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Event Series PlayLab PlayDate

PlayLab PlayDate

Field Museum 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, United States

Drop in to the Crown Family PlayLab for free weekly activities for 2-6 year olds! PlayLab PlayDates are free, drop-in activities featuring storytime sessions, music and movement circles, science experiments and more. PlayLab PlayDates are free to museum guests, donโ€™t require pre-registration, and take place on IL Resident Free Days! Sessions take place in the...

Included in general admission

DuSable Museum of African American History Free Days

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

DuSable Museum of African-American history is free to Illinois residents to visit on Wednesdays. We also give free admission to military and to first responders. That means Police, Fire, EMTโ€™s. With valid ID.   For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Museum Free Days.

Free

Free Zone

Des Plaines Public Library 1501 Ellinwood Street, Des Plaines, IL, United States

Drop-in after school to hang out and relax. There will board games, puzzles, crafts, and snacks. Stay as long or short as you want, it's the Free Zone. For ages 9-13 only.

Free

Adler Planetarium Illinois Resident Free Days

Adler Planetarium 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, United States

The Adler is excited to announce that we will be free for Illinois residents (with proof of residency) every Wednesday evening from 4-10 pm (our new Wednesday hours.) Stop by after work or school, or for date night and enjoy everything the Adler has to offer at night, for free as part of our Illinois...

Free

Bedazzled Art of Mickalene Thomas

Fountaindale Public Library 300 W Briarcliff Rd, Bolingbrook, IL, United States

Create a dazzling work of mixed-media art inspired by the bold patterns of artist Mickalene Thomas. (Grades Kโ€“5)

Free
Event Series LEGO Club

LEGO Club

St. Charles Public Library 1 S. 6th Street, St. Charles, IL, United States

Drop by the library and build with LEGO. Each Wednesday we will have a different LEGO challenge you can try, or build whatever you want!

Free

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