Winter Break Roller Skating at MLK Skating and Family Entertainment Center
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park and Family Entertainment Center - various times Pick
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park and Family Entertainment Center - various times Pick
Holiday Flower Show at Wilder Park Conservatory
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Holiday Flower Show at Wilder Park Conservatory
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Soar With The Tuskegee Airmen At Chicago Children's Museum With All-New Exhibit "Aim High" Opening September 28th
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Nature Cat: Backyard and Beyond
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Holiday Flower Show at Wilder Park Conservatory
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Soar With The Tuskegee Airmen At Chicago Children's Museum With All-New Exhibit "Aim High" Opening September 28th
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Nature Cat: Backyard and Beyond
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
Silver Skates Citywide Speed Skating Series
Various Chicago Parks - 5:15 PM
Various Chicago Parks - 5:15 PM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Holiday Flower Show at Wilder Park Conservatory
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Destination Discovery Story Time at The Field Museum
Lincoln Park Zoo - 10:30 AM
Lincoln Park Zoo - 10:30 AM
Nature Cat: Backyard and Beyond
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
Soar With The Tuskegee Airmen At Chicago Children's Museum With All-New Exhibit "Aim High" Opening September 28th
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Silver Skates Citywide Speed Skating Series
Various Chicago Parks - 5:15 PM
Various Chicago Parks - 5:15 PM
Holiday Flower Show at Wilder Park Conservatory
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Soar With The Tuskegee Airmen At Chicago Children's Museum With All-New Exhibit "Aim High" Opening September 28th
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Nature Cat: Backyard and Beyond
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
Silver Skates Citywide Speed Skating Series
Various Chicago Parks - 5:15 PM
Various Chicago Parks - 5:15 PM
The Little Mermaid at Drury Lane Theater
Drury Lane Theater and Conference Center - various times
Drury Lane Theater and Conference Center - various times
Holiday Flower Show at Wilder Park Conservatory
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Nature Cat: Backyard and Beyond
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
Peggy Notebaert Museum - 10:00 AM
Soar With The Tuskegee Airmen At Chicago Children's Museum With All-New Exhibit "Aim High" Opening September 28th
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Skating in the Park
Parkway Bank Park - 11:00 AM
Parkway Bank Park - 11:00 AM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Holiday Flower Show at Wilder Park Conservatory
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Wilder Park - 8:00 AM
Celebration of Lunar New Year at Dan Ryan Woods
Dan Ryan Woods - 10:00 AM
Dan Ryan Woods - 10:00 AM
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Silver Skates Citywide Speed Skating Series
Tue Jan 7, 2025 - Thu Jan 16, 2025
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Repeating every week — Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays through January 16, 2025.
5:15pm CT
Age: 6 and up
Price: Free
Think you're the fastest skater in the city? Silver Skates competitions in parks throughout Chicago pit up to 20 skaters in each age category against one another to see who is the fastest. Qualifiers compete in the finals on Saturday, January 20, at McFetridge Sports Center.
Locations include:
January 7: Midway Plaisance
January 8: McKinley Park
January 9: Mt. Greenwood Park
January 14: McFetridge Sport Center
January 15: Warren Park
January 16: Wentworth Park
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.