| 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 | Chicago Blackhawks vs. New York Islanders United Center. National Hockey League professional hockey match. |
| 6:30 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 |
| 10:00 am | Joliet Shoe Convention The Forge, Joliet. Visitors can come and enjoy the fair / festival. |
| 3:00 pm | Jane Lynch's A Swingin' Little Christmas Steppenwolf Theatre. Holiday concert live. |
| 12:00 pm | Beatles Brunch: Phil Angotti City Winery. Pop / rock performance. |
| 1:00 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 |
| 1:00 pm | Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker Lyric Opera House of Chicago. Ballet theatrical performance. |
| 1:00 pm | Harry Potter and The Cursed Child James M. Nederlander Theatre. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 1:00 pm | Frozen - The Musical Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 1:00 pm | & Juliet Cadillac Palace Theatre. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 1:00 pm | Irving Berlin's White Christmas Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 1:00 pm | Yippee Ki Yay - A Diehard Parody Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 1:00 pm | The Hip Hop Nutcracker CIBC Theatre. Ballet theatrical performance. |
| 1:00 pm | Schaumburg Dance Ensemble: The Nutcracker Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts. Ballet theatrical performance. |
| 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 | Late Night Catechism Greenhouse Theatre Center. A religious comedy from playwrights Vicki Quade and Maripat Donovan which features a nun played... 773-404-7336 |
| 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 | Ballet Chicago: The Nutcracker Athenaeum Theatre. Ballet theatrical performance. |
| 2:00 pm | The Choir of Man Apollo Theater Chicago. Performance series. |
| 2:00 pm | Holiday Heist Comedy Vault, Batavia. Comedic performance live. |
| 2:30 pm | Northlight Theatre: Little Women North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 3:00 pm | The Uncle Louie Variety Show Des Plaines Theatre. Comedic performance live. |
| 3:00 pm | Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Elf In Concert Symphony Center. Classical concert. |
| 3:00 pm | Mariachi Herencia De Mexico Thalia Hall. Latin music in concert. |
| 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 |
| 5:00 pm | Drunk Shakespeare Lion Theatre. Live theatrical performance. |
| 5:00 pm | Salt Creek Ballet: The Nutcracker McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn. Ballet theatrical performance. |
| 6:30 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 |
| 7:00 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 | Steve Byrne Chicago Improv, Schaumburg. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Jam Sandwich Second City. 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 | David Nail The Vixen, McHenry. Pop / rock performance. |
| 7:30 pm | Les Miserables Cadillac Palace Theatre. Live On Stage. |
| 7:30 pm | Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet. Pop / rock performance. |
| 9:00 pm | Marble Teeth Empty Bottle. Alternative music performance. |
| 2:00 pm | Chicago Blackhawks vs. New York Islanders United Center. National Hockey League professional hockey match. |
| 2:00 pm | DePaul Blue Demons Women's Basketball vs. UNLV Rebels Wintrust Arena. College basketball (Div I-A and Div I-AA) game. |
| 2:00 pm | Northwestern Wildcats Women's Basketball vs. Bradley Braves Welsh Ryan Arena, Evanston. College basketball (Div I-A and Div I-AA) game. |
| 3:00 pm | Windy City Bulls vs. Indiana Mad Ants NOW Arena, Hoffman Estates. Basketball game. |
| 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 | Willow Chicago Weekend Service Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Willow Creek Community Church - Chicago holds their weekly Sunday service. |
| 7:30 pm | Queer Eye: Fab Five Live Chicago 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 |
| 6:00 pm | Red Velvet Burlesque Show Chicago Y Bar. Event with tickets available. |
| 6:00 pm | Red Lace Burlesque Show and Variety Show Red Lace Burlesque. Adult themed event. |
