Kids & Family Events in Chicago, IL

1236 upcoming events · libraries, park districts & community centers · updated daily · 📅 This weekend

Wednesday, September 2

• Block Play🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Daley, Richard J.-BridgeportFree
• Teen Zine Create and Swap🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Back of the YardsFree · Registration required
• LEGO® Club🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport🔁 4 datesFree
• Teen Gamer's Choice🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 McKinley Park🔁 3 datesFree
• Preschool Story Time🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 King🔁 4 datesFree
• Board Game Wednesdays🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Walker🔁 5 datesFree
• Paper Spinners🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Vodak-East SideFree
• Workshop Wednesday🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Sherman Park🔁 5 datesFree
• Peace by Piece: A Fiber Art "Commuknity"🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM📍 Beverly🔁 5 datesFree · Registration required
• Preschool Art Play and Read🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Woodson Regional🔁 3 datesFree
• Tween Hangout🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM📍 Dunning🔁 5 datesFree
• Youth Playwriting Workshop Series🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM📍 Woodson Regional🔁 3 datesFree
• Garden Club🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Woodson Regional🔁 3 datesFree
• Family Story Time🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Independence🔁 4 datesFree
• Toddler Time and Play Time🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM📍 Brighton Park🔁 5 datesFree
• Teen DIY and Crafts🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM📍 Budlong Woods🔁 4 datesFree
• Open Lab in the Teen Zone🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM📍 EdgebrookFree · Registration required
• Wednesday in Stitches🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM📍 Rogers Park🔁 5 datesFree
• Film Screening: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM📍 West PullmanFree
• Family Game Night🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Whitney M. Young, Jr.🔁 5 datesFree
• After School Fun🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM📍 Chicago Lawn🔁 4 datesFree
• Collage Club🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Gage Park🔁 5 datesFree
• Art Club🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Oriole ParkFree
• Baby Rhyme Time🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM📍 Lincoln Belmont🔁 3 datesFree
• Teen DIY: Pressed Flower Lanterns🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM📍 ChinatownFree
• Come, Stay, Play / Ven, Quédate, Juega🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM📍 North Pulaski🔁 5 datesFree
• Film Screening: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM📍 MayfairFree
• Tot Spot Learning🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Garfield Ridge🔁 3 datesFree · Registration required
• YOUmedia Takeover🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 2:45 PM - 4:45 PM📍 Wrightwood-Ashburn🔁 19 datesFree
• YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Harold Washington Library Center🔁 5 datesFree
• Teen Time🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM📍 Rogers Park🔁 9 datesFree
• Game Time🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Portage-Cragin🔁 5 datesFree
• LEGO Robotics and Coding Workshop🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM📍 Austin-IrvingFree · Registration required
• Family Film Screening: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 4:00 PM - 5:45 PM📍 Lincoln ParkFree
• Mother Goose at Play: Toddler and Preschool Story and Play Time🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Scottsdale🔁 5 datesFree
• Book to Art Story Time🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 UptownFree · Registration required
• Book Club Jr🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM📍 Legler RegionalFree
• Wonder Wednesday🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM📍 Thurgood Marshall🔁 3 datesFree
• Makers and Gamers🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 BeverlyFree · Registration required
• Story Time🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM📍 LozanoFree
• Kids' Sewing Craft🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Back of the Yards🔁 2 datesFree
• Storypalooza🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Edgewater🔁 4 datesFree
• Teen Wednesday🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Kelly🔁 5 datesFree
• Paint and Chill for Teens🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Chicago Bee🔁 5 datesFree
• OPC Teen Recording Studio: Certification🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM📍 Obama Presidential Center🔁 4 datesFree
• RiverLab: River Exploration Paddle at River🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 River Park🔁 3 dates$5
• We The People at West Ridge NP🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 West Ridge Nature ParkFree · Registration required
• Movies in the Parks at Pottawattomie🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 8:00 PM - 9:28 PM📍 Pottawattomie ParkFree · Registration required
• Movies in the Parks at Belmont Harbor🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM📍 Lincoln (Abraham) Park🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• Movies in the Parks at Mozart🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 8:15 PM - 10:03 PM📍 Mozart (Amadeus) ParkFree · Registration required
• PlayLab PlayDate: A is for Artist! Song Makers with Karim Nagi🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM📍 Crown Family PlayLab, Field MuseumIncluded w/ Admission
• Free General Admission — Field Museum (Illinois Residents)🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM📍 Field Museum🔁 5 datesFree
• Chakra Balancing Gardens🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Caldwell Woods Wellness CenterFree
• Artist’s Flower Show: Pigments!🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM📍 Garfield Park Conservatory🔁 10 dates$5–$10
• Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM📍 Garfield Park Conservatory🔁 10 dates$5–$10
• Whimsy Wednesday🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 4:00 PM - 7:30 PM📍 Garfield Park Conservatory🔁 5 dates$5–$10
• Art Installation: Artists at the Pier 3🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM📍 Navy Pier🔁 29 datesFree
• Summer Skate at Navy Pier🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 12:00 PM - 9:30 PM📍 Navy Pier🔁 6 datesPrice not listed
• Summer Fireworks🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM📍 Navy Pier🔁 2 datesFree

Thursday, September 3

• Kids Book Club🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM📍 Roden🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• Story Time🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Canaryville🔁 2 datesFree
• 3D Printing for Kids🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Vodak-East Side🔁 5 datesFree
• Power Up Thursdays🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM📍 Merlo🔁 3 datesFree
• Story and Play Time🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Dunning🔁 4 datesFree
• Create Your Own Journal🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 BrainerdFree
• Nintendo Switch Games🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 UptownFree
• Preschool Story Time🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Vodak-East Side🔁 4 datesFree
• LEGO® Club🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM📍 McKinley ParkFree
• Crafternoon🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM📍 South ShoreFree
• Tales for Twos and Threes🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM📍 Mayfair🔁 5 datesFree
• Teen Zone🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Near North🔁 3 datesFree
• Courtyard Tales: A Special Story Time🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Obama Presidential CenterFree
• Baby and Toddler Story Time🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Near NorthFree · Registration required
• Film Screening: Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM📍 Gage ParkFree
• Film Screening: TRON: Ares (2025)🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Whitney M. Young, Jr.Free
• Teen Hangout🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 North Pulaski🔁 5 datesFree
• Teen Club🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM📍 Lincoln Park🔁 9 datesFree
• Tween YOUmedia Invasion🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Avalon🔁 2 datesFree
• Chicago Canvas Tote Bag🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 HallFree · Registration required
• Resistance Reading🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM📍 Woodson RegionalFree
• Young Parents Support Group🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM📍 Legler Regional🔁 3 datesFree
• Game Day🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Douglass🔁 5 datesFree
• Bilingual Story Time🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Portage-Cragin🔁 5 datesFree
• Family Story Time🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Chinatown🔁 3 datesFree
• Chess Club🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM📍 Blackstone🔁 5 datesFree
• LEGO® at the Library🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Albany Park🔁 4 datesFree
• Itty-Bitty Family Story Time🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Manning🔁 5 datesFree · Registration required
• 3D Printing 101 @ OPC!🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Obama Presidential CenterFree
• Chess on the Edge🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM📍 Edgewater🔁 3 datesFree
• Baby Lap-Sit Story Time🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Little Italy🔁 4 datesFree
• LEGO® and Games Club🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Lincoln Belmont🔁 2 datesFree
• Make Your Own Slime🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM📍 Jeffery ManorFree · Registration required
• 3D Printed Keychain Workshop🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM📍 North PulaskiFree · Registration required
• YOUmedia Takeover🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 2:45 PM - 4:45 PM📍 Wrightwood-Ashburn🔁 19 datesFree
• Maker Mania🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM📍 Austin🔁 2 datesFree
• Quinceañera Prep: PIZZA, PAINT, and PAPER FLOWERS🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Little VillageFree
• Seed Library🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM📍 Obama Presidential Center🔁 4 datesFree
• Teen Gaming: Nintendo Switch🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Little Italy🔁 2 datesFree
• Community Lovelines at White (Willye B.)🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 White (Willye B.) ParkFree · Registration required
• RiverLab: Thursday Evening Paddle Club at River🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 River Park🔁 2 dates$5
• Cuatro Mujeres: Nina Simone’s Four Women at South Shore🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM📍 South Shore Cultural Center/FieldhouseFree · Registration required
• Fiesta Mexicana: Interactive Family Show at Winnemac🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM📍 Winnemac ParkFree · Registration required
• Reclaimed Timber at River🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM📍 River ParkFree · Registration required
• Movies in the Parks at Hollywood🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 8:00 PM - 9:43 PM📍 Hollywood ParkFree · Registration required
• Movies in the Parks at Park No. 599🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 8:00 PM - 9:48 PM📍 Park No. 599Free · Registration required
• Movies in the Parks at Scottsdale🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 8:15 PM - 10:03 PM📍 Scottsdale ParkFree · Registration required
• Poetry Pop-up: Genetic Poetry🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Field MuseumIncluded w/ Admission
• “The Grown-Ups”🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · All day📍 Caldwell Woods Wellness CenterFree
• Tiny Tot Day🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center & PavilionFree
• Artist’s Flower Show: Pigments!🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM📍 Garfield Park Conservatory🔁 10 dates$5–$10
• Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM📍 Garfield Park Conservatory🔁 10 dates$5–$10
• Beekeeping Demonstrations🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Garfield Park Conservatory🔁 6 dates$5–$10
• Art Installation: Artists at the Pier 3🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM📍 Navy Pier🔁 29 datesFree
• Summer Skate at Navy Pier🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM📍 Navy Pier🔁 6 datesPrice not listed
• Skyline Sessions🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM📍 Ferrara Candy Wave Wall Stage🔁 2 datesFree

Friday, September 4

• Fall Preschool Story Time🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Little Italy🔁 4 datesFree
• Teen Chess Open Play🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM📍 Back of the Yards🔁 4 datesFree
• Teen Time🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Rogers Park🔁 9 datesFree
• Tiny Tots Story Time🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Chicago Lawn🔁 4 datesFree
• Teen Gaming🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM📍 North PulaskiFree
• Open Play Time🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 West Loop🔁 5 datesFree
• Audiobook & Craft Club: Mystery/Thriller🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Lincoln BelmontFree
• Little Learners Story Time🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 McKinley Park🔁 4 datesFree
• Multilingual Playgroup / 多语言游戏小活动🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM📍 Chinatown🔁 3 datesFree
• LEGO® Club🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM📍 Toman🔁 4 datesFree
• YOUmedia Takeover🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 2:45 PM - 4:45 PM📍 Wrightwood-Ashburn🔁 19 datesFree
• Film Screening: Uncle Buck (1989)🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM📍 South ChicagoFree
• Family Story Time🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Rogers Park🔁 3 datesFree
• Come, Stay, Play🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 South Chicago🔁 4 datesFree
• Preschool Play Group🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Logan Square🔁 3 datesFree
• Stay and Play🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Canaryville🔁 2 datesFree
• Drop-In Gaming Hours for Teens🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM📍 Chicago Bee🔁 5 datesFree
• Community Movie Night at Hamilton🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Hamilton (Alexander) ParkFree · Registration required
• Reclaimed Timber at Park No. 571🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM📍 Park No. 571Free · Registration required
• Movies in the Parks at Ellis🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 8:00 PM - 10:06 PM📍 Ellis (Samuel) ParkFree · Registration required
• Movies in the Parks at Wrightwood🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 8:00 PM - 9:41 PM📍 Wrightwood ParkFree · Registration required
• Movies in the Parks at Lake Shore🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 8:15 PM - 10:35 PM📍 Lake Shore ParkFree · Registration required
• Artist’s Flower Show: Pigments!🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM📍 Garfield Park Conservatory🔁 10 dates$5–$10
• Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM📍 Garfield Park Conservatory🔁 10 dates$5–$10
• Morning Glories🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM📍 Garfield Park Conservatory🔁 5 dates$5–$10
• Monday Night Blues Concert Series🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM📍 Tall Ship WindyPrice not listed
• Art Installation: Artists at the Pier 3🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM📍 Navy Pier🔁 29 datesFree
• Summer Skate at Navy Pier🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM📍 Navy Pier🔁 6 datesPrice not listed
• Live on the Lake🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 4:30 PM - 9:45 PM📍 Navy Pier Beer Garden🔁 4 datesFree
• Skyline Sessions🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM📍 Ferrara Candy Wave Wall Stage🔁 2 datesFree

Saturday, September 5

• Pizza Trivia🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM📍 Whitney M. Young, Jr.Free
• Little Builders Club🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM📍 South ChicagoFree
• Afternoon Crafts for Kids🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM📍 ScottsdaleFree
• Saturday Story Time🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM📍 RodenFree
• Family Art🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM📍 Legler RegionalFree
• LEGO® Club🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM📍 Douglass🔁 3 datesFree · Registration required
• Teen Craft Saturday🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 12:45 PM - 3:00 PM📍 AltgeldFree
• Saturday Open Play🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 KingFree
• Teen Film Screening: Dead Poets Society (1989)🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 2:00 PM - 4:15 PM📍 North PulaskiFree
• DIY: Lip Balm / Bálsamo Labial🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM📍 Sherman ParkFree · Registration required
• English Conversation Class for Beginners🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Northtown🔁 4 datesFree
• Tabletop Gaming Open Shop🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM📍 Sulzer Regional🔁 4 datesFree
• Dance Story Time with Tutu School Ballet🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM📍 Lincoln ParkFree · Registration required
• Film Screening: The Bad Guys (2022)🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Thurgood MarshallFree
• Nature Bookmarks🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Oriole ParkFree
• Bilingual Story Time🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM📍 Back of the Yards🔁 3 datesFree
• Reading Café🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM📍 Lozano🔁 3 datesFree
• Teen Craft n' Snack: Mosaic Tins🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM📍 McKinley ParkFree
• Go Run Chicago at Washington🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Washington (George) ParkFree · Registration required
• RiverLab: Birding Paddle at River🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 River Park🔁 2 dates$5
• IndigiFest: Celebrating Indigenous Culture at Grant🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM📍 Grant (Ulysses) ParkFree · Registration required
• Midnight Circus at Park No. 596🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM📍 Brighton Park Community Campus (Park No. 596)🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• Summer Soundwalks in the Park at Big Marsh🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Big Marsh ParkFree · Registration required
• Movies in the Parks at Brands🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 8:00 PM - 9:45 PM📍 Brands ParkFree · Registration required
• Movies in the Parks at Belmont Harbor🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 8:15 PM - 10:29 PM📍 Lincoln (Abraham) Park🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• Movies in the Parks at Franklin🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 8:15 PM - 10:03 PM📍 Franklin (Benjamin) ParkFree · Registration required
• Artist’s Flower Show: Pigments!🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM📍 Garfield Park Conservatory🔁 10 dates$5–$10
• Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM📍 Garfield Park Conservatory🔁 10 dates$5–$10
• Budding Botanist🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM📍 Garfield Park Conservatory🔁 4 dates$5–$10
• Art Installation: Artists at the Pier 3🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM📍 Navy Pier🔁 29 datesFree
• Summer Skate at Navy Pier🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM📍 Navy Pier🔁 6 datesPrice not listed
• Great American Lobster Fest🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 1:00 PM - 10:00 PM📍 Navy Pier Beer Garden🔁 2 datesFree
• Live on the Lake🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 4:30 PM - 9:45 PM📍 Navy Pier Beer Garden🔁 4 datesFree
• Wave Wall Wax🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM📍 Ferrara Candy Wave Wall StageFree
• Summer Fireworks🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM📍 Navy Pier🔁 2 datesFree

Sunday, September 6

• Film Screening: The Secret Life of Pets (2016)🕒 Sun, Sep 6 · 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM📍 ScottsdaleFree
• Chicago Laughter Yoga🕒 Sun, Sep 6 · 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM📍 Logan SquareFree · Registration required
• Dungeons & Dragons Club🕒 Sun, Sep 6 · 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM📍 Lincoln Belmont🔁 4 datesFree · Registration required
• Sensory Friendly Film Screening: Kung Fu Panda (2008)🕒 Sun, Sep 6 · 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM📍 Archer HeightsFree
• Film Screening: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)🕒 Sun, Sep 6 · 2:00 PM - 4:15 PM📍 Chicago LawnFree
• Film Screening: Wicked: For Good (2025)🕒 Sun, Sep 6 · 1:30 PM - 3:45 PM📍 KingFree
• Film Screening: Skyscraper (2018)🕒 Sun, Sep 6 · 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM📍 West Chicago AvenueFree
• Midnight Circus at Park No. 596🕒 Sun, Sep 6 · 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM📍 Brighton Park Community Campus (Park No. 596)🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• Artist’s Flower Show: Pigments!🕒 Sun, Sep 6 · 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM📍 Garfield Park Conservatory🔁 10 dates$5–$10
• Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature🕒 Sun, Sep 6 · 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM📍 Garfield Park Conservatory🔁 10 dates$5–$10
• Composting Demos🕒 Sun, Sep 6 · 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM📍 Garfield Park Conservatory🔁 3 dates$5–$10
• Wekfest Chicago🕒 Sun, Sep 6 · 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM📍 Festival HallPrice not listed
• Art Installation: Artists at the Pier 3🕒 Sun, Sep 6 · 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM📍 Navy Pier🔁 29 datesFree
• Summer Skate at Navy Pier🕒 Sun, Sep 6 · 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM📍 Navy Pier🔁 6 datesPrice not listed
• Great American Lobster Fest🕒 Sun, Sep 6 · 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM📍 Navy Pier Beer Garden🔁 2 datesFree
• Live on the Lake🕒 Sun, Sep 6 · 3:00 PM - 8:15 PM📍 Navy Pier Beer Garden🔁 4 datesFree

Monday, September 7

• Art Installation: Artists at the Pier 3🕒 Mon, Sep 7 · 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM📍 Navy Pier🔁 29 datesFree
• Summer Skate at Navy Pier🕒 Mon, Sep 7 · 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM📍 Navy Pier🔁 6 datesPrice not listed
• Live on the Lake🕒 Mon, Sep 7 · 1:20 PM - 8:00 PM📍 Navy Pier Beer Garden🔁 4 datesFree

Tuesday, September 8

• Family Craft Night🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM📍 RodenFree
• LEGO® Builders🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Woodson Regional🔁 4 datesFree
• Afterschool Science: Slime🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM📍 KingFree
• LEGO® at the Library🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM📍 Mayfair🔁 2 datesFree
• TikTok Tuesday🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM📍 Kelly🔁 2 datesFree
• LEGO® and More Club🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM📍 Harold Washington Library Center🔁 4 datesFree
• Tech Tuesday🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Sherman Park🔁 4 datesFree
• Make Something Awesome: Rock Art🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 South ChicagoFree
• LEGO® Club🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM📍 ManningFree
• Teen Time: Neurodiverse🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Rogers Park🔁 4 datesFree
• Mixed Media Making🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Portage-Cragin🔁 4 datesFree
• Baby Time🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Blackstone🔁 3 datesFree
• End of Summer Sand Art🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 DouglassFree
• Game Day🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM📍 Dunning🔁 2 datesFree
• Gamers' Zone: Teen Gaming🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM📍 King🔁 4 datesFree
• Little Readers Story Time🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Rogers Park🔁 3 datesFree
• STEAM Tuesdays🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM📍 Little Italy🔁 4 datesFree
• Creating Bird Houses🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM📍 Daley, Richard M.-W HumboldtFree · Registration required
• Recording Studio Certification for Teens🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM📍 MerloFree · Registration required
• Preschool Story Time🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Greater Grand Crossing🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• Story Time🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Beverly🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• Children's Craft Night: Junk Journals🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Whitney M. Young, Jr.Free
• Family Story Time🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Oriole ParkFree
• Baby and Toddler Story Time🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Vodak-East Side🔁 2 datesFree
• Tuesday Story Time🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Wrightwood-Ashburn🔁 4 datesFree
• Discovery Play🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM📍 Bucktown-Wicker Park🔁 2 datesFree
• Bilingual Story Time🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM📍 West Loop🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• 3D Printing🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM📍 Jefferson Park🔁 4 datesFree · Registration required
• Create and Decorate a Birdhouse🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM📍 Daley, Richard M.-W HumboldtFree · Registration required
• Teen Club🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM📍 Lincoln Park🔁 9 datesFree
• YOUmedia Open Shop🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM📍 Whitney M. Young, Jr.🔁 4 datesFree
• YOUmedia Takeover🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 2:45 PM - 4:45 PM📍 Wrightwood-Ashburn🔁 19 datesFree
• Tinker Tuesday🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM📍 Lincoln Belmont🔁 4 datesFree
• Teen Sewing Hour: Sleep Masks🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Gage ParkFree · Registration required
• Dolores Huerta, Latine and Labor Day Zines🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM📍 Uptown🔁 2 datesFree
• Make a Beaded Bracelet🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM📍 Jeffery ManorFree · Registration required
• Mad Science: Movie Science- Colored Fire🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 AvalonFree
• Teen Lit Night Unbound: Launch Party🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Woodson RegionalFree
• Learn and Create🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM📍 Little VillageFree · Registration required
• YOUmedia Studio Certification Training🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM📍 Chicago BeeFree · Registration required
• Teen Librarian Office Hours🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Chicago Bee🔁 4 datesFree
• Nature Oasis: Community Bonfire at Cole🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Cole (Nat King) ParkFree · Registration required
• Mexican Independence Day - Art & Dance at Morgan Pk SC🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM📍 Morgan Park Sports Center Park (Park No. 577)$12
• The Primary Experience: Chef Adrianne & Hannah Ferrier🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM📍 City CruisesPrice not listed
• Art Installation: Artists at the Pier 3🕒 Tue, Sep 8 · 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM📍 Navy Pier🔁 29 datesFree