Events in Chicago in December 2026

The best things to do in Chicago this December — 96 events across Concerts, Theater, Comedy, Performing Arts and more.

Highlighted in December

Candlelight: Mozart vs Beethoven

11 December at 18:30 The Art Institute of Chicago

Performing Arts

Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show

19 December at 16:00 Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture

CU Symphony Orchestra

1 December at 19:30 +14 more Symphony Center

6lack - 10 Years Of 6lack Tour

3 December at 20:00 Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

Performing Arts

1 December at 19:00 +11 more CIBC Theatre

Phoebe Bridgers: The Lost Tour

18 December at 19:30 United Center

Performing Arts

Outcast Jazz Band's Big Band Dance Party

6 & 7 December Epiphany Center for the Arts - Café Bar

Straight No Chaser

12 December at 15:00 The Chicago Theatre

Performing Arts

4 December at 19:00 +16 more Lyric Opera House - IL

12 December at 20:00 Thalia Hall

Most popular in December

1 Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture 19 December at 16:00
2 Candlelight: Mozart vs Beethoven The Art Institute of Chicago 11 December at 18:30
3 The Jury Experience: An Immersive Courtroom Case Museum Of Contemporary Art (MCA) 27 December at 19:00
4 CU Symphony Orchestra Symphony Center 1 December at 19:30
5 Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Postcard from Vienna Symphony Center 12 December at 19:30

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Concerts

50 events · Bluegrass, Classical, Electro Pop and more

Candlelight: Mozart vs Beethoven

11 December at 18:30 The Art Institute of Chicago

Straight No Chaser

12 December at 15:00 The Chicago Theatre

6lack - 10 Years Of 6lack Tour

3 December at 20:00 Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

19 December at 19:30 The Salt Shed

12 December at 20:00 Thalia Hall

Theater

4 events

The Jury Experience: An Immersive Courtroom Case

27 December at 19:00 Museum Of Contemporary Art (MCA)

The Other Cinderella

12 December at 20:00 +6 more Black Ensemble Theater

6 December at 15:00 Symphony Center

The Jury Experience - Frankenstein on Trial: The Man Who Defied God: Will Chicago Deliver Justice?

27 December at 16:30 Edlis Neeson Theater

Performing Arts

8 events · Ballet, Theater, Literary Adaptation and more

Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show

19 December at 16:00 Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture

4 December at 19:00 +16 more Lyric Opera House - IL

1 December at 19:00 +11 more CIBC Theatre

Outcast Jazz Band's Big Band Dance Party

6 & 7 December Epiphany Center for the Arts - Café Bar

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1 December at 19:00 +18 more Courtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Sports

3 events

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

6 December at 12:00 Soldier Field

Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers

25 December at 12:00 Soldier Field

Chicago Bears vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (Date: TBD)

6 December at 12:00 Soldier Field