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Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Exhibitions extended by popular demand: Difference Machines: Technology and Identity in Contemporary Art, Tadao Ando: Spontaneous Sketches, and Daniel Goldstein: The Marks We Leave Behind
The trio of Fall/Winter exhibitions currently mounted at Wrightwood 659 – Difference Machines: Technology and Identity in Contemporary Art, Tadao Ando: Spontaneous Sketches, and Daniel…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Blue Man Group Chicago’s New Year’s Eve Performances
Blue Man Group Chicago invites guests to ring in the New Year with four festive New Year’s Eve performances Sunday, December 31 at 1 p.m.,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
New Philharmonic: New Year’s Eve Concert
New Philharmonic and Maestro Muspratt, with guest baritone Ollarsaba, reflect back on 2023 and look ahead to 2024 with a celebratory program of waltzes, polkas,…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Eataly’s New Year’s Eve Taste-Around
Get ready to say ciao to 2024 and ring in the new year, Italian-style at Eataly’s New Year’s Eve Taste-Around! On Sunday, December 31, kick-start your…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Brookfield Zoo’s Holiday Magic
Light up the festive season with family and friends at Brookfield Zoo’s 42nd annual Holiday Magic®. Chicagoland’s longest-running lights festival returns from 3 to 9 p.m.…
Southwest Suburbs
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Eataly’s New Year’s Eve Taste-Around
Get ready to say ciao to 2024 and ring in the new year, Italian-style at Eataly’s New Year’s Eve Taste-Around! On Sunday, December 31, kick-start your…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Blue Man Group Chicago’s New Year’s Eve Performances
Blue Man Group Chicago invites guests to ring in the New Year with four festive New Year’s Eve performances Sunday, December 31 at 1 p.m.,…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
New Year’s Eve Gala Dinner at The Chicago Firehouse Restaurant
The Chicago Firehouse Restaurant, 1401 South Michigan Avenue in the South Loop, invites guests to celebrate New Year’s Eve on a high note with their…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
ZooLights
This year’s ZooLights Presented by ComEd and Invesco QQQ will include new and exciting displays, photo ops, and interactive programming all bundled up in the…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Lightscape at Chicago Botanic Garden
Embrace the beauty of winter and discover the brightest spot for holiday cheer during Lightscape at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Starting November 10 and running…
North Suburbs
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NYE Dinner at Torali
Join The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago and indulge in a New Year’s Eve Six Course Dinner at Torali and feast on an exclusive pre-fixe menu curated by…
Tours & Attractions
LIGHT OF CHRISTMAS DRIVE-THRU
Get mesmerized by Light Of Christmas Drive-Thru, the brand-new, must-see drive-thru holiday light show of 2023! From November 20, 2023, to January 3, 2024, the…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Ring in the New Year with Komo and Esco in West Loop!
Kōmo Chicago, the hot Japanese dining destination on West Loop’s Restaurant Row, 738 W Randolph St. is ringing in the New Year in style and…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
New Year’s Eve: A Taste of Peru
Ring in 2024 Peruvian-style at Tanta with two exclusive New Year’s Eve culinary experiences! The 6-course prix-fixe menu, available from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Irish & Chicago New Year’s Eve
It’s a special “double” New Year’s Eve celebration at the Irish American Heritage Center! Two ways to ring in 2024! For those who enjoy a…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Tours & Attractions
New Year’s Eve Celebration at Terrace 16
Trump International Hotel & Tower® Chicago welcomes the New Year with exclusive offerings from Terrace 16. With glistening views of the city skyline, Terrace 16…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Magician Jamie Allan at the Rhapsody Theater
The Rhapsody Theater, 1328 W. Morse Ave, unveils Jamie Allan’s new and exciting marvel, created exclusively for The Rhapsody Theater, “Amaze”, from November 24, 2023-January…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Blue Man Group Chicago’s New Year’s Eve Performances
Blue Man Group Chicago invites guests to ring in the New Year with four festive New Year’s Eve performances Sunday, December 31 at 1 p.m.,…
Music & Comedy
New Year’s Eve at iO Theater: Derry Queen, DJ SKOLi, Improvised Shakespeare & more!
Laugh your way into 2024 at iO Theater! Join us on NYE for an evening of the best comedy Chicago has to offer; ranging from…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy
New Year’s Eve at The Redhead Piano Bar
Ring in the New Year at The Redhead Piano Bar! Request all of your favorite hits from 2023 as we toast to 2024 at Chicago’s…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Christmas With Elvis
“Christmas With Elvis” by Terry Spencer Hesser, directed by Dexter Bullard comes to the Chopin Theatre located at 1543 West Division Street, Nov. 24-Jan. 7. Previews…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Second City presents: What the Elf?
Rooted in the groundbreaking improvisational games of Viola Spolin, The Second City opened its doors on a snowy Chicago night in December of 1959, and…
Theatre & Performing Arts
In The Back/On The Floor
IN THE BACK/ON THE FLOOR examines the issues that minimum wage workers face through the lives of several employees at a big-box retail store. Though…
Music & Comedy
Let’s Face The Music and Dance: New Year’s Eve with Charlene Brooks
The New Year’s Eve event you’ve been waiting for. The dynamic Charlene Brooks, premiere Chicago cabaret artist, shares her personal favorites for an evening of…
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