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Category: Family Events

Sesame Street Live Comes Back to Chicago

Since 2019 Sesame Street live has not been in Chicago that all changes in October! Get ready to go back to the street where all of our friends live! Read on to see how you can get tickets to this new and fun show. Everyone’s invited on an amazing journey with Elmo to discover the…
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September 25, 2022
Sloomoo Institute Opens in Chicago

Sloomoo Institute – an experiential destination that taps into the joy of multi-sensory play through hand-crafted, artisanal slime and #satisfying experiences – announces the opening of its second U.S. ticketed destination located in the River North neighborhood at 820 N. Orleans Street, leased by Easy Street Properties. Launched in 2019 with its New York flagship…
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September 15, 2022
Monster Jam Returns to Chicago Next Weekend

This. Is. Monster Jam™! The most action-packed motorsports experience for families in the world today returns to Rosemont for an adrenaline-charged weekend at Allstate Arena on September 16-18. Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Monster Jam® features world-class athletes locked in intense competitions of speed and skill. The Monster Jam Pit Party will be held on Saturday…
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September 6, 2022
Andy Warhol comes to the MAC in 2023

Friends, a while back we attended the Frida Kahlo: Timeless exhibit at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art (CCMA) and the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) at the College of DuPage (COD) and had a fantastic time seeing all of her art and learning more about the woman herself. It is always great to see these…
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August 2, 2022
Welcome to Chicago FanExpo!

Disclaimer: The Fandads received passes to attend FanExpo Chicago. All thoughts, opinions, and fun we had are our own. The Who once said “Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss” and this kind of sums up my feeling about FanExpo Chicago. This new iteration of Wizard World seems like it is on a…
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July 14, 2022
Netflix Family Summer Activity Truck is coming to Chicago

Friends, are you looking for something to do with your family this weekend? Check out the Netflix Family Summer Truck that is arriving at Navy Pier this Saturday, July 16th. Netflix Family Summer is going on tour! Highlighting your favorite characters, alongside the new kids and family content dropping all summer, the Netflix Family Summer activity truck offers family fun including giveaways, character…
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July 14, 2022
Paper Girls to attend FanExpo Chicago

Three short weeks before Paper Girls, the highly anticipated adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang’s critically acclaimed time-traveling graphic novel series, takes Amazon Prime Video by storm, the four teenage leads, Riley Lai Nelet (Erin Tieng), Camryn Jones (Tiffany Quilkin), Sofia Rosinsky (Mac Coyle) and Fina Strazza (KJ Brandman), will make their FAN EXPO debuts, announced FAN EXPO Chicago. On Saturday, July…
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July 7, 2022
Exciting Times with The Chicago Dogs and Elvis

Disclaimer: The Fandads were provided with tickets to see the Chicago Dogs and share their experience. All thoughts, opinions, and nail-biting are our own. We have been lucky to attend the Chicago Dogs games since 2019. While we have been invited to games we also attend games of our own volition. We have gone to…
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July 7, 2022
Rockford will host a special screening of Prime Video’s A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

It’s been a while since I have seen A League of Their Own and watching the trailer for the new Prime Video show makes me want to revisit it. I think my children will enjoy it and it will get them intrigued in watching the new series. As a way to promote this new series,…
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June 23, 2022