I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Budding Botanist
Garfield Park Conservatory - 11:00 AM
Garfield Park Conservatory - 11:00 AM
Vivid Creatures at the Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Vivid Creatures at the Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
Sensory-Friendly Time at Build-A-Bear Workshop
Build a Bear Workshops Chicago area locations - 10:00 AM
Build a Bear Workshops Chicago area locations - 10:00 AM
Vivid Creatures at the Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Vivid Creatures at the Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Donation Days for Illinois Residents at the Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum - various times
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum - various times
Vivid Creatures at the Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Vivid Creatures at the Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
MCA Family Day
Museum of Contemporary Art - 11:00 AM
Museum of Contemporary Art - 11:00 AM
Budding Botanist
Garfield Park Conservatory - 11:00 AM
Garfield Park Conservatory - 11:00 AM
Vivid Creatures at the Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
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Mulchfest 2025
Fri Dec 26, 2025 - Sun Jan 11, 2026
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Repeating every days through January 11, 2026.
10:00am to 2:00pm ET
Age: All
Price: FREE
Bring your holiday tree to Mulchfest to be recycled into mulch to nourish plantings in the parks all year long! You can watch your tree devolve and evolve in person!
The wood chips are used to nourish trees and plants on streets and gardens citywide. And here’s the best part—on "chipping weekend," (Saturday, January 11-Sunday, January 12) you can take a bag of Christmas tree mulch home with you!
Drop-offs begin at 74 sites citywide on Friday, December 26.
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.
