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Animals, Farms & Zoos for Kids in Chicago & Suburbs

52 upcoming events · 47 free · 34 towns · updated daily

• Dave DiNaso's Traveling World of Reptiles🕒 Wed, Sep 23 · 7:00pm - 8:15pm📍 Meeting Room 1Free · Registration required
• Beaded Animal Keychains (grades 6-12)🕒 Wed, Sep 23 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Itasca Community LibraryFree · Registration required
• Miss Jamie's Farm (Families)🕒 Wed, Sep 23 · 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Crete Public Library DistrictFree · Registration required
• Animal Investigators Junior: Prairie Dogs🕒 Thu, Sep 24 · 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM📍 Mount Prospect Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• Animal Painting🕒 Thu, Sep 24 · 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM📍 Daley, Richard M.-W HumboldtFree · Registration required
• Animal Canvas Painting🕒 Thu, Sep 24 · 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM📍 Daley, Richard M.-W HumboldtFree · Registration required
• Reptile Rodeo🕒 Fri, Sep 25 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 North Riverside Public LibraryFree
• Stuffed Animal Sleepover - Drop Off🕒 Fri, Sep 25 · All day📍 Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library DistrictFree · Registration required
• Off-Site Storytime at Elawa Farm🕒 Sat, Sep 26 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM📍 Offsite EventsFree
• CLC Urban Farm Center🕒 Sat, Sep 26 · 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM📍 Waukegan Public LibraryFree
• Fall Sales at Historic Wagner Farm!🕒 Sat, Sep 26 · 9:00 AM - 5:00 AM📍 Historic Wagner FarmSa/Su Wagon Rides: $4/person (2 & under free)
• Randall Oaks Zoo: Zooperheroes🕒 Sat, Sep 26 · 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM📍 Cary Area Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• Animal Tales at Big Marsh🕒 Tue, Sep 29 · 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Big Marsh ParkFree
• Awesome Animals: Jellyfish (& Jelly Beans)🕒 Tue, Sep 29 · 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM📍 Park Ridge Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• Trees of the Midwest Walk at Middlefork Farm Nature Preserve🕒 Thu, Oct 1 · 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Offsite EventsFree · Registration required
• Sandy Oaks Farm Market Story Time🕒 Thu, Oct 1 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM📍 Off SiteFree · Registration required
• Teen Escape Room: Animal Crossing🕒 Thu, Oct 1 · 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM📍 Crest HillFree · Registration required
• World Farm Animal Day Cow Portraits🕒 Fri, Oct 2 · 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM📍 DouglassFree
• World Animal Day🕒 Sat, Oct 3 · 11:00 AM📍 Crabtree Nature CenterFree
• Animal Enrichment Studio🕒 Sat, Oct 3 · 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM📍 Trailside Museum of Natural HistoryFree
• Storytime With the Animals of Fullersburg🕒 Mon, Oct 5 · 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM📍 Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center$5
• Stuffed Animal Sleepover: Drop Off🕒 Tue, Oct 6 · 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM📍 Nichols LibraryFree
• Crosstown Exotics: Traveling Reptile & Bug Show🕒 Tue, Oct 6 · 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Flossmoor Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• Stuffed Animal Sleepover: Pick Up🕒 Wed, Oct 7 · 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM📍 Nichols LibraryFree
• Animal Families🕒 Wed, Oct 7 · 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM📍 Saeli Community RoomPrice not listed
• Art Adventures: Animals Hiding in a Tree🕒 Thu, Oct 8 · 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM📍 Central LibraryFree · Registration required
• Bats & Other Misunderstood Animals with Incredible Bats (all ages w/ adult)🕒 Sat, Oct 10 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Glenview Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• Flying Fox LIVE Animal Show🕒 Sat, Oct 10 · 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM📍 Winfield LibraryFree · Registration required
• Beginner Clay-Animal Scuplting🕒 Mon, Oct 12 · 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM📍 Zion-Benton Public Library DistrictFree · Registration required
• Art Workshop - Halloween Animals🕒 Mon, Oct 12 · 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM📍 Homer Township Public Library DistrictFree · Registration required
• Cartooning with Mark Anderson - Halloween Animals🕒 Wed, Oct 14 · 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM📍 Elk Grove Village Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• Animal Investigators Junior: Jellyfish🕒 Wed, Oct 14 · 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM📍 Mount Prospect Public Library🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• Miss Jamie's Farm: Garden Friends!🕒 Wed, Oct 14 · 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Community RoomFree
• Animal Adventures: Stories & Facts - Bats!🕒 Wed, Oct 14 · 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM📍 Crest HillFree · Registration required
• Wine & Canvas at the Farm🕒 Wed, Oct 14 · 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM📍 Blackberry Farm$22–$33
• Reptile Rodeo🕒 Fri, Oct 16 · 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 95th Street LibraryFree
• Animal Keychains (Gr. K – 8)🕒 Fri, Oct 16 · 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM📍 Barrington Area LibraryFree
• Family Field Trip to Brookfield Zoo🕒 Sat, Oct 17 · 9:15 AM - 3:30 PM📍 Budlong WoodsFree · Registration required
• Animal Enrichment Studio for Teens🕒 Sat, Oct 17 · 11:00 AM📍 Crabtree Nature CenterFree
• Bonner Farm🕒 Sat, Oct 17 · 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM📍 Bonner FarmPrice not listed
• Spooky Zoo🕒 Sat, Oct 17 · All day📍 Lincoln Park ZooFree
• Animal Investigators Junior: Jellyfish🕒 Mon, Oct 19 · 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM📍 Mount Prospect Public Library🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• Animal Investigators: Jellyfish🕒 Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Mount Prospect Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• Unspoken: Animal Communication🕒 Mon, Oct 19 · 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM📍 Itasca Community LibraryFree · Registration required
• Reptile Awareness Day🕒 Tue, Oct 20 · 11:00 AM📍 Crabtree Nature CenterFree
• Animal Explorations🕒 Wed, Oct 21 · 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM📍 Downers Grove Public Library🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• Read to Dogs with Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy🕒 Wed, Oct 21 · 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM📍 Main LibraryFree · Registration required
• Creepy Halloween Animals🕒 Wed, Oct 21 · 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM📍 Wood Dale Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• Animal Explorations🕒 Thu, Oct 22 · 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM📍 Downers Grove Public Library🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• Animals Around the World🕒 Thu, Oct 22 · 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Vernon Area Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• Reptile Rodeo🕒 Fri, Oct 23 · 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Nichols LibraryFree
• Storytime at Rosewood Farm in Sugar Grove (Drop In)🕒 Fri, Oct 23 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM📍 Off SiteFree