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National Puzzle Day
Free
Celebrate National Puzzle Day by dropping in to make your very own puzzle to take home. Stop in any time for free puzzle sheets like crossword puzzles, mazes, and word searches as well.
Find out more »Spring Festival Lantern Riddles
Free
Join the festivities for the Spring Festival of the new lunar year and solve lantern riddles in the Children's Department. Grades K-5. The Spring Festival Lantern Riddles run January 29 through February 5. For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Ways for Families to Celebrate the Chinese New Year
Find out more »9:30 am
MSI Free Admission Day
Free
Illinois residents receive free Museum Entry on these 2023 dates: January 9–11, 16–18, 23–25, 30–31 February 1–2, 6–9, 13–14, 16, 21 March 1, 6, 14 April 18, 22 May 4, 9, 17–18 June 1, 6–7 August 22, 28–29 September 5–6, 11–12, 15, 18–20, 26 October 4–5, 9, 16–17 November 1, 8 For information on more...
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Farmhouse Tours: Keeping Your Family Healthy in Winter
$5
On these special guided tours, hear about a common winter experience: taking care of a sick family member. Learn about “sick foods” in the 1890s, how candy was used as medicine, and how the first-floor bedroom acted as the sick room. All ages. Suggested admission donation of $5 per person ages 3 and up to...
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Free Day at The Art Institute of Chicago
Free
Admission will be free for Illinois residents on weekdays (Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays) January 9–March 24, 2023. If you reserve your free tickets online in advance, your resident status will be verified using the zip code associated with the billing address provided. If you’re unable to reserve tickets in advance, please stop by the admissions...
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Farm Life in Winter
$5
Help prune the orchard or stack wood for fuel, or see how blacksmithing skills helped farmers. Join us for the ice harvest if the lake freezes, or watch as we shear the ewes in preparation for lambing in March. There’s a new lineup every day, so follow us at facebook.com/klinecreekfarm for activity updates. Suggested admission...
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