The annual Light Up the Holidays event in downtown Joliet is Friday, Nov. 28.

Woodstock's annual Lighting of the Square is set for Friday, Nov. 28.

A free community Thanksgiving dinner will be served at the Genoa Veterans Home.

Ottawa's Chris Kringle Market opens for the holiday season Friday, Nov. 28, which is also the same day as the Festival of Lights Parade at 6 p.m.

The drive-thru light display is in Centennial Park in Rock Falls.

The St. Charles Electric Christmas Parade is at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29.

Downers Grove Main Street Tree Lighting is Friday, Nov. 28.

Tour the beautiful grounds of the Edith Farnsworth House in Plano this holiday season.

Yorkville's Holiday Celebration is set for Friday, Nov. 21 and Saturday, Nov. 22.

Princeton's Christmas Walk Weekend kicks off Friday, Nov. 21 and runs through Sunday, Nov. 23.

Rhinestone Cowgirls will perform this biggest hits from female country music artists at the Batavia Fine Arts Centre Nov. 21.

'It's a Wonderful Christmas Carol' runs on select dates through Nov. 30 at the Woodstock Opera House.

The Rialto Square Theatre in downtown Joliet will host several amazing performances this week, including comedian Brad Williams and country artist Chris Young.

The annual Hometown Holidays weekend kicks off Friday, Nov. 21 in Rock Falls.

Downtown Sycamore's storefronts will light up with holiday cheer during Moonlight Magic Friday, Nov. 21.

Christmas at Cantigny opens for the holiday season on Friday, Nov. 21.

The Frostmoon Faire is Saturday, Nov. 15 at The Dole in Crystal Lake. The McHenry Riverwalk Shoppes Holiday Market runs on Saturdays through Dec. 6.

The DeKalb Public Library will host a free Jazz in Progress concert on Saturday, Nov. 15.

Irving Berlin's 'White Christmas' opens Nov. 12 and runs through Jan. 11.

R&B legend Patti LaBelle will be at the new Hollywood Casino Joliet on Friday, while country star Clint Black performs at the Rialto Nov. 13.

Get a sneak peak at Morton Arboretum's "Illumination: Tree Lights" holiday light show at IllumiBrew on Friday, Nov. 14.

The Model Train Fair & Farm Toy Show is Saturday, Nov. 15 at the Bureau County Fairgrounds.

The FarmHers Market is Friday, Nov. 14 & Saturday, Nov. 15 at the Kendall County Fairgrounds in Yorkville.

The 36th annual Festival of Trees runs through Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, at McCormick Event Center in Rock Falls.

Blumen Gardens will host a Holiday Open House Friday, Nov. 7 through Sunday, Nov. 9 at its Sycamore location.

Enjoy a concert from The Red Roses on Friday, take an architectural tour of the Old Joliet Prison administration building on Saturday and more this weekend!

The historic Dole mansion will host the first Indoor Winter Market for the season on Sunday, Nov. 9.

La Salle's Frosty on First festival kicks off Friday, Nov. 7 and continues Saturday, Nov. 8. Ottawa's Shop, Sip & Sparkle also runs Nov. 7-8.

The Elgin Symphony Orchestra presents "Mozart & Mendelssohn” on Saturday, Nov. 8.

"Menopause The Musical 2" will be at the Dixon Historic Theatre for two shows on Saturday, Nov. 8.

The Pumpkin Smash event is Saturday, Nov. 8 at Prairie Point Community Park in Oswego.

The Soweto Gospel Choir, a 20-member South African ensemble, will perform at the McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn Nov. 8.

The Halloween Lights Trolley Tours run Thursday and Friday in Naperville, while the Great Midwest Train Show is Sunday in Wheaton.

The Dixon Historic Theatre is showing classic horror movies and will welcome Mariachi Rock Revolution on Halloween night.

Visit Insanity Haunted House in Peru or Nightmare Haunted Attraction in Princeton this Halloween weekend... if you dare!

Woodstock's Halloween on the Square Trick-or-Treating is 4-5 p.m. Friday, while Crystal Lake's Halloween Handout is 3-5 p.m. Friday.

Trick-or-treat at Louis Joliet Mall, or visit the Old Joliet Prison Haunted House or Curse of the Bayou in Lockport... if you dare!

Enjoy a free concert from the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra, check out a Halloween-themed play at Stage Coach Players or trick-or-treat at the Ellwood mansion.

Visit the Yorkville Scarecrow Walk for the last time this season on Friday, or check out the Massacre Haunted House in Montgomery this weekend.

Hometown Halloween kicks off at 10:30 a.m. in La Salle, and includes a costume parade, trick-or-treating and more.

Howlin' at the Moon, an event for adults 21 and over, is set for Friday and Saturday nights at Naper Settlement.

Downtown Joliet Spirits with the Spirits event is set for 5-9 p.m. Friday.

The Monster Mash Bash is Saturday afternoon at Oswego High School.

Enjoy trick-or-treating in McHenry and Crystal Lake, while the McHenry County Historical Society & Museum presents 'Murder and Mayhem: The Stories of Historic Murders in McHenry County" on Friday.

The Sycamore Pumpkin Festival runs Wednesday, Oct. 22 through Sunday, Oct. 26.

The Biz Boo! Trick-or-Treating event is from 4-6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24 in Rock Falls.

Starved Rock Lodge will host an Oktoberfest Dinner Oct. 19, while Princeton's Oktoberfest is Oct. 18.

Search for candy-filled eggs at Yorkville's Halloween Egg Hunt on Friday, Oct. 17.

Richmond Family Fall Fest is Saturday Oct. 18 and Sunday, Oct. 19.

Take a guided ghost tour of the historic Ellwood House mansion in DeKalb on Friday or Saturday night.