What free kids events are in Downers Grove, IL?

Downers Grove has 86 free upcoming kids and family events, including education and community activities at local libraries and park districts. Updated daily.

What types of kids events are available in Downers Grove?

Downers Grove offers 28 education events, 24 community events, 23 arts events, 6 nature events, 5 stem events. Events are sourced from Downers Grove Park District, Downers Grove Public Library, Kidlist.

Where can I find kids events in Downers Grove this week?

KiddoChicago lists all upcoming kids events in Downers Grove from Downers Grove Park District, Downers Grove Public Library, Kidlist. Visit kiddochicago.com/events/downers-grove for the full list, or use the interactive map at kiddochicago.com to filter by age, date, and location.

Free Kids & Family Events in Downers Grove, IL

Kids & Family Events in Downers Grove, IL

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

Downers Grove has 86 upcoming kids and family events — 86 free — from 3 local sources: Downers Grove Park District, Downers Grove Public Library, Kidlist.

Browse education, community, arts, nature, and more — or use the interactive map to filter by age, date, and distance from your location.

Education (28)Community (24)Arts (23)Nature (6)STEM (5)

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Drop-In Craft: Caterpillars — 2026-04-23 · 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Earth Week Volunteer Day — 2026-04-25 · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM — McCollum Park · Free

3D Printed: Keychain — 2026-04-23 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

VIRTUAL- The You In the Mirror with partner NAMI DuPage — 2026-04-23 · 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Teen Maker Kits — 2026-04-24 — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Weekend Storytime — 2026-04-25 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Bath Bombs & Candles — 2026-04-25 · 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Star Wars Scavenger Hunt — 2026-04-27 — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Spring Babies — 2026-04-27 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Make & Create — 2026-04-27 · 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

PICKUP PROGRAM: Cork Crab Photo Holder — 2026-04-28 — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

The Journey Back: A VR Experience for Teens — 2026-04-29 · 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

The Journey Back: A VR Experience for Teens — 2026-04-30 · 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

We the People: A Portrait Gallery of Downers Grove — 2026-05-01 — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Teen Maker Kits — 2026-05-01 — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Numbers and Colors and Shapes, Oh My! — 2026-05-01 · 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Weekend Storytime — 2026-05-02 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

The Journey Back: A VR Experience for Teens — 2026-05-02 · 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Pokemon Fun — 2026-05-02 · 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Star Wars Scavenger Hunt — 2026-05-04 — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Bugs — 2026-05-04 · 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Mini Mad Scientists - Structures & Engineering — 2026-05-04 · 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Make & Create — 2026-05-04 · 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

AP Study Support — 2026-05-04 · 3:00 PM - 8:45 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

The Journey Back: A VR Experience for Teens — 2026-05-04 · 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Picnics — 2026-05-05 · 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

AP Study Support — 2026-05-05 · 3:00 PM - 8:45 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

The Journey Back: A VR Experience for Teens — 2026-05-05 · 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Frogtastic Fun — 2026-05-06 · 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

AP Study Support — 2026-05-06 · 3:00 PM - 8:45 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Teen Book Discussion: The Light in Hidden Places — 2026-05-06 · 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Backyard Animals — 2026-05-07 · 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Jewish Celebration Storytime — 2026-05-07 · 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

AP Study Support — 2026-05-07 · 3:00 PM - 8:45 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

The Journey Back: A VR Experience for Teens — 2026-05-07 · 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Family Lego Build — 2026-05-07 · 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Teen Maker Kits — 2026-05-08 — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

AP Study Support — 2026-05-08 · 3:00 PM - 8:45 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Mini Mad Scientists - Structures & Engineering — 2026-05-08 · 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Weekend Storytime — 2026-05-09 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

AP Study Support — 2026-05-09 · 1:00 PM - 4:45 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

AP Study Support — 2026-05-10 · 1:00 PM - 4:45 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Prop Story Fun — 2026-05-11 · 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Make & Create — 2026-05-11 · 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

AP Study Support — 2026-05-11 · 3:00 PM - 8:45 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Quick Quest Teen D&D: Where Bear — 2026-05-11 · 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Pant-astic Hemming — 2026-05-11 · 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Holocaust Booktalks — 2026-05-11 · 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Colors — 2026-05-12 · 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

AP Study Support — 2026-05-12 · 3:00 PM - 8:45 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Things That Fly — 2026-05-13 · 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Teen Central Snacks & Studying — 2026-05-13 · 3:00 PM - 8:45 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Summer Reading Club Volunteers — 2026-05-13 · 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Farm — 2026-05-14 · 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Knit Happens: Knitting & Crochet Group — 2026-05-14 · 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Playdough Fun — 2026-05-14 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Americans and the Holocaust — 2026-05-14 · 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Teen Central Snacks & Studying — 2026-05-14 · 3:00 PM - 8:45 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Button Making — 2026-05-14 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Read to the Dogs — 2026-05-14 · 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Teen Maker Kits — 2026-05-15 — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Spanish Storytime — 2026-05-15 · 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Teen Central Snacks & Studying — 2026-05-15 · 3:00 PM - 8:45 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Food and Toiletry Drive — 2026-05-16 — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Weekend Storytime — 2026-05-16 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

DGPL Pathfinder: Inheritor's Rite — 2026-05-16 · 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Guitar Pedal Petting Zoo — 2026-05-16 · 12:00 PM - 4:30 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Teen Central Snacks & Studying — 2026-05-16 · 1:00 PM - 4:45 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Summer Reading Club Volunteers — 2026-05-16 · 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Bedazzled Book Covers — 2026-05-16 · 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Food and Toiletry Drive — 2026-05-17 — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Guitar Pedal Petting Zoo — 2026-05-17 · 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Teen Central Snacks & Studying — 2026-05-17 · 1:00 PM - 4:45 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Hats — 2026-05-18 · 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Make & Create — 2026-05-18 · 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Teen Central Snacks & Studying — 2026-05-18 · 3:00 PM - 8:45 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Ocean — 2026-05-19 · 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Teen Central Snacks & Studying — 2026-05-19 · 3:00 PM - 8:45 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Teen Table Talk — 2026-05-19 · 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Beep Beep — 2026-05-20 · 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Teen Central Snacks & Studying — 2026-05-20 · 3:00 PM - 8:45 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Animal Explorations — 2026-05-20 · 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Super Silly Storytime! — 2026-05-21 · 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Teen Maker Kits — 2026-05-22 — Downers Grove Public Library · Free

Arbor Day Seedling Giveaway — 2026-04-24 · 8:00 AM — Downers Grove Park District · Free

Emerald City Parent/Child Dance — 2026-04-25 · 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM — Downers Grove Park District · Free

Event sources for Downers Grove:

Downers Grove Park District
Downers Grove Public Library
Kidlist

Events are scraped daily from public library and park district calendars. KiddoChicago is not affiliated with any listed organization.