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  • A woman and child participating in an indoor arts and crafts event.

    Small Serendipity

    Small Serendipity
    River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

    Nature stories, crafts, and activities. Children ages 3-6 w/ adult.

    Free
  • A group of children at an indoor event.

    Wee Wandering Wednesdays

    Wee Wandering Wednesdays
    Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

    Read a story, make a craft and go on an adventure. Ages 2 to 6 with an adult. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served […]

    Free
  • a garden with a Conservation@Home sign

    Conservation@Home: Rain Gardening 101

    Featured
    River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

    Learn about rain gardening and how this water management strategy can benefit your yard. Presented with Master Gardener Sara Strother. Ages 13 & up.

    Free • Registration Required
  • a person using string, nails and a slice of tree trunk to make art at Rolling Knolls Pavilion

    Nature’s Art Box

    Nature’s Art Box
    Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

    Explore the wild side of creativity! Kids ages 3–6 with an adult can enjoy hands-on nature-inspired art and activities. Supplies provided.

    Free • Registration Required
  • children playing indoors at Trailside Museum

    Nature Play Day

    Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center & Pavilion • Chicago, IL 60620

    Help your children connect with nature through stories, art and exploration.

    Free
  • Banner image for "Party for the Preserves" featuring the heading "National Public Lands Day."

    Party for the Preserves

    Featured
    River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

    Celebrate National Public Lands Day at our annual Party for the Preserves. Arrive in the morning and make a toy boat with natural materials and […]

    Free
  • Banner image for "Party for the Preserves" featuring the heading "National Public Lands Day."

    Party for the Preserves

    Featured
    Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

    Celebrate the places that bring us together with a day of outdoor fun for all ages. Enjoy a bilingual prairie walk, family activities, hands-on seed […]

    Free
  • Banner image for "Party for the Preserves" featuring the heading "National Public Lands Day."

    Salsa Dance: Party for the Preserves

    Featured
    Thatcher Woods Pavilion • River Forest, IL 60305

    Dance into National Public Lands Day and Hispanic Heritage Month with an afternoon of live music, salsa dancing and festive outdoor fun. Bring your family and friends […]

    Free • Registration Required
  • A group in costume partaking in a powwow event.

    Every Child Matters Powwow

    Bunker Hill • Niles, IL 60714

    Celebrate Native American culture. Enjoy traditional Powwow, native food, and listen to stories. Register: call 773-883-9100. Grove 1.

    Free
  • Banner image for "Party for the Preserves" featuring the heading "National Public Lands Day."

    Party for the Preserves

    Featured
    Camp Bullfrog Lake • Willow Springs, IL 60480

    Celebrate National Public Lands Day with a day of activities. Paddle in 10-person canoes with Wilderness Inquiry. Funkadesi brings joyful tunes blending music from around the world. View the night sky with telescopes and walks. Noon–3 pm: 4H Kick off, […]

    Free • Registration Required
  • Banner image for "Party for the Preserves" featuring the heading "National Public Lands Day."

    Party for the Preserves: Acoustics Under the Stars

    Featured
    Camp Shabbona Woods • South Holland, IL 60473

    Celebrate the connection between public lands and folk music with performances, a guided walk and hot dog roast. Bring your own instruments and join in […]

    Free • Registration Required
  • Banner image for "Party for the Preserves" featuring the heading "National Public Lands Day."

    Party for the Preserves: Canoeing

    Featured
    Powderhorn Lake • Burnham, IL 60633

    Celebrate National Public Lands Day. Paddle in 10-person canoes with Wilderness Inquiry. All equipment provided. Enjoy fun family activities. 10 am–2 pm: Paddling & family […]

    Free • Registration Required
  • An adult and child gazing upon the fall colors in a forest.

    Sounds Like Fall

    Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

    Take your little one on a playful, music-filled nature walk. Ages 3-6 w/ adult.

    Free
  • An adult and child gazing upon the fall colors in a forest.

    Sounds Like Fall

    Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

    Take your little one on a playful, music-filled nature walk. Ages 3-6 w/ adult.

    Free

  • Halloween Hoot n Howl logo

    Halloween Hoot and Howl

    Featured
    Keystone Park • River Forest, IL 60305

    Spooky family fun featuring live music, pumpkin painting and more. Presented with the River Forest Park District and River Forest Public Library.

    Free
  • A large tree displaying vivid fall colors.

    Fall in Focus

    Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

    Bring a camera or phone and join a guided photography hike. Ages 10 & up.

    Free
  • A large tree displaying vivid fall colors.

    Fall Photography

    River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

    Enjoy a guided walk to view and photograph fall colors. For all levels and camera types. Ages 13 & up.

    Free • Registration Required
  • a Native American dancer at Busse Woods

    73rd Annual Powwow

    Schiller Woods-East • Chicago, IL 60634

    Celebrate Native American culture and enjoy traditional Powwow, food and more. Presented with American Indian Center of Chicago. Grove 9

  • Bridge and trail at Sagawau Environmental Learning Center. Photo by Christine Karge Dewey.

    Listening to Nature

    Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

    W. Long will lead us in an exploration of the soundscape via the trails of the Sagawau Environmental Learning Center. Ages 13 & up.

    Free • Registration Required
  • A mother and child painting a pumpkin.

    Pumpkinpalooza

    Featured Weekly Wellness Programming
    Caldwell Woods • Chicago, IL 60646

    Paint pumpkins and bowl, dye buckthorn, play ring toss, maneuver through a fall-themed obstacle course, and more! Supplies limited.

    Free
  • A family looks at an ambassador animal exhibit

    Animal Enrichment Studio

    Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

    Learn about animal behavior while crafting enrichment items ambassador animals! Ages 10 & up.

    Free • Registration Required
  • A bumble bee on a flower.

    Green Lake Gardening

    Green Lake Woods • Calumet City, IL 60409

    Restore the garden and help pollinators. No experience needed. Equipment provided. Ages 12 & up.

    Free • Registration Required
  • An adult and child gazing upon the fall colors in a forest.

    Sounds Like Fall

    Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

    Take your little one on a playful, music-filled nature walk. Ages 3-6 w/ adult.

    Free
  • An adult and child gazing upon the fall colors in a forest.

    Sounds Like Fall

    Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

    Take your little one on a playful, music-filled nature walk. Ages 3-6 w/ adult.

    Free