Seasonal & Holidays

Holiday Events In Elmhurst Area

Plenty of holiday activities are planned in the western suburbs this year.

Christmas and Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival of lights, intersect this year, with Hanukkah running Dec. 18-26. Christmas, of course, is on Dec. 25.
Christmas and Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival of lights, intersect this year, with Hanukkah running Dec. 18-26. Christmas, of course, is on Dec. 25. (Lisa Frost/Patch)

ELMHURST, IL — There is no shortage of things to do in Elmhurst to get the winter holiday season off to a rollicking good start.

Christmas and Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival of lights, intersect this year, with Hanukkah running Dec. 18-26. Christmas, of course, is on Dec. 25, but you don’t have to wait to start taking in all the sights and sounds of the holidays.

Holiday events in the Elmhurst area include:

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Elmhurst

Tree Lighting in Wilder Park: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, at Wilder Park, 198 S. Cottage Hill Ave. Parking is at 175 S. Prospect Ave., in Elmhurst.

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Santa's Workshop at Wilder Mansion: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at Wilder Mansion, 211 S. Prospect Ave., in Elmhurst.

Family Holiday Party: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Elmhurst Art Museum, 150 S. Cottage Hill Ave., in Elmhurst.

Spirit of Christmas: Elmhurst Choral Union & Orchestra to perform from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, at Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel at Elmhurst University.

Hinsdale

Hinsdale Christmas Walk: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, in central Hinsdale.

Winter Wonderland: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at Katherine Legge Memorial Park in Hinsdale.

Clarendon Hills

Holiday Walk and Market: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at Clarendon Hills Chamber of Commerce, 1 Walker Ave., in Clarendon Hills.

Burr Ridge

Community Tree Lighting: 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at Burr Ridge Community Church, 15W100 Plainfield Road, in Burr Ridge.

La Grange

Holiday Open House: Noon on Sunday, Dec. 4, at the La Grange Area Historical Society, 444 S. La Grange Road, in La Grange.

Holiday Walk & Open House: 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at Jackson Square, 112 E. Burlington Ave., in La Grange.

Donuts with Santa: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at the Park District of La Grange, 536 East Ave. in La Grange.

Darien

Holiday Luncheon: 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, at Darien Park District, 7301 Fairview Ave., in Darien.

Christmas Community Celebration: Noon on Sunday, Dec. 4, at Darien Historical Society, 7422 S. Cass Ave., in Darien.

2022 Holiday Exhibition: 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, at Darien Sportsplex, 451 Plainfield Road, in Darien.

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