| 2:00 pm | A Christmas Carol Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Arlington Heights. Musical theatrical 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 | The Redmonds Holiday Show Fitzgerald's Nightclub, Berwyn. Pop / rock performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Ballet Chicago: The Nutcracker Athenaeum Theatre. Ballet theatrical performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Steve Byrne Chicago Improv, Schaumburg. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Coached Ensembles Donny's Skybox Theatre. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Drunk Shakespeare Lion Theatre. Live theatrical performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker Lyric Opera House of Chicago. Ballet theatrical performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Harry Potter and The Cursed Child James M. Nederlander Theatre. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Second City Mainstage Revue Second City. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Gianmarco Soresi Zanies. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | The Second City e.t.c.'s 48th Revue e.t.c. Theater. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Liz Miele Comedy Vault, Batavia. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Machine Girl House of Blues Chicago. Techno / electronic concert performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Brother Ali, Ant & Dee-1 Bottom Lounge Restaurant. Rap / hip hop music performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Trap Karaoke The Salt Shed. Live concert performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Blink 312 The Forge, Joliet. Live concert performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Lynskyrd - Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd & The Midnight Rider Band The Vixen, McHenry. Live concert performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Schaumburg Dance Ensemble: The Nutcracker Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts. Ballet theatrical performance. |
| 7:15 pm | Maria Bamford The Den Theatre. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:15 pm | April Macie Zanies Comedy Club, Rosemont. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:30 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 |
| 7:30 pm | The Choir of Man Apollo Theater Chicago. Performance series. |
| 7:30 pm | The Dead South Riviera Theatre. Live bluegrass performance. |
| 7:30 pm | & Juliet Cadillac Palace Theatre. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 7:30 pm | Yippee Ki Yay - A Diehard Parody Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 7:30 pm | The Hip Hop Nutcracker CIBC Theatre. Ballet theatrical performance. |
| 7:30 pm | Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Elf In Concert Symphony Center. Classical concert. |
| 7:30 pm | Northlight Theatre: Little Women North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 7:30 pm | The Wickhams: Christmas At Pemberley McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 8:00 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 |
| 8:00 pm | Andrew Bird Fourth Presbyterian Church. Performing Live. |
| 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 | Elgin Symphony Orchestra Raue Center For The Arts, Crystal Lake. Classical concert. |
| 8:00 pm | Neal Francis Thalia Hall. Alternative music performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Frozen - The Musical Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Irving Berlin's White Christmas Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 8:00 pm | DJ Sandhu CG's Comedy Club, Bolingbrook. Comedic performance live. |
| 8:00 pm | The Oak Ridge Boys Christmas Show The Arcada Theatre, St. Charles. Performing country music live. |
| 8:00 pm | MxPx Metro. Alternative music performance. |
| 8:00 pm | The Pietasters Reggies Chicago. Alternative music performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Akthesavior Schubas Harmony Grill. Classical concert. |
| 8:00 pm | Si Dios Quiere Subterranean. Pop / rock performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Jennifer Hudson Chicago Theatre. R&B / soul music performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Josh Ritter Cahn Auditorium, Evanston. Pop / rock performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Leo Kottke S.P.A.C.E., Evanston. Pop / rock performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Night Moves - Tribute To Bob Seger The Hobart Art Theater. Live concert performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Gio Pika Petergof Nightclub, Northbrook. Techno / electronic concert performance. |
| 8:30 pm | Modern Day Romeos Joe's Live, Rosemont. Pop / rock performance. |
| 9:00 pm | Dan Deacon Chop Shop. Alternative music performance. |
| 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 | Shiba San & CID Concord Music Hall. Techno / electronic concert performance. |
| 10:00 pm | Gordo Radius. Techno / electronic concert performance. |
| 10:00 pm | Danny Avila Sound Bar. Pop / rock performance. |
| 10:00 pm | REZN Empty Bottle. Alternative music performance. |
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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 |
8:00 pm-
12:00 am | Cocktails and Clay Hyde Park Art Center. Imagine happy hour... with clay! Join us at the Hyde Park Art Center for a night of mud-mashing, dance partying... 773-324-5520 |
| 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 |
