Things to do in Chicago on Saturday, December 12, 2026

62 events listed in and around Chicago, each with its time and venue.

Morning

Breakfast with Santa Neiman Marcus Chicago Saturday, December 12, 8:30am
Brunch · Breakfast · 8:30 AM · Streeterville
FashionCamp: WINTER HOLIDAY EDITION 2026
Class · Design · 10 AM · Streeterville
Intentional Beginnings 2027
Class · Goal Setting · 10 AM · Wildlight Yoga
Chicago Santa Bar Crawl | Wrigleyville's SantaCon | Twelve Bars of XMas
Bar Crawl · 10 AM – 6 PM · Lakeview
TBOX: Twelve Bars of Xmas - Chicago's 30th Annual Xmas Crawl - Wrigleyville
Bar Crawl · Christmas · 10 AM – 6 PM · Lakeview
Read the Room Silent Book Club-December Meetup
Meetup · Books · 10 AM · The Loop
Things to Know Before You Go | With Kelsey Hoeper & Erica Reid Gerdes
Class · Health · 10 AM – 1 PM · Andersonville
Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl in Wrigleyville | Twelve Bars of XMas
Bar Crawl · 10 AM – 6 PM · Lakeview
Intonation Student Showcase
Live Music · 10:30 AM · Pilsen
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas the Musical (Chicago)
Musical · 10:30 AM · The Loop
Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago
Immersive · 10:45 AM · Belmont Gardens
The Shops - Holiday Edition #1
Market · 11 AM · Streeterville
Viennese Waltz Crash Course
Class · 11 AM · Ravenswood
A Charlie Brown Christmas Brunch LIVE W/ KEVIN FORT TRIO! **Tickets on sale Friday, 10/2 at 10am**
Live Music · Jazz · 11 AM · FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB
Tropical Holiday Christmas Bottomless Drag Brunch
Brunch · 11 AM · Lakeview
Holiday Volleyball Series!
Tournament · Volleyball · 11 AM · Little Italy
TRC Community Marketplace: Holiday Edition
Market · Holiday Gifts · 11 AM – 4 PM · Bronzeville

Afternoon

Handmade Market Chicago
Market · 12 PM – 4 PM · Ukrainian Village
Weed Passport Tours: North Michigan Ave Experience
Tour · 12 PM · Fulton River District
The Ryan Parker Foundation Presents:The Black Excellence Award Charity Even
Volunteering · Black Excellence · 12 PM – 4 PM · Foster Park Fieldhouse
Holidays in the Market Tour: Eat, Shop, Learn
Tasting · 12 PM · River North
Handmade Market
Market · 12 PM · Ukrainian Village
FITZKINDLE MARKET: A Christmas Tree Lot & Holiiday Extravaganza!
Market · Christmas · 1 PM · FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB
A Charlie Brown Christmas Brunch LIVE w/ KEVIN FORT TRIO! **Tickets on sale Friday, 10/2**
Brunch · 1 PM · FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB
Blue Man Group - A New Holiday Surprise
Theater · 1 PM · The Loop
A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live at The Auditorium
Musical · 1 PM · South Loop
Latte art for beginners!
Coffee & Dessert · Latte Art · 1:30 PM · Sip Society Coffee Education Center
The Bearbell Project presents: Squat, Bench and Deadlift Seminar
Talk · 2 PM · Bucktown
Fashion Business 101 For Entrepreneurs [December 2026 Edition]
Class · 2 PM – 5 PM · Streeterville
Chicago Official Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl by Bar Crawl LIVE! 2026
Bar Crawl · Christmas · 2 PM – 9 PM · West Loop
NO SOMMS ALLOWED: Champagne L2
Tasting · Champagne · 2 PM · Rogers Park
The Unauthorized Hallmark(ish) Parody Musical
Musical · 2 PM · Magnificent Mile
Chair Meditation with Sahaja Yoga - Chicago Public Library, Manning Branch
Meditation · 2 PM · Near West Side
Vape! The Grease Parody
Live Music · 2:30 PM · Wrightwood Neighbors
Straight No Chaser: Making Spirits Bright Tour
Live Music · 3 PM · The Loop
Sip & Savor: Wine & Cheese for the Holidays
Tasting · Wine And Cheese · 3 PM · River North
Honey Pie’s Slice of Relief
Volunteering · Top Surgery · 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM · Edgewater
Drink School: Craft Cocktails + Mocktails with Clean Pour Club
Cooking Class · Cocktails And Mocktails · 4 PM · Hyde Park

Evening

Golden Hour Featuring Lizzi Trumbore
Live Music · 5 PM – 8 PM · Epiphany Center for the Arts
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Utah Mammoth
Game · Hockey · 6 PM · United Center
SIDEBAR Supper Club w/ GROOVE WITNESS
Live Music · 6 PM · FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR
Soulful Holiday Lights Trolley Celebrating Motown, R& B & House
Dance Party · 6:30 PM – 10 PM · Old Town
RNB Red Attire Yacht Party + Fireworks (3 Levels Indoor/Outdoor) Chicago
Dance Party · R&B / Soul · 6:45 PM – 11 PM · South Loop
SATURDAY DECEMBER 12: SIENNA HUBERT-ROSS
Stand-up · 7 PM · Streeterville
Duke Tumatoe and The Power Trio/Joanna Connor Blues Band
Concert · Blues · 7 PM – 4 AM · Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center
Benny Nwokeabia Live in Chicago
Stand-up · 7 PM · Logan Square
Theater on the Lake Presents: Burning Red's 4th Annual Christmas Birth-TAY
Dance Party · Taylor Swift · 7 PM – 10 PM · Lincoln Park
Love Actually Live in Concert
Live Music · 7:30 PM · The Loop
Supertaste
Live Music · 8 PM · Near West Side
Temples: The BLISS Tour with GIFT
DJ Set · Electronic · 8 PM · Pilsen
Jay Bragg Presents: Christmas in New Vaudeville!
Concert · Folk / Americana · 8 PM · Lakeview
Freedom From and Freedom To
Dance Show · 8 PM · Logan Square
Chris & Heather's COUNTRY CALENDAR SHOW!
Live Music · Country · 8 PM · FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB
William Clark Green - The Good Time Tour with Patrick Bale & the Pale Ales and Aiden Logsdon
Concert · Country · 8 PM · Goose Island
Matt Rogers: THIS TIME IT'S *REALLY* CHRISTMAS Tour
Arts · 8 PM · Lakeview
Nã†, French Inhaler, Memory Spector, Rocco Desgres
Live Music · 8 PM · South Loop
The Detroit Cobras, the Evictions, Panther Style
Live Music · 9 PM · South Loop
FACS / PARKiNG / TEMPS.
Live Music · Indie / Alternative · 9 PM · Ukrainian Village
The Simple Remedy
Live Music · Country · 9:30 PM · Sheridan Park

Late

SATURDAY DECEMBER 12: SCUFFED REALTOR LIVE - NICK ROCHEFORT & ALEX SCHULTZ
Comedy · 10 PM · Streeterville
AFROBEATS SATURDAYZ @ MASADA: Detty December Edition
Dance Party · Afrobeats & Amapiano · 10 PM – 3 AM · Logan Square
Afro Fusion Saturday : Afrobeats, Hiphop, Dancehall, Soca
Dance Party · Afrobeats & Amapiano · 11 PM – 5 AM · Uptown
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