Festive fun dominates Chicago weekend

Hop on and off the CTA holiday train or snap photos with Santa —the holidays are in full swing!

🚊 CTA Holiday Train and Bus 🚍

• Grab your friends and hop on the annual festive ride through the city.
• Train schedule and bus schedule.
• Now-Dec. 22.
• $2.50 a ride.

🛍️ One of a Kind Holiday Show

• Wrap up your holiday shopping by browsing unique goods.
• 10am-7pm Thursday-Sunday at The Mart in River North.
• Free

🌲 Electric Illumination

• Jam along to a live DJ while gazing at the illuminated trees.
• 4:30-9:30pm Friday at Morton Arboretum in Lisle.
• Tickets start at $31. For ages 18 and older.

🧑🏼‍🎄 The Real Housewives of The North Pole

• Catch this live parody of the popular Bravo series with a cast of holiday divas. Produced by Hell in a Handbag Productions.
• Time and dates vary now-Jan. 4 at The Clutch in Lincoln Square.
• Tickets start at $44.

🛳️ Santa Claus Sleigh Ride Cruise

• Coast the Chicago River for 75 minutes and tell the man himself what to get you for the holidays!
• Time and dates vary now-Dec. 21 and departs from DuSable Harbor.
• Tickets start at $29.

🎅🏼 Drie-cember Market

• Browse vintage jewelry and hand-crafted gifts at the Driehaus Museum's holiday sale.

• Plus, snap a photo with Santa in the museum's historic front parlor.
• 11am-5pm Saturday at the Murphy Auditorium.
• Free

🎞️ Robert Townsend's Pop-up Film Festival

• The filmmaker and actor returns to his hometown to host screenings of films that impacted his career. He'll also host a Master Class.
• 9am-3pm Saturday at Columbia College in South Loop.
• Tickets start at $31.