Dora the Explorer Teaches Free Healthy Snacks Class in Chicago – March 12

Looking for a fun, free event for your kids in Chicago this Friday?  How about meeting with Dora the Explorer and Kai-lan, who will be stopping by the Whole Foods in Lincoln Park (1550 N. Kingsbury St.) to teach kids how to make their favorite healthy snacks on Friday, March 12, 2010 from 11 – 11:30 a.m. Read more

MCA Free Family Days: The Artist’s Studio – Mar 13

Hey Chicago Families, come imagine, create, and think like an artist during the free Artist Studio Family Day at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago om March 13. Families can recreate a busy day in the studio and discover how artists have turned their studios into the subject of their art during a tour of Production Site: The Artist’s Studio Inside and Out. Read more

St Patrick’s Day Free Festivities in Chicago – March 13

Chicago — everyone is Irish next Weekend!!  Come out for the annual free St. Patrick’s Day Parade and free Greening of the Chicago River on Saturday, March 13, 2010 as well as other festivities held around Chicago, including the new South Side Irish Family Fest. Read more

Free Chicago Art Gallery Tours – Sat Mar 13

Come out for a free tour of galleries in West Loop and River North – the best free tours around! Chicago art gallery tours are free and no reservations are required, except for large groups.  A Chicago gallery representative leads a free guided tour of 4 galleries. The gallery roster and tour leader change weekly, & conversation centers on the exhibits and artists currently on view. Gallery exhibitions change approximately every six weeks, so the tours are never the same.  Private tours may be arranged in advance. Read more

Free Gym Passes and Health Screenings on National Kidney Day – Mar 11

This Thursday, March 11 is National Kidney Day, and the week kicks off earlier on Tuesday, March 9 and Wednesday, March 10, as locals are invited to visit various Chicago Cardinal Fitness locations for free health screenings and free gym passes and receive special offers from the gym promoting healthy, active lifestyles.  Read more

Free COFFEE MONDAYS at Dunkin Donuts – March 2010

Every Monday in March, receive a free Dunkin’ Donuts medium hot or iced coffee at participating locations. Yum!

We called a few locations in downtown Chicago and they told us they are honoring this but asked us to to print off and bring in the offer so here is the link – DUNKIN PERKS FREE COFFEE IN MARCH.  We love that their 100% Arabica beans are roasted to exact specifications and ground only moments before brewing. That’s why we recommend them as the freshest cup of coffee every day (and much cheaper than our other favorite Green Mountain Coffee) . Come in on any of the remaining Mondays in March and grab a freshly brewed medium hot or iced coffee for free. Use their Store Locator to find a Dunkin’ Donuts near you.  Read more

Free Kids Arts, Crafts and Music Day at Whole Foods – Mar 13

Come join in with the kids at Whole Foods Lincoln Park on March 13, 2010 for some fantastic free arts and crafts activities by Clementine Arts studio, with some samples, followed by a special free concert performance by one of our Chicago favorites, Laura Doherty. Read more

Free Tuesdays at Adler Planetarium in March 2010

Come out for some more free 2010 Discount Days in March as every Tuesday is free admission in March 2010.  The Adler is a recognized leader in science education, with a focus on inspiring young people to pursue careers in science.  A new exhibit for families in coming and March 26, the Adler Planetarium is launching the most immersive, hands-on exhibition ever created for families at the museum. The exhibition will be called Planet Explorers, and it will offer a great space adventure packed with excitement and fun. Each child will become a space explorer and embark on an awe-inspiring journey through the Universe to the mysterious Planet X. Read more

Free Mondays at Chicago History Museum – Mar 8, 15, 23, 30

The Chicago History Museum is free on Mondays so come out in March 2010 with the kids and family to see this Chicago museum devoted to collecting, interpreting, and presenting the rich multicultural history of Chicago and Illinois. Check out the new exhibit on Chinatown or the permanent exhibit Chicago: Crossroads of America. The exhibition Sensing Chicago invites children of all ages to explore the sights, sounds, and smells of the city. Visit the Sensing Chicago gallery to: Read more

Free Downtown Chicago Lunchbreak Classical Music Concert – Mar 8

Take a lunch break in downtown Chicago on Monday, Mar 8th to listen to the free concert downtown by  Juliani Ensemble, a highly acclaimed chamber music ensemble comprised of world class musicians, has delighted Chicago audiences with inventive, energetic chamber music concerts since its inception in 1999.  The LunchBreak’s Classical Mondays offer a great free thing to do in downtown Chicago –  free concerts of classical, chamber music, and opera music in the Chicago Cultural Center’s Preston Bradley Hall, located at teh edge of the Loop near Millenium Park.

THE JULIANI ENSEMBLE has been a regular performing partner at the Chicago Cultural Center since 2000, presenting innovative, world-class concerts, and a live performance on WFMT radio. The Ensemble has remained unique because it expands and contracts its membership as necessary to meet the needs of programming. However, the core of the ensemble is Emily Seaberry Graef, founder and flutist, Frank Babbitt, violin, viola, and baritone, Cornelia Babbitt, cello, Jo Rodenburg, mezzo-soprano and Roger Moseley, piano. The Juliani Ensemble is currently initiating chamber music education programs with schools in the Chicago area.

Date: March 8, 2010 at 12:15 pm

Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington St, Preston Bradley Hall
Chicago, IL 60602

Chelsea Handler’s Chicago land Free Book Signing – Mar 10

Hey all you Chicago Chelsea Handler fans — come out and meet comedian and author Chelsea Handler as she signs copies of her book “Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang” at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, in a free book signing at Anderson’s Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. Chelsea Handler’s new book of humorous essays, Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang, has been published this month (March, 2010)  — and Chelsea is hitting the road to promote it, starting in Chicago March 10 for a show at the Rosemont Theater. Read more

Free Movie: The Ramones at Chicago’s Empty Bottle – Mar 7

What better way to spend the end of your weekend than hanging out and watching some free rock and roll cinema at the Empty Bottle in Chicago? A free rock movie at 7pm on March 7, 2010 and cheap drinks sounds like a pretty swell way to spend a Sunday evening, so come on down for End of the Century: The Ramones. Dubbed “a punk ‘Last Waltz“, this free documentary traces the seminal punk band’s trajectory from obscurity to fame to induction into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. Including interviews with DEBBIE HARRY, JOE STRUMMER and more, it’s an insider look at the band that’ll make your head spin.

The Empty Bottle is located at the corner of Western and Cortez in Chicago, 1035 N. Western Ave. Chicago, IL, three blocks south of Division and just north of Augusta. The Empty Bottle is most easily accessible from Interstate 90/94 (The Kennedy Expressway).
Hours:  Monday through Wednesday
5:00pm to 2:00am

Book Lovers: Meet Joyce Carol Oates in Chicago at Free Lecture/Book-Signing – Mar 15

The Columbia College Chicago Fiction Writing Department presents its 14th Annual Story Week Festival of Writers from Sunday, March 14, through Friday, March 20. Affectionately known as the “Lollapalooza of literary events,” Story Week 2010 offers a feast of free readings, free conversations with authors, panels, performances, and free book signings at venues across the city.

On Monday, March 15, there will be two free events featuring literary icon Joyce Carol Oates at the Harold Washington Library (400 S State St), Read more

Free Chicago Wine Tasting – Logan Square – Mar 6

Stop in at Provenance Wines on March 6 for a free tasting of some new wines from around the world. Join us during our regularly-scheduled Saturday afternoon free wine tastings at our Logan Square location on March 6, 2010. Tastings are in a casual, open house format and feature 3 to 5 new and ’seasonal’ wines for you to try.

Provenance Food and Wine – 773-384-0699

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Free 2-Day Maple Syrup Festival in Chicago – Mar 20-21

Bring to kids and family to see how sap is tapped from maple trees at the 28th annual Maple Syrup Festival at North Park Village Nature Center, 5801 N. Pulaski Road on Saturday, March 20 and Sunday, March 21, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. No registration is required and the event is free for all ages.

During the two-day free maple syrup festival visitors can enjoy music and storytelling throughout the day, try tapping a maple tree, watch the sap boil and sample real maple syrup. There will be free guided nature walks to the “sugar bush” where visitors will learn more about the tapping process and enjoy maple tree tapping folklore. Read more

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