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Chicago a cappella Presents
Holidays a cappella
Holiday, Music
Dec 05, 2025
Warm up your holidays with songs that glow with the comfort of hearth and home!
7:30PM Fri, Dec 05, 2025
$45 – $55
It's A Wonderful Life - A Live Radio Play
Holiday
Runs Dec 05 - Dec 20, 2025
Ring in the Holiday's With George and Clarence! This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble …
7:30PM Fri, Dec 05, 2025
$15.00
7:30PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$15.00
3:00PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
$15.00
7:30PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$15.00
7:30PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$15.00
3:00PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
$15.00
7:30PM Fri, Dec 19, 2025
$15.00
7:30PM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
$15.00
The Beatrix Potter Holiday Party
Children's/Family, Holiday, Literary Adaptation, Music, Puppetry
Runs Dec 06 - Dec 28, 2025
Four adorable Beatrix Potter favorites come to life in this mesmerizing, interactive trunk and puppet show, complete with original music. Storytellers weave Potter’s classic narration with gentle interactive …
9:30AM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
11:30AM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
9:30AM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
11:30AM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
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9:30AM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
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9:30AM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
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2:00AM Sun, Dec 21, 2025
11:30AM Sun, Dec 21, 2025
9:30AM Tue, Dec 23, 2025
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9:30AM Wed, Dec 24, 2025
11:30AM Wed, Dec 24, 2025
9:30AM Sat, Dec 27, 2025
11:30AM Sat, Dec 27, 2025
9:30AM Sun, Dec 28, 2025
11:30AM Sun, Dec 28, 2025
Kerfuffle
The Conductors
Children's/Family
Runs Dec 06 - Dec 21, 2025
Where should we go? Who shall we visit? The conductors are on a search for treasure in this play specifically designed for very young children. Brought to you by Kerfuffle, a theatre and dance company for the very young, The Conductors features original music and celebrates themes of community, friendship and new experiences - while exploring everywhere a train may take you and everyone it may connect you with. A perfect first theater experience for very young children, this whimsical show encourages audiences to “find their treasure” in everyday adventures, whether it be in blanket forts with grandma or meeting new friends in outer space. The Conductors is best enjoyed by children ages 2-6 with their families.
9:30AM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
11:00AM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
9:30AM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
11:00AM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
9:30AM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
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9:30AM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
11:00AM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
9:30AM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
11:00AM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
9:30AM Sun, Dec 21, 2025
11:00AM Sun, Dec 21, 2025
Once Upon a Symphony: The Ugly Duckling
Children's/Family, Music
Runs Dec 06, 2025 - Jan 31, 2026
A young duckling is teased for being different. After facing loneliness and other struggles, the duckling matures into a stunning swan, realizing true beauty comes from within. Explore …
10:00AM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
from $20
11:45AM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
from $20
10:00AM Sat, Jan 10, 2026
from $20
11:45AM Sat, Jan 10, 2026
from $20
10:00AM Sat, Jan 31, 2026
from $20
11:45AM Sat, Jan 31, 2026
from $20
Ruth Page's The Nutcracker
Children's/Family, Classic, Dance, Holiday
Runs Dec 06 - Dec 07, 2025
Returning to The Center after sold-out performances in 2024, this beloved holiday family classic is the only production that recreates the original version’s full-length staging. Little Clara, her …
1:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$20 – $50
5:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$20 – $50
3:00PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
$20 – $50
Presented by Ballet Légere
The Nutcracker
Children's/Family, Dance, Holiday
Runs Dec 06 - Dec 07, 2025
Join Ballet Légere for their landmark 40th Anniversary production of "The Nutcracker!"
2:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$25.00 – $50.00
7:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$25.00 – $50.00
12:00PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
$25.00 – $50.00
4:00PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
$25.00 – $50.00
A LIVE Old Time Holiday Radio Show!
Runs Dec 06 - Dec 14, 2025
Step Back Into a 1940s Holiday Broadcast – Live!
Parker Players Theater Company invites you to be part of the studio audience for two classic holiday radio comedies brought to life on stage:
• Fibber McGee & Molly: Fibber Paints a Christmas Tree
• The Jack Benny Program: Jack Benny Buys Shoelaces for Don
With a spectacular cast, authentic live sound effects, and our theater transformed into a vintage radio studio, you’ll laugh, cheer, and experience the magic of being in the action—just like they did in the golden age of radio.
3:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$35
7:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$35
3:00PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
$35
3:00PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$35
7:00PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$35
3:00PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
$35
The Second City: "Jack Frost Roasting on an Open Fire"
Comedy, Holiday
Dec 06, 2025
Expect seasonal songs, sharp sketches, and a healthy dose of improv, all wrapped up in a hilariously irreverent package.
5:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$32 – $49
8:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$32 – $49
Mystery Dinner Theater
Runs Oct 12 - Dec 06, 2025
3rd Dimension Performance Group's Interactive Mystery Dinner Theater Come join us for an evening of intrigue and entertainment at Ophelia's Banquets ~ Entertainment & Conference Center, Inc. Our interactive mystery dinner …
5:30PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
Jim Witter's Christmas Memories
Holiday, Music
Dec 06, 2025
Jim Witter brings nostalgic holiday harmonies to the ECC Arts Center stage on December 6 with "Christmas Memories."Experience the magic of the season with the heartwarming holiday celebration that transports you to Christmases past.
7:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$$50 adults – $$20 for children under 12
Chicago a cappella Presents
Holidays a cappella
Holiday, Music
Dec 07, 2025
Warm up your holidays with songs that glow with the comfort of hearth and home!
4:00PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
$45 – $55
Porchlight Sings the Season
Holiday, Musical
Runs Dec 08 - Dec 09, 2025
Porchlight Sings the Season celebrates the holidays with music from Broadway and Hollywood with Porchlight luminaries performing songs from Mame, Meet Me in St. Louis, Holiday Inn and others. This premiere offers a musical respite from the holiday stress with an unforgettable evening of festive entertainment, sing-alongs, a salute to Chicago holidays past, warm cookies, an ugly holiday sweater contest and more to warm up the season with festive and nostalgic entertainment for the whole family.
7:30PM Mon, Dec 08, 2025
from $65
7:30PM Tue, Dec 09, 2025
from $65
A Chanticleer Christmas
Holiday, Music
Dec 09, 2025
“The one Christmas concert to rule them all” (12/), Chanticleer’s signature holiday program returns to Orchestra Hall. The Grammy Award-winning men’s chorus presents an evening of joyous carols, …
7:30PM Tue, Dec 09, 2025
from $45
Mrs. Claus! A Holiday Musical at the Stahl Family Theatre
Children's/Family, Holiday, Musical
Runs Dec 11 - Dec 23, 2025
Chicago Kids Company’s Holiday Classic returns for the 26th Year! Our biggest and most colorful show will put you in the Holiday Spirit in no time. Join the new Elf Class of 2025 as they try to find the missing “list” in time for Christmas.
10:30AM Thu, Dec 11, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Mon, Dec 15, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Tue, Dec 16, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Wed, Dec 17, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Thu, Dec 18, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Fri, Dec 19, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Sun, Dec 21, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Mon, Dec 22, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Tue, Dec 23, 2025
$18 – $22
Holiday Spirits: A collection of Victorian Yuletide Ghost Stories
Drama, Holiday, Literary Adaptation
Runs Dec 11 - Dec 12, 2025
As the December skies darken, join Ghostlight Ensemble and the Driehaus Museum by the fireplaces as we
revive the Victorian tradition of telling ghost stories at Yuletide with a multi-story (and multi-storied)
immersive twist.
6:00PM Thu, Dec 11, 2025
$20 – $40
6:00PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$20 – $40
'Twas the Night Before... by Cirque du Soleil
Cabaret, Circus, Dance, Holiday, Magic, Performance Art, Physical Theater
Runs Dec 11 - Dec 28, 2025
The magic of ‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil is back for a limited run this holiday season at The Chicago Theatre, December 11-28.
7:00PM Thu, Dec 11, 2025
7:00PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
1:00PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
4:00PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
7:00PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
12:00PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
6:00PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
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1:00PM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
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12:00PM Sun, Dec 21, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Dec 21, 2025
6:00PM Sun, Dec 21, 2025
4:00PM Tue, Dec 23, 2025
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12:00PM Wed, Dec 24, 2025
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1:00PM Fri, Dec 26, 2025
4:00PM Fri, Dec 26, 2025
1:00PM Sat, Dec 27, 2025
4:00PM Sat, Dec 27, 2025
7:00PM Sat, Dec 27, 2025
1:00PM Sun, Dec 28, 2025
4:00PM Sun, Dec 28, 2025
The Phantom of the Opera
Classic, Musical
Runs Dec 11, 2025 - Feb 01, 2026
THE BRILLIANT ORIGINAL RETURNS “MORE SPECTACULAR THAN EVER” – Sunday Express The Phantom is back to thrill audiences once again! Cameron Mackintosh presents a revitalized new production of Andrew …
7:00PM Thu, Dec 11, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
2:00PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:30PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
6:30PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Tue, Dec 16, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Wed, Dec 17, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Wed, Dec 17, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Thu, Dec 18, 2025
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7:00PM Fri, Dec 19, 2025
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2:00PM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
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7:30PM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
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1:00PM Sun, Dec 21, 2025
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6:30PM Sun, Dec 21, 2025
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7:00PM Tue, Dec 23, 2025
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1:00PM Wed, Dec 24, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Fri, Dec 26, 2025
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7:00PM Fri, Dec 26, 2025
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2:00PM Sat, Dec 27, 2025
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7:30PM Sat, Dec 27, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Sun, Dec 28, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
6:30PM Sun, Dec 28, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Tue, Dec 30, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Wed, Dec 31, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Wed, Dec 31, 2025
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1:00PM Fri, Jan 02, 2026
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7:00PM Fri, Jan 02, 2026
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2:00PM Sat, Jan 03, 2026
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7:30PM Sat, Jan 03, 2026
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1:00PM Sun, Jan 04, 2026
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7:00PM Tue, Jan 06, 2026
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1:00PM Wed, Jan 07, 2026
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7:00PM Wed, Jan 07, 2026
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7:00PM Thu, Jan 08, 2026
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2:00PM Sat, Jan 10, 2026
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7:30PM Sat, Jan 10, 2026
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1:00PM Sun, Jan 11, 2026
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7:00PM Tue, Jan 13, 2026
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1:00PM Wed, Jan 14, 2026
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7:00PM Wed, Jan 14, 2026
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7:00PM Thu, Jan 15, 2026
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7:00PM Fri, Jan 16, 2026
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2:00PM Sat, Jan 17, 2026
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7:30PM Sat, Jan 17, 2026
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1:00PM Sun, Jan 18, 2026
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7:00PM Tue, Jan 20, 2026
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1:00PM Wed, Jan 21, 2026
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7:00PM Wed, Jan 21, 2026
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7:00PM Thu, Jan 22, 2026
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7:00PM Fri, Jan 23, 2026
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2:00PM Sat, Jan 24, 2026
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7:30PM Sat, Jan 24, 2026
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1:00PM Sun, Jan 25, 2026
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7:00PM Tue, Jan 27, 2026
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1:00PM Wed, Jan 28, 2026
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7:00PM Wed, Jan 28, 2026
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7:00PM Thu, Jan 29, 2026
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7:00PM Fri, Jan 30, 2026
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2:00PM Sat, Jan 31, 2026
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7:30PM Sat, Jan 31, 2026
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1:00PM Sun, Feb 01, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
Noseda Conducts Debussy & Prokofiev 4
Music
Runs Dec 11 - Dec 13, 2025
A work of dark, searching grandeur, Prokofiev’s Fourth Symphony gathers sumptuous themes from his ballet music, revised in the postwar shadow of Stalin’s Russia. Britten’s Violin Concerto, a …
7:30PM Thu, Dec 11, 2025
from $49
1:30PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
from $49
7:30PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
from $49
Who Brought the Humbug?
Holiday
Dec 11, 2025
The interactive fun begins with a sleigh ride of swingin’ holiday mash-ups that set the tone for the night.
7:30PM Thu, Dec 11, 2025
$20.00 – $38.00
Rag Doll on a Bomb Site
Drama
Runs Dec 11 - Dec 13, 2025
Trap Door Theatre’s Trap Open Series Presents: Rag Doll on a Bomb Site Written, Performed, and Choreographed by Shelley Cooper Directed by Kelsey Miller December 11th-13th, 2025 On opening night of The …
8:00PM Thu, Dec 11, 2025
$22.00
8:00PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$22.00
8:00PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$22.00
Rocky Mountain High Experience: A John Denver Christmas
Music
Runs Dec 12 - Dec 14, 2025
Step into the spirit of the season with Rocky Mountain High Experience®: A John Denver Christmas—an intimate, nostalgic journey back to the 1970s, when John Denver’s music filled the …
2:00PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
2:00PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
1:00PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
6:30PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
Home Alone in Concert
Music
Runs Dec 12 - Dec 13, 2025
This true holiday favorite features John Williams’ charming and delightful score performed live to picture by members of the CSO. Macaulay Culkin stars as Kevin McCallister, an 8-year-old …
3:00PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
from $69
7:30PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
from $69
1:30PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
from $69
Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol
Children's/Family, Experimental, Holiday
Runs Dec 12 - Dec 28, 2025
Manual Cinema’s awe-inspiring, one-of-a-kind rendition of the Dickens classic returns to the Studebaker Theater this holiday season!
7:30PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$30.00 – $90.00
3:00PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$30.00 – $90.00
7:30PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$30.00 – $90.00
2:00PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
$30.00 – $90.00
7:30PM Wed, Dec 17, 2025
$30.00 – $90.00
7:30PM Fri, Dec 19, 2025
$30.00 – $90.00
3:00PM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
$30.00 – $90.00
7:30PM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
$30.00 – $90.00
2:00PM Sun, Dec 21, 2025
$30.00 – $90.00
3:00PM Wed, Dec 24, 2025
$30.00 – $90.00
7:30PM Fri, Dec 26, 2025
$30.00 – $90.00
3:00PM Sat, Dec 27, 2025
$30.00 – $90.00
7:30PM Sat, Dec 27, 2025
$30.00 – $90.00
2:00PM Sun, Dec 28, 2025
$30.00 – $90.00