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Holiday Events by Day

By Mary Anne Plauda, Publisher Macaroni Kid Naperville November 23, 2023

Nov 24

❄️Holiday Parade of Lights

❄️Hometown Holidays Weekend in Naperville

🤶Christkindlmarket

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

🎄Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo

🎄Holiday Parade of Lights in Naperville

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa


NOV 25

🎅Breakfast with Santa at Drury Lane

🌟Hometown Holidays Weekend in Naperville

🎅Santa's Sleigh Tour-Day One

🤶Christkindlmarket

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

🎄Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa’s Craft Corner


NOV 26

🎅Brunch with Santa

🌟Hometown Holidays Weekend in Naperville

🎅Santa's Sleigh Tour-Day Two

🤶Christkindlmarket

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

🌟Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa


NOV 27

🎅Santa's Sleigh Tour-Day Three

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

🎅Holiday Scavenger Hunt

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa's Workshop 2023!


NOV 28

🎄Downtown Naperville Lights Up!

🎅Santa's Sleigh Tour-Day Four

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

🤶Holiday Scavenger Hunt

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa's Workshop 2023!


NOV 29

🎅Santa's Sleigh Tour-Day Five

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

🤶Holiday Scavenger Hunt

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa's Workshop 2023!


NOV 30

🎅Santa's Sleigh Tour-Day Six

🤶Christkindlmarket

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

🎄Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo

🤶Holiday Scavenger Hunt

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa's Workshop 2023!


DEC 1

🌟Christmas at Cantigny

⛸️Cantigny Ice Rink

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - NORTHERN

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - Southern

🎅Santa's Sleigh Tour-Day Seven

🤶Christkindlmarket

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

🎄Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo

🤶Holiday Scavenger Hunt

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa's Workshop 2023!


DEC 2

🎅An Evening with Santa and Mrs. Claus

🌟A Veterans Salute and Holiday Spectacular

🎅Breakfast with Santa at Drury Lane

🎅Breakfast with Santa at Morton Arboretum

🌟Christmas at Cantigny

⛸️Cantigny Ice Rink

🎅Santa Brunch at Cantigny

🎅Santa’s Craft Corner

🎅Santa's Sleigh Tour-Day Eight

⛸️Skating with Santa

🤶Christkindlmarket

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

🌟Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo

🤶Holiday Scavenger Hunt

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa's Workshop 2023!


DEC 3

🎅An Evening with Santa and Mrs. Claus

🎅Breakfast with Santa at Morton Arboretum

🎅Brunch with Santa

🌟Christmas at Cantigny

🎵Erin Oechsel's "Merry Musings: A Christmas Cabaret!"

❄️Holly Jolly Gingerbread Party

⛸️Cantigny Ice Rink

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - Southern

🎅Santa Brunch at Cantigny

🎅Santa's Sleigh Tour-Day Nine

🤶Christkindlmarket

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

❄️Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo

🤶Holiday Scavenger Hunt

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa's Workshop 2023!


DEC 4

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - NORTHERN

🎅Santa's Sleigh Tour-Day Ten

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

🤶Holiday Scavenger Hunt

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa's Workshop 2023!


DEC 5

🎵Concert Winds Winter Concert

⛸️Ice Rink at Cantigny

🌟Holiday Music Performances - Wheaton Community School of the Arts

🌟Christmas at Cantigny

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - Southern

🎅Santa's Sleigh Tour-Day Eleven

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

🤶Holiday Scavenger Hunt

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa's Workshop 2023!


DEC 6

🌟Christmas at Cantigny

🌟Holiday Music Performances - Abby Stoner (harp) and Kelsey Stoner (cello)

⛸️Cantigny Ice Rink

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - NORTHERN

🎅Santa's Sleigh Tour-Day Twelve

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

🤶Holiday Scavenger Hunt

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa's Workshop 2023!


DEC 7

🌟Christmas at Cantigny

⛸️Cantigny Ice Rink

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - Eastern

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - NORTHERN

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - Southern

🌟Christkindlmarket

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

❄️Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo

🤶Holiday Scavenger Hunt

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa's Workshop 2023!


DEC 8

🌟Christmas at Cantigny

⛸️Cantigny Ice Rink

🌟Electric Illumination at Morton Arboretum

❄️FREE Family Winterfest for Teens and Families

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - NORTHERN

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - Southern

🤶Christkindlmarket

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

❄️Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo

🤶Holiday Scavenger Hunt

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa's Workshop 2023!


DEC 9

🎅Breakfast with Santa at Drury Lane

🎅Breakfast with Santa at Morton Arboretum

🌟Christmas at Cantigny

⛸️Cantigny Ice Rink

🌟Naperville Chorus "Swing into Christmas"

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - Eastern

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - NORTHERN

🎅Santa’s Craft Corner

🤶Christkindlmarket

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

❄️Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo

🤶Holiday Scavenger Hunt

❄️Holly Jolly Days at Naper Settlement

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa's Workshop 2023!


DEC 10

🎅Breakfast with Santa at Morton Arboretum

🎅Brunch with Santa

🌟Christmas at Cantigny

⛸️Cantigny Ice Rink

🎵Naperville Municipal Band Holiday Concert

🎵Naperville Chorus "Swing into Christmas"

🌟Live Nativity

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - Southern

🤶Christkindlmarket

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

❄️Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo

🤶Holiday Scavenger Hunt

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa's Workshop 2023!


DEC 11

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - NORTHERN

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

🤶Holiday Scavenger Hunt

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa's Workshop 2023!


DEC 12

🎵Christmas at Cantigny

🎵Holiday Music Performances - Wheaton Community School of the Arts

⛸️Cantigny Ice Rink

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - NORTHERN

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - Southern

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

🤶Holiday Scavenger Hunt

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa's Workshop 2023!


DEC 13

🌟Christmas at Cantigny

🎅Dinner with Santa

🎵Holiday Music Performances - Holiday Harmony Strolling Carolers

⛸️Cantigny Ice Rink

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - Eastern

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - NORTHERN

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - Southern

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

🤶Holiday Scavenger Hunt

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa's Workshop 2023!


DEC 14

🌟Christmas at Cantigny

🌟Dinner With Santa at Brookfield Zoo

⛸️Cantigny Ice Rink

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - NORTHERN

🤶Christkindlmarket

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

❄️Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo

🤶Holiday Scavenger Hunt

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa's Workshop 2023!


DEC 15

🎅Breakfast with Santa at Drury Lane

❄️Christmas at Cantigny

🎅Dinner With Santa at Brookfield Zoo

🌟Electric Illumination at Morton Arboretum

⛸️Cantigny Ice Rink

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - NORTHERN

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - Southern

🤶Christkindlmarket

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

❄️Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo

🤶Holiday Scavenger Hunt

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa's Workshop 2023!


DEC 16

🌟Holidays a cappella

🎅Breakfast with Santa at Drury Lane

🎅Breakfast with Santa at Morton Arboretum

🌟Christmas at Cantigny

🎅Dinner With Santa at Brookfield Zoo

❄️Holiday Artisan Fair

🌟Holiday Afternoon Tea

❄️Holly Jolly Days at Naper Settlement

⛸️Cantigny Ice Rink

🎅Latin American Marketplace

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - NORTHERN

🎅Santa Brunch at Cantigny

🤶Christkindlmarket

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

❄️Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo

🤶Holiday Scavenger Hunt

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa's Workshop 2023!


DEC 17

🎅Breakfast with Santa at Morton Arboretum

🎅Brunch with Santa

🌟Christmas at Cantigny

🎅Dinner With Santa at Brookfield Zoo

🌟DuPage Symphony Orchestra - Holly Jolly Harmonies

⛸️Cantigny Ice Rink

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - NORTHERN

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - Southern

🎅Santa Brunch at Cantigny

🤶Christkindlmarket

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

❄️Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo

🤶Holiday Scavenger Hunt

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa's Workshop 2023!


DEC 18

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - NORTHERN

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

🤶Holiday Scavenger Hunt

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa's Workshop 2023!


DEC 19

🌟Christmas at Cantigny

🎵Holiday Music Performances - Wheaton Warrenville South High School Choir

⛸️Cantigny Ice Rink

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - Eastern

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - NORTHERN

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - Southern

🎅Supper with St. Nick

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

🤶Holiday Scavenger Hunt

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa's Workshop 2023!


DEC 20

🌟Christmas at Cantigny

🎅Dinner with Santa

🎵Holiday Music Performances - Handbell Choir directed by Phil Roberts

❄️Holly Jolly Days at Naper Settlement

⛸️Cantigny Ice Rink

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - NORTHERN

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - Southern

🎅Supper with St. Nick

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

🤶Holiday Scavenger Hunt

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa's Workshop 2023!


DEC 21

🌟Christmas at Cantigny

⛸️Cantigny Ice Rink

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - Eastern

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - NORTHERN

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - Southern

🎅Supper with St. Nick

🤶Christkindlmarket

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

❄️Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa

🎅Santa's Workshop 2023!


DEC 22

🎅Breakfast with Santa at Drury Lane

🎅Breakfast with Santa at Morton Arboretum

🌟Christmas at Cantigny

🌟Electric Illumination at Morton Arboretum

⛸️Cantigny Ice Rink

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - NORTHERN

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - Southern

🎅Supper with St. Nick

🤶Christkindlmarket

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

❄️Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎅Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa


DEC 23

🎅Breakfast with Santa at Drury Lane

🎅Breakfast with Santa at Morton Arboretum

🌟Christmas at Cantigny

⛸️Cantigny Ice Rink

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - NORTHERN

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - Southern

🎅Supper with St. Nick

🤶Christkindlmarket

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

🎄Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎅Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa


DEC 24

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - NORTHERN

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - Southern

🤶Christkindlmarket

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street

🎅Photos with Santa


DEC 25

🎄Festival of Lights at Phillips Park

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street


DEC 26

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - Eastern

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - NORTHERN

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - Southern

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

❄️Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎅Naper Lights on Water Street


DEC 27

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - Eastern

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - NORTHERN

🚎Naperville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour - Southern

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

❄️Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street


DEC 28

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

❄️Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street


DEC 29

🌟Electric Illumination at Morton Arboretum

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

❄️Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street


DEC 30

❄️Countdown to Noon Year  NIC and 95th

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

🎄Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street


DEC 31

🎅Bubble Bash at DuPage Children's Museum

🎄Festival of Lights & Tree Sale at Cosley Zoo

❄️Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo

🎄Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

🤶Magical Holiday Painted Windows

🎄Naper Lights on Water Street