What better way for Easy Street Theater to celebrate its 20th season than doubling down on its latest production.

Escape the cold and stock up on farmers’ market goods at the inaugural Kankakee Farmers’ Market winter market on Saturday, Jan. 24 from 8 a.m. to noon inside The Majestic in downtown Kankakee.

The River Valley Wind Ensembles presented its annual Holiday Concert, preceded by Christmas carols, on Sunday at Olivet Nazarene University’s Larsen Fine Arts Center in Bourbonnais.

Pick up some Christmas treats and gifts in one place this Saturday at the Manteno Church of the Nazarene’s Vendor Fair & Cookie Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Kankakee County Museum is officially aglow with the twinkle of Christmas lights for the 47th annual Gallery of Trees, themed "Blast from the Past." The experience kicks off Thursday, Dec. 4, and runs through December with the hours of 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday through Sunday.

The Kankakee County Museum held its 47th annual Gallery of Trees preview party on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. The gallery, themed "Blast from the Past," is now open through December from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays.

Check out this festive calendar of local events sure provide opportunities for holiday cheer in Kankakee County.

Tune in for an entertaining event, “An Evening with Mike & Rob,” on Dec. 19 at the B. Harley Bradley House in Kankakee.

Find all the “Wright” holiday gifts this Friday at Kankakee’s very own Frank Lloyd Wright home as the B. Harley Bradley House gift shop opens for its Shop Wright on Black Friday event from 8 a.m. to noon. Earn a sneak peek of the decorated house with a purchase.

The Earl D. Schoeffner Farm Museum in Momence has opened a Charles Dickens Christmas exhibit, which runs every Friday and Saturday through December from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The 15th Annual Artisan Faire will return to the Kankakee County Museum on Saturday, Nov. 1 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

On Sunday, a plaque rededication event at the B. Harley Bradley House, Kankakee's Frank Lloyd Wright home, honored the memory of Stephen Small, who was working on converting the home to a bed and breakfast at the time of his death. 

Two local musical ensembles, the New Horizons Band and the River Valley Wind and String Ensembles, will host their free fall concerts this month.

Local artists, musicians and supporters converged for the 5th annual Kankakee Estival Festival over the weekend to celebrate the creativity across Kankakee County.

The southern Will County vineyard will host a grape stomp event on Saturday, Sept. 27.

The Kankakee County Museum's upcoming event brings together a renown pianist with local and regional musicians for "A Little Night Music with David Lahm" on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025.

Longtime Daily Journal photographer Bill “BJ” Jurevich has been behind a camera since the mid 1970’s. Jurevich's work is now displayed in a gallery, Life Through The Lens: A Photographic Retrospective, which runs through Oct. 25 at the Victorian House Gallery in Bourbonnais.

The 34th Annual Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 13 at Good Shepherd Manor in Momence to support the programs and services provided for over 100 men with developmental and intellectual disabilities.