# [Do-It-Yourself Nutcracker at River Park](https://wknd.app/r/ayyhaq/do-it-yourself-nutcracker-at-river-park)

- When: 2026-12-13 15:00-16:00 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: River Park, 5100 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL 60625 (41.97398, -87.70197)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: theater
- Topics: theater, christmas, winter-holidays, indoor, drop-in
- About: Free interactive Nutcracker retelling where audience members dance the principal parts alongside student dancers. Wear holiday finest and just show up, no tickets needed.
- Source: https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/events/do-it-yourself-nutcracker-river-0
- Feed: [Chicago family events](https://wknd.app/f/qqhj5y/chicago-family-events)

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