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!
Fall Family Fun Fest – Triton College
September 30 in River Grove
Celebrate this wonderful time of year with an action packed day of fun and activities at Triton College’s Fall Family Fun Fest. The annual event is Saturday, Sept. 30, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., in Triton’s Botanical Gardens. Free.
Ignite the Night! – Barrington Hills Riding Center
September 30 in Barrington Hills
Ignite the Night is an autumn highlight for the whole family. Citizens for Conservation’s fall fundraiser will feature a cookout dinner, live music, food, stargazing, flashlight walks for kids, a raffle, and horse-drawn wagon rides. $50 in advance ($65 at door), age 12-20: $25; under 12: $10
Black Diamond Kite Fest – Lippold Lacrosse Fields
Oct. 1 in Crystal Lake
Watch Professional kite flyers fill the sky with enormous kites. First 250 kids receive free kites. Build a kite or bring your own! Pack a blanket and picnic lunch for your family to enjoy while flying kites. Free.
Disney On Ice presents Dream Big – Allstate Arena
September 29 – Oct. 1 in Rosemont
Enter a world where adventure is awaiting and courage leads the way at Disney On Ice presents Dream Big. Through enchanted pixie-dust, Tinker Bell takes you on a journey of beloved Disney tales LIVE ON ICE.
Preschool Art Studio – La Grange Public Library
September 29 in La Grange
Preschool Art Studio Sep 29, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM La Grange Public Library Tyler Duelm Activity Room Stop by for our weekly self-guided arts and craft time. There’s a different project each week!
This week’s Friday Fun Five is sponsored by “Oaklee’s Family Guide Sept./Oct. Digital Edition”.
We’ve got fall family fun with apple picking, pumpkin patches, resale events, Halloween happenings, and tons more events and places to play in our new issue. Find a copy at your local park district or library.