Adaptive Play Time at DuPage Children's Museum
DuPage Children's Museum - 8:00 AM
DuPage Children's Museum - 8:00 AM
Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Free Days at the DuSable Museum of African American History
The DuSable Museum of African American Art - 10:00 AM
The DuSable Museum of African American Art - 10:00 AM
Sonny Acres Farm Fall Festival
Sonny Acres Farm - 10:00 AM
Sonny Acres Farm - 10:00 AM
EXP Presents Horizon of Khufu
EXP Rosemont - 1:00 PM
EXP Rosemont - 1:00 PM
Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Sonny Acres Farm Fall Festival
Sonny Acres Farm - 10:00 AM
Sonny Acres Farm - 10:00 AM
EXP Presents Horizon of Khufu
EXP Rosemont - 1:00 PM
EXP Rosemont - 1:00 PM
EXP Presents Life Chronicles
EXP Rosemont - 1:00 PM
EXP Rosemont - 1:00 PM
Night of 1,000 Jack-o'- Lanterns
Chicago Botanical Gardens - 6:30 PM
Chicago Botanical Gardens - 6:30 PM
Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Sonny Acres Farm Fall Festival
Sonny Acres Farm - 10:00 AM
Sonny Acres Farm - 10:00 AM
Sensory Friendly Friday at Insect Asylum
The Insect Asylum - 11:00 AM
The Insect Asylum - 11:00 AM
EXP Presents Horizon of Khufu
EXP Rosemont - 1:00 PM
EXP Rosemont - 1:00 PM
Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
'Go Run
Various Chicago Parks - 9:00 AM
Various Chicago Parks - 9:00 AM
Leo Lionni's Frederick
Chicago Children's Theatre - 9:30 AM
Chicago Children's Theatre - 9:30 AM
Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Children's Museum of Oak Lawn Sensory Friendly Play Sessions
Children's Museum of Oak Lawn - 9:00 AM
Children's Museum of Oak Lawn - 9:00 AM
Leo Lionni's Frederick
Chicago Children's Theatre - 9:30 AM
Chicago Children's Theatre - 9:30 AM
Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Sonny Acres Farm Fall Festival
Sonny Acres Farm - 10:00 AM
Sonny Acres Farm - 10:00 AM
Columbus Day Parade
Downtown Chicago - 11:45 AM
Downtown Chicago - 11:45 AM
North Riverside Park Mall Magic Show
North Riverside Park Mall - 1:00 PM
North Riverside Park Mall - 1:00 PM
Gichigamiin Indigenous Nation Museum’s Indigenous People's Day Powwow
Evanston Township High School - 4:00 PM
Evanston Township High School - 4:00 PM
Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
Cosley Zoo - 9:00 AM
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Build a Bear Workshops Chicago area locations - 10:00 AM
Build a Bear Workshops Chicago area locations - 10:00 AM
Sonny Acres Farm Fall Festival
Sonny Acres Farm - 10:00 AM
Sonny Acres Farm - 10:00 AM
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Museum of Contemporary Art - 5:00 PM
Museum of Contemporary Art - 5:00 PM
Brookfield Zoo Chicago Boo at the Zoo
Brookfield Zoo - various times
Brookfield Zoo - various times
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ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo
Fri Nov 21, 2025 - Sun Jan 4, 2026
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Repeating every days through January 4, 2026.
4:00pm CT
Age: All ages
Price: $7-$10, free on select Mondays
ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo has been a favorite holiday event for more than 30 years, with light displays and seasonal activities throughout the zoo. The event is free on Monday evenings, and $7 most other weekdays, and $12 on weekends and premium dates.
The ZooLights event also includes several ticketed experiences, like the light maze, enchanted forest, carousel ride, and train ride. S'mores and warm beverages are also available for purchase. Sensory friendly night is Thursday, December 4.
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.