What free kids events are in Palatine, IL?

Palatine has 104 free upcoming kids and family events, including education and arts activities at local libraries and park districts. Updated daily.

What types of kids events are available in Palatine?

Palatine offers 45 education events, 40 arts events, 25 community events, 2 nature events, 2 sports events, 1 stem event. Events are sourced from Forest Preserve District of Cook County, GENERO-C.I.T.Y. Toy Shop, Palatine Park District, Palatine Public Library District, Schaumburg Township District Library.

Free Kids & Family Events in Palatine, IL

Kids & Family Events in Palatine, IL

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

Palatine has 115 upcoming kids and family events — 104 free — from 5 local sources: Forest Preserve District of Cook County, GENERO-C.I.T.Y. Toy Shop, Palatine Park District, Palatine Public Library District, Schaumburg Township District Library.

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Juneteenth in the Burbs Block Party — 2026-06-20 · 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM — Harper College: Kenneth and Catherine Ender Pavilion - 1200 W Algonquin Rd., Palatine, IL 60067 · Free

Forest Preserves of Cook County Tabling — 2026-05-27 · 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM — Main Library · Free

Oneness Move Tabling — 2026-05-27 · 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM — Main Library · Free

Hemming 101 — 2026-05-27 · 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM — Main Library · Free

Crafty Kits — 2026-05-28 — Main Library · Free

Baby Storytime — 2026-05-28 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM — Main Library · Free

Crafty Kids/Manualidades Para Niños - Rand Road — 2026-05-28 · 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM — Rand Road Branch · Free

Crafty Kids - North Hoffman — 2026-05-28 · 11:00 AM - 6:30 PM — North Hoffman Branch · Free

Oneness Move Tabling — 2026-05-28 · 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM — Main Library · Free

Storytime at Palatine Park District — 2026-05-28 · 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM — In the Community · Free

Ice Cream Social — 2026-05-30 · 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM — Main Library · Free

Summer Storytime and Nature Walk — 2026-06-01 · 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM — Main Library · Free

Ukrainian Storytime / Казки українською — 2026-06-01 · 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM — Rand Road Branch · Free

Summer Storytime and Nature Walk — 2026-06-02 · 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM — Main Library · Free

Baby Storytime — 2026-06-04 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM — Main Library · Free

Crafty Kids/Manualidades Para Niños - Rand Road — 2026-06-04 · 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM — Rand Road Branch · Free

Crafty Kids - North Hoffman — 2026-06-04 · 11:00 AM - 6:30 PM — North Hoffman Branch · Free

Toddler Storytime — 2026-06-05 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM — Main Library · Free

Sword Fighting Workshop — 2026-06-05 · 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM — Main Library · Free

Build, Share, Explore: 5-Year Open House — 2026-06-06 · 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM — Main Library · Free

Pressed Flower Bookmarks — 2026-06-06 · 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM — Main Library · Free

Summer Reading Kick-off Party — 2026-06-06 · 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM — Main Library · Free

Miss Jamie's Garden Friends — 2026-06-06 · 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM — Main Library · Free

Toddler Storytime — 2026-06-08 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM — Main Library · Free

Branching Out: Punch Needle Crafting — 2026-06-08 · 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM — North Hoffman Branch · Free

Fine Motor Mondays — 2026-06-08 · 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM — Main Library · Free

Teen & Tween Service Project: Art Gallery Jumpstart — 2026-06-08 · 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM — Main Library · Free

Zine Art Lab — 2026-06-08 · 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM — Main Library · Free

Safe Families For Children Tabling — 2026-06-09 · 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM — Main Library · Free

Baby Storytime — 2026-06-11 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM — Main Library · Free

Crafty Kids/Manualidades Para Niños - Rand Road — 2026-06-11 · 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM — Rand Road Branch · Free

Crafty Kids - North Hoffman — 2026-06-11 · 11:00 AM - 6:30 PM — North Hoffman Branch · Free

Teen 'Zines — 2026-06-11 · 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM — Main Library · Free

Stories at Hoffman Estates Park District - Willow Park — 2026-06-12 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM — In the Community · Free

Laser Activity: Acrylic Keychains — 2026-06-12 · 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM — Main Library · Free

Crafty Kids — 2026-06-13 · 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM — Main Library · Free

Toddler Storytime — 2026-06-15 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM — Main Library · Free

Crochet Granny Squares — 2026-06-15 · 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM — Main Library · Free

Storywalk® — 2026-06-16 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM — In the Community · Free

Chess Club for Kids — 2026-06-16 · 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM — Main Library · Free

Make Waves for Water Safety! — 2026-06-17 · 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM — Main Library · Free

Granny Square Open Hours — 2026-06-17 · 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM — Main Library · Free

Baby Sensory Play — 2026-06-18 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM — Main Library · Free

Crafty Kids/Manualidades Para Niños - Rand Road — 2026-06-18 · 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM — Rand Road Branch · Free

Crafty Kids - North Hoffman — 2026-06-18 · 11:00 AM - 6:30 PM — North Hoffman Branch · Free

Pinch Pot Planters — 2026-06-18 · 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM — Main Library · Free

Storytime with Animals — 2026-06-18 · 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM — North Hoffman Branch · Free

Zine Open Hours — 2026-06-18 · 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM — Main Library · Free

Crafty Kids — 2026-06-20 · 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM — Main Library · Free

Spanish Storytime and Craft - Cuentacuentos y Manualidad en Español — 2026-06-20 · 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM — Main Library · Free

Teen & Tween Service Project: Snack Kits for JOURNEYS The Road Home — 2026-06-20 · 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM — Main Library · Free

Toddler Storytime — 2026-06-22 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM — Main Library · Free

Book Binding — 2026-06-22 · 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM — Main Library · Free

Wiggly Worms, Snails and Slugs — 2026-06-22 · 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM — Main Library · Free

Seed Science Explorers — 2026-06-23 · 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM — Main Library · Free

La Loteria / La Lotería — 2026-06-23 · 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM — Rand Road Branch · Free

Representative Nabeela Syed Office Hours — 2026-06-23 · 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM — Main Library · Free

Stories at Salt Creek Park District - Grealish Park Pavillion — 2026-06-24 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM — In the Community · Free

Baby Storytime — 2026-06-25 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM — Main Library · Free

Crafty Kids/Manualidades Para Niños - Rand Road — 2026-06-25 · 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM — Rand Road Branch · Free

Teen & Tween Service Project: Toys for Furry Friends — 2026-06-25 · 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM — Main Library · Free

Crafty Kids - North Hoffman — 2026-06-25 · 11:00 AM - 6:30 PM — North Hoffman Branch · Free

Dinosaur Ranger Academy / Academia de Guardabosques de Dinosaurios — 2026-06-25 · 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM — Rand Road Branch · Free

World Cup Taste Test — 2026-06-25 · 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM — Main Library · Free

Stomp, Wiggle, Clap and Dance — 2026-06-26 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM — Main Library · Free

Getting Crafty: Watercolor 3-D Framed Art — 2026-06-26 · 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM — Main Library · Free

Camping 101 — 2026-06-25 · 5:30 PM — Camp Reinberg · Free

Evening Storytime in Maple Park — 2026-05-28 · 6:30pm - 7:30pm — Maple Park · Free

Mutts & Music — 2026-05-28 · 6:30pm - 8:00pm — Towne Square · Free

Oh the Places You’ll Dance! — 2026-05-30 · 10:00am - 11:00am — Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center · Free

Instructional Fishing Clinic — 2026-06-05 · 5:30pm - 6:30pm — Plum Grove Reservoir · Free

Billy Elton — 2026-06-05 · 7:30pm - 9:00pm — Fred P. Hall Amphitheater · Free

Fishing Derby — 2026-06-06 · 8:00am - 11:00am — Plum Grove Reservoir · Free

Palatine Concert Band — 2026-06-10 · 7:30pm - 8:30pm — Fred P. Hall Amphitheater · Free

Anchors Away — 2026-06-12 · 7:30pm - 9:00pm — Fred P. Hall Amphitheater · Free

Mobile Museums of Tolerance — 2026-06-15 · 10:00am - 6:00pm — Community Center · Free

Storytime in Hamilton Park — 2026-06-16 · 10:00am - 11:00am — Tom T. Hamilton Reservoir · Free

Mobile Museums of Tolerance — 2026-06-16 · 10:00am - 6:00pm — Community Center · Free

Jason Kollum — 2026-06-16 · 12:00pm - 1:00pm — Fred P. Hall Amphitheater · Free

Mobile Museums of Tolerance — 2026-06-17 · 10:00am - 6:00pm — Community Center · Free

Mobile Museums of Tolerance — 2026-06-18 · 10:00am - 6:00pm — Community Center · Free

County Line String Band — 2026-06-18 · 6:30pm - 7:30pm — Towne Square · Free

Mobile Museums of Tolerance — 2026-06-19 · 10:00am - 6:00pm — Community Center · Free

American English — 2026-06-19 · 7:30pm - 9:00pm — Fred P. Hall Amphitheater · Free

Lucky Duck Derby — 2026-06-20 · 5:00pm - 6:00pm — Family Aquatic Center · Free

TropiCool Pool Party — 2026-06-20 · 6:00pm - 8:00pm — Family Aquatic Center · Free

Pop-In & Play — 2026-06-23 · 5:30pm - 7:00pm — Meadowlark Park · Free

Palatine Concert Band — 2026-06-24 · 7:30pm - 8:30pm — Fred P. Hall Amphitheater · Free

Outdoor Movie Night: Zootopia 2 — 2026-06-25 · 7:30pm - 9:00pm — Fred P. Hall Amphitheater · Free

Feel Good Party Band — 2026-06-26 · 7:30pm - 9:00pm — Fred P. Hall Amphitheater · Free

Story Time — 2026-05-27 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM — GENEROC.I.T.Y. Toy Shop · Free

Hang Out with High Schoolers (Tweens) — 2026-05-28 · 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM — GENEROC.I.T.Y. Toy Shop · Free

Motor Speech Practice — 2026-05-29 · 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM — GENEROC.I.T.Y. Toy Shop · $25/class

Build & Play Club: 10-13 Years Old — 2026-05-30 · 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM — GENEROC.I.T.Y. Toy Shop · $25/class

Hang Out with High Schoolers (School-Aged Kids) — 2026-06-02 · 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM — GENEROC.I.T.Y. Toy Shop · Free

Story Time — 2026-06-03 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM — GENEROC.I.T.Y. Toy Shop · Free

Hang Out with High Schoolers (Tweens) — 2026-06-04 · 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM — GENEROC.I.T.Y. Toy Shop · Free

Motor Speech Practice — 2026-06-05 · 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM — GENEROC.I.T.Y. Toy Shop · $25/class

Story Time — 2026-06-06 · 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM — GENEROC.I.T.Y. Toy Shop · Free

Build & Play Club: 10-13 Years Old — 2026-06-06 · 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM — GENEROC.I.T.Y. Toy Shop · $25/class

Hang Out with High Schoolers (School-Aged Kids) — 2026-06-09 · 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM — GENEROC.I.T.Y. Toy Shop · Free

Sensory Snacks — 2026-06-09 · 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM — GENEROC.I.T.Y. Toy Shop · $25/class

Hang Out with High Schoolers (Tweens) — 2026-06-11 · 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM — GENEROC.I.T.Y. Toy Shop · Free

Motor Speech Practice — 2026-06-12 · 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM — GENEROC.I.T.Y. Toy Shop · $25/class

Story Time — 2026-06-13 · 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM — GENEROC.I.T.Y. Toy Shop · Free

Build & Play Club: 10-13 Years Old — 2026-06-13 · 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM — GENEROC.I.T.Y. Toy Shop · $25/class

Hang Out with High Schoolers (School-Aged Kids) — 2026-06-16 · 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM — GENEROC.I.T.Y. Toy Shop · Free

Sensory Snacks — 2026-06-16 · 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM — GENEROC.I.T.Y. Toy Shop · $25/class

Hang Out with High Schoolers (Tweens) — 2026-06-18 · 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM — GENEROC.I.T.Y. Toy Shop · Free

Hang Out with High Schoolers (School-Aged Kids) — 2026-06-23 · 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM — GENEROC.I.T.Y. Toy Shop · Free

Sensory Snacks — 2026-06-23 · 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM — GENEROC.I.T.Y. Toy Shop · $25/class

Hang Out with High Schoolers (Tweens) — 2026-06-25 · 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM — GENEROC.I.T.Y. Toy Shop · Free

Motor Speech Practice — 2026-06-26 · 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM — GENEROC.I.T.Y. Toy Shop · $25/class

Story Time — 2026-06-27 · 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM — GENEROC.I.T.Y. Toy Shop · Free

Build & Play Club: 10-13 Years Old — 2026-06-27 · 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM — GENEROC.I.T.Y. Toy Shop · $25/class

Event sources for Palatine:

Forest Preserve District of Cook County
GENERO-C.I.T.Y. Toy Shop
Palatine Park District
Palatine Public Library District
Schaumburg Township District Library

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