'Go Run
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Various Chicago Parks - 9:00 AM
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XO Marshmallow - 10:00 AM
XO Marshmallow - 10:00 AM
Nature Cat: Backyard and Beyond
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
Nature Cat: Backyard and Beyond
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
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Belvedere Events and Catering - 10:00 AM
Belvedere Events and Catering - 10:00 AM
Nature Cat: Backyard and Beyond
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
Blue Man Group Chicago Sensory-Friendly Performance
Briar Street Theatre - 4:00 PM
Briar Street Theatre - 4:00 PM
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
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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
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
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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
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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
Halloween Experience Trolley Tours at Volo Museum
Volo Museum - various times
Volo Museum - various times
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Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo Chicago
Fri Nov 22, 2024 - Tue Dec 31, 2024
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Repeating every week — Sundays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays through December 31, 2024
Except December 24, 2023.
Also on December 26, 2024; December 27, 2024; December 31, 2024.
Except December 24, 2023.
Also on December 26, 2024; December 27, 2024; December 31, 2024.
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.