Find family-friendly events in your area! The calendar now features filters… you can sort the events by category, venue, cost, day, even by your location. Enjoy our wonderful community!
Everyone is welcome to add events to the Kidlist calendar, given that they are drop-in and/or free special events (no ongoing classes or camps that require registration) and are local to the west and/or southwest suburbs of Chicago. Click on the blue “Submit an Event” button and fill out the form.
February 2020
Nature Discovery Days Winter Birds
Drop in anytime during the above hours to participate in self-guided stations. Learn to recognize several birds that overwinter in Illinois Play a bird song matching game Investigate how feathers keep a bird warm Find out what birds eat during the winter Make a simple bird feeder to take home And much more!
Find out more »Great Backyard Bird Count & Winter Birds
Free! Drop in anytime during the above hours to help us count birds and participate in fun and educational self-guided stations too. Learn to recognize several birds that overwinter in Illinois Play a bird song matching game Investigate how feathers keep a bird warm Find out what birds eat during the winter Make a simple bird feeder to take home And much more! No registration required. Children must be accompanied by at least one adult/parent.
Find out more »March 2020
Nature Discovery Days Wild Weather
Drop in anytime during the above hours to participate in self-guided activities all about animals in winter. Learn to recognize different types of clouds Play a water cycle game. Observe how a tornado forms. Discover what causes hail. Make a weather craft. Read books about weather and more! No registration required. Children must be accompanied by at least one adult/parent.
Find out more »All events will be reviewed before publishing to the calendar. Event approval usually occurs on Wednesdays; if you need your event to be reviewed before then, please email Annie at annie@mykidlist.com.
We do our best to provide comprehensive, accurate and useful information about events and activities. This information (such as times and locations) is gathered from press releases, websites, signs around town and word of mouth. However, details change and people make mistakes, so please confirm the details before you go. Kidlist is not responsible for any problems that occur while participating in activities listed on this site.