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Weekend Fun for Chicago Kids: Family-Friendly Shows and Music, Plus Easter Bunny Action

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3/27/19 - By Siobhan Adcock

It's the closing weekend of March, and this weekend theater doors are opening all over town. The Chicago Children's Theater performs The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963 based on the acclaimed children's book, the Filament Theater kicks off The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, another play based on a kids' best-seller, and Anastasia: The Musical, based on the animated film, opened this week. 

Once you're done being dazzled by all the kid-friendly theater in Chicago, this weekend is a musical feast for the ears, too. On Saturday, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performs a concert just for kids, Flash Back, Flash Forward. The Promontory hosts its regular FREE family dance party Chic-A-Go-Go, and kids can explore Chicago's rich blues legacy at the Blues Family Jam at the Chicago History Museum.

Meanwhile, the Easter Bunny gets a workout this weekend at the Bunny Run and Hop in Elmhurst on Saturday and the Hello Spring Skate on Sunday in Oak Lawn. Fortunately there's also a special Brunch with the Easter Bunny in Palos Park to fuel him up.

For more springtime fun, check out our roundup of upcoming fairs and festivals in Chicago neighborhoods, and our ever-expanding event calendar.

Macy's Flower Show: Journey to Paradisios will wow visitors. Photo by Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Macy's
Macy's Flower Show: Journey to Paradisios will wow visitors. Photo by Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Macy's

All Weekend

Anastasia

Chicago Loop
Broadway in Chicago hosts the musical, Anastasia, at the beautiful Nederlander Theatre! READ MORE

CANCELED - Macy's Flower Show

Chicago Loop — FREE
Macy's hosts its annual flower show, a 2-week long show featuring different activities every day, including hands-on activities, story times, and characters to entertain the kids, and DIY and pampering activities for grown-ups! READ MORE

Maple Sugaring at Kline Creek Farm

West Chicago — FREE (final weekend)
Kids can learn where the syrup on their pancakes comes from at this event at Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago. Using tools from the 1890s, experts will demonstrate how to tap a tree, check collection buckets, and thicken sap over the fire. READ MORE

Chicago Wndr Museum Pop Up

West Loop (final weekend)
The Wnder Museum is a pop-up experiential museum in the West Loop. Guests can wander through immersive art installations, including a Yayoi Kusama Infinity Mirror Room. READ MORE

The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963

West Chicago
The Chicago Children's Theatre hosts a performance based on the book, The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963, by Christopher Paul Curtis.  READ MORE

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Portage Park
Kate DeCamillo's beloved book is brought to life with dynamic characters and live music. Edward Tulane has everything a toy rabbit could want-- a beautiful home, fine clothes, and a girl who loves him. But Edward is arrogant and only loves himself until an unexpected journey takes him to the bottom of the ocean and the top of a garbage heap, on steamships, and boxcars, where he learns the power of a heart that breaks, heals, and loves. READ MORE

Garfield Park Conservatory Spring Flower Show: Rooted in Mystery

Garfield Park — FREE
The Garfield Park Conservatory hosts its spring flower show "Rooted in Mystery." The show explores the important roles of roots in a plant, including the lesser known functions, like plants using roots to "talk" to one another.  READ MORE

Timeless Magic

Lakeview
This highly visual magic show appeals to a multi-generational audience, featuring sleight of hand, audience participation, and highly deceptive but rarely seen 19th century magic effects. READ MORE

The Time Warp Trio

Rogers Park
When Joe receives a magical book for his birthday, he and his friends are unexpectedly hurled across time and space. They arrive in Camelot and other magical places for adventures. Based on stories from Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith's Time Warp Trio series. READ MORE
Chic-A-Go-Go in the Promontory, with veteran hosts Miss Mia and her puppet pal Ratso. Photo courtesy of the Promontory
Chic-A-Go-Go in the Promontory, with veteran hosts Miss Mia and her puppet pal Ratso. Photo courtesy of the Promontory

Saturday, March 30

Blues Family Jam

Old Town
Celebrate Chicago's Blues legacy with a morning of creative activities and experiences inspired by the exhibition Amplified: Chicago Blues. The event includes crafts, live music, Blues Bingo, and a photo booth. Ticket includes hot chocolate for kids and coffee for adults. READ MORE

CHIC-A-GO-GO @ The Promontory

Hyde Park — FREE
The Promontory presents a free TV taping of Chic-A-Go-Go, featuring Miss Mia and her puppet pal, Ratso, as well as dancing, jokes, and family fun. READ MORE

Flash Back, Flash Forward

Chicago Loop
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra presents Flash Back, Flash Forward, a story about two children, one living in the year 1919, and one living in the year 2019, who meet and discover their shared love of music. READ MORE

Bunny Run and Hop

Elmhurst
The Easter bunny won't be the only one getting exercise as parents and kids run and hop through an Easter-themed obstacle course at Plunkett Park in Elmhurst. Families can also play games and create a bunny craft together. READ MORE

Palos Brunch with the Bunny

Palos Park
Kids can join the Easter Bunny for an egg-cellent brunch followed by an egg hunt at the Palos Park Recreation Center. More than 1,000 eggs will be hidden on the Village Green for young egg hunters, Parents should make sure to remember their camera to snap some photos with the Easter Bunny. READ MORE

Randolph Street Market

West Chicago — kids under 12 FREE
Randolph Street Market hosts a monthly vintage and craft fair, with local vendors, music, and treats for the whole family. READ MORE

Holi Celebration

Bucktown
Celebrate Holi with Bollywood Groove Bollywood dancing, cultural exploration, arts and crafts, and Indian snacks. Open play included. Two time slots included: 1:30-3:30pm and 4:30-6:30pm. READ MORE

Sunday, March 31

Hello Spring Skate with the Easter Bunny

Oak Lawn
The Easter Bunny can hop as well as skate as he joins kids a the Oak Lawn Ice Arena. The Easter Bunny will greet children on and off the ice and music will be provided by a DJ. READ MORE

Maddie Rae's Slime Bash

St. Charles
Maddie Rae’s Slime Bash comes to Pheasant Run Resort this spring break. The whole family can experience the world’s largest slime convention and meet, take pics with, and buy slime from 30 of the biggest slime celebrities on Instagram & YouTube!=. Doezens of tup & coming slime accounts will be on hand in Slimer Alley. Participants can make and take home your own slime from slime pits and compete for trophies and prizes in a variety of slime contests. Stage entertainment includes slime making demos, Q&A sessions, trivia, giveaways and more. Visitors can... READ MORE

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