| 1:00 pm | Harry Potter and The Cursed Child James M. Nederlander Theatre. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 1:00 pm | Salt Creek Ballet: The Nutcracker McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn. Ballet theatrical performance. |
| 1:00 pm | Schaumburg Dance Ensemble: The Nutcracker Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts. Ballet theatrical performance. |
| 1:30 pm | Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Elf In Concert Symphony Center. Classical concert. |
| 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 | 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 | A Christmas Carol Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Arlington Heights. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 2:00 pm | Yippee Ki Yay - A Diehard Parody Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 2:00 pm | The Hip Hop Nutcracker CIBC Theatre. Ballet theatrical performance. |
| 3:00 pm | The Little Mermaid Drury Lane Theater, Oakbrook Terrace. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 3:00 pm | Frozen - The Musical Paramount Theatre, Aurora. 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 | Irving Berlin's White Christmas Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 5:00 pm | Late Night Catechism Greenhouse Theatre Center. A religious comedy from playwrights Vicki Quade and Maripat Donovan which features a nun played... 773-404-7336 |
| 5:00 pm | Drunk Shakespeare Lion Theatre. Live 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 | Sister Hazel House of Blues Chicago. Sister Hazel performing live. |
| 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 | Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker Lyric Opera House of Chicago. Ballet 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 | The City Wide Symphony's Holiday Concert Copernicus Center. Classical concert. |
| 7:00 pm | Crown Magnetar Reggies Rock Club. Pop / rock performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Dear Evan Hansen Genesee Theatre, Waukegan. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 7:00 pm | The Color Morale & A Skylit Drive The WC Social Club, West Chicago. Live rock / metal music. |
| 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 | Shakira United Center. Performing live in concert. |
| 7:30 pm | CeCe Peniston City Winery. R&B / soul music performance. |
| 7:30 pm | Chicago Soul Spectacular S.P.A.C.E., Evanston. R&B / soul music performance. |
| 7:30 pm | & Juliet Cadillac Palace Theatre. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 7:30 pm | Dean Z - The Ultimate Elvis Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet. Live concert performance. |
| 7:30 pm | Rene Vaca The Vic Theater. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:30 pm | Northlight Theatre: Little Women North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 7:30 pm | Countess Luann de Lesseps Park West. Event with tickets available. |
| 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 | Gregory Porter Chicago Theatre. Jazz / blues concert performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Neal Francis Thalia Hall. Alternative music performance. |
| 8:00 pm | The Choir of Man Apollo Theater Chicago. Performance series. |
| 8:00 pm | DJ Sandhu CG's Comedy Club, Bolingbrook. Comedic performance live. |
| 8:00 pm | Evan Giia Lincoln Hall. Techno / electronic concert performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Los Lobos Cahn Auditorium, Evanston. Latin music in concert. |
| 8:00 pm | Urban Heat Bottom Lounge Restaurant. Pop / rock performance. |
| 8:00 pm | MxPx Metro. Alternative music performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Tommy Cash Subterranean. Rap / hip hop music performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Luminare The Arcada Theatre, St. Charles. Live concert performance. |
| 8:30 pm | The Ron Burgundy's Joe's Live, Rosemont. Live concert performance. |
| 8:30 pm | Them Coulee Boys Fitzgerald's Nightclub, Berwyn. Pop / rock performance. |
| 9:00 pm | REZN Empty Bottle. Alternative 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 | Champagne Drip Sound Bar. Techno / electronic concert performance. |
| 10:00 pm | Ship Wrek Concord Music Hall. Techno / electronic concert performance. |
| 10:00 pm | Amelie Lens Radius. World music performance. |
| 10:00 pm | Anna Lunoe Smart Bar. Techno / electronic concert performance. |
