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. Seeing as these touch-a-truck events happen from spring to fall, we will continue to update our list as dates are publicized.
April Touch-a-Truck Events
Touch-A-Tractor (St. Charles)
April 11, 2025 | 12:00pm – 4:00pm
April 12, 2025 | 10:00am – 4:00pm
April 13, 2025 | 10:00am – 3:00pm
Touch A Truck (Bolingbrook)
April 26, 2025 | 11:00am – 2:00pm
Touch-A-Truck (Downtown Wheaton)
April 26, 2025 | 11:00am – 2:00pm
Transportation Exploration Day (North Riverside)
April 30, 2025 | 4:00pm – 6:00pm
4:00pm – 4:30pm will be sensory-friendly.
May Touch-a-Truck Events
Motion Explosion (Woodridge)
May 2, 2025 | 11:00am – 2:00pm
Safety education, kite fly, and touch-a-truck in one event.
Touch-A-Truck (Grace United Methodist Church, Naperville)
May 3, 2025 | 9:00am – 12:00pm
Touch a Truck (Glen Ellyn)
May 3, 2025 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Big Trucks (Palatine)
May 3, 2025 | 10:00am – 1:00pm
Touch-a-Truck (Algonquin)
May 3, 2025 | 10:00am – 1:00pm
Sensory-friendly from 10:00am – 11:00am.
Touch A Truck Family Festival (Kohl Children’s Museum, Glenview)
May 4, 2025 | 10:30am – 2:00pm
Purchase general admission or VIP tickets in advance.
Open House and Touch-A-Truck (Manhattan)
May 10, 2025 | 11:00am – 1:00pm
Tour village hall and the police department along with touch-a-truck festivities.
Touch-A-Truck (Barrington)
May 13, 2025 | 9:30am – 12:00pm
Touch a Truck (Batavia)
May 16, 2025 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Sensory-friendly from 10:00am – 10:45am.
Touch-a-Truck (Western Springs)
May 17, 2025 | 9:00am – 12:00pm
Sensory-friendly from 9:00am – 10:00am.
Touch-A-Truck (Oakbrook Terrace)
May 17, 2025 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
City of Northlake Open House
May 17, 2025 | 11:00am – 2:00pm
Touch A Truck (Berwyn)
May 21, 2025 | 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Sensory-friendly from 4:30pm – 5:00pm.
Public Works Open House (Bensenville)
May 22, 2025 | 3:30pm – 5:30pm
June Touch-a-Truck Events
Touch-A-Truck (Lockport)
June 2, 2025 | 10:30am – 2:30pm
Sensory-friendly from 10:30am – 11:30am.
Touch-A-Truck (Rolling Meadows)
June 20, 2025 | 12:00pm – 1:30pm
July Touch-a-Truck Events
Touch-A-Truck (La Grange)
July 12, 2025 | 10:30am – 12:30pm
Sensory-friendly from 10:30am – 11:00am.
Transportation Zoo (DuPage Children’s Museum, Naperville)
July 19, 2025 | 9:00am – 1:00pm
Included with general admission or membership.
August Touch-a-Truck Events
Touch a Truck (Clarendon Hills)
August 1, 2025 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
For Clarendon Hills residents only.
Big Trucks (Barrington)
August 2, 2025 | 9:00am – 11:30am
Touch a Truck (Butterfield Park District, Lombard)
August 16, 2025 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
September Touch-a-Truck Events
Touch-A-Truck (Elmhurst)
September 6, 2025 | 9:00am – 12:00pm
Sensory-friendly from 9:00am – 10:00am.
Touch a Truck (Lombard)
September 13, 2025 | 9:30am – 12:30pm
Sensory-friendly session from 9:30am – 10:30am.
2024 Touch-a-Truck Events Not Yet Announced
There were quite a few touch-a-truck events in 2024 that haven’t publicized their 2025 plans as of March 24, 2025. Check their websites for the most up-to-date information.
- Touch a Truck (Elmwood Park) – April 20, 2024
- Touch a Tractor at Crabtree (Crabtree Nature Center, Barrington) – May 4, 2024
- Engineering and Public Works Open House (Schaumburg) – May 18, 2024
- Parks and Public Services Day (Buffalo Grove) – May 18, 2024
- Public Works Open House (Glen Ellyn) – May 23, 2024
- Touch-A-Truck (Battistoni Beam Polivka Orthodontics, La Grange) – June 9, 2024
- School’s Out Touch-a-Truck (Pleasant Dale Park District, Burr Ridge) – June 12, 2024
- Statewide Kite Fly and Touch-A-Truck (Bloomingdale) – June 15, 2024
- Touch-A-Truck (Medinah) – June 29, 2024
- Touch-a-Truck and Kids IDs (Bartlett) – July 13, 2024
- Cars, Trucks and Heroes (Chik-fil-A, Bloomingdale) – July 27, 2024
- Touch a Truck (North Aurora) – August 3, 2024
- Touch-A-Truck (Streamwood) – August 3, 2024
- Touch a Truck (Addison) – August 3, 2024
- Touch-a-Truck at National Night Out (Oak Brook) – August 6, 2024
- Touch A Truck (Lemont) – August 10, 2024
- Touch a Truck (Franklin Park) – August 10, 2024
- Touch a Truck (Winfield) – August 17, 2024
- Big Rigs and Kids (Villa Park) – August 17, 2024
- Touch a Truck (Blackberry Farm, Aurora) – September 5, 2024
- Touch A Truck (North Riverside Park Mall) – September 7, 2024
- Touch-A-Truck (Arlington Heights) – September 14, 2024
- Kids Expo (Aurora) – September 14, 2024
- Touch a Truck (Elgin Community College, Burlington) – September 14, 2024
- Touch-A-Truck (Westmont) – September 14, 2024
- Wonderful World of Wheels (Naperville) – September 16, 2024
- Touch-a-Bus with First Student (Indian Trails Public Library, Wheeling) – September 17, 2024
- Touch-A-Truck (Riverside) – September 19, 2024
- Water Reclamation Open House (Carol Stream) – October 5, 2024
- Touch-A-Truck (Downers Grove) – October 26, 2024
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.
