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Nature Walks & Outdoors for Kids in Chicago & Suburbs

82 upcoming events · 70 free · 35 towns · updated daily

• Nature Club: Identifying Fall Birds Walk🕒 Thu, Sep 24 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Sulzer RegionalFree · Registration required
• Nature Journaling🕒 Thu, Sep 24 · 4:00pm - 5:00pm📍 OutdoorFree · Registration required
• Nature Explorers🕒 Thu, Sep 24 · 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Jewett Park PavillionFree · Registration required
• Nature’s Art Box🕒 Thu, Sep 24 · 10:30 AM📍 Little Red Schoolhouse Nature CenterFree
• Nature Art Studio (Grades K-4)🕒 Thu, Sep 24 · 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM📍 River Forest Public Library🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• Nature Play Day🕒 Fri, Sep 25 · 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center & PavilionFree
• Nature Hour🕒 Fri, Sep 25 · 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Off Site🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• RiverLab: Birding Paddle at River🕒 Sat, Sep 26 · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 River Park$5
• Nature Discovery Day🕒 Sat, Sep 26 · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Bevier ParkFree
• Bigfoot Trail Run 5K🕒 Sat, Sep 26 · 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM📍 The Wilds at Red Oak$35–$40
• Family Literacy in Nature🕒 Sat, Sep 26 · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Camp Kata KaniFree
• Ranger Discovery Hike🕒 Sat, Sep 26 · 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Greene Valley$5
• Music in Nature🕒 Sun, Sep 27 · 1:00 PM📍 Sagawau Environmental Learning CenterFree
• Nature Play🕒 Mon, Sep 28 · 9:30am - 10:30am📍 Skokie Public Library🔁 4 datesFree
• Symmetry – Garden Math 9/28/2026🕒 Mon, Sep 28 · 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM📍 Oak ParkPrice not listed
• Nature Oasis: Community Bonfire at Jensen🕒 Tue, Sep 29 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Jensen (Christ) ParkFree · Registration required
• Teaching Garden Workshop: Harvest Day🕒 Tue, Sep 29 · 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Barrington Area LibraryFree · Registration required
• Free Admission Day — Chicago Botanic Garden (Illinois Residents)🕒 Tue, Sep 29 · 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM📍 Chicago Botanic Garden🔁 3 datesFree · Registration required
• Garden Club🕒 Wed, Sep 30 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Woodson RegionalFree
• Nature Oasis: Community Bonfire at Altgeld🕒 Wed, Sep 30 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Altgeld (John) ParkFree · Registration required
• Free Admission Day — Chicago Botanic Garden (Illinois Residents)🕒 Thu, Oct 1 · 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM📍 Chicago Botanic Garden🔁 3 datesFree · 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
• Bartlett Nature Center Storytime🕒 Thu, Oct 1 · 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM📍 Off SiteFree · Registration required
• Homeschool Hangout: DuPage Birding Club (In-Person)🕒 Fri, Oct 2 · 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Carol Stream Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• Trick or Treat Trail🕒 Sat, Oct 3 · 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 RecPlexPrice not listed
• Nuts About Nature🕒 Sat, Oct 3 · 1:00 PM📍 Little Red Schoolhouse Nature CenterFree
• Listening to Nature🕒 Sat, Oct 3 · 1:00 PM📍 Sagawau Environmental Learning CenterFree
• Live Healthy, Discover Nature! Walk🕒 Sat, Oct 3 · 1:30 PM📍 Sand Ridge Nature CenterFree
• Nature Play Date🕒 Sat, Oct 3 · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Heller Nature CenterFree
• Drop-in Toddler Garden Hour at Union🕒 Mon, Oct 5 · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Union ParkFree · Registration required
• Nature Play🕒 Mon, Oct 5 · 9:30am - 10:30am📍 Skokie Public Library🔁 4 datesFree
• Hispanic Heritage Month Nature Art Studio🕒 Mon, Oct 5 · 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM📍 Crabtree Nature CenterFree
• Ratios – Garden Math 10/5/2026🕒 Mon, Oct 5 · 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM📍 Oak ParkPrice not listed
• Nature Oasis: Community Bonfire at Kosciuszko🕒 Tue, Oct 6 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Kosciuszko (Thadeuz) ParkFree · Registration required
• Teaching Garden Workshop: Chop and Drop🕒 Tue, Oct 6 · 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Barrington Area LibraryFree · Registration required
• Garden Day🕒 Tue, Oct 6 · 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Rolling KnollsFree
• Nature Oasis: Community Bonfire at Buena Circle🕒 Wed, Oct 7 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Buena Circle ParkFree · Registration required
• Nature Photography🕒 Thu, Oct 8 · 8:00 AM📍 Sauk Trail Woods-CentralFree
• Story Time Nature Walk at Crabtree Nature Center🕒 Fri, Oct 9 · 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Off SiteFree
• School’s Out Kids Club – Nature Explorers Day🕒 Fri, Oct 9 · 6:30 AM - 6:00 PM📍 Hunt Club Park Community CenterPrice not listed
• Nature Study Explorers🕒 Sat, Oct 10 · 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM📍 Kline Creek FarmFree
• Sunrise Hike🕒 Sun, Oct 11 · 5:45 AM📍 Little Red Schoolhouse Nature CenterFree
• Autumn Leaf Adventure – Lindberg Park Nature Walk – 10/11/2026🕒 Sun, Oct 11 · 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM📍 Oak ParkPrice not listed
• Nature Play🕒 Mon, Oct 12 · 9:30am - 10:30am📍 Skokie Public Library🔁 4 datesFree
• Free Admission Day — Chicago Botanic Garden (Illinois Residents)🕒 Mon, Oct 12 · 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM📍 Chicago Botanic Garden🔁 3 datesFree · Registration required
• Nature Oasis: Community Bonfire at Grand Crossing🕒 Tue, Oct 13 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Grand Crossing ParkFree · Registration required
• Not-so-Spooky Storytime with Crabtree Nature Center🕒 Tue, Oct 13 · 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM📍 Main LibraryFree · Registration required
• Sharing Wellness and Nature (SWAN)🕒 Tue, Oct 13 · All day📍 Lincoln Park Zoo🔁 10 datesFree
• StoryWalk® Can You Hug a Forest? Nature Walk🕒 Wed, Oct 14 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Panfish ParkFree · Registration required
• Nature Oasis: Community Bonfire at La Follette🕒 Wed, Oct 14 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 La Follette (Robert) ParkFree · Registration required
• Garden Helpers🕒 Wed, Oct 14 · 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM📍 Niles-Maine District LibraryFree · Registration required
• Everyone in Nature🕒 Wed, Oct 14 · 1:00 PM📍 Little Red Schoolhouse Nature CenterFree
• Stories at the Nature Center (Families)🕒 Wed, Oct 14 · 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Creek Bend Nature Center - 37W700 Dean St., St. CharlesFree
• Miss Jamie's Farm: Garden Friends!🕒 Wed, Oct 14 · 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Community RoomFree
• Lily Garden Storytime🕒 Wed, Oct 14 · 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM📍 Off SiteFree
• Sharing Wellness and Nature (SWAN)🕒 Wed, Oct 14 · All day📍 Lincoln Park Zoo🔁 10 datesFree
• Nature Thursdays ‘Skeletons from Trailside’s Collections’ Drop-In🕒 Thu, Oct 15 · 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM📍 Trailside Museum of Natural HistoryFree
• Nature Art Studio (Grades K-4)🕒 Thu, Oct 15 · 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM📍 River Forest Public Library🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• Sharing Wellness and Nature (SWAN)🕒 Thu, Oct 15 · All day📍 Lincoln Park Zoo🔁 10 datesFree
• Night of Nature Play🕒 Fri, Oct 16 · 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM📍 Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center & PavilionFree
• Nature Hour🕒 Fri, Oct 16 · 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Off Site🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• Pumpkin Night Hike for Families🕒 Fri, Oct 16 · 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM📍 Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center🔁 2 dates$10
• Sharing Wellness and Nature (SWAN)🕒 Fri, Oct 16 · All day📍 Lincoln Park Zoo🔁 10 datesFree
• Mud & More: Family Nature Play🕒 Sat, Oct 17 · 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM📍 Elk Grove Village Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• REACH Nature Navigators🕒 Sat, Oct 17 · 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM📍 Caldwell Woods Wellness CenterFree
• Fall Fest at Bartlett Nature Center🕒 Sat, Oct 17 · 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM📍 Bartlett Nature CenterPrice not listed
• Pumpkin Night Hike for Families🕒 Sat, Oct 17 · 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM📍 Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center🔁 2 dates$10
• Sharing Wellness and Nature (SWAN)🕒 Sat, Oct 17 · All day📍 Lincoln Park Zoo🔁 10 datesFree
• Halloween Zen Garden🕒 Sun, Oct 18 · 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM📍 Santori LibraryFree
• Sharing Wellness and Nature (SWAN)🕒 Sun, Oct 18 · All day📍 Lincoln Park Zoo🔁 10 datesFree
• Nature Play🕒 Mon, Oct 19 · 9:30am - 10:30am📍 Skokie Public Library🔁 4 datesFree
• On the Same Page: Make Garden Decorations Through Upcycling Metal Workshop🕒 Mon, Oct 19 · 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM📍 Bloomingdale Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• Sharing Wellness and Nature (SWAN)🕒 Mon, Oct 19 · All day📍 Lincoln Park Zoo🔁 10 datesFree
• Nature Oasis: Community Bonfire at Seward🕒 Tue, Oct 20 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Seward (William) ParkFree · Registration required
• Lansing Garden Club🕒 Tue, Oct 20 · 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM📍 Lansing Public LibraryFree
• Sharing Wellness and Nature (SWAN)🕒 Tue, Oct 20 · All day📍 Lincoln Park Zoo🔁 10 datesFree
• Nature Oasis: Community Bonfire at Palmisano🕒 Wed, Oct 21 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Palmisano (Henry) ParkFree · Registration required
• Sharing Wellness and Nature (SWAN)🕒 Wed, Oct 21 · All day📍 Lincoln Park Zoo🔁 10 datesFree
• Haciendo Flores Cempasúchil de Papel - Escuela Indian Trail🕒 Thu, Oct 22 · 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM📍 Indian Trail Elementary SchoolFree · Registration required
• Nature Club: Tree Identification Walk with Openlands🕒 Thu, Oct 22 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Sulzer RegionalFree · Registration required
• Sharing Wellness and Nature (SWAN)🕒 Thu, Oct 22 · All day📍 Lincoln Park Zoo🔁 10 datesFree
• Lantern-Lit Halloween Hike🕒 Fri, Oct 23 · 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM📍 St. James Farm$10