Events Calendar

Sponsored by Drury Lane Theatre.

Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Today

Event Series First Fridays

First Fridays

Downtown Aurora Aurora, IL, United States

First Fridays is a night of art, fun, music, dance, and community at local businesses and venues in downtown Aurora on the first Friday evening of the month. First Fridays in Downtown Aurora invites the community to enjoy art, music, food, theater, and more on the first Friday of the month. First Friday venues have...

Free

Snow Ball

Barrington Area Library 505 N Northwest Highway, Barrington, IL, United States

Brrring the family and come chill with us as the Library transforms into a wintry wonderland. Fun for all ages, including crafts, games, tasty treats, and live music from guitarist Josh Skaja. First floor. Register for a reminder email or drop in.

Free

Early Literacy Expo

Santori Library (Aurora) 101 S. River Street, Aurora, IL, United States

Welcome to the Aurora Public Library District’s 2nd Annual Early Literacy Expo! At this event, the library will connect families with valuable resources in the community, including Preschools and Daycares. Preschool and Daycare representatives will be available on-site for families to learn about their organizations (including cost, curriculum, and staffing). Non-profit organizations and other social...

Dual Language Storytime: Albanian

95th Street Library 3015 Cedar Glade Dr, Naperville, IL, United States

Experience rich culture and beautiful languages from around the world during our dual language storytimes! Books, rhymes and songs will be shared to help foster an appreciation for the many languages spoken throughout our wonderful multicultural community. The activities presented are family oriented with stories suitable for the youngest ages. This program welcomes both Albanian...

Free

Family Jigsaw Puzzling

Mount Prospect Public Library - South Branch 1711 W. Algonquin Road, Mount Prospect, IL, United States

Puzzle away with family while listening to relaxing music. Choose which puzzle from our collection you want to complete or even try to create your own! For families.

Free

New Year’s Bonfire

James S. Boan Woods 410 N. Schmidt Road, Bolingbrook, IL, United States

Welcome 2024 with an afternoon bonfire! Enjoy fresh popcorn, hot drinks, music, lawn games and a stroll through the winter woods with a nature-themed scavenger hunt. Be sure to dress for the weather.

$9 – $12

One Book, One Community Kickoff Event

Schaumburg Township District Library 130 South Roselle Road, Schaumburg, IL, United States

Help us kick off our One Book, One Community by enjoying sweet treats (while supplies last) and solving a Library mystery. You can also pick up your free copy of our One Book, One Community read Happiness Falls by Angie Kim, as well as our books for younger audiences, Give Me a Sign, Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? and Gustav is Missing!: A...

Free

After Hours Nerf Night

Downers Grove Public Library 1050 Curtiss Street, Downers Grove, IL, United States

Compete in challenges to unlock your team’s nerf darts for battle. Nerf blasters and darts provided. Do not bring your own nerf blasters.

Free

We do our best to provide comprehensive, accurate and useful information about events and activities. This information (such as times and locations) is gathered from press releases, websites, signs around town and word of mouth. However, details change and people make mistakes, so please confirm the details before you go. Kidlist is not responsible for any problems that occur while participating in activities listed on this site.

Submit an Event
Click on the button above to submit an event to the Kidlist calendar. We welcome everyone to submit events, given that they are family-friendly, free and/or drop-in, and are local for families in the west and northwest suburbs of Chicago. All submitted events are reviewed by the Kidlist team.