Kids in Algonquin
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For a rainy Wednesday or a Sunday in the open air, the right idea is right below.
Events — kids in Algonquin
Fri9
Today
Mon12
Monday 12 October
Mon 12 · 10:15 AMFree
📖Story time🪇Music for toddlers
Music & Movement - RR
Eastgate Branch Library
Mon 12 · 11 AMFree
📖Story time0–5 yrs
Music & Movement - RO
Eastgate Branch Library
Mon 12 · 1 PMFree
📖Story time0–5 yrs
Music & Movement - RO
Eastgate Branch Library
Mon 12 · 3 PMFree
📖Story time11–14 yrs
Doodle Around the World: Poland - RO
Harnish Main Library
Tue13
Tuesday 13 October
Wed14
Wednesday 14 October
Later
Thu 15 · 6 PMFree
🧸Kids11–14 yrs
Middle School Volunteers - RO
Harnish Main Library
Thu 15 · 6 PMFree
📖Story time0–5 yrs
Cuentos en Español y en Inglés
Harnish Main Library
Fri 16 · 9:30 AMFree
📖Story time
Baby Storytime - RR
Harnish Main Library
Fri 16 · 10:30 AMFree
📖Story time
Little Movers
Harnish Main Library
Sat 17 · 3 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop10–14 yrs
Weekend Makers - RO
Eastgate Branch Library
Sat 17 · 3 PM$0
🏊Water sports🐣Animals0–12 yrs
Boo Bash & Splash!
Goldfish Swim School - Algonquin
Tue 20 · 4 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop14–18 yrs
Teen Drop-In Craft: Creepy Clay Crafting
Harnish Main Library
Wed 21 · 10 AMFree
💛Inclusivity0–1 yrs
Babies and Beans - RO
Harnish Main Library
Wed 21 · 3 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop🔬Science7–11 yrs
After School STEM Club
Eastgate Branch Library
Wed 21 · 6 PMFree
📖Story time0–5 yrs
Music & Movement
Eastgate Branch Library
Mon 26 · 10 AMFree
🪇Music for toddlers
Halloween Music & Movement
Harnish Main Library
Tue 27 · 6:30 PMFree
📖Story time0–5 yrs
Milk and Cookies Storytime
Harnish Main Library
Wed 28 · 6:30 PMFree
♙Chess8–13 yrs
Chess Club - RO
Eastgate Branch Library
Thu 29 · 10 AMFree
🎬Cinema3–5 yrs
Cardboard Drive-In: Paw Patrol
Harnish Main Library
Fri 30 · 5 PMFree
🎯Board games💛Inclusivity14–18 yrs
Teen Library Lock-In - RO
Harnish Main Library
Mon 2 · 10 AMFree
📖Story time0–5 yrs
Preschool Playdate - NR
Eastgate Branch Library
Tue 3 · 9:30 AMFree
🧸Kids3–5 yrs
Messy Masterpieces
Harnish Main Library
Tue 3 · 10:30 AMFree
🧸Kids3–5 yrs
Messy Masterpieces
Harnish Main Library
Tue 3 · 10:30 AMFree
🧸Kids
Dance Party - NR
Eastgate Branch Library
Tue 3 · 7 PMFree
📚Literature10–14 yrs
Pageturners Youth Book Club
Harnish Main Library
Tue 3 · 7 PMFree
📖Story time📚Literature8–11 yrs
Graphic Novel Youth Book Discussion
Harnish Main Library
Wed 4 · 10 AMFree
📖Story time0–5 yrs
Constructive Play - NR
Harnish Main Library
Wed 4 · 4 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop14–18 yrs
Teen Crochet Club
Harnish Main Library
Thu 5 · 4 PMFree
🧸Kids5–9 yrs
Tortoise Time
Harnish Main Library
Thu 5 · 4 PMFree
💛Inclusivity8–10 yrs
Laser-cut 3D Dino
Harnish Main Library
Thu 5 · 5:30 PMFree
🧸Kids10–14 yrs
Can You Break the Code? - RO
Harnish Main Library
Fri 6 Nov · 10 AMFree
🧸Kids3–7 yrs
T-Rex Tea Party
Harnish Main Library
Mon 9 Nov · 4 PMFree
📖Story time6–8 yrs
Bookworms: Gus the Mushroom Dragon
Harnish Main Library
Mon 16 Nov · 4 PMFree
📖Story time🪇Music for toddlers5–9 yrs
Elementary Explorers: Jazz - RO
Harnish Main Library
Wed 18 Nov · 6 PMFree
📖Story time💛Inclusivity4–8 yrs
Little Hearts, Big Lessons Storytime
Eastgate Branch Library
Thu 19 Nov · 6 PMFreeES
📖Story time💛Inclusivity0–5 yrs
Cuentos en Español y en Inglés- RO
Eastgate Branch Library
Mon 23 Nov · 2 PMFree
🎪Kids' show📖Story time3–14 yrs
Dinosaur Discoveries with T-Rexplorers - TR
Harnish Main Library
Tue 24 Nov · 2 PMFree
🌳Outdoors7–14 yrs
Perler Bead Drop In - NR
Harnish Main Library
Mon 30 Nov · 6 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop🌳Outdoors5–14 yrs
LEGO Club - NR
Harnish Main Library
Thu 3 Dec · 10 AMFree
🧸Kids3–7 yrs
Pooh & Friends' Birthday Bash
Harnish Main Library
Thu 3 Dec · 1 PMFree
📖Story time5–11 yrs
Homeschool Explorers - RO
Eastgate Branch Library
Thu 3 Dec · 2:30 PMFree
🧸Kids10–14 yrs
Homeschool Hangout - RO
Eastgate Branch Library
Thu 3 Dec · 4 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop5–14 yrs
MakerTime: Bedazzle a Book
Harnish Main Library
Fri 4 Dec · 10 AMFree
🪇Music for toddlers0–5 yrs
Dance Party
Eastgate Branch Library
Mon 7 Dec · 10:15 AMFree
🪇Music for toddlers0–5 yrs
Music & Movement - RR
Eastgate Branch Library
Mon 7 Dec · 11 AMFree
🪇Music for toddlers0–5 yrs
Music & Movement - RO
Eastgate Branch Library
Mon 7 Dec · 1 PMFree
🪇Music for toddlers0–5 yrs
Music & Movement - RO
Eastgate Branch Library
Tue 8 Dec · 7 AMFree
📖Story time8–11 yrs
Graphic Novel Youth Book Discussion
Harnish Main Library
Tue 8 Dec · 9:30 AMFree
📖Story time2–3 yrs
Terrific Tales for Twos & Threes
Harnish Main Library
Tue 8 Dec · 10:30 AMFree
📖Story time3–5 yrs
Preschool Storytime
Harnish Main Library
Tue 8 Dec · 7 PMFree
📚Literature📖Story time10–14 yrs
Pageturners Youth Book Club
Harnish Main Library
Wed 9 Dec · 4 PMFree
🧸Kids14–18 yrs
Digital Safety Workshop by Turning Point
Harnish Main Library
Wed 9 Dec · 6:30 PMFree
♙Chess8–13 yrs
Chess Club
Harnish Main Library
Thu 10 Dec · 9:30 AMFree
💛Inclusivity3–5 yrs
Messy Masterpieces - Give the Gift of Art
Harnish Main Library
Thu 10 Dec · 10:30 AMFree
💛Inclusivity3–5 yrs
Messy Masterpieces - Give the Gift of Art
Harnish Main Library
Thu 10 Dec · 4 PMFree
🧸Kids14–18 yrs
TAB: Teen Advisory Board - RO
Harnish Main Library
Sat 12 Dec · 3 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop10–14 yrs
Weekend Makers
Eastgate Branch Library
Sat 12 Dec · 3 PM$0
🏊Water sports🎨Creative workshop0–15 yrs
Cookies and Cocoa Family Swim!
718 S Randall Rd
Mon 14 Dec · 2 PMFree
🧸Kids3–15 yrs
Create a Calendar
Eastgate Branch Library
Tue 15 Dec · 3 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop7–11 yrs
After School STEM Club
Eastgate Branch Library
Wed 16 Dec · 10 AMFree
🐣Animals0–1 yrs
Babies and Beans
Harnish Main Library
Wed 16 Dec · 3 PMFree
🧸Kids5–9 yrs
Elementary Explorers: Penguins and Oil Spills
Eastgate Branch Library
Thu 17 DecFree
🧸Kids11–14 yrs
Middle School Volunteers - RO
Harnish Main Library
Thu 17 Dec · 6 PMFree
📖Story time💛Inclusivity0–5 yrs
Cuentos en Español y en Inglés - RO
Eastgate Branch Library
Fri 18 Dec · 10 AMFree
📖Story time0–1 yrs
Baby Jamboree
Harnish Main Library
See also in Algonquin
Wed 14 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Pub 47
Pub 47, Huntley
Tomorrow · 8 PM$17.63–823.50
✨Pop💿DJ set
Bella Cain
Sideouts Sports Tavern, Island Lake
At 7 PM
🎸Rock🤘Metal
STRYPER W/ TREES OF THE FIELD
Check in at The Vixen, Mchenry
Sat 10 · 5 PM
☀️Open air🌳Outdoors
Pennywise Weekend: IT and IT2
The McHenry Outdoor Theatre
Sun 18 · 3 PM
🎷Jazz🪕Folk / Acoustic
Live at the White House: Jazz Nominees McGarry, Ganz and Versace
Barrington's White House
Fri 16 · 7 PM$12.25–823.50
🎸Rock🎙️Small gig
7th Heaven
Sideouts Sports Tavern, Island Lake
Thu 15 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Scorched Earth Brewing Company
Scorched Earth Brewing Company, Algonquin
Thu 15 · 5 PM$23.18
🌳Outdoors
Downtown Crystal Lake Shop & Sip
Downtown Crystal Lake
Tue 13 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Sew Hop'd Brewery and Taproom
Sew Hop'd Brewery and Taproom, Huntley
Wed 14 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at D.C. Cobb's
D.C. Cobb's, East Dundee
Wed 14 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Rookies Sports Bar & Grill (Huntley)
Rookies Sports Bar & Grill (Huntley)
Sat 17 · 7 PM$23.18
🎉Parties
October Dungeon Party
1807 Paula Ct, Sleepy Hollow
Thu 22 · 6 PMFree
🎪Street party
Halloween at No Manches Mexican Grill
140 N Western Ave, Carpentersville
Sat 24 · 4 PM$12.51–1,069
🎪Street party
"BOO in the Barn" at SOUL Harbour Ranch
22093 N Countryside Ln, Barrington
Thu 15 · 6 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at I Smell Bacon BBQ
I Smell Bacon BBQ, Hoffman Estates
Thu 15 · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Roaring Table Brewing Co.
Roaring Table Brewing Co., Lake Zurich
Tue 13 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Ye Olde Corner Tap
Ye Olde Corner Tap, McHenry
Sun 11 · 12 PM$0
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
BStrong Together FREE Community Wellness Walk & Family Health Fair
Citizens Park, Barrington
Thu 15 · 6 PM$49.87
🎉Parties
Singles Mixer in South Barrington IL!
Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant, South Barrington
Sat 10 · 7 PM$34–78
🎤Stand-up
Greenroom Improv
Raue Center For The Arts, Crystal Lake
Fri 30 · 7 PM$15–20
🎭Theatre
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
McHenry County College, Crystal Lake
Sat 17 · 7 PM$12.51
🕺Musical
HALLOWEEN SHOW - SONG -DANCE - RAFFLES - ENTERTAINMENT
The Arboretum of South Barrington
Sun 18 · 2 PMFree
🎭Theatre😂Comedy
The Roommate by Jen Silverman
Parker Players Theater
Mon 12 · 7 PM$114–1,041
📚Literature🎭Theatre
David Sedaris
Raue Center For The Arts, Crystal Lake
Fri 16 · 8 PM$65
🎭Theatre
Jagged Little Pill
Raue Center For The Arts, Crystal Lake
Sat 24$3
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
2026 Crystal Lake Country Christmas Arts and Craft Show
Crystal Lake South High School
Sat 10Free
🖼️Art & Culture
Community Ofrenda - NR
Harnish Main Library, Algonquin
Mon 12 · 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature
Forever Young Book Club - RO
Eastgate Branch Library, Algonquin
Sun 25 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk👗Fashion & Design
"One Room. Two Ways."
1565 S Randall Rd, Algonquin
Mon 19 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk🧾Drop-in services
Library Genealogy Resources Workshop - Need Help?
Huntley Area Public Library
Wed 14 · 6 PM$25.56
🍽️Food
Winebow Wine Tasting: Wines of Garzón Winery
The Distance Social, East Dundee
Thu 15 · 7 PM$0
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Author Event with Thomas Kent West
Bell House Books, Barrington
Sat 17 · 11 AM$7.18–33.85
🪡Crafts
Witches Days Out ~ 2026
McHenry County Fair Association Fairgrounds no tolls, Woodstock
Sat 17 · 5 PM
🍽️Food
Steak Night 5pm-8pm
American Legion Post 911
Tue 20 · 3 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Good Life/Good Death Café
The Fraternal Order Of Eagles, Gilberts
Tue 20 · 6 PM
🗣️Talk
Learn About Trauma Informed Parenting with Let It Be Us
Let It Be Us, Barrington
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Venues — kids in Algonquin
Frequently asked questions
What's there to do with kids in Algonquin this weekend?
Shows for young audiences, workshops, storytelling and days out in the fresh air. Filter by age on each event to find what suits yours.
Are there free kids' activities in Algonquin?
Yes, plenty of library workshops and outdoor activities are free. The price is shown on every event.