Museum
Durant House Museum
St. Charles
Select Sundays 1-4 p.m.
From $3 per person
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Things to do in St. Charles with kids
Museums — 9 places to go with kids in St. Charles, Illinois. 1 free to enter · most admission $3 to $5. 3 things on now.
Indoor things to do in St. Charles →
Museums in St. Charles3
MuseumWHAT'S ON
Oct 23 · Trick or Treat on the Trails
Hickory Knolls Discovery Center
St. Charles
Building Hours Monday-Saturday 10am to 4pm
Checked September 30, 2026
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Museum
St Charles History Museum & The Curious Fox Gift Shop
St. Charles
Tuesday-Saturday: 11am-4pm, Sunday: 11am-3pm, Monday: Closed
From $3 per person
View →Farms & pumpkin patches in St. Charles1
Family fun in St. Charles1
Mini golf in St. Charles1
Bowling in St. Charles1
Tours & cruises in St. Charles1
Trampoline parks in St. Charles1
What’s on in St. Charles
Within 25 miles of St. Charles. Dates and wording are each venue’s own.
Sat only1 miAll Animal ExpoKane County FairgroundsSt. Charles, ILSat, Oct 17See details
Sat & Sun3 miThrough the Eyes of GenevaGeneva History MuseumGeneva, ILFeb 7 – Dec 23See details
Sat & Sun4 miFall FestWindy Acres FarmGeneva, ILSep 12 – Nov 1See details
Sat & Sun5 miFall Depot Museum ExhibitBatavia Depot MuseumBatavia, ILAug 15 – Nov 22See details
Sat & Sun7 miFall Festival 2026Sonny Acres FarmWest Chicago, ILSep 19 – Oct 30See details- Sat & Sun7 miHaunted Hayride & Haunted BarnSonny Acres FarmWest Chicago, ILOct 2 – 30See details
Sat & Sun8 miPumpkin DazeAbbey FarmsAurora, ILSep 19 – Nov 1Check tickets
Sat only11 miTrick-or-TreatBlackberry FarmAurora, ILSat, Oct 17Check tickets- Sun only11 miBen Tatar Children's ConcertBlackberry FarmAurora, ILSun, Oct 18Check tickets
Sat & Sun12 miPumpkin FestCosley ZooWheaton, ILOct 1 – 31Check tickets
Sat & Sun12 miFall Harvest FestKuipers Family FarmMaple Park, ILSep 18 – Nov 1See details- Sat & Sun12 miPumpkin FunFarmKuipers Family FarmMaple Park, ILSep 18 – Nov 1See details
Sat only13 miTrain SaturdaysDuPage County Historical Museum & Wheaton Park District Administration BuildingWheaton, ILOct 17 – 31See details
Sat & Sun13 miFall FestivalGoebbert's Farm - South BarringtonSouth Barrington, ILSep 11 – Nov 1Check tickets
Sat & Sun15 miWalking With GiantsCleve Carney Museum of ArtGlen Ellyn, ILJun 3 – Oct 18See details
Sat & Sun16 miWalking Plays: Wuthering HeightsThe Morton ArboretumLisle, ILSep 19 – Oct 25See details- See what’s on in Illinois this weekend
Free in St. Charles
One attraction in St. Charles gets you in for nothing, in the venue’s own words.
Hickory Knolls Discovery Center
The venue says: “FREE ADMISSION”
What this list covers
St. Charles has 9 places to go: Durant House Museum, Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, Historic Corron Farm, Kane County Fairgrounds, River View Miniature Golf, St Charles History Museum & The Curious Fox Gift Shop, St. Charles Bowl, St. Charles Paddlewheel Riverboat and Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park.
8 of them publish an admission price, 7 publish opening hours, 2 have something dated on now.
Every figure here was read on the attraction’s own website, most recently on October 7, 2026.
Common questions
- What’s on in St. Charles right now?
- 2 attractions in St. Charles have something dated running, 3 listings between them. Each carries its own dates and the venue’s own sentence, and nothing is listed once its dates have passed.
- Is there anything free to do in St. Charles?
- 1 attraction in St. Charles 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 Hickory Knolls Discovery Center.
- What kinds of attractions are included?
- museums (3), farms & pumpkin patches (1), family fun (1), mini golf (1), bowling (1), tours & cruises (1), trampoline parks (1).