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Saturday, November 28207 events

All day
2026 Batavia Holiday Indoor Farmers Market
Sturdy Shelter Brewing
Markets & Shopping
All day
Fliptastic Youth Pinball Club
The Pinball CapitalFamily
Family & Kids
All day
Fox River Trolley Polar Express
Fox River Trolley Museum$45Family
Family & Kids
All day
Holiday Candy Making
Timber Ridge Forest Preserve
All day
Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo Chicago
Brookfield Zoo Chicago Discovery Center$14.95+Family
Family & Kids
All day
Marmion Christmas Craft Show
Marmion Academy
Festivals & Holidays
All day
TBA Girls Varsity Basketball @ Lyons
Lyons Township High School North Campus
Sports
All day
The Nutcracker Performed by Salt Creek Ballet at Hinsdale Central
Hinsdale Central Auditorium$48Family
Family & Kids
All day
Tree Lighting & Kris Kringle Market
Old Town Park
Festivals & Holidays
All day
Turkey Trails
23 E Downer Pl, Aurora, IL 60505, USA
Sports
All day
Vivid Creatures at the Morton Arboretum
The Morton ArboretumFamily
Family & Kids
All day
Wise Men Tree Sale 2026
Gordon Park
All day
Woods Walk
Hidden Oaks Nature CenterFree
Outdoors
4 a.m.10 a.m.
Compostin’ Pumpkin Drop Off
Hidden Oaks Nature Center
6 a.m.
7th Heaven
BaseCamp Pub & Eatery
6 a.m.10 a.m.
Horsin' Around Day: Harvest Social
Danada Equestrian Center
Also at 12 p.m.
Sports
7:30 a.m.9:30 a.m.
Saturday Group Run
Busse Woods Forest Preserve
8 a.m.3 p.m.
18th Annual Schaumburg Turkey Trot Half Marathon & 5K
Busse Woods – Ned Brown Meadow - Grove 28-30$0+Family
Sports
8 a.m.9 a.m.
Come As You Are Coffee - Every Saturday!
Storybook Cafe
8 a.m.8 p.m.
Jurassic Quest Chicago, IL 2026 Nov 27-29
Schaumburg Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center$35+Family
Classes & Talks
8 a.m.8 p.m.
Jurassic Quest – Chicago, IL
Schaumburg Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center$29.93+Family
Family & Kids
8 a.m.2 p.m.
Loaves & Fishes Community Services - Food Pantry Market Shopping
1871 High Grove Ln
8 a.m.11 a.m.
Neighborhood Food Pantries - Resurrection Catholic Community, Wayne (Wayne Township)
30W350 Army Trail Rd
Community
8 a.m.1 p.m.
West Suburban Community Food Pantry
West Suburban Community Pantry
8 a.m.1 p.m.
Wheaton French Market
Pavilion near Liberty Drive and Main Street
8:30 a.m.11 a.m.
People's Resource Center Food Pantry Distribution - Wheaton
People's Resource Center
9 a.m.10 a.m.
A Walk in the Park
Berkeley Park
9 a.m.12 p.m.
Batavia Mainstreet Indoor Market
Sturdy Shelter Brewing
9 a.m.
Bowling-JV Boys @ Town and Country Lanes in Joliet TIME 9:00 AM-11:00 AM (Game)
Location: Town and Country Lanes in Joliet
Sports
9 a.m.
Celtic Women
The Event Center at Hollywood Casino Joliet
9 a.m.11 a.m.
Craft & Coffee
Lisle Library District
Classes & Talks
9 a.m.10 a.m.
Creative Corner
Lisle Library DistrictFamily
Family & Kids
9 a.m.
Holiday Craft & Vendor Fair
Kathy Green Multi-Purpose Center (Room 1)$1+
Classes & Talks
9 a.m.
Holiday Family Photo Sessions at Wilder Mansion
Elmhurst Park DistrictFamily
Family & Kids
9 a.m.
Littlest Elves Ceramics Workshop
Pilcher Park Nature Center
Classes & Talks
9 a.m.
Marmion Christmas Craft Show
Marmion High School$5
Festivals & Holidays
9 a.m.11 a.m.
Open Mat in West Chicago
109 Turner Ct$10
Sports
9 a.m.12 p.m.
People's Resource Center Food Pantry Distribution - Westmont
104 Chestnut Ave
9 a.m.12 p.m.
Solar Saturday - Free, safe views of our sun
The Naperville Riverwalk
9 a.m.10 a.m.
St. Andrew food pantry West Chicago
St. Andrew Lutheran Church
9 a.m.
Turkey Trails - Greater Chicago
Hammel Woods - Route 59 Access$0+Family
Also at 9 a.m.
Sports
9 a.m.1 p.m.
Yorkville Foxes vs QUAD
Yorkville Christian High School$2+
Sports
9 a.m.2 p.m.
Yuletide Treasures: An Artisan Holiday Market
DuPage Art League School and GalleryFree
Festivals & Holidays
9 a.m.10 a.m.
Zumba®: Turkey Burn
Glenside Library
Health & Wellness
9:15 a.m.12:15 p.m.
St. Charles Writers Group
St. Charles Public Library
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.
11/28, 12/5, 12/12: Santa’s Craft Corner
Cosley Zoo$20Family
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.1 p.m.
Adoption Event – Schaumburg
PetSmart – Schaumburg(Woodfield)
10 a.m.10:30 a.m.
Bright Starts Family Storytime
Orland Park Public LibraryFamily
Family & Kids
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Downers Grove Walking Club
Orange & Brew Bottle Shop
Sports
10 a.m.11:30 a.m.
English conversation group
Westmont Public Library
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Fair Game – Pokémon TCG League
Fair GameFamily
10 a.m.3 p.m.
Fern – Small Business Saturday Maker’s Market
Fern
Markets & Shopping
10 a.m.7 p.m.
Feztival of Trees
Medinah BanquetsFree
10 a.m.11 a.m.
Highpoint Care Center Free Food Market
1310 N Main St
10 a.m.4 p.m.
Holiday Pop-up Boutiques
Arts in BartlettFree
10 a.m.
Holiday Season Kick-Off Weekend
Downtown Downers GroveFree
10 a.m.1 p.m.
Junk Journaling Meetup
La Grange Public Library
Community
10 a.m.3:30 p.m.
Larkin Royals vs Fenton Bison
Larkin Main Gym$3+
Sports
10 a.m.10:30 a.m.
Music in Motion
White Oak Library District: Romeoville BranchFamily
Family & Kids
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Neighborhood Food Pantries
260 Glen Ellyn Rd
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Neighborhood Food Pantries - Fremont Street Pantry, West Chicago (Winfield Township)
123 Fremont St
Community
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Protectors Rewilding Workday
Theosophical Society in America
10 a.m.1 p.m.
Saturday Morning PB
Hobson Corner Park
Sports
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Saturday Pickup - Golf Entrance
Busse Woods Picnic Grove 28
Sports
10 a.m.11 a.m.
Sensational Saturday
West Chicago Public Library DistrictFamily
Family & Kids
10 a.m.
St. Charles Holiday Homecoming Free Movie: “ELF”
Arcada TheatreFree
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.11 a.m.
Walk With A Doc
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park
10 a.m.6 p.m.
Warrenville Mercantile
Leone Schmidt Heritage Park
10 a.m.10 p.m.
Wondra: Immerse yourself in the magic of nature
5 Woodfield Mall$16.49+Family
Outdoors
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Young Engineers
Maywood Public Library District
10:30 a.m.12 p.m.
Elf - FREE Holiday Movie
The Glen Art TheatreFree
Arts & Culture
10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Light Up The Park - Paint and Sip in Chicago | Classpop!™
Pinot's Palette Woodridge$43.45
Also at 4:30 p.m.
Classes & Talks
10:30 a.m.7:40 p.m.
Santa’s Trolley Express at the Fox River Trolley Museum
Fox River Trolley Museum$38
Festivals & Holidays
11 a.m.3 p.m.
Brunch with Santa at Chicago Street Pour House
Chicago Street Pour HouseFamily
Festivals & Holidays
11 a.m.2 p.m.
Deer in the 'Dale
Immanuel Hall
11 a.m.3:30 p.m.
Friends of the Library Holiday Book Bundles
Glenside LibraryFamily
Family & Kids
11 a.m.12:30 p.m.
HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (ACCORDING TO MAX) Storytime with The Grinch
297 Oakbrook CenterFamily
Family & Kids
11 a.m.1 p.m.
Pep Step
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
11 a.m.12 p.m.
Solidaridad de DuPage ESL Classes
311 S Naperville Rd suite c
Classes & Talks
11 a.m.12 p.m.
Teen Volunteer Hour
Westmont Public LibraryFamily
Community
11 a.m.1 p.m.
Downtown Santa House
Pedestrian PedwayFamily
Festivals & Holidays
11 a.m.12 p.m.
Lunch with Santa and Holiday Food Drive!!
Roselle United Methodist Church
Community
11:30 a.m.
Fenton Girls Varsity Basketball @ Larkin
Larkin High School
Sports
11:30 a.m.1 p.m.
Holiday Homecoming Kick-Off Party – Free Family Fun!!
Arcada TheatreFreeFamily
Arts & Culture
11:30 a.m.1:30 p.m.
Premier League with Graham
Sturdy Shelter Brewing
11:30 a.m.12 p.m.
Storytime
121 S 5th AveFamily
Family & Kids
12 p.m.1 p.m.
Art Classes at India Hub
National India Hub (Room 1A)
Classes & Talks
12 p.m.1 p.m.
Books & Banter
Lisle Library DistrictFamily
Family & Kids
12 p.m.2 p.m.
Chess Club
White Oak Library District (Lockport, IL)Family
Family & Kids
12 p.m.3 p.m.
Dino Movie & Craft
Berkeley Public LibraryFamily
Classes & Talks
12 p.m.2 p.m.
Flower Bulb Exchange
Glenside Library
12 p.m.
Friendsgiving: Storytime Song Fest 2026 at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe
Black Dog Vinyl Cafe$12.51+
Music
12 p.m.8 p.m.
Ice Rink & Cocoa Cabanas
Le JardinFamily
Family & Kids
12 p.m.1 p.m.
Saturday Afternoon Spanish Speakout IN PERSON
Ole Spanish School Wheaton
12 p.m.4 p.m.
Streamwood Sabres Boys Basketball Tournament
Larkin High School$5
Sports
12 p.m.
The Saturday Social with 7th Heaven Live!
5750 Lakeside Dr Lisle IL 60532
Music
12:30 p.m.6 p.m.
Gundam
Dean's Dugout
Also at 12:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m.4 p.m.
Infunktious Duo
513 S 3rd St, Geneva, IL
Music
12:30 p.m.
Rolling Meadows Girls Varsity Basketball @ Hoffman Estates
Hoffman Estates High School
Sports
12:30 p.m.6 p.m.
Vanguard and Gundam
Dean's Dugout
12:45 p.m.3:45 p.m.
Girls's V Basketball VS Aurora Christian (Game)
Sandwich Middle High School
Sports
1 p.m.4 p.m.
Elgin Coffee Club | Foodies + New Friends
Cafe of the Month$10
Community
1 p.m.4 p.m.
FREE Pictures with Santa - St. Charles | Hosted by Local REALTORS®
Homesmart Connect Real Estate OfficeFree
Festivals & Holidays
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Fox Valley Opera Presents Handel's Messiah
St. Mark's Church Geneva
Music
1 p.m.
Holiday Movie Events at the ROXY - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & The Year Without a Santa Claus
Roxy Theater Lockport
Festivals & Holidays
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Pokemon Club!
1429 E State StFamily
Family & Kids
1 p.m.
Sounds of the Seasons featuring Clark Beckham
Wheaton College - Edman Memorial Chapel
Music
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Stay Cozy Under the Mistletoe - Paint and Sip in Chicago | Classpop!™
Pinot's Palette Woodridge$47.73
Also at 7 p.m.
Classes & Talks
1 p.m.
The Nutcracker by Salt Creek Ballet
Hinsdale Central High School
Theater & Dance
1:30 p.m.
Crane Medical Boys Varsity Basketball @ Larkin
Larkin High School Auditorium
Sports
1:30 p.m.
Moline Girls Varsity Basketball @ Minooka
Joliet West High School
Sports
1:30 p.m.4:30 p.m.
St. Charles North vs. York Girls Basketball
St. Charles North High School$2+
Sports
2 p.m.4:30 p.m.
A Christmas Carol
Paramount Theatre - Aurora$34+
Also at 7 p.m.
Festivals & Holidays
2 p.m.3:10 p.m.
A Christmas Carol
College of DuPage, Homeland Education Center, Room 1022Family
Also at 5 p.m.
Festivals & Holidays
2 p.m.
College of DuPage Theater: Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol
Belushi Performance Hall at McAninch Arts Center (The MAC) - Complex$18+
Arts & Culture
2 p.m.
Elmhurst University Women's Basketball vs University of Chicago
Ill., R.A. Faganel Hall
Sports
2 p.m.5 p.m.
Haunted House - Lights On *No Scare* Walkthrough
F45 Training South Barrington Arboretum$7Family
Festivals & Holidays
2 p.m.8 p.m.
Midwest Smoke BBQ
Sturdy Shelter Brewing
Food & Drink
2 p.m.4:15 p.m.
Million Dollar Quartet
Stolp Island Theatre$87+
Also at 7 p.m.
Music
2 p.m.
Mr. Blotto • Your Favorite Jam Band
EvenFlow Music & Spirits • 302 W State St, Geneva, IL, 60134
Also at 8 p.m.
Music
2 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Naperville Korean-English Free Conversation Table
Panera Bread
Classes & Talks
2 p.m.5 p.m.
Saturday Go/Baduk Board Game
Panera Bread
Nightlife
2 p.m.5 p.m.
The Desperate Bastards Band live in the social quarters
1535 S. Batavia Ave, Batavia, IL
Arts & Culture
2 p.m.3 p.m.
The OPPL Mystery: An Escape Room Challenge
Orland Park Public Library
2:30 p.m.
Genoa-Kingston Girls Varsity Basketball @ Somonauk
Somonauk/Leland High School
Sports
2:30 p.m.
Genoa-Kingston Girls Varsity Basketball @ Somonauk/Leland
Somonauk/Leland High School
Sports
2:30 p.m.
Illinois Math & Science Academy Boys Varsity Basketball @ Geneva
Geneva Community High School
Sports
2:30 p.m.
Marmion Boys Varsity Basketball @ Geneva
Geneva Community High School
Sports
2:45 p.m.
York Girls Varsity Basketball @ St. Charles North
St. Charles North High School
Sports
3 p.m.
Annie
Drury Lane Theatre - Oakbrook Terrace
Also at 8 p.m.
Theater & Dance
3 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Hinsdale Chorale: The Wonder of Winter
Emmanuel Episcopal Church$15+
Music
3 p.m.
Little Women - Play
Playhouse Theatre at McAninch Arts Center (The MAC) - Complex
3 p.m.
Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women
Belushi Performance Hall at McAninch Arts Center (The MAC) - Complex$44+
Arts & Culture
3 p.m.
Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women
College of DuPage, Homeland Education Center, Room 1022Family
Also at 7:30 p.m.
Arts & Culture
3 p.m.5 p.m.
Marques Morel @ Sidecar
12 N River St, Batavia, IL
Festivals & Holidays
3 p.m.
Moraine Valley Community College Men's Basketball vs Spoon River College
Moraine Valley Community College
Sports
3 p.m.5 p.m.
Paint and Sip at Pollyanna Social
Pollyanna Social$43.14
Classes & Talks
3 p.m.5 p.m.
The Second City Nut-Cracking Holiday Revue
Copley Theatre$46+
Also at 8 p.m.
Comedy
3:30 p.m.6:30 p.m.
MAB Youth Activities
Masjid Al-Jumu'ahFamily
Family & Kids
3:30 p.m.4:30 p.m.
S.O. Snowshoe
James Park
4 p.m.7 p.m.
Christmas Parade, Tree Lighting & Festival
Orland Park Civic CenterFamily
Festivals & Holidays
4 p.m.8 p.m.
Pop Up at Riverlands Brewing Company
Riverlands Brewing Company
Food & Drink
4 p.m.7 p.m.
Rock ‘N Ravioli: Holiday Homecoming – Electric Parade Watch Party
Arcada Theatre
Festivals & Holidays
4 p.m.6 p.m.
Santa's Holiday Sing-Along
Winnie's Playroom$39.19
Festivals & Holidays
4:30 p.m.6:30 p.m.
A Starry Night Christmas - Paint and Sip in Chicago | Classpop!™
Pinot's Palette Woodridge$43.45
Classes & Talks
4:30 p.m.9 p.m.
Christmas at Cantigny Light Show
Cantigny Park$11+Family
Arts & Culture
4:30 p.m.
Homewood-Flossmoor Boys Varsity Basketball @ Bolingbrook
Bolingbrook High School
Sports
4:30 p.m.10 p.m.
Illumination: Tree Lights at the Morton Arboretum
The Morton ArboretumFamily
Family & Kids
4:30 p.m.9 p.m.
Noel Lounge at the McCormick House
Cantigny Park$11+Family
Family & Kids
4:30 p.m.
The Saturday Social Late night- Ston Don
5750 Lakeside Dr Lisle IL 60532
5 p.m.
A Christmas Carol - Glen Ellyn
Belushi Performance Hall at McAninch Arts Center (The MAC) - Complex$42+
Theater & Dance
5 p.m.
Handmade Holiday Market
Plainfield Area Public LibraryFree
Festivals & Holidays
5 p.m.
North Central College Women's Basketball vs Concordia University (Wis.)
Ill., Gregory Arena
Sports
5 p.m.
Salt Creek Ballet: The Nutcracker
Hinsdale Central Auditorium$484+
Theater & Dance
5 p.m.5:30 p.m.
St. Gianna Veneration Service
406 Walnut St
5 p.m.7 p.m.
The Basics of Bhagavad Gita in 6 sessions
National India Hub (Room 1A)
5 p.m.
Village of Orland Park Christmas Parade, Tree Lighting & Festival
14700 S Ravinia Ave, Orland Park, IL
Festivals & Holidays
5:30 p.m.7 p.m.
See the Tree (Lighting)!
Old Town Park$7.18
Festivals & Holidays
6 p.m.
Bloomfest performs live at Heroes West Lemont
Heroes West Sports Grill - Lemont
Festivals & Holidays
6 p.m.7 p.m.
Demo Lantern Walk
Demo Pumpkin Farm$9.53+
Also at 8 p.m.
6 p.m.7 p.m.
Demo Lantern Walk Encore
Demo Pumpkin Farm$9.53+
Also at 8 p.m.
6 p.m.7 p.m.
Demo Lantern Walk Festival
Demo Pumpkin Farm$9.53+
Also at 8 p.m.
Festivals & Holidays
6 p.m.9 p.m.
Live Music at The Village Squire West Dundee
The Village Squire Restaurants – West Dundee
Music
6 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Monthly Fellowship Dinner
Room 101 - Worship Center
6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
3-Course Steakhouse Dinner
Cooking Skills & Social Cooking Classes$70.73
Classes & Talks
6:30 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Saturday games 6:30 pm
25719 Pastoral Dr
Nightlife
6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Stand up at The Bit Theater Free Show
The Bit TheaterFree
Comedy
7 p.m.
Big Lux Fixixn's One Year Anniversary
Chicago Street Pub
Music
7 p.m.
Celtic Woman: Silver Bells Christmas Tour 2026
Hollywood Casino - IL
Festivals & Holidays
7 p.m.11 p.m.
Chicago Rock Ensamble - Musica Mexicana!
Two Brothers’ Roundhouse
7 p.m.9 p.m.
Chicago Staff Band Sounds of the Seasons, featuring Clark Beckham
Wheaton College - Edman Memorial ChapelFree
Music
7 p.m.
Christie Lenee
First Congregational United Church of Christ – Downers Grove
Community
7 p.m.
Holiday Movie: The Polar Express
Rialto Square Theatre$5
Arts & Culture
7 p.m.11 p.m.
Malik Elassal Stand Up Comedy LIVE @ The Comedy Vault!
The Comedy Vault$31.49
Comedy
7 p.m.
RAF - Real American Freestyle 15
NOW Arena$84+
Sports
7 p.m.
Real American Freestyle 15
NOW Arena
7 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Roxy Theater Lockport$3
Arts & Culture
7 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Small Business Saturday
Tease Dance & Fitness, Pole & Aerial$33.85+
Arts & Culture
7 p.m.9 p.m.
Sounds of the Seasons Concert
Wheaton College
Music
7 p.m.9 p.m.
Tivoli Bowl – Music
Tivoli Bowl

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