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
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
Vivid Creatures at the Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
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Winter in Franklin Square
Thu Nov 21, 2024 - Sun Feb 23, 2025
- see all dates
Repeating every days through February 23, 2025.
Various times
Age: All ages
Price: Free
Franklin Square lights up for family-friendly fun even after the holidays are done. The Electrical Spectacle Light Show continues with a holiday theme until early , before switching over to a Winter Wonderland theme that runs through February. Chilly Philly mini-golf becomes Philly mini-golf with Love in February. Check the website for updates to hours and special events.
Enjoy the outdoor fire pits and seating throughout the Square, plus hot beverages, including cocktails, regular and spiked hot chocolate, beer, and wine available from Ben's Sweets and Treats. All activities in Franklin Square are weather permitting.
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.
