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Kid-Friendly St. Patrick's Day Event Guide around East DuPage County

ā˜˜ļø St. Patrick's Day activities happening all around Downers Grove, Elmhurst, La Grange & more ā˜˜ļø

By Erica Alhorn, Macaroni KID East DuPage February 27, 2025

While your kids are building their leprechaun traps, you can be planning how to make St. Patrick's Day even more magical and fun for them. ā˜˜ļø Lucky for you, there are tons of family friendly St. Patrick's Day events around East DuPage and Chicago's Western suburbs to help celebrate (and some even involve adult drinks so you can reminisce about how you used to celebrate this holiday *before* kids šŸ˜‰) 






Attend a St. Patrick's Day Parade

Check the links for details on all the parades happening around the Chicago Western suburbs. Make sure to wear your festive attire, bundle up for the weather, arrive early to get a good spot, and bring a reusable bag for goodies thrown to you along the way!


Trinity dancers in costume


Trinity Irish Dancers,  credit: Woodridge Public Library

Watch an Irish Dance Performance

Saturday March 8, 12pm - Harling School of Dance at Palmer Place, La Grange

Saturday March 8, 2pm - Harling School of Dance at The Stadium Club, McCook

Friday March 8th, 6:40 pm - Trinity Irish Dancers at the MAC at College of DuPage

Sunday March 9, 11am, 2pm, & 5pm - McNulty Irish Dancers at Ballydoyle, Downers Grove

Sunday, March 9, 2pm - Harling School of Dance at Irish Times, Brookfield

Sunday March 9, 3:30 pm - Harling School of Dance at Imperial Oak Brewing, Brookfield

Sunday March 9, 5:00 pm - Harling School of Dance at Imperial Oak Brewing, Willow Springs

Friday March 14, 7:30 pm - Harling School of Dance at Imperial Oak Brewing, Willow Springs

Saturday March 15, 10:00 am - Trinity Irish Dancers at Woodridge Public Library

Saturday, March 15, 1:30 - 2pm - Harling School of Dance at Irish Legend, Willow Springs

Saturday March 15, 3:00 pm - Harling School of Dance at Imperial Oak Brewing, Willow Springs

Saturday March 15, 4:30 pm - Harling School of Dance at The Stadium Club, McCook

Saturday March 15, 6:00 pm - Harling School of Dance at Imperial Oak Brewing, Brookfield

Sunday March 16, 2:00 pm - Bailey Murray Academy Dancers at Shanahan's, Woodridge

Sunday March 16, 3:00 pm - Harling School of Dance at The Elm, La Grange

Sunday March 16, 4:30 pm - Harling School of Dance at Palmer Place, La Grange

Other Festive St. Patrick's Day Events:

ā˜˜ļø Have a fun and safe St. Patrick's Day! ā˜˜ļø 


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