This month's View From 101 York lists all sorts of fun for the family, date night, and more, from learning to kayak to tequila tastings to Elmhurst's annual Rock the Block Party.
Family Fun • Over 21 • Festivals • Runs & Rides
Family Fun
First Responder's Day at the Zoo
Sun, Sept 2, 10 am - 2 pm
BROOKFIELD ZOO
Paddle with a Ranger
Sat, Sept 6, 10 am - 12 pm
WARRENVILLE GROVE
Kayaking: Basics
Sun, Sept 14, 10 am - 12 pm or Wed, Sept 17, 10 am - 12 pm
HIDDEN LAKE, PALATINE OR HERRICK LAKE, WHEATON
Pajama Party
Sat, Sept 19, 5 -8 pm
DUPAGE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, NAPERVILLE
Tractor-Drawn Wagon Rides
Sat & Sun, Sept 20 & 21, 27 & 28, 1 - 3 pm
DANADA EQUESTRIAN CENTER, WHEATON
Not-So-Haunted Family Tour of Mayslake
Sat, Sept 27, 2 - 2:45 pm
MAYSLAKE PEABODY ESTATE, OAK BROOK
Over 21
Cocktails & Conservation: Tequila & Turtles, Bourbon & Bees
Thurs, Sept 4, 6:30 - 8 pm
THE PRESERVE AT OAK MEADOWS, ADDISON
Frontera Farm to Table Dinner at the Zoo
Fri, Sept 12, 6 pm
BROOKFIELD ZOO
Sensory Cocktail Experience: Honey & Harvest
Thurs, Sept 4, 6 pm
CANTIGNY, WHEATON
Festivals
Rock the Block Party
Fri & Sat, Sept 5 & 6
ELMHURST CITY CENTER
Downers Grove Fine Arts Festival
Sat & Sun, Sept 6 & 7
DOWNTOWN DOWNERS GROVE
Spring Road Fall Fest
Sat, Sept 20
WILD MEADOWS TRACE PARK, ELMHURST
Runs & Rides
Monday Funday: Ride to Big Marsh Overnight
Mon & Tues, Sept 8 & 9
BUCKINGHAM FOUNTAIN, CHICAGO TO BIG MARSH
Galena 5K Stair Challenge
Honoring heroes of 9/11 and local first responders
Sat, Sept 13, 9 am
GALENA
3rd Annual Railsplitting Metric Century Ride
Sat, Sept 20, 7 am
HISTORIC LOGAN COUNTY
5k Beer Run
2025 Illinois Brewery Running Series
Sat, Sept 20, 10 am
THE PERCH, CHICAGO
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