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Dec 2-4 will be a weekend of festive fun in the Oak Park Arts District!
Kick off the holiday season by shopping artfully! Stuff your stockings with one of a kind gifts! Come to the Oak Park Arts District for a festive weekend of shopping, dining, strolling and more! Shop small and local as you support your neighborhood businesses.
Friday, Dec 2
10am-4pm – Kick off your holiday shopping for all at Elevate Creative. Unique beauty, bath, kids’, and men’s items starting at $5. 321 Harrison
11:30am-6pm – SPECIAL In addition to all of their usual pies, Better-than-leftover Turkey Pot Pie will be available on Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3 at Happy Apple Pie Shop, 226 Harrison
1-5pm – Handmade holiday cards, ornaments and jewelry at Purple Sun Arts, 142 Harrison
2-5pm – Snowflake Ornament Drop in Workshop at Bead in Hand, 145 Harrison
7-9pm – Drinking with Dickens, Actors Garden, 909 S Lombard
6:30-8:30pm – Christmas Lights Holiday Concert- Jazz Violinist (tickets here) Edgar Gabriel is a classically trained violinist that will entertain you and heighten your holiday spirit. Purchase $10 tickets in advance at grndcoffeehouse.com, or in person at the store. GRND Coffee House, 140 Harrison
Saturday, Dec 3
10am-4pm – Kick off your holiday shopping for all at Elevate Creative. Unique beauty, bath, kids’, and men’s items starting at $5. 321 Harrison
11am-5pm – Dancing Krow Studio. They have beautiful, artistic made, one-of-a-kind gifts for you and everyone you know! Make and take holiday cards! Free ornament-making for kids and families! Materials provided. Refreshments served. 43 Harrison
11am-5pm – Stuff a Stocking sale at Studio 144 Boutique, 144 Harrison
11:30am-5pm – SPECIAL In addition to all of their usual pies, Better-than-leftover Turkey Pot Pie will be available on Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3 at Happy Apple Pie Shop, 226 Harrison
1-4pm – Snowflake Ornament Drop in Workshop at Bead in Hand, 145 Harrison
1-4pm – Expression Studios serving cider and cookies. Drop in to make gift tags and holiday cards with stamps and colored papers. 29 Harrison
1-5pm – Handmade holiday cards, ornaments and jewelry at Purple Sun Arts, 142 Harrison
2-5pm – Relax & Be Happy: Silent Meditation Retreat. $30. Kadampa Meditation Center Chicago, 13 Harrison
6:30-8:30pm – GRND Holiday Lights Opera (tickets here) GRND Holiday Lights Presents: Classical Vocalist, Farah Abdalla. GRND Coffee House, 140 Harrison
Sunday, Dec 4
10am-4pm – Kick off your holiday shopping for all at Elevate Creative. Unique beauty, bath, kids’, and men’s items starting at $5. 321 Harrison
11am-5pm – Dancing Krow Studio. They have beautiful, artistic made, one-of-a-kind gifts for you and everyone you know! Make and take holiday cards! Free ornament-making for kids and families! Materials provided. Refreshments served. 43 Harrison
11am-2pm – Bianca from Juniper Arts Handmade will have her pop up booth at Buzz Cafe, 905 S Lombard
11am-3pm – Pop up Brunch, Holiday Drinks and Bears vs Packers at Taco Mucho, 220 Harrison
12-5pm – Face painting and holiday cookies at Dima Jewelry Atelier + Boutique, 41 Harrison
1-4pm – Holiday Market at Rare Bird Preserves. FIVE amazing local vendors here selling their handmade goods, in addition to the wonderful offerings of Rare Bird Preserves, 211 Harrison
1-4pm – Expression Studios serving cider and cookies. Drop in to make gift tags and holiday cards with stamps and colored papers. 29 Harrison
1-5pm – Handmade holiday cards, ornaments and jewelry at Purple Sun Arts, 142 Harrison
1-5pm – Ornament engraving at Problem Solvers, 17 Harrison