Museum
Charles Gates Dawes House
Evanston
Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions & self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.
From $10 published price
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Things to do in Evanston with kids
Museums and family fun — 7 places to go with kids in Evanston, Illinois. 5 of them publish a price.
Indoor things to do in Evanston →
Museums in Evanston3
Family fun in Evanston2
Historic sites in Evanston1
Trampoline parks in Evanston1
What’s on in Evanston
Within 25 miles of Evanston. Dates and wording are each venue’s own.
Sat & Sun8 miLeft at Home: Spooky EditionThe Quandary Escape RoomsChicago, ILSep 16 – Nov 9Check tickets
Sat & Sun9 miSeasonNature Play GardenHighland Park, ILOct 5 – Nov 15See details
Sun only9 miFall FestLincoln Park ZooChicago, ILSun, Nov 1 · 10:00 amSee details
Sat & Sun10 miID Show: Oakton Annual Art Faculty Exhibition – ViewingsKoehnline Museum of ArtDes Plaines, ILOct 8 – Nov 20See details- Sat & Sun10 miID Show: Oakton Annual Art Faculty ExhibitionKoehnline Museum of ArtDes Plaines, ILOct 31 – Nov 20See details
Sun only10 miPartner Event | Stories We Wear: Fashion as Visual NarrativeChicago History MuseumChicago, ILSun, Nov 1 · 12:00 pmCheck tickets
Sat & Sun11 miSoul of the StoneGarfield Park ConservatoryChicago, ILSep 5 – Nov 30Check tickets
Sat & Sun12 miSlightly Spooky Movies at the PierNavy PierChicago, ILOct 17 – Nov 1See details
Sat & Sun13 miOfrendas Sagradas: Una Ofrenda del Día de MuertosTrailside Museum of Natural HistoryRiver Forest, ILOct 12 – Nov 2See details
Sat & Sun13 miFright at the FieldField MuseumChicago, ILSep 26 – Nov 1Check tickets
Sun only18 miDía de Muertos Play EventThe Social PlayBrookfield, ILSun, Nov 1See details
Sat & Sun25 miFall FestivalGoebbert's Farm - South BarringtonSouth Barrington, ILSep 11 – Nov 1See details- Sat & Sun25 miGoebbert's Fall FestivalGoebbert's Farm - South BarringtonSouth Barrington, ILSep 11 – Nov 1See details
Sat only25 miTrain SaturdaysDuPage County Historical Museum & Wheaton Park District Administration BuildingWheaton, ILOct 31 – Nov 21See details
Until Nov 1920 miLittle Lambs Children's ClubLambs FarmLibertyville, ILOct 8 – Nov 19See details- From Nov 325 mi11/3-12/4: Victorian Holiday Card Craft Kit To-GoDuPage County Historical Museum & Wheaton Park District Administration BuildingWheaton, ILNov 3 – Dec 4See details
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Free in Evanston
One attraction in Evanston gets you in for nothing, in the venue’s own words.
The venue says: “ALL GALLERIES ARE FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC”
What this list covers
Evanston has 7 places to go, mostly museums (3), family fun (2).
5 of them publish an admission price, 5 publish opening hours.
Every figure here was read on the attraction’s own website, most recently on November 1, 2026.
Common questions
- How much do things to do in Evanston cost?
- Published prices run from $10 to $10 — $10 at Charles Gates Dawes House, $10 at Step Into Play, across 2 attractions in Evanston that publish their own. Each figure is that venue’s own price line for what it names, which is not always plain admission, and each attraction’s page carries the rest of its rates.
- Is there anything free to do in Evanston?
- 1 attraction in Evanston says on its own website that admission is free. We only say free when the venue does, unqualified — a child rate priced at nothing is not a free attraction. Examples include Evanston Art Center.
- What kinds of attractions are included?
- museums (3), family fun (2), historic sites (1), trampoline parks (1).