Ravenswood Light Up Nights Festival + Holiday Market
Schedule
Sat Dec 06 2025 at 03:00 pm to 07:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Ravenswood, Chicago | Chicago, IL
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Join us on Saturday, December 6th, from 3pm-7pm for our 6th annual Ravenswood Light Up Nights Festival + Holiday Market! We are bringing the festivities to Wilson Avenue (between Ravenswood & Hermitage) for one night only! This FREE event will include live music, an indoor holiday market, food and drink vendors, restaurant specials, a kids’ scavenger hunt, photo stations, a tree lighting ceremony, luminarias, hot cocoa, caroling, photos with Santa, and more. We hope you can join us for this kickoff to the holiday season! Our tree lighting ceremony will begin at 5pm. Stop by the Ravenswood Neighbors Association tent on event day for maps and more! Wilson & Hermitage (1700 block of West Wilson Avenue, Chicago, IL 60640)
Our indoor Holiday Market will feature 16 artists and food vendors, including:
The Art Bear
Alexandra Jamroz Designs
Christmas Trees Chicago.com
DFG Designs & The Alchemy Kitchen
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Fruit Cellar
Grunewald Arts
Hilary’s Cookies
The Hive Supply Company LLC
Jaqui Arte
Lincoln Ice Cream Company
Mangel Florist / Surroundings by Colin
Mitzibell
Monarch Beauty Farm
Pride Coffee Roasters
Vivant Gardening Services
Christmas Trees Chicago will be on-site during the event and will have fresh wreaths, garland, and decorations for purchase. O'Shaughnessy's will have food and drink specials (including hot toddies). The Ravenswood Neighbors Association will have six fresh Christmas trees available for a $50 donation.
EVENT SCHEDULE:
3pm: Event begins on Wilson Avenue (between Ravenswood & Hermitage). Holiday Market and all event activities open. Check event map on website for details.
3pm-4:30pm Photos with Santa (inside Holiday Market, bring your own camera)
3pm-4:30pm ACM School of Music performance (inside All Saints Sanctuary)
5pm-5:30pm Brass Band performs (outdoors)
5:30pm Tree Lighting Ceremony (Wilson & Hermitage) with Alderman Martin, RNA, and The Chicago Chorus Girl Project, followed by community caroling (outdoors)
7pm Holiday Market closes and event ends
A special thank you to our event sponsors:
The Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce
Flavin Electric
Christmas Trees Chicago
Derm Institute of Chicago
All Saints Episcopal Church
Our fundraising raffle benefits the Ravenswood Neighbors Association and the Ravenswood Community Services Food Pantry.
This is a rain or shine event. The Holiday Market and other event activities are indoors.
More event info here: https://myravenswoodneighbors.org/events/ravenswood-light-up-nights/
Questions? Email [email protected]
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