NABE CHICAGO Event
2026 NABE Holiday Party
‘Tis the season to be out shopping for holiday gifts.
Back by popular demand is the NABE Holiday Party! It is still FREE for all!
After seeing downtown Chicago’s lights and festivities, please register and join us again at The Chicago Federal Reserve Bank.
֍̥ FEATURED SPEAKER: Thomas Walstrum, Principal Business Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, discussing his Midwest Regional Outlook for this holiday season and 2027.
Optional: After the event, please join us for further conversation, drinks, and lite bites at Ceres Cafe Restaurant, located in the North lobby of the historic Chicago Board of Trade Building, 141 W. Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL. Please add to your registration the $15 per person pre-paid to cover Ceres costs if you are joining us for this optional post-event gathering.
֍̥ What a wonderful way to enjoy an afternoon off discussing, seeing, and spending money (of course, on holiday gifts 😊).
Cost: Members: $0 Non-Members: $0. Registration is required.
Optional After-Event: $15 pre-paid per person.
NOTE: REGISTRATION ENDS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10TH.
THE FEDERAL RESERVE REQUIRES ADVANCE REGISTRATION FOR EVERYONE, INCLUDING CHILDREN.
Please also bring driver’s license or other picture ID for each person.
REGISTER HERE BY DECEMBER 10.
December 17, 2026, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Research Department
230 South LaSalle St., Chicago, Il