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PlayLab Playdate: Cicadas Take Flight Storytime & Craft
Field Museum 1400 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, United StatesThis week, the Crown Family PlayLab will be hosting a PlayLab PlayDate featuring cicadas! Families with 2-6-year-olds are invited to this free, drop-in storytime and craft session exploring the cicada emergence taking...
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Meet a Scientist Cicada Series: Bruno de Medeiros
Field Museum 1400 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, United StatesGet the buzz on the broods this summer with our Meet a Scientist Cicada series! This May and June, Illinois will experience a rare, double-emergence of cicada broods XIX and...
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Casting on the Pier
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum 2430 N Cannon Dr, Chicago, IL, United StatesThe 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...
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Summer Block Party
Navy Pier 600 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesGet ready to throw it back to the 90’s at the Navy Pier Summer Block Party, a classic Chicago tradition held along the South Dock, featuring live bands, DJs, and...
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Wild Wednesdays
Garfield Park Conservatory 300 N Central Park Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesWild 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...
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Inferno Fest
Everts Park 111 North Ave, Highwood, IL, United StatesBack by popular demand, Celebrate Highwood is fired up to bring back Inferno Fest after a five-year hiatus, on Wednesday, June 26, from 4:30-9:30 PM in Everts Park (111 North...
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Field Family Night: Mightiest Heroes
Field Museum 1400 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, United States"Calling all caped crusaders! Assemble at the Field Museum for a heroic evening of saving the world. Put on your best superhero gear and work together to thwart a mysterious...
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Movie: Barbie at Gallagher Way
Gallagher Way 3635 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United StatesOn 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...
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HomerFest
Homer Glen 14240 W 151st St, Homer Glen, IL, United States4 days of live music, a carnival (including sensory-friendly hours), and great food!
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Logan Square Arts Festival
Logan Square Logan Blvd, Kedzie and Milwaukee, Chicago, IL, United StatesFeaturing 30 bands over three days and the work of 70 local artists, makers, and artisanal vendors. FREE with suggested donation that benefits local non-profits.
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Morning Glories
Garfield Park Conservatory 300 N Central Park Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesMorning 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...
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Millennium Art Festival
Millennium Park 201 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL, United States"This top-ranked three-day show, popping up in the heart of Chicago’s vibrant downtown, attracts locals and tourists alike, giving them plenty of time to enjoy the art of 120 juried...
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Meet a Scientist: Abbott Laboratories’ Women in STEM
Field Museum 1400 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, United StatesAbbott 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...
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Movie: Drop Dead Gorgeous at Gallagher Way
Gallagher Way 3635 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United StatesOn 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...
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Dog Day at Gallagher Way
Gallagher Way 3635 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United StatesDog Day at Gallagher Way is back by popular demand on Saturday, June 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring friends and family (and of course, your dog) out...
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Naperville Fine Art Fair
Naper Settlement 523 S Webster St, Naperville, IL, United StatesThis art festival features juried artists and vendors selling one-of-a-kind goods. Attendees are invited to show their talent in an inter-active community mural project. Children can get their face painted...
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Budding Botanists
Garfield Park Conservatory 300 N Central Park Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesSaturdays 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
