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Event Series Creepy Critters Month

Creepy Critters Month

Knoch Knolls Nature Center 320 Knoch Knolls Road, Naperville

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...

Free

Firefly Family Puppet Theatre presents The Harvest Moon

Downers Grove Public Library 1050 Curtiss Street, Downers Grove

Sing, dance, and play under the harvest moon. Puppet show geared towards preschoolers but the whole family is welcome. Children must attend with an adult caregiver.

Free

Monster Mash

Batavia Public Library 10 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia

Kick off the Halloween season. Dress to get messy and kick off your Halloween season with the library’s very own Monster Mash! Create your own monster, mix up some monster...

Free
Event Series Legotastic Saturday

Legotastic Saturday

Brookfield Public Library 3609 Grand Boulevard, Brookfield

Build as far as your imagination will take you in this fun drop-in event the whole family will enjoy. Walk-ins and new friends welcome!

Free

Bolingbrook Fire Department Open House

Bolingbrook Fire Station No. 4 1111 W. Boughton Road, Bolingbrook

Meet the firefighters, safety info for kids and adults, coloring contest winners. See demonstrations from our specialty team.   For information on more events like this, check out our roundup...

Free

Our Time Celebration: Active Sensory Fun

Arlington Heights Memorial Library 500 N. Dunton Avenue, Arlington Heights

All are invited to drop in for a time of active sensory fun, connection and festivity as we celebrate inclusion through mobile activities, crafts and tools that help serve youth...

Free
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

Oaktoberfest

Maryknoll Park (Glen Ellyn) 845 Pershing Avenue, Glen Ellyn

Celebrate Illinois oaks and discover fascinating facts about these majestic trees while engaging in a variety of family-friendly activities. • Take part in a guided nature walk. • Try your...

Free

Light Up the Sky

James O. Breen Community Park Campton Hills & Peck Rds, St. Charles

Spend a magical evening watching illuminated kites shimmer, shake and dance in the night sky. Enjoy this high-flying, lighted kite show produced by professionals from Chicago Kite, the Midwest's premier...

Free

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