| 10:00 am- 12:00 pm | Happy Fourth of July Annual Event Chicago History Museum. Join the fun at the Museum's annual celebration with patriotic musical performances, a reading of the Declaration... |
| 11:00 am- 10:00 pm | Northwest Fourth-Fest An annual multi-day festival featuring a carnival, live entertainment, food and beverage vendors, a craft fair, cool zone, parades and fireworks... |
| 12:30 pm- 2:30 pm | 4th of July Lunch Cruise Spirit of Chicago. This two hour cruise has a three course buffet style lunch, a DJ and dance floor, games and partiotic party favors along with... |
| 5:00 pm | Skokie's 3D Fireworks Festival Live music from multiple acts, a kids zone with games and face painting, and food and drink vendors. The fireworks begin at dusk. The first 10,000... |
| 6:00 pm | Itasca 4th of July Celebration Celebrate Independence Day with live music, food vendors and a beer tent by Itasca Brewing Company. End the night with a fireworks display. Hamilton... |
| 6:30 pm- 8:00 pm | Grant Park Music Festival: Independence Day Salute Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park. celebrate the Fourth of July under the stars in Millennium Park at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion... |
| 7:30 pm- 10:30 pm | Independence Day Fireworks Dinner Cruise Spirit of Chicago. Step aboard the Spirit of Chicago for a festive buffet, a platinum open bar and DJ entertainment while you take in the spectacular... |
| 9:30 pm | Fourth of July Fireworks Navy Pier Chicago. Spectacular fireworks perfectly synchronized to patriotic music on Lake Michigan. |
| 10:00 am- 12:00 pm | Happy Fourth of July Annual Event Chicago History Museum. Join the fun at the Museum's annual celebration with patriotic musical performances, a reading of the Declaration... |
| 11:00 am- 10:00 pm | Northwest Fourth-Fest An annual multi-day festival featuring a carnival, live entertainment, food and beverage vendors, a craft fair, cool zone, parades and fireworks... |
| 12:30 pm- 2:30 pm | 4th of July Lunch Cruise Spirit of Chicago. This two hour cruise has a three course buffet style lunch, a DJ and dance floor, games and partiotic party favors along with... |
| 5:00 pm | Skokie's 3D Fireworks Festival Live music from multiple acts, a kids zone with games and face painting, and food and drink vendors. The fireworks begin at dusk. The first 10,000... |
| 6:00 pm | Itasca 4th of July Celebration Celebrate Independence Day with live music, food vendors and a beer tent by Itasca Brewing Company. End the night with a fireworks display. Hamilton... |
| 6:30 pm- 8:00 pm | Grant Park Music Festival: Independence Day Salute Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park. celebrate the Fourth of July under the stars in Millennium Park at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion... |
| 7:30 pm- 10:30 pm | Independence Day Fireworks Dinner Cruise Spirit of Chicago. Step aboard the Spirit of Chicago for a festive buffet, a platinum open bar and DJ entertainment while you take in the spectacular... |
| 9:30 pm | Fourth of July Fireworks Navy Pier Chicago. Spectacular fireworks perfectly synchronized to patriotic music on Lake Michigan. |
| 7:30 pm | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings African-American artistic expression... 312-922-2110 |
| 7:30 pm | Les Miserables Cadillac Palace Theatre. Live On Stage. |
| 8:00 pm | Blue Man Group Briar Street Theatre. Performances feature three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory... 773-348-4000 |
| 1:20 pm | Chicago Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers Wrigley Field. MLB Baseball Game. |
| 10:00 am | Studio Drop In The DuPage Children's Museum, Naperville. Each session will explore alternating math, science, and art-related projects... 630-637-8000 |
| 10:30 am | Children's Story Hour Borders. Every Wednesday, little ones can visit the Borders Book Store to listen to a variety of stories in the children's book... 312-266-8060 |
| 1:00 pm- 6:00 pm | Open Play Days My Corner Playroom. Corner Playroom is a Parent/Caregiver supervised indoor play place for kids ages 6 months to 5 years... 773-388-2121 |
| 1:00 pm | Studio Drop In The DuPage Children's Museum, Naperville. Each session will explore alternating math, science, and art-related projects... 630-637-8000 |
| 6:00 am- 7:30 am | Silent Sitting Inner Metamorphosis University - IMU. The thoughts and feelings that might arise during the silent sitting are simply to... 773-262-1468 |
| Judy Istock Butterfly Haven Notebaert Nature Museum. The Judy Istock Butterfly Haven features a kaleidoscope of butterflies with 75 species from around... 773-755-5100 | |
| River Works Notebaert Nature Museum. Splash through this waterplay experience and learn about Chicago's waterways and how they support... 773-755-5100 | |
| Mysteries of the Marsh Notebaert Nature Museum. Explore the variety of local wetlands and the creatures that live there and find out why these increasingly... 773-755-5100 | |
| Wilderness Walk Notebaert Nature Museum. Three meticulously re-created environments in Wilderness Walk immerse visitors in a prairie, savanna... 773-755-5100 | |
| Hands-on Habitat Notebaert Nature Museum. Hands-on Habitat invites budding naturalists (ages 3 - 7) to explore the secret world of animal homes... 773-755-5100 | |
| The Extreme Green House Notebaert Nature Museum. The Extreme Green House explains how our homes are linked to nature and offers recycling tips... 773-755-5100 | |
| Istock Family Look-in Animal Lab Notebaert Nature Museum. A detailed look at our native wetlands and their residents. 773-755-5100 |
