Holiday mode: activated. Whether you’re gifting weird candles, dancing to funk, or hiding from your in-laws in a wood-fired sauna, Chicago’s got everything you actually want to do this season.

Wrigleyville’s Turkey Crawl hits November 26th with Blackout Wednesday energy, cheap drinks, and bar-hopping chaos before the big feast. We’re giving away two GA tickets, so enter now or snag yours before they disappear.*

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• The Queens of Christmas are back. Enter to win tickets, a VIP access, and exclusive merch for The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show tour. Your new favorite campy holiday tradition awaits (sorry, Hallmark). Win your way in now.*

• Jigs. Fiddles. A full-on Celtic Christmas throwdown. Ramova gets the Irish holiday treatment with The Celts on November 20th with high-energy traditions and music that'll spike your eggnog. Get festive and enter to win tickets.*

• Get in the holiday spirit with a concert featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performing How to Train Your Dragon live over the film from November 28th-30th, meaning you’ll feel every dragon dive, flight, and fireball right in your bones. Win a pair of tickets and embrace your inner child now.*

• Jeff Dunham’s bringing his smart-ass puppets and even smarter jokes to Allstate Arena this NYE. It’s comedy, chaos, and questionable morals, all before the ball drops. Enter to win tickets now.*

• Plus other just announced shows from Hayley Williams, Of Monsters and Men, Aziz Ansari, Meghan Trainor, Three Days Grace, Joe Jackson, Twin Peaks, and more!

BEST HOLIDAY LIGHTS AROUND CHICAGO

Chicago’s glowing all over this winter, and we mapped out the brightest spots. From massive light tunnels to decked-out zoos, check out our guide to the most magical holiday light displays around the city this year.

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• It’s like Christmas... but with eyeliner. Get moody at Everything Bar’s Emo Christmas pop-up opening tonight, full of sad jams, festive drinks, and nostalgic cheer that’s to die for. Reserve your spot now.

• Movie night, but make it December-proof. ChiTown Drive-In’s loaded up on holiday classics this season, so you can stay in your car, wear pajamas, and still be festive as hell with the whole family. Grab tickets today.

• Big news: Dick Clark’s Rockin’ Eve is coming to Chicago for the first time ever this NYE. Be in the crowd as it films live from downtown, and get ready for the midnight countdown of your dreams.

• Wanna skip the cooking this Thanksgiving? No judgment. Turkey tastes better when someone else makes it. Check out these Chicago spots open on Thanksgiving so you don’t have to lift a single spatula.

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The holidays can get weird. Let your plans be even weirder, in the absolute best way. We’ll be back tomorrow with more.