Krampus Eve, a holiday lights tour and more things to do in Chicago this weekend, Dec. 23-26.
EAT
Feast of the Seven Fishes
65 E. Adams St. 312-786-9911
Celebrate the holidays Italian style with a seven-course tasting menu including scallop crudo, spaghetti with anchovies and prosciutto-wrapped ahi tuna. 4-8 p.m. Friday. $45. Tickets: eventbrite.com
Khantoke Dinner
4949 N. Broadway 773-293-7378
Enjoy a traditional Northern Thai meal, where eight dishes including lemongrass pork sausage and grilled eggplant dip with hard boiled egg are served family style on a pedestal tray. BYOB. 6 and 8 p.m. Friday. $29-$37. Tickets: december2016khantoke.bpt.me
DRINK
Krampus Eve
3281 W. Armitage Ave. 312-818-1254
Bad kids get a visit from the goat demon of European folklore at the Logan Square bar honoring the Christmas myth with German-inspired cocktails, including The Bad Girl with gin, Barenjager honey liqueur, lemon cordial, lapsang souchong tea and Peychaud’s bitters ($9). 8 p.m.–2 a.m. Saturday. No cover.
Misfits Christmas
2357 N. Milwaukee Ave. 773-799-8504
The Logan Square bar gets decked out for the holiday and welcomes anyone without celebration plans for drinks and a complimentary Chinese takeout buffet. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Sunday. No cover.
DO
Albany Park Holiday Pop Up Market (Free!)
3643 W. Lawrence Ave. 312-493-2658
Get your last minute holiday shopping done by picking up sweets, coffee, art and more from vendors including Gurnee Donuts, Kyoto Black and Spyro’s Sketches. Beer and wine is available for sale and a DJ provides music. 6-9 p.m. Friday. Free.
Holiday Lights Tour
875 N. Michigan Ave. 773-648-5000
Check out some of the city’s most festive displays including the Macy’s Holiday Windows and ZooLights at this 2.5-hour ride through The Loop, the Gold Coast and Lincoln Park. Tickets include a treat from Sprinkles Cupcakes. 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m. Monday. $29. Tickets: chicagotrolley.com/holiday-lights-tour
Simmer Brown
1910 W. Irving Park Road 312-282-9498
D.T.F. podcast host Sam Norton, Second City veteran Sherman Edwards, Simmer Brown producer Prateek Srivastava and others perform at the monthly standup comedy showcase. 8 p.m. Friday. $10-$15. Tickets: simmerbrowncomedy.brownpapertickets.com
Toys R She
851 W. Belmont Ave. 773-697-9693
The Lakeview theater hosts a bash featuring drag performances from Manila Luzon, Dida Ritz and others, plus DJs, go-go dancers and fashion and costume models. Bring a toy, gift or gift card to donate to The Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Friday. $10. Tickets: bit.ly/2he4ROM
‘This Way Outta Santaland’
1229 W. Belmont Ave. 773-975-8150
Mitchell Fain shares his experience spending eight years playing Crumpet the Elf in the theater’s long-running production of “The Santaland Diaries” at this meta holiday show. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Friday. $34. Tickets: theaterwit.org
HAPPY HOUR OF THE DAY
The Boundary (1932 W. Division St. 773-278-1919) offers $4 rotating beers, $5 Tito’s Handmade Vodka cocktails and half-price appetizers and bottles of wine from 5-7 p.m. Friday.
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