Greektown Chicago is illuminated with blue and white lights sparkling along Halsted Street this month as it kicks off the holiday season with Greek-themed festivities and events—including its annual Greektown Tree Lighting event with Santa & friends, and a holiday karavákia display of 35 small artist-painted boats adorning businesses throughout the neighborhood. The Greektown Tree Lighting ceremony will be held the weekend before Thanksgiving, on Sunday, November 22 at 5 p.m. at Elysian Field (southeast corner of Halsted & Van Buren Streets). Santa and friends will be strolling at Elysian Field from 3:30 p.m. onward for festive photo opps, and help with the tree lighting countdown at 5 p.m. Free and open to the public, the Greektown Tree Lighting event is sponsored by Greektown SSA #16 with additional support from 34th Ward Alderman Bill Conway, the Greektown Chamber of Commerce, and the Chicago Greektown Educational Foundation. For the full list of Christmas activities, visit GreektownChicago.org.

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