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Easter Crafts and Pancakes

Swedish American Museum 5211 North Clark Street, Chicago

Everyone is invited to for a morning of Swedish Easter crafts and pancakes. This is not a drop in event. We will have crafts for all ages and levels and...

$5 – $20

Maple Syrup Magic

Pottawatomie Community Center 8 North Ave, St. Charles

Everything’s sweeter when the sap is running! Learn where maple syrup comes from and how it is made. Discover the wonders of trees in our natural area - everything from...

$18
Event Series Cartoneria: Paper Mache Event

Cartoneria: Paper Mache Event

North Riverside Park Mall 7501 W Cermak Rd, North Riverside

North Riverside Park Mall presents a revitalization of select paper mache works of art from the 2022 Cantigny Park exhibition. In conjunction with the Mexican Cultural Center DuPage, Alebrijes: Mexican...

Paws Chicago Pet Adoption

Fashion Outlets of Chicago 5220 Fashion Outlets Way, Rosemont

Meet adoptable dogs at PAWS Chicago Pet Adoption on Saturday, March 18 from 12PM-3PM CST at Fashion Outlets of Chicago!

Free

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

The Forge: Lemont Quarries 1001 Main Street, Lemont

The Forge St. Patrick's Festival is back and better than ever! Admission to this event is FREE and includes live music, Irish dance performances, bagpipers, workshops, and so much more....

Free

Maple Syruping

Jim Jenson Pavilion 620 W. Stearns Road, Bartlett

Join us to learn how to tap maple trees and turn the sap into maple syrup. You will also learn about the history of tree tapping, weather conditions needed to...

$20
Event Series Ice Show

Ice Show

Ridgeland Common Recreation Complex 415 Lake St, Oak Park

Watch our annual show, where Skate Academy participants perform unique routines to popular soundtracks! See all the hard work of Park District skating participants. All participants who are registered for...

Tree to Table: Maple Syrup

Downers Grove Museum 831 Maple Avenue, Downers Grove

Come to the Downers Grove Museum to discover how maple syrup gets made! Learn how one of nature's tastiest treats goes from a tree to your kitchen table. From tree...

$14
Event Series Train Saturdays

Train Saturdays

DuPage County Historical Museum 102 E Wesley St, Wheaton

The HO Gauge Model Train is operated by the DuPage Society of Model Engineers on the third and fifth Saturday of each month. The model features a detailed layout that...

Free

Slither Out of Winter

Hidden Oaks Nature Center (Bolingbrook) 419 Trout Farm Road, Bolingbrook

REGISTER BY THE DAY BEFORE Spring is a booming time of year! Dust off the snow and join a naturalist to learn all about our slithering friends – snakes! Find...

Free

Turtle Stories

Bolingbrook Recreation and Aquatic Complex 200 S. Lindsey Lane, Bolingbrook

Listen to a short story about turtles before exploring a selection of real and replica turtle shells and skulls!

$7 – $10

Songs and Stories of African People by Shanta

St. Charles Public Library 1 S. 6th Street, St. Charles

Join Shanta Nurullah, Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist, storyteller, for a family event celebrating the songs and stories of people of the African Diaspora. Melding the work of her own creative sprit with...

Free

Campfire Cooking

Lyman Woods Nature Center 901 31st St, Downers Grove

Looking for a fun way to eat out with your family? Join us each month for our campfire cooking classes! Each class will focus on a different dish. We’ll walk...

$18
Event Series Ice Show

Ice Show

Ridgeland Common Recreation Complex 415 Lake St, Oak Park

Watch our annual show, where Skate Academy participants perform unique routines to popular soundtracks! See all the hard work of Park District skating participants. All participants who are registered for...

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