Sponsored by Drury Lane Theatre.
This FREE event is for families to play outside, meet with local businesses and Touch-A-Truck. It’s the perfect opportunity for your child to see trucks and other vehicles up close. Children are able to interact with vehicles in all shapes and sizes. This event will be sensory friendly from 10-10:45AM. During this time, there will...
The Elgin Community College Center for Emergency Services is hosting a community open house and touch-a-truck event on Saturday, September 14, at 815 E. Plank Rd., in Burlington, Ill. This family-friendly event is perfect for anyone interested in ECC’s public safety programs or for those with curious kids. Explore a range of unique emergency-response equipment, including: Sitting...
Come out and explore the trucks, tractors, heavy equipment, emergency vehicles and more. Bring your camera! Touch-A-Truck puts kids in the driver’s seat! Children can touch, honk, and climb aboard a vast array of specialized vehicles and public safety equipment that are on display. For information on more events like this, check out...
Come view the coolest classic cars around. The Mount Prospect Lions Club is sponsoring Bluesmobile Cruse Nights every Saturday. Each week, there will be a new theme. Admission is free. For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Classic Car Shows.
Enjoy our annual auto show featuring a variety of vintage cars, entertainment, and food trucks. The first 200 people through the gate receive a free limited edition t-shirt. Attractions: DJ music by “Carousel Sound” Live concert by The Beaux, 12-3pm Gardens and museums Tasty food and beverage options For information on more events like this,...
Preschoolers ages 1-5 will have an opportunity to see, touch and experience a variety of community vehicles including a police car, fire truck, tractor and many more! Kids also will meet the community helpers who drive them. For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Touch-A-Truck Events.
Enjoy a short storytime before heading to the Horizon Park parking lot to visit a school bus. Limit: 20. Free tickets distributed 30 minutes before the program. TR Staff from the First Student bus company introduce kids to the experience of riding the bus. After a short storytime inside the library, we'll head to the...
For families. Join us outside at the west drive to see a vehicle from the Fire Department up close, and talk to an Elmhurst firefighter. No registration required.
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