Name: Parent’s Escape for Errands
Start: 2025-12-19T18:15:00-06:00
End: 2025-12-19T20:45:00-06:00
Location: Sycamore Park District Community Center

December 2025
Self-Defense Seminar

December 13, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Self-Defense Seminar

Sycamore Park District Community Center 480 Airport Rd, Sycamore, IL

Empower yourself with practical self-defense skills. Jeremy is a 4th Degree Black Belt with a passion for helping participants build confidence, increase awareness, and learn fundamental techniques to protect themselves in real-world situations. Whether you’re a beginner or have martial arts experience, everyone is welcome to learn in this supportive environment that covers essential self-defense […]

Free
Christmas Breads with Chef Cherise

December 13, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

DeKalb Public Library 309 Oak St, DeKalb, IL, United States

Chef Cherise Slattery will teach you how to make two delicious Christmas yeast breads with the same basic dough! Learn to make a Christmas Star Bread studded with pistachios and a strawberry jam swirl and Pull Apart Christmas Tree Buns with roasted red pepper and parmesan cheese. Enjoy samples of these beautiful breads and leave […]

Free
A Christmas Carol

December 13, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm A Christmas Carol

Stage Coach Players 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb, IL, United States

For Ebenezer Scrooge, Christmas is all ‘Bah and Humbug.’ But on this Christmas Eve, three spirits haunt his dreams. They show him what he once was as a boy, joyful and happy; the miserly man he is now; and what his future fate could be. After his experience with the spirits, “it was always said […]
A Christmas Carol

December 13, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm A Christmas Carol

Stage Coach Players 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb, IL, United States

For Ebenezer Scrooge, Christmas is all ‘Bah and Humbug.’ But on this Christmas Eve, three spirits haunt his dreams. They show him what he once was as a boy, joyful and happy; the miserly man he is now; and what his future fate could be. After his experience with the spirits, “it was always said […]
Santa Visits at DeKalb County Courthouse

December 14, 2025 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Santa Visits at DeKalb County Courthouse

DeKalb County Courthouse 133 W State St, Sycamore, IL, United States

Santa takes time off from his workshop to vacation in Sycamore during the holiday season. His “vacation home” is located on the courthouse lawn and is open for visitors starting December 6! Santa House Hours:Saturdays and Sundays 11 a.m. -2 p.m. Santa’s House has a personal mailbox! Be sure that Santa receives your wish list […]

Free
Holiday Pops Concert: Winter Wonderland

Featured December 14, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Holiday Pops Concert: Winter Wonderland

Boutell Memorial Concert Hall at Northern Illinois University 400 Lucinda Ave, DeKalb, IL

A beloved annual tradition! Ring in the holiday season with traditional favorites. Local music ensembles will be featured in the lobby before the concerts, during intermission, and following the concerts. This concert is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council.

$8 – $20
A Christmas Carol

December 14, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm A Christmas Carol

Stage Coach Players 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb, IL, United States

For Ebenezer Scrooge, Christmas is all ‘Bah and Humbug.’ But on this Christmas Eve, three spirits haunt his dreams. They show him what he once was as a boy, joyful and happy; the miserly man he is now; and what his future fate could be. After his experience with the spirits, “it was always said […]
Santa Visit

December 16, 2025 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm Santa Visit

DeKalb Public Library 309 Oak St, DeKalb, IL, United States

Do you hear sleighbells? A jolly fellow from the North Pole will visit the library three times this December! Bring your holiday cheer and meet Santa before the holidays! While children chat with Santa, parents may snap a photo on their phone or let library staff capture the moment for you—perfect if your battery’s low […]

Free
Santa Visit

December 17, 2025 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Santa Visit

DeKalb Public Library 309 Oak St, DeKalb, IL, United States

Do you hear sleighbells? A jolly fellow from the North Pole will visit the library three times this December! Bring your holiday cheer and meet Santa before the holidays! While children chat with Santa, parents may snap a photo on their phone or let library staff capture the moment for you—perfect if your battery’s low […]

Free
The Essential Great Chicago Fire

December 17, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

DeKalb Public Library 309 Oak St, DeKalb, IL, United States

It started in a barn and, two nightmarish days later, nearly destroyed a city. William Pack will weave together technical details of the Chicago Fire with vivid firsthand accounts from those who lived through the inferno of 1871, bringing alive all the excitement and terror in a multimedia storytelling event that will not soon be […]

Free
Cocoa, Crafts, and Cheer

December 19, 2025 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

DeKalb Public Library 309 Oak St, DeKalb, IL, United States

Celebrate winter break and the holidays in a cozy, stress-free space. Make ornaments and holiday cards and enjoy a hot cocoa station and other sweet treats! This program is intended for grades 6-12. No registration is required. For more information, please contact Cheyenne at cheyennet@dkpl.org or (815) 756-9568 ext. 6109.

Free
Parent’s Escape for Errands

December 19, 2025 @ 6:15 pm – 8:45 pm Parent’s Escape for Errands

Sycamore Park District Community Center 480 Airport Rd, Sycamore, IL

Get some time away after the first few weeks of school, relax before the pumpkin and Halloween activities in October, or finish some last-minute Holiday cooking or shopping needs in December. Whatever it is, let the Sycamore Park District keep your kids engaged with themed crafts, active gym games, free play, and a cozy movie […]

December 2025