Get to downtown Evanston at 4pm to take advantage of Kids' Activities throughout! Make sure to arrive at Fountain Square at 5:30pm to welcome Santa and Mrs. Claus as they make their way down Sherman Ave. on an Evanston Fire Truck and light the tree!
Kid's Activities, Live Entertainment, Shopping and Dining Specials in downtown Evanston during the Holiday Bash & Tree Lighting!:
Davis Street 522 Davis St,. 4-8pmStop in for holiday refreshments! Receive a free scarf ($13.98 value) with the purchase of any sweater! 529 Davis St., 7pmFamily story time - "Milk and Bookies" stories for all ages with Nili Yellin, The Storybook Mom. 602 Davis St., 3-5pmJoin us from 3-5pm for holiday crafts, hot chocolate and festive music. Free and open to the public! Local musician, Eugen Lim will be performing live from 4-5pm. 606 Davis St., 4-8pm First 100 customers will receive a free comic book! 622 Davis St., 4:30 - 5:15pm Enjoy a yummy grilled cheese and listen to holiday storytelling before the tree lighting. 624 Davis St., 4-11pm Music Institute of Chicago Suzuki Violin students will be performing before the tree lighting from 4:15 - 5pm and Suzuki Guitar Students will be performing from 5-6pm! Stop in for holiday refreshments! Tree Lighting - Intersection of Davis St., Orrington Ave. & Sherman Ave., 5:30pm Join Mayor Tisdahl, Santa, Mrs. Claus, the Second Baptist and etc. Music School for holiday carols as they light up the tree in Fountain Square. After the tree lighting visit with Santa outside of Bennison's Bakery at 1000 Davis St., don't forget your camera! Potbelly, 630 Davis St., 4-9pm Kids show of your coloring skills at Potbelly and receive a fresh baked cookie. 820 Davis St., 4-9pm Witness live demos on the 3D printers and 3D scanning of, well PEOPLE!See how easy it is to get yourself made into a 3D model and ultimately a 3D printed figurine. Enter a raffle to win a 3D scan and printed figurine, $95 value. Plus, pick up a coupon for 10% off the purchase of 3D good through the end of the year. Affordable Portables, 924 Davis St., 4-8pm Stop in for holiday refreshments! Bennison's Bakery, 1000 Davis St., 4-9pm Warm up with hot chocolate from Bennison's Bakery after your visit with Santa! Face painting for the kids and holiday refreshments starting at 4pm. For the month of December, take the opportunity to win a $50 gift certificate. Stop by, enjoy cookies and hot cider and enter to win; drawing will be Friday, December 20th! Join us for some holiday cheer and painting! Let our artists help you create a mini holiday masterpiece on a complimentary 6" x 6" canvas (limited to first 100 guests). Light refreshments and music too! Get $5 off any event thru December 31, when you stop in during the Bash and pick up a special promo code. Treats for people and pets! Wheel and Sprocket, 1027 Davis St., 4-8pm Stop in for holiday refreshments! After the tree lighting head to Taco Diablo for $2.75 tacos and $3 Tecates! Free soda or coffee with any sandwich purchase. Sherman Avenue Kids Class starting at 4pm, take 25% off your purchase until 9pm. Enjoy $1 hot chocolate with any food purchase. Pick up discount coupons in store for Holiday shipping and packing. R-Gang will be performing live from 8pm- 12am. Trattoria Demi,1571 Sherman Ave., 4-10pm
Dine in at Trattoria Demi on Friday, November 22nd and kids eat free! With every Adult entrée purchased, you will receive a free kids entrée from the Children's Menu. Not available for take-out or delivery.
OSKA Company Store, 1590 Sherman Ave., 4-9pm Stop in for holiday refreshments! Argo Tea, 1596 Sherman Ave., 4-9pm Stop in for holiday refreshments and an improv show by Mee-Ow Titanic Players before teh tree lighting at 4pm! Enjoy $5 apple pie cocktails (21 and over), $5 warm apple cider and $6 German pretzels. Don't miss a live performance by The Good Mondays-playing acoustic covers at 10:30pm! Enjoy complimentary Chair Massages, Stress-relieving Hand Massages or AVEDA MakeUp Finishing Touch, while the kids create their new favorite holiday ornament! Plus, purchase $100 AVEDA or more in AVEDA Holiday Gift and/or AVEDA Retail and receive a complimentary $20 gift certificate for yourself! Enjoy refreshments and free gift wrapping from 4-9pm! Take an additional 15% off after the tree lighting from 7-9pm. Stop in for holiday refreshments, receive a Free Eyebrow Shaping with the purchase of any 3 products. 20% off all regular price merchandise and holiday refreshments! Pret A Manger, 1701 Sherman Ave., 4-9pm Stop in for cookies! "Willie Wonka" Family Musical at 7pm in the Black Box Theatre at 1702 Sherman Ave., $10 general admission. Gap, 1706 Sherman Ave., 4-8pm Take 25% off all regular price purchased from 4-8pm. Enjoy seasonal beverages and a live performance of classic rock tunes, jazz and blues by students of the Boocoo Cultural Center at 6:30pm. T-Mobile will be giving away treats in the spirit of the Holidays! Also, one lucky winner will win a Bluetooth with their qualifying entry into the raffle! Receive a complimentary pastry with beverage purchase! Friday Night Flights - $5 for 3 wine samples, Tonight's flight will be featuring Ports for Thanksgiving! Maple Avenue Chili's Bar and Grill will be hosting Children's face painting and passing out coupons for free kids meals! Join the Evanston Chamber of Commerce at the Hilton Garden Inn for holiday treats and the kids can write letters to Santa and our Servicemen! Local musician Lucas Hopkins will be live from 4:30 - 5pm! Orrington Avenue Bring your family for an open house! Enjoy face painting for the kids, crafts and storytelling! Stepping Out on Faith, 1632 Orrington Ave., 4-6pm Stop in for holiday refreshments! Music Institute of Chicago Suzuki Cello and Musical students will be performing! Plus, catch a preview of the Musical Theater production of "Willie Wonka, Jr." The Music Institute of Chicago's Adult Latin Jazz Combo will be performing in the Indigo Lounge with faculty Trumpeter Victor Garcia! Chicago Avenue $5 Wine Tasting Whole Foods Market will be hosting a wine tasting with musical performances by the Evanston Children's Choir! Enjoy snacks and cider for the kids and wine for the grown-ups! Performances at 6:30 and 7:30pm; wine tasting from 6-9pm! Shop for unique holiday gifts at the Cornucopia Gift Fair! Church Street 27 Live, 1012 - 14 Church St., 4-5pm Holiday Cookies and Bookies for families from 4-5pm. Enjoy cookies and hot cider with Nili Yellin, The Storybook Mom. The Celtic Knot Public House hosts Storytelling for families from 4:00 - 5:00pm.The storytellers are some of Evanston's finest: Beth Horner, Susan O'Halloran, Marilyn Price, Anne Shimojima, and Jane Stenson. Enjoy hot Wisconsin Apple Cider from 4-5:30pm and holiday storytelling! 15% off your entire purchase when you mention the Holiday Bash and Tree Lighting! The Levi's Store, 808 Church St., 4-9pm Stop in for holiday refreshments and enjoy a live performance by Lucas Hopkins on saxophone from 5:15-5:45pm! Bring family and friends to join students from etc. Music School as they ring in the holiday season with unique arrangements of holiday classics as well as newly-composed songs for the season! Follow etc. Music School as they make their way to the tree lighting at 5:30pm to help welcome Santa! They will also be performing on the Holiday Bash Trolley from 6:30 - 7:30pm and again from 8 - 9pm!
Tierra y Luz de Mexico from St. Nicholas Church,812 Church St., 6:30 and 7:15pm
Tierra y Luz de Mexico gives you two opportunities to see a live performance of traditional dances! First Night Evanston will be at 812 Church St. selling buttons for this year's New Year's Eve Event, limited edition Evanstonopoly games and passing out information. Start planning which amazing musical acts and entertainment will make your New Year's Eve the last great event of 2013! $4.50 Irish Coffee, $4.50 Bailey's and Coffee, $5 Hurricanes, $4 House wine. Local Musician Eugene Lim will be performing at 6:30pm. Take 15% off one single item. Shop while listening to the tunes of Lucas Hopkins from 6:30 - 7pm. Members of The Actors Gymnasium Teen Ensemble will perform a unicycle routine and deliver a juggling workshop for the general public. Pure Barre, 910 Church St., 4-9:30pm Stop in for holiday refreshments! Grove Street Come in from between 7 & 8pm to make a holiday wish list and receive a "Creativity Can" filled with colorful materials that stimulate kids to use their imagination and create whatever they like. Maple Avenue Enjoy dinner at Bravo Cucina Italiana and enter into the prize drawing to win gift certificates! Visit with Mrs. Claus at Bravo!,1701 Maple Ave. 4-9pm (Mrs. Claus will take a break for the tree lighting from 5:30-6:30pm) Enjoy roasted chestnuts, hot chocolate and a visit with Mrs. Claus, don't forget your camera! Northwestern Medicine, 1704 Maple Ave., 4-8pm Kids face painting starting at 4pm and holiday refreshments! Free Kid's Decorating Party! Make an ornament or decoration to hang up in our restaurant and one for yourself to take home! Plus with Adult entrée purchase, Kids meals are just $0.99! (Kids 12 years old or younger; 2 Kids meals per Adult.) Don't miss the chance to see "Blaze", the Buffalo! Keep your eye out for Strolling Carolers around downtown and stopping in these businesses! Extreme Measures, Caroling from 4:30 - 5pm, at: The Galleria, 1627 Sherman Ave. Cold Stone Creamery, 1611 Sherman Ave. Starbucks, 1734 Sherman Ave. Waa-Mu, Caroling from 6:30 - 8:00pm, at select corners and outdoor plazas: Church St. & Orrington Ave. - 6:30pm Sherman Ave. & Davis St. - 7:00pm Church St. & Maple Ave. - 7:30pm Purple Haze, Caroling from 6:30 - 8:30pm, at: Sherman Ave. & Davis St. - 6:30pm Bistro Bordeaux - 7pm Delbe's Corner - 7:30pm Bottle & Bottega - 8pm Brown Sugar, Caroling from 6:30 - 8:30pm, at: Davis St. & Maple Ave. - 6:30pm Wheel & Sprocket - 7pm Fit + Frisky! - 7:30pm Creperie Saint Germain - 8pm MariachiNU, 7pm Affordable Portables - 7:15pm Pure Barre - 7:45pm |
Saturday, December 7th, 2 - 4pm
right- after an absence of several years, Evanston's favorite party is back. But we need your help to make it happen, and we're holding a special event at SPACE on the afternoon of 
With over 90 participating businesses, there is sure to be something for everyone. Enjoy exciting discounts and special offers from local businesses for FREE! All you have to do is download the Passport to Downtown Evanston App to your iPhone or Android powered mobile phone.