Chicago family weekend: Friday, November 6 – Sunday, November 8
68 events for the weekend of Nov 6–8, with 65 free and 58 indoors.
Top picks this weekend
Big outings first: festivals, farms, shows and attractions, mixing free and paid, for a range of ages.
Library storytimes & programs (58, free)
From Chicago Public Library branches. Some need registration; check the library page.
Friday, Nov 6
10amBook Builders · Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10amCommunity Cinema: Alpha (2018) · Back of the Yards Library, Chicago
6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:30amFamily Story Time · Rogers Park Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:30amLittle Learners Story Time · McKinley Park Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:30amOpen Play Time · West Loop Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:30amStory Time · Logan Square Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
11amQuilting · Austin Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
11amTiny Tots Story Time · Chicago Lawn Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
11:30amStory Time · Logan Square Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
1pmTeen Time · Rogers Park Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
2pm[TEENS CRAFTS, GAMES AND PLAY] · West Town Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
2pmBeginner Table Tennis · West Pullman Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
2pmDrop-In Gaming Hours for Teens · Chicago Bee Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
2:45pmYOUmedia Takeover · Wrightwood-Ashburn Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
3pmLEGO® Club · Toman Library, Chicago
3-5 · 6-10 · Free
3:30pmAudiobook & Craft Club: Sunrise on the Reaping · Lincoln Belmont Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
3:30pmSTEAM Club · West Belmont Library, Chicago
6-10 · FreeSaturday, Nov 7
10amFamily Story Time · Merlo Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10amFamily Story Time · Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10amField Adventures · West Lawn Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10amGame On: Board Game Play · Chinatown Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
10amMilk and Cookies Book Club: See the Cat · West Loop Library, Chicago
3-5 · 6-10 · Free
10amRead and Sign Baby Story Time · Bezazian Library, Chicago
0-2 · Free
10amSaturday Morning Snuggles: Storytime at Austin · Austin Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10amThe Art of Paper Magic: Origami for Everyone · Near North Library, Chicago
6-10 · 11+ · Free
10amWTTW Kids Learn & Play · Albany Park Library, Chicago
3-5 · Free
11amCAPOEIRA: An Afro-Brazilian Martial Art · Sulzer Regional Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
11amMad Hatters Story Time · Rogers Park Library, Chicago
3-5 · 6-10 · Free
11amMeet Calvin B. Jones: Make a Mini-Mural · Jefferson Park Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
11amRead to Rover · Beverly Library, Chicago
6-10 · Free
11amSaturday Story Time · Legler Regional Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free
1pmCoding Club / Club de Programación · West Lawn Library, Chicago
6-10 · 11+ · Free
1pmFilm Screening: Inside Out 2 (2024) · Chinatown Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
1pmLEGO® Family Challenge · Obama Presidential Center Library, Chicago
6-10 · 11+ · Free
1pmOBOC Young Readers Club: The Lion of Mars · Sulzer Regional Library, Chicago
6-10 · Free
1pmPulitzer On The Road: Future Pulitzer Prize Winner, Chicago Style · Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago
11+ · Free
1:30pmDía de los muertos Story Time with the Mexican Consulate · Lozano Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
1:30pmTabletop Gaming Open Shop · Sulzer Regional Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
2pmAfternoon Crafts for Kids · Scottsdale Library, Chicago
6-10 · Free
2pmChicago: The Birthplace of Black History Tour with Dilla the Urban Historian · Hall Library, Chicago
6-10 · 11+ · Free
2pmDance Story Time with Tutu School Ballet · Lincoln Park Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free
2pmLEGO® Club · Douglass Library, Chicago
6-10 · Free
2pmLet's Play Magic: The Gathering · Humboldt Park Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
2pmOBOC Young Readers Club: The Lion of Mars · Chicago Lawn Library, Chicago
6-10 · Free
2:30pmTween 3D Makerspace · Jefferson Park Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
3:30pmMeet Captain Walter H. Dyett: A Concert Performance · Uptown Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
3:30pmSaturday Story Time · Roden Library, Chicago
0-2 · 3-5 · FreeSunday, Nov 8
1pmLearn Chess with Dave · Walker Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
1pmYOUmedia Advisory Board · Humboldt Park Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
1:30pmFilm Screening: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009) · Scottsdale Library, Chicago
6-10 · 11+ · Free
1:30pmJunk Journaling with The Wasteshed · Logan Square Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
1:30pmSunday Crafternoon · Merlo Library, Chicago
6-10 · 11+ · Free
2pmAcrylic Galaxy Painting Workshop · West Belmont Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
2pmFilm Screening: Sheep Dectectives (2026) · Chicago Lawn Library, Chicago
6-10 · 11+ · Free
2pmOne Hundred Years of Old Town Art & Design: The World of Edgar Miller in A Total Work of Art · Near North Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
2pmTwisted Threads: Fiber Arts Club- Beaded Flowers · Avalon Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
3pmBreakout Game: Tornado Trouble · Jefferson Park Library, Chicago
11+ · Free
3pmDevelopmental Playgroup with The Little Duck Collective · Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago
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