Sunday picks: Cruise through Aurora's Festival of Lights
Aurora Festival of Lights
5 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday, Dec. 24-26, at Phillips Park, 1000 Ray Moses Drive, Aurora. Drive through more than a mile of animated displays. New this year are dancing arcs and a 20-foot sign proclaiming Weisner Ice Rink. Hosted by the Aurora Rotary Cub. Free, but donations are welcome. aurorafestivaloflights.com.
Holiday Flower Show
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through December and 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in January, now through Jan. 7 at Wilder Park Conservatory, 225 S. Prospect Ave., Elmhurst. Get into the holiday spirit with Wilder Park Conservatory's festive holiday floral display. Free. (630) 993-8900 or epd.org.
Cosley Zoo Festival of Lights and Tree Sale
9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily through Dec. 30 at Cosley Zoo, 1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton. Lights go on at 3 p.m. Open from 9 a.m. to noon Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Zoo is transformed into a winter wonderland with 20,000 twinkling lights. Free. wheatonparkdistrict.com.
Christkindlmarket
11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 24, at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville. Christkindlmarket Naperville brings a cherished German and European tradition to Naperville with gifts, ornaments, food and more. Free admission. napersettlement.org.
Oakbrook Center Holiday Market
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 24, at Oakbrook Center, 22nd Street and Route 83, Oak Brook. Market features a variety of local artisans and one-of-a-kind food vendors. oakbrookcenter.com.
Mooseheart Holiday Lights
5 to 9 p.m. daily through Dec. 31 along the Mooseheart campus, off Route 31, south of Batavia. The eighth annual event includes about 80 displays on a 1.8-mile route through the campus. Admission (cash only): $10 for cars; special rates for buses. Proceeds benefit Mooseheart Child City and School. (630) 906-3601 or mooseheart.org.
Concert highlights
• Mr. Blotto's Annual Christmas Show: 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 25, at Cubby Bear, 1059 W. Addison St., Chicago. $15. (773) 327-1662 or cubbybear.com.
• Extraordinary Popular Delusions: 9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 25, at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. Free. (773) 281-4444 or beatkitchen.com.
• MER's Music Showcase: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, at Cubby Bear, 1059 W. Addison St., Chicago. Free. (773) 327-1662 or cubbybear.com.
• Trans-Siberian Orchestra's “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve”: 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, at Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont. Tickets start at $47. (800) 745-3000 or rosemont.com/allstate/.
• Whitey Morgan, Ward Davis, Alex Williams: 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, at BrauerHouse Live, 1000 N. Rohlwing Road, Lombard. $16.25-$75. (630) 495-2141 or brauerhouse.com.
• Trans-Siberian Orchestra's “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve”: 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, at Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont. Tickets start at $47. (800) 745-3000 or rosemont.com/allstate/.
• Jeff and Mario, Jeff Brown & the New Black, Ego Mechanics: 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, at Sandlot, 3477 N. Clark Street, Chicago. $10. (773) 857-0825 or eventbrite.com.
• Family Groove Company, EGi, Great Sky Band: 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, at Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. $12-$14. (847) 358-9150 or durtynellies.com.
• Information is provided by entertainment venues. Check with the venue before purchasing tickets. For more concert listings or to add an event, visit dailyherald.com/calendar.