Free Kids & Family Events in Chicago & Suburbs

KiddoChicago tracks 7,079 upcoming kids and family events across the Chicago suburbs — 6,402 of them free — in 138 towns. Everything here is pulled straight from the organisers themselves: public library calendars, park district programme guides, forest preserves, museums and community centres. Nothing is submitted or paid for, and the whole list is rebuilt every morning, so an event that was cancelled or filled up yesterday is gone today.

Most of it is free. Weekday mornings are storytime, baby lapsit and toddler play; after school runs to LEGO clubs, craft sessions and STEM workshops; weekends bring festivals, outdoor movies, concerts in the park and nature walks. You can browse by town below, jump to what is on this weekend, or use the interactive map to filter by your children's ages and how far you are willing to drive.

Happening this weekend in the Chicago suburbs

Button Bookmarks🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Elk Grove Village Public LibraryFree
Baby Play🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Hanover Park Branch🔁 4 datesFree
Growing up with The Magical Yet🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM📍 Central LibraryFree · Registration required
バイリンガルお話し探検家 / Japanese Bilingual Story Explorers🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Central LibraryFree · Registration required
Relax and Read: Teen Silent Book Club🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM📍 Central LibraryFree · Registration required
Pop-Up Library for Hanover Park's Fall Fun Fest🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Hanover Park Park District Community Center, 1919 Walnut Ave, Hanover Park, IL 60133Free
Tween STEAM: Nature is Under Attack!🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM📍 Central LibraryFree · Registration required
The Cradle Will Rock🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Rolling Meadows Library🔁 3 datesFree
Coding Club🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Rolling Meadows LibraryFree · Registration required
Teen Maker Kits🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · All day📍 Downers Grove Public Library🔁 5 datesFree
Family Movie - Zootopia🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Downers Grove Public LibraryFree
Weekend Storytime🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM📍 Downers Grove Public Library🔁 4 datesFree
Pokemon Fun🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM📍 Downers Grove Public LibraryFree
Celebration Storytime🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM📍 95th Street Library🔁 5 datesFree
Family Storytime🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM📍 95th Street Library🔁 9 datesFree
Dual Language Storytime: Hindi🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM📍 95th Street LibraryFree
Hora del cuento bilingüe: Español | Bilingual Storytime: Spanish🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Glen Ellyn Public LibraryFree
Together Time🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Glen Ellyn Public LibraryFree

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