Chicago Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony and Parade  | Chicago

FREE

The wreath laying ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. at the Eternal Flame on Daley Plaza. The parade kicks off at noon and proceeds south on State Street from Wacker Street to Van Buren Street. Participants include many area high schools' Drum and Bugle Corps as well as many veterans groups. 

Festival showcases the work of 140 juried artists, including young artists in the Youth Art Division. Live music, great food and fun art activities just for kids.

Kick off the summer outdoor street fest season with tribute bands, food, libations and arts & crafts.

The Art Walk showcases the works of talented professional and student artists in restaurants and businesses in downtown Skokie. Live activities held noon-5 p.m. May 18. Visitors are invited to pick up an Art Walk map; meet the artists; listen to roaming musicians; enjoy plein air artists paint outdoors; hear jazz musicians play in Memorial Park; and attend Open Mic Performances at Gorilla Tango/Skokie Theatre. Kids 3-16 can create their own art at three locations: Bughouse Studio, Lincoln Terrace Art Studio & Gallery and Mosaic Montessori/Early Childhood.

Enjoy kite flying, toddler hay mazes, obstacle courses, hayrides through the fields and a ladybug release (2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday). Plus, check out the two bull calves, baby goats, lambs and pigs and mid-size and full sized chickens.

Discover what fish live at The Morton Arboretum and paint with water colors.

Look at pictures, get fun facts and make a toad-ally cool tadpole to take home.

Explore the Children's Garden growing gardens and create a magical container garden, which is the perfect habitat for attracting fairies, gnomes, and tiny animals. March 25, May 25, June 2.

New exhibit showcases 50 rare and unique objects from the Sterling Morton Library's collections. The artifacts include a collection of butterflies that is more than 100 years old, an Eskimo bone carving, original woodblocks, and metal sculptures. Explore a modern cabinet of curiosities, with drawers that pull out and doors that open to reveal objects and interactive games, share your vision of a library in 50 years, and take part in a library-wide scavenger hunt.

Kids become bug detectives as they explore the exhibit of huge bug sculptures built using natural materials including trees, dried branches, roots and green saplings. On display will be an over-sized bee hive, lady bug, assassin bug, damsel fly, spider, daddy long legs, praying mantis, dragon fly, grasshopper and three ants. Kids receive a free bug detective guide, helping them uncover the truth about bugs. Plus, they can take part in daily events to learn more about bugs, plus an edible insects program for the whole family.