South Shore Cultural Center

The Nutcracker at the Joffrey Ballet

Auditorium Theatre at Roosevelt University •  Dec 05 – Dec 28

Experience magic this holiday season with two-time Tony Award®-winner Christopher Wheeldon's 'The Nutcracker'.

Lincoln Park ZooLights

Lincoln Park Zoo •  Nov 21 – Jan 04 @ 4:30PM

Enter a winter wonderland illuminated by the laughter of children and more than one million lights at Lincoln Park Zoo’s annual ZooLights.

Navy Pier’s Winter WonderFest

Navy Pier •  Dec 05 – Jan 04

Relive cherished memories and make magical new ones at Chicago’s favorite holiday experience.

Washington Square Park (Bughouse Square)

Chicago

Bughouse Square, across from the Newberry Library, was Chicago’s famed free-speech park. From the 1910s–1960s, poets, preachers, and radicals drew crowds with passionate, unscripted soapbox debates.

Garfield Park Conservatory and Gardens

Chicago

Colorful tropical flowers, palm trees, and more await visitors of this indoor oasis that feels like a world away from Chicago's bustling sidewalks.

Lincoln Park Conservatory

Chicago