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StoryWalk: Can You Hug a Forest

Diane Main Park 200 W 59th St, Westmont, IL, United States

Enjoy Can You Hug a Forest? by Frances Gilbert with the whole family while you stroll through Diane Main Park. Simply follow the path around the lake, reading signs placed along the trail, to take in the full story. The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with...

Free

Summer Sunday Series: Coffee + Music

Wonder Works Children's Museum 6445 West North Avenue, Oak Park, IL, United States

This summer on Sundays from 10 – 11, Wonder Works Children’s museum will be hosting a Sunday Summer Music and Coffee Series in the Becky Boyce Nature Play Space. Adults will be able to kick back and enjoy some coffee from a local coffee cart and enjoy live music while children play in the sunshine!...

Included in general admission

Movie In The Park: Arthur The King

The Forge: Lemont Quarries 1001 Main Street, Lemont

August 11th, 2024, 10:00am Join us for a heartwarming evening under the stars at our "Movie In The Park" event featuring "Arthur The King" followed by a Q&A with racing experts from The US Adventure Racing Association on Sunday, August 11th, as part of Forge Family Fun Sundays at The Mount at The Forge: Lemont...

Free
Event Series Chicago Air and Water Show

Chicago Air and Water Show

North Avenue Beach 1600 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, United States

Mayor Brandon Johnson and the City of Chicago and Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) proudly present the 2024 Chicago Air & Water Show, August 10 and 11 along the lakefront from Fullerton to Oak Street, with North Avenue Beach serving as show center from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Established in...

Free

Oceans Week: Mermaids, Fish, and Pirates

Wonder Works Children's Museum 6445 West North Avenue, Oak Park, IL, United States

Oceans Week: Mermaids, Fish, and Pirates will splash into Wonder Works next week! The museum will be filled with activities celebrating all things fictional and real found in the ocean! Meet and greet a real mermaid Encounter live ocean creatures at a sensory pop-up led by Oak Park Natural Pet & Fish Dress up as...

Included in general admission
Event Series Blueberry Festival

Blueberry Festival

Windy Acres Farm 37w446 Fabyan Parkway, Geneva, IL, United States

The festival will run 10am – 6pm with an attractions area, beer garden (on Sundays the beer garden is open 12 – 5pm), and a grilled food area with music being played throughout the day. The festival will feature Blueberry Donut Sundaes with fresh Compote served fresh out of our bakery, blueberry slushies, a Beer Garden featuring...

$16

Rhea Lana’s of West Chicagoland

Yorktown Center 203 Yorktown Center, Lombard, IL, United States

Rhea Lana’s of West Chicagoland is a bi-annual consignment sale event of high quality, children’s clothes from newborn to teen/junior sizes, shoes, toys, books, dvds, baby equipment, gently used maternity clothes and much much more. Consignors prepare, price, and enter their items into our online system and make 60-70% on sold items. The event has...

Free

Bilingual Storytime (Arabic/English) with Visiting Storyteller Aya Isaac

Chicago Children's Museum 700 E Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

Join visiting storyteller Aya Isaac at Chicago Children's Museum for a very special Bilingual Storytime in Arabic and English! Babies, toddlers, and preschoolers are invited to storytime in Pritzker Playspace, and visitors of all ages are invited to storytime on the 2nd Floor in our Book Nook Area. Stories include Brown Bear (أيُها الدُب البُنيِّ),...

Included in general admission

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