Events

June Fairs & Festivals

  Taste of Wheaton: 3 to 11 p.m. Friday, June 2; 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 3; and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, June 4, at Memorial Park, 208 W. Union Ave., Wheaton, and other nearby venues. Entertainment at the Memorial Park band shell,... Read More

Friday Fun Five May 26, 2017

Here are our top five favorite events for you and your family to enjoy this weekend! Get out there and make some memories! For more great family events, see Oaklee’s Digital Edition, or search our calendar of events!     Memorial Weekend – Rainbow Falls Waterpark... Read More

Friday Fun Five May 19, 2017

Here are our top five favorite events for you and your family to enjoy this weekend! Get out there and make some memories!   For more great family events, see Oaklee’s Digital Edition, or search our calendar of events!         Science + You... Read More

Friday Fun Five May 12, 2017

Here are our top five favorite events for you and your family to enjoy this weekend! Get out there and make some memories! For more great family events, see Oaklee’s Digital Edition, or search our calendar of events!       Vet for a Day –... Read More

Friday Fun Five May 5, 2017

Here are our top five favorite events for you and your family to enjoy this weekend! Get out there and make some memories! For more great family events, see Oaklee’s Digital Edition, or search our calendar of events!       Go Fly a Kite –... Read More

Friday Fun Five April 28, 2017

Here are our top five favorite events for you and your family to enjoy this weekend! Get out there and make some memories! For more great family events, see Oaklee’s March/April Digital Edition, or search our calendar of events!       Disney’s Aladdin Jr –... Read More

Friday Fun Five April 21, 2017

Here are our top five favorite events for you and your family to enjoy this weekend! Get out there and make some memories! For more great family events, see Oaklee’s March/April Digital Edition, or search our calendar of events!       Model Train Day –... Read More

Friday Fun Five March 31, 2017

Here are our top five favorite events for you and your family to enjoy this weekend! Get out there and make some memories! For more great family events, see Oaklee’s March/April Digital Edition, or search our calendar of events!       CampVentures Event April 1... Read More

Easter Events

                      Chicago families have so many ways to have fun this Easter! You can hunt for eggs in the dark and in the pool and even with your dog! Visit with the Easter Bunny at breakfast,... Read More

Friday Fun Five March 24, 2017

Here are our top five favorite events for you and your family to enjoy this weekend! Get out there and make some memories! For more great family events, see Oaklee’s March/April Digital Edition, or search our calendar of events!       Freaky Friday – Adventure... Read More

Friday Fun Five March 17, 2017

Here are our top five favorite events for you and your family to enjoy this weekend! Get out there and make some memories! For more great family events, see Oaklee’s March/April Digital Edition, or search our calendar of events!       Chicago Flower & Garden... Read More

Friday Fun Five March 10, 2017

Here are our top five favorite events for you and your family to enjoy this weekend! Get out there and make some memories! For more great family events, see Oaklee’s March/April Digital Edition, or search our calendar of events!       Ag All Around Us... Read More

Friday Fun Five March 3, 2017

Here are our top five favorite events for you and your family to enjoy this weekend! Get out there and make some memories! For more great family events, see Oaklee’s March/April Digital Edition, or search our calendar of events!       PaleoFest – Burpee Museum... Read More

Take Your Children to Live Theatre

Gillian Lynn, the choreographer for the famous Andrew Lloyd Weber musicals: Cats and Phantom of the Opera, was asked by author Sir Ken Robinson how she had become a dancer.  Gillian says that as a young child in school, she had become increasingly distracting because of her inability to sit still. ... Read More

Ozma of Oz

The Children’s Theatre of Western Springs is excited to present Ozma of Oz, Susan Zeder’s stage adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s third tale of the adventures in Oz. Featuring a cast and crew of amazingly talented local students direct from the CTWS theatre program, this contemporary... Read More

Friday Fun Five February 24, 2017

Here are our top five favorite events for you and your family to enjoy this weekend! Get out there and make some memories! For more great family events, see Oaklee’s January/February Digital Edition, or search our calendar of events!       Trolls Night – Cantigny... Read More

Friday Fun Five February 17, 2017

Here are our top five favorite events for you and your family to enjoy this weekend! Get out there and make some memories! For more great family events, see Oaklee’s January/February Digital Edition, or search our calendar of events!       Monster Jam 2017 –... Read More

Friday Fun Five February 10, 2017

Here are our top five favorite events for you and your family to enjoy this weekend! Get out there and make some memories! For more great family events, see Oaklee’s January/February Digital Edition, or search our calendar of events!       STEM Saturday February 11... Read More

Friday Fun Five February 3, 2017

Here are our top five favorite events for you and your family to enjoy this weekend! Get out there and make some memories! For more great family events, see Oaklee’s January/February Digital Edition, or search our calendar of events!       Chinatown Lunar New Year... Read More

Valentine Events 2017

February 4, 6-8 p.m. Daddy Daughter Hoedown Grand Oaks Rec Center, 1401 W. Route 176, Crystal Lake www.crystallakeparks.org Yeeehaw! Girls, grab your boots and favorite cowboy, and mosey on over to the Daddy Daughter Hoedown! February 10, 4-5:30 p.m. Cool Science: Let’s Do Some Valentine Science... Read More

Friday Fun Five January 27, 2017

Here are our top five favorite events for you and your family to enjoy this weekend! Get out there and make some memories! For more great family events, see Oaklee’s January/February Digital Edition, or search our calendar of events!       Preschool Fair – Crystal... Read More

Kid-Friendly Performances in Mar.-Apr. 2017

Thru – Mar. 19 The Adventures of Robin Hood – Filament Theatre Chicago,: 773-270-1660, www.filamenttheatre.org Filament Theatre, 4041 N Milwaukee Ave. Thru – Apr 22 The Snowy Day and Other Stories Chicago: 773-935-6100, www.apollochicago.com Apollo Theater, 2540 N. Lincoln Ave. Thru – Mar 4 You Can’t... Read More

Friday Fun Five January 20, 2017

Here are our top five favorite events for you and your family to enjoy this weekend! Get out there and make some memories! For more great family events, see Oaklee’s January/February Digital Edition, or search our calendar of events!       Ramps & Rollers Party... Read More

Friday Fun Five January 6, 2017

Here are our top five favorite events for you and your family to enjoy this weekend! Get out there and make some memories! For more great family events, see Oaklee’s January/February Digital Edition, or search our calendar of events!       Mr. and Mrs. Pennyworth... Read More

Friday Fun Five December 30, 2016

Here are our top five favorite events for you and your family to enjoy this weekend! Get out there and make some memories! For more great family events, see Oaklee’s November/December Digital Edition, or search our calendar of events!       Freaky Friday – Adventure... Read More

Disney On Ice presents Follow Your Heart

Record-Breaking Animated Hit Disney•Pixar’s Finding Dory Makes a Splash as Part of Disney On Ice presents Follow Your Heart Riley and the Emotions from Disney•Pixar’s Inside Out Also Take the Ice for First Time in Feld Entertainment’s New Ice Extravaganza Coming to the Chicago Area, Jan.... Read More

Friday Fun Five December 16, 2016

Here are our top five favorite events for you and your family to enjoy this weekend! Get out there and make some memories! For more great family events, see Oaklee’s November/December Digital Edition, or search our calendar of events!       Snowflake Swim – Pavilion... Read More

Friday Fun Five December 9, 2016

Here are our top five favorite events for you and your family to enjoy this weekend! Get out there and make some memories! For more great family events, see Oaklee’s November/December Digital Edition, or search our calendar of events!       Candy Cane Hunt –... Read More

Friday Fun Five December 2, 2016

Here are our top five favorite events for you and your family to enjoy this weekend! Get out there and make some memories! For more great family events, see Oaklee’s November/December Digital Edition, or search our calendar of events!       Limelight’s A Christmas Carol... Read More