Kids Meet the Music 1 with D-Composed String Ensemble + Josh Jones
Harris Theater for Music and Dance - 2:00 PM Pick
Harris Theater for Music and Dance - 2:00 PM Pick
Museum of Ice Cream's Pinkmas!
Museum of Ice Cream - 10:00 AM
Museum of Ice Cream - 10:00 AM
I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Museum of Ice Cream's Pinkmas!
Museum of Ice Cream - 10:00 AM
Museum of Ice Cream - 10:00 AM
I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
MLK 2026: Chaos or Community
Hyde Park Arts Center - 11:00 AM
Hyde Park Arts Center - 11:00 AM
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
Mini Music at Wayfair with Miss Jamie's Farm
Wayfair Chicago - 11:00 AM
Wayfair Chicago - 11:00 AM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Brookfield Zoo Free Days
Brookfield Zoo - various times
Brookfield Zoo - various times
I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Blast Off to Outer Space Museum Takeover at Wonder Works
Wonder Works Children's Museum - various times
Wonder Works Children's Museum - various times
Vivid Creatures at the Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Free Neighborhood Tour
Various Locations - various times Pick
Various Locations - various times Pick
The Three Little Pigs at Beverly Arts Center
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Brookfield Zoo Free Days
Brookfield Zoo - various times
Brookfield Zoo - various times
Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Free Neighborhood Tour
Various Locations - various times Pick
Various Locations - various times Pick
Peter Pan at Chicago Kids Company
Stahl Family Theatre - 10:30 AM
Stahl Family Theatre - 10:30 AM
The Three Little Pigs at Beverly Arts Center
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Northwestern University’s 83rd Annual Dolphin Show Presents “Footloose”
Cahn Auditorium - 7:30 PM
Cahn Auditorium - 7:30 PM
Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile
Studebaker Theater
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King Day Parade
Mon Jan 19, 2026
10:00am to 2:00pm PT
Age: All ages
Price: Free
Location:
Exposition Park
The Kingdom Day Parade, one of the nation's largest events celebrating the life of Martin Luther King, returns to celebrate MLK's life and legacy.
This year, the cast of The Neighborhood, including Tichina Arnold, Marcel Spears, Sheaun McKinney, Beth Behrs and Max Greenfield, as well as Grand Marshall Cedric the Entertainer, headline the 2026 parade.
The celebration features floats, school bands, community organizations and more as the parade travels from Western & King Blvd., west on King, then south on Crenshaw Blvd, ending at Vernon/ Leimert Park.
This year's parade is produced by Los Angeles Sentinel, Brotherhood Crusade, and Bakewell Media.
Event is rain or shine.
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