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Santa Paws is Coming to Town

Downtown Batavia

This is our most favorite annual event! Ever! And itโ€™s always a big hit. NO RESERVATIONS REQUIRED! This special Santa visit is for fur babies and their humans โค๏ธ Pooch parents, bring your cameras and take as many photos with the big man as youโ€™d like. Cost is $10 per family and all proceeds will...

$10
Event Series Santa is Coming to Downtown Glen Ellyn

Santa is Coming to Downtown Glen Ellyn

Downtown Glen Ellyn Main Street & Crescent Boulevard, Glen Ellyn, IL, United States

Ho Ho Ho, Santa Claus is coming to town! Donโ€™t miss your chance to snap a photo with Santa and share your holiday wish. Visit with Santa on Candy Cane Lane. Don't miss this new tradition while you shop & dine in Downtown Glen Ellyn.   For information on more events like this, check out...

Free
Event Series Meet Santa at ABT Electronics

Meet Santa at ABT Electronics

ABT Electronics 1200 N Milwaukee Avenue, Glenview, United States

This holiday season, bring your family and friends to meet Santa at the Atrium! Enjoy a magical experience and create lasting memories with a free photo opportunity with Santa Claus. Free to attend.   For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Places to See Santa.

Free
Event Series Budding Botanists

Budding Botanists

Garfield Park Conservatory 300 N Central Park Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

Watch out as you explore the Conservatory โ€“ you may run into a Budding Botanists! on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00am to 3:00pm, Nature Educators will provide activities for kids of all ages at our Budding Botanists station. These programs are drop in and no preregistration is required. You can stop by and interact with...

Free
Event Series Jingle Bells and Fire Alarms

Jingle Bells and Fire Alarms

Aurora Regional Fire Museum 53 N Broadway, Aurora, IL, United States

NEW this year, we will be hosting a new free admission day on Sunday, December 8 & 15. Thank you to City of Aurora Youth Services for sponsoring free admission and crafts as part of Jingle Bells & Fire Alarms. Stop in and visit with Rebuilding Together Aurora to learn about their programs and receive...

Free
Event Series Visits with Santa

Visits with Santa

Fashion Outlets of Chicago 5220 Fashion Outlets Way, Rosemont, IL, United States

Macerich's Fashion Outlets of Chicago invites visitors to celebrate the holiday season with Santa visits at the shopping center from Friday, November 15 through Tuesday, December 24. While visits with Santa are always free, Fashion Outlets of Chicago will also offer a variety of keepsake photo packages available for purchase. Pet owners can bring their...

Event Series Skating in the Park

Skating in the Park

Parkway Bank Park 5501 Park Place, Rosemont, IL, United States

Rosemontโ€™s Parkway Bank Park entertainment district is thrilled to kick off the holiday season with the return of its Chicago Wolves Ice Rink Saturday, November 23. Admission to the Chicago Wolves Ice Rink is free. Guests are invited to bring their own skates or rent skates on-site for $8. The Chicago Wolves Ice Rink will...

Free
Event Series Family Sensory Hour

Family Sensory Hour

Elmhurst Public Library 125 S. Prospect Ave., Elmhurst, IL, United States

The Family Sensory Hour offers the opportunity for children with special needs to use the Kids' Library in a safe and welcoming environment before the Library opens. Live in-person. Registration required.

Free

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