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Sunday, December 6174 events

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
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
Nutcracker Tea
Midwest Dance Conservatory
Arts & Culture
All day
Polar Express Storytime Train Addison
Itasca Metra Station$25+Family
Family & Kids
All day
Vivid Creatures at the Morton Arboretum
The Morton ArboretumFamily
Family & Kids
2:30 a.m.
Breakfast with Santa at Bolingbrook Golf Club 🎅
2001 Rodeo Drive, Bolingbrook, IL
Sports
3 a.m.7 a.m.
Winter Wellness Sculpt, Sip and Shop
Warehouse 109 Plainfield Il 60544$7.18
Also at 9 a.m.
Health & Wellness
3:30 a.m.4:30 a.m.
Christmas Cookie Walk
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Community
4 a.m.9 a.m.
Blood Drive
Shree Jalaram Mandir, Upcoming Events
Health & Wellness
4 a.m.
Christmas Pancakes Breakfast
1502 N. Bridge St.Family
Family & Kids
4 a.m.10 a.m.
Holiday Nature Crafts
Hidden Oaks Nature CenterFree
Classes & Talks
4:30 a.m.8 a.m.
2026 UPS for DownS Holiday Party
Conant High SchoolFamily
Family & Kids
5 a.m.10 a.m.
Downtown Plainfield Holiday Artisan Market
Sanctuary Plainfield
Festivals & Holidays
6 a.m.
2026 Holiday Disc Swap
Werk Force Brewing Co.
Classes & Talks
6 a.m.
Bears vs. Jaguars Sun. Dec. 6th @ Noon
4607 W Higgins Rd
Sports
6 a.m.8 a.m.
Fresh Holiday Centerpiece Class!
11606 179th St
Classes & Talks
7 a.m.9 a.m.
Santa's Coming to Geneva!
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group (Geneva, IL)
Festivals & Holidays
7:30 a.m.9:30 a.m.
Rest • Restore • Rejuvenate: A Holiday Retreat
321 Stevens Street
Health & Wellness
8 a.m.
Frigid 5k
16050 127th St
Sports
8 a.m.
Lemont Frigid 5K
16050 127th St.$45+
Sports
8 a.m.2 p.m.
Krampus' Ugly Sweater Flex
309 Dell Park Avenue
8:15 a.m.
Chamber Concerts: Fandango!
4100 IL-53, Lisle, IL
Music
8:30 a.m.12 p.m.
Breakfast with Santa
Bolingbrook Golf Club 2001 Rodeo Drive Bolingbrook$21Family
Family & Kids
8:30 a.m.
Insane Candy Cane 5K Run/Walk
Peg Bond Center
Sports
9 a.m.
Christmas Craft Show at St. Mary Nativity
St. Mary Nativity School Cafeteria
Festivals & Holidays
9 a.m.10 a.m.
Free weekly meditation classes
Chicago Heartfulness CenterFree
Health & Wellness
9 a.m.3 p.m.
Great Midwest Train Show 2026
2015 Manchester Road, Enter at DuPage County Complex, N County Farm Rd
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.
Santa Shuffle
Roc City Bar and Grill
Festivals & Holidays
9 a.m.4 p.m.
The Polar Express Storytime Train
Third and state GenevaFamily
Family & Kids
9 a.m.6 p.m.
Ugly Sweater Dash 2026
181N Glen Ellyn Rd$0+Family
Also at 9 a.m.
Sports
9 a.m.10 a.m.
Weekly Hatha Yoga Classes
West Chicago
Health & Wellness
9 a.m.
YPAC Jingle Jam • Sunday Funday
EvenFlow Music & Spirits • 302 W State St, Geneva, IL, 60134
Classes & Talks
9:30 a.m.10:30 a.m.
Caring Santa® at Orland Square Mall
Start- Orland Square Mall, End- ChimiFree
Festivals & Holidays
9:30 a.m.11:15 a.m.
Chicagoland Dog Rescue 2026-2027 Fall & Winter Training Schedule
Medinah Park District
Classes & Talks
9:30 a.m.10:45 a.m.
In-Person Worship Experience
200 Prairie StFamily
Community
9:30 a.m.
Startups in the Suburbs- Founder Fridays
Dayhouse Coworking$12.50+
Business & Networking
9:30 a.m.11 a.m.
Weekly Walking Club (Naperville, IL)
Starbucks Downtown Naperville
Health & Wellness
9:45 a.m.10:15 a.m.
Confession
406 Walnut St
10 a.m.1 p.m.
11/28, 12/5, 12/12: Santa's Craft Corner
Cosley Zoo
Festivals & Holidays
10 a.m.6 p.m.
BOO! at the Zoo
Brookfield Zoo Chicago Discovery CenterFreeFamily
Tours & Attractions
10 a.m.11 a.m.
Beer and Yoga
Willow Springs (Imperial Oak Brewing)
Health & Wellness
10 a.m.11 a.m.
Broadway & Me Monthly Class
Joliet Jewish CongregationFree
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Burdi Toy Drive 2026
Burdi Clothing Hinsdale
Festivals & Holidays
10 a.m.2 p.m.
Lemont High School Craft Show
Lemont High School Performing Arts Center$5
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.11 a.m.
Lisle Santa Express
Lisle Metra Station$24+Family
Family & Kids
10 a.m.1 p.m.
Monthly Satsang
West Chicago
10 a.m.1 p.m.
PJWC Holiday Door Decorating
Heritage Woods of Plainfield
10 a.m.11 a.m.
Science of Spirituality - Meditation made Simple
National India Hub (Room 1A)
Health & Wellness
10 a.m.11 a.m.
Storytime Sunday
Carol StreamFamily
Family & Kids
10 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Sunday Gatherings
Crossway Fox Valley
10 a.m.1 p.m.
Sunday Morning Pickelball
Hobson Corner Park
Sports
10 a.m.1 p.m.
Villa Olivia Sunday Brunch
Villa Olivia Country Club 1401 W. Lake St. Bartlett
Food & Drink
10 a.m.4 p.m.
Vintage Market Fest - Free!
Two Brothers’ Roundhouse
Markets & Shopping
10:15 a.m.11:15 a.m.
ChicagoUWH - New Members Clinic
The Water’s Edge Aquatic Center
Sports
10:30 a.m.
Family Open Gym
The Hub At Berens Park, Elmhurst Park DistrictFamily
Family & Kids
10:30 a.m.12 p.m.
Premier League with Graham
Sturdy Shelter Brewing
11 a.m.3 p.m.
Annual Nature Arts & Crafts Show
Schweitzer Environmental Center,
Classes & Talks
11 a.m.3 p.m.
Community Gingerbread House Contest & Display
Baker Community Center, St. Charles Park DistrictFree
11 a.m.12:15 p.m.
In-Person and Online Worship Experience
Discovery ChurchFamily
Community
11 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Merry Makers: Holiday Card Workshop
Little White School Museum
Classes & Talks
11 a.m.4 p.m.
Monthly Open House
Prairie Scale Model Railroad
11 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Pep Step
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
11 a.m.4 p.m.
TNT Photo's With Santa @ Wet Nose
Wet Nose
Festivals & Holidays
11 a.m.1 p.m.
The New Nature Photography: Letting Go of the Old Playbook
PROCAM Photo & Video Gear, Chicago - Aurora$25
Classes & Talks
11 a.m.3 p.m.
Winter Craft Weekend
Four Rivers Environmental Education Center
Classes & Talks
11 a.m.7 p.m.
Wondra: Immerse yourself in the magic of nature
5 Woodfield Mall$16.49+Family
Outdoors
11 a.m.1 p.m.
Downtown Santa House
Pedestrian PedwayFamily
Festivals & Holidays
11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Adult Community Group
0N377 N Mill Creek Dr
11:30 a.m.1 p.m.
Pizza & Holiday Mischief at Enchanted Castle
Enchanted Castle Family Entertainment Center$19.95Family
11:30 a.m.1 p.m.
Pizza & Holiday Mischief at Haunted Trails
Haunted Trails Family Entertainment Center & Picnics$19.95Family
Festivals & Holidays
12 p.m.4 p.m.
2026 Downtown Naperville Holiday Cookie and Sweets Walk
Tapville Social - Naperville$33.85
Festivals & Holidays
12 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Bears vs. Jaguars Watch Party
Bull Moose Bar & Grille
Sports
12 p.m.1:30 p.m.
Build-a-Band
Artists' Collective of Aurora$20
12 p.m.2 p.m.
Fire Department Pancake Breakfast
Fire Station No. 3
Food & Drink
12 p.m.4 p.m.
Friends Christmas Walk Book Sale (All Ages)
Geneva Public Library DistrictFreeFamily
Festivals & Holidays
12 p.m.3 p.m.
Holiday Porch Pot Workshop
RejuveNate - Plants & Wellness LLC$66.63
Classes & Talks
12 p.m.8 p.m.
Ice Rink & Cocoa Cabanas
Le JardinFamily
Family & Kids
12 p.m.8 p.m.
Ice Rink & Cocoa Cabanas
Le Jardin 1s151 Winfield Rd.
Food & Drink
12 p.m.4 p.m.
Luxury Delight Candle Company Winter Wonderland Market
Villa Bella BanquetsFree
Festivals & Holidays
12 p.m.
NFL Football Week 13 | Jaguars vs. Bears
THE PIAZZA - Aurora$6+Family
Sports
12 p.m.2 p.m.
Our Early Holiday Brunch Buffet! ** Limited Seating.
The Saddle Room
Food & Drink
12 p.m.3 p.m.
Spinning Babies Birth Preparation Class - Hoffman Estates
Balanced Care Chiropractic$160.76
Classes & Talks
12 p.m.2 p.m.
Sunday Pickup (Golf Entrance)
Busse Woods Picnic Grove 28
Sports
12 p.m.1:30 p.m.
Rising Siblings- Group A
Rising Lights Project
12:30 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Canva Open Lab
St. Charles Public Library
12:30 p.m.1:30 p.m.
Hindi Vidyalaya Fall 2026
National India Hub (Room 1A)
12:30 p.m.4:30 p.m.
The Maker Table - Monochrome Coloring
St. Charles Public Library
12:30 p.m.6 p.m.
Vanguard
Dean's Dugout
1 p.m.3:30 p.m.
A Christmas Carol
Paramount Theatre - Aurora$34+
Also at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Festivals & Holidays
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Art Meet-Up at Arts in Bartlett
Arts in BartlettFree
Community
1 p.m.4 p.m.
Board & Brush – Afternoon DIY Class! Pick Your Project Workshop
Board and Brush
Classes & Talks
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Christmas Open House & Bake Sale
La Grange Area Historical SocietyFree
Festivals & Holidays
1 p.m.4 p.m.
Elmhurst Petco Adoptions
Elmhurst Petco
1 p.m.5 p.m.
Fair Game – Mah Jong – Open Play
Fair Game
1 p.m.2:30 p.m.
Family Gingerbread House Decorating
Little White School Museum
1 p.m.
Holiday Radio Play: A Christmas Carol
Boulder Point
Festivals & Holidays
1 p.m.2:30 p.m.
Holiday Slices with Santa at Prestige Creative Markets
475 W Army Trail Rd
Festivals & Holidays
1 p.m.3 p.m.
In-person class: Homemade Sourdough Bread & Berry Jam (Chicago)
Chef's place (The full address will be provided in the confirmation email after purchase)$86.14
Food & Drink
1 p.m.4 p.m.
Instrumental Music and Singing
National India Hub (Room 1A)
1 p.m.3:15 p.m.
Million Dollar Quartet
Stolp Island Theatre$87+
Also at 7 p.m.
Music
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Neighborhood Food Pantries - Immanuel Presbyterian Church (Winfield Township)
29W260 Batavia Rd
Community
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Puzzle Share
Glen Ellyn Public LibraryFamily
Family & Kids
1 p.m.
Register to participate in How to Train Your Dragon, J.r
BrightSide Theatre Rehearsal Studio
Classes & Talks
1 p.m.3 p.m.
The Nutcracker
Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts in Schaumburg Schaumburg, IL$38+Family
Also at 1 p.m., 5 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Theater & Dance
1 p.m.3 p.m.
The Nutcracker
Al Larson Cultural Center$38+Family
Also at 5 p.m.
Theater & Dance
1 p.m.
The Nutcracker
Prairie Center For The Arts$76
Also at 5 p.m.
Theater & Dance
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Toys for Tots Toy Drive with Characters
800 W Saint Charles RdFamily
Family & Kids
2:15 p.m.5 p.m.
Founding (Lisle) Chapter Meeting
Lisle Public Library
1:30 p.m.3 p.m.
Gymnastics Open Gym
Boulder Point
Sports
1:30 p.m.2:30 p.m.
Jr Knights 8th Grade: at Hinsdale (Away)
Hinsdale Central High School
1:30 p.m.2:15 p.m.
Storytime with the Grinch
100 S Barnes RdFamily
Also at 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Family & Kids
2 p.m.
Annie - Oakbrook Terrace
Drury Lane Theatre - Oakbrook Terrace$269+
Theater & Dance
2 p.m.
Iowa Wolves at Windy City Bulls
NOW Arena$18
Sports
2 p.m.4:30 p.m.
It's a Wonderful Life
Limestone Stage at Lockport Township Center$16+Family
Theater & Dance
2 p.m.4 p.m.
Philosophy Study and discussion (In-person)
Schaumburg Township District Library Central Library
Classes & Talks
2 p.m.3 p.m.
Sunday Afternoon Concert: Heartland Marimba at Gail Borden Public Library
Gail Borden Public Library District: Main Library
Music
2 p.m.
Under the Mistletoe! Nostalgic Holiday Favorites
Belmont Village of Carol Stream

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