The Family Sensory Hour offers the opportunity for children with special needs to use the Kids' Library in a safe and welcoming environment before the Library opens. Live in-person. Registration required.
The Northwest Irish Parade celebrates faith, family, and heritage on the Northwest side of Chicago. Now in our 22nd year, the Northwest Side St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee has grown. The Committee was founded to bring Chicago’s Northwest side area a celebration of Irish involvement in the American experience. For information on more...
Dedicated to community and to celebrating Irish heritage, the South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day parade is the largest community-based parade on St. Patrick’s Day outside of Ireland. It will kick off at noon at 103rd and Western Avenue, marching south to 115th and Western. The parade lasts approximately two hours. There is zero tolerance...
Let’s use our hands and practice fine motor skills together! Drop by to try some simple activities that you can replicate at home.
Get ready to Shamrock & Roll as Division Street transforms into Chicago’s largest St. Patrick’s Day street festival on Saturday, March 15 from 12pm to 10pm, and Sunday, March 16 from 12pm to 8pm. Located between State Street and Dearborn Street, Shamrock & Roll will feature live music, Irish dancers, bagpipers, family-friendly activities, beer and...
Drop in for a craft. Drop-in craft activities available beginning at 12 p.m. while supplies last. Children ages 8 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Please join us for this year’s Plainfield Hometown Irish Parade. The parade route is along Commercial St, Illinois St, Lockport St, and James St. Remember to keep your children behind the barricades and out of the street. Face Painting will be available in front of State Farm on Lockport St. Our face painter is sponsored...
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