Vera Meineke Nature Center at Spring Valley - 12:00 PM Pick
Garfield Park Conservatory - various times
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Garfield Park Conservatory - various times
Lincoln Park Conservatory - various times
Sloomoo Institute - Chicago - various times
The Escape Room Chicago - various times
Apollo Theater - 10:30 AM
Garfield Park Conservatory - various times
Lincoln Park Conservatory - various times
Sloomoo Institute - Chicago - various times
The Escape Room Chicago - various times
Water Tower Place - 10:00 AM
Apollo Theater - 10:30 AM
Fox Valley Mall - 2:00 PM
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum - various times
Garfield Park Conservatory - various times
Apollo Theater - 10:30 AM
Water Tower Place - 10:00 AM
Kress Creek Farms Park - 6:00 PM
Mussetter-Struble Theater - 7:00 PM
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Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl

Chicagoland proves itself to be the dream destination for book lovers and readers of all ages! More than 50 independent bookstores in the greater Chicago area—from Lake Forest to Beverly, and Libertyville to the Loop—are collaborating on our annual Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl, which encourages book lovers to indulge in bookstore tourism by visiting 10 or more stores in a single day.
The annual challenge is being held again on Independent Bookstore Day (IBD), which is a one-day national party celebrating indie bookstores on the last Saturday in April. Each store creates its own unique events—including guest authors, special kids’ story times, readings, contests, giveaways, and special sales.
This event is free!
Full details here: Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl