Weekend Windup: {Family Fun in the Chicago Suburbs November 15-17, 2024}

 

Sparkle returns to the Chicago suburbs this season with the first holiday light displays and shows! Be sure to start off this season with some special events! Here are my picks for this weekend in the Chicago suburbs:

Ongoing

February 10 - December 21 Saving the Fabyan's Legacy: The Darlene Larson Story, Geneva History Museum, learn how the Fabyan estate and Japanese garden were saved, see website for admission information and times.

September 6 - January 5, 2025 Chicagoland Movie Palaces: A Century of Follies & Film, Elmhurst History Museum, see website for dates and times

November 15 - January 5 Lightscape at Chicago Botanic Garden, this year's is bigger, brighter, and better than ever! Be sure to get your tix and enjoy a magical evening: https://www.chicagobotanic.org/ I recently visited and will be discussing this year's event in a post soon. Enjoy outstanding light displays that both highlight nature and embody the season.

November 16-January 4 Illumination: Tree Lights, The Morton Arboretum, enjoy 50 acres of trees during a special holiday show combining lights, sound and movement. See website for tickets and special events.

November 22-January 5 Willow Hill Lights, Northbrook

Friday, November 15

November 15-17 Holiday Market, The Grove, Glenview, Nov 15 10am-7pm, Nov 16-17 10am-5pm, $5 pp

Saturday, November 16

November 16 Mini Comic Con, Vernon Area Public Library, Lincolnshire, 10AM-3PM

November 16-17 Tractor-Drawn Wagon Rides, Danada Equestrian Center, Wheaton, 1PM-3PM, $5 pp

November 16 Central Street Holiday Stroll, Evanston, 5PM, Santa, trolley rides, elves, caroling, holiday festivities

November 16 Santa's Arrival, Deer Park Town Center, Kildeer, 6PM, fireworks

Sunday, November 17

November 17 Nocturnal Hunters, River Trail Nature Center, Northbrook, 1:30PM, learn about owls