Utica invites you to celebrate the start of the holiday season at our annual Christmas in the Village! Saturday, November 25, 11am-5pm SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS – Horse-drawn carriage rides – Strolling barbershop quartet – Free trolley service – Children's activities at the Heritage Center including cookie decorating,

Kick off the holiday season with Santa and all of his friends! Stroll the Central Square grounds and visit food vendors, reindeer, artificial ice rink, ice sculpture demonstration, giant snow globe, kids crafts & Christmas tree lighting. Kid's Crafts, Food Vendors, Carol Singers, The Grinch, Ice Sculpture

  Morris stores open 4:00 pm until midnight with holiday specials!! Don't miss out on the fun!!

It's beginning to look a lot like ... Celebration of Lights season! The hours for our drive-through light display will be from 5 to 9 p.m. on weekdays and Sundays as well as from 5 to 10 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, and the week before the Christmas

From 2:30 - 5:30 pm Crafts & Caricatures at That Girl + Co. Letters to Santa w/Mrs. Claus at Folklore Coffee Visit with Elsa & Olaf at Three Stories Books Hingle Bells Dance Party at 223 Main St. Selfie Station at Molly Hebda Photography Storytime & Glug

Take a stroll through Downtown Lemont and enjoy the holiday display. There will be loads of dazzling lights nuzzled against family-owned shops, restaurants, taverns, and breweries. Now is the perfect time to capture photos of this Winter Wonderland. The display will be up unitl January 31st.  Stop

The Merry Everything Holiday Home self-guided tour includes five beautiful homes in and around Ottawa festively decorated for the holidays. Be inspired by every kind of Christmas decor in the stunning variety of homes that will be on display! Check-in at Marquette Academy elementary campus (enter on

Stop by this Holiday Market on Prospect St in Peru! At least 12 vendors will be at this holiday market so add it to your shopping list!  

Featuring former members of The Temptations, The Miracles and The Contoures!  

Pullman was home to workers from around the world. They brought their hopes and dreams and the holiday traditions that kept them all together in their new country. Now, you’re invited to share in these wonderful customs during an afternoon of FREE family fun! Enjoy ornament crafting,

      Get into the holiday spirit at the Winterfest Market . All retail members will be open and will have an additional 40+ vendors lining Liberty Street for a wide variety of specialty, boutique, and handmade pieces!  

Holiday in Whoville is right around the corner! Do you have your tickets yet?? A portion of the proceeds will go to local charities, Shady Oaks Camp for People with Disabilities, The Legacy Ranch and Will County Children's Advocacy Center. Great food, crafts, raffle baskets, the Grinch

The fascinating real-life story of The Night Before Christmas chimes to life as told by Martina Mathisen, along with the stories of our American Christmas Traditions. Why do we kiss under mistletoe? Why do we decorate with poinsettias? Where did the jolly older man in the red suit come from anyway?

Celebrate the semiquincentennial anniversary of the Boston Tea Party with Claire Evans and Debra Dudek. Claire explains the brewing political problems tea presented in its history, and Debra examines the history and lineage of the Boston Tea Party's most famous partiers (and phonies).

The schoolhouse is decorated in old time charm with several decorated trees, holiday vignettes, vintage toys and dolls, and everything Christmas. It will make your Christmas Merry and Bright!!  

Pullman Exhibit Hall featuring its 50th anniversary exhibit. Learn what it takes to preserve a neighborhood’s history at Historic Pullman Foundation’s new exhibition From Wrecking Ball to National Park. As HPF celebrates its 50th anniversary, the exhibit explores the successes and set-backs on the road to preservation

Embrace the holiday spirit with A MAGICAL CIRQUE CHRISTMAS, a variety show full of nostalgia, charm, and awe-inspiring performances for all ages. Get ready to be dazzled, enchanted, and filled with holiday cheer as you witness the incredible talents of world-class entertainers performing to your favorite holiday

Strap up for a grand adventure — from the safety of Isle a la Cache Museum! In 1673, Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet set out for a voyage by canoe that took them thousands of miles into the heart of North America. They faced challenges from weather, illness,

An amazing Lionel train exhibit that brings Pullman and the holidays to life Join us at Exhibit Hall for an awesome display of vintage Lionel trains with hundreds of feet of track and four unique set-ups including a Polar Express exhibit showcasing the role our Pullman community

Pullman Exhibit Hall featuring its 50th anniversary exhibit. Learn what it takes to preserve a neighborhood’s history at Historic Pullman Foundation’s new exhibition From Wrecking Ball to National Park. As HPF celebrates its 50th anniversary, the exhibit explores the successes and set-backs on the road to preservation