St. Patrick’s Day
March 11, 4-5:30pm
Lucky Leprechauns
Arlington Heights: www.ahpd.org
March 14, noon
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Chicago:
www.chicagostpatsparade.com
Arlington Heights Historical Museum, 110 W. Fremont St. Celebrate
St. Patrick’s Day by making a small,
fairy house for any leprechauns who
are tired from all their mischief and
planting a leprechaun garden! Ages
6+. $20.
The Parade kicks off at Columbus
and Balbo Dr., then heads north on
Columbus to Monroe. This familyfriendly parade includes Irish dancers, marching bands, bagpipes, floats
and more and lasts about three
hours. The Parade will be broadcast
LIVE this year by ABC-Channel 7!
March 13, 11:30am-5pm
Create-a-Craft:
Shamrock Showcase
Mount Prospect: 847-253-5675
www.mppl.org
March 14 & March 17
St. Patrick’s Festival at IAHC
Chicago: irish-american.org
Irish American Heritage Center, 4626
N. Knox Ave. Our annual familyfriendly event starts at 1pm and includes traditional and contemporary
Irish music, dance, food, children’s
activities and an Arts and Craft Fair.
$15/ages 12 & up. Tuesday, March
17 is a day-long celebration from
noon-10pm including music, dance
and face painting for kids. $10/ages
12 and up.
Mount Prospect Public Library, 10
South Emerson St. The luck o’ the
Irish and a little creativity will help
you put together these art projects
for St. Patrick’s Day. Children younger than age 9 must be with adult. No
registration necessary; just drop in.
March 14, 10-11am
Clover Hunt
Lake in the Hills: 847-960-7460
www.lith.org
March 14, 2pm
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
in St. Charles
St. Charles:
www.downtownstcharles.org
600 Harvest Gate. Each clover will
have a treat attached and one who
finds a lucky four leaf clover will
receive a special prize. Registration
is not required, just show up for the
fun. Free.
Main St. 10am – Start your day at
the Arcada Theater with performances by local dance studios. 2pm
– The St. Patrick’s Parade on Main
St./ Rt. 64 features Irish dancers, authentic Irish music, floats and more!
Get into the Irish spirit and join us
Downtown St. Charles!
March 13, 9:30-11:30am
Storybook Cooks,
The Night Before St. Patrick
Naperville: 630-848-5000
www.napervilleparks.org
Naperville Park District 95th Street
Center, Culinary Arts Room 303.
Pouring, measuring and mixing make
this a fun enrichment program.
Please bring an apron. Register
by 48 hours in advance. Ages 4-5.
$19(R)/$29(N)
Spring 2015
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Oaklee’s Family GuideTM for Chicagoland