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  • Palatine Street Fest

    Downtown Palatine Brockway & Slade St., Palatine, IL, United States

    Downtown Palatine Street Fest has been the premier suburban street festival since 2000.  Palatine Street Fest features live music, local cuisine, and family entertainment and activities over a three-day period...

    Free
  • ferris wheel and carnival rides from side

    Skokie’s Backlot Bash

    Skokie Oakton and Laramie Ave., Skokie, IL, United States

    Live music, a carnival, food, a 5k, bingo, entertainment and more.

    Free
  • Garfield Park Conservatory

    Budding Botanists

    Budding Botanists
    Garfield Park Conservatory 300 N Central Park Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    Saturdays and Sundays from 10:30am to 2:30pm, Nature Educators will provide activities for kids of all ages at our Budding Botanists station. These programs are drop in and no preregistration...

    Free, but must register to come to enter the Conservatory
  • kid cutting colored paper with scissors

    Family Studio: Color Play

    Art Institute of Chicago 111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, United States

    Drop by the Ryan Learning Center for an art activity inspired by Ellsworth Kelly: Spectrum Colors Arranged by Chance. Led by artist Mayra Cecilia Palafox, you and your family can experiment...

    Included in Museum Entry

  • Chalk Howard Fest

    Rogers Park Clark St. between Devon Ave. and Rogers Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

    Presented by the Rogers Park Business Alliance, Chalk Howard Street Fest features world-renowned 3D and 2D chalk artists, food by local purveyors, opportunities for amateur artists and family-friendly music and...

    Free
  • Garfield Park Conservatory

    Budding Botanists

    Budding Botanists
    Garfield Park Conservatory 300 N Central Park Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    Saturdays and Sundays from 10:30am to 2:30pm, Nature Educators will provide activities for kids of all ages at our Budding Botanists station. These programs are drop in and no preregistration...

    Free, but must register to come to enter the Conservatory

  • Wiggleworms/Movie at Gallagher Way

    Gallagher Way 3635 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States

    Chicago's famous Wiggleworms from the Old Town School of Folk Music are back with free performances at Gallagher Way.  There will be music, movement, bubbles, and plenty of fun for...

    Free

  • Play! at Farm-in-the-Zoo

    Play! at Farm-in-the-Zoo
    Lincoln Park Zoo 2001 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States

    Kids can explore the sights, smells, and textures of nature. Listen to stories, participate in arts and crafts, play in the sensory bin, and make music. Designed for children ages...

    Free
  • kid holding fishing pole and fish

    Casting on the Pier

    Casting on the Pier
    Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum 2430 N Cannon Dr, Chicago, IL, United States

    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...

    Included in Museum Entry
  • kids playing outside

    Wild Wednesdays

    Wild Wednesdays
    Garfield Park Conservatory 300 N Central Park Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    Wild Wednesdays are back for the season at Garfield Park Conservatory! Join Family Programs staff outdoors in Play and Grow Garden for free, drop-in activities, such as fort building, bug...

    Free, but must register to come to enter the Conservatory
  • kids with popcorn watching movie outside

    Movie: Star Wars: A New Hope at Gallagher Way

    Gallagher Way 3635 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States

    On select Wednesday nights, visit Gallagher Way for a free outdoor movie and enjoy the fresh air as you take in family-friendly classics, nostalgic comedies and more. Gates open at...

    Free

  • Chicago Jazz Festival

    Millennium Park 201 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL, United States

    The Chicago Jazz Festival returns with performances celebrating all forms of jazz in Millennium Park, at the Chicago Cultural Center and citywide. Produced by DCASE and programmed by the Jazz Institute of Chicago (JIC). As...

    Free

  • Nashwood

    Downtown Highwood 17 Highwood Ave., HIghwood, IL, United States

    Attendees of all ages are encouraged to don their cowboy boots and hats over Labor Day Weekend for three days of FREE live country, bluegrass, blues and Southern rock music,...

    Free

  • Naperville Jaycees’ Last Fling

    Downtown Naperville Jackson Avenue, between Eagle and Ewing Streets, Naperville, IL, United States

    The Naperville Jaycees' Last Fling is a family-friendly community festival which takes place over Labor Day Weekend near Downtown Naperville and, for many, is a fun way to say farewell...

    Free

  • Taste of Polonia

    Copernicus Center 5216 W. Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

    For four days, you can enjoy a true cultural experience that includes nonstop live music, dance performances, authentic Polish food and beer, exhibitions, local merchants, a casino, beer garden, a...

    $10
  • little girl with binoculars in front of plants and colorful doors

    Morning Glories

    Morning Glories
    Garfield Park Conservatory 300 N Central Park Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    Morning Glories is a free, drop-in program designed for kids ages 0-3 and their caregivers! The lessons will follow themes of science and nature with modifications to focus on motor...

    Free
  • centered picture of the exterior of the field museum

    Meet a Scientist: Abbott Laboratories’ Women in STEM

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

    Abbott Laboratories' Women in STEM scientists visit the Grainger Science Hub to discuss glucose levels in our food, and how we measure the blood glucose levels in our bodies. Abbott's Women in...

    Included in admission