This Weekend in Chicago

JUL 4

Library Closures

All CPL Locations Closed Saturday, July 4

12:00 AM - 11:59 PM · All CPL Locations

JUL 4 Free

Event

Breathing, Posture, and Awareness at Jackson Park

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM · Osaka Garden

JUL 4

Continuing Education and College

Toastmasters: MJM Speakers' Circle

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM · Thurgood Marshall

JUL 4

Millennium Park

Paper Crowns & Torches and Ice Cream Giveaway

Saturday, July 4 · Millennium Park, South Boeing Gallery

JUL 4

Netflix's Little House on the Prairie Pop-up at Pioneer Court

12:00 Noon - 6:00 PM · Pioneer Court

JUL 4

Independence Day Salute

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. · TBD

JUL 4 Free

Event

Late Night Basketball at Washington

5:30 PM - 12:00 AM · Washington (George) Park

JUL 4 Free

Event

Late Night Basketball at Homan Square

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM · Homan Square Community Center Park

JUL 5

Celebrate America 250 at Pioneer Court

All Day · Pioneer Court

JUL 5 9

Program

Stick & Puck at McFetridge

6:00 AM - 7:30 AM · McFetridge Ice Rink (Indoor)

JUL 5 12

Program

Pole Vault (ASMG) - Open at Gately

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM · Gately (James) Park

JUL 5 8

Program

Ice Skating - Freestyle Ice (Main Rink) at McFetridge

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM · McFetridge Ice Rink (Indoor)

JUL 5

Art, Music and Performances

Teen Art Studio

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Sulzer Regional

JUL 5

Crafts, Games and Play

Family Nintendo Switch

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM · McKinley Park

JUL 5

Film Screenings

Film Screening: I, Robot (2004)

1:00 PM - 3:30 PM · West Chicago Avenue

JUL 5

DIY

Seed Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Douglass

JUL 5

Crafts, Games and Play

Grab and Go Craft Kits

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Dunning

JUL 5

Crafts, Games and Play

Chess Club

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM · Northtown

JUL 5

DIY

Family Maker Day: Introduction to Heat Transfer

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM · Gage Park

JUL 5 Free

Event

Looking-at-Leaves at NPV

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM · North Park Village Nature Center Park

JUL 5

Chicago 250

WTTW Chicago Stories Documentary Screening: Candy Capital

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM · King

JUL 5

Film Screenings

Film Screening: Rain Man (1988)

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM · Daley, Richard M.-W Humboldt

JUL 5

Crafts, Games and Play

Sunday Crafternoon

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM · Merlo

JUL 5

Film Screenings

Film Screening: The Sandlot (1993)

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM · Scottsdale

JUL 5

Crafts, Games and Play

Story Time in the Garden

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM · Douglass

JUL 5

Film Screenings

Film Screening: Independence Day (1996)

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Pullman

JUL 5

Film Screenings

Film Screening: Hoppers (2026)

2:00 PM - 3:45 PM · Budlong Woods

JUL 5

Film Screenings

Family Film Screening: Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · West Lawn

JUL 5

Book Clubs

Silent Book Club

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM · Independence

JUL 5

Film Screenings

Film Screening: Now You See Me 2 (2016)

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Vodak-East Side

JUL 5

Film Screenings

Sensory Friendly Film Screening: National Treasure (2004)

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Archer Heights

JUL 5

Computers and Technology

Open Shop

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Gage Park

JUL 5

Chicago 250

Film Screening: Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Kelly

JUL 5

Crafts, Games and Play

Chess Workshop for Kids

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Dunning

JUL 5

Continuing Education and College

Learn Basic Chinese Conversation

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · West Pullman

JUL 5

Crafts, Games and Play

Screen and Stitch: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM · Edgewater

JUL 5

Film Screenings

Film Screening: Primate (2026)

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM · Chicago Lawn

JUL 5

Film Screenings

Family Flicks: Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown (2016)

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Oriole Park

JUL 5

Film Screenings

Film Screening: Dog Man (2025)

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM · North Austin

JUL 5 12

Program

Rat Hockey at McFetridge

2:45 PM - 4:15 PM · McFetridge Sports Center

JUL 5 6

Program

Track & Field (ASMG) - Open at Gately

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Gately (James) Park

JUL 5

Crafts, Games and Play

I Spy Windy City Scavenger Hunt

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Douglass

JUL 5

Story Time

Parachute Play

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM · Harold Washington Library Center

JUL 5

Crafts, Games and Play

Drop In TTRPG Time: Honey Heist

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Chinatown

JUL 5

Crafts, Games and Play

Sunday Play Group

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Northtown

JUL 5

Workshops

Chair Yoga for Seniors: Gentle Movement for Every Body

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Douglass

JUL 5 Free

Event

As You Like It at Gross

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM · Gross (Theodore) Park

JUL 5 12

Program

Rat Hockey at Morgan Park SC

9:00 PM - 10:30 PM · Morgan Park Sports Center Ice Rink (Indoor)

JUL 5

Community

Navy Pier Independence Day Fireworks

10:00 PM - 10:15 PM · Navy Pier