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Toddler Storytime

Waukegan Public Library · 10:30 AM

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Engineering Squad

Waukegan Public Library · 5:00 PM

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Family Storytime

Waukegan Public Library · 10:30 AM

Music

Family Karaoke Night

Belvidere Recreation Center · 6:00 PM

From $6
Art & museums

Tiny Hands Art Studio

Jane Addams Center · 10:30 AM

From $12
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Bilingual Storytime

Waukegan Public Library · 10:30 AM

Festivals & markets

Santa Mail in Grayslake

Waukegan · Through Dec 11

Art & museums

Kohl Children's Museum Mobile Learning Lab

Waukegan Public Library · 10:30 AM

Festivals & markets

WPL Thanksgiving Parade

Waukegan Public Library · 2:00 PM

Festivals & markets

Santa in the Village in Historic Downtown Long Grove

Waukegan · Through Dec 20

Food & drink

Brunch with Santa at Lindy's Landing

Waukegan · Through Dec 20

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Take Home Craft Kits

Waukegan Public Library · 7:00 PM

Festivals & markets

Santa at the Sawmill in Antioch

Hiram Buttrick Sawmill · Through Dec 19

Festivals & markets

Did The Grinch Steal Christmas Trail Walk in Antioch

Waukegan · Through Dec 31

Art & museums

Lightscape Jingle Jam Family Nights at Chicago Botanic Garden

Waukegan · Through Dec 16

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Christmas Cookie Decorating in Vernon Hills

Vernon Hills Park District Sullivan Community Center · 7:00 PM

Festivals & markets

Chicago Winter Wonderland Craft and Vendor Market at Gurnee Mills

Waukegan · Through Dec 13

Festivals & markets

You've Been Grinched: Pizza Delivery from the Grinch in Wauconda

Waukegan · Through Dec 12

Theater & dance

Bowen Park Youth Theatre Presents Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Jr.

Jack Benny Center for the Arts · 7:00 PM

From $152 more dates through Dec 13
Festivals & markets

Cookies and Milk with Santa at Grandwood Park District

Waukegan · 7:00 PM

Festivals & markets

Photos with Santa

Jane Addams Center · 10:00 AM

Free
Sports

Family Swim Night: Splashing in a Winter Wonderland

Field House Sports · 3:00 PM

From $10
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Arctic Express in Grayslake

Waukegan · 7:00 PM

Festivals & markets

Santa's Workshop and Kris Kringle Market in Fox Lake

Lakefront Park · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Grayslake Historical Society's Holiday Open House

Waukegan · 1:00 PM

Food & drink

Winterhaus: Breakfast With Santa at Phase Three Brewing Company

Waukegan · 7:00 PM

Food & drink

Brunch with Santa and Mrs. Claus at The Ten Hotel Gurnee

Waukegan · 7:00 PM

Food & drink

Dinner with Santa at O'Toole's Libertyville

Waukegan · 7:00 PM

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Gingerbread House Workshop in Grayslake

YHANA Boba Cafe · 7:00 PM

Festivals & markets

Chat with Santa at Gurnee Park District

Waukegan · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

Dancenter North presents: The Magic of the Nutcracker

Genesee Theatre · 6:30 PM

1 more date through Dec 18
Music

Waukegan Concert Chorus Presents Swing, Soul and Standards

Jack Benny Center for the Arts · 4:00 PM

From $20
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Waukegan Symphony Orchestra Presents Beethoven and America

Trapp Auditorium · 4:00 PM

From $201 more date through May 16
Music

Waukegan Concert Chorus Presents Journeys: A Musical Voyage Around the World

Jack Benny Center for the Arts · 4:00 PM

From $20

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