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Event Series Harvest Pow Wow

Harvest Pow Wow

DuPage County Fairgrounds 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL, United States

POW WOW HIGHLIGHTS Native American Dancers in Full Regalia Food Booths Including Native Food Special Veteran Honoring Cultural Demonstrations Native Drum Groups Raffles Native Flute Player Art and Craft Vendors Children’s Crafts – 11am to 5pm   For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Fall Festivals and Oktoberfests.

$7 – $12

Villa Park Fire Department Open House

Villa Park Fire House 81 1440 South Ardmore Avenue, Villa Park, IL

The Villa Park Fire Department is inviting residents and visitors of all ages to join them on Saturday, October 12 from 12:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Fire Station #81, 1440 S. Ardmore Avenue, for its Annual Fire Prevention Week Open House. Parking is available at the Post Office directly across the street. Fire Prevention...

Free

World of Genomics: Discover Everyday DNA

Griffin Museum of Science and Industry 5700 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, United States

Join us for this interactive, hands-on science experience featuring multiple stations focused on specific aspects of science, with volunteers from the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Visitors will learn about DNA, genetics, agriculture, robotics, and microbes—all through family-friendly activities led by volunteer researchers from the IGB. See...

Included in general admission
Event Series Wonder Wheels Festival

Wonder Wheels Festival

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

Vroom! Vroom! Wonder Wheels will be zooming back to Wonder Works Children’s Museum this October! On October 12 & 13, Wonder Works Children’s Museum will host the second annual Wonder Wheels Outdoor Festival to celebrate all things on wheels! For just two days, children and their families will be able to explore wheels by: –...

$5 – $15
Event Series Budding Botanists

Budding Botanists

Garfield Park Conservatory 300 N Central Park Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

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 of all ages at our Budding Botanists station. These programs are drop in and no preregistration is required. You can stop by and interact with...

Free
Event Series Harvest Pow Wow

Harvest Pow Wow

DuPage County Fairgrounds 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL, United States

POW WOW HIGHLIGHTS Native American Dancers in Full Regalia Food Booths Including Native Food Special Veteran Honoring Cultural Demonstrations Native Drum Groups Raffles Native Flute Player Art and Craft Vendors Children’s Crafts – 11am to 5pm   For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Fall Festivals and Oktoberfests.

$7 – $12
Event Series Creepy Critters Month

Creepy Critters Month

Knoch Knolls Nature Center 320 Knoch Knolls Road, Naperville, IL, United States

Celebrate all things creepy during the month of October Drop in anytime during our open hours: Saturday 9 am - 3 pm Monday-Friday, 9 am - 1 pm & 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Enjoy self-guided activities about spiders, snakes, bats, rats, crows, vultures, owls and more! Go on an indoor Creepy Critters Scavenger Hunt...

Free

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