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Event Series Family Nature Hike Series

Family Nature Hike Series

Hidden Lake Forest Preserve Butterfield and Rt. 53, Downers Grove, IL, United States

Explore nature with the whole family! Each hike highlights a different family-friendly preserve featuring a 1-mile loop trail and self-guided activities. All ages; under 18 with an adult. Free. No registration. Questions? Call 630-942-6200.

Free

Family Fall Fest

Wild Meadows Trace Park Intersection of York Street and South Street, Elmhurst, IL, United States

Get your costumes ready and bring the family to Elmhurst Park District's Family Fall Fest at The Depot at Wild Meadows Trace (511 S York St.). Activities include Safety Town trick-or-treating, food trucks, plus fall festivities!   For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Fall Festivals and Oktoberfests.

Free
Event Series Home Depot Workshop

Home Depot Workshop

Home Depot (check your local store)

Home Depot kids workshops are back! Stop by your local shop on the first Saturday of the month from 9:00am - 12:00pm.  August 3 - Whiteboard September 7 - Field Goal Game October 5 - Fire Rescue Truck November 2 - Pumpkin Tic-Tac-Toe

Free

Downers Grove Sanitary District Open House

Downers Grove Wastewater Treatment Center 5003 Walnut Avenue, Downers Grove, United States

We invite you to visit our Wastewater Treatment Center for our annual Open House on Saturday, Oct. 5. The Open House is a free, family-friendly event on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 9 a.m. to noon at the District’s Wastewater Treatment Center, 5003 Walnut Avenue in Downers Grove. This is a unique opportunity for residents to...

Free

Pumpkin Patch Festival

SEBA Park Plum & Water Streets, South Elgin, IL, United States

Activities include: Costume pet parade 10am • Pyramid of hay • Pumpkin painting station with purchase • Craft show • Inflatable • Face painter • and more! Available for purchase: Pumpkins • Mini-Pumpkins • Hay Bales • Corn Stalks • Concessions   For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Fall...

Event Series Creepy Critters Month

Creepy Critters Month

Knoch Knolls Nature Center 320 Knoch Knolls Road, Naperville, IL, United States

Celebrate all things creepy during the month of October Drop in anytime during our open hours: Saturday 9 am - 3 pm Monday-Friday, 9 am - 1 pm & 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Enjoy self-guided activities about spiders, snakes, bats, rats, crows, vultures, owls and more! Go on an indoor Creepy Critters Scavenger Hunt...

Free
Event Series LEGO Train Club Exhibit

LEGO Train Club Exhibit

Poplar Creek Public Library 1405 S. Park Avenue, Streamwood, IL, United States

Using over a million LEGO bricks to build approximately 200 feet of tracks and city-scapes, the Northern Illinois LEGO® Train Club Exhibit comes to Poplar Creek Library for the weekend. Enjoy the sights, sounds, and fun of this one-of-kind train exhibit. NILTC excels at creating little vignettes throughout their train layout, and often gets a...

Free

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