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Nature Walks & Outdoors for Kids in Chicago & Suburbs

65 upcoming events · 49 free · 25 towns · updated daily

• Nature Center Story Time: Pollinator Plants🕒 Sat, Aug 8 · 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Off SiteFree
• Trailside Resonance: Listening to Nature🕒 Sat, Aug 8 · 10:00 AM📍 Trailside Museum of Natural HistoryFree
• Beetle Mania - Free Nature Discovery Days🕒 Sat, Aug 8 · 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM📍 Naperville Park DistrictPrice not listed
• Tiny Dino Garden🕒 Sat, Aug 8 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 OswegoPrice not listed
• Nature Study Explorers🕒 Sat, Aug 8 · 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM📍 Kline Creek FarmFree
• Sunrise Hike🕒 Sun, Aug 9 · 5:15 AM📍 Little Red Schoolhouse Nature CenterFree
• Nature Play🕒 Mon, Aug 10 · 9:30am - 10:30am📍 Skokie Public Library🔁 4 datesFree
• Nature's Superheroes🕒 Mon, Aug 10 · 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM📍 Main LibraryFree · Registration required
• Teaching Garden Workshop: Putting in a Fall Garden🕒 Tue, Aug 11 · 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Barrington Area LibraryFree · Registration required
• Story Time Nature Walk at Crabtree Nature Center🕒 Tue, Aug 11 · 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Off SiteFree
• Garden Club🕒 Wed, Aug 12 · 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM📍 Woodson Regional🔁 3 datesFree
• Nature Play Workshop with Families Together Nursery School🕒 Wed, Aug 12 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 EdgewaterFree · Registration required
• Craft a Garden🕒 Wed, Aug 12 · 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM📍 Fremont Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• Everyone in Nature🕒 Wed, Aug 12 · 1:00 PM📍 Little Red Schoolhouse Nature CenterFree
• Stories at the Nature Center (Families)🕒 Wed, Aug 12 · 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Creek Bend Nature Center - 37W700 Dean St., St. CharlesFree
• Discovery Garden Exploration Time🕒 Thu, Aug 13 · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Oak Park🔁 3 datesPrice not listed
• Odd By Nature🕒 Thu, Aug 13 · 10:30am - 11:30am📍 Community RoomFree · Registration required
• Accessible Birding🕒 Thu, Aug 13 · 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM📍 Visitors CenterPrice not listed
• Garden Mandala Making🕒 Thu, Aug 13 · 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM📍 Education CenterPrice not listed
• Pre-K Nature Play🕒 Thu, Aug 13 · 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Fullersburg Woods nature Education Center$5
• Nature Crafting🕒 Fri, Aug 14 · 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM📍 Main LibraryFree · Registration required
• Storytime in the Garden (Ages 0-6)🕒 Fri, Aug 14 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM📍 River Forest Public LibraryFree
• History Hike🕒 Fri, Aug 14 · 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Visitors CenterPrice not listed
• Family Evening Hike🕒 Fri, Aug 14 · 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM📍 Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center🔁 2 dates$10
• RiverLab: Birding Paddle at Marquette🕒 Sat, Aug 15 · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Marquette (Jacques) Park$5
• Drop-in Butterfly Garden Sensory Walk🕒 Sat, Aug 15 · 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Plainfield Area Public LibraryFree
• Nature Play🕒 Mon, Aug 17 · 9:30am - 10:30am📍 Skokie Public Library🔁 4 datesFree
• Hide and Seek: Nature’s Hidden Gems at Ken-Well🕒 Tue, Aug 18 · 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM📍 Ken-Well ParkFree · Registration required
• Teaching Garden Workshop: Gifts from the Garden🕒 Tue, Aug 18 · 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Barrington Area LibraryFree · Registration required
• Nature Telling🕒 Tue, Aug 18 · 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM📍 Wheaton Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• Garden Club🕒 Wed, Aug 19 · 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM📍 Woodson Regional🔁 3 datesFree
• Story Time in the Garden and Outdoor Play🕒 Wed, Aug 19 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 DouglassFree
• Nature Collage🕒 Wed, Aug 19 · 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM📍 Jeffery ManorFree · Registration required
• Make with Me: Garden Flags🕒 Wed, Aug 19 · 6:30pm - 7:30pm📍 MakeryFree · Registration required
• Hide and Seek: Nature's Hidden Gems at Wilson (Frank J.)🕒 Thu, Aug 20 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Wilson (Frank J.) ParkFree · Registration required
• Thursdays in Nature: Geology – Can you dig it?🕒 Thu, Aug 20 · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Trailside Museum of Natural HistoryFree
• Nature Arts for Health: Nature Journal Making🕒 Thu, Aug 20 · 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM📍 Caldwell Woods Wellness CenterFree
• Discovery Garden Exploration Time🕒 Thu, Aug 20 · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Oak Park🔁 3 datesPrice not listed
• Garden Yoga🕒 Thu, Aug 20 · 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM📍 Crest HillFree · Registration required
• Nature Skate Day🕒 Fri, Aug 21 · 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM📍 Dan Ryan Woods-EastFree
• Nature Walk with Brushwood • Caminata por la Naturaleza con Brushwood🕒 Fri, Aug 21 · 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM📍 Highwood Library & Community CenterFree
• CCC at Fullersburg: A Guided History Hike🕒 Sat, Aug 22 · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center$10
• Nature Play🕒 Mon, Aug 24 · 9:30am - 10:30am📍 Skokie Public Library🔁 4 datesFree
• Nature Oasis: Community Bonfire at Washtenaw🕒 Tue, Aug 25 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Washtenaw ParkFree · Registration required
• Morning Garden Story Time + Craft🕒 Tue, Aug 25 · 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM📍 Barrington Area LibraryFree
• Teaching Garden Workshop: Rocking Painting🕒 Tue, Aug 25 · 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Barrington Area LibraryFree · Registration required
• Garden to Glass: Sips and Small Plates🕒 Wed, Aug 26 · 6-8 p.m.📍 Heritage Farm at Spring ValleyPrice not listed
• Nature Club: Crystals, Gems and Geodes🕒 Thu, Aug 27 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Sulzer RegionalFree · Registration required
• Digital Detox in the Garden🕒 Thu, Aug 27 · 10:00 AM📍 Caldwell Woods Wellness CenterFree
• Nature’s Art Box🕒 Thu, Aug 27 · 10:30 AM📍 Little Red Schoolhouse Nature CenterFree
• Discovery Garden Exploration Time🕒 Thu, Aug 27 · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Oak Park🔁 3 datesPrice not listed
• Family Evening Hike🕒 Fri, Aug 28 · 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM📍 Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center🔁 2 dates$10
• Fall Migration Birding at Warren Park with Chicago Bird Alliance🕒 Sat, Aug 29 · 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM📍 NorthtownFree · Registration required
• Listening to Nature🕒 Sat, Aug 29 · 1:00 PM📍 Sagawau Environmental Learning CenterFree
• Art in Nature Festival🕒 Sun, Aug 30 · 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM📍 Crabtree Nature CenterFree
• Nature Play🕒 Mon, Aug 31 · 9:30am - 10:30am📍 Skokie Public Library🔁 4 datesFree
• Nature Oasis: Community Bonfire at Jackie Robinson🕒 Tue, Sep 1 · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Robinson (Jackie) ParkFree · Registration required
• Teaching Garden Workshop: Floral Design🕒 Tue, Sep 1 · 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Barrington Area LibraryFree · Registration required
• Garden Day🕒 Tue, Sep 1 · 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Rolling KnollsFree
• D.I.Y. Fairy Garden🕒 Tue, Sep 1 · 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM📍 Bloomingdale Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• Garden Club🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Woodson Regional🔁 3 datesFree
• Teen Garden Club🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM📍 Zion-Benton Public Library DistrictFree
• Bat Trackers Hike🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM📍 The Preserve of Highland Park$14
• Tween STEAM: Nature is Under Attack!🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM📍 Central LibraryFree · Registration required
• RiverLab: Birding Paddle at River🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 River Park$5