Holiday Your Way

in Lake County, Illinois

Now through the end of the year, "Holiday Your Way" to Lake County, Illinois for festive family fun and activities. Discover and explore Lake County during the most wonderful time of the year. Lake County is home to various Christmas traditions, holiday festivities, meet and greets with jolly old St. Nick, shopping sprees, delectable eats and other activities perfect for the whole family. Keep scrolling to find your holiday experience!

November and December in Lake County showcase phenomenal happenings from shopping in the retail stores of Gurnee Mills and Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills; to local mom-and-pop shops in downtowns Antioch, Waukegan, Historic Downtown Long Grove, Libertyville, Highland Park and more. Marvel at the spectacular spectrum of lights from Holiday in the Park Lights  at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee and Santa's Rock N' Lights at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake to the Dickens Holiday Village and Kringle's Christmas Village in downtown Antioch, to walking in the winter wonderland in the Lake County Forest Preserves. 

Lake County is also home to some of the finest cuisines in Illinois. Continue here to find your favorite entrée or a new delectable dish via outdoor dining, carryout or curbside pickup. Take a break from shopping and experience the Lake County Libation Trail to taste an array of locally created holiday spirits and brews. All of this and more is here in Lake County, your season's greetings destination. "Holiday Your Way" in Lake County, Illinois as the land of lakes spreads joy this most unique season.