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Amir K at The Comedy Bar
2-Item Minimum Per Guest Valid ID Required for Entry First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Get ready Chicago! Amir K, fresh…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Nutcracker
With its inspiring story, exquisite music, and masterful choreography, The Nutcracker captures the spirit of the holiday season. As the city’s only annual traditional Nutcracker, Ballet Chicago’s production…
Music & Comedy
Chicago’s Best Stand Up
Welcome to The Laugh Factory – Chicago, where Chicago’s Best Stand Up will be performing on December 13, 2025, at 7:00 PM. Get ready for…
Theatre & Performing Arts
‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil
The magic of ‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil is back for a limited run this holiday season at The Chicago Theatre, December…
Theatre & Performing Arts
MIKA SCROOGE 2025
UrbanBroadwayTheatre Presents Mika Scrooge A West Side Holiday Remix About the Show Mika Scrooge is a bold reimagining of A Christmas Carol, told through the…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Ballet Chicago: The Nutcracker
Through its inspiring story, beautiful music, and charming choreography, The Nutcracker celebrates the joyous holiday season. Ballet Chicago’s Nutcracker takes us on an unforgettable journey…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The House That Will Not Stand
In early nineteenth-century New Orleans, widowed mother Beartrice struggles to manage her headstrong daughters after the death of her second husband. But as the matriarch…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Much Ado About Nothing
Just in time for the holiday season, Shakespeare’s wittiest rom-com is “as merry as the day is long!” Beatrice is living it up as a…
Tours & Attractions
Chicago Holiday Fireworks Signature Dinner Cruise on Lake Michigan
Embark on an unforgettable evening filled with magic on a Holiday Fireworks Signature Dinner Cruise on Lake Michigan. Savor the joy and enchantment of the…
Tours & Attractions
Chicago Holiday Fireworks Premier Dinner Cruise on Lake Michigan
Savor an elegant evening filled with magic on a Holiday Fireworks Premier Dinner Cruise on Lake Michigan. Savor the joy and enchantment of the holiday…
Tours & Attractions
Chicago Holiday Fireworks Premier Plus Dinner Cruise on the Chicago River
Savor an elegant evening filled with magic on a Holiday Fireworks Premier Plus Dinner Cruise on the Chicago River. Enjoy the joy and enchantment of…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Teatro Zinzanni
Tickets are on sale now at https://zinzanni.com/chicago/tickets/ “Best Night Out” – CS Magazine | “You must see to believe!” – Forbes Teatro ZinZanni, Chicago’s most…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Tours & Attractions
Krampus: The Fright Before Christmas
We have transformed our haunted house into a Christmas wonderland, although it won’t be all glitter and snowflakes. You better watch out. You better not…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Amadeus
Vienna: a cacophony of music and intrigue. The emperor’s composer, Antonio Salieri, holds court until the flamboyant entrance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: prodigy and wild…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol
Manual Cinema’s awe-inspiring, one-of-a-kind rendition of the Dickens classic returns to the Studebaker Theater this holiday season! Avowed holiday skeptic Aunt Trudy has been reluctantly…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical
“CRITICS’ PICK. TRULY AMAZING!” – New York Times “BEST VISITING IMPROV COMEDY!”– TimeOut NY “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!” – The Onion “★★★★★” THEY ARE AN ENTERTAINMENT PHENOMENON AND I…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Clued In
After getting a single suggestion, the cast of six professional comedians asks the audience to choose a detective. Enjoy as they invent a tale of…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
A Soulful Motown Holiday Concert
🎄 A Soulful Motown Holiday Music Concert 💫 CHICAGO! What better way to warm up your holidays than with a groovy toast of soul-soaked holiday…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Long Christmas Dinner
THE LONG CHRISTMAS DINNER – nine decades long in just one 75-minute act – showcases the lives of several generations of the Bayard family. Wilder…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
The Improvised Shakespeare Company® proudly presents its critically-acclaimed, long-running hit show Improvised Shakespeare Chicago, now in its 19th year! Join us for an evening of…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Rapornzel
An adult pantomime by Tom Whalley, author of last season’s THROBBIN WOOD. Many years ago, the King and Queen of a far off kingdom were…
Theatre & Performing Arts
It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago!
George Bailey – the Everyman from small town Bedford Falls whose dreams of escape and adventure were stopped by family obligation and civic duty –…
Music & Comedy
Happy Holly-Daze: A Holiday Drinking Game Performance
Year after year, Corn Productions brings the holiday magic in a tradition spanning over a decade. Happy Holly-Daze is a sketch comedy show about all…
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