McHenry County News Calendar

Friday, Dec. 4

Festival of Trees will be from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall, Harvest Gate, Lake in the Hills. We’ve got Santa’s arrival, the lighting of the trees, and the holiday spirit all wrapped up! For more information, call 847-960-7460.

A Very Merry Huntley will be Dec. 4 from 4 – 8 p.m. and Dec. 5 from 9 -5 p.m. at 10987 Main Street, Huntley. Ring in the holidays with the Village of Huntley. For more information, call 847-515-5262.

Christmas at the Dole and Winter Fest will be at Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, 401Country Club Road, Crystal Lake on Friday from 5 – 8 p.m. and Saturday from 11 – 4 p.m. The community is welcome to celebrate the holiday season at the annual Christmas at the Dole and Winter Fest holiday festivities the 1^st week of Dec. For more information, call 815-455-8000.

Saturday, Dec. 5

Christmas Open House will be at the McHenry County Historical Society Museum, 6422 Main Street, Union from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Visit the Aluminum Christmas Tree Forest during our free holiday open house. For more information call 815-923-2267 or visit www.GotHistory.org.

Village of Algonquin – Holiday Rock on the Fox will be at Riverfront Park, 201 N. Harrison Street, Algonquin from 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Kick off your holiday season at the annual Holiday Rock on the Fox at Riverfront Park! Holiday Rock on the Fox is a free event that will have plenty of family activities for everyone to enjoy. For more information, call 847-658-2716.

Sunday, Dec. 6

Kiwanis Santa Run for Kids will be at the Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake, 26 N. Williams Street, Crystal Lake. The Kiwanis Santa Run is a 5k – Walk and 1 mile kids dash. The race will start at 9 a.m. All participants of the 5K get a Santa Suit and beard. For more information, call 815-459-1773.

Owl Walk will be at Glacial Park, Lost Valley Visitor Center, Route 31 & Harts Road, Ringwood from 5 – 7 p.m. Search for sights and sounds of the owls that reside at Glacial Park during the winter months. First, we’ll go for a hike to listen for owls. Next. We will head inside where a slide presentation and a live owl will introduce hikers to see magnificent creatures. For more information, call 815-479-5779.

Thursday, Dec. 10

Family Night End of the Year Potluck will be from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at the Families Empowered to Change, 620 Dakota Street, Crystal Lake. Please register at: Please register at: https://fetc-familynightendoftheyearpotluck–12-10-15.eventbrite.com. Let’s continue the holiday season learning about the unique fun, cultural ways each of our families celebrate and recognize this time of year through stories about our unique traditions. For more information, call 815-308-0861.