December 2021
Happy Holidays! Holiday cheer, festivities and fun have arrived! Get ready for majestic light shows, new and favorite holiday (and non holiday) performances and concerts, seasonal sales, markets and expos and cap it all off with plans for an unforgettable New Year's Eve! Remember to visit our great restaurants for a safe and yummy meal indoors!
Santa's Trolley
Santa is getting ready to deliver gifts around the world in his Magic Trolley, and he needs YOUR kids help to make sure the Trolley can fly. Kids will receive a checklist to inspect the trolley and can get the checklist signed by Santa. Experiences include private access on Santa’s Trolley for up to five guests. Purchase tickets to this fun self-serve photo op at Westfield Old Orchard (now - Dec. 24). 
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Kohlights: A Holiday Lightacular
Kohl Children’s Museum in Glenview presents the first interactive holiday light walk where kids can control the lights.
Holiday Arts & Crafts Fairs
If you love beautiful hand-made treasures like jewelry, home décor and clothing or works of art like ceramics, paintings, and photography, then you will love the Evanston Art Center’s Winter Arts & Crafts Expo (through 12/20) and the Evanston Made Holiday Market (through 12/19). Shop for everyone on your holiday list! 
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Spend $100, Get $10 Evanston Gift Card 
Get Holiday Gifts with the Downtown Evanston Shopping Passport
Jingle & Mingle Holiday Market
Do all your holiday shopping in one place at the Jingle & Mingle Holiday Market at Wheeling Town Center on Saturday, December 4. Free admission, 30+ vendors, food, drinks, giveaways, prizes, and a few surprises! Consider bringing a new, unwrapped toy, which will be donated to WINGS for children in need.
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Shop Evanston Made Holiday Market
Shop Evanston Made's Holiday Pop-up at 921 Church St., Evanston, filled top to bottom with Art and Gifts from their member artists.
Red Invitation Sale
The holiday sale event of the season is here! For the 42nd year in a row, the businesses in Glencoe, Northfield and Winnetka have come together for a one-of-a-kind sale featuring specials, discounts, festive fun and more! Save the date and kick off your holiday shopping on Sunday, December 5.
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Season's Eatings from Hangar Two
A warm, holiday welcome awaits you at Hangar Two by Tangled Roots Brewing Company.
Light Shows Galore!
If you’re looking for dazzling displays of holiday lights, look no further! Here are four North Shore favorites: Chicago Botanic Garden’s Lightscape (through 1/2/22), Northbrook Court’s Let It Shine (through 1/9/22), Willow Hills Golf Course Winter Magic (through 1/2/22) and Kohlights: A Mesmartastic Holiday Lightacular! at Kohl Children’s Museum (through 12/31).
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Pride came with a cost
Use code WINTER21 & see Illinois Holocaust Museum’s Rise Up exhibit, exploring the origins of the LGBTQ rights movement.
Holiday Performances
The holidays wouldn’t be the holidays without these yuletide performances! Get your tickets soon for It’s a Wonderful Life – A Live Radio Play (through 12/30) at the Oil Lamp Theater, Northlight Theatre’s Mr. Dickens’ Hat (through 1/2/22) and Salt Creek Ballet’s The Nutcracker (12/11 and 12/12) at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts.
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Let It Shine Light Show at Northbrook Court
Let It Shine, the mesmerizing drive-thru light show has returned to Northbrook Court this season and runs through January 9.
Billy Elliot The Musical
Music Theater Works production of Billy Elliot, The Musical features a score by Sir Elton John and tells the story of a boy’s desire to express himself through dance, the power of being true to yourself, the unity of family, and the coming together of a community during the 1884 UK miners’ strike (through 1/2/22 at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie).
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You Can Find it on Central Street!
From shopping and dining, health and beauty, to arts and culture, you can find it on Central Street!
Happy New Year!
Looking for some fun ways to ring in the New Year? Here are a few options! For families, you may want to consider Wheeling’s Happy Noon Year or Downtown Evanston’s Noon Year’s Eve Celebration (both on 12/31). And, for an adult night on the town, Palmhouse presents their NYE Burlesque Extravaganza!
MORE HAPPENINGS!
Northbrook Court, Northbrook
Now - December 31, 2021
Kohl Children's Museum, Glenview
Now - December 20, 2021
Evanston Art Center, Evanston
Now - December 24, 2021
Downtown Wilmette & Plaza Del Lago
Now - January 2, 2022
Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe
Northlight Theatre, Skokie
Now - January 2, 2022
Willow Hills Golf Course, Northbrook
Now - December 24, 2021
Westfield Old Orchard, Skokie
Now - December 19, 2021
921 Church St., Evanston
Now - December 23
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie
Now - May 8, 2022
Illinois Holocaust Museum, Skokie
Now - September 5, 2022
Illinois Holocaust Museum, Skokie
Now - December 5, 2021
Block Museum, Northwestern University, Evanston
December 1, 2021
Palmhouse, Evanston
December 1, 2021
Clarkson Park, Northfield
December 1, 2021
The Glen Club, Glenview
December 3, 2021
Dyer Park, Winnetka
December 3, 2021
SPACE, Evanston
December 3, 2021 - January 23, 2022
Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre, Evanston
December 4, 2021
Chalet, Wilmette
December 4, 2021
Fountain Square, Downtown Evanston
December 4, 2021
Downtown Wilmette & Plaza Del Lago
December 4, 2021
Wheeling Town Center, Wheeling
December 4, 2021
Chevy Chase Country Club, Wheeling
December 4, 11 & 18, 2021
Allgauer's on the Riverfront, Northbrook
December 4-5 & 11-12, 2021
Chalet, Wilmette
December 5, 2021
Graduate Hotel, Evanston
December 5, 2021
Downtown Winnetka & Northfield
December 5, 2021
Welsh-Ryan Arena, Northwestern University, Evanston
December 5, 2021
Community Recreation Center, Wheeling
December 7-8, 2021
SPACE, Evanston
December 9, 2021 - January 22, 2022
Writers Theatre, Glencoe
December 9, 2021
SPACE, Evanston
December 10, 2021
Chalet, Wilmette
December 9-10, 2021
Evanston History Center, Evanston
December 11, 2021
Welsh-Ryan Arena, Northwestern University, Evanston
December 11-12, 2021
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie
December 12, 2021
Welsh-Ryan Arena, Northwestern University, Evanston
December 12, 2021
The Glen Club, Glenview
December 12, 2021
Saranello's, Wheeling
December 14, 2021
Welsh-Ryan Arena, Northwestern University, Evanston
December 15, 2021
Good To Go Jamaican Cuisine, Evanston
December 16, 2021
SPACE, Evanston
December 17, 2021
Welsh-Ryan Arena, Northwestern University, Evanston
December 17, 2021
SPACE, Evanston
December 18, 2021
Watts Center, Glencoe
December 18, 2021
Welsh-Ryan Arena, Northwestern University, Evanston
December 18, 2021
SPACE, Evanston
December 19, 2021
Alice Millar Chapel, Evanston
December 19, 2021
Watts Ice Center, Glencoe
December 20, 2021
Welsh-Ryan Arena, Northwestern University, Evanston
December 21, 2021
Welsh-Ryan Arena, Northwestern University, Evanston
December 27-31, 2021
SPACE, Evanston
December 30, 2021
Welsh-Ryan Arena, Northwestern University, Evanston
December 31, 2021
Fountain Square, Downtown Evanston
December 31, 2021
Palmhouse, Evanston
December 31, 2021
Sketchbook Brewing Co., Skokie
December 31, 2021
Community Recreation Center, Wheeling
Now - December 31, 2021
Frances Willard House, Evanston
Now - December 31, 2021
Kohl Children's Museum, Glenview
Now - December 31, 2021
Frances Willard House, Evanston
Now - December 31, 2021
The Block Museum, Northwestern University, Evanston
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