Make plans for Dickens in Dundee, tree lightings, Warrenville Holly Days, Jingle Bell Jubilee, Mundelein Winter Tree Lighting Festival, West Chicago Frosty Fest and more.

College of Lake County (CLC) is ringing in the season with a joyful lineup of arts events designed to warm your spirit and bring holiday magic all month long. From enchanting concerts to beloved family traditions, the December schedule doesn’t disappoint.

Make plans for tree lightings and productions of “The Nutcracker” throughout the area, Naperville Holiday Parade of Lights, Christmas at Cantigny Light Show, the Vienna Boys Choir, “Elf The Musical” on stage and more.

McHenry County College invites the community to get in the holiday spirit with a thought-provoking twist on a timeless classic. “A Christmas Carol Revisited: Scrooge’s Reclamation” will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, in the college’s Black Box Theatre, with festive pre-show music beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Make plans for Aurora Christkindlmarket, Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s Holiday Magic, Chicago Sports Spectacular in Rosemont, Turkey Trots, winter festivals, Santa sightings, Thanksgiving events and more.

Gather for an exhilarating celebration of movement, emotion and artistry. College of Lake County dance ignites the stage at the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts with a performance that captures the passion and joy of movement.

Make plans for Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s Reindeer Run, “Swan Lake” at Waukegan’s Genesee, IllumiBrew at Morton Arboretum, the Grand Kyiv Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker” at the Athenaeum Theatre in Chicago and more.

Make plans for the Grayslake Antique Bottle and Advertising Show, the Chicago Toy and Game Fair in Rosemont, Veterans Day events throughout the suburbs and more.

Make plans for Halloween events and trick-or-treating throughout the suburbs; Dia de Muertos events in Highland Park, Waukegan and Naperville; the 312 Comedy Fest in Chicago and more.

Make plans now for Nightmare on Chicago Street in Elgin, Wheeling’s Taste of the Town, the last weekend of Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns, Penn and Teller at the Chicago Theatre, Halloween events and trick-or-treating throughout the suburbs and more.