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Junior Naturalist

Crabtree Nature Center 3 Stover Road, Barrington, IL, United States

Pick up a Junior Naturalist booklet at the nature center and complete the activities to earn a prize.

Free
Event Series Parrot Stars Summer Festival

Parrot Stars Summer Festival

Parrot Stars Parties 15 N Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights, IL, United States

Join us for our second annual Parrot Stars Summer Festival with a special guest all weekend long. There will be exclusive Summer Festival sales and raffle prizes including a one-on-one consultation with Parrot Wizard, Foraging Fun Pack for small or large birds, $100 Parrot Stars gift card, and much more! Raffles will be on-going for...

Event Series Family Fun Tent

Family Fun Tent

Downtown Wheaton South Main Street & West Liberty Drive, Wheaton, IL, United States

Join us at the Extract Juicery Family Fun Tent on Front Street for free entertainment suited for the whole family on select Saturdays. Energizing juices, smoothies, and more available for purchase from Extract Juicery. Saturday, May 20, 2023 @ 10:30am - 11:15am - Giant Bubble Show with TwistiCity Bubbles The bubbles just keep getting bigger...

Free

Edible Book Contest

Clarendon Hills Public Library 7 N. Prospect, Clarendon Hills, IL, United States

It’s our ninth annual celebration of reading and food! Let your design skills flow as you create a representation of a book in edible form - we’ve had cakes, veggie creations and more. Anything edible goes! Creations can represent a book’s title, jacket cover or character using food as your medium! Prizes for best edible...

Free

Meet Harry Potter

Downtown Batavia

Stop by Arlo.Hendrix to meet the beloved fictional character, Harry Potter for Wizard Weekend! This event is a dream come true for Harry Potter fans, as they will have the chance to get up close and personal with the wizarding world's hero. Take a photo, grab an autograph and take home a vinyl sticker! This...

Free

ComEd EV800 Rally

Griffin Museum of Science and Industry 5700 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, United States

Witness the skills and passion of 45 participants who will be building and racing electric go-karts alongside ComEd mentors in the EV800 Rally. Museum guests can step outside to watch the action.

Mario Party LIVE: End of Summer Reading Bash

Woodridge Public Library 3 Plaza Dr, Woodridge, IL, United States

Drop in and meet all your favorite Mario characters, LIVE and in person. Pose for photos with our costumed characters and play a ton of live Mario mini-games. Don't miss our biggest, most exciting event of the summer.

Free
Event Series Mission Math Drop-In

Mission Math Drop-In

Indian Prairie Public Library 401 Plainfield Road, Darien, IL, United States

For grades 1–6. Need some help completing your Mission Math packets or want to get your answers checked and explained by a math pro? Stop by the VolunTeen table on the second floor. Mission Math packets can be taken and turned in any time during the Summer Reading Program; this program is for drop-in, one-on-one...

Free

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