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Making Spirits Bright This acclaimed holiday event returns, with a new path and new light-filled installations created just for the Chicago Botanic Garden. Explore the whimsy of nature in winter through music, light, fire, and color. Featured artistic works will include favorites such as the luminous Winter Cathedral and a reimagined fire garden. Celebrate outside with friends and family at Lightscape, the brightest spot for holiday cheer. Bask in the glow of thousands of twinkling lights in favorites like the Winter Cathedral and new delights you’ve never seen before. Make new family holiday memories at Lightscape. Tickets for this event are timed in 15-minute increments to stagger visitors for a better experience. However, the event is open until 11 p.m. each night so you may stay until then and enjoy the event. No refunds. Tickets are subject to availability. Strollers are allowed. Lightscape opens on November 11 and runs through January 8, 2023. Interested attendees are encouraged to purchase tickets early to secure their preferred date. Visit Lightscape | Chicago Botanic Garden for more information and to purchase tickets. ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT FAMILY TIME HOLIDAY HAPPY

HOLIDAY LIGHTS | Lightscape at Chicago Botanic Garden Returns In 2022

Lightscape Runs November 11 through January 8, 2023

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NEW EVENTS INCLUDE A PANCAKE BREAKFAST WITH SANTA, AN ANNUAL 5K AND MORE MOOSEHEART– After 12 successful renditions, Mooseheart has made the decision to bring its Holiday Lights Show to an end. The 2021 show, which ended Dec. 31, will be the campus’ last. Despite the season-long light show ending, Mooseheart will continue to host the Annual 5K Run/Walk through campus that has traditionally previewed the start of the show. The 2022 version, titled Rudolph’s Run for Mooseheart, will occur during the morning hours on Saturday, Nov. 19. “We are thankful and privileged for our experiences over the past 12 years with the Holiday Lights Show. The joy of the Holiday Lights Show was to provide families with a “holiday tradition.” This was always the forefront of our commitment. Although, there were so many successes, the current demands and ever-increasing popularity of other Holiday Shows in the area have made it increasingly difficult to produce. It took a tremendous amount of volunteer effort, resources and time during the month-long show each year,” Mooseheart Executive Director Gary Urwiler said. Mooseheart’s Holiday Lights Show evolved over the years, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Activities at the campus Fieldhouse, including visits with Santa Claus, were removed from the show, but the public loved the idea of having a family activity with minimal risk. This was demonstrated by a peak of 20,000 cars going through the lights during the 2020 season. What never changed was the unique array of lighted displays erected on a 1.9-mile loop through the campus. Some homes and buildings were floodlit with colored lights, while lighted scenes and characters filled the areas on both sides of the road. “Each year we would replace one-third of the displays to keep the show “fresh.” Additionally, we held contests, in which attendees had to count items along the route, like moose or snowmen, to be eligible for a prize. That was always popular and was another way of making sure the show was a little different from year to year. We had many people share with us that they never missed a show in its 12 years. As they left, most of those same people would tell us they loved the show and were looking forward to coming again next year. We always enjoyed hearing those comments and seeing familiar faces each year,” Urwiler said. In place of the Holiday Lights Show, and in addition to Rudolph’s Run for Mooseheart , the campus has decided to host a “Pancake Breakfast with Santa” on Dec. 10, 2022. More information will be available for as the event nears. “Overall, we feel very fortunate and blessed by the community for their support of our Holiday Lights Show over the past 12 years. We look forward to the Pancake Breakfast with Santa as a new endeavor for 2022,” Urwiler said. WHERE TO SEE THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS HOLIDAY HAPPY BATAVIA KANE

MOOSEHEART | Well-Loved Light Show Discontinued as New Events are Planned at Mooseheart In Batavia

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ALL THE LIGHTS. ALL THE SIGHTS. ONE MAGICAL TOUR Experience the magic of the holidays with Chicago’s most spectacular light displays at the city’s most popular destinations! Tour starts beside the spectacular tree in the plaza of 875 N. Michigan’s iconic skyscraper. Over the next 2½ hours, the illuminated and garland-adorned trolleys will make two stops to let you hop off and explore the magic of Chicago’s holiday lights and wintry landscape. Stops include Christkindlmarket Wrigleyville where Gallagher Way becomes a traditional German village filled with quaint shops and holiday treats. Stops also at ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo which transforms into a brilliant array of lights, music, and holiday fanfare for the whole family. Because of traffic and closing times, there are no guarantees which stop will be first, but the tour will certainly go to both and drive through the charming neighborhoods of Wrigleyville, Lakeview, Old Town and Lincoln Park. The tour ends where it started at the top of the Magnificent Mile! December 6th through December 31st Buy Tickets at: https://chicagotrolley.com/holiday-lights-tour/?fbclid=IwAR10eDdG_QzBf-PyW9e4SgOXbt0l91UgUgxHtxRcGPbNh65cywrazwddUTQ Adults $35 Kids (3-15) $20

HOLIDAY LIGHTS TOUR | Chicago Trolley & Double Decker Co. 2019 Chicago Tour

ALL THE LIGHTS. ALL THE SIGHTS. ONE MAGICAL TOUR Experience the magic of the holidays with Chicago’s most spectacular light displays at...

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GREAT FOR EVERY AGE! RUNNING THROUGH DECEMBER 31 Join in on the colorful fun for the 7th Annual Holiday Lights display, opening on Friday, November 24 and running 5-9pm nightly through Sunday, December 31. Holiday Lights at Mooseheart is one of Chicagoland’s largest light displays! The lighted route is approximately 1.8 miles and has more than 80 lighted displays to view. It’s so much fun for the entire family. For a list of FAQs visit www.mooseheart.org/event/holiday-lights/ #GlancerMagazine #ArtsEntertainment #Holiday2017 #Batavia #Mooseheart #TrendingNow #December12017 #December152017

HOLIDAY LIGHTS | Mooseheart In Batavia

GREAT FOR EVERY AGE! RUNNING THROUGH DECEMBER 31 Join in on the colorful fun for the 7th Annual Holiday Lights display, opening on...

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