Holiday events

Today

Barrington: Tree lighting at 4:45 p.m. at Cook and Main streets in downtown Barrington. The entire event, with carriage rides and Santa, will from 3 to 6 p.m.

Mount Prospect: The Winter Festival Parade this afternoon has been canceled due to a forecast of severe weather. However, both the Friendship Park Conservatory open house and the Teddy Bear Walk will go on. The walk will start at 10 a.m. at the Mount Prospect Library, where children and their bears hear a book reading and then march to the Mount Prospect village hall next door to watch Santa arrive on a fire truck with Mrs. Claus. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Mount Prospect Park District will host its annual open house at the conservatory, 395 Algonquin Road, with music, hot cider, cookies and floral displays.

Next week

Hanover Park: Tree lighting at 6 p.m. Dec. 7 at village hall, 2121 W. Lake St. There will be caroling, entertainment, and refreshments.

Rosemont: Lighting of the 30-foot Christmas tree is 6 p.m. Dec. 9 at Donald E. Stephens Park at the entrance to the residential area, Higgins Road and Scott Street. The rest of the village will be lit as well, by about 1 million light bulbs, at Donald E. Stephens North Park, Bergemeister Park, Westin Park, all interchanges down River Road, Dunne Park, Monument Park, Rosemont Theater and village hall.

Streamwood: Tree lighting at 7 p.m. Dec. 7 at village hall, 301 E. Irving Park Road. Volunteers, civic organizations and families will line luminaria along Park Boulevard, the veterans memorial and village hall and other areas throughout town. Before the lighting, children can first visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus.