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THE EAT  Taste of Bolingbrook runs Saturday May 30 (11am-9pm) and Sunday May 31 (11am-7pm) at The Promenade Bolingbrook, 631 E. Boughton Road. Local food vendors, live music, kids activities. Hosted by the Bolingbrook Area Chamber of Commerce. Bolingbrook is a ten-minute drive and the Promenade format means no field parking, no port-a-john queue. Two days of small-scale local food where you can graze, sit on a bench, and not commit to one restaurant for an hour. The Saturday night slot runs late if you want to make it a dinner. |
| THE WEEKEND The Forecast Friday opens at 60, so bring a light layer you're willing to ditch by mid-morning when it hits 83 and stays sunny all day. Leave the jacket at home.
Saturday stays cool and mild, 60s in the morning, topping out at 76, so one layer and you're set for the whole day.
Sunday's nearly identical to Saturday, just a few degrees warmer midday. Same game plan works. |
Naperville Spring Carnival runs May 29 to 31 at 776 S Route 59, in the Mall of India lot next to Block 59. Friday opens at 5pm; Windy City Amusements brings the Giant Century Wheel, classic Carousel, and thrill, family, and kiddie rides. Wristband and ride pricing at windycityamusements.com. Ferris wheel weather, finally. This is the one weekend nobody has to plan: park at Route 59, hand over a wristband, let the kid ride the carousel until they're done. Friday night is the lighter crowd. If anyone in your house has been counting down to summer, this is the cue. |
 The Naperville Millennium Carillon summer recital series kicks off Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 7 p.m. along the Riverwalk. Concerts run every Tuesday through August 18, featuring carillonneurs from Belgium, California, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere. Admission is free; optional tower tours after each concert cost $2 cash per person. The area near the Riverwalk Grand Pavilion has picnic tables, restrooms, and parking. Free Tuesday night carillon concerts on the Riverwalk start June 2 and run every Tuesday through August 18, 7 p.m., with players coming in from Belgium, Berkeley, and beyond. Grab a picnic blanket, park near the Grand Pavilion where the bathrooms are actually decent, and hand the 4-year-old $2 if they want to climb the tower after. |
Morton Arboretum is hosting Nature Play for All in the Children's Garden on Sunday, May 31, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities include seed planting, tree cookie decorating, nature sensory bins, Wonder Pond fun, and an inclusive obstacle course. The event is included with general admission or an Arboretum membership and is sponsored by International Paper. If you've got a 4-year-old and a baby and you need somewhere to point them on Sunday, May 31, the Morton Arboretum Children's Garden is running Nature Play for All from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with sensory bins, seed planting, and an inclusive obstacle course. It's covered under regular admission or your membership, so if you're already a member this is basically a free Sunday. |
 Naperville Park District's Concerts in Your Park series runs six free Sundays this summer at neighborhood parks, 7 to 8:30 p.m. This weekend kicks it off: Bucket Number 6 plays Century Farms Park on Sunday, May 31. Bring a blanket, bring a chair, bring something cold. Future Sundays rotate through other neighborhood parks; the full lineup is on the park district site. Free is free, and a Sunday-evening lawn concert is the most Naperville thing you can do all summer. Free outdoor concerts at neighborhood parks are back, and the first one lands this Sunday, May 31 at Century Farms Park from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. The full run goes every other Sunday through July 26, rotating parks each time, which means there's a decent shot one of these is a 10-minute walk from your house. Grab a blanket, pack the kids a snack, and treat it like a slow Sunday instead of an activity. |
 DuPage Children's Museum has four things on the calendar in the next two weeks. Adaptive Play Time on Wednesday June 3, 8 to 9 a.m., is a sensory-friendly session with lower lights and a therapy dog visit. Members-only Bubbles night is Friday June 5, 5 to 8 p.m. Scout STEAM Labs run Friday June 6 and Saturday June 7 with three 60-minute hands-on stations; registration closes Sunday June 1. Tinkering Camp registration is open all summer at dupagechildrens.org/summer-camp. DCM is basically the 'rainy Saturday gets saved' infrastructure for anyone with a kid under eight, and they're stacking June with the good stuff. The Scout labs are the one to put on a sticky note. The therapy dog at Adaptive Play Time is the kind of small thing that makes a parent of a sensory-sensitive kid actually cry. Membership pays for itself in any month with one weeknight event like Bubbles. If your kid is in Scouts, DuPage Children's Museum is running STEAM Labs on Friday, June 6 and Saturday, June 7: 3 tracks (build a vehicle, design a bot, engineer an animal-rescue gadget), each 60 minutes with museum time built in. Registration closes Monday, June 1 at dupagechildrens.org/scouts, so this is a tonight-or-tomorrow situation. |
The DuPage County Historical Museum is hosting Play-Well LEGO summer camps in Wheaton. The first two sessions are Jurassic Dino Camp (June 8-12) and Pokémon Camp (June 15-19), running as half-day morning or afternoon programs. Registration is open via the linked URL. Play-Well runs the LEGO camps your 4-to-8-year-old will actually beg you for, and the DuPage County Historical Museum is hosting two sessions this June: Jurassic Dino (June 8-12) and Pokémon (June 15-19), each a half-day. These fill fast — register now if you want a quiet morning to yourself and a kid who comes home with something they built. |
 Noon Whistle Brewing in Lombard is hosting a yoga fundraiser for Blood Cancer United on Saturday, May 30 at 11 a.m. Registration is available through the brewery's Instagram story. Noon Whistle in Lombard is doing a yoga fundraiser for Blood Cancer United this Saturday, May 30 at 11 a.m., which is a solid excuse to stretch it out before the beer. Sign up through their Instagram story before spots fill. |
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