Lunar New Year and More Fun Things to Do in Chicago This Weekend with Kids

Looking for the best things to do in Chicago this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list for this weekend.
Winter has finally arrived in Chicago and this may be the best weekend we'll get for winter sports. There may be snow on the ground and temperatures in the upper 20s and lower 30s, which makes it the perfect weekend for outdoor activities like Nature-at-Night in North Park, Snowtrekking at Burnham Park, and Frosty Fest at Red Oaks Nature Center in Batavia. Lunar New Year celebrations continue with big neighborhood celebrations and parades in Chinatown and Uptown, and indoor festivities at Navy Pier and Fox Valley Mall.
If it snows enough this week, make sure to get out to one of our favorite sled hills before it gets too cold! If not, check out one of our top 10 winter hikes in and around Chicago for kids. Prefer to stay indoors? We have list of free indoor playspaces to keep little ones occupied this winter.
Here are our top picks for the best things to do in Chicago with kids this weekend.
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Places featured in this article:
TD Garden
Downtown Downers Grove
Elmhurst Art Museum
Woodstock Opera House
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
Kimmer's Ice Cream St. Charles
Kimmer's Ice Cream Wheaton
Kimmer's Ice Cream Elmhurst
Morton Arboretum
Various locations
Garfield Park Conservatory
Central Athletic Complex- Ice Rink
Annerino Community Center
Sunset Knoll Recreation Center
Park & Field
South Shore Cultural Center
Greenhouse Theater Center
Emily Oak Nature Center
Woodridge Park District
Garfield Park Conservatory
Watertower Place
Learning Express Glen Ellyn
Anderson's Bookshop Naperville
Anderson's Bookshop LaGrange
Yorktown Center
Northbrook Court
Woodfield Mall
Wildwood Nature Center
Knoch Knolls Nature Center
Fullersburg Woods Nature Center
Oak Park Public Library
Elmhurst Public Library
Field Museum
Smart Museum of Art
Chicago Sports Museum
McCormick Bridgehouse and Chicago River Museum
National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture
Chicago Cultural Center
The Oriental Institute Museum
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
Warren Park
Humboldt Park
Cricket HIll
Horner Park
Caldwell Woods
Dan Ryan Woods
Palmisano Park
Caboose Park
Techny Park
Flick Park
Eldridge Park
Rotary Hill
Northside Park
Barrie Park
Blackwell Forest Preserve
Kasey Meadow Park
50-Acre Park