The weekend forecast is looking ideal for summertime fun, and we see it everywhere in our list of things to do with kids this weekend. Movies in the park, classic car shows, art festivals, and plenty of places to listen to outdoor summer concerts.
If your children aren’t done with school yet, we’re sure they’re wrapping up in the next few days. Now’s the time to finalize those summer bucket lists and start making summertime memories.
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Things to Do with Kids This Weekend: Western Suburbs
Please check the details before you go to these events to ensure you know about registration requirements and additional info to maximize your family’s fun. While we do our best to keep the most up-to-date information in our calendar, last minute location or time changes do happen. Want to find “weekend events near me”? We have you covered!
Friday
How are you getting fresh air on Friday? Visit Your Local Park in Bolingbrook, break a sweat at St. Charles’ Let’s Ride: Safe & Smart Bicycling or explore Lake View Nature Center’s Welcome Back to Nature programming in Oakbrook Terrace.
Pride Drop-in Craft (Downers Grove Public Library)
June 7, 2024 | 9:00am – 9:00pm
Stories in the Park (Woodridge)
June 7, 2024 | 10:00am – 11:00am
Lyman Woods at the Library (Downers Grove Public Library)
June 7, 2024 | 10:00am – 10:30am
Visit Your Local Park (Central Park, Bolingbrook)
June 7, 2024 | 10:00am – 12:30pm
Storytime in the Garden (Proksa Park, Berwyn)
June 7, 2024 | 10:30am – 11:00am
Kickoff to Summer Picnic (Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago)
June 7, 2024 | 11:00am – 2:00pm
Tractor-Drawn Wagon Rides (Danada Equestrian Center, Wheaton)
June 7, 2024 | 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Bubble Bash (Santori Library, Aurora)
June 7, 2024 | 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Film Festival Fridays: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (North Riverside Public Library)
June 7, 2024 | 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Chicago’s Puerto Rican Festival (Humboldt Park, Chicago)
June 7, 2024 | 4:00pm – 10:00pm
First Friday: Aloha To You (Geneva Public Library)
June 7, 2024 | 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Old Canal Days (Lockport)
June 7, 2024 | 5:00pm – 11:30pm
Roselle Cruise Nights
June 7, 2024 | 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Skyline Sessions (Navy Pier, Chicago)
June 7, 2024 | 5:00pm – 9:00pm
First Fridays (Downtown Aurora)
June 7, 2024 | 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Summer Concert Series (Downtown Wheaton)
June 7, 2024 | 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Let’s Ride: Safe & Smart Bicycling (Sportsplex of St Charles, St. Charles)
June 7, 2024 | 5:30pm – 7:00pm
Registration is required.
Moose Cruise Night and Friday Night Live (Downtown Downers Grove)
June 7, 2024 | 5:30pm – 8:00pm
La Grange Rocks 5K Run
La Grange Rocks 5K
June 7, 2024 | 6:00pm
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Join us for a child-friendly 5K experience at the La Grange Rocks 5K event on the evening of Friday, June 7, 2024. This event features 1-Lap, 1-Mile, and traditional 5K races for those families with kids of all ages who love to be active together. Enjoy games, face-painting, and live music leading up to the races as well as live music at various stops along the route. Plus, our evening time slot means that there’s no waking up at the crack of dawn to get your kids to the starting line. Strollers are welcome in all races.
This event benefits The LeaderShop, a youth nonprofit in La Grange that empowers youth to become community-minded individuals through diverse programs that foster confidence, knowledge, and youth. Help make a difference in the community by running for youth.
Welcome Back to Nature (Lake View Nature Center, Oakbrook Terrace)
June 7, 2024 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Friday Summer Concert Series on Main Street (Downtown Glen Ellyn)
June 7, 2024 | 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Summer Kickoff Concert with Jim Gill (95th Street Library, Naperville)
June 7, 2024 | 6:00pm – 7:00pm
First Friday: Community Voices (Santori Library, Aurora)
June 7, 2024 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Riverwalk Music Nights (Winfield)
June 7, 2024 | 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Flying High Pizza Fun Night (Countryside)
June 7, 2024 | 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Register in advance to save on admission.
Movie in the Park (Wilder Park, Elmhurst)
June 7, 2024 | 7:00pm – 9:30pm
Movies in the Park (Robbins Park, Hinsdale)
June 7, 2024 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm
Moonlit Movies in the Park (Cantigny Park, Wheaton)
June 7, 2024 | 8:30pm – 10:00pm
Included in general admission.
Movies Under the Moon (Woodridge)
June 7, 2024 | 8:45pm – 10:45pm
Saturday
There is something for everyone on Saturday! Visit the Vintage Car Show at the Oak Park River Forest Museum, enjoy Art in the Park at Berwyn Gardens, explore the Cicada Social at Red Oak Nature Center in Batavia, or celebrate the Multicultural Festival in Warrenville.
Chicago Congenital Heart Walk (Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago)
June 8, 2024 | 8:30am – 11:30am
Family Fishing Derby (North Terrace Lagoon, Villa Park)
June 8, 2024 | 9:00am – 12:00pm
Saturday Stay and Play (Geneva Public Library)
June 8, 2024 | 9:00am – 2:00pm
Community Garage Sale (Proksa Park, Berwyn)
June 8, 2024 | 9:00am – 3:00pm
Winfield Fire Department Touch-A-Truck
June 8, 2024 | 9:00am – 11:00am
Go Nuts for Donuts Storytime (Helen Plum Library, Lombard)
June 8, 2024 | 9:30am – 11:00am
Milking Demonstrations (Kline Creek Farm, West Chicago)
June 8, 2024 | 9:30am – 10:00am
Vintage Car Show (Oak Park River Forest Museum)
June 8, 2024 | 10:00am – 1:00pm
Old Canal Days (Lockport)
June 8, 2024 | 10:00am – 11:30pm
Riverside Arts Weekend
June 8, 2024 | 10:00am – 5:00pm
Burr Ridge Art Fair
June 8, 2024 | 10:00am – 5:00pm
Student Craft Sale (Wheaton Public Library)
June 8, 2024 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Wells Street Art Festival (Chicago)
June 8, 2024 | 10:00am – 8:00pm
Old Town Art Fair (Chicago)
June 8, 2024 | 10:00am – 7:00pm
Kids Club (Michaels Craft Stores)
June 8, 2024 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Summer Reading Kickoff Party (Berwyn Public Library)
June 8, 2024 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Chicago Red Stars Family Fan Fest (Wrigley Field, Chicago)
June 8, 2024 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Dinopalooza (Field Museum, Chicago)
June 8, 2024 | 10:00am – 2:00pm
Included in general admission.
Art in the Park (Berwyn Gardens)
June 8, 2024 | 10:00am – 4:00pm
Dave DiNaso’s Traveling World of Reptiles (Downers Grove Public Library)
June 8, 2024 | 10:30am – 11:15am
Budding Botanists (Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago)
June 8, 2024 | 10:30am – 2:30pm
La Hora de Cuentos (Nichols Library, Naperville)
June 8, 2024 | 11:00am – 11:30am
Piyesta Pinoy (Bolingbrook Town Center)
June 8, 2024 | 11:00am – 5:00pm
Festival del Niño (National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago)
June 8, 2024 | 11:00am – 3:00pm
Party at PARC (Plainfield)
June 8, 2024 | 11:00am – 2:00pm
Chinese Storytime (95th Street Library, Naperville)
June 8, 2024 | 11:30am – 12:00pm
Multicultural Festival (Warrenville)
June 8, 2024 | 12:00pm – 6:00pm
Chicago’s Puerto Rican Festival (Humboldt Park, Chicago)
June 8, 2024 | 12:00pm – 10:00pm
DG Pridefest (Fishel Park, Downers Grove)
June 8, 2024 | 12:00pm – 3:00pm
Summertime Second Saturdays (Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook)
June 8, 2024 | 12:30pm – 2:30pm
Summer Drop-In Days (Cantigny Park, Wheaton)
June 8, 2024 | 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Live on the Lake (Navy Pier, Chicago)
June 8, 2024 | 2:00pm – 11:00pm
Wave Wall Moves (Navy Pier, Chicago)
June 8, 2024 | 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Summer Concert Series (Downtown Wheaton)
June 8, 2024 | 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Cicada Social (Red Oak Nature Center, Batavia)
June 8, 2024 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Purchase tickets in advance for discounted admission.
Neighborhood Movie Series (Bolingbrook)
June 8, 2024 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm
Summer Fireworks (Navy Pier, Chicago)
June 8, 2024 | 10:00pm – 10:30pm
Sunday
We are loving all of the options for fun on Sunday. Enjoy Glen Ellyn’s Boating in the Park, Westmont’s Garden Party and Ice Cream Social at Gregg House Museum, or Old Canal Days in Lockport.
Just for Kids Fishing Derby (Blackwell Forest Preserve, Warrenville)
June 9, 2024 | 8:00am – 11:00am
Register in advance.
Touch-A-Truck (La Grange)
June 9, 2024 | 9:00am – 11:00am
Wonder Works for Everyone (Wonder Works Children’s Museum, Oak Park)
June 9, 2024 | 9:00am – 10:00am
Register in advance.
Milking Demonstrations (Kline Creek Farm, West Chicago)
June 9, 2024 | 9:30am – 10:00am
Old Canal Days (Lockport)
June 9, 2024 | 10:00am – 10:00pm
Riverside Arts Weekend
June 9, 2024 | 10:00am – 4:00pm
Summer Sunday Series: Coffee + Music (Wonder Works Children’s Museum, Oak Park)
June 9, 2024 | 10:00am – 11:00am
Included in general admission.
Burr Ridge Art Fair
June 9, 2024 | 10:00am – 5:00pm
Wells Street Art Festival (Chicago)
June 9, 2024 | 10:00am – 8:00pm
Old Town Art Fair (Chicago)
June 9, 2024 | 10:00am – 6:00pm
Budding Botanists (Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago)
June 9, 2024 | 10:30am – 2:30pm
Chicago’s Puerto Rican Festival (Humboldt Park, Chicago)
June 9, 2024 | 12:00pm – 10:00pm
Boating in the Park (Lake Ellyn Boathouse, Glen Ellyn)
June 9, 2024 | 12:00pm – 4:00pm
Aurora Pride Parade
June 9, 2024 | 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Fairy Tale Fiesta (North Riverside Park Mall)
June 9, 2024 | 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Garden Party and Ice Cream Social (Gregg House Museum, Westmont)
June 9, 2024 | 1:00pm – 3:00pm
LEGO® Building Challenge (Batavia Public Library)
June 9, 2024 | 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Live on the Lake (Navy Pier, Chicago)
June 9, 2024 | 2:00pm – 11:00pm
Summer Concert Series (Downtown Wheaton)
June 9, 2024 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Concerts In Your Park (Queensbury Greens, Naperville)
June 9, 2024 | 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Things to Do with Kids This Weekend: Northwest Suburbs
We strive to answer the question “Where can I find weekend events near me?” Our team takes care to stock the calendar full of kid-friendly fun, but please keep in mind that last minute changes to events do happen. We recommend clicking through to the event details to double check if there has been a change in registration requirements and to get additional information before you go. Have fun!
Friday
Friday is filled with family-friendly fun throughout in the northwest suburbs. Enjoy Roselle’s Poppin’ Up in the Parks, a Fun Day In The Park at Vogelei Park in Hoffman Estates, or the Rolling Meadows Block Party.
Poppin’ Up in the Parks (Valley Park, Roselle)
June 7, 2024 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Fun Day In The Park (Vogelei Park, Hoffman Estates)
June 7, 2024 | 10:00am – 11:00am
Friday Fun Day (Wood Dale Public Library)
June 7, 2024 | 11:00am – 4:30pm
Kickoff to Summer Picnic (Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago)
June 7, 2024 | 11:00am – 2:00pm
Reptile Rodeo (Des Plaines Public Library)
June 7, 2024 | 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Chicago’s Puerto Rican Festival (Humboldt Park, Chicago)
June 7, 2024 | 4:00pm – 10:00pm
Skyline Sessions (Navy Pier, Chicago)
June 7, 2024 | 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Block Party (Rolling Meadows)
June 7, 2024 | 5:30pm – 9:30pm
Cruisin’ Park Ridge
June 7, 2024 | 6:00pm – 9:00pm
West Fest Carnival (Des Plaines)
June 7, 2024 | 6:00pm – 9:00pm
First Fridays Summer Dance Concert (Schaumburg Town Square)
June 7, 2024 | 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Rockin’ the Lakes Concert (Palatine)
June 7, 2024 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Friday Night Headliners (Wheeling)
June 7, 2024 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Sounds of Summer (Fred P. Hall Amphitheater, Palatine)
June 7, 2024 | 7:30pm – 9:00pm
Frog Frenzy (Crabtree Nature Center, Barrington)
June 7, 2024 | 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Saturday
Explore the Global Arts Festival in Bartlett or the Park Ridge Community Health Fair on Saturday afternoon. It should be a beautiful summer night to watch Bensenville’s Movies in the Park: Trolls Band Together.
Chicago Congenital Heart Walk (Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago)
June 8, 2024 | 8:30am – 11:30am
Park Ridge Community Health Fair
June 8, 2024 | 9:00am – 12:00pm
Family Pride Party (Mount Prospect Public Library)
June 8, 2024 | 9:30am – 11:00am
Wells Street Art Festival (Chicago)
June 8, 2024 | 10:00am – 8:00pm
Old Town Art Fair (Chicago)
June 8, 2024 | 10:00am – 7:00pm
Giving Garden (Indian Trails Public Library District – Main Branch, Wheeling)
June 8, 2024 | 10:00am – 11:00am
Kids Club (Michaels Craft Stores)
June 8, 2024 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Dinopalooza (Field Museum, Chicago)
June 8, 2024 | 10:00am – 2:00pm
Included in general admission.
Nanny Nikki and Friends (Park Ridge Public Library)
June 8, 2024 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Tickets are available at the children’s desk. Performances at 10:00am and 11:00am.
Chicago Red Stars Family Fan Fest (Wrigley Field, Chicago)
June 8, 2024 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Budding Botanists (Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago)
June 8, 2024 | 10:30am – 2:30pm
Global Arts Festival (Bartlett)
June 8, 2024 | 11:00am – 5:00pm
Festival del Niño (National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago)
June 8, 2024 | 11:00am – 3:00pm
Meet Chicago Northwest – Family Day (Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg)
June 8, 2024 | 12:00pm – 3:00pm
Chicago’s Puerto Rican Festival (Humboldt Park, Chicago)
June 8, 2024 | 12:00pm – 10:00pm
Live on the Lake (Navy Pier, Chicago)
June 8, 2024 | 2:00pm – 11:00pm
Bluesmobile Cruise Nights (Downtown Mount Prospect)
June 8, 2024 | 2:00pm – 9:00pm
West Fest Carnival (Des Plaines)
June 8, 2024 | 2:00pm – 9:00pm
What’s On The Menu? (Crabtree Nature Center, Barrington)
June 8, 2024 | 3:00pm – 3:30pm
Wave Wall Moves (Navy Pier, Chicago)
June 8, 2024 | 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Movies in the Park: Trolls Band Together (Bensenville)
June 8, 2024 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm
Summer Fireworks (Navy Pier, Chicago)
June 8, 2024 | 10:00pm – 10:30pm
Sunday
Spend your Sunday at Schaumburg’s Pick-A-Park, visit Chicago’s Puerto Rican Festival at Humboldt Park, or learn What’s On The Menu? at the Crabtree Nature Center in Barrington.
Wells Street Art Festival (Chicago)
June 9, 2024 | 10:00am – 8:00pm
Old Town Art Fair (Chicago)
June 9, 2024 | 10:00am – 6:00pm
Budding Botanists (Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago)
June 9, 2024 | 10:30am – 2:30pm
Global Arts Festival (Bartlett)
June 9, 2024 | 11:00am – 5:00pm
Art and Culture in the Park (Elk Grove Village)
June 9, 2024 | 12:00pm – 4:00pm
Chicago’s Puerto Rican Festival (Humboldt Park, Chicago)
June 9, 2024 | 12:00pm – 10:00pm
Pick-A-Park (Schaumburg)
June 9, 2024 | 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Penny Plunge (Pool on Pacific, Franklin Park)
June 9, 2024 | 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Included in general admission.
Live on the Lake (Navy Pier, Chicago)
June 9, 2024 | 2:00pm – 11:00pm
West Fest Carnival (Des Plaines)
June 9, 2024 | 2:00pm – 9:00pm
What’s On The Menu? (Crabtree Nature Center, Barrington)
June 9, 2024 | 3:00pm – 3:30pm
Want to look ahead to next week?
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We strive to be the most comprehensive source for family fun, which is why you’ll always see so many weekend events listed. It would definitely be easier to just list the details for a few events and call them “the best weekend events for families”, but we recognize that everyone has different interests. Not to mention, sometimes I’m in the mood to go to a huge festival, and sometimes I’d rather go to a low-key storytime at the library. I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels that way. That’s why we work hard and spend a lot of time to find everything going on in our area so you don’t have to!
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