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Amazing Adventures at Annerino

Central Park (Bolingbrook) 201 Recreation Drive, Bolingbrook, IL, United States

Join our outreach staff and the Bookmobile this summer for a variety of programs, stories, and games. Free drop-ins, no tickets necessary, all ages welcome. June 5 - Mess Fest June 12 - Super Stolie Guacamole June 19 - Polar Party and Stuffed Animal Field Trip June 26 - Summer Sketchbooks July 3 - Puppet...

Free

Murtle the Turtle’s Birthday Party

South Park Wading Pool 833 W Talcott Road, Park Ridge, IL, United States

Join us for the South Park Turtle’s birthday party celebration! Enjoy refreshments and fun prizes in honor of Murtle’s birthday. Aquatic events are open to all ages! Regular pool admission fees apply.

Included in general admission

PlayLab PlayDate: Storytime with Local Children’s Author, Markedia Alston

Field Museum 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, United States

Drop in to the Crown Family PlayLab for free weekly activites for 2-6 year olds! For this week's PlayLab PlayDate, families with 2-6 year olds are invited to a free, drop-in, storytime session hosted by local children's book author, Markedia Alston. During this interactive read aloud, Alston will be reading her book, The Boohoo Boohoo...

Included in general admission
Event Series Kids Klub

Kids Klub

York Center Park District 1609 South Luther Avenue, Lombard, IL, United States

Join us this summer for some lunchtime entertainment. These interactive children's shows are a great free way to spend a summer afternoon. A variety of well-known acts will perform. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to our back patio/grass area. Refreshments and food will be available for purchase. Concession stand will open at 11:30am. June...

Free

Picnic in the Park

Spring Rock Park 4400 Central Avenue, Western Springs, IL, United States

UPDATED START TIME: 11:00am Bring your lunch. Inflatables, games, music, splash pad.

Free
Event Series Casting on the Pier

Casting on the Pier

The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum 2430 N. Cannon Dr., Chicago, IL, United States

Casting On The Pier is back! Join us starting June 5 from 11am until 1pm, weather permitting. The team of skilled and friendly volunteers will be outside on the pier to teach both spin and fly casting every Wednesday this summer and fall through August 28. Participation is on a first come, first serve basis...

Included in general admission

Meet a Scientist Cicada Series: Diego Souza & Tatiana Sepulveda

Field Museum 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, United States

Get the buzz on the broods this summer with our Meet a Scientist Cicada series! This May and June, Illinois will experience a rare, double-emergence of cicada broods XIX and XIII - a phenomenon that occurs once every 221 years. In honor of these little critters, we are hosting a series of cicada-centric events to...

Included in general admission

SRC Kickoff Party

Des Plaines Public Library 1501 Ellinwood Street, Des Plaines, IL, United States

For families with children of all ages! Join us at Central Park, 1555 E. Thacker St., to kick off the Summer Reading Challenge! Events Schedule: 1-3pm: Bubble Stations 1:30-3:30pm: Face Painting 1-4pm: Arts & Crafts

Free

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