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Superhero Smash

Eola Community Center 555 S. Eola Rd, Aurora, IL, United States

Bring out your superhero for this super afternoon of games, crafts, real-life superheroes, and fighting off evil-doers! Register by October 13 for discounted pricing! Day of registration will be $18. Adults must register for the event too.

$12

American Girl Doll Halloween Party – FULL

Downers Grove Museum 831 Maple Avenue, Downers Grove, IL, United States

Celebrate Halloween with your American Girl Doll at the Downers Grove Museum! Learn about the celebration’s traditions, and create a Halloween related craft.   For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Halloween Events.

$20 – $30

Fall Family Fun Fest

Oakbrook Center 100 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook, IL, United States

Pumpkin spice, Witches and everything nice Let’s have an a-maize-ing autumn this season! Join us for an un-be-leaf-ably good time with an exciting shopping experience featuring face painters, balloon artists, entertainment, and more festive fall fun! Enjoy activities & music from 1PM - 3PM and a special meet & greet with the 3 Hocus Pocus...

Family Movie: Encanto

Arlington Heights Memorial Library 500 N. Dunton Avenue, Arlington Heights, IL, United States

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by enjoying this musical movie about a Colombian family. Learn some words in Spanish and leave with ideas for cultural crafts and recipes! Experience the magic of the family Madrigal as you enjoy an afternoon family movie and a light snack.

Free

Cuentos from the Americas

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

Join us for an interactive storytelling event featuring myths, legends, and folktales from Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. Storyteller Jasmin Cardenas will wrap it up with a dance lesson. Cardenas has been a featured storyteller at festivals across the United States, and internationally.

Free

Self Defense for Youth

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

Are your children aware of the basics of self safety? Strictly Self Defense will present a one-hour, age appropriate course that covers topics like stranger danger, situational awareness, consent, grooming, basic striking and more! For children ages 7-11. Topics include stranger danger, situational awareness, consent, grooming, basic striking and more! Registration required. Please note: We...

Free
Event Series Hocus Pocus 1 and 2 Movie Nights

Hocus Pocus 1 and 2 Movie Nights

Lemont Historical Society Museum 306 Lemont Street, Lemont, IL, United States

Join the Library and the Lemont Historical Society for showings of Hocus Pocus & Hocus Pocus 2. Tickets are $5 and the event will be held at the Historical Society, 306 Lemont Street. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Purchases can be made at the door, or ahead of time at www.lemonthistory.org. More info: 630-257-2972.

$5
Event Series Lions Club Farmers Market

Lions Club Farmers Market

Downtown Mount Prospect Northwest Highway and Main Street, Mount Prospect, IL, United States

Enjoy a wonderful array of fruits, vegetables, baked goods and much more at one of the busiest and well-visited Farmers Markets in the suburbs! Open from 8 AM - 1 PM on Sundays through October.   For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Farmer’s Markets.

Free

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