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Wonder Works Children's Museum 6445 West North Avenue, Oak Park, IL, United States

This special event has been created through a collaboration between the Oak Park River Forest Museum & Wonder Works Children's Museum, featuring games and play items from both museums' collections. An Intergenerational Event with stations featuring games & activities for all ages! Outdoor Play including the Victorian-era games of Hoop Trundling and Graces, plus Bubble...

$5
Event Series Carnival at Wheatland Salem Church

Carnival at Wheatland Salem Church

Wheatland Salem Church (Naperville) 1852 95th Street, Naperville, IL, United States

Friday, August 26 | 5:00 - 10:00 p.m. Saturday, August 27 | 1:00 - 10:00 p.m. Sunday, August 28 | 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. Afternoon Unlimited Ride Specials | $30 per person per day Saturday | 1:00 -5:00 p.m. and Sunday 1:00 -5:00 p.m. Evening Unlimited Ride Specials | $35 per person per day Friday...

Minerals to Batteries: Where do they come from?

Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art 1220 Kensington Road, Oak Brook, IL, United States

The commercial development of Sony’s lithium-ion battery in 1991, has transformed the technical world we live in – from laptop computers, mobile phones, power tools, electric vehicles, and – more recently – grid energy storage. Join Dr. Andrew Jansen from Argonne National Laboratory to learn what makes a lithium-ion battery work, why it is such...

$5 – $10

Native American Summer Festival

Glen Ellyn Public Library 400 Duane Street, Glen Ellyn

Experience Native American culture through storytelling, music, and dance provided by Trickster Cultural Center.

Free

West Chicago Food Festival

West Chicago City Museum 132 Main Street, West Chicago, IL, United States

The City of West Chicago welcomes you to come visit us in our historic downtown area for another great event - Food Festival! Food Festival is exactly how it sounds - a finger-licking fun festival of food. Enjoy a summer evening filled with live music, a sampling of beverages, and fun activities for all ages....

Event Series Westchester Fest – CANCELLED

Westchester Fest – CANCELLED

Westchester Village Hall 2305 Enterprise Drive, Westchester, IL, United States

The Westchester Fest will be held in the parking lot of our newly purchased Village Hall building located at 2305 Enterprise Drive More information on entertainment and food offerings will be added to this page shortly. Friday August 26th - 4 pm-10:30 pm. 4:00PM - DJ Variety Music 6:00PM - The Redmonds 8:00PM - Blind...

Free

Back to School Ice Cream Party

Bolingbrook Recreation and Aquatic Complex 200 S. Lindsey Lane, Bolingbrook, IL, United States

Toddlers and preschoolers, invite a grown-up to join you for these nights of fun.

$20 – $30
Event Series Movies in the Park

Movies in the Park

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

Coming to America: The African Monarch Akeem ( Eddie Murphy) learns he has a long-lost son (Jermaine Fowler) in the United States and must return to America to meet this unexpected heir and build a relationship with his son. PG-13. 110 Minutes. 2021. Closed Caption. Start time is approximate, all movies begin at dusk.  ...

Free

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