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Bartlett Lions Club Pancake Breakfast

Bartlett Fire Barn 218 S. Main St, Bartlett

Bartlett Lions Club is hosting its Fall Pancake Breakfast, available from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, 11/9, at the Bartlett Fire Barn, 218 S. Main Street. Cost for the...

$6 – $10

Pumpkin Smash

St. John of the Cross 708 51st Street, Western Springs

Don't Trash it! Smash it! Green your Halloween by composting your pumpkin at the Western Springs Pumpkin Smash! The Pumpkin Smash is an effort to divert pumpkins from landfills by...

Free

Pumpkin Smash

Lombard Common 433 E. St. Charles Rd, Lombard

The Pumpkin Smash is an annual effort by communities to divert pumpkins from landfills by providing locations for residents to drop-off jack-o-lanterns to be composted. This year it will be...

Free

Pumpkin Smash

SCARCE 800 S Rohlwing Road, Addison

The Pumpkin Smash is an annual effort by communities to divert pumpkins from landfills by providing locations for residents to drop-off jack-o-lanterns to be composted. It is held each year...

Free

Pumpkin Smash

Ron Ory Community Garden Plots 811 S. West Street, Naperville

Keep your pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns out of the landfill by composting them at our annual Pumpkin Smash. For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Pumpkin...

Free

Pumpkin Smash

Clauss Recreation Center 555 W Bryn Mawr Avenue, Roselle

Don’t trash it, smash it! Pumpkin smash is an annual waste reduction and education effort in Illinois first begun by SCARCE. It diverts pumpkins from landfills by providing locations for...

Free

Pumpkin Composting Event

Lisle Village Hall 925 Burlington Ave, Lisle

The Village of Lisle will be collecting pumpkins for composting on Saturday, November 9, 2024 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Village Hall Parking Lot, 925 Burlington Avenue. Rather...

Free

Pumpkin Smash

Downers Grove North High School 4436 Main Street, Downers Grove

The Pumpkin Smash is an annual effort by communities to divert pumpkins from landfills by providing locations for residents to drop-off jack-o-lanterns to be composted. It is held each year...

Pumpkin Smash

Prairie Green Preserve Peck Road and Bricher Road, Geneva

The Pumpkin Smash is an annual effort by communities to divert pumpkins from landfills by providing locations for residents to drop-off jack-o-lanterns to be composted. It is held each year...

Pumpkin Smash

Lake Katherine 7402 W. Lake Katherine Drive, Palos Heights

A pumpkin smash is a community effort to keep pumpkins out of our landfills. With our help, the pumpkins will be composted! Come to Lake Katherine’s parking lot and smash...

Free
Event Series Saturday Stay and Play

Saturday Stay and Play

Geneva Public Library 227 S 7th Street, Geneva

Bring your family-building skills to Kids Landing during our Saturday Stay and Play! Your family will enjoy an endless variety of play patterns like construction, pretend play, role-playing, and inventing...

Free

Santa Arrival Celebration

Fox Valley Mall 195 Fox Valley Center, Aurora

Join us for Santa’s Arrival Celebration on Saturday, November 9th, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Macy's Court. During the celebration, Santa will arrive via the Fox Valley Express...

Free

Sensory Storytime and Play

Woodridge Public Library 3 Plaza Dr, Woodridge

This storytime program provides a modified environment and is intended for families with disabilities, on the autism spectrum, and/or sensory processing disorders.

Free
Event Series Mario Kart Tournament

Mario Kart Tournament

Lisle Public Library 777 Front Street, Lisle

Think you've got what it takes to be Lisle's best Mario Kart Racer? Enter and compete for the title. This game is rated E. Ending times for this event may...

Free

Get Rawrsome with T-Rexplorers – FULL

Lemont Public Library 50 E Wend St, Lemont

With a t-rex to greet you and fossils to fuel your wonder, you will be digging this Dinovember program. Sponsored by The Friends of the Lemont Library. Don’t miss the...

Free

Super Saturday: Explore Indonesia

Mount Prospect Public Library 10 S. Emerson, Mount Prospect

Treat your family to a unique time-travel experience, listening to centuries-old live Javanese gamelan music and enjoying the sights of Indonesia. Best for ages 4 and older with their families....

Free

Star Wars Day

Fountaindale Public Library 300 W Briarcliff Rd, Bolingbrook

Get in the Star Wars spirit and show your love for this epic franchise with a day of out-of-this-world fun for people—and droids—of all ages! Join us for a fun...

Free

Shoe Swap with Go Green La Grange

La Grange Public Library 10 W. Cossitt Avenue, La Grange

Come swap your old styles for new ones! Go Green La Grange will accept all seasonally appropriate footwear to share with the community. They will also accept unusable shoes to...

Free

Lapidary Activity Day

Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art 1220 Kensington Road, Oak Brook

Drop-in and have fun with fossils and hands-on activities! See and touch real fossils, put together 3-D puzzles of dinosaurs, and make your very own fossil imprint to take home!...

Free

RoboThink Battle Robots Workshop – FULL

La Grange Park Public Library 555 N. La Grange Road, La Grange Park

Calling all future champions and robot enthusiasts! Brace yourself for an action-packed RoboThink workshop, where you’ll embark on an epic journey of building and battling an awe-inspiring robot. Put on...

Free

Pro Musica Youth Chorus Music Class

Wonder Works Children's Museum 6445 West North Avenue, Oak Park

We are excited to welcome the Pro Musica Youth Chorus back on Saturday 11/9 at 11 for a music class in the museum! Please join us at 11am to sing...

Included in general admission
Event Series Tiny Great Performances

Tiny Great Performances

DuPage Children's Museum 301 N. Washington St., Naperville

Tiny Great Performances™ bring professional and community performers to the Museum to promote a life-long love of the arts in children and their families. Performances feature a variety of subjects...

Included in general admission
Event Series Budding Botanists

Budding Botanists

Garfield Park Conservatory 300 N Central Park Avenue, Chicago

Watch out as you explore the Conservatory – you may run into a Budding Botanists! on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00am to 3:00pm, Nature Educators will provide activities for kids...

Free

Family Day: Screen Time

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago

Join us on opening weekend of The Living End: Painting and Other Technologies to make some art in the digital world. Participating artists include Niema Qureshi and Norman Long.

Free

Library of Things Expo

Des Plaines Public Library 1501 Ellinwood Street, Des Plaines

We're more than just books! Come see our collection of Things for all ages and interests. These are fun and useful items you can check out with your library card...

Free

Free Pictures with the Grinch

Various Locations IL

Make your heart (and your pup’s!) grow three sizes! Stop by for a FREE Grinchy photo at Two Bostons on Saturday, Nov 9th. 💚 🐾 Photo Times & Locations: 12-1...

Free

Holiday Market

Poplar Creek Public Library 1405 S. Park Avenue, Streamwood

Local vendors will be on-site for you to purchase handmade crafts, jewelry, food, and more. Please note: Some vendors take credit cards but most are cash-only.

Turkey Tails and Tales

Johansen Farm Park 770 Hartford Lane, Bolingbrook

Gather 'round for a turkey-themed story time, then learn about these iconic birds through hands-on exploration of real feathers and more! During this event, we will also create a take-home...

Free

Lunch with the Raptors

Trailside Museum of Natural History 738 Thatcher Ave, River Forest

Learn about Trailside’s outdoor birds of prey as they enjoy their lunch! Family program.

Free
Event Series Tractor-Drawn Wagon Ride

Tractor-Drawn Wagon Ride

Danada Equestrian Center 3S507 Naperville Rd, Wheaton

Enjoy a 30-minute ride while learning about the forest preserve’s heritage and natural areas. Rides begin at 1, 1:45, and 2:30 p.m. All ages; under 13 with an adult. $5...

$5
Event Series LEGO Club

LEGO Club

Bolingbrook Historical Museum 444 E. Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook

Head to the Bolingbrook Historical Museum for some LEGO fun! You can build with friends or try one of our building challenges. We supply the bricks and you supply the...

Free

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