| 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 |
| 3:00 pm- 9:00 pm | Holiday Magic Brookfield Zoo. Holiday Magic returns with a new light display celebrating over 40 years of tradition. Featuring 3.5 million lights, it transforms... |
| 10:00 pm | New Year's Eve Fireworks Navy Pier Chicago. The entire family is invited to enjoy New Year's Eve fireworks early at Navy Pier. This year's award-winning 10-minute... |
| 10:00 am- 7:00 pm | Lightscape at the Chicago Botanic Garden Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe. An annual holiday event featuring a 1.3-mile illuminated trail with light, sound, and color... 847-835-8370 |
| 3:00 pm- 9:00 pm | Holiday Magic Brookfield Zoo. Holiday Magic returns with a new light display celebrating over 40 years of tradition. Featuring 3.5 million lights, it transforms... |
| 10:00 pm | New Year's Eve Fireworks Navy Pier Chicago. The entire family is invited to enjoy New Year's Eve fireworks early at Navy Pier. This year's award-winning 10-minute... |
| 1:00 pm | Frozen - The Musical Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical 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 | Hairspray North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 2:00 pm | It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play Athenaeum Theatre. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 7:00 pm | American English - Beatles Tribute Raue Center For The Arts, Crystal Lake. Live concert performance. |
| 7:30 pm | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Auditorium Theatre. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings African-American artistic expression and the American modern... 312-922-2110 |
| 8:00 pm | The Second City Mainstage 114th Revue Second City. Comedic performance live. |
| 9:30 pm | Greensky Bluegrass The Salt Shed. Live bluegrass performance. |
| 10:00 am- 4:00 pm | Istock Family Look-In Lab Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Explore the Nature Museum's live collections of reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates... 773-755-5100 |
| 11:00 am | Best of Shedd Tour Shedd Aquarium. Discover the aquarium like never before with a 75 minute guided tour that includes behind-the-scenes access, front-row seats... |
| 10:00 am- 4:00 pm | Judy Istock Butterfly Haven Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Discover over 40 exotic butterfly species and colorful birds in a tropical 2,700 sq. ft. greenhouse... 773-755-5100 |
| 10:00 am- 4:00 pm | RiverWorks Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Splash through this waterplay experience and learn about Chicago's waterways and how they... 773-755-5100 |
| 10:00 am- 4:00 pm | Wilderness Walk Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Three meticulously re-created environments in Wilderness Walk immerse visitors in a prairie... 773-755-5100 |
| 4:00 pm- 5:00 pm | Gilt Bar Happy Hour Gilt Bar Chicago. Enjoy a variety of crave-worthy bites and drinks, starting with sliders like the American cheeseburger & hot fried chicken... |
| 4:00 pm- 6:00 pm | Bub City Happy Hour Bub City. Sip on refreshing favorites like High Noon for $5 or grab a High Noon Bucket for $25. Enjoy a Back Porch Tea or Easy Peasy Lemonade, both... |
| 4:00 pm- 6:00 pm | Aba's Happy Hour Aba. Enjoy shareable mezze like Hot Honey Halloumi or a Spread served with House Bread. House Margarita and Classic Martini for $10 . Reserve... |
