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Learn all about this important holiday and different cultures at our Lunar New Year Party. Test your luck in games and watch a performance from a real lion dance team. For families of all ages. For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Ways for Families to Celebrate the Chinese...
Activities to educate and celebrate the Lunar New Year–Year of the Dragon. For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Ways for Families to Celebrate the Chinese New Year
Explore the Bensenville Railroad Museum from noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays and take in the history of trains in Bensenville on a real 1920s engine by taking part in a variety of activities. The facility is also available for field trips and private tours. Note: The museum will be closed on all park...
Learn about the natural and individual histories and husbandry of our ambassador raptors.
Explore the origins of blues music from its early beginnings with Fruteland Jackson. Learn the history of Blues music through songs, stories, and discussions while listening to instrumental examples played on the guitar. For all ages. Available to the first 80 participants.
Join us for a special story time with international award-winning author, Megan Deliberto. Megan will be reading her new book, Bruno’s Best Birthday, a delightful story about friendship and determination. After the reading, children are encouraged to stay to learn about the animals in Megan’s books. Have you ever seen a polar bear tooth or...
Join us as we learn all about owls, from their relations with other animals to their unique adaptations, with a naturalist from Peck Park Farm!
Celebrate Black History Month with a literary twist at the American Writers Museum’s Family Free Days! Enjoy free admission to the museum and a variety of activities for the whole family. Forever Free: A Frederick Douglass Tour Discover the incredible legacy and enduring impact of abolitionist Frederick Douglass, as well as other Black writers who...
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