Find family-friendly events in your area! The calendar now features filters… you can sort the events by region, category, venue, cost, day, even by your location. Enjoy our wonderful community!
Everyone is welcome to add events to the Kidlist calendar, given that they are drop-in and/or free (no ongoing classes or camps that require registration) and are local to the west and/or southwest suburbs of Chicago. Click on the blue “Submit an Event” button and fill out the form.
February 2019
Ice Sculpture Festival
Decorative ice sculpture competition held in downtown area. Free and open to the public, includes live ice carving demonstrations, live entertainment and family activities. The first live carving demonstration will be Friday evening at 5:30pm on the southeast corner of Main and Curtiss. On Saturday there will be live ice carving demonstrations from 11am-3pm at the Main Street Train Station as well as directly south of Main Street. See schedule for specifics on each event.
Find out more »*Please note that if you do not choose West or Southwest for the region selection, your event will not appear in the calendar. All events will be reviewed before publishing to the calendar. Event approval usually occurs on Wednesdays; if you need your event to be reviewed before then, please email Annie at annie@mykidlist.com.
We do our best to provide comprehensive, accurate and useful information about events and activities. This information (such as times and locations) is gathered from press releases, websites, signs around town and word of mouth. However, details change and people make mistakes, so please confirm the details before you go. Kidlist is not responsible for any problems that occur while participating in activities listed on this site.