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Touch-a-Truck​

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

Honk, Honk! Beep, Beep! Our community-favorite returns this October! Liberty Drive will be closed, between Wheaton Avenue and Hale Street, to make way for trucks, municipal vehicles, emergency vehicles, and...

Free

Hillside Fire Department Open House

Hillside Fire Department 523 N Wolf Road, Hillside, United States

K-9 Demonstration Extrication Demo Firefighter Aerial Ladder Climb Sprinkler Burn Show Appearance by "Pluggy" & "Sparky" the fire dog   For information on more events like this, check out our...

Free

Family Day: Patterns and Portals

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

Explore patterns and portals—and possibilities! To kick off the 2025 Family Day season, take inspiration from Virginia Jaramillo: Principle of Equivalence to play with the magic of color and line....

Free
Event Series Budding Botanists

Budding Botanists

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

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
Event Series Pop, Pop, Pop, Popcorn

Pop, Pop, Pop, Popcorn

Kline Creek Farm 1N600 County Farm Road, West Chicago, IL, United States

Learn all about popcorn on an 1890s Midwest farm! You’ll hear the history of popcorn, see how to cook it on a wood-burning stove, and get to sample an array...

$5
Event Series Danada Fall Festival

Danada Fall Festival

Danada Equestrian Center 3S507 Naperville Rd, Wheaton, IL, United States

The Forest Preserve District’s largest event returns for two days! Festivities will include equestrian performances and demonstrations in the outdoor arena, wagon rides, pony rides and other children’s activities, food...

Free
Event Series Harvest Pow Wow

Harvest Pow Wow

DuPage County Fairgrounds 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL, United States

POW WOW HIGHLIGHTS Native American Dancers in Full Regalia Food Booths Including Native Food Special Veteran Honoring Cultural Demonstrations Native Drum Groups Raffles Native Flute Player Art and Craft Vendors...

$7 – $12

Boo Bash

West Chicago Park District ARC Center 201 W National St, West Chicago, IL, United States

This Halloween celebration is sure to be neat! Jump on your broomstick or float like a ghost to the ARC Center and enjoy a hayride, live entertainment, games, crafts, activities,...

$10 – $15

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