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StoryWalk: Skeletown Sugar Skulls

Prairie Path Park 565 S. Stewart Avenue, Glen Ellyn

Read the new StoryWalkยฎ book, Skeletown: Sรญ. ยกNo! by Rhode Montijo and decorate a sugar skull, a traditional craft used to celebrate Day of the Dead! In case of inclement...

Free
Event Series Boo at the Zoo

Boo at the Zoo

Brookfield Zoo 8400 West 31st Street, Brookfield, IL, United States

Gather your ghoulfriends, little ghosts, and goblins for this fun-filled family event. Check out the creatures, creepy crawlers, and more in your costumes at the Halloween-themed event that's perfect for...

included with admission

Streamwood Fire Department Open House

Fire Station 31 (Streamwood) 1204 S. Park Avenue, Streamwood, United States

Join us for a fun day of information and activities: station tours, check out fire trucks, ambulances, special rescue vehicles, equipment displays, a high-angle technical rescue demonstration, an auto extraction,...

Free

Fall Family Festival

Burlington Park (Hinsdale) 30 E Chicago Avenue, Hinsdale, IL, United States

Dress in your best Halloween costume and join us for a FREE day of FUN for all ages. Enjoy inflatables, food, entertaind, and crafts. Trick-or-Treating will be available in the...

Free

Hinsdale Fire and Police Open House

Hinsdale Fire Department 121 Symonds Drive, Hinsdale, IL, United States

Join us for the Hinsdale Fire & Police Open House! ๐Ÿš’๐Ÿ‘ฎโ€โ™‚๏ธ Enjoy family-friendly activities, live demonstrations, free food, and much more. Donโ€™t miss it on October 12th from 11 AM...

Free

Touch-a-Truckโ€‹

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 portalsโ€”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

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