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There's a variety of ways to start off your new year, from wellness events to art socials and mimosa parties.

There are plenty of parties, bar crawls and brunches to celebrate the end of 2022 this weekend.

You can also skate while wearing your ugliest sweater, enjoy a night of live jazz and support local artists at Elephant Room Gallery's latest exhibition.

You can also sample sips of vino at Wine Fest, watch a Stevie Wonder tribute concert and attend a children's lantern parade.

Ring in winter with festivities across the city, from trolley rides and tree lightings to sing-alongs and gingerbread house parties.

You can also go bowling for a greater cause, attend an art battle and join a holiday sing-along.

You can also learn how to salsa dance, attend a vintage festival, watch a comedy show, sleep over at The Shedd and more.

Shop for the holidays at one of the city's many seasonal markets, taste vegan bites at a night mercado, experience "The Godfather" at a Chicago Philharmonic concert and more.

There's also an antique map and print gallery, a film festival centering Black LGBTQ+ stories and artists and a holiday night market.

There's an improv brunch, wine and food festa and more.

There are trunk-or-treat events for kids throughout the city, Halloween parades, haunted houses and more this Halloween weekend.

There's also Diwali in the Park, a music festival and Día de los Muertos procession.

Baristas at the cafe — one of seven unionized Chicago Starbucks — said "it's no coincidence" the store is closing. Officials said it's shutting down because of ongoing safety concerns.

There's also a Portage Park walking tour, River North food tour and an adoption event at The Anti-Cruelty Society.

You can celebrate fall, Día de los Muertos, Indigenous Peoples' Day and Oktoberfest at events across the city this weekend.

Get gently used reads for as little as $2 at this annual book sale.

Here's a roundup of orchards near Chicago where you can stock up on apples for the fall.

The temperatures are dropping, but the city isn't stopping, with fall fests, a night-long performance of Indian classical music, a tool sale and more fun.

The orchestra is allowing patrons to pay as they can for shows so it can make classical music more accessible to everyone.

The two-hour workshops are hugely popular, showing participants how to craft jack-o'-lanterns, skulls and more from clay.