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- November 29, 2020
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Virtual Otter Encounter
Meet the sea otters at Shedd Aquarium—virtually! In our new Virtual Sea Otter Encounter, come face-to-face with the playful, adorable sea otters that call Shedd…
Virtual Event
Virtual Otter Encounter
Meet the sea otters at Shedd Aquarium—virtually! In our new Virtual Sea Otter Encounter, come face-to-face with the playful, adorable sea otters that call Shedd…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Marta Sytniewski Art Exhibition
Come see a mixture of fine art and humorous caricatures at Gurnee Mills and get a custom portrait by artist Marta Sytniewski herself. An entertaining…
Virtual Event
Virtual Penguin Encounter
It’s Time to meet the penguins—virtually! Experience a live virtual visit with the penguins that call Shedd home from your home with our brand-new Virtual Penguin Encounter…
Theatre & Performing Arts
CHRISTMAS BINGO: IT’S A HO-HO-HOLY NIGHT STREAMING COMEDY
Here’s something fun for the holiday season! CHRISTMAS BINGO: IT’S A HO-HO-HOLY NIGHT will take you back to the bingo halls of your Catholic youth!…
Virtual Event
American Blues Theater presents It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago!
American Blues Theater will produce its 19th Annual Production of It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago! from Frank Capra’s film and directed by Artistic…
Virtual Event
COD College Theater: “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, adapted by William J. Norris
This family-friendly show shares the heartwarming classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge who learns that change is always possible and that the greatest joy is caring…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo
Dates: Friday through Sunday, November 27-29 Wednesday through Sunday, December 2-6, 9-13, & 16-20 Saturday through Thursday, December 26-31 Price: Admission is $24.95 for…
Southwest Suburbs
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Virtual Event
Virtual Sea Lion Encounter
It’s Time to meet the sea lions—without leaving home! Experience a live virtual visit with the sea lions that call Shedd home from wherever you…
Virtual Event
ActivityHero’s Free Live Yoga for Kids
Do you LOVE Yoga? We are offering free yoga classes. Kids and families can join our classes from home while school is out. Our special…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo
The most wonderful time of the year deserves the most wonderful occasion of the year, so celebrate the holidays with us at ZooLights Presented By…
Tours & Attractions
Let It Shine | Drive Thru Lightshow
Experience a new family tradition this holiday season at North Shore’s largest new drive thru light show at Northbrook Court! Guests will be immersed into…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Let It Shine | Drive Thru Lightshow
EXPERIENCE A NEW FAMILY TRADITION THIS HOLIDAY SEASON Let It Shine is proud to present North Shore’s largest drive thru world of lights at Northbrook…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Lightscape
Lightscape, the holiday event that sold out in its debut season, returns this November. The enchanting, after-dark, illuminated trail created just for the Garden will…
North Suburbs
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Sports & Recreation
Morton Arboretum Illumination: Tree Lights Driving Experience
This awe-inspiring winter tradition has been reimagined as a two-mile driving experience designed with patrons’ safety in mind. Illumination will dazzle visitors with its unparalleled…
Virtual Event
Lookingglass Theatre Company presents The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Lookingglass Theatre Company presents the holiday stream of Ensemble Member Mary Zimmerman’s The Steadfast Tin Soldier. Experience Chicago’s beloved holiday tradition with your family this…
Millennium Park
Millennium Park at Home: Chicago Holidays
Due to COVID-19 health and safety concerns, DCASE will not present an in-person Tree lighting ceremony for the public, but Chicagoans and visitors are invited…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Art on theMART presents new projections by Joffrey Ballet, the Art Institute of Chicago and Arts of Life
Art on theMART will resume projections on Thursday, November 12 with an all new program. Just in time to celebrate the holidays, The Joffrey Ballet…
Virtual Event
COD College Theater: “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, adapted by William J. Norris
This family-friendly show shares the heartwarming classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge who learns that change is always possible and that the greatest joy is caring…
- November 30, 2020
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Virtual Event
A Sugar Plum of a Tradition: Ruth Page’s “The Nutcracker” Past, Present & Future
The Ruth Page Center for the Arts is proud to share a new, behind the scenes view of the beloved holiday tradition and the longest-running…
Tours & Attractions
Chicago Cultural Center Video Tours
Go inside the “People’s Palace” with cultural historian Tim Samuelson.
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light
As it has since 1942, MSI brings a world of holiday displays and traditions to Chicago with Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light.…
Virtual Event
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra presents the Midwest premiere of “The Bowmakers”
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) presents the Midwest premiere of the new, feature-length documentary The Bowmakers, debuting Thanksgiving Day for 11 days only, November 26 –…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Long Grove Vintage Holidays
Historic downtown Long Grove invites holiday revelers to take a break from online or big box shopping this year and rediscover the magic of the…
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