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Plainfield kicks off the holiday season by handing out free hot cholocate and lighting the Christmas tree with guest Santa and the Grinch on Saturday evening, Dec. 6, 2025.

The festival is set to take place from noon to 10 p.m. Oct. 3 at Settler’s Park in downtown Plainfield .

The Shorewood Holiday Market kicks off the season on Friday, Dec. 5 and continues through Saturday, Dec. 6.

The Joliet American Legion Band will perform Sunday, Dec. 14. The Jingle Mingle event is set for Dec. 4.

The Drunk’n Gnome Caroling Show is hitting the road in Will County with a rowdy, festive twist on Christmas classics at several establishments in Joliet and Channahon.

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

Check out the shows and live performances at venues like the Rialto Square Theatre, Woodstock Opera House, Raue Center for the Arts, Egyptian Theatre and more!

A classical string quartet will perform holiday favorites – and thousands of candles will illuminate the concert in Joliet.

The holiday show will feature plenty of laughs and the biggest hits from Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.