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Science & STEM for Kids in Chicago & Suburbs

58 upcoming events · 57 free · 34 towns · updated daily

• Film Screening: Wild Robot (2024)🕒 Sun, Aug 9 · 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM📍 Chicago LawnFree
• Wild About Movies: The Wild Robot🕒 Sun, Aug 9 · 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM📍 Forest Park Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• STEM Stations (Gr 4-6)🕒 Mon, Aug 10 · 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM📍 Tween SpaceFree · Registration required
• Robotics Workshop🕒 Mon, Aug 10 · 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM📍 Cary Area Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• STEM Fun, Mark Rober Style! – Presented by Zach Adoph • ¡Diversión con STEM, al estilo de Mark Rober!🕒 Mon, Aug 10 · 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM📍 Highwood Library & Community CenterFree
• STEM Me a Story🕒 Mon, Aug 10 · 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 McHenry Public Library DistrictFree · Registration required
• Glow-in-the-Dark Story Time and Science Fun with Ms. My🕒 Tue, Aug 11 · 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 UptownFree · Registration required
• Science Is Fun: Bubble Science🕒 Tue, Aug 11 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 EdgewaterFree · Registration required
• Playing with STEM🕒 Tue, Aug 11 · 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Bloomingdale Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• Sidewalk Science🕒 Wed, Aug 12 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 MayfairFree
• Summer STEM: Build a Candy DNA Model🕒 Wed, Aug 12 · 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM📍 HallFree · Registration required
• Science Explorers: Rocket Science Basics🕒 Wed, Aug 12 · 5:30 PM - 7:15 PM📍 Elmwood Park Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• STEM Into Learning: Cotton Swab Bow and Arrow🕒 Wed, Aug 12 · 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM📍 Fox Lake District LibraryFree · Registration required
• STEM Squad*🕒 Wed, Aug 12 · 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM📍 Green Hills Public Library DistrictFree · Registration required
• Kid Science Club🕒 Thu, Aug 13 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 DouglassFree
• Tech Night for Kids: Coding with Edison Robots🕒 Thu, Aug 13 · 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM📍 Main LibraryFree · Registration required
• Girls Who Code @ GPL — Creative Coding with Scratch!🕒 Thu, Aug 13 · 5:30pm - 6:45pm📍 Story Room🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• STEM Me a Story🕒 Thu, Aug 13 · 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM📍 Lake Villa District LibraryFree
• Makerspace Club: STEM Time🕒 Thu, Aug 13 · 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Bloomingdale Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• Java Coding Workshop🕒 Fri, Aug 14 · 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM📍 Central LibraryFree · Registration required
• Math and Coding: Fairy Tale Twist🕒 Fri, Aug 14 · 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM📍 Eisenhower Public Library DistrictFree · Registration required
• Coding Club🕒 Fri, Aug 14 · 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM📍 Lake Villa District LibraryFree
• Saturday Science: Candy Science🕒 Sat, Aug 15 · 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Rolling Meadows LibraryFree · Registration required
• STEM Stations🕒 Sat, Aug 15 · 10:00 am - 12:00 pm📍 Kwasek Meeting RoomFree
• Science Club🕒 Mon, Aug 17 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 BezazianFree · Registration required
• Mad Science Monday (Grades K-3)🕒 Mon, Aug 17 · 04:00 PM - 04:45 PM📍 La Grange Park Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• STEM Challengers🕒 Mon, Aug 17 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 North Riverside Public LibraryFree
• Don't Forget: The Science of Memory🕒 Tue, Aug 18 · 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM📍 Main LibraryFree · Registration required
• LEGO® Science in Motion🕒 Tue, Aug 18 · 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM📍 Helen Plum LibraryFree · Registration required
• Popping the Science Bubble🕒 Tue, Aug 18 · 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Central LibraryFree · Registration required
• LEGO Robotics: First LEGO League: Challenge Team (R)🕒 Wed, Aug 19 · 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM📍 Lincolnwood Library🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• LEGO Robotics: First LEGO League: Explorer Team (R)🕒 Wed, Aug 19 · 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM📍 Lincolnwood Library🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• RiverLab: Art and Science Workshop at Garfield🕒 Sat, Aug 22 · 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM📍 Garfield (James) ParkFree
• Gross Science: Odors! (R)🕒 Sat, Aug 22 · 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM📍 Lincolnwood LibraryFree · Registration required
• Science Sprouts: Chemical Reactions (Preschool/Ages 3-6)🕒 Wed, Aug 26 · 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Barrington Area LibraryFree · Registration required
• Weird Science: Fizz, Bubble & Goo!🕒 Thu, Aug 27 · 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM📍 Fremont Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• STEM: Rain Clouds🕒 Thu, Aug 27 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Cicero Public LibraryFree
• Film Screening: The Wild Robot (2024)🕒 Mon, Aug 31 · 3:30 PM - 5:15 PM📍 Lincoln BelmontFree
• STEM in the Stacks: Microscopes🕒 Mon, Aug 31 · All day📍 Fremont Public LibraryFree
• STEM in the Stacks: Accessible Engineering🕒 Tue, Sep 1 · All day📍 Fremont Public LibraryFree
• STEM To-Go: Flying Discs🕒 Tue, Sep 1 · All day📍 Fremont Public LibraryFree
• Scratch Jr. Coding – 9/1/2026🕒 Tue, Sep 1 · 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM📍 Oak ParkPrice not listed
• High School Robotics Club Demonstration🕒 Tue, Sep 1 · 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM📍 West Chicago Public Library DistrictFree
• Foxy's Discovery Den STEM Kit: Coffee Filter Chromatography🕒 Tue, Sep 1 · All day📍 Fox Lake District LibraryFree
• STEM Lab (grades K-3)🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM📍 Glenview Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• LEGO Robotics and Coding Workshop🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM📍 Austin-IrvingFree · Registration required
• Pop into Popcorn Science🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM📍 Morton Grove Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• STEM Story Time🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM📍 Crystal Lake Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• STEAM Lab: Robots🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM📍 Wood Dale Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• LEGO Robotics: First LEGO League: Challenge Team (R)🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM📍 Lincolnwood Library🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• LEGO Robotics: First LEGO League: Explorer Team (R)🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM📍 Lincolnwood Library🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• Homeschool Science Series (ages 9-13)🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM📍 Town & Country Public Library🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• Homeschool Science Series (ages 6-8)🕒 Wed, Sep 2 · 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM📍 Town & Country Public Library🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• Robot Round-Up🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM📍 Mount Prospect Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• Got Science? Float Challenge🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM📍 Main LibraryFree · Registration required
• Girls Who Code @ GPL — Creative Coding with Scratch!🕒 Thu, Sep 3 · 5:30pm - 6:45pm📍 Story Room🔁 2 datesFree · Registration required
• Science Detectives🕒 Fri, Sep 4 · 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM📍 Vernon Area Public LibraryFree · Registration required
• STEM Saturday🕒 Sat, Sep 5 · 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM📍 Children's Classroom, Tween SpaceFree · Registration required