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Nature Walks & Outdoors for Kids in Chicago & Suburbs

48 upcoming events · 39 free · 23 towns · updated daily

• Pumpkin Smash: From Gourd to Garden🕒 Sat, Nov 7 · 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Frontier ParkPrice not listed
• Fall Tales on the Trail🕒 Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Off SiteFree · Registration required
• Nature Story Trail “Giving Thanks” by Chief Jake Swamp🕒 Sat, Nov 7 · All day📍 Trailside Museum of Natural HistoryFree
• Live Healthy, Discover Nature! Walk🕒 Sat, Nov 7 · 1:30 PM📍 Sand Ridge Nature CenterFree · Registration required
• BOOKED – Nature Birthday Party – Saturday November 7, 10:00am-12:00pm🕒 Sat, Nov 7 · 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center Main RoomPrice not listed
• Nature Play Date🕒 Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Heller Nature CenterFree
• Free - Pumpkin Smash @ Ron Ory Community Garden Plots🕒 Sat, Nov 7 · 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Naperville Park DistrictPrice not listed
• Nature Tot Workshop - Fall Mobile🕒 Sat, Nov 7 · 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM📍 Downers Grove Park District$15
• Brushwood: Chicago Botanic Garden Visit • Visita al Jardín Botánico con Brushwood🕒 Sat, Nov 7 · 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM📍 Highwood Library & Community CenterFree
• Sunrise Hike🕒 Sun, Nov 8 · 6:00 AM📍 Little Red Schoolhouse Nature CenterFree
• Nature Oasis: Community Bonfire at Ogden🕒 Mon, Nov 9 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Ogden (William) ParkFree · Registration required
• Free Admission Day — Chicago Botanic Garden (Illinois Residents)🕒 Mon, Nov 9 · 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM📍 Chicago Botanic Garden🔁 3 datesFree · Registration required
• Early Morning Fitness Walk in Nature at NPV🕒 Tue, Nov 10 · 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM📍 North Park Village Nature CenterFree · Registration required
• Nature Oasis: Community Bonfire at Brands🕒 Tue, Nov 10 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Brands ParkFree · Registration required
• Free Admission Day — Chicago Botanic Garden (Illinois Residents)🕒 Wed, Nov 11 · 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM📍 Chicago Botanic Garden🔁 3 datesFree · Registration required
• Everyone in Nature🕒 Wed, Nov 11 · 1:00 PM📍 Little Red Schoolhouse Nature CenterFree · Registration required
• Stories at the Nature Center (Families)🕒 Wed, Nov 11 · 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Creek Bend Nature Center - 37W700 Dean St., St. CharlesFree
• At Home with Nature Tour🕒 Wed, Nov 11 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Mayslake Peabody Estate🔁 3 dates$5
• Make Your Mark: Nature and Watercolor Painting🕒 Thu, Nov 12 · 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM📍 IndependenceFree
• Fairy Garden Pumpkins: A Floral Fantasy Workshop🕒 Thu, Nov 12 · 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM📍 Wrightwood-AshburnFree · Registration required
• Nature Oasis: Community Bonfire at Strohacker🕒 Thu, Nov 12 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Strohacker (Howard) ParkFree · Registration required
• Nature Art Studio (Grades K-4)🕒 Thu, Nov 12 · 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM📍 River Forest Public Library🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• Numbers in Nature🕒 Thu, Nov 12 · 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM📍 Plainfield Area Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• Preschool Nature Photography🕒 Fri, Nov 13 · 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM📍 Main LibraryFree · Registration required
• Toddle into Nature (Ages birth-18 months)🕒 Fri, Nov 13 · 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Children's ClassroomFree · Registration required
• Fall Nature Walk at Park No. 566 - USX🕒 Sat, Nov 14 · 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Chicago Park DistrictFree · Registration required
• Night Hike🕒 Sat, Nov 14 · 5:30 PM📍 Sagawau Environmental Learning CenterFree · Registration required
• Sumi-e: Japanese Nature Painting for Kids with Victoria Reeves🕒 Sat, Nov 14 · 1:00pm - 2:30pm📍 Friends of the Library Meeting RoomFree · Registration required
• Nature Detective🕒 Sun, Nov 15 · 1:30 PM📍 River Trail Nature CenterFree
• Young Journalists Club Presents: River Trail Nature Center🕒 Mon, Nov 16 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Youth Program RoomFree · Registration required
• Nature Oasis: Community Bonfire at Fosco🕒 Tue, Nov 17 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Fosco (Peter) ParkFree · Registration required
• Nature Oasis: Community Bonfire at Rutherford Sayre🕒 Wed, Nov 18 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Rutherford Sayre ParkFree · Registration required
• At Home with Nature Tour🕒 Wed, Nov 18 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Mayslake Peabody Estate🔁 3 dates$5
• Nature Oasis: Community Bonfire at Altgeld🕒 Thu, Nov 19 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Altgeld (John) ParkFree · Registration required
• Nature’s Art Box🕒 Thu, Nov 19 · 10:30 AM📍 Little Red Schoolhouse Nature CenterFree · Registration required
• Story Time Nature Walk at Crabtree Nature Center🕒 Fri, Nov 20 · 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Off SiteFree
• River Trail Nightlife: Owl Prowl🕒 Fri, Nov 20 · 5:00 PM📍 River Trail Nature CenterFree · Registration required
• Day Off: Nature Camp🕒 Mon, Nov 23 · 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM📍 Bartlett Nature CenterPrice not listed
• Nature Explorers: Super Squirrels🕒 Tue, Nov 24 · 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM📍 Cary Area Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• Gratitude Nature Walk🕒 Wed, Nov 25 · 11:00 AM📍 Little Red Schoolhouse Nature CenterFree
• At Home with Nature Tour🕒 Wed, Nov 25 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Mayslake Peabody Estate🔁 3 dates$5
• Annual Turkey Trot Hike🕒 Fri, Nov 27 · 1:30 PM📍 Trailside Museum of Natural HistoryFree · Registration required
• Holiday Refresh Hike🕒 Fri, Nov 27 · 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center$5
• Nature Oasis: Community Bonfire at Byrnes🕒 Mon, Nov 30 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Byrnes (Marian R.) ParkFree · Registration required
• Nature Oasis: Community Bonfire at Lake Shore🕒 Tue, Dec 1 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Lake Shore ParkFree · Registration required
• Nature Arts for Health🕒 Thu, Dec 3 · 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM📍 Caldwell Woods Wellness CenterFree · Registration required
• Nature Art Studio (Grades K-4)🕒 Thu, Dec 3 · 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM📍 River Forest Public Library🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• Free Admission Day — Chicago Botanic Garden (Illinois Residents)🕒 Mon, Dec 7 · 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM📍 Chicago Botanic Garden🔁 3 datesFree · Registration required