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Event Series PlayLab PlayDate

PlayLab PlayDate

Field Museum 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, United States

Drop in to the Crown Family PlayLab for free weekly activites for 2-6 year olds!

Included in general admission

DuSable Museum of African American History Free Days

DuSable Museum of African American History DuSable Museum of African American History, Chicago, IL, United States

DuSable Museum of African-American history is free to Illinois residents to visit on Wednesdays. We also give free admission to military and to first responders. That means Police, Fire, EMT’s. With valid ID.   For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Museum Free Days.

Free
Event Series Wild Wednesdays

Wild Wednesdays

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

Wild Wednesdays are back for the season at Garfield Park Conservatory! Join Family Programs staff outdoors in Play and Grow Garden for free, drop-in activities, such as fort building, bug hunts, chalk drawing, and more! Find us every Wednesday evening from 4:00-7:30 pm. Just head outside through our Desert House doors and follow the giant...

Free

Adler Planetarium Illinois Resident Free Days

Adler Planetarium 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, United States

The Adler is excited to announce that we will be free for Illinois residents (with proof of residency) every Wednesday evening from 4-10 pm (our new Wednesday hours.) Stop by after work or school, or for date night and enjoy everything the Adler has to offer at night, for free as part of our Illinois...

Free
Event Series Wednesday Fun Night

Wednesday Fun Night

Arlington Heights Memorial Library 500 N. Dunton Avenue, Arlington Heights, IL, United States

Come in your pajamas or your play clothes; just be sure to bring the whole family for this evening storytime that features a different activity each week.   For kids up to 6 with caregiver. Siblings welcome.

Free

Campfire in the Park Spooky Stories

Memorial Park (La Grange Park) 132 West Oak Avenue, La Grange Park

Make s’more friends! Spend the evening at Memorial Park roasting marshmallows and hearing spooky stories from the La Grange Park Public Library. We will provide marshmallows, sticks, chocolate and graham crackers; you are welcome to bring any other ingredients you’d like to add.   For information on more events like this, check out our roundup...

Event Series Movies on the Green

Movies on the Green

Centennial Green 31 S Emerson Street, Mount Prospect, United States

Announcing the 2024 Movies on the Green schedule! Join us for the following FREE events: June 12 – Super Mario Brothers July 17 – Barbie August 7 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem August 21 – Trolls Band Together October 16 – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Movies are shown on the Centennial...

Free

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