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Nights of Lights

Adams Park 303 W Wesley St., Wheaton, IL

Park Lighting Ceremony Nights of Lights returns to Adams Park for its fifth year! Join us for the park lighting on November 29 at 4:30 p.m. and enjoy this display through the holiday season. Featuring over 55,000 bulbs lighting the trees and an animated light display at the fountain, a walk through Adams Park will “wow” the whole family. Thank you to the City of Wheaton for providing this wonderful display throughout the holiday season. Nights of Lights continues through January 5, 2025. This event is open to the public at no cost. Browse More >

Christmas Tree Sale-Cosley Zoo-Wheaton

Festival of Lights & Christmas Tree Sale

Cosley Zoo 1356 N Gary Ave, Wheaton, Illinois

November 29–December 30 | 9:00 AM–9:00 PM (lights come on at 3:0 PM)* | Cosley Zoo A winter visit to Cosley Zoo has become a favorite family tradition. Cosley Zoo is transformed into a winter wonderland with thousands of twinkling lights, an amazing selection of Christmas trees, wreaths and greenery, hot chocolate and a unique assortment of holiday gifts in the Wild Side Gift Shop. Cosley Zoo has four varieties of trees ranging from 3’ to 12’! Wreaths, greens, and garland are also available for purchase. Christmas lights turn on at 3:00 PM Hot Chocolate is available weekdays 3:00–9:00 PM;...

Christmas-at-Cantigny

Christmas at Cantigny

Cantigny Park 1s151 Winfield Rd., Wheaton, IL

Explore a dazzling array of experiences as you stroll through a ½-mile, fully ADA- and stroller-accessible path. Along the way, music-orchestrated light shows, festive decorations, larger-than-life flower sculptures, and a towering 28-foot Christmas tree will enchant you. Don’t forget to stop by our Holiday Shop to pick up a Cantigny-grown Poinsettia, a holiday tradition from our greenhouse. Enjoy a variety of events during Christmas at Cantigny, including: A Very Taylor Christmas Christmas Spirits Noël Lounge at the McCormick House Holiday Brunch The Colonel's Christmas Tour And more! Explore All the Details, Dates and Events > Purchase Your Tickets Today!

New Year's Eve Concert at the MAC, College of DuPage

New Year’s Eve Concert at the MAC

The Mac at College of DuPage 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn, IL

Tuesday, Dec. 31 | 1:30 PM, 5:00 PM & 8:30 PM NEWPHILHARMONIC New Year's Eve Concert Belushi Performance Hall $68 Senior | $70 Adult | $80 Gold Circle A SALUTE TO VIENNA’S NEW YEAR’S EVE 1:30 PM: Limited Availability 5:00 PM: Limited Availability 8:30 PM: Best Availability Ring in 2025 with Maestro Muspratt as he conducts a fun and exciting New Year’s Eve pops concert featuring a variety of light classics, Strauss waltzes, arias, guest singer, champagne with surprises! A joyous night of reflecting back while looking ahead together through the music of New Philharmonic. Read More > Buy Tickets...

Parks Plus Fitness Open House

Parks Plus Fitness Open House

Wheaton Community Center 1777 S Blanchard St, Wheaton, IL

Refreshments | Tours | Giveaways | Raffle | Demos | Orientation and more! Friday, January 10 | 6:00 AM–8:00 PM Join us as we celebrate our ONE YEAR Anniversary at our Open House! Hourly Raffles: Names will be drawn on the hour from 6A-8P. The winner of each hourly raffle will be a $10 gift card to a store Grand Raffle: Enter for a chance to win one of the three grand raffle prizes. Grand raffle items are a 50″ TV, a Sound Bar and an Air Fryer. For more information, please contact Alex DiSerio at adiserio@wheatonparks.org or 630.510.5135. Learn More >

2025 Cocoa & Coffee Crawl

Cocoa & Coffee Crawl

Front & Main Streets 100 W. Front Street, Wheaton, IL

The Family-Favorite Winter Event Returns! Saturday, January 11, 2025 |12:00–3:00 PM $18 General Admission $64 Family 4-Pack Gather the whole family for a fun-filled winter day sampling a variety of unique hot cocoas and artisan coffees at your favorite Downtown Wheaton shops and restaurants!  Enjoy a variety of unique hot cocoa and coffees. Recipes and participating businesses* will be announced soon! Event check-in begins at 11:30 AM (location TBD). Upon checking in, ticket holders will receive a wristband and a map of tasting locations. All beverages will be kid-friendly, so bring the whole family downtown for a festive afternoon of unlimited samples! Browse...

Restaurant Week Wheaton

Restaurant Week

Downtown Wheaton 100 N. Main St., Wheaton, IL

January 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM Order up! Join us for this celebration of the vibrant Downtown Wheaton culinary scene. From special menu offerings to discounts and even charitable givebacks, this is the perfect opportunity to try a new restaurant or visit one of your local favs. Participating Businesses: 302 Wheaton | Adelle’s Modern Kitchen + Bar | Altiro Latin Fusion | BABAM | Billy Bricks | Egg’lectic Café | Extract Juicery Organic Café | Five & Hoek Coffee Co. | Fuji Ramen Sushi | GIA MIA | Hale Street Cantina | Ivy Restaurant | Kimmer’s Ice Cream | Proof...

Mad Fore Plaid Mini Golf

Mad Fore Plaid Mini Golf

Wheaton Public Library 225 N. Cross St., Wheaton, IL

Friday, January 17 | 6:30–10 PM | Location: Wheaton Public Library Join the Wheaton Public Library and the DuPage County Historical Museum for the 3rd Annual Mad Fore Plaid Mini Golf event. Get decked out in your favorite plaid and join us for 18 themed holes of wacky fun at Wheaton Public Library! Following the event will be a 19th Hole After Party at Ivy Restaurant in Wheaton. This 21+ event also includes 18 holes of mini golf, cash bar (one drink included with registration), appetizers, live entertainment and awards. Golfers will be paired in foursomes for a shotgun-start style...

Concert opera the Mac

The Elixir of Love Concert Opera

The Mac at College of DuPage 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn, IL

Saturday, Jan. 25 | 7:30pm Sunday, Jan. 26 | 3pm Belushi Performance Hall
$65 Senior | $67 Adult Concert Opera A romantic comedy opera by Donizetti about a young villager who seeks a love potion from a traveling quack doctor to win the heart of the town’s wealthy owner. The opera is sung in Italian with English subtitles. Elixir is opera’s most heartwarming comedy, filled with delectable music that brings nonstop smiles. Adina – Alisa Jordheim Nemorino – James Judd Giannetta – AddieRose Brown Dulcamara – David Govertsen Sergeant Belcore – Jonathan Wilson Read More >

Ice-A-Palooza Wheaton

Ice-A-Palooza

Central Athletic Complex 500 S Naperville Rd, Wheaton, IL

Saturday, February 1, 2025 | 11A-1P | Central Athletic Complex/Ice Rinks Ice-A-Palooza is a free outdoor event featuring skating, entertainment, food truck, and more! Event Details: Preschool Activities Tent & Outdoor Games | 11am-1pm Hot Cocoa Bar | Enjoy a cup of delicious hot cocoa with all your favorite toppings – $3 S’mores Kits | Make your own delicious s’more – $1 Airbrush Tattoos | 11am-1pm Chicago Steel Mascot Rusty | 11:30-12:15pm Curious Crow Food Truck | Grilled cheese with tomato soup, hot honey chicken and biscuit, cherry cobbler and ice cream, coffee, soda, water Figure Skating Performances by Center...