Chinese New Year falls on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 (Year of the Snake, 4723), and the Lunar New Year parade will place on Sunday, February 9, 2025. The parade will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the intersection of 24th Street and Wentworth Avenue and travel north on Wentworth towards the viewing stand at Cermak and...
Help us celebrate owls and learn what makes them so unique!
Join the Fox Valley Folklore Society for easy-to-learn dances done to live fiddle music. Our friendly callers will teach and lead each dance, suitable for preschool and up. Wear comfortable shoes and come dressed to move.
Join us for an afternoon of Valentine’s Day fun! Kids will have a blast making arts and crafts, decorating cookies, and playing some Valentine’s Day themed games. All children will receive a goodie bag. For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Making Valentine’s Special for Kids: Kits to Go,...
DuPage Children’s Museum is dedicated to being an accessible, inclusive environment for children to thrive through extraordinary learning experiences. Adaptive Play Time provides a modified environment for play and learning for children and their caregivers. This program is intended for families with disabilities, on the autism spectrum, and/or sensory processing disorders.
Illinois residents receive free Museum Entry1 on these upcoming dates: MONTH DATES January 2025 13, 14, 15, 26, 27, 28, 29 February 2025 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27 For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Museum Free Days.
We’re excited to start 2025 with Free Winter Weekdays, January 6–March 14, 2025, offering Illinois residents free admission every Monday, Thursday, and Friday—all day long. Beginning March 5, 2025, we will also be open on Wednesdays, which means that Wednesdays, March 5, and March 12, will also be part of our 2025 Free Winter Weekdays....
Let's do Lego! Use the library's Lego collection to build whatever you'd like! We'll have some building prompts and activities but let your imagination be your guide. This is a drop-in event. Feel free to stop by between 3pm and 6pm to participate.
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