Second Chance Small Business Saturday
2025-12-06 | IL
Second Chance Small Business Saturday is happening THIS Saturday!

Last weekend’s snow kept many people home, so we’re giving you another chance to show some extra love to our Batavia small businesses.

Shop downtown this Saturday, find unique gifts, and give our small businesses a strong boost this holiday season.
Hype Team Giveaway: $500 in Downtown Dollars! Our Hype team will be out and about Downtown from 9am to Noon playing Santa and giving away FREE $$ to spend at your favorite local shops.
Swag Giveaway: Downtown Batavia Notebooks to shoppers at 16 Batavia Businesses

Participating Businesses:
New Moon Vegan
63rd St Apothecary
Bird is the Word
Bocaditos Cafe
Farmdog Flowers
Fat Sam's for Pets
Healing Arts Metaphysical Center, Inc.
Limestone Coffee & Tea
MoJo Handbags Et•Cetera
New Moon Vegan
Paula’s Couture Consignment
Red Hive Market
Sturdy Shelter Brewing
The Tea Tree
Thrown Threads Co.
Urban Apothecary
Warehouse 55
Wilson Street Mercantile - Arlo.Hendrix, Desmond Brown, Light & Pine Collective, Seapeak Style

Let’s give our downtown the Small Business Saturday it deserved. Grab a friend, bundle up, and make a day of it. We can’t wait to see you support local this weekend!

Indoor Market
2025-12-06 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | Sturdy Shelter Brewing, 10 S. Shumway Avenue, Batavia, IL, 60510, United States
Indoor Market
WHEN: every Saturday from November 1, 2025 through May 9, 2026
TIME: 9:00am to 12:00pm
WHERE: Sturdy Shelter Brewing (10 S. Shumway Avenue, Batavia, IL 60510)

Follow us on Instagram & Facebook for updates and the weekly vendor list.

The Indoor Market features produce, baked goods, plants, honey and related farm products. Our vendors must grow, harvest and/or produce at least 75% of market products.

Pets
Pets are not allowed at the Indoor Market.

More questions? Contact us at info@downtownbatavia.com.

North Pole Pop-Up
2025-12-06 12:00 - 20:00 | Zen Loft Collective, 103 E. Wilson Street; 2nd Floor, Batavia, IL, 60510, United States
Step into a winter wonderland right in the heart of downtown Batavia! The North Pole Pop-Up is a limited-time, multi-weekend holiday experience transforming Zen Loft Collective into a cozy, sparkling, and joy-filled destination.

You’re invited to immerse yourself in the magic of the season, surrounded by twinkling lights, local creativity, and festive fun.

This one-of-a-kind community event will feature:

🎅 Interactive Photo Stations – Designed and decorated by local businesses and creatives, perfect for families, friends, and festive selfies.
🛍️ Curated Holiday Market – A boutique indoor market inspired by the Christkindlmarkt, featuring local artisans, crafters, and small businesses offering handmade gifts and holiday treasures.
☕ Family-Friendly Fun – Warm drinks, live holiday music, letters to Santa, contests with prizes, and a build-your-own hot cocoa bar.

It’s the perfect destination for holiday shopping, joyful memories, and local connection—and we’d love for you to be there!

Dates/times:

Friday, December 5, 4-8pm
Saturday, December 6, 12-8pm
Sunday, December 7, 2-6pm

Special holiday movie showing after!

Friday, December 12, 4-8pm
Saturday, December 13, 12-8pm
Sunday, December 14, 12-4pm
Friday, December 19, 4-8pm
Saturday, December 20, 12-8pm
Sunday, December 21, 12-4pm

Nervous System Care for the Season: A Soul-Shine Sanctuary Event
2025-12-06 13:00 - 14:30 | IL
Sat Dec 6 @ 1:00 PM Nervous System Care for the Season: A Soul-Shine Sanctuary Event
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nervous-system-care-for-the-season-a-soul-shine-sanctuary-event-tickets-1966046865098
https://www.facebook.com/share/19KWaSUtud/
Before the holiday chaos hits, take 90 minutes to slow down, breathe, and give your nervous system some love. You’ll feel so much lighter.
$20, $25 at door

Santa!
2025-12-06 13:00 - 16:00 | Sturdy Shelter Brewing, 10 S. Shumway Avenue, Batavia, IL, 60510, United States
SANTA! Saturday, December 6, 1-4! Bring the kiddos in for a visit with the best Santa around! Free to visit and Barry's Sweets will be here with treats to purchase, 1-5! Burn'n Bull BBQ is our food partner from 4-8, and they're always a favourite! SAVE THE DATE!

Miracle on 34th Street
2025-12-06 14:30 - 16:00 | The Albright Community Theater, 100 N. Island Avenue; 3rd Floor, Batavia, IL, 60510, United States
By a simple stroke of luck, Kris Kringle, an elderly man with a twinkle in his eye, steps out of a quiet retirement home and into the role of Macy’s Santa, a part he embraces with a sincerity no one expects. What begins as a modest holiday job soon transforms the city around him, as Kris’s gentle honesty and unwavering generosity send waves of goodwill through New York. Parents find hope in his guidance, children discover wonder in his presence, and even the bustling world of commerce is shaken by his insistence on simple kindness. Yet not everyone can believe such goodness is real. When suspicion casts its shadow and Kris is swept into a courtroom to defend his very identity, the world turns its gaze to a single question: can the spirit of Christmas survive in a world grown doubtful? In the end, it may be Kris’s quiet faith, and the hearts he’s touched, that prove miracles still have a place among us.

Performance Dates:
Friday, December 5th- 7:30pm
Saturday, December 6th - 2:30pm
Sunday, December 7th- 2:30pm
Friday, December 12th - 7:30pm
Saturday, December 13th - 2:30pm
Saturday, December 13th- 7:30pm
Location: 100 North Island Avenue, Third Floor, Batavia, IL 60510
Link to show information and tickets: https://ticketpeak.co/albrighttheatre/events

Live Dancing Windows
2025-12-06 17:30 - 19:30 | Batavia Academy of Dance, 8 E Wilson Street, Batavia, IL, 60510, United States

Stand-Up: Jack Assadourian Jr.
2025-12-06 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-12-06 21:30 - 23:00 | The Comedy Vault, 18 E. Wilson Street, Batavia, IL, 60510, United States
Special Event: Jack Assadourian Jr.

Jack Assadourian is a comedian of Armenian and Mexican descent who has gained popularity for his unique perspective and hilarious observations on life. He often incorporates his multi-cultural background into his stand-up routine, sharing stories and experiences that resonate with diverse audiences alike.
With his energetic stage presence and witty sense of humor, Jack has become a well-known name in the world of comedy and has been seen on Netflix Is A Joke, Amazon Prime’s ‘Laugh After Dark’ and can be heard on his podcast: ‘Comedy Club confessions’.

VIP tickets are priority seating: first 3 rows.

Live Music 'Fireside' - DBs Duo
2025-12-06 21:00 - 23:00 | Sidecar Supper Club & Beer Garden, 12 N. River Street, Batavia, IL, 60510, United States
Live Music 'Fireside'

Every Friday & Saturday - 9-11pm - no cover
Come for dinner, stay for a show! Serving Prime Rib every Friday & Saturday! Indoor shows take place 'fireside' in our cozy dining space.

Friday 12/6 - DBs Duo

Steeped in Bluegrass, Blues and American Roots Music, The Desperate Bastards bring an energy and love for improvisation and tradition bound with modern edges. Their bag is deep, drawing from old standards, classic rock tunes, swampy blues.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1326660222100837/

Saturday 12/12 - Aaron Kelly

Aaron Kelly was never on American Idol, but did grow up on the edge of the Chicago megalopolis, falling under the influence of John Prine, Townes Van Zandt, and empathy, his songs are carefully crafted and made to last.https://www.facebook.com/events/2349144528937239/

Friday 12/13 - Chanson du Chat

Chad watson and friends! Paying respect to the Gypsy master Django Reinhardt, and other Jazz visionaries including Parker, Coltrane, Davis, Evans, and Monk. With a host of traditional standards from the Jazz song book.

https://www.facebook.com/events/25053619620999388/

Saturday 12/19 - Noah Gabriel and Dave Nelson

Local legend and virtuoso guitarist, Noah Gabriel joins us with one of his (and our) favorite guitarists, Dave Nelson of Dick Smith and Heartsfield.
https://www.facebook.com/events/3770215649782212/

Friday 12/20 - Nicole Devine

Nicole Devine is a singer and songwriter from Elk Grove Village, IL. Her first album, Opening Act, is available now.

https://www.facebook.com/events/854603883816621/

Saturday 12/26 - Christian Alan Hansen

Christian Alan Hansen is a Midwest | Singer | Songwriter | Guitarist -Country, Folk, Americana.
https://www.facebook.com/events/817345381101696/

Friday 12/27 - Pete Jive

When Pete Jive sings, charisma glides out of him and hugs you. Jive's gyrating, crazy legs maneuvers, turn-on-a-dime leaving two nickels syncopated rhythms, and punchy lyrics will heart-imprint you. A Pete Jive performance is an all-in, no one left seated affair, where Jive locks eyes, ears, legs, voice, fingers, and rapt attention around his audience. You don't hear a Pete Jive set; you and Pete live through it, together—that's the attuned intimacy Pete delivers to audiences.
https://www.facebook.com/events/844390388288811/
