Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Free Neighborhood Tour
Various Locations - various times Pick
Various Locations - various times Pick
Peter Pan at Chicago Kids Company
Stahl Family Theatre - 10:30 AM
Stahl Family Theatre - 10:30 AM
The Three Little Pigs at Beverly Arts Center
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Free Neighborhood Tour
Various Locations - various times Pick
Various Locations - various times Pick
Peter Pan at Chicago Kids Company
Stahl Family Theatre - 10:30 AM
Stahl Family Theatre - 10:30 AM
The Three Little Pigs at Beverly Arts Center
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Free Neighborhood Tour
Various Locations - various times Pick
Various Locations - various times Pick
Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Free Neighborhood Tour
Various Locations - various times Pick
Various Locations - various times Pick
Farmhouse Tours: Curing a Cold in the 1890s
Klein Creek Farm - 10:00 AM
Klein Creek Farm - 10:00 AM
I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Groundhog Day Celebrating the Life of Harold Ramis
Harry Caray's Navy Pier - 3:00 PM
Harry Caray's Navy Pier - 3:00 PM
Vivid Creatures at the Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
Sensory-Friendly Time at Build-A-Bear Workshop
Build a Bear Workshops Chicago area locations - 10:00 AM
Build a Bear Workshops Chicago area locations - 10:00 AM
Brookfield Zoo Free Days
Brookfield Zoo - various times
Brookfield Zoo - various times
Vivid Creatures at the Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
Chicago Restaurant Week
Chicago Restaurant Week - various times
Chicago Restaurant Week - various times
Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile
Studebaker Theater - various times
Studebaker Theater - various times
Peter Pan at Chicago Kids Company
Stahl Family Theatre - 10:30 AM
Stahl Family Theatre - 10:30 AM
The Three Little Pigs at Beverly Arts Center
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Vivid Creatures at the Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
Chicago Restaurant Week
Chicago Restaurant Week - various times
Chicago Restaurant Week - various times
Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile
Studebaker Theater
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Southwick Zoo Winter Wonderland
Sat Nov 22, 2025 - Sun Dec 28, 2025
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Repeating every week — Sundays, Fridays, and Saturdays through December 28, 2025
Except November 27, 2025.
Also on December 22, 2025, December 23, 2025, December 24, 2025.
Except November 27, 2025.
Also on December 22, 2025, December 23, 2025, December 24, 2025.
Various times
Age: All ages
Price: $21/$13, advance, $25/$15 at door
This year’s Winter Wonderland guests will enjoy two events in one. Winter Wonderland and the Festival of Illumination will feature a ride through an enchanted forest on Santa's train.
Stroll through Santa’s Village and snap photos at a meet and greet with Santa, then catch some performances under the Cirque de Illumination tent.
Concessions will be available in Santa’s Village, so warm up with a hot toddy, cocoa, or smores.
The Purple Peacock Gift Shop will also be open for holiday shopping. Stop by for gifts and to say hello to Mrs. Claus.
For more holiday light shows, click here.
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.
