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Family Events & Things to Do with Kids in Chicago
Free museum days, storytimes, park programs and hands-on workshops for children across Chicago, with ages, prices and dates read off each organiser’s own page.
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31 family events in Chicago
DAILY · 10 AMFall Fest
Lincoln Park Zoo · North Side · 7 h
Repeats weekly
Free
FRIDAYS · 10:00 AMMorning Glories
Garfield Park Conservatory · West Loop & Near West
Repeats weekly
Free
NIGHTLY · 4:30 PMZooLights
Lincoln Park Zoo · North Side
Repeats weekly
$7–$12 advance · $20 day of · Free Admission Mondays
FRI, OCT 23Family Night Trick-or-Treating
Cantigny Park · Oak Park & West Suburbs · 2 h
One-time
See listing
FRI, OCT 23Night of 1,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns
Chicago Botanic Garden · Evanston & North Shore · 4 h
One-time
Adult $20 member | $24 nonmember; child (3–12) $13 member | $17 nonmember; 2 & under free
SAT, OCT 24LEAP: Learn, Explore, and Play
Lincoln Park Zoo · North Side · 1 h
One-time
$19 members / $21 nonmembers per child
SAT, OCT 24Spooky Saturday: Get Krafty
Open Studio Project · Evanston & North Shore · 2 h
One-time
FREE and open to all ages
SAT, OCT 24Chicago Drag Story Hour
Women & Children First · North Side · 0.5 h
One-time
Free · registration required
SAT, OCT 24The Haunted Museum
ISAC Museum (Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures) · South Side · 3 h
One-time
$5 - $10 per person
SUN, OCT 25BOO-seum Bash
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum · North Side · 3 h
One-time
$20 - $35
SUN, OCT 25Boo Chase
Pinot's Palette Logan Square · Northwest Side · 1.5 h
One-time
$35
SUN, OCT 25Costumed Scavenger Hunt Walk
Trailside Museum of Natural History · Oak Park & West Suburbs
One-time
Free; registration required
WEDNESDAYS · 10:30 AMWeekly Morning Storytime
Women & Children First · North Side · 0.5 h
Repeats weekly
See listing
WED, OCT 28Creatures of the Night
Garfield Park Conservatory · West Loop & Near West · 3 h
One-time
Included with reservation
SAT, OCT 31The Du Community Halloween Bash
DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center · South Side · 7.5 h
One-time
Free admission for school-aged children in grades K–12
SAT, OCT 31Things That Go Bump in the Night
Pinot's Palette Logan Square · Northwest Side · 2 h
One-time
$35
MON, NOV 2Weather Wizards Day Off Camp
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum · North Side · 6 h
One-time
$210 – $220
SAT, NOV 7LEAP: Learn, Explore, and Play
Lincoln Park Zoo · North Side · 1 h
One-time
$19 members / $21 nonmembers per child
WED, NOV 11Sensory Friendly Morning
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum · North Side · 3 h
One-time
See listing
SAT, NOV 14Family Day: Seeing the Invisible World to Build a New One
Smart Museum of Art · South Side · 3 h
One-time
Free; drop-in, registration encouraged
SAT, NOV 14Family Day: Knock on Wood
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago · Downtown & Near North · 4 h
One-time
Free
SAT, NOV 14Origami Open House
Garfield Park Conservatory · West Loop & Near West · 3 h
One-time
Included with registration to visit the Conservatory
SAT, NOV 14Community Day: IAM a Collector
Intuit Art Museum · West Loop & Near West · 7 h
One-time
Free
FRI, NOV 20Bedtime Stories with Chicago Public Library
Smart Museum of Art · South Side · 2 h
One-time
Free
SAT, NOV 21Bone Appetit
Trailside Museum of Natural History · Oak Park & West Suburbs
One-time
Free
TUE, NOV 24Sensory-Friendly Night at ZooLights
Lincoln Park Zoo · North Side · 4.5 h
One-time
$7
SAT, DEC 12Family Day: Hibernate, Meditate
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago · Downtown & Near North · 4 h
One-time
Free
SAT, DEC 12Holiday Cheer: Mini Market & Cookie Decorating
Open Studio Project · Evanston & North Shore · 3 h
One-time
FREE EVENT - Open to all ages
SAT, DEC 19Family Screenprinting: Screenpainting
Spudnik Press Cooperative · West Loop & Near West · 2 h
One-time
$125.00
MON, DEC 21Winter Camp Session 1
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum · North Side · 6 h
One-time
$320 – $330
MON, DEC 28Winter Camp Session 2
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum · North Side · 6 h
One-time
$320 – $330