All activities take place in the Holiday Stage area. Schedule subject to change.

Don’t forget to enjoy performances by Chicagoland school groups on select weekdays from November 30 through December 27. (Check today’s schedule at the Holiday Stage for up-to-the-minute information.)

OPENING DAY CELEBRATION

Join us on November 17 at 10:30 a.m. to kick-off the opening day of Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light.  We invite you to get a “kick” out of a performance by the Radio City Rockettes

Saturday, November 18
11 a.m. After School Matters (Bolivia)
12:15 p.m. Nordikids (Sweden)
1:30 p.m. Varablomman Children’s Club (Sweden)
2:45 p.m. Hamazgayne Sardaradad Dance Ensemble (Armenia)

Sunday, November 19
12:15 p.m. Bonnie Lindholm School of Dance
1:30 p.m. Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (Scotland)
2:45 p.m. Mangalorean Konkan Christian Association (India)

Saturday, November 25
11 a.m. Maravian Cultural Society (Czech Republic)
12:15 p.m. St. Therese Chinese-American Children’s Choir (China)
1:30 p.m. Slovenian Cultural Center (Slovenia)
2:45 p.m. St. Mark’s/St. Bishoy’s Coptic Orthodox Church (Egypt)

Sunday, November 26
12:15 p.m. Hump Night Thumpers Jug Band
1:30 p.m. Dhammaram Temple (Thailand)
2:45 p.m. Linda’s Dance Studio (Mexico)
4 p.m. India Catholic Association of America

Saturday, December 2
11 a.m. Norwegian National League (Norway)
12:15 p.m. Danish American Athletic Club (Denmark)
1:30 p.m. German American Children’s Chorus (Germany)
2:45 p.m. Holy Cross Marimba Ensemble

Sunday, December 3
12:15 p.m. Hyde Park School of Ballet
1:30 p.m. Ukranian Choir and Dance Group (Ukraine)
2:45 p.m. Consulate General of Greece (Greece)

Saturday, December 9
11 a.m. Society of Danube Swabian (Germany)
12:15 p.m. Thistle and Heather Highland Dancers (Scotland)
1:30 p.m. Filipino American Dance ARB (Philippines)
2:45 p.m. Orpheus Hellenic Folklore Society (Greece)

Sunday, December 10
12:15 p.m. Chicago Latvian Girl Guides & Boy Scouts/Latvian School of Chicago (Latvia)
1:30 p.m. American Friends of Austria (Austria)
2:45 p.m. Knights of Lithuania Dancers (Lithuania)

Saturday, December 16
11 a.m. Classic Act Choral Ensemble
12:15 p.m. Chinese American Civic Council (China)
1:30 p.m. British Isles Acappellago (British Isles)
2:45 p.m. Belize Cultural Bearers (Belize)

Sunday, December 17
12:15 p.m. Polish Youth Organization (Poland)
1:30 p.m. Chicago Colombia Cultural Center (Colombia)
2:45 p.m. Croatian Vines (Croatia)

Saturday, December 23
11 a.m. Kekula-Kupaas School of the Pacific (Hawaii-Pacific Islands)
12:15 p.m. Miorita (Romania)
1:30 p.m. Taka Matsunaga Violin Studio (Japan)
2:45 p.m. La Fuerza Borinquen (Puerto Rico)

Sunday, December 24
12:15 p.m. St. Elijah Serbian Orthodox Church Folklore Group (Serbia)
1:30 p.m. St. George Belarussian Church (Belarus)

Saturday, December 30
11 a.m. Alma Ecuatoriana (Ecuador)
12:15 p.m. Renacer Boliviano (Bolivia)
1:30 p.m. Chicago Handbell Choir (Korea)
2:45 p.m. Polish School Lombard (Poland)

Sunday, December 31
12:15 p.m. Samahang Kapatid (Philippines)
2:45 p.m. Holy Resurrection Serbian Cathedral (Serbia)

HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES

Fun and festivity are in abundance this holiday season. Don’t miss these spectacular events!

Ne’Qua Art Ornament Painting
Friday, December 8 • 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Stop by the Holiday Shoppe to see a demonstration of the centuries-old tradition of hand-painting the inside of glass ornaments.

Kwanzaa Storytelling
Tuesday, December 19 @ 1pm.

Punch and Judaism (Hanukkah)
Wednesday, December 20 @ 1pm

Dancing through the Snow!
Friday, December 22 • 10 a.m.,
1 p.m. and 3 p. m.
Get a taste of the red-hot ballroom dance craze sweeping America as young dancers from Fred Astaire Dance Studios cha cha, fox trot, and swing their way across the stage! Then learn a few moves of your own as the pros provide demos and group dance lessons.

Book Readings and Signings

All of these books are available in the Holiday Shoppe. The readings and book signings will take place near the Holiday Stage.

Saturday, December 9 • 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Author Bob Ledermann will sign his book, Christmas on State Street: 1940’s and Beyond and Chicago’s State Street Christmas Parade

Saturday, December 16 • 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Author Jim Benes will sign his book, Season of Joy: Chicago Celebrates the Holidays

Thursday, December 21 • 1 p.m.
A reading of author Jacqueline Briggs Martin’s Caldecott Award-winning children’s book, Snowflake Bentley. She will be at the Museum to sign her book.