Upcoming Chicago Events

Name: A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage
Start: 2026-12-12T13:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-12-12T15:00:00-06:00
Location: Auditorium Theatre

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December 9, 2026: Dec9
Theatre & Performing Arts
Blue Man Group – A New Holiday Surprise
Blue Man Group invites audiences to experience an all-new holiday production that reimagines the season through its signature blend of music, comedy, art, and immersive…
Loop
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Wednesday, December 9th
1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Dec9
Theatre & Performing Arts
Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas – The Musical – Chicago, IL
Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical is returning to Chicago for a festive, multi-week holiday run from Thursday, December 10 through Sunday,…
Loop
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Wednesday, December 9th
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
December 10, 2026: Dec10
Theatre & Performing Arts
Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas – The Musical – Chicago, IL
Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical is returning to Chicago for a festive, multi-week holiday run from Thursday, December 10 through Sunday,…
Loop
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Thursday, December 10th
1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Dec10
Theatre & Performing Arts
Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker – Chicago, IL
The Joffrey Ballet is bringing its critically acclaimed annual holiday production of The Nutcracker back to the Lyric Opera House from December 4 through December…
Loop
Event details
Thursday, December 10th
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
Dec10
Theatre & Performing Arts
Blue Man Group – A New Holiday Surprise
Blue Man Group invites audiences to experience an all-new holiday production that reimagines the season through its signature blend of music, comedy, art, and immersive…
Loop
Event details
Thursday, December 10th
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Dec10
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Vape! The Grease Parody
Vape! lovingly pokes fun at all of the wonderful moments, sexual innuendos, outrageous characters, rivalries and secret romances from the original musical. The hair products may…
Event details
Thursday, December 10th
7:30 p.m. – 8:55 p.m.
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Apollo Theater
2550 N. Lincoln Ave.
Dec10
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Postcard from Vienna: Muti & Bronfman
Nothing beats the December chill like a musical trip to old Vienna. Dance numbers evoke the city’s glittering Christmas markets, imperial architecture and steaming mugs…
Loop
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Thursday, December 10th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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220 S. Michigan Ave.
Dec10
Theatre & Performing Arts
Tituba
Performed in the hallowed halls of the University of Chicago’s historic Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, Court Theatre’s 2026/27 season opens with the American premiere of Tituba—a…
Event details
Thursday, December 10th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
5850 S Woodlawn Ave
Dec10
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Sketch Playlist
Nominated “Best Comedy Show” by the Chicago Reader (2025), Sketch Playlist is a weekly sketch show that will feature all-new sketches every single week… the…
Lincoln Park
Event details
Thursday, December 10th
9:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
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iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
December 11, 2026: Dec11
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Postcard from Vienna: Muti & Bronfman
Nothing beats the December chill like a musical trip to old Vienna. Dance numbers evoke the city’s glittering Christmas markets, imperial architecture and steaming mugs…
Loop
Event details
Friday, December 11th
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
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220 S. Michigan Ave.
Dec11
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Pandemonium, Please Hold
The Second City’s 114th Mainstage Revue Pandemonium, Please Hold is a loud, fast, and gloriously unhinged night of comedic mayhem. The Second City’s six-person cast…
Old Town
Event details
Friday, December 11th
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Dec11
Theatre & Performing Arts
Kathy Griffin – New Face, New Tour
Kathy Griffin is scheduled to perform in Chicago on Friday, December 11, 2026, as part of her “New Face, New Tour”.
Uptown
Event details
Friday, December 11th
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
The Riveria Theater
4746 N Racine Ave
Dec11
Theatre & Performing Arts
Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker – Chicago, IL
The Joffrey Ballet is bringing its critically acclaimed annual holiday production of The Nutcracker back to the Lyric Opera House from December 4 through December…
Loop
Event details
Friday, December 11th
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
Dec11
Theatre & Performing Arts
Blue Man Group – A New Holiday Surprise
Blue Man Group invites audiences to experience an all-new holiday production that reimagines the season through its signature blend of music, comedy, art, and immersive…
Loop
Event details
Friday, December 11th
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
See all events in series
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Dec11
Theatre & Performing Arts
Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas – The Musical – Chicago, IL
Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical is returning to Chicago for a festive, multi-week holiday run from Thursday, December 10 through Sunday,…
Loop
Event details
Friday, December 11th
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
See all events in series
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Dec11
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Vape! The Grease Parody
Vape! lovingly pokes fun at all of the wonderful moments, sexual innuendos, outrageous characters, rivalries and secret romances from the original musical. The hair products may…
Event details
Friday, December 11th
7:30 p.m. – 8:55 p.m.
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Apollo Theater
2550 N. Lincoln Ave.
Dec11
Theatre & Performing Arts
Premonitions Inc. at Kermess
We saw you coming. Fourteen floors above Randolph Street, aerialists fly through a century-old Belgian Spiegeltent while acrobatics, burlesque, cabaret, and comedy unfold around your…
Event details
Friday, December 11th
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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Kermess
32 W Randolph St, Floor 14
Dec11
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Elf in Concert
Buddy was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa’s elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he…
Loop
Event details
Friday, December 11th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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220 S. Michigan Ave.
Dec11
Theatre & Performing Arts
Tituba
Performed in the hallowed halls of the University of Chicago’s historic Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, Court Theatre’s 2026/27 season opens with the American premiere of Tituba—a…
Event details
Friday, December 11th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
5850 S Woodlawn Ave
Dec11
Theatre & Performing Arts
Jackalope Theatre Company Presents “Engines and Instruments of Flight: A Fantasia in Three Acts”
Jackalope Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Engines and Instruments of Flight: A Fantasia in Three Acts by Calamity West, written by Calamity West…
Event details
Friday, December 11th
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
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Jackalope Theatre in the Broadway Armory
5917 N. Broadway
Dec11
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Pandemonium, Please Hold
The Second City’s 114th Mainstage Revue Pandemonium, Please Hold is a loud, fast, and gloriously unhinged night of comedic mayhem. The Second City’s six-person cast…
Old Town
Event details
Friday, December 11th
9:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
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The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Dec11
Theatre & Performing Arts
Rising Stars Burlesque Revue
The Rising Stars Burlesque Revue runs regularly in Chicago, with recurring late-night Friday performances scheduled through December 11, 2026. This classic theatrical revue highlights the…
Event details
Friday, December 11th
10:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
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Stars and Garters Theater
3914 N Clark St
December 12, 2026: Dec12
Theatre & Performing Arts
Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas – The Musical – Chicago, IL
Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical is returning to Chicago for a festive, multi-week holiday run from Thursday, December 10 through Sunday,…
Loop
Event details
Saturday, December 12th
11:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Dec12
Theatre & Performing Arts
A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage
A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage will perform at The Auditorium in Chicago, Illinois, on Saturday, December 12, 2026. This festive theatrical production faithfully…
Loop
Event details
Saturday, December 12th
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Auditorium
50 East Ida B. Wells Drive