Get in the holiday spirit at these Chicago events

It’s the most wonderful time of year and there are plenty of events across Chicagoland that are spreading holiday cheer.
We’ve compiled a list and checked it twice and think it has something for everyone whether they’ve been naughty or nice.
- A Christmas Story
- Elf the Musical
- Lightscape
- Christmas Around the World
- Christkindlmarket
- Christkindlmarket
- Christkindlmarket
- Shine Lightshow
- Shine Lightshow
- Santa’s Rock N Lights
- McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
- Skating at the Ribbon
- McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
- Winterland at Gallagher Way
- Amaze Light Festival
- Illumination: Tree Lights
- Immersive Nutcracker
- Magnificent Mile Lights Festival
- A Christmas Carol
- ZooLights
- Festival of Lights and Tree Sales
- Santa’s Village Azoosment Park
- Magical Christmas Drive-Thru Experience
- Happy Holiday Railway
- Holiday in the Park
- 2022 Aurora Festival of Lights
- I Saw Mommy Kissing the Second City
- Peninsula Chicago Sky Rink
- Holiday Magic
- Light Up the Lake
- Holiday Express
- The Nutcracker by the Joffrey Ballet
- State Street Holiday Market
Holiday Lights
Lightscape
(Nov. 11 – Jan. 8)
Chicago Botanic Garden
Christmas Around the World and Holiday of Light
(Nov. 16 – Jan. 8)
Museum of Science and Industry
Shine Lightshow
(Nov. 18 – Jan. 1)
Schaumburg / Northbrook
Santa’s Rock N Lights
(Nov. 18 – Jan. 1)
Grayslake
Amaze Light Festival
(Nov. 18 – Jan. 8)
Odyssey Fun World
Tinley Park

Illumination: Tree Lights
(Nov. 19 – Jan. 7)
Morton Arboretum
Magnificent Mile Lights Festival & Parade
(Nov. 19)
The Magnificent Mile
North Michigan Avenue (625 North Michigan Avenue)
ZooLights
(Nov. 19 – Jan. 1)
Lincoln Park Zoo

Light Up the Lake
(Nov. 25 – Jan. 7)
Navy Pier
2022 Aurora Festival of Lights
(Nov. 25 – Dec. 25)
Philips Park
Aurora
Holiday Magic
(Nov. 25 – Dec. 31)
Brookfield Zoo
Festival of Lights and Tree Sales
(Nov. 25 – Dec. 30)
Cosley Zoo
Wheaton
Magical Christmas Drive-Thru Experience
(Nov. 25 – Dec. 30)
Santa’s Village
East Dundee
Holiday in the Park
(Nov. 25 – Jan. 1)
Six Flags
Gurnee
Shopping
Christkindlmarket
(Nov. 18 – Dec. 24)
Aurora / Chicago / Wrigleyville

State Street Holiday Market
(Nov. 18 – Dec. 18)
35 S. State
Winterland at Gallagher Way
(Nov. 18 – Jan. 8)
3635 N. Clark St.
Skating
McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
(Nov. 18 – Mar. 5)
Millennium Park

Skating at the Ribbon
(Nov. 18 – Mar. 5)
Maggie Daley Park
Peninsula Chicago Sky Rink
(Nov. 25 – February)
4th floor terrace of the Pensinsula Chicago Hotel

Theatre
A Christmas Story
(Nov. 2 – Jan. 1)
Marriott Theatre, Linconshire
Elf the Musical
(Nov. 9 – Jan. 8)
Drury Lane Theatre, Oakbrook Terrace
Immersive Nutcracker
(Nov. 19 – Dec. 31)
Lighthouse ArtSpace Chicago
108 West Germania Place

A Christmas Carol
(Nov. 19-Dec. 31)
The Goodman Theatre
I Saw Mommy Kissing the Second City
(Nov. 25 – Dec. 23)
Paramount Theatre, Aurora
The Nutcracker by the Joffrey Ballet
(Dec. 3 – Dec. 27)
The Lyric Opera House
Trains
Happy Holiday Railway
(Nov. 25 – Dec. 18)
Illinois Railway Museum
Union
Holiday Express
(Dec. 1 – Dec. 18)
Blackberry Farm
Aurora
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