Kids can hop on big trucks, honk the horn on cool cars, and pretend to steer fire trucks to save the day at these local Touch-A-Truck events throughout the western suburbs. At some of these family-friendly festivities, first responders who drive emergency response vehicles will be on hand to answer questions and give tours, too. You’ll also find school buses, ambulances, garbage trucks, and so much more.
We’ve noted some sensory-friendly times where the sirens and lights will be turned off, too. Don’t see your favorite event listed? Leave it in the comments below or email Annie at annie@mykidlist.com.
April Touch-a-Truck Events
Touch-A-Tractor (St. Charles)
April 12, 2024 | 12:00pm – 4:00pm
April 13, 2024 | 10:00am – 4:00pm
April 14, 2024 | 10:00am – 3:00pm
Touch a Truck (Elmwood Park)
April 20, 2024 | 9:00am – 1:00pm
Touch A Truck (Bolingbrook)
April 20, 2024 | 11:00am – 2:00pm
May Touch-a-Truck Events
Transportation Exploration Day (North Riverside)
May 1, 2024 | 4:00pm – 6:00pm
4:00pm – 4:45 pm will be sensory-friendly.
Motion Explosion (Woodridge)
May 3, 2024 | 11:00am – 2:00pm
Safety education, kite fly, and touch-a-truck in one event.
Touch a Truck (Glen Ellyn)
May 4, 2024 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Big Trucks (Palatine)
May 4, 2024 | 10:00am – 1:00pm
Touch-a-Truck (Algonquin)
May 4, 2024 | 10:00am – 1:00pm
Sensory-friendly from 10:00am – 11:00am.
Touch a Tractor at Crabtree (Crabtree Nature Center, Barrington)
May 4, 2024 | 11:00am – 2:00pm
Touch-A-Truck (La Grange)
May 11, 2024 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Sensory-friendly from 10:00am-10:30 am
Open House and Touch-A-Truck (Manhattan)
May 11, 2024 | 11:00am – 1:00pm
Tour village hall and the police department along with touch-a-truck festivities.
Touch A Truck (Berwyn)
May 15, 2024 | 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Touch a Truck (Batavia)
May 17, 2024 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Sensory-friendly from 10:00am – 10:45am.
Touch-a-Truck (Western Springs)
May 18, 2024 | 9:00am – 12:00pm
Touch-A-Truck (Oakbrook Terrace)
May 18, 2024 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Engineering and Public Works Open House (Schaumburg)
May 18, 2024 | 10:00am – 2:00pm
Parks and Public Services Day (Buffalo Grove)
May 18, 2024 | 10:00am – 1:00pm
Public Works Open House (Glen Ellyn)
May 23, 2024 | 4:00pm – 6:30pm
Includes a touch-a-truck.
Touch-A-Truck (Lockport)
May 31, 2024 | 10:30am – 2:30pm
Sensory-friendly from 10:30am – 11:30am.
June Touch-a-Truck Events
Touch-A-Truck (Battistoni Beam Polivka Orthodontics, La Grange)
June 9, 2024 | 9:00am – 11:00am
School’s Out Touch-a-Truck (Pleasant Dale Park District, Burr Ridge)
June 12, 2024 | 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Concert in the Park featuring “Soda” runs from 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Statewide Kite Fly and Touch-A-Truck (Bloomingdale)
June 15, 2024 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Touch-A-Truck (Rolling Meadows)
June 21, 2024 | 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Touch-A-Truck (Medinah)
June 29, 2024 | 11:00am – 1:00pm
July Touch-a-Truck Events
Touch-a-Truck and Kids IDs (Bartlett)
July 13, 2024 | 9:00am – 11:00am
Transportation Zoo (DuPage Children’s Museum, Naperville)
July 20, 2024 | 9:00am – 1:00pm
Included with general admission or membership.
Cars, Trucks and Heroes (Chik-fil-A, Bloomingdale)
July 27, 2024 | 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Touch a Truck (Clarendon Hills)
July 26, 2024 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Intended for Clarendon Hills residents only.
August Touch-a-Truck Events
Touch a Truck (North Aurora)
August 3, 2024 | times TBA
Big Trucks (Barrington)
August 3, 2024 | 9:00am – 11:30am
Touch-A-Truck (Streamwood)
August 3, 2024 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Touch a Truck (Addison)
August 3, 2024 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Touch-a-Truck at National Night Out (Oak Brook)
August 6, 2024 | 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Touch A Truck (Lemont)
August 10, 2024 | 10:00am – 1:00pm
Touch a Truck (Franklin Park)
August 10, 2024 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Touch a Truck (Butterfield Park District, Lombard)
August 17, 2024 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Touch a Truck (Winfield)
August 17, 2024 | 11:00am – 1:00pm
Big Rigs and Kids (Villa Park)
August 17, 2024 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Sensory-friendly from 10:00am – 10:30am.
September Touch-a-Truck Events
Touch a Truck (Blackberry Farm, Aurora)
September 5, 2024 | 9:30am – 11:30am
Touch-A-Truck (Elmhurst)
September 7, 2024 | 9:00am – 12:00pm
Touch A Truck (North Riverside Park Mall)
September 7, 2024 | 10:00am – 1:00pm
Touch a Truck (Lombard)
September 14, 2024 | 9:30am – 12:30pm
Sensory-friendly session from 9:30am – 10:30am.
Touch-A-Truck (Arlington Heights)
September 14, 2024 | 10:00am – 1:00pm
Kids Expo (Aurora)
September 14, 2024 | 10:00am – 1:00pm
Touch a Truck (Elgin Community College, Burlington)
September 14, 2024 | 10:00am – 2:00pm
Touch-A-Truck (Westmont)
September 14, 2024 | 11:00am – 2:00pm
Wonderful World of Wheels (Naperville)
September 16, 2024 | 11:00am – 1:00pm
Touch-a-Bus with First Student (Indian Trails Public Library, Wheeling)
September 17, 2024 | 10:00am – 10:45am
Touch-A-Truck (Riverside)
September 19, 2024 | 4:00pm – 6:00pm
October Touch-a-Truck Events
Water Reclamation Open House (Carol Stream)
October 5, 2024 | 10:00am – 2:00pm
Touch-A-Truck (Downtown Wheaton)
October 12, 2024 | 11:00am – 2:00pm
Touch-A-Truck (Downers Grove)
October 26, 2024 | 9:00am – 1:00pm
We hope this list helped you in your search for “touch a truck near me!” Looking for other places to see cool vehicles? Check out our list of classic car shows happening throughout the summer.
