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
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
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Friday Flicks at the Fountain: Parkside Community Movie Nights
Fri May 2, 2025 - Fri May 9, 2025
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Repeating every week — Fridays through May 9, 2025.
7:30pm ET
Age: All Ages
Price: FREE
Grab a blanket, meet up with friends and family, and enjoy an evening under the stars at Parkside community movie nights!
We’ll celebrate the start of the spring season with some new animated favorites. Each date will start with interactive, family-friendly activities from 7:30-8 PM followed by the movie starting at 8 PM (please continue to check back for full details about pre-movie activities).
Movies will take place at the John Welsh Memorial Fountain across the street from the Please Touch Museum.
SPRING 2025 MOVIE NIGHTS
Pre-movie activities will start at 7:30 PM followed by the movie at 8:00 PM
- FRIDAY, MAY 2: Inside Out 2 (PG)
Pre-movie activity provided by Shofuso Japanese Cultural Center - FRIDAY, MAY 9: Mufasa (PG)
Pre- movie activity provided by the Philadelphia Zoo
TICKETS: FREE! Please RSVP.
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.