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Event Series Summer Music Series

Summer Music Series

Downtown Wheaton South Main Street & West Liberty Drive, Wheaton, IL, United States

Live music is the best part of summer – enjoy 40 live music events coming summer 2023! The Downtown Wheaton Summer Music Series brings the sounds of summer to the heart of Wheaton from May through September. Rotating between outdoor dining destinations, this series gives diners the opportunity to enjoy live music while trying all...

Free

Free Yoga in the Park with Mental Health Resource Fair

Fishel Park 1036 Grove Street, Downers Grove, IL, United States

Join us for Free Fishel Park Yoga and Provider Fair - May 13, 9am-1pm. Kid yoga will be at 9am and families will have the chance to talk to mental health providers, giveaways and raffles too!

Free

Little Builders Club

Indian Prairie Public Library 401 Plainfield Road, Darien, IL, United States

Do you love building or just knocking things down? Drop into the library for Little Builders Club. Children can work on their fine motor skills while building with blocks and bricks of all sizes. For families with kids ages 7 and under with a caregiver.

Free

First Time Fishing

Hidden Oaks Nature Center (Bolingbrook) 419 Trout Farm Road, Bolingbrook, IL, United States

REGISTER BY THE DAY OF THE EVENT This spring, try a new hobby – fishing! Learn the basic skills every angler needs to know: how to put together a pole, tie a knot, bait a hook and cast. Safety and ethics will also be discussed. Workshop participants will gain hands-on experience fishing along the lakes...

$5
Event Series Spring Planting on the Farm

Spring Planting on the Farm

Kline Creek Farm 1N600 County Farm Road, West Chicago, IL, United States

Tour the farmhouse to learn how farm families worked together to get spring planting done and what went into planning the kitchen garden. Throughout the spring, you might also get to see the farmers work in fields and the gardens planting the year’s crops. Tours leave on the hour. Suggested admission donation of $5 per...

$5

Spring Fling and Market

Cantigny Park 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, IL, United States

Let’s celebrate spring! We’re planning a full day of fun Spring Fling activities for the whole family, at the Cantigny greenhouse, Visitors Center and in the wonderful gardens and grounds in between. Tour the greenhouse to see our beautiful flowers and plants before they ship out to the Cantigny gardens. You can chat up our...

Included in general admission

Meet Her: Katya Echazarreta

Griffin Museum of Science and Industry 5700 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, United States

Our first Meet Her! event presents a trailblazer in space. Katya Echazarreta, the first Mexican-born woman to go to space, will be speaking at MSI! She's featured in "Mission Unstoppable" on CBS, hosted the YouTube series "Netflix IRL," and recently was honored with her own Barbie. She's also an accomplished electrical engineer who worked at...

Included in general admission

Fancy Nancy Tea Party and Crafts – FULL

Woodridge Public Library 3 Plaza Dr, Woodridge, IL, United States

Bring Mom (or aunt, grandma, babysitter, or even your dad!) and celebrate Mother’s Day at a Fancy Nancy tea party – filled with special treats and fun crafts. Dress up fancy (optional) and take a wonderful photo together. Please register each family member who will attend.

Free

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