Above / From autumn through springtime, the Naperville Municipal Band performs indoors, mostly on stage at the Wentz Concert Hall in the North Central College Fine Arts Center. Next up, the city band will perform its Winter Concert at 3PM Sun., March 1, 2020.
PHOTO GALLERY / 2019 Merry TubaChristmas from first Saturday in December
The 11-week Naperville Municipal Band Summer Concert Season, at 7:30PM on Thursdays in Central Park, returns in June 2020. All Naperville Municipal Band Concerts are free of charge, thanks to support from the City of Naperville since 1931. Thanks for attending and supporting the arts!
Welcome to other longstanding traditions! Finish a year of socializing and celebrate safely.
Longstanding events posted here are open to the public, providing plenty of happenings featuring local culture, social engagement and community spirit in Naperville, Illinois.
Events featured here are repeats. First-time events have yet to become traditions. Inaugural events may be submitted to PN’s calendar via click here. (Note, your submitted entry will go through an editing process. It will not appear immediately.) Thanks for sharing this service that also extends to other local media outlets.
Please note that some special event organizers send printed invitations via their acquired mailing lists with “save the date” messages as reminders. Invitations to community fundraisers listed here are not intended to be exclusive. Everyone is welcome. It’s likely once you attend, you will receive invitations in the mail.
The events listed here, many free*** of admission charge, invite all individuals to catch the spirit whether by personal invitation or not.
Students often participate in parades and other local traditions; however, school holiday concerts and performances are not necessarily listed here. Thanks for supporting the arts at North Central College and in our schools.
Have a meaningful, safe and happy November and December. Peace.
Updated December 12, 2019 ***Free of charge
Here are a few of our favorite things…
Grand Illumination*** (Throughout the holidays) / Thanks for shopping locally!
PHOTO GALLERY / 2019 Little Friends Parade of Light sparkles along new route in downtown Naperville.
Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise Naper Lights (Weekends through the Holidays) along Water Street for 2019 NaperLights on 4 to 9PM through Dec. 27, 2019) Photo above by Rich Cullen/The Photon Foundry
CLICK HERE for long list of photo ops and Santa breakfasts featured throughout December 2019.
Shop, dine, bank & entertain locally today & every day. Support your local economy wherever you live & whenever possible! Thanks!
Love Local! Grow Your Heart 3 Sizes with the Grinch & IndieBound Naperville (Wrap up raffle at Anderson’s Bookshop at 11AM Dec. 30) ***
For 60 Years Dean’s Fine Clothing has been decked out for the holidays! (Find special holiday keepsakes to personalize from Brighton and much more at Dean’s!)
At a loss for what to put on a Christmas list? Consider…
“Something you want. Something you need. Something to wear. Something to read.”
Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise *** Naper Lights (A brightly colored gift to the community from Rotary/Sunrise now illuminated from 4PM to 9PM through Dec. 27) along Water Street. Photo above by Rich Cullen/The Photon Foundry
Hometown Holidays Shopping, Shopping, Shopping
Last-Minute Madness in Downtown Naperville
Grinch Wrap Up Party at Anderson’s Bookshop with IndieBound Naperville (11AM Mon., Dec. 30) ***
North Central College Arts Calendar with holiday concerts and more
PN’s Online Calendar of Upcoming Events
Above / The Naperville Riverwalk provides the natural setting for many annual charity walks, concerts and other special events throughout the year. For the 2018 holidays, the Riverwalk Covered Bridge at Webster Street was decked out with bright lights to attract visitors to downtown Naperville where more than 300 shopping and dining experiences help create the vibrant heart of the community every day of the year.
Last call! December 31, 2019 / Wrap up the year!
New Year’s Eve Morning at DuPage Children’s Museum (Dec. 31, 2019)
Shop, Shop, Shop! Find bargains galore in every store throughout downtown Naperville! DNA Gift Cards do apply!
Celebrate New Year’s Eve Dublin Time at Quigley’s Irish Pub. Countdown at 6PM (3-8PM Dec. 31, 2019)
Ring out the old and ring in the New Year / Millennium Carillon Countdown (Dec. 31, 2019)
Please note a more comprehensive, but certainly not all-inclusive, list of things to do on New Year’s Eve will be posted on this website soon.
Last Updated / Dec. 23, 2019
