Plan Ahead for What's Happening in Des Plaines, IL
Fri
18
Dec 2026
A Charlie Brown ChristmasNorth Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts · Skokie, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAA Christmas CarolMetropolis Performing Arts Centre · Arlington Heights, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAA Christmas CarolAlbert Ivar Goodman Theatre · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAA Holly Jolly ChristmasAl Larson Cultural Center · Schaumburg, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAA Midsummer Night's DreamCourtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBABluey's Big PlayCadillac Palace · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBACandlelight: Christmas Carols on StringsThe Arts Center of Oak Park · Oak Park, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAChicago Steel vs. Sioux City MusketeersUSG Arena · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAChicago Symphony Orchestra: Handel's MessiahOrchestra Hall At Chicago Symphony Center · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAChicago Symphony Orchestra: Merry Merry ChicagoOrchestra Hall At Chicago Symphony Center · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAChristian JohnsonThe Comedy Bar - Chicago · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAD.L. HughleyCity Winery - Chicago · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBADancenter North: The Magic of The NutcrackerGenesee Theatre · Waukegan, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBADr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas - The MusicalNederlander Theatre at Ford Center for the Performing Arts · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAFriendship - BandEvanston Space · Evanston, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAFrozen - The MusicalMarriott Theatre · Lincolnshire, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAHairsprayGeorge Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts · Skokie, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAIllinois-Chicago Flames vs. Charlotte 49ersCredit Union 1 Arena · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAInto It. Over It.House Of Blues - Chicago · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAIt's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio PlayParadiso at Athenaeum Theatre - IL · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAJacob Marley's Christmas CarolLifeline Theatre · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAJoffrey Ballet: The NutcrackerLyric Opera House - IL · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAKristina OrbakaiteCopernicus Center · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAPeyton RuddyZanies Comedy Club - Chicago · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAPotted PotterBroadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBARising Stars Burlesque RevueStars and Garters Theater · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBASalt Creek Ballet: The NutcrackerMcAninch Arts Center - Belushi Performance Hall · Glen Ellyn, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBASteph TolevZanies Comedy Club - Rosemont · Rosemont, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBASvdden DeathThe Salt Shed Indoors - Chicago · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAThe Other CinderellaBlack Ensemble Theater · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAThe Second City Mainstage 114th RevueMainstage at Second City - Chicago · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAThe Spongebob MusicalMarriott Theatre · Lincolnshire, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAVape! The Grease ParodyApollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBA
Sat
19
Dec 2026
A Christmas CarolMetropolis Performing Arts Centre · Arlington Heights, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAA Christmas CarolAlbert Ivar Goodman Theatre · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAA Midsummer Night's DreamCourtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBABallet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling ShowHistoric Main Stage at Athenaeum Center - IL · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBABluey's Big PlayCadillac Palace · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBABright Star CircusStars and Garters Theater · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBACandlelight: Christmas ClassicsThe Arts Center of Oak Park · Oak Park, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAChicago Steel vs. Sioux City MusketeersUSG Arena · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAChicago Symphony Orchestra: Handel's MessiahOrchestra Hall At Chicago Symphony Center · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAChicago Symphony Orchestra: Merry Merry ChicagoOrchestra Hall At Chicago Symphony Center · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAChristian JohnsonThe Comedy Bar - Chicago · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAD.L. HughleyCity Winery - Chicago · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBADr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas - The MusicalNederlander Theatre at Ford Center for the Performing Arts · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAFrozen - The MusicalMarriott Theatre · Lincolnshire, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAHairsprayGeorge Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts · Skokie, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAHome Alone 2: Lost In New York - Film With Live OrchestraAuditorium Theatre - IL · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAIt's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio PlayParadiso at Athenaeum Theatre - IL · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAJacob Marley's Christmas CarolLifeline Theatre · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAJoffrey Ballet: The NutcrackerLyric Opera House - IL · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBALou GrammDes Plaines Theatre · Des Plaines, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAPBR - Professional Bull Riders - 2 Day PassUnited Center · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAPBR - Professional Bull RidersUnited Center · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAPeyton RuddyZanies Comedy Club - Chicago · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAPotted PotterBroadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBARatboysThe Salt Shed Indoors - Chicago · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBARuth Page Civic Ballet: The NutcrackerMainstage Theatre at James Lumber Center · Grayslake, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBASalt Creek Ballet: The NutcrackerMcAninch Arts Center - Belushi Performance Hall · Glen Ellyn, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBASchaumburg Youth Symphony: Presto! Holiday ConcertAl Larson Cultural Center · Schaumburg, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBASteph TolevZanies Comedy Club - Rosemont · Rosemont, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAThe Other CinderellaBlack Ensemble Theater · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAThe Second City Mainstage 114th RevueMainstage at Second City - Chicago · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAThe Spongebob MusicalMarriott Theatre · Lincolnshire, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAThought ProcessOutset · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAVape! The Grease ParodyApollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBA
Sun
20
Dec 2026
A Christmas CarolMetropolis Performing Arts Centre · Arlington Heights, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAA Christmas CarolAlbert Ivar Goodman Theatre · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAA Midsummer Night's DreamCourtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAAnnieDrury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace · Oakbrook Terrace, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBABluey's Big PlayCadillac Palace · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAChicago Symphony Orchestra: Merry Merry ChicagoOrchestra Hall At Chicago Symphony Center · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAD.L. HughleyCity Winery - Chicago · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBADr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas - The MusicalNederlander Theatre at Ford Center for the Performing Arts · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAFrozen - The MusicalMarriott Theatre · Lincolnshire, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAHairsprayGeorge Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts · Skokie, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAIt's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio PlayParadiso at Athenaeum Theatre - IL · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAJacob Marley's Christmas CarolLifeline Theatre · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAJamie LissowZanies Comedy Club - Chicago · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAJoffrey Ballet: The NutcrackerLyric Opera House - IL · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAOneusCopernicus Center · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAPBR - Professional Bull RidersUnited Center · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAPotted PotterBroadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBARuth Page Civic Ballet: The NutcrackerMainstage Theatre at James Lumber Center · Grayslake, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBASalt Creek Ballet: The NutcrackerMcAninch Arts Center - Belushi Performance Hall · Glen Ellyn, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAThe Other CinderellaBlack Ensemble Theater · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAThe Second City Mainstage 114th RevueMainstage at Second City - Chicago · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAThe Spongebob MusicalMarriott Theatre · Lincolnshire, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAVape! The Grease ParodyApollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBA
Mon
21
Dec 2026
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Merry Merry ChicagoOrchestra Hall At Chicago Symphony Center · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAIt's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio PlayParadiso at Athenaeum Theatre - IL · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAVape! The Grease ParodyApollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBA
Tue
22
Dec 2026
A Christmas CarolAlbert Ivar Goodman Theatre · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAA Midsummer Night's DreamCourtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAChicago Symphony Orchestra: Merry Merry ChicagoOrchestra Hall At Chicago Symphony Center · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBADePaul Blue Demons vs. Canisius Golden GriffinsWintrust Arena · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBADr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas - The MusicalNederlander Theatre at Ford Center for the Performing Arts · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAFrozen - The MusicalMarriott Theatre · Lincolnshire, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAHairsprayGeorge Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts · Skokie, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAIt's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio PlayParadiso at Athenaeum Theatre - IL · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAJoffrey Ballet: The NutcrackerLyric Opera House - IL · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAPotted PotterBroadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAThe Second City Mainstage 114th RevueMainstage at Second City - Chicago · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAThe Spongebob MusicalMarriott Theatre · Lincolnshire, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAVape! The Grease ParodyApollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBA
Wed
23
Dec 2026
A Christmas CarolAlbert Ivar Goodman Theatre · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAA Midsummer Night's DreamCourtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAChicago Symphony Orchestra: Merry Merry ChicagoOrchestra Hall At Chicago Symphony Center · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBADr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas - The MusicalNederlander Theatre at Ford Center for the Performing Arts · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAFrozen - The MusicalMarriott Theatre · Lincolnshire, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAHairsprayGeorge Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts · Skokie, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAJoffrey Ballet: The NutcrackerLyric Opera House - IL · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAPotted PotterBroadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAThe Second City Mainstage 114th RevueMainstage at Second City - Chicago · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAThe Spongebob MusicalMarriott Theatre · Lincolnshire, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAVape! The Grease ParodyApollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBA
Thu
24
Dec 2026
A Christmas CarolMetropolis Performing Arts Centre · Arlington Heights, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAA Christmas CarolAlbert Ivar Goodman Theatre · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAA Midsummer Night's DreamCourtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBADr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas - The MusicalNederlander Theatre at Ford Center for the Performing Arts · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAJoffrey Ballet: The NutcrackerLyric Opera House - IL · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAPotted PotterBroadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBAThe Second City Mainstage 114th RevueMainstage at Second City - Chicago · Chicago, ILStart time subject to schedule updates.Time TBA