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Winter WonderFest at Navy Pier

Chicago, IL · Holiday

When

November 27, 2026 – January 3, 2027

Where

Navy Pier Festival Hall, 600 E Grand Ave · Chicago · IL

Cost

Not confirmed

Status

Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule

Winter WonderFest turns Navy Pier's Festival Hall into an indoor holiday theme park each winter, with an ice skating rink, carnival rides, and seasonal decor. The Chicago tradition runs from late November through early January. It is presented by Navy Pier with sponsor Wintrust.

The history within reach

• Winter WonderFest at Navy Piersame spot

  Winter WonderFest turns Navy Pier's Festival Hall into an indoor holiday theme park each winter, with an ice skating rink, carnival rides, and seasonal decor.

• Navy Pier0.3 mi

  The 1916 municipal pier, rebuilt as a public entertainment district in 1995.

• First televised presidential debate0.7 mi

  Kennedy and Nixon met before the cameras in Chicago on September 26, 1960, the broadcast that put television at the center of American politics..

• Chicago International Film Festival0.9 mi

  The Chicago International Film Festival screens more than 150 films from around the world over twelve days each October, centered at AMC River East 21.

• Du Sable establishes trading post1.1 mi

  Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, a trader of African and French descent, established the permanent settlement at the river's mouth around 1780.