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The Beatrix Potter Holiday Party
Dec21
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Beatrix Potter Holiday Party

Four adorable Beatrix Potter favorites come to life in this mesmerizing, interactive trunk and puppet show, complete with original music. Storytellers weave Potter’s classic narration…

Saturday December 21, 2024
9:30 a.m.10:30 a.m.
Chicago Children’s Theatre
100 S Racine Ave
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Dec21
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Mo Willems’ Pigeon Sparks Holiday Havoc! CHICAGO – Building on two years of outstanding reviews, sold-out performances, and extraordinary attendance at weekday school matinees, The Young…

Saturday December 21, 2024
10:00 a.m.11:00 a.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Photos w/ Santa Claus @ Wonder City Chicago
Dec21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Photos w/ Santa Claus @ Wonder City Chicago

Santa is coming to town! Reserve your limited spot for photos with Santa Claus @NEWCITY Chicago. Packages staring at $20. URLs: Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2762365-0?pid=6351 Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2762365-2?pid=6351…

Saturday December 21, 2024
10:00 a.m.10:00 p.m.
NEWCITY PLAZA
1457 N Halsted St
Mrs. Claus! A Holiday Musical
Dec21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mrs. Claus! A Holiday Musical

Chicago Kids Company’s Holiday Classic returns for the 25th Year!  Our biggest and most colorful show will put you in the Holiday Spirit in no…

Saturday December 21, 2024
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Apollo Theater
2550 N. Lincoln Ave.
Mrs. Claus! A Holiday Musical
Dec21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mrs. Claus! A Holiday Musical

Chicago Kids Company’s Holiday Classic returns for the 25th Year!  Our biggest and most colorful show will put you in the Holiday Spirit in no…

Saturday December 21, 2024
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.

Woodland Critter Christmas
Dec21
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Woodland Critter Christmas

The woodland critters have a yearly celebration where they gather to celebrate the winter solstice as friends. This has worked for the majority of the…

Saturday December 21, 2024
11:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Cornservatory
4210 N Lincoln Ave
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Dec21
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes

Envisioned as the first in a series of interventions that engage monuments in and outside of the United States, New Monuments | Chicago by Brendan Fernandes seeks…

Saturday December 21, 2024
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Teatro Zinzanni
Dec21
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro Zinzanni

Tickets are on sale Now at https://zinzanni.com/chicago/ for Love, Chaos, & Dinner ! Teatro Zinzanni returns to the vibrant Chicago Loop inside the velvet walls…

Saturday December 21, 2024
12:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Dec21
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Mo Willems’ Pigeon Sparks Holiday Havoc! CHICAGO – Building on two years of outstanding reviews, sold-out performances, and extraordinary attendance at weekday school matinees, The Young…

Saturday December 21, 2024
1:00 p.m.2:00 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Dec21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

IT’S TIME TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC Broadway’s Spellbinding Sensation Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is coming to Chicago on its first-ever North American Tour. Join the…

Saturday December 21, 2024
1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
The Beloved Holiday Classic, “Ruth Page’s The Nutcracker,” Returns
Dec21
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Beloved Holiday Classic, “Ruth Page’s The Nutcracker,” Returns

CHICAGO – The Ruth Page Center for the Arts is proud to present its annual live production of “Ruth Page’s The Nutcracker” featuring original choreography…

Saturday December 21, 2024
1:00 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Various locations
The Nutcracker
Dec21
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Nutcracker

Experience magic this holiday season with two-time Tony Award®-winner Christopher Wheeldon’s ‘The Nutcracker’. On a magical Christmas Eve, mere months before the opening of Chicago’s…

Saturday December 21, 2024
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH EXPERIENCE® A John Denver Christmas
Dec21
Theatre & Performing Arts

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH EXPERIENCE® A John Denver Christmas

Rocky Mountain High Experience® A John Denver Christmas starring Rick Schuler, America’s Top John Denver Tribute, is an intimate experience that will take you back to…

Saturday December 21, 2024
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse
175 E. Chestnut Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60611
Music of the Baroque: Holiday Brass & Choral Concerts
Dec21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Music of the Baroque: Holiday Brass & Choral Concerts

Inspiring music in some of Chicago’s most beautiful spaces. The Music of the Baroque Chorus and Brass Ensemble traverse through time from the medieval age…

Saturday December 21, 2024
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Saints Faith, Hope, & Charity Catholic Church
191 Linden Street
Ballet Chicago’s 30th Anniversary: The Nutcracker
Dec21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Ballet Chicago’s 30th Anniversary: The Nutcracker

Ballet Chicago presents The Nutcracker as part of our 30th anniversary! Tickets are now on sale to both engagements of Ballet Chicago’s The Nutcracker at…

Saturday December 21, 2024
2:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
2936 N. Southport Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Dec21
Theatre & Performing Arts

LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company

CHICAGO – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce the cast, creative and production teams for Love Song, written by John Kolvenbach and directed…

Saturday December 21, 2024
2:30 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
The House Without a Christmas Tree
Dec21
Theatre & Performing Arts

The House Without a Christmas Tree

The World Premiere Musical, THE HOUSE WITHOUT A CHRISTMAS TREE is based on the classic Christmas novel by Gail Rock and the beloved 1972 television…

Saturday December 21, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol
Dec21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol

An avowed holiday skeptic, Aunt Trudy has been recruited to channel her late husband Joe’s famous Christmas cheer. From the isolation of her Chicago home,…

Saturday December 21, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Fine Arts Building | Studebaker Theater
410 South Michigan Avenue
The Beloved Holiday Classic, “Ruth Page’s The Nutcracker,” Returns
Dec21
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Beloved Holiday Classic, “Ruth Page’s The Nutcracker,” Returns

CHICAGO – The Ruth Page Center for the Arts is proud to present its annual live production of “Ruth Page’s The Nutcracker” featuring original choreography…

Saturday December 21, 2024
5:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Various locations
A Chanukah Carol
Dec21
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

A Chanukah Carol

A sketch comedy show exploring Chanukah Past, Present, & Future! A Chanukah Carol is a celebration of Jewish joy open to everyone! (Except kids). Join…

Saturday December 21, 2024
6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
The iO Theater, 1501 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60642, USA,
The iO Theater, 1501 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60642, USA,
Teatro Zinzanni
Dec21
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro Zinzanni

Tickets are on sale Now at https://zinzanni.com/chicago/ for Love, Chaos, & Dinner ! Teatro Zinzanni returns to the vibrant Chicago Loop inside the velvet walls…

Saturday December 21, 2024
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
The Infinite Wrench
Dec21
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Infinite Wrench

Don’t miss the longest running late-night show in Chicago! At The Infinite Wrench you’ll see 30 original plays in 60 minutes written and performed by…

Saturday December 21, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Who’s Holiday!
Dec21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Who’s Holiday!

A Comedy with a twist of rhyme Remember little Cindy-Lou Who who was not more than two. What became of that tot, after that Grinch…

Saturday December 21, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
BLANK! The Musical
Dec21
Theatre & Performing Arts

BLANK! The Musical

Gather your friends, grab your phone, and share your ideas. At BLANK! The Musical, you create an entire Broadway-style production. This incredible show is completely improvised.…

Saturday December 21, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.

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