Family & kids in Chicago, week of November 16, 2026
Family & kids in Chicago, Monday November 16 to Sunday November 22, 2026: 335 events. Picks by day; every event links to its original listing.
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Mon Nov 16
- 10:15 AM Play Day Independence Library · Free
- 10:30 AM Toddler Story Time Hegewisch Library · Free
- 10:30 AM Winter Story Time Brainerd Library · Free
- 4 PM Mindful Monday Daley · Free
- 5 PM Teen Game Night Clearing Library · Free
- 6 PM Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago The Fields Studios
Tue Nov 17
- 10:30 AM Developmental Playgroup Mayfair Library · Free
- 10:30 AM Teen Time: Neurodiverse Rogers Park Library · Free
- 4 PM LEGO® at the Library Edgewater Library · Free
- 4 PM Tween Tuesday: Acrylic Pour Art Archer Heights Library · Free
- 4 PM Teen Tech Lab Woodson Regional Library · Free
- 5 PM YOUmedia Open Shop Whitney M. Young · Free
Wed Nov 18
- 10:30 AM Baby Story Time Lincoln Park Library · Free
- 2 PM Ceramics for Kids: Pinch Pot Pets Workshop 5420 W Belmont Ave · $19.70-$25.60
- 5:30 PM Sculpt Like Hunt and Perkins: A Creative Sculpting Workshop Chicago Public Library · Free
- 7 PM A Christmas Carol Goodman Theatre's Albert Theater
Thu Nov 19
- 5 PM Family Reading Night Greater Grand Crossing Library · Free
- 7 PM Open Mic - Poetry, Stories, Music Pilsen Arts & Community House
Fri Nov 20
- 11 AM Roosevelt University Women's Basketball vs Ashland - KIDS DAY Goodman Center
- 4:30 PM Bedtime Stories with Chicago Public Library Smart Museum of Art · Free
- 6 PM Friends & Family Feud Friday Stay and Play Game Cafe · $12.51
- 6:30 PM Headache Outset
Sat Nov 21
- 9:30 AM Performance | Rock the Museum Chicago History Museum
- 9:30 AM Family Field Trip to the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Logan Square Library · Free
- 2 PM Lions and Legends Live: kids and family podcast recording Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture · Free
Sun Nov 22
- 11 AM Photos with Santa at The Guesthouse Hotel The Guesthouse Hotel
- 11:30 AM The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of Taylor Swift for Kids Thalia Hall
- 12 PM Santa Sails the Seadog Harry Caray's Navy Pier · Free
- 1 PM Ask an Archaeologist! Youth and Family Workshop The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) Museum · $7.09-$27.49
- 7:30 PM Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra: New Horizons Chicago Symphony Center · Free