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• August 5, 2026

  • 05

    Wednesday, August 5

    Free General Admission

    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

    Illinois Free Wednesday

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

    Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents!

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    • All Audiences
  • 05

    Wednesday, August 5

    Included with admission

    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    PlayLab PlayDate: Space Storytime with Local Youth Author Jaiyen Bhandari

    Part of the series: PlayLab PlayDates

    Drop in to the Crown Family PlayLab for free weekly activities for 2-6 year olds!

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    • Kids & Families
    • Activity
    • Crown Family PlayLab
    • Sue Ling Gin Center for Education and Public Programs
    

• August 8, 2026

• August 11, 2026

  • 11

    Tuesday, August 11

    Included with admission

    9:00 AM - 9:00 PM CDT

    Legendary Late Hours

    Part of the series: Legendary Late Hours

    Enjoy extended museum hours from 9am to 9pm, last entry at 8pm.

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• August 12, 2026

  • 12

    Wednesday, August 12

    Free General Admission

    9:00 AM - 3:00 PM CDT

    Illinois Free Wednesday

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

    Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents!

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    • All Audiences
    • Science
  • 12

    Wednesday, August 12

    Included with admission

    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

    Meet a Scientist: Plant Pollination

    Part of the series: Meet a Scientist

    See the latest science firsthand in the Grainger Science Hub.

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    • All Audiences
    • Plants
    • Pollinators
    • Botany
    • Botany Collections
    

• August 13, 2026

  • 13

    Thursday, August 13

    Included with admission

    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Poetry Pop-up: Poetic Mechanics

    Part of the series: Poetry Pop-up

    Discover the natural world through poetry at weekly pop-up events featuring the Field’s poet in residence.

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    • Families
    • Teens & Pre-teens
    • Activity
    • Poetry
    • Animals

• August 15, 2026

• August 19, 2026

  • 19

    Wednesday, August 19

    Free General Admission

    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

    Illinois Free Wednesday

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

    Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents!

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    • All Audiences
    • Science

• August 20, 2026

  • 20

    Thursday, August 20

    Included with admission

    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Poetry Pop-up: Menagerie of Poetry

    Part of the series: Poetry Pop-up

    Discover the natural world through poetry at weekly pop-up events featuring the Field’s poet in residence.

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    • All Audiences
    • Animals
    • Poetry
    
  • 20

    Thursday, August 20

    Sold out

    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CDT

    Field Faire: A Knight at the Museum

    Part of the series: Museum After Hours

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    • Adults
    • Activity
    

• August 21, 2026

  • 21

    Friday, August 21

    Included with admission

    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

    Meet a Scientist: fan-Tusk-tic Dicynodonts

    Part of the series: Meet a Scientist

    See the latest science firsthand in the Grainger Science Hub.

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    • All Audiences
    • Mammals
    • Fossils
    • Mammals
    • Paleontology
    • Fossil Mammal Collections
    

• August 22, 2026

  • 22

    Saturday, August 22

    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Harris Learning Collection Educator Giveaway

    Help us get rid of surplus inventory!

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• August 26, 2026

  • 26

    Wednesday, August 26

    Free General Admission

    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

    Illinois Free Wednesday

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

    Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents!

    Tags for Illinois Free Wednesday

    • All Audiences
    • Science
  • 26

    Wednesday, August 26

    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    PlayLab PlayDate: Tully Monster Celebration with Paul Mayer

    Part of the series: PlayLab PlayDates

    Drop in to the Crown Family PlayLab for free weekly activities for 2-6 year olds!

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    • Kids & Families
    • Activity
    • Crown Family PlayLab
    • Invertebrates
    • Geology Collections
    
  • 26

    Wednesday, August 26

    Included with admission

    1:30 PM - 2:15 PM CDT

    Field Favorites in ASL

    Part of the series: Field Favorites in ASL

    See the best of what the Field Museum has to offer in this 45-minute guided tour presented in American Sign Language.

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    • Accessibility
    • Activity
    • Community Building

• August 27, 2026

  • 27

    Thursday, August 27

    Included with admission

    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Poetry Pop-up: The Human Story Begins

    Part of the series: Poetry Pop-up

    Discover the natural world through poetry at weekly pop-up events featuring the Field’s poet in residence.

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    • Adults
    • Families
    • All Audiences
    • Activity
    • Poetry
    • Early Humans

• August 28, 2026

• August 29, 2026

  • 29

    Saturday, August 29

    Ticket required

    6:30 AM - 10:30 AM CDT

    Early Morning: The Pokémon Fossil Museum

    Part of the series: Early Mornings

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    • All Audiences
    • Fossils
    • Collections
    • pokemon