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Event Series Elmhurst Farmers Market

Elmhurst Farmers Market

York and Vallette York and Vallette, Elmhurst

The Elmhurst Farmers Market is one of Elmhurst’s great local markets and a family friendly must do event, popular with locals and visitors alike. Enjoy boutique style shopping every Wednesday...

Free
Event Series Free Parking Wednesday

Free Parking Wednesday

Cantigny Park 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton

New for 2024, enjoy free parking at Cantigny every Wednesday, March through October. Advance online registration is required. The normal $5 parking fee applies for guests not registered.   For...

Free
Event Series Pop-in Play: Bubbles

Pop-in Play: Bubbles

Helen Plum Library 411 South Main Street, Lombard

Drop-in activities recommended for ages 3-5 years, with a participating adult. Pop by the Library for a playful morning of popular activities! Get ready for bubbly fun as we experiment...

Free

Day of Play

Batavia Depot Museum 155 Houston St, Batavia

The Nickelodeon Day of Play is back at Batavia Depot Museum! The Museum is partnering with Nickelodeon's Our World global initiative to provide a FREE day to learn and play...

Free
Event Series Casting on the Pier

Casting on the Pier

The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum 2430 N. Cannon Dr., Chicago

Casting On The Pier is back! Join us starting June 5 from 11am until 1pm, weather permitting. The team of skilled and friendly volunteers will be outside on the pier...

Included in general admission
Event Series Summer Drop-In Days

Summer Drop-In Days

Cantigny Park 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton

Summer Drop-In Days, every Wednesday and Saturday, offer activities that explore history and culture in creative ways! Sessions may have a military theme or French spin — for example, apply...

Included in general admission

Pond Paddle

Thatcher Woods Pavilion 8030 W. Chicago Avenue, River Forest

Enjoy an afternoon out paddling. Instruction, equipment and kayaks provided.

Free

Back 2 School Celebration

Westchester Community Center 10201 Bond Street, Westchester

Celebrate the beginning of a bright new school year with some outdoor family fun.

Event Series Family Trivia Nite

Family Trivia Nite

Franklin Park Public Library 10311 Grand Avenue, Franklin Park

Get ready for a Kahoot! of a good time – with themed trivia the whole family can enjoy! Snacks will be provided. Prizes offered for 3 rounds of trivia!

Free

Great Book Character Scavenger Hunt

Palatine Public Library 700 N North Court, Palatine

Uh-oh, some characters have escaped from their books and are hidden around the Library. Can you find all ten of them? Stop by the YTS desk to get started. All...

Free

Pop-Up Ice Cream Social

Barrington Area Library 505 N Northwest Highway, Barrington

Drop in and enjoy a free scoop of ice cream or sherbet, and enjoy conversation with friends and neighbors. We'll start serving at 5:30 PM and continue while supplies last....

Free
Event Series STC Live

STC Live

Downtown St. Charles IL

​Join us this summer for FREE live music at various St. Charles establishments and on the newly renovated 1st Street Plaza every Wednesday and Friday evening, from June 5th to...

Free

Movie Screening: Holes

Hanover Park Branch 1266 Irving Park Road, Hanover Park

Young Stanley Yelnats finds himself at Camp Green Lake, where digging a hole a day keeps the warden at bay and "builds character". An ancient family curse still dogs Stanley...

Free
Event Series Venardos Circus

Venardos Circus

Benedictine University

It’s time to celebrate the arrival of the Venardos Circus, a Broadway-style animal-free circus, coming to Lisle. The show will be held at Benedictine University, 5700 College Rd., Lisle, IL,...

$16.95 – $39.95
Event Series Summer Concert Series

Summer Concert Series

Mayfair Park Mayfair & Wakefield Streets, Westchester

Summer Concert Series - Wednesdays in August. Mayfair Park Softball Field/East.   For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Outdoor Summer Music Concerts.

Free
Event Series Movies on the Lawn

Movies on the Lawn

Oakbrook Center 100 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook

Join us for a summer of outdoor cinema with the Movies on The Lawn series at Oakbrook Center. From timeless classics to family favorites to modern blockbusters, there’s something for...

Free
Event Series Summer Fireworks

Summer Fireworks

Navy Pier 600 E Grand Ave, Chicago

Enjoy Chicago’s beloved sky spectacle show every Wednesday night at 9pm and Saturday night at 10pm, from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend. Gather your loved ones and head...

Free

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