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5,195 events in the next 30 days, from the Aurora events calendar.

Saturday, December 5227 events

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2026 Kane County Holiday Flea Market
Kane County Fairgrounds
Markets & Shopping
All day
2026 Batavia Saturday Farmers Market
Sturdy Shelter Brewing
Markets & Shopping
All day
Among the Leaves So Green
Timber Ridge Forest Preserve
All day
Aurora Second Christmas Party
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsFree
Festivals & Holidays
All day
Blackberry Farm Holiday Express
Blackberry Farm$11Family
Family & Kids
All day
CASA Christmas Express (at the New Lenox Train Station)
New Lenox Train Station$50Family
Family & Kids
All day
Caroling Campfire and So Much S'more
Hidden Oaks Nature CenterFree
Outdoors
All day
Center Cass Winter Invitational
Lakeview Junior High School
Music
All day
Christmas Express 2026
New Lenox Train Station
Festivals & Holidays
All day
Forest Bathing
Isle a la Cache Museum/PreserveFree
Outdoors
All day
Fox River Trolley Polar Express
Fox River Trolley Museum$45Family
Family & Kids
All day
Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo Chicago
Brookfield Zoo Chicago Discovery Center$14.95+Family
Family & Kids
All day
Hometown Holiday 2026
Downtown LemontFree
All day
Howliday Jingle Paws Vendor Show and Santa Pictures
Romeoville Athletic and Events Center
Festivals & Holidays
All day
Polar Express Storytime Train Addison
Itasca Metra Station$25+Family
Family & Kids
All day
Roselle Polar Express
Roselle Train Station$30Family
Family & Kids
All day
The Grinch Holiday Show 2026
Oswego East High School
Festivals & Holidays
All day
Vivid Creatures at the Morton Arboretum
The Morton ArboretumFamily
Family & Kids
2:30 a.m.4:30 a.m.
Reindeer Run 5K 2026
Wheaton, Illinois
Community
3 a.m.
12/5: Lions Charities Reindeer Run
Downtown WheatonFamily
Arts & Culture
3 a.m.9 a.m.
2026 Jane Addams Band Boosters Holiday Craft Fair
Jane Addams Middle School$5+
Also at 9 a.m.
Arts & Culture
3 a.m.
2026 Pioneer Team Tournament Fall
586 Territorial Dr, Bolingbrook, IL 60440-4814, United States
Sports
3 a.m.5:30 a.m.
Annual Breakfast with Santa
504 Center Pkwy, Yorkville, ILFamily
Arts & Culture
3 a.m.6 a.m.
Breakfast w/ Santa Fundraiser
0N731 Papworth Street, Wheaton, IL
Community
3 a.m.9 a.m.
Handmade - Country Trails Craft Fair & Bake Sale
Country Trails PTO
Festivals & Holidays
3 a.m.4:30 a.m.
Merry Morning Breakfast with Santa
5335 Prairie Stone PkwyFamily
Family & Kids
3 a.m.4:30 a.m.
Merry Morning Breakfast with Santa
709 Janes AveFamily
Family & Kids
4 a.m.
Ice Bowl Scramble
1 Mulligan Dr, Woodridge, IL
Classes & Talks
4 a.m.5 a.m.
Mrs. Claus Little Workshop
2754 Maple Ave
Classes & Talks
4 a.m.5 a.m.
Mrs. Claus' Little Workshop
Dash of Dust StudioFamily
Classes & Talks
4 a.m.8 a.m.
Pictures with Santa
5118 Main St, Downers Grove, IL
Festivals & Holidays
4 a.m.8 a.m.
Pictures with Santa & His Live Reindeer at Melka's!
Jim Melka Landscaping & Garden Center
Festivals & Holidays
4 a.m.5:30 p.m.
Pop Punk Emo Night With All American Throwbacks and Bobby DearMaria
BaseCamp Pub & Eatery$14.64+
Also at 10 a.m.
Music
4 a.m.8 a.m.
Winter Market
37W040 W Highland Ave
Festivals & Holidays
4:30 a.m.7 a.m.
The Use of Peptides for Anti-aging & Pain
Science of Spirituality International Meditation Center
Also at 10:30 a.m.
Health & Wellness
5 a.m.
Christkindl Market at Preservation
513 S 3rd St, Geneva, IL
Music
5 a.m.11 a.m.
GCFA Holiday Party
Lockport American Legion Post #18
Festivals & Holidays
5 a.m.10 a.m.
State Street Mistletoe Market
Lockport Metra StationFree
6 a.m.10 a.m.
Cookies & Cocoa with Santa
The Centre of Elgin, Multi-Use Gym
Also at 12 p.m.
Festivals & Holidays
6 a.m.11 a.m.
Nativity Hike
12957 W Regan Rd, Mokena, IL
Business & Networking
7 a.m.
2026 Chili Cookoff | Tutti Voce Collective | Lockport, IL — Tutti Voce Collective
312 E 11th St #3421
Music
7 a.m.9 a.m.
Baird & Warner - Plainfield Annual Meet & Greet with Santa & Mrs. Claus
Baird & Warner - Plainfield
Also at 1 p.m.
Festivals & Holidays
7 a.m.9 a.m.
Forest Therapy Walk - Plainfield Park District
Mather Woods, Plainfield IL
Health & Wellness
7 a.m.
Holiday Tea with The Legend of St. Nicholas with Terry Lynch
Elgin History Museum
Also at 1 p.m.
Arts & Culture
7 a.m.
The Legend of St Nicholas
Elgin Area Historical Society
8 a.m.1 p.m.
2026 PLU Rhino's Revenge
Carol Stream
8 a.m.10 a.m.
Coffee with the Cops
Glen Ellyn Police Station
8 a.m.9 a.m.
Come As You Are Coffee - Every Saturday!
Storybook Cafe
8 a.m.10 a.m.
Community Pancake Breakfast
Trinity Lutheran Church
Food & Drink
8 a.m.8:30 a.m.
Danny Go! INTERACTIVE!
White Oak Library District (Lockport, IL)
Also at 1 p.m.
8 a.m.5 p.m.
Holiday Adoption & Craft Fair
Elmhurst Animal Care Center
Classes & Talks
8 a.m.
Jingle Mingle
Harper College Health and Recreation Center
8 a.m.5 p.m.
Krampus Nacht and Market of Shadows
Downtown Elgin
Festivals & Holidays
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.10 a.m.
Swap Meet
Carol Stream
Markets & Shopping
8 a.m.5 p.m.
The Polar Express Storytime Train
Third and state GenevaFamily
Family & Kids
8 a.m.1 p.m.
West Suburban Community Food Pantry
West Suburban Community Pantry
8 a.m.
Winter/Spring Program Resident Registration
Elmhurst Park District
Festivals & Holidays
8:30 a.m.2 p.m.
7B Boys Basketball Tournament
Rotolo Middle School
8:30 a.m.10 a.m.
Breakfast with Santa
Yorkville Senior Services AssociatesFamily
Family & Kids
8:30 a.m.
Christmas Craft and Vendor Fair
Trinity Christian School
Classes & Talks
8:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Lights of Lisle
925 Burlington Avenue, 60532
Festivals & Holidays
8:30 a.m.11 a.m.
People's Resource Center Food Pantry Distribution - Wheaton
People's Resource Center
8:30 a.m.
Reindeer Run 5K 2026
DuPage County Historical Museum$35+
Sports
8:30 a.m.
The Biz Connect DEC 5TH AND DEC 6TH 8:30 AM TO 3:30 PM
Compass Arena
Classes & Talks
8:30 a.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church "Cookie Walk"
Trinity Lutheran Church and Preschool
8:45 a.m.
Polar Express
Addison Park DistrictFamily
Family & Kids
8:50 a.m.11:50 a.m.
Northern IL Food Bank SATURDAY Shift
Northern Illinois Food Bank
Community
9 a.m.
2nd Annual Evergreen Christmas Market - Vendors Wanted
The Evergreen Pub & Grill
Festivals & Holidays
9 a.m.12 p.m.
Batavia Mainstreet Indoor Market
Sturdy Shelter Brewing
9 a.m.
Breakfast with Santa Fundraiser
Wheaton VFW Post 2164Family
Family & Kids
9 a.m.11 a.m.
Breakfast with Santa at Dave & Buster's Lombard
Dave & Buster's (Lombard, IL)$31.57+Family
Family & Kids
9 a.m.8:30 p.m.
Crohn's & Colitis Awareness Shootout
Waubonsie Valley HS Main Gym$4+
Sports
9 a.m.
Dance-V Girls @ Oswego High School TIME 9:00 AM-TBA (Game)
Oswego East High School
9 a.m.11 a.m.
Dog Training Workshop
Sycamore Park District Community Center$65+Family
Classes & Talks
9 a.m.10 a.m.
Donuts With Santa At Station One
Oswego Fire Protection District$5+
Also at 10:30 a.m.
Festivals & Holidays
9 a.m.10:30 a.m.
ESL for You! Class
Lisle Library District
Classes & Talks
9 a.m.10:30 a.m.
Equipment Basics: Sublimation Printer and Heat Press
Glen Ellyn Public LibraryFamily
Family & Kids
9 a.m.10 a.m.
Flapjacks & Friends Holiday Breakfast
West Chicago Public Library DistrictFamily
Family & Kids
9 a.m.2:30 p.m.
Gua Sha Specifics for the Upper Body: Practical Application: 5-hour CE
1124 Kane St$153.75
9 a.m.10:30 a.m.
Holiday Brunch with Santa at Prestige Creative Markets
475 W Army Trail RdFamily
Also at 11 a.m.
Festivals & Holidays
9 a.m.11 a.m.
Home Depot Kids Club Workshop
17w734 W 22nd StFamily
Family & Kids
9 a.m.11 a.m.
Home Depot Kids Club Workshop
475 S Schmale RdFamily
Family & Kids
9 a.m.2 p.m.
Lake Park 44th Annual Craft Fair
Lake Park High School - West Campus$0+
Classes & Talks
9 a.m.3 p.m.
Lemont High School Craft Show
Lemont High School Performing Arts Center$5
Classes & Talks
9 a.m.
Lions Charities Reindeer Run 5K
Downtown Wheaton
Sports
9 a.m.1 p.m.
Neuqua Valley Varsity Scuffle
Neuqua Valley High School$3+
Sports
9 a.m.11 a.m.
Open Mat in West Chicago
109 Turner Ct$10
Sports
9 a.m.12 p.m.
Oswego Country Market - Holiday Market
Little White School MuseumFamily
Festivals & Holidays
9 a.m.12 p.m.
People's Resource Center Food Pantry Distribution - Westmont
104 Chestnut Ave
9 a.m.
Santa at Wilder Mansion
Elmhurst Park District
Festivals & Holidays
9 a.m.2 p.m.
Saturday Stay and Play (All Ages)
Geneva Public Library DistrictFreeFamily
9 a.m.12 p.m.
Scholarship Qualifying Entrance Exam
Marmion High School
Classes & Talks
9 a.m.10 a.m.
St. Andrew food pantry West Chicago
St. Andrew Lutheran Church
9 a.m.1 p.m.
St.Charles East Fighting Saints vs West Aurora Blackhawks
St. Charles East High School$2+
Sports
9 a.m.1 p.m.
West Aurora Blackhawks vs TBD
West Aurora High School$3+
Sports
9 a.m.12 p.m.
Whoville Holiday Bash
Downers Grove Park District
Festivals & Holidays
9 a.m.11 a.m.
Women's Light of the World Brunch
1800 Bowes Rd
Food & Drink
9 a.m.3 p.m.
Wrestling-V Boys @ Fenton High School (Game)
Fenton High School
9 a.m.1 p.m.
Yorkville Foxes vs Super Dual
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.
Holiday Brunch with Santa at Prestige Creative Markets
Prestige Creative Markets + Nursery
Festivals & Holidays
9 a.m.12 p.m.
CPR and First Aid/Anaphylaxis Certification American Heart Association
YWCA Patterson and McDaniel Family Center
Health & Wellness
9:15 a.m.12:15 p.m.
St. Charles Writers Group
St. Charles Public Library
Arts & Culture
9:30 a.m.
Bad Santa Pub Crawl
Fox Valley Winery
Food & Drink
9:30 a.m.10:45 a.m.
Introduction to Infant Massage
Le Village Cowork, Old Route 66$15.38+
Classes & Talks
9:30 a.m.10 a.m.
Music in Motion
White Oak Library District: Crest Hill BranchFamily
Family & Kids
9:30 a.m.11 a.m.
OPEN TOPIC Discussion: "You BRING the Questions" 12/5 (not 12/12)
Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea
Community
9:30 a.m.10 a.m.
Saturday Together Time
Glen Ellyn Public LibraryFamily
Family & Kids
9:30 a.m.
Startups in the Suburbs- Founder Fridays
Dayhouse Coworking$12.50+
Business & Networking
10 a.m.1 p.m.
11/28, 12/5, 12/12: Santa's Craft Corner
Cosley Zoo
Festivals & Holidays
10 a.m.
Annual Christmas Bazaar & Craft Fair
2500 Arbeiter Rd
Festivals & Holidays
10 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Breakfast with the Grinch
Streamwood Park District's Park Place Family Recreation CenterFamily
Festivals & Holidays
10 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Breakfast with the Grinch
Park Place Family Recreation Center$15
10 a.m.1 p.m.
Caroling Campfire and So Much S’more
Hidden Oaks Nature Center
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Chilly Chili 5K/2K
401 North Roselle Road, Schaumburg, IL$25+
Sports
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Downers Grove Walking Club
Orange & Brew Bottle Shop
Sports
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Fair Game – Pokémon TCG League
Fair GameFamily
10 a.m.4 p.m.
Friends Christmas Walk Book Sale (All Ages)
Geneva Public Library DistrictFreeFamily
Festivals & Holidays
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Hands-On Sourdough Class
29W697 Cambridge Ct
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.2 p.m.
Happy Dog Barkery – Photos with Santa (CILRA)
Happy Dog Barkery – Downers Grove, IL
Festivals & Holidays
10 a.m.11 a.m.
Highpoint Care Center Free Food Market
1310 N Main St
10 a.m.2 p.m.
JV Swim Invite
Aquatics Center$3+Family
Family & Kids
10 a.m.11 a.m.
Kindness Kits for the Homeless
Naperville Bank & Trust Community Room
10 a.m.11 a.m.
Let’s create blankets for donation!
Evolet Eve
10 a.m.11 a.m.
Lisle Santa Express
Lisle Metra Station$24+Family
Family & Kids
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Madison PTA Pajama Jam
Madison Elementary SchoolFamily
Family & Kids
10 a.m.1 p.m.
Make a Cutting Board
Rockler Woodworking and Hardware - Schaumburg$128.74
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Mistletoe and Merriment at the Mill
3800 York RdFreeFamily
Festivals & Holidays
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.10:30 a.m.
Stay & Play
White Oak Library District: Crest Hill BranchFamily
Family & Kids
10 a.m.5 p.m.
TNT Photo's With Santa @ Wet Nose
Wet Nose
Festivals & Holidays
10 a.m.6 p.m.
The 4th Annual Kris Kringle Market in Brookfield
Imperial Oak Brewing
10 a.m.10:45 a.m.
TubaChristmas Naperville
U.S. Bank NapervilleFree
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.
You and Me: Wreath Making Workshop Greene Wood
3155 71st St
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Young Engineers
Maywood Public Library District
10:15 a.m.
Barrington Girls Varsity Basketball @ Hoffman Estates
Hoffman Estates High School
Sports
10:15 a.m.
St. Charles Winter Wonderland Express
LaFox Metra Station$59Family
Family & Kids
10:15 a.m.
Villa Park Holiday Train Ride
Villa Park Metra Station$30Family
Family & Kids
10:20 a.m.
Lisle Holiday Parade, “Santa Parade”
Lisle-Woodridge Fire Department
Festivals & Holidays
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Aprendiendo a Meditar
Science of Spirituality International Meditation CenterFree
Community
10:30 a.m.3:45 p.m.
Create Your Own Gem Trees
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art
Arts & Culture
10:30 a.m.11 a.m.
Flashlight Candy Cane Hunt
Harrison & Pierce Avenues, Wheaton, IL
10:30 a.m.
Reavis Girls Varsity Basketball @ Riverside-Brookfield
Riverside-Brookfield High School
Sports
10:30 a.m.
Romeoville Girls Varsity Basketball @ Stagg
Stagg High School
Sports
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
10:30 a.m.12 p.m.
The Santa Clause - FREE Holiday Movie
The Glen Art Theatre
Festivals & Holidays
10:30 a.m.4 p.m.
West Aurora Blackhawks vs Hinsdale Central Red Devils
West Aurora High School$3+
Sports
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Beyond the Nutcracker Tea 2026
Ballet Five Eight NFPFamily
Also at 1:30 p.m.
Theater & Dance
11 a.m.
35 Years of Advocacy, Empowerment, & Community Impact
The Renaissance Center
11 a.m.3 p.m.
Annual Nature Arts & Crafts Show
Schweitzer Environmental Center,
Classes & Talks
11 a.m.12 p.m.
Beginner Meditation - Downers Grove
Downers Grove Public Library
Health & Wellness
11 a.m.1 p.m.
Botanical Wreath Lab - Family Workshop with Esotarium Florals
532 Pennsylvania Ave$51.25+
Classes & Talks
11 a.m.3:30 p.m.
Holiday Gala & Fundraiser
3000 Warrenville Rd, Lisle, IL
Community
11 a.m.
Holiday Wreath Workshop - Aurora
The Growing Place Aurora
Classes & Talks
11 a.m.1 p.m.
Nutcrackers & Mimosas: A Christmas Painting Brunch
1 S Stolp Ave$23.18
Festivals & Holidays
11 a.m.1 p.m.
Pep Step
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
11 a.m.5 p.m.
Reiki Level I & II Attunement/Certification
Celestial Oasis Energy Spa
Community
11 a.m.
Shift: Do What Moves You
Bellwood Public Library
Classes & Talks
11 a.m.12 p.m.
Solidaridad de DuPage ESL Classes
311 S Naperville Rd suite c
Classes & Talks
11 a.m.2 p.m.
Toy Drive Social
Courtyard by Marriott Chicago Schaumburg/Woodfield Mall
Community
11 a.m.3 p.m.
Winter Craft Weekend
Four Rivers Environmental Education Center
Classes & Talks
11 a.m.
Winter WondORLAND
14750 S Ravinia Ave
Community
11 a.m.1 p.m.
Downtown Santa House
Pedestrian PedwayFamily
Festivals & Holidays
11:30 a.m.1:30 p.m.
Annual Christmas Luncheon
Cut 158
Festivals & Holidays
11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Jr Knights 8th Grade: at St. Charles (Away)
Thompson Middle School (Main Gym)
11:30 a.m.1 p.m.
Premier League with Graham
Sturdy Shelter Brewing
11:30 a.m.1:30 p.m.
Sculpting: Kinetic Mobile
Oswego Chamber of CommerceFamily
11:30 a.m.12 p.m.
Storytime
121 S 5th AveFamily
Family & Kids
11:50 a.m.12:50 p.m.
Skating with Santa
Rocket Ice Arena$15+
Festivals & Holidays
12 p.m.2 p.m.
Adoption Event @ Farm & Fleet
Blain's Farm & Fleet - Elgin
12 p.m.1 p.m.
Art Classes at India Hub
National India Hub (Room 1A)
Classes & Talks
12 p.m.4 p.m.
Barry Sweets
Sturdy Shelter Brewing
12 p.m.8 p.m.
Collector's Vault Night Market - DEC 2026
1100 American Ln 2nd floorFree
Markets & Shopping

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