Holiday Flower Show at Wilder Park Conservatory
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Museum of Ice Cream's Pinkmas!
Museum of Ice Cream - 10:00 AM
Museum of Ice Cream - 10:00 AM
Frozen Ocean Skate at McKinley Park
McKinley Park Pool - 6:00 PM
McKinley Park Pool - 6:00 PM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Kids Meet the Music 1 with D-Composed String Ensemble + Josh Jones
Harris Theater for Music and Dance - 2:00 PM Pick
Harris Theater for Music and Dance - 2:00 PM Pick
Museum of Ice Cream's Pinkmas!
Museum of Ice Cream - 10:00 AM
Museum of Ice Cream - 10:00 AM
I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Museum of Ice Cream's Pinkmas!
Museum of Ice Cream - 10:00 AM
Museum of Ice Cream - 10:00 AM
I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
MLK 2026: Chaos or Community
Hyde Park Arts Center - 11:00 AM
Hyde Park Arts Center - 11:00 AM
Sensory-Friendly Time at Build-A-Bear Workshop
Build a Bear Workshops Chicago area locations - 10:00 AM
Build a Bear Workshops Chicago area locations - 10:00 AM
Mini Music at Wayfair with Miss Jamie's Farm
Wayfair Chicago - 11:00 AM
Wayfair Chicago - 11:00 AM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Brookfield Zoo Free Days
Brookfield Zoo - various times
Brookfield Zoo - various times
I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Blast Off to Outer Space Museum Takeover at Wonder Works
Wonder Works Children's Museum - various times
Wonder Works Children's Museum - various times
Vivid Creatures at the Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Free Neighborhood Tour
Various Locations - various times Pick
Various Locations - various times Pick
The Three Little Pigs at Beverly Arts Center
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Brookfield Zoo Free Days
Brookfield Zoo - various times
Brookfield Zoo - various times
Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile
Studebaker Theater
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Maple Syrup Saturdays – SOLD OUT
Sat Jan 28, 2023 - Sat Feb 25, 2023
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Repeating every week — Saturdays through February 25, 2023.
1:00pm to 3:00pm ET
Age: All ages
Price: FREE
Location:
Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive Center
Learn the process of making maple syrup from tap to table! Participants hike up to 1-mile to reach the maple trees for a tapping demonstration and to collect sap. Then head back to the Nature Center for a tasting.
Advance registration is required. Note that February 4 and 11 are already sold out.
Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Outdoor programs are subject to cancellation due to inclement weather, call for updates. Please dress appropriately by wearing hiking boots or sneakers, a winter coat, a hat, and gloves.
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.
