The annual Celebration of Lights Festival will light up the Batavia Riverwalk the evening of Nov. 27 as the community gathers to kick off the holiday season and welcome Santa.
Many suburban communities kick off the holiday season with tree lighting ceremonies. Some of these events have grown into mini-festivals complete with caroling, Santa visits, sleigh rides and more.
Get into the spirit of the season at Chicago Botanic Garden s Lightscape, Light Up the Park in Rosemont, Morton Arboretum s Illumination, and at one of the many tree lightings, festivals and seasonal productions happening throughout the area.
On Tuesday, June 14, the Fox Valley Patriotic Organization and the Batavia Flag Day Committee will be putting on a special Flag Day event, with a groundbreaking ceremony for the Flag Day monument.