Love is the air! We can all use some more love in our lives and there are plenty of ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
In Chicago and the suburbs, many businesses are finding fun ways to spread the love. We share some of our Valentine’s Day picks below and you can find even more family events listed in our calendar.
Valentine’s Day Events for Chicago Families
Victorian Valentine Craft Kit at DuPage County Historical Museum
Jan. 9-Feb. 13, 2025
- Address: 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton
- Cost: $15/kit
Create 15 beautiful, Victorian-style valentines using this kit using vintage designs, modern creations and more. Reserve your kit.
Make a Valentine Day Card at Brainerd Branch
Feb. 1, 2025
- Address: 1350 W. 89th St., Chicago
- Cost: Free
Ages 6-13 can join Brainerd Branch to create a Valentine’s Day card for a loved one.
Valentine’s Day Events at Lozano Branch
Feb. 1, 13, 2025
- Address: 1350 W. 89th St., Chicago
- Cost: Free
Valentine-a-thon (Feb. 1): All ages can drop in to create a unique Valentine, while supplies last.
Valentine’s Day Slime (Feb. 13): Teens and tweens ages 10 and up can create a slimy science experiment for Valentine’s Day.
Valentine’s Day Events at Sherman Park Branch
Feb. 1, 13, 2025
- Address: 1350 W. 89th St., Chicago
- Cost: Free
DIY: Valentine’s Day Card (Feb. 1): Ages 10 and up can create Valentine’s Day cards for their loved ones. Registration required.
Valentine’s Day Party (Feb. 13): Ages 3-plus can celebrate Valentine’s Day at the library with games, creating cards, snacks and pizza. Registration required.
Family Craft Night: Valentine’s Day Card Workshop at Edgewater Branch
Feb. 4, 2025
- Address: 6000 N. Broadway, Chicago
- Cost: Free
Families can enjoy creating Valentine’s Day greeting cards at this workshop. All materials will be provided. For ages 5 and up. Registration required.
Heart Valentine Card at Geneva Public Library District
Feb. 4, 13, 2025
- Address: 227 S. Seventh St., Geneva
- Cost: Free
All ages can come out to the library to create a colorful Valentine’s Day card using foam hearts. This is a drop-in event.
Valentine’s Day Events at West Lawn Branch
Feb. 4, 13, 2025
- Address: 4020 W. 63rd St., Chicago
- Cost: Free
Teen Craft Tuesdays: Valentine’s Gift Boxes (Feb. 4): Ages 13-plus can create Valentine’s Day Gift Boxes and fill them with candy and puffy origami hearts. All materials will be provided. Registration required.
Make Your Own Heart Plush (Feb. 13): Ages 6-13 can create a heart plushie to celebrate Valentine’s Day. No experience is needed. Registration required.
Valentine’s Day Events at Gage Park Branch
Feb. 4, 10, 11, 13, 2025
- Address: 2807 W. 55th St., Chicago
- Cost: Free
Teen DIY: Candy Heart Dish (Feb. 4): Ages 13-plus can create a Valentine themed trinket dish. Materials will be provided. Registration required.
Valentine Story Time (Feb. 10): Ages 5 and under can enjoy songs, stories and a craft for Valentine’s Day. Registration required.
Valentine’s Card Making (Feb. 11): Ages 13 and up can make one-of-a-kind cards for Valentine’s Day. Materials will be provided. Registration required.
Cookie Decorating (Feb. 13): All ages can come and decorate cookies for Valentine’s Day. Registration required.
Shaving Cream Valentine’s Day Cards at Vodak-East Side Branch
Feb. 5, 2025
- Address: 4856 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago
- Cost: Free
Ages 3-plus can come out to the library to create Valentine’s Day cards using marbling paper, shaving cream and paint.
Valentine’s Day Bingo at Greater Grand Crossing Branch
Feb. 6, 2025
- Address: 1000 E. 73rd St., Chicago
- Cost: Free
Ages 6-13 can celebrate Valentine’s Day with an evening of bingo, prizes and community spirit. Light refreshments will be served.
Family Valentine’s Dance at Gompers
Feb. 7, 2025
- Address: 4222 W. Foster Ave., Chicago
- Cost: $5
Ages 2 and up can enjoy dancing, crafts, a DJ and plenty of photo opportunities. Food and beverages will be available to purchase. Advanced tickets required.
Artful Afternoon at Harold Washington Library Center
Feb. 8, 2025
- Address: 400 S. State St., Chicago
- Cost: Free
Ages 3 and up along with their families can drop in to get creative with Valentine’s Day- themed crafts.
Crafternoon: Valentine’s Day Cards and Crafts at Budlong Woods Branch
Feb. 8, 2025
- Address: 5630 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago
- Cost: Free
Ages 5 and up can join Budlong Woods Branch to make fun and easy crafts as a family for Valentine’s Day. Registration required.
Family Valentine’s Dance at Welles
Feb. 8, 2025
- Address: 2333 W. Sunnyside Ave., Chicago
- Cost: $5
Ages 1-12 can enjoy dancing, a DJ, photo opportunities and light refreshments at this event. Registration required.
Flower Pounding Valentine Cards at Emily Oaks Nature Center
Feb. 8, 2025
- Address: 4650 Brummel St., Skokie
- Cost: $10/resident, $13/non-resident
Families can learn the art of flower pounding to make beautiful Valentine’s Day cards, using real flowers and rubber mallets to create unique designs. For ages 6-plus. Registration required.
Valentine’s Day Events at McKinley Park Branch
Feb. 8, 13, 2025
- Address: 1915 W. 35th St., Chicago
- Cost: Free
Family Fun: Funny Heart Guy Craft (Feb. 8): Ages 3-13 can create a funny heart guy in honor of Valentine’s Day.
Family Fun: Valentine’s Day Cards (Feb. 13): At this weekly drop-in event, ages 3-13 can create cards in honor of Valentine’s Day.
Valentine’s Day Events at Manning Branch
Feb. 8, 14, 2025
- Address: 6 S. Hoyne Ave., Chicago
- Cost: Free
Felt Rose Craft (Feb. 8): Ages 13 and up can learn how to make felt roses. Space is limited. Registration required.
Valentine-Lotls (Feb. 14): Ages 5 and up can spread “a-lotl” love with these axolotl valentine friends at Manning Branch. Registration required.
Victorian Valentine Tea at Senator John Humphrey House
Feb. 8, 2025
- Address: 9830 W. 144th Place, Orland Park
- Cost: $20/members, $25/resident, $32/non-resident
Ages 13-plus can celebrate Valentine’s Day by enjoying cookies and herbal teas. Also, see 19th-century Valentines from the Village’s historic collection and make their own Victorian Valentine to give to a loved one. Registration required.
Sweethearts Scavenger Hunt at Edgebrook Branch
Feb. 10, 2025
- Address: 5331 W. Devon Ave., Chicago
- Cost: Free
Ages 4-12 can stop by the reference desk to participate in a Valentine’s Day-themed scavenger hunt. Win a prize, while supplies last. Registration required.
Valentine’s Day Crafternoon at Northtown Branch
Feb. 10, 2025
- Address: 6800 N. Western Ave., Chicago
- Cost: Free
Ages 5-13 can drop in at the library to create a Valentine’s Day card for a special someone.
Valentine’s Day Drop-In Crafts at West Pullman Branch
Feb. 10, 2025
- Address: 830 W. 119th St., Chicago
- Cost: Free
Ages 6 and up can create decorative gifts, handmade cards and festive keepsakes. All materials will be provided.
Valentine’s Day Slime at West Lawn Branch
Feb. 10, 2025
- Address: 4020 W. 63rd St., Chicago
- Cost: Free
Ages 6-13 can come out to celebrate Valentine’s Day by experimenting and making Valentine’s Day slime. Registration required.
Valentine’s Drop-In Craft at Downers Grove Public Library
Feb. 10, 2025
- Address:1050 Curtiss St., Downers Grove
- Cost: Free
Join Downers Grove Public Library to create a Valentine’s Day craft in the Kids Room. This craft is available while supplies last.
Kids’ Craft Club: Pop-Up Valentine Cards at King Branch
Feb. 11, 2025
- Address: 3436 S. King Drive, Chicago
- Cost: Free
Ages 3-13 can drop in after school and join King Branch to make pop-up Valentine cards. All materials are provided.
Let’s Make: Valentine’s Day Cards at Archer Heights Branch
Feb. 11, 2025
- Address: 5055 S. Archer Ave., Chicago
- Cost: Free
Ages 8-12 can make Valentine’s Day cards at Archer Heights Branch. All materials will be provided.
Valentine’s Cards at Daley, Richard M.-W Humboldt Branch
Feb. 11, 2025
- Address: 733 N. Kedzie Ave., Chicago
- Cost: Free
Teens and tweens ages 10 and up can drop into YOUmedia and use the Cricut Maker to cut custom words and shapes to make Valentine’s Day cards.
Valentine’s Day Cards at Legler Regional Branch
Feb. 11, 2025
- Address: 115 S. Pulaski Road, Chicago
- Cost: Free
Ages 13 and up can join Legler Regional Branch to make Valentine’s Day (or anti-Valentine’s Day!) cards. All materials provided.
Valentine’s Day Events at Clearing Branch
Feb. 11, 13, 2025
- Address: 6423 W. 63rd Place, Chicago
- Cost: Free
Kids’ Craft: Mosaic Hearts (Feb. 11): Ages 4 and up spend the afternoon creating paper mosaic hearts. All materials are provided, while supplies last. Registration required.
Valentine Stories and Bingo (Feb. 13): Ages 6-13 can enjoy hearing stories about Valentine’s Day and play some bingo. Prizes for the children. Registration required.
A Bluey Valentine Family Story Time at Austin-Irving Branch
Feb. 13, 2025
- Address: 6100 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago
- Cost: Free
Ages 10 and under can join the Heeler family from Bluey for a special Valentine’s Day filled with stories, crafts and a good game of Keepy Uppy. Registration required.
Family Valentine Crafts & Open Gym at Olympia
Feb. 13, 2025
- Address 6566 N. Avondale Ave., Chicago
- Cost: Free
Ages 1.5-5 can come out to Olympia Park to make Valentine crafts and enjoy fun and games in the gym. Registration required.
Hair Braiding and BINGO Valentine’s Day Party at Woodson Regional Branch
Feb. 13, 2025
- Address: 9525 S. Halsted St., Chicago
- Cost: Free
Teens and tweens ages 10-18 can take a hair braiding class and relax afterward in a game of BINGO. There will be prizes, snacks and more.
Valentine’s Crafternoon at Mount Greenwood Branch
Feb. 13, 2025
- Address: 11010 S. Kedzie Ave., Chicago
- Cost: Free
Ages 4-14 can enjoy making arts and crafts projects, plus open coloring. Registration required.
Valentine’s Day Crafts at Chinatown Branch
Feb. 13, 2025
- Address: 2100 S. Wentworth Ave., Chicago
- Cost: Free
Ages 3-13 can celebrate Valentine’s Day at the library by making Valentine’s Day crafts.
Valentine’s Day Crafts at South Chicago Branch
Feb. 13, 2025
- Address: 9055 S. Houston Ave., Chicago
- Cost: Free
Ages 6-13 can celebrate Valentine’s Day by creating Valentine’s Day cards, making jewelry and enjoying painting activities.
Valentine’s Day Dance at Lincoln
Feb. 13, 2024
- Address: 2045 N. Lincoln Park West, Chicago
- Cost: Free
Ages 14 and under can join Lincoln Park Cultural Center for their annual Family Valentine’s Day Dance. Enjoy games, crafts, music, dancing and more. Registration required.
Valentine’s Day Events at Toman Branch
Feb. 13, 14, 2025
- Address: 2708 S. Pulaski Road, Chicago
- Cost: Free
Arts and Crafts to Celebrate Valentine’s Day (Feb. 13): Ages 13 and up can celebrate Valentine’s Day by making a card and decorating it with vinyl stickers created with the Cricut vinyl cutter. Materials will be provided.
Valentine’s Day Gingerbread Houses (Feb. 14): Ages 3-13 can decorate their very own Valentine’s Day-themed gingerbread house with colorful candies, frosting and heart-shaped treats. Registration required.
Valentine’s Day Fun Art at Schreiber
Feb. 13, 2025
- Address: 1552 W. Schreiber Ave., Chicago
- Cost: $5
Ages 1 year and 8 months to 5 years old can enjoy Valentine’s Day Fun Art at Schreiber Park with fun crafts. Registration required.
Valentine’s Day Pop-Up Window Cards at West Chicago Avenue Branch
Feb. 13, 2025
- Address: 4856 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago
- Cost: Free
Ages 13-plus can make pop-up window cards using Silhouette Studio. Registration required.
Valentine’s Day Vinyl Stickers at Hall Branch
Feb. 13, 2025
- Address: 4801 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago
- Cost: Free
Teens ages 13 and up can design and customize their very own Valentine’s Day stickers using the Cricut vinyl cutter. Permanent vinyl materials will be provided.
Family Valentine’s Dance at Horner
Feb. 14, 2025
- Address: 2741 W. Montrose Ave., Chicago
- Cost: $5
All ages can enjoy dancing to the Horner Park Jazz Band, taking photos at the photo station and more. Registration required.
Valentine’s Dance at West Lawn
Feb. 14, 2025
- Address: 4233 W. 65th St., Chicago
- Cost: Free
Ages 3-11 and their families can come out to West Lawn Park for a fun Valentine’s Day dance. Registration required.
Valentine’s Day Dance at Lake Shore
Feb. 14, 2025
- Address: 808 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago
- Cost: Free
Enjoy a Valentine’s Day Dance with your family where there’s dancing, treats and crafts. Bring a camera.
Valentine’s Day Storytime & Craft at Palatine District Library – Main Library
Feb. 14, 2025
- Address: 700 N. North Court, Palatine
- Cost: Free
Ages 2-6 can enjoy a Valentine’s story time with songs, stories and a special craft. Registration required.
Valentine’s Day Storytime at Fountaindale Public Library District
Feb. 14, 2025
- Address: 300 W. Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook
- Cost: Free
All ages can come out to Fountaindale Public Library District to celebrate Valentine’s Day with a special storytime. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
This article was updated on Jan. 29, 2025, by Chicago Parent’s Content Writer, Kari Zaffarano. The update added new Valentine’s Day events in Chicagoland to the ChicagoParent.com calendar and highlighted the best family-friendly Valentine’s Day events. For questions, contact Kari at kari@chicagoparent.com.
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