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Oak Lawn Farmer's Market- Wednesdays from June 2 to October 13th. 7am-1pm located at Dumke Dr & 52 Avenue.

Chicago beaches are open now until Labor Day from 11am-7pm.

Sept 2-5 Chicago Jazz Festival in Grant Park. Free.

Check out the art installations near the loop: EYE & Cardinal. It's available only until October.

Sept 4-5 Old-fashioned Country Fair @ Kline Creek Farm. Free. 10am-4pm.

Millennium Park's free events- Free concerts at noon daily. June 1-Sept 21. Free workouts from 7am-11am daily from June 5-Sept 11 Family Fun Festival begins June 9-Sept 3 from 10am-3pm daily. Grant Park Music Festival begins June 16 - August 21st. Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays. Free.

The Children's Farm will be open beginning Mar 1 every Sat & Sun from 1-4pm to check out the new babies at the farm. 4.50 admission/children under 2-free. Sept 25- Fall Festival 10am-4pm. $4 Adults/$2 Children. October weekends 10-4pm. Free admission to pick your own pumpkin. Pumpkin Playland is $7 admission (petting farm, spooky wood shed, and more). Weekdays 3-5pm Free admission to pick your own pumpkin.

Magnificent Mile Fireworks Show. Every Saturday at 6:30pm (except for July 3rd). Free. Pioneer Court, 401 Michigan Drive.

Garfield Park Conservatory- Family Make-and-Take activity is every Saturday & Sunday from 1-3pm. Free admission ($3 donations suggested). Discover the power of plants in the children's garden from 11-4pm every weekend.

Sundays Jazz Matinees @ 4pm at the Jazz Showcase. 12 & under free. Adults vary. Visit website for more information.

Oak Lawn Children's Museum $6 admission. Free parking available at the Metra garage. New exhibits- Milk a cow; Let's Chat!

***The following Chicago museums are free if you have a Chicago Public Library card! Visit a Chicago public library to pick up a week-long free admission to one of the museums below. Also, if you are already a member of another library system you may also be eligible for a Chicago library card!!

Adler Planetarium Discount Days- Sept. 7, 13-17, 21, & 28. Exhibits- Big Bird's Adventure

Free Museum of Science & Industry admission on Aug 30th.

Museum of Contemporary Art. 11am-3pm. Free. Family Days are every second Saturday.

Art Institute of Chicago-
This summer, every Sat-Sun from 11am-3pm is the Artist's Studio. The event is free at the Ryan Education Center. Free family night every Thursday from 5-8pm. First Monday of every month is free too. Aug 21- Kaleidoscope! 10am-3pm. Classical West African Music and crafts.

Field Museum Mammoths and Mastodons on exhibit! Sue comes to life! FREE Field Museum general admission: Every second Monday. Interpretive Station Activities--Hands-on activities for kids. Check information desk for daily list of activities.

Chicago Children's Museum- Free first Sundays of every month and free Thursday nights from 5-8pm. Exhibits: Play it Safe!; Ready, Set, Move!

Chicago History Museum- Free on Mondays. Exhibits: My Chinatown; Lincoln Treasures

Chicago Botanic Garden-
Every Sat & Sun at the Vegetable/Fruit Garden are free family drop-in activities days. From 11-3pm. (Parking at the Garden is $20.)

Storytown- $5
Storytelling at its best! Actors participate in an improvised tale where kids participate in its creation. Every Saturday.
10:30am (visit site for ticket details).

The Morton Arboretum- Visit the beautiful children's garden and see the Steelroots sculptures from Tobin. Best time to visit is on discount Wednesdays $7 Adults (18–64) $6 Seniors (65+) $5 Youth (2–17)

Music for Kids

Lunch Money

Justin Roberts on tour!

Zooglobble is a website of the latest music for kids.

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Upcoming & Ongoing Events

Sept 11-12 Oak Lawn's Fall on the Green. Free. 11am-midnight/11am-8pm.

Sept 17-18- Viva! Chicago Latin Music Festival. 11-9pm. Free.

Sept 18-19 Harvest Jam in Lincoln Square

Sept 19- Monarch Butterfly Festival @ Lake Katherine 11am-4:30pm. Small admission fee.

Sept 25-26 Oktoberfest at St. Alphonsus Church

Oct 2-3 Apple Festival in Long Grove

Oct 2- Fall Fun Fest at the Children's Museum in Oak Lawn. Free. 9am-2pm.

Museum Adventure Pass Program- Free admission or parking to participating museums in the area. See if your public library participates in this program.

Michael's- The stores offer free family events the third Saturday of every month from 1-3pm.

Borders in Oak Park- Free Saturday concerts from 10am-noon. Acoustic folk and pop hits.

Borders in Beverly- Every Saturday at 1pm is story time with fun activities.

Lakeshore Learning Store- 2255 W 95 St, Chicago. Crafts for Kids ongoing every Saturday. Free from 11am-3pm.

Maxwell Street Market- Free on Sundays from 7am-3pm.  The Maxwell Street Market is an open flea market with fruits, veggies, spices and a whole variety of items being sold on the cheap. Also, it is the best place to get cheap, authentic Mexican food (fresh tortillas anyone?). Roosevelt Rd/Des Plaines.

Gocitykids.com find out about more Chicago events.

Remember to check your local public library and park district
for free or low cost events in your neighborhood.