Family-Friendly Events This Weekend: May 17-19

Character breakfasts, Spring Fling, Pet Parade, Water Lantern Festival, pickleball, family game night, and more this weekend! It’s supposed to be beautiful outside, so enjoy!!

Fun Things To Do With Kids This Weekend

All of the event titles, dates, times, and towns are listed. If you would like more information, simply click on the the event title. Please note that the weekend events list does not show events in the past.

Friday

The Princess and the Pea (Chicago)
May 17, 2019, 10:30am - 11:30am

Shadow Puppet Story-Times (Oak Park)
May 17, 2019, 11:30am - 12:00pm

Family Night Tanks (Wheaton)
May 17, 2019, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Pajama Pizza Party (Oak Park)
May 17, 2019, 5:30pm - 8:00pm

Kids Night Out Schools Out (Naperville)
May 17, 2019, 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Movie and Makeover Girls Night Out (Chicago Ridge)
May 17, 2019, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Movie at the Park (Chicago Ridge)
May 17, 2019, 6:30pm - 9:00pm

Chicago Dogs Home Opener (Rosemont)
May 17, 2019, 7:00pm - 11:00pm

Saturday

Nature and Science at Wonder Works: Space Day (Oak Park)
May 18, 2019

Downtown Downers Grove Market (Downers Grove)
May 18, 2019, 7:00am - 11:30am

7th Annual Family Fun Run Walk 5K (New Lenox)
May 18, 2019, 8:00am - 12:00pm

Brunch with the Wizard (Wheaton)
May 18, 2019, 8:30am - 11:00am

Chicagoland Lionel Railroad Club Open House (New Lenox)
May 18, 2019, 9:00am - 3:00pm

Bike Rodeo (Warrenville)
May 18, 2019, 9:00am - 12:00pm

Rail Fest (Homewood)
May 18, 2019, 9:00am - 3:00pm

Armed Forces Day (Burr Ridge)
May 18, 2019, 10:00am - 10:30am

Endangered Species Day (Wheaton)
May 18, 2019, 10:00am - 2:00pm

Flower Craft (Downers Grove)
May 18, 2019, 10:00am - 4:00pm

Charlie Brown Character Breakfast (Oak Brook )
May 18, 2019, 10:30am - 12:30pm

Sidewalk Art Contest (Westmont)
May 18, 2019, 11:00am - 1:00pm

Spring Fling (Downers Grove)
May 18, 2019, 11:00am - 2:00pm

Public Works Open House (Homewood)
May 18, 2019, 11:00am - 2:00pm

Spring Road Pet Parade (Elmhurst)
May 18, 2019, 11:30am - 1:00pm

Water Lantern Festival (Aurora)
May 18, 2019, 6:00pm - 10:30pm

Sunday

Nature and Science at Wonder Works: Space Day (Oak Park)
May 18, 2019

Frankfort Country Market (Frankfort)
May 19, 2019, 10:00am - 2:00pm

Goat Visits (Chicago)
May 19, 2019, 10:00am - 4:00pm

Museum Day (Elmhurst)
May 19, 2019, 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Elmhurst Museum Day (Elmhurst)
May 19, 2019, 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Beas Garden Grand Opening (Darien)
May 19, 2019, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

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We hope you found some family-friendly fun in our list of weekend events in the western suburbs of Chicago! This list is updated every week and sent out in the Kidlist emails. (Click here to sign up if you haven’t already.)

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