Sponsored by Drury Lane Theatre.
Join us as we enjoy the best of what Mother Nature has to offer β the chance to explore, discover, get muddy and play! Grab a net and catch critters in the pond; make a mud pie; become an expert birder; build a fort and more. The opportunities are endless when youβre playing in Natureβs...
Connecting with nature is a wonderful way to feel good! (And who couldnβt use another reason to feel good?) Kids will see collaboration in action as families come together to learn about the prairie, plant, help with river clean-up and talk about how organizations like The Conservation Foundation teach us to care for our planet...
Join the Park District's tradition of facilitating the annual DuPage River Sweep. Efforts will focus on Lake Ellyn, whose waters enter the river system. Help remove trash from the shoreline and throughout the park. Please bring rubber boots or hip waders if you have them. Buckets, gloves, garbage bags, a limited number of garbage pickers,...
Celebrate the fifth Annual Clean-Up, Green-Up Day at Westlake Park by helping with park cleanup, invasive species removal, landscaping and more! Organized by Westlake Park Adopt-A-Park sponsor Simmons Knife &Saw, this volunteer event celebrates community pride and civic responsibility. To volunteer please email parks@bloomingdaleparks.org.
Come out to Oakbrook Center's Movies on the Lawn to see "Uncharted" on Wednesday, July 26 at 7p.m. and bring some NEW school supplies to support People's Resource Center's Back to School Supply Drive! When you donate between 5p.m. and 7p.m., receive a FREE box of popcorn* to enjoy during the movie. People's Resource Center's...
School District 54 welcomes your support with donations of school supplies to help students thrive this year. Please join us at Woodfield Mall to donate new school supplies to District 54 with donations to benefit John Muir Elementary School. Join us for a fun event with music, activities, and a photobooth! *Please call the Management...
Take part in a Fox River clean-up and enjoy exhibits and live music! The Forest Preserve District of Kane County and Friends of the Fox River will host a river clean-up at Glenwood Park Forest Preserve as part of a watershed-wide event to celebrate, protect and restore the health of the Fox River. Help beautify...
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 the Saturday after Halloween. Donβt Trash it, Smash it! For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Pumpkin Smash Composting Events.
We do our best to provide comprehensive, accurate and useful information about events and activities. This information (such as times and locations) is gathered from press releases, websites, signs around town and word of mouth. However, details change and people make mistakes, so please confirm the details before you go. Kidlist is not responsible for any problems that occur while participating in activities listed on this site.
Submit an Event
Click on the button above to submit an event to the Kidlist calendar. We welcome everyone to submit events, given that they are family-friendly, free and/or drop-in, and are local for families in the west and northwest suburbs of Chicago. All submitted events are reviewed by the Kidlist team.
