Activity
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Times vary, see web site for schedule Age: Ages 0-5 Bubbles and Balloons Playtime by Reservation Purple Monkey Playroom Let your kids explore our 1,500 sq. foot play space, dance around in the bubble machine, and bat... See more |
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Age: Families and children of all ages Critter Connection Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Meet the animals that call the Nature Museum home! Get to know our turtles, snakes, and more... See more |
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Age: All ages First Flight Butterfly Release Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Watch swallowtails, longwings, and more take flight for the very first time! Learn all about... See more |
During regular hours Age: All ages Ice Age Giants Brookfield Zoo During the last major ice age, which peaked about 20,000 years ago, our human ancestors were... See more |
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Age: All ages Live Animal Feeding Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Almost Daily - check calendar! From turtles to snakes, from rats to insects, there are a variety... See more |
During mall hours Age: All ages Prismatica Kaleidoscope Experience Oakbrook Center A color-filled exhibition of lights and reflections Ignite your imagination and experience... See more |
One hour after sunrise – one hour after sunset Age: All ages Story Walk: Daniel Finds a Poem Mayslake Peabody Estate The lushly illustrated pages of Daniel Finds a Poem by Micha Archer come to life on large... See more |
Fair/Festival
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See web site for schedule Age: All ages Lilac Time Lilacia Park The Lombard Park District’s Lilacia Park is an 8.5-acre horticultural showcase featuring 700... See more |
Ongoing Exhibits
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Reserve a slot online Age: All ages City on Fire Chicago History Museum The Chicago History Museum will commemorate the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 in its newest family... See more |
During regular hours Age: School age Future Energy Chicago Museum of Science and Industry This exhibit is an in-depth experience focused on tomorrow’s energy landscape—and the... See more |
See web site Age: All ages Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep The Field Museum Meet the underwater giants that lived 200 million years ago. As dinosaurs reached new heights... See more |
During regular hours Age: All ages Little Clint – The Story of a Baby Dinosaur Dinosaur Discovery Museum This permanent exhibit tells the story of a young dinosaur from his hatching during the... See more |
During regular hours Age: All ages Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes Museum of Science and Industry Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes celebrates Marvel history with more than 300 artifacts... See more |
During regular hours Age: All ages Nancy Rubins: Our Friend Fluid Metal Art Institute of Chicago Throughout her career, Nancy Rubins has amassed found everyday objects—mobile trailers, canoes... See more |
During regular hours Age: All ages Numbers in Nature: A Mirror Maze Museum of Science and Industry Numbers in Nature: A Mirror Maze is an interactive and immersive new permanent exhibit at the... See more |
During regular hours Age: All ages Polar Play Zone John G. Shedd Aquarium What would you like to be? A sleek sliding penguin? A deep-sea explorer? How about both? In... See more |
During regular hours Age: All ages Remembering Dr. King: 1929–1968 Chicago History Museum Remembering Dr. King: 1929–1968 invites visitors to walk through a winding gallery that features... See more |
Timed-entry ticket required Age: All ages The Art of the Brick Museum of Science and Industry See the world's biggest display of LEGO® art! Discover more than one million LEGO bricks... See more |
During regular hours Age: All ages Weather to Climate Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Climate change is one of the defining issues of our time - it’s discussed every day by... See more |
Theater
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Saturdays and Sundays at 10:30AM and 12:30PM Age: All ages Carmela Full of Wishes Chicago Children's Theatre It’s Carmela’s birthday, and her wish has already come true–she’s finally old enough to join her... See more |
See web site for performance dates/times. Age: All ages Disney’s Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation Mercury Theatre In a new story from the Hundred Acre Wood, this fresh stage adaptation is told with impressive... See more |
Fridays and Saturdays - 7:30pm • Sundays - 2pm Age: 10+ Into the Woods Prairie Lakes Theater Your favorite fairy tales hit the stage for an epic musical mashup about wishes, family and the... See more |
Matinees and Evening Performances Age: Ages 5+ Lookingglass Alice Lookingglass Theatre Company Lookingglass Alice returns for a fantastical trip down the rabbit hole, through the looking... See more |
See web site Age: Ages 10 and up SIX the Musical CIBC Theatre Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. After taking Broadway by storm, SIX has... See more |
See web site for schedule Age: Ages 8 and up The Sound of Music Marriott Theatre In Lincolnshire The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world’s most... See more |
See schedule Age: Preschool - 5th grade The Wizard of Oz AlphaBet Soup Productions at various locations Playing at multiple locations on select dates February - May. Follow Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man... See more |