It’s the most wonderful time of the year! December may easily be considered the most action-packed month. As you sing along to Christmas carols and pray for snow, make sure you don’t miss out on some of the most exciting events we wait for all year.

NILES WEST 

12/1: Hot Chocolate with the Principal, 7:30 AM

12/1: Seniors College Application Drop-In Day, All Day

12/1-12/2: Law & Order: Fairy Tale Unit – Black Box Theatre

12/4: Winter Art Showcase Exhibit Kick-off, Time TBD

12/5: Basketball-V Girls @ Niles North, 7:30 PM

12/6: NW Principal’s Recognition Breakfast, 7:30 AM

12/8: Holiday Double Assembly/Arts-A-Palooza, 1 & 2nd Periods

12/9: NW ACT Test, 8 AM

12/11-12/15: NW Winter Spirit Week

12/18: Orchestra Holiday Concert, R.L. Johnson Auditorium, 6:30 PM

12/19: NW Scholastic Bowl, 3:30 PM

12/19: Portraits: Advanced Theatre Studio Showcase, Black Box Theatre, 5 PM

12/20-12/22: Final Exams

DOWNTOWN CHICAGO

12/1-1/7: ZooLights at the Lincoln Park Zoo

12/1: “A Christmas Carol,” Goodman Theatre, 8 PM

12/1-12/24: Christkindlmarket

12/11-12/19: Time Out Chicago’s Ultimate Holiday Movie Series

12/1-1/7: Winter WonderFest

12/1-1/1: Morton Arboretum Holiday Lights

12/1-12/15: Caroling at Cloud Gate

12/1-12/30: “The Nutcracker”

12/1-12/24: Chicago Trolley Holiday Lights Tour

12/9-12/24: Music Box Christmas Show

Until 3/4: Ice Skating in Millennium Park

CONCERTS

12/1: Foster The People, Aargon Ballroom

12/3: Marc Anthony, Allstate Arena

12/7: Kodak Black, Portage Theatre

12/7: B96 Jingle Bash, Allstate Arena

12/20: SZA, Concord Music Hall

12/23: Taylor Bennett, Metro Smart Bar

12/27: Flosstradamus, Concord Music Hall