Once Upon a Symphony: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Chicago Symphony Orchestra - various times Pick
Chicago Symphony Orchestra - various times Pick
'Go Run
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Various Chicago Parks - 9:00 AM
Poetry Making Playground
west side justice center - 10:00 AM
west side justice center - 10:00 AM
Circusville Exhibit at Chicago Children’s Museum
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Poetry Making Playground
west side justice center - 10:00 AM
west side justice center - 10:00 AM
Garfield Park Conservatory Spring Flower Show: What's in a Name?
Garfield Park Conservatory - various times
Garfield Park Conservatory - various times
Lincoln Park Conservatory Spring Flower Show: Sweet Gnome Chicago
Lincoln Park Conservatory - various times
Lincoln Park Conservatory - various times
Free Tuesdays at the Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art - 10:00 AM
Museum of Contemporary Art - 10:00 AM
Circusville Exhibit at Chicago Children’s Museum
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Poetry Making Playground
west side justice center - 10:00 AM
west side justice center - 10:00 AM
Victory at Home: 1941-1945 Exhibit at Elmhurst History Museum
Elmhurst History Museum - 1:00 PM
Elmhurst History Museum - 1:00 PM
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Field Museum - 9:00 AM
Field Museum - 9:00 AM
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The DuSable Museum of African American Art - 10:00 AM
The DuSable Museum of African American Art - 10:00 AM
Beauty and the Beast
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
Circusville Exhibit at Chicago Children’s Museum
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Beauty and the Beast
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
Circusville Exhibit at Chicago Children’s Museum
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Poetry Making Playground
west side justice center - 10:00 AM
west side justice center - 10:00 AM
Victory at Home: 1941-1945 Exhibit at Elmhurst History Museum
Elmhurst History Museum - 1:00 PM
Elmhurst History Museum - 1:00 PM
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Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum - various times
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum - various times
Beauty and the Beast
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
Circusville Exhibit at Chicago Children’s Museum
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Poetry Making Playground
west side justice center - 10:00 AM
west side justice center - 10:00 AM
Victory at Home: 1941-1945 Exhibit at Elmhurst History Museum
Elmhurst History Museum - 1:00 PM
Elmhurst History Museum - 1:00 PM
Garfield Park Conservatory Spring Flower Show: What's in a Name?
Garfield Park Conservatory - various times
Garfield Park Conservatory - various times
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Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo
Fri Nov 24, 2023 - Sun Dec 31, 2023
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Repeating every week — Sundays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays through December 31, 2023
Except December 24, 2023.
Also on December 26, 2023, December 27, 2023, December 28, 2023.
Except December 24, 2023.
Also on December 26, 2023, December 27, 2023, December 28, 2023.
Various times
Age: 2-13
Price: Free with Zoo Admission (Zoo Admission: Adult: $21.95; Children 3-11: $14.95; Seniors 65+: $14.95; Age 2 and under: Free)
Featuring more than a million LED lights, a 41-foot talking Christmas tree, and a 600-foot tunnel of lights with coordinating music, Brookfield Zoo's Holiday Magic highlights the holidays and loads of animals.
Families can view larger than life light displays of reindeer, bears, bison, and giraffes throughout the zoo.
Families can play "Game of Gnomes" by searching for 12-20 inch-tall gnomes hidden throughout the zoo.
Holiday specialty foods will be featured throughout the zoo.
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.