The event, which starts with caroling at 6:30 p.m. and the Messiah at 7 p.m., is both a community celebration of the start of the holiday season and a fundraiser for local charities.

Visit these spectacular light shows and displays, as well as holiday markets, this Christmas season.

Celebrate the holidays with a family brunch at these locations in northern Illinois.

The two beloved holiday events return to Geneva the first weekend of December.

The choir’s 41st annual Christmas concerts will highlight seasonal songs, featuring virtuoso guitarist Goran Ivanovic.

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

Check out this list of upcoming holiday concerts, shows and family-friendly events at the Arcada Theatre in downtown St. Charles.

The parade, which transforms the city’s main street into a river of dazzling, illuminated floats and marching bands all covered in thousands of festive lights, steps off in downtown St. Charles at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

The Christkindlemarket opens Friday, Nov. 21 at RiverEdge Park in downtown Aurora.

Celebrate the holidays with friends and family at these favorite bars and taverns in northern Illinois.

Check out these theaters across northern Illinois that are bringing holiday classics like "The Nutcracker" and "A Christmas Carol" to life this season.

The Artist Sunday Road Rally is a free self-guided tour of local art studios and locations that support local artists. Participating locations will have live demos, art exhibitions and more.

This free event from the Batavia Park District celebrates the magic of the season with festive and fun holiday activities, song and ceremony, culminating in Santa’s arrival.

With wood-fired gourmet pizzas, sharable Italian-style tapas plates, and plentiful pastas, Fire + Wine looks to bring an upscale-casual atmosphere to St. Charles. The restaurant is expected to open in January.

Classic holiday family gatherings, office parties, movies, and Mariah Carey on infinite repeat will be severely lampooned in this fast-paced, interactive comedy revue.

Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, Nov. 27 in 2025. Make your dinner reservations now and leave the cooking and clean up to someone else!

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

The Arcada will also feature a number of tribute concerts throughout November, in additional to several national headliners.

Here are the winners for the best coffee shops in the Best of the Fox, Best of the Illinois Valley, DeKalb County's Finest and Sauk Valley Favorites contest.

Highlights include comedian Matt Friend this weekend, comedian Helen Hong Nov. 28-29.

The event will be held at The Graceful Ordinary in downtown St. Charles.

This holiday festival features light shows with McCormick House tours, ice skating, holiday treats, and a new, magical twist to Sunday nights.

The restaurant serves customers the Gaucho tradition of churrasco at its South Third Street location.

The St. Charles Business Alliance has identified multiple “fraudulent online event pages” containing incorrect information about the upcoming St. Charles Electric Christmas Parade and Holiday Homecoming.

Celebrate the holidays at these festive events in Kane County, beginning at the end of November.

Mosaic Kitchen & Cocktails is now open on South Third Street in Geneva.

A new version of bingo – Gilmore Girls Bingo – involves visiting local retailers and restaurants in Geneva to get their bingo squares checked off for a chance to win raffle prizes.

In the third installment of the Christmas at Pemberley trilogy, two friends forge their own way in a Christmas season tale filled with music, ambition and sisterhood.

Steve Cochran and Company return Nov. 15 and The Second City's annual holiday revue is set for Nov. 20-Dec. 23 in Paramount’s Copley Theatre.

Soul Studio opens in Batavia with mocktails, workshops, yoga, sound baths, live music and a space to be yourself.

This year’s expanded market features 39 art and artisan vendors, 19 Clay Lab members and makers and The Sisthars: “Fragments into Form” exhibition.

The jazz trio will perform music from the “A Charlie Brown Christmas” soundtrack.

Holiday events include the annual Reindeer Run, Holiday Sip & Stroll, Dinner with Santa and more!

The Shout Section Big Band will perform at the Nov. 15 anniversary concert.

Marissa Kirch was a barista at the former All Chocolate Kitchen in Geneva. Now she owns it and has renamed it Coffee, Cones & Cabernet after the All Chocolate proprietors retired.

The band members in Liverpool Legends were hand-picked by George Harrison's sister Louise to carry on the legacy of the Beatles.

810 Billiards & Bowling is expected to open in early 2026.

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

Check out this nostalgia-filled diners in Batavia, Geneva, Elgin and more Kane County communities.

Check out this list of national chains and locally-owned restaurants offering specials to service members on Veterans Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11.

Explore the fine wines of Italian winery Tenuta Luce as it celebrates its 30th anniversary.

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

This show chronicles the amazing musical journey of the international pop star’s four-decade career from his time in Wham! through his illustrious solo career.

Led by ESO Music Director Chad Goodman, the concert features works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Clara Schumann, and Felix Mendelssohn.

National Sandwich Day is Monday, Nov. 3 Check out these award-winning sandwich shops in DeKalb, Kane and McHenry counties, Illinois Valley and Sauk Valley.

Check out this list of the best bakeries and donut shops in DeKalb, Kane, Kendall and McHenry counties, the Sauk Valley and the Illinois Valley.

Celebrate local veterans at Cantigny Park with Brew It Forward on Saturday, Nov. 8.

Enjoy a sweet stroll through Geneva, sampling cocoa-inspired treats at participating businesses.

More than 30 downtown businesses will be open late, decked out for the holidays, and ready to kick off the festive shopping season.

The Geneva Steeple Walk is Sunday, Dec. 7 from 2-4:10 p.m.