Holiday Flower Show at Wilder Park Conservatory
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Nature Cat: Backyard and Beyond
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
Soar With The Tuskegee Airmen At Chicago Children's Museum With All-New Exhibit "Aim High" Opening September 28th
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Skating in the Park
Parkway Bank Park - 11:00 AM
Parkway Bank Park - 11:00 AM
King Library STEAM Challenge: Giant Marble Run
King Library - 3:30 PM
King Library - 3:30 PM
Holiday Flower Show at Wilder Park Conservatory
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Holiday Flower Show at Wilder Park Conservatory
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Family Storybook Yoga
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 9:00 AM
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 9:00 AM
Soar With The Tuskegee Airmen At Chicago Children's Museum With All-New Exhibit "Aim High" Opening September 28th
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Nature Cat: Backyard and Beyond
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
Skating in the Park
Parkway Bank Park - 11:00 AM
Parkway Bank Park - 11:00 AM
Soar With The Tuskegee Airmen At Chicago Children's Museum With All-New Exhibit "Aim High" Opening September 28th
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Of the Earth
Morton Arboretum - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
The Escape Game Chicago
The Escape Room Chicago - various times
The Escape Room Chicago - various times
Blast Off to Outer Space Museum Takeover at Wonder Works
Wonder Works Children's Museum - various times
Wonder Works Children's Museum - various times
Soar With The Tuskegee Airmen At Chicago Children's Museum With All-New Exhibit "Aim High" Opening September 28th
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Silver Skates Citywide Speed Skating Series
Various Chicago Parks - 5:15 PM
Various Chicago Parks - 5:15 PM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Brookfield Zoo Free Days
Brookfield Zoo - various times
Brookfield Zoo - various times
Of the Earth
Morton Arboretum - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
Soar With The Tuskegee Airmen At Chicago Children's Museum With All-New Exhibit "Aim High" Opening September 28th
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Destination Discovery Story Time at The Field Museum
Lincoln Park Zoo - 10:30 AM
Lincoln Park Zoo - 10:30 AM
Silver Skates Citywide Speed Skating Series
Various Chicago Parks - 5:15 PM
Various Chicago Parks - 5:15 PM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Of the Earth
Morton Arboretum - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Free Neighborhood Tour
Various Locations - various times Pick
Various Locations - various times Pick
Soar With The Tuskegee Airmen At Chicago Children's Museum With All-New Exhibit "Aim High" Opening September 28th
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Silver Skates Citywide Speed Skating Series
Various Chicago Parks - 5:15 PM
Various Chicago Parks - 5:15 PM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Brookfield Zoo Free Days
Brookfield Zoo - various times
Brookfield Zoo - various times
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Highland Park Independence Day
Thu Jul 4, 2024
10:00am CT
Age: All ages
Price: Free
The City of Highland Park commemorates Independence Day with a remembrance ceremony, a parade, and Fourth Fest in 2024.
The morning starts with a ceremony to remember those impacted in the events of the 2022 parade in Highland Park.
The community will also hold a parade along a new route through Downtown Highland Park at 1 p.m. Following the parade’s conclusion, community members will enjoy entertainment, rides, carnival games, a petting zoo, and other family-friendly activities at Sunset Woods Park as part of Fourth Fest, presented by the Park District of Highland Park from 1:30 to 4:30 PM. Main stage entertainment will feature the popular band Radio Gaga and other entertainers. Food trucks will be available on site.
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.