Friday
Holiday Open House – 1PM | Free
Monarch Landing – 2255 Monarch Drive Naperville, IL 60565
Come mingle with other guests, meet our friendly staff and enjoy a delectable assortment of desserts and seasonal beverages. Take in our dazzling holiday decorations and listen to our Hand Bell Choir perform seasonal favorites. The residents graciously invite you to tour their beautifully decorated homes. Join in the spirit of the season, with our halls decked out in their holiday best. Call (630) 465-5644. RSVP for yourself and a friend.
Family Fun Friday Nights – 6PM | Tickets vary
DuPage Children’s Museum – 301 N. Washington St. Naperville, IL 60540
Head over to the DuPage Children’s Museum, 301 N. Washington St., this December for First Friday Studio Sensation by the Naperville Area Humane Society at 6 and 6:45PM on Friday, December 11 and the Wheaton Starz Dance Troupe at 6 and 6:45PM on Friday, December 18. For more information, visit www.dupagechildrens.org.
Naper Lights at Naper Settlement – 5-9PM | Free
Naper Settlement – 523 S. Webster St. Naperville, IL 60540
Stroll the grounds of Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., and experience a holiday lights celebration from 5 to 9PM Thursdays through Saturdays from Friday, November 27 through Thursday, December 31. For more information, visit www.napersettlement.org. Presented by the Naperville Sunrise Rotary Club.
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Saturday
Oswald’s Customer Appreciation Day – 9AM-5PM | Free
Naperville Plaza – Washington at Gartner Naperville, IL 60540
Fun for all ages with a holiday theme and bargains galore throughout the store.
Make & Take Gifts: Pressed Flower Candle – 10AM | $15-$25. 1 candle for $152 candle for $25
The Growing Place – 2000 Montgomery Rd Aurora, IL 60504
Using pressed flowers and foliage from our gardens create a beautiful, one-of-a-kind pillar candle for yourself or make one as a gift for someone special. Call (630) 355-4000 to register.
Star Wars Day – 11AM | Free
95th St. Library – 3015 Cedar Glade Rd, Naperville, IL 60564
Jedi Masters of all ages can dress as their favorite “Star Wars” characters and celebrate the new “Star Wars” movie from 11AM to 4PM on Saturday, December 12 at 95th Street Library, 3015 Cedar Glade Drive. Enjoy crafts and activities, watch the movie “Spaceballs” and learn how to design a 3-D object themed after “Star Wars.” For more information, visit www.naperville-lib.org.
Holiday Mansion Tours – 1PM | $7
Naper Settlement – 523 S. Webster St Naperville, IL 60540
The beautifully decorated Martin Mitchell Mansion, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a showpiece of Naper Settlement, especially decked out in full Edwardian splendor during the holiday season. Take a guided tour of the two-story Mansion and Carriage House and stay to enjoy the holiday lights. Tours will be held at 1, 2, 3 and 4PM. www.napersettlement.org.
Sunday
Holiday Pictures with Santa – 10:30AM-1PM | FREE Photo
Quigley’s Irish Pub – Downtown Naperville
Get in the Christmas spirit with the jolly old elf as he sets up family photo opportunities in the hearth room at the back of the pub. Create another family holiday tradition by stopping at Quigley’s for breakfast or lunch, ordering off the menu and then enjoying the popular photo event where kids might even run into a leprechaun right up there with Santa. The photo is compliments of Quigley’s. Ho! Ho! Ho!
History Speaks – The Legend of St. Nicholas – 4PM | $6-$7. $7/adult, $6/youth (4-12)
Naper Settlement – 523 S. Webster St Naperville, IL 60540
Dressed as the English interpretation of St. Nicholas (Father Christmas), Terry Lynch of HFK Presents will tell the festive tales and explain the influence this fourth century bishop has had on the many traditions of the holiday season throughout the world, both religious and secular. (No important secrets revealed!) Day of Event: $7/adult, $6/youth (4-12), student and Settlement-6 members and above Advance tickets save $1 each. www.napersettlement.org.
Holiday Film Festival – 7:30PM | $5
Tivoli Theatre – 5021 Highland Ave Downers Grove, IL 60515
Get in the Christmas spirit with the Tivoli Theatres Annual Holiday Film Festival. The film festival will run from Sunday, December 13 through Wednesday, December 16 and will feature timeless classics spanning several decades, beginning with the 2006 The Holiday and closing with the classic 1954 favorite White Christmas. Tickets are only $5 per person and available at the Tivoli Theatre box office, located at 5021 Highland Avenue in downtown Downers Grove, or online at www.classiccinemas.com. Guests are encouraged to arrive early to participate in a sing-a-long accompanied by Tivolis Wurlitzer Theatre pipe organ. Bring friends and family to celebrate this wonderful Christmas season tradition.
And there’s more…
Check out PN’s Events Calendar for other events as well as to help plan next week and upcoming weekends.
On the navigation bar atop the Events Calendar, find calendars specific to Runs & Walks, Charity Golf (To be Updated for 2016), Festivals & Traditions over the course of the year as well as this month’s Book Events hosted by Anderson’s, North Central College Performing Arts and happenings at Naper Settlement.
