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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...

Free

Mount Prospect Tree Lighting and Christkindlmarket

Edwin and Elsie Meyn Busse Park 21 S Emerson Street, Mount Prospect, IL, United States

All are invited to join us on Wednesday, November 27, for the annual Mount Prospect Tree Lighting Ceremony and Christkindlmarket! At 5 pm, gather around our live Norway Spruce planted...

Turkey Trot 4-Mile Run

Lake Ellyn Park 645 Lenox Road, Glen Ellyn, IL, United States

Start your Thanksgiving at the Turkey Trot 4-Mile Run. You don't have to be the first to cross the finish line to win. The top two runners with the most...

Free

Turkey Trot and Sammy Scurry

Harper College Campus 1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine, United States

Celebrate Thanksgiving by running in the 44th annual Palatine Park District Turkey Trot! Runners may choose either a 2-mile, 5 mile distance or for the little ones, the Sammy Scurry....

$10 – $40

Chicago Thanksgiving Parade

Downtown Chicago State & Lake, Chicago, IL, United States

Join thousands on State Street, as Parade travels north from from Ida B. Wells Drive to Randolph Street, or catch the three-hour live stream on Pluto TV (October 24, 2024)...

Free

Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot

Elmhurst Turkey Trot The race will begin at the intersection of Park Ave and Adell Place., Elmhurst, IL, United States

REGISTER IN ADVANCE, OR THE MORNING OF THE RACE. Little did we know that on November 22nd, 1984, our Thanksgiving holiday would change forever. Our one and done little 5k,...

$40 – $45

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