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
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
Sonny Acres Farm Fall Festival
Sonny Acres Farm - 10:00 AM
Sonny Acres Farm - 10:00 AM
Free Tuesdays at the Museum of Contemporary Art
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
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
EXP Presents Life Chronicles
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
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Car-Free Earth Day
Open Streets: Car-Free Earth Day is an annual car-free event hosted by NYC DOT. Programming is presented at signature locations citywide to promote activism and education surrounding climate change, sustainability, and other relevant topics.
NYC DOT Signature Locations:
The Bronx
- East 188 Street between East Fordham Road and Valentine Avenue
- Creston Avenue between East 188 Street to East Fordham Road
- Valentine Avenue between East 188 Street and East Fordham Road
Brooklyn
- Fifth Avenue between 40 Street to 50 Street
Manhattan
- Broadway between 17 Street and 46 Street
30 blocks of Broadway will be closed to vehicles, from Times Square to Union Square, including Flatiron and NoMad. The blocks will be open for walking, biking, and car-free strolling. From 10am to 4pm, guests can visit the Flatiron South Plaza for family-friendly interactive programming, including a small box art activation led by a local artist and architect, ping pong tables from SPIN, corn hole, and Connect Four. - St. Nicholas Avenue between 181 Street and 190 Street
- Dyckman Street between Broadway and La Marina/Inwood Hill Park
Queens
- Woodside Avenue between 75 Street and 78 Street
Staten Island
- Port Richmond Avenue between Richmond Terrace and Castleton Avenue
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