Labor Day Weekend 2024 in Chicago: Festivals, Fireworks, and More Things to Do With Kids

Hanging out with friends! Photo courtesy of Last Fling in Naperville
Hanging out with friends! Photo courtesy of Last Fling in Naperville
8/28/24 - By Maureen Wilkey

Looking for the best things to do in Chicago this Labor Day weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list for this weekend.

Labor Day Weekend 2024 in Chicago is a sweet, last taste of summer. There are many things to do this weekend in Chicago, like listen to music in Hyde Park, Highwood, and Navy Pier, or burn off the calories from the Labor Day barbecue in Elmhurst by biking the drive. This is a good weekend to blow the kids' bedtime with the final summer fireworks show on the lake or head out to a more distant suburb for a variety of end-of-summer, start-of-fall celebrations in Naperville, Buffalo Grove, Melrose Park, and Schaumburg.

You can use the long weekend for a staycation that includes one of our favorite tours of Chicago or get in one last trip to Galena. Then get ready for fall: Apple picking season is already underway at orchards around Chicago, and our event calendar is filling up with fall fun. Have a great holiday weekend!

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