Macerich's Fashion Outlets of Chicago invites visitors to celebrate the holiday season with Santa visits at the shopping center from Friday, November 15 through Tuesday, December 24. While visits with Santa are always free, Fashion Outlets of Chicago will also offer a variety of keepsake photo packages available for purchase. Pet owners can bring their...
Wild Wednesdays are back for the season at Garfield Park Conservatory! Join Family Programs staff outdoors in Play and Grow Garden for free, drop-in activities, such as fort building, bug hunts, chalk drawing, and more! Find us every Wednesday evening from 4:00-7:30 pm. Just head outside through our Desert House doors and follow the giant...
The Adler is excited to announce that we will be free for Illinois residents (with proof of residency) every Wednesday evening from 4-10 pm (our new Wednesday hours.) Stop by after work or school, or for date night and enjoy everything the Adler has to offer at night, for free as part of our Illinois...
Come and let your child do their one-stop holiday shopping with us. Children will be able to come in and shop with one of our holiday helpers. Gifts will range from $3 to $8 and will be wrapped and ready to go.
Mark your calendars to join us for our annual tree lighting and food drive – December 4th from 4:30-6:30 🎄🤍 Kick off the festive season with carolers, live holiday music, and delicious cookies and punch! Please bring a canned good to support our local food pantry. Hot chocolate and cookies will be provided, and this...
During this special night, all blinking or moving lights will remain static or turned off, while the music will be turned down or off. Nightly capacity is limited to foster a safe and enjoyable guest experience, meaning there’s more space to enjoy the beautiful lights with your family and friends! Lincoln Park Zoo works to...
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, December 4, and join us from 5:00 – 7:00 PM for our tree lighting ceremony at Naper Settlement. Sponsored by the Stenger Family and open to the public, many of our buildings, along with the evergreen tree near our main entrance, will be illuminated for all to enjoy. In addition...
Stop by for cookies and drinks, see demos and create cool crafts, have holiday photos upstairs, and then visit downstairs for a balloon artist, holiday fun, and so much more!
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.
