Free Days at the DuSable Museum of African American History
The DuSable Museum of African American Art - 10:00 AM
The DuSable Museum of African American Art - 10:00 AM
River Forest Family Campout
Priory Park - 6:30 PM
Priory Park - 6:30 PM
Outdoor Nature Skate
Beaubien Woods - 6:00 PM
Beaubien Woods - 6:00 PM
Lincoln Square Ravenswood Apple Fest
- 9:00 AM
- 9:00 AM
Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Glenwood Sunday Market in Rogers Park
Glenwood Avenue and Morse Avenue - 9:00 AM
Glenwood Avenue and Morse Avenue - 9:00 AM
The Last Straw
Gregg House Museum - 12:00 PM
Gregg House Museum - 12:00 PM
Oktober Family Fest at Northman Chicago Riverwalk
The Northman - 12:00 PM
The Northman - 12:00 PM
Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Fall Fest - Lincoln Park Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo - various times
Lincoln Park Zoo - various times
Scarecrow Trail
Morton Arboretum - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
Lincoln Park Zoo Fall Fest
Lincoln Park Zoo - various times
Lincoln Park Zoo - various times
Skeletober
Downtown LaGrange - various times
Downtown LaGrange - various times
Free Days at the Field Museum
Field Museum - 9:00 AM
Field Museum - 9:00 AM
Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Free Tuesdays at the Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art - 10:00 AM
Museum of Contemporary Art - 10:00 AM
LEGO Club at Harold Washington Library
Harold Washington Library - 3:00 PM
Harold Washington Library - 3:00 PM
Fall Fest - Lincoln Park Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo - various times
Lincoln Park Zoo - various times
Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Free Days at the DuSable Museum of African American History
The DuSable Museum of African American Art - 10:00 AM
The DuSable Museum of African American Art - 10:00 AM
Open Nature Play Day at Dan Ryan Woods
Dan Ryan Woods - 10:00 AM
Dan Ryan Woods - 10:00 AM
Free Illinois Resident Evenings at the Adler Planetarium
The Adler Planetarium - 4:00 PM
The Adler Planetarium - 4:00 PM
Fall Fest - Lincoln Park Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo - various times
Lincoln Park Zoo - various times
Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Free Days at the DuSable Museum of African American History
The DuSable Museum of African American Art - 10:00 AM
The DuSable Museum of African American Art - 10:00 AM
Donation Days for Illinois Residents at the Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum - various times
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum - various times
Fall Fest - Lincoln Park Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo - various times
Lincoln Park Zoo - various times
Scarecrow Trail
Morton Arboretum - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times

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Family Day: Shapes and Colors
Sat Apr 8, 2023 - Sat Jul 8, 2023
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Repeating every month on April, May, June, July on the second Saturdays through July 8, 2023.
1:00pm to 4:00pm CT
Age: 4-12 years
Price: Free
Location:
Smart Museum of Art
Kids and their caregivers can drop in for a new Family Days centered around creating e colorful and strange-shaped paintings out of wooden panels. Make your own wildly shaped 3D painted sculpture or collaborate with other kids to build with Magna-Tiles. The activities are all inspired by the Wooster-shaped paintings and vibrant colors presented in the summer exhibition, Ted Stamm: In Transit..
With new projects every month, Family Days offer opportunities for kids and their caregivers to create together and connect with one another. Each program is unique, fun, and free, emphasizing invention, improvisation, and hands-on creativity.
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.