kid'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 pm | Studio Drop In  The DuPage Children's Museum, Naperville. Each session will explore alternating math, science, and art-related projects... 630-637-8000 | 
| 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 | 
| 7:00 pm | Kelly Ripa: Live Wire  Athenaeum Theatre. Lecture event. | 
|  | 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 |