Free Days at the Field Museum
Field Museum - 9:00 AM
Field Museum - 9:00 AM
Low Sensory Morning
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 9:00 AM
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 9:00 AM
Nature Cat: Backyard and Beyond
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
Glendale Heights Oktoberfest
Camera Park - various times
Camera Park - various times
Sonny Acres Farm Fall Festival
Sonny Acres Farm - various times
Sonny Acres Farm - various times
Nature Cat: Backyard and Beyond
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
Movie in the Park at The Green at 320
The Green at 320 - 7:00 PM
The Green at 320 - 7:00 PM
Donation Days for Illinois Residents at the Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum - various times
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum - various times
Glendale Heights Oktoberfest
Camera Park - various times
Camera Park - various times
Jack's Pumpkin Pop-Up
1265 - various times
1265 - various times
Nature Cat: Backyard and Beyond
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
World Music Festival
Various sites throughout Chicago - various times
Various sites throughout Chicago - various times
Jack's Pumpkin Pop-Up
1265 - various times
1265 - various times
Sonny Acres Farm Fall Festival
Sonny Acres Farm - various times
Sonny Acres Farm - various times
Free Tuesdays at the Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art - 10:00 AM
Museum of Contemporary Art - 10:00 AM
Nature Cat: Backyard and Beyond
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
World Music Festival
Various sites throughout Chicago - various times
Various sites throughout Chicago - various times
Jack's Pumpkin Pop-Up
1265 - various times
1265 - various times
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Maifest Chicago
Thu May 30, 2024 - Sun Jun 2, 2024
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Repeating every days through June 2, 2024.
Various times
Age: All ages
Price: Free
Families can don their dirndls and lederhosen and step out to Lincoln Square for German and American food, music, and gemuetlischkeit. The event features carnival games, the crowning of the Maifest Queen and decorating the May Pole.
Food and drinks are available for purchase. Proceeds from the event benefit German-American associations including DANK HAUS, American Aid Society, Donauschwaben Youth Group, and German American Policy.
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.