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Put on your favorite PJs and join us for an evening of comfort and creativity. Explore the Museum’s exhibits and a variety of pop-up activities. Then wind down with bedtime stories. Have your stuffed “friend” or blanket tag along for the fun! Special Activities: from 5:00 – 7:30 pm unless noted otherwise. Fort Building –...
Enjoy authentic German food, a carnival, vendor fair, traditional and modern musical entertainment, ceremonial keg tapping, food and beer from local vendors! For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Fall Festivals and Oktoberfests.
Access to all activities at Oktoberfest is free! We do charge for food and beverages, though! Tickets are available at the ticket booth, for $1 per ticket. We accept cash and credit cards. Note that there is a fast-pass line for full sheets of 20 tickets, cash only. For fastest service, bring $20s! Please note...
Join us September 12- 22, 2024 for the Twelfth Annual Glendale Heights Oktoberfest® which will be held at Camera Park in Glendale Heights, Illinois. Experience live entertainment daily including strolling German “Oompah” entertainers under our tent in what Backyard Oktoberfest refers to as “…one of the most authentic around”. We have a great selection of...
A boy named Miguel dreams of becoming a famous guitar player, despite the misgivings of his close-knit family. When his lofty ambitions cause him to run afoul of a curse, he must journey into the Land of the Dead to seek forgiveness from his ancestors. For families. Starring: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt,...
Have ALL the fun for HALF the cost during Half-Price Play Friday Nights, 5–8pm, September 20–October 24, 2024!* Every visit to DuPage Children’s Museum (DCM) is an adventure that will spark curiosity, inspire creativity, and lead to new discoveries. Make a splash in AWEsome Water, put on a cape and “fly” through the Wind Tunnel,...
Calling all Bad Guys fans! Come play, and talk about your favorite character. Make friends, share interactive games together or learn how to draw Bad Guys characters. Can't wait to see you there!
Smarty Pants presents Choose Your Own Balloon Adventure, an all-new edition of the Big Balloon Show for 2024! Will Smarty Pants defeat a terrible book-eating monster at the library, or will he become the beast's next meal? Only the audience will know - and decide where the show will go! Ages 3-12. Registration Required.
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