Winter Events in the Chicagoland area
November
16 Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony | Millennium Park
16-17 Festival of Wood & Barrel-Aged Beer | UIC Forum
16 Christkindlmarket | Daley Plaza | Ends Dec 24
17 Magnificent Mile Lights Fest | Magnificent Mile
17-18 Toy and Game Fair | Navy Pier
22 Turkey Trot Chicago | Lincoln Park
23 Caroling at Cloud Gate | Fridays through Dec 15
23 ZooLights | Lincoln Park Zoo | Ends Jan 6
24 Grant Park Turkey Trot | Grant Park
24 The Manhattan Transfer | Center Theatre, Skokie
27 Holiday Market | Lincoln Park Zoo
29 Adults Night Out | Lincoln Park Zoo
29-30 Cookies & Cheer Exchange | Fairmont Chicago
30 The Polar Express Train Ride | Union Station | Ends Jan 1
December
1-2 Holiday Market | Chicago Botanic Garden
1-2 Secret & Illusions Magic Show | Victory Gardens Theater
1-2 Julmarknad Christmas Bazaar | Swedish American Museum
2 Holiday Baroque | Alice Millar Chapel, Evanston
5 Holiday Cheers | Chicago Botanic Garden
6 Warm Bevvy Walk | Downtown Evanston
6 Last Speakeasy Party | Chicago History Museum
6-9 One of a Kind Holiday Show | The Mart
15-16 Holiday Market | Randolph Street Market
30 Eve of the Eve | The Mart
31 Crystal Gardens New Year’s Eve Party | Navy Pier
31 Brew Year’s Eve | Architectural Artifacts
31 First Night Evanston | Evanston