Arts & Entertainment in Des Plaines, IL

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• Art Garfunkel: What a Wonderful World

  Thursday, November 19, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St, Des Plaines, IL, Des Plaines, Illinois

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• Terry Fator: A Very Terry Christmas

  Tuesday, December 15, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St, Des Plaines, IL

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• A Chorus Line Musical

  Nov 7 – Nov 15, 2026 · All day

  Prairie Lakes Theatre, 515 E. Thacker, Des Plaines, IL

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• ID Show: Oakton Annual Art Faculty Exhibition

  Nov 7 – Nov 20, 2026 · All day

  Des Plaines Campus, 1600 East Golf Road, Des Plaines, IL

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• ARTGUILD26 — Des Plaines History Center

  Nov 8 – Dec 31, 2026 · 12:00 PM

  Des Plaines History Center, 781 Pearson St, Des Plaines, IL

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• Engelbert Humperdinck: The Celebration Tour

  Wednesday, November 11, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St, Des Plaines, IL, Des Plaines, Illinois

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• Railroad Ties

  Nov 12 – Dec 6, 2026 · Start times 1:30 PM – 7:00 PM

  Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood Avenue, Des Plaines, IL

  Free

• Rasul Chabdarov Stand Up Comedy in Chicago

  Friday, November 13, 2026 · Start times 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  Oakton College Performing Arts Center - Footlik Theater, 1600 Golf Rd, Des Plaines, IL

  $110

• FilmTalkTuesdays: At Eternity's Gate

  Nov 17 – Dec 15, 2026 · 7:00 PM

  Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood Avenue, Des Plaines, IL

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• Mandi Theater Festival

  Friday, November 20, 2026 · All day

  Prairie Lakes Community Center, 515 E Thacker St, Des Plaines, IL

  $115

• Beetlejuice Jr.

  Nov 20 – Nov 22, 2026 · All day

  Prarie Lakes Theatre, 515 E. Thacker Street, Des Plaines, IL

  $12–$14

• Play On! Student Playwriting Festival

  Nov 20 – Nov 22, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  Des Plaines Campus, 1600 East Golf Road, Des Plaines, IL

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• Meet Mary Cassatt, an American Artist

  Tuesday, December 1, 2026 · 7:00 PM

  Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood Avenue, Des Plaines, IL

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• Franz Altschuler: Child Artist in the Shadow of Nazism

  Dec 3 – Jan 22, 2027 · All day

  Des Plaines Campus, 1600 East Golf Road, Des Plaines, IL

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• Say Anything: An Intimate Screening and Evening with John Cusack

  Thursday, December 3, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St, Des Plaines, IL

  $95.93

• Holiday Tree Lighting

  Friday, December 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM

  Des Plaines, IL

  Free

• OMG Improv

  Saturday, December 5, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  Des Plaines Campus, 1600 East Golf Road, Des Plaines, IL

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• Aly and AJ

  Saturday, December 5, 2026 · 8:00 PM

  1476 Miner St , Des Plaines, Illinois

  $125.35

• Christmas Wizards: A Night of Trans-Siberian Orchestra and More

  Sunday, December 6, 2026 · 5:00 PM

  Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St, Des Plaines, IL

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• Speaker Showcase

  Tuesday, December 8, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  Des Plaines Campus, 1600 East Golf Road, Des Plaines, IL

  Free

• SUPER PRESHOW VIP UPGRADE PACKAGES (2 AVAILABLE): DAVID ARCHULETA

  Thursday, December 10, 2026 · 5:30 PM

  Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St, Des Plaines, IL

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• David Archuleta Holiday Show

  Thursday, December 10, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St, Des Plaines, IL

  $110

• Life Drawing at the Library

  Saturday, December 12, 2026 · 10:00 AM

  Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood Avenue, Des Plaines, IL

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• Friday Night Films

  Friday, December 18, 2026 · 6:30 PM

  Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood Avenue, Des Plaines, IL

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• LOU GRAMM (THE ORIGINAL VOICE & FOUNDING MEMBER OF FOREIGNER): THE RELEASED TOUR with SPECIAL GUEST FRAN COSMO (formerly of BOSTON)

  Saturday, December 19, 2026 · 8:00 PM

  Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St, Des Plaines, IL, Des Plaines, Illinois

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• Jesse Howard: A Woke Moment in Transition

  Feb 4 – Mar 2, 2027 · All day

  Des Plaines Campus, 1600 East Golf Road, Des Plaines, IL

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• Finding Nemo Musical Adaptation

  Feb 13 – Mar 7, 2027 · 10:00 AM

  Prairie Lakes Theater, 515 E. Thacker Street, Des Plaines, IL

  $18

• Kathryn Lentz Photography Exhibit

  Thursday, March 4, 2027 · 12:00 PM

  Des Plaines History Center, IL

  Free

• Come From Away

  Friday, April 23, 2027 · 7:30 PM

  Big Noise Theatre, 515 E. Thacker Street, Des Plaines, IL

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