# Kids events in Ottawa, IL, Today and Upcoming Kids events in Ottawa, IL

- **Subtitle**: All Kids events in Ottawa, Illinois. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Ottawa like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance
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## Featured Events

- **Event Name**: Starved Rock Guided Kayak Tour 2026
  - **Description**: Explore the beauty of Starved Rock on a guided kayak tourAbout this EventBOOK DIRECT TO SAVE MONEYwww.kayakstarvedrock.com/online-booking/Kayak Starved RockWe Welcome Everybody for our Starved Rock ToursPpl of all
  - **Date**: Sat, 02 May at 11:00 am – Sun, 18 Oct at 04:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/starved-rock-guided-kayak-tour-2026/100001986596622977
  - **Venue**: KAYAK STARVED ROCK CAMPGROUND
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  - **Price**: min: 58.8, max: 117.6, currency: USD
  - **Categories**: trips-adventures, dog, kids, holiday
- **Event Name**: Halloween Sugar Cookie Decorating Class
  - **Description**: Get SCARY good at Sugar Cookie Decorating at my BOO!-kie Sugar Cookie Decorating Class!About this Event👻Take a… stab… at a cookie class as we work our way through this 2 hour cookie decor
  - **Date**: Sat, 24 Oct at 12:00 pm – Sat, 24 Oct at 02:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/halloween-sugar-cookie-decorating-class/100002002106163430
  - **Venue**: B.A.S.H. Burger and Sushi House - Ottawa
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  - **Price**: min: 17.85, max: 45, currency: USD
  - **Categories**: fitness, Workshops, Kids, health-wellness, Art, fine-arts, trips-adventures

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All Kids events in Ottawa, Illinois. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Ottawa like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance

## Events in Ottawa

- **Event Name**: Ottawa Fall Fest & Parade 2026
  - **Description**: Join us for our fifth annual Ottawa Fall Fest & Parade! 
Parade, live music, local vendors, food trucks, and LOTS of free kids activities!
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Sun Oct 04 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sun Oct 04 2026 at 05:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/ottawa-fall-fest-and-parade-2026/200030434773643
  - **Venue**: Downtown Ottawa, Illinois
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  - **Categories**: festivals, parades, fall-festivals, music, kids, live-music, food-drinks, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Starved Rock Guided Kayak Tour 2026
  - **Description**: Explore the beauty of Starved Rock on a guided kayak tourAbout this EventBOOK DIRECT TO SAVE MONEYwww.kayakstarvedrock.com/online-booking/Kayak Starved RockWe Welcome Everybody for our Starved Rock ToursPpl of all
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 03 2026 at 10:00 am (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/starved-rock-guided-kayak-tour-2026/100001986596622977
  - **Venue**: KAYAK STARVED ROCK CAMPGROUND
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  - **Price**: USD 59 to 118
  - **Categories**: trips-adventures, dog, kids, holiday
- **Event Name**: Halloween Sugar Cookie Decorating Class
  - **Description**: Get SCARY good at Sugar Cookie Decorating at my BOO!-kie Sugar Cookie Decorating Class!About this Event👻Take a… stab… at a cookie class as we work our way through this 2 hour cookie decor
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 24 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat Oct 24 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/halloween-sugar-cookie-decorating-class/100002002106163430
  - **Venue**: B.A.S.H. Burger and Sushi House - Ottawa
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWcuZXZidWMuY29tL2h0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGY2RuLmV2YnVjLmNvbSUyRmltYWdlcyUyRjExOTQyMTA0MzQlMkYyNjU4NjgxNzg1NjgxJTJGMSUyRm9yaWdpbmFsLjIwMjYwOTIzLTE3MDMxOT9hdXRvPWZvcm1hdCUyQ2NvbXByZXNzJnE9NzUmc2hhcnA9MTAmcz1kMDkyNzMxYWIzOThhNDAwZmVmYWU5NGY5ZWNmMzk3Ng.avif
  - **Price**: USD 18 to 45
  - **Categories**: fitness, Workshops, Kids, health-wellness, Art, fine-arts, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: The Autumn Family Social
  - **Description**: Autumn Family Social 

Looking for some fall fun with your kids? 
Bring your family and see the BRAND NEW Acre 17 venue in Ottawa, IL! 

Enjoy good food, good music and fun family activities- including a hay rack ride. 

Check back soon for more details!
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 70
  - **Date**: Sun Oct 18 2026 at 11:00 am – Sun Oct 18 2026 at 04:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/the-autumn-family-social/200030741004421
  - **Venue**: 3401 IL-23, Ottawa, IL, United States, Illinois 61350
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  - **Categories**: kids
- **Event Name**: Homeschool Art Studio
  - **Description**: Ages 6–12 • 2 hours • 12:30-2:30PM • Monthly Family Enrollment • Every Wednesday
A creative space for homeschool families to explore, experiment, and make together! Each week, we'll explore a new art process using a mix of traditional and recycled materia
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 2
  - **Date**: Wed Oct 07 2026 at 12:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/homeschool-art-studio/200030747639312
  - **Venue**: 223 W Madison Street, Ottawa, IL, United States, Illinois 61350
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  - **Categories**: art, workshops, kids, fine-arts
- **Event Name**: Get Out the Early VOTE Rally Washington Park Ottawa IL
  - **Description**: Last year, millions of us stood shoulder-to-shoulder on No Kings for some of the largest days of action in history — marching, organizing, refusing to be pawns on a billionaire’s chessboard. We demanded a democracy where no one rules above the law, where
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 17 2026 at 01:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/get-out-the-early-vote-rally-washington-park-ottawa-il/200030724712004
  - **Venue**: Washington Square, Ottawa, Il 61350
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  - **Categories**: health-wellness, Kids
- **Event Name**: Kids Glow Paint Party
  - **Description**: Dress in your favorite Neon Colors! Parents can stay and watch the fun or drop off and pickup. Blackout curtains will be up. Canvas and all materials provided.
Glow Stations will be set up for any early finishers!
Ages 5+
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 7
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 09 2026 at 05:30 pm – Fri Oct 09 2026 at 07:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/kids-glow-paint-party/200030747639717
  - **Venue**: 223 W Madison Street, Ottawa, IL, United States, Illinois 61350
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  - **Categories**: kids, parties, entertainment, drawing-painting
- **Event Name**: Exploreum Merry Makers Market
  - **Description**: 🎄 Exploreum Merry Makers Market 🎄

Shop a Little. Play a Lot. Make Some Christmas Magic.

Something NEW is coming to Ottawa this holiday season!

Join us for the very first Exploreum Merry Makers Market, a three-weekend indoor holiday experience filled wi
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 3
  - **Date**: Fri Nov 27 2026 at 12:00 pm – Fri Nov 27 2026 at 07:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/exploreum-merry-makers-market/200030741004522
  - **Venue**: 601 W Norris St, Ottawa, IL 61350-1308, United States
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  - **Categories**: Kids
- **Event Name**: Tween + Ten Studio
  - **Description**: Ages 11–16 • 2 hours • 6-8PM • Weekly on Wednesdays
Tween + Teen Studio is a place for older kids to slow down, experiment, develop their skills, and take their artwork a little further.
Artists will explore a variety of mediums and techniques throughout
  - **Date**: Wed Oct 07 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/tween-ten-studio/200030747640636
  - **Venue**: 223 W Madison Street, Ottawa, IL, United States, Illinois 61350
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  - **Categories**: Workshops, Art, Kids

## Trending Events in Ottawa

- **Event Name**: Ottawa Fall Fest & Parade 2026
  - **Description**: Join us for our fifth annual Ottawa Fall Fest & Parade! 
Parade, live music, local vendors, food trucks, and LOTS of free kids activities!
  - **Venue**: Downtown Ottawa, Illinois
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/bf07897d4047717bf1568433ad17da61351ef85a8e401b8d8444a053199ccafd-rimg-w1200-h1800-dcf8f8f8-gmir?v=1787445181
- **Event Name**: River Bend Mobile Pantry - October 3
  - **Description**: OSF Healthcare 1050 Building Parking Structure- 1050 E. Norris Dr. Ottawa, IL 61350


Saturday, October 3

PLEASE NOTE: This event takes place on the first Saturday of the month


• Registration is from 9:30 - 11:30 AM.
• PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE MORE THAN 30
  - **Venue**: 1050 E Norris Dr, Ottawa, IL 61350-1602, United States
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- **Event Name**: Starved Rock Guided Kayak Tour 2026
  - **Description**: Explore the beauty of Starved Rock on a guided kayak tourAbout this EventBOOK DIRECT TO SAVE MONEYwww.kayakstarvedrock.com/online-booking/Kayak Starved RockWe Welcome Everybody for our Starved Rock ToursPpl of all
  - **Venue**: KAYAK STARVED ROCK CAMPGROUND
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- **Event Name**: Harbor Stories: Unplugged Season 8 | Season Tickets
  - **Description**: Grab your Harbor Stories: Unplugged Season 8 tickets! 7 shows, $250, one-week-only sale August10-16. Don’t miss out!About this EventHarbor Stories: Unplugged Season 8 (2026–2027)Ex
  - **Venue**: The Vue at Heritage Harbor Resort
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- **Event Name**: Taps and Tunes 2026 Featuring PARAMOUNT
  - **Description**: Taps & Tunes 2026
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Presented by BCI Solutions Group & Bob Allen Ford

Join the Friends of the Ottawa Memorial Auditorium for their largest fundraiser of the year! Taps & Tunes is an evening of craft beverages, live mu
  - **Venue**: Ottawa Memorial Auditorium
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- **Event Name**: Trunk or Treat
  - **Description**: 🎃 TRUNK OR TREAT AT STARVED ROCK H-D 🎃

Saturday, October 17 | 12–4PM 

Fall is here, and we're taking over the lot! Bring the family for a massive afternoon of tricked-out trunks and community fun. 

🚗 Trunk or Treating with local businesses 
🎨 Make-Your
  - **Venue**: 750 Centennial Dr, Ottawa, IL, United States, Illinois 61350
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- **Event Name**: A Victorian Haunting: Escape from the Asylum
  - **Description**: Step back in time to a shadowy night of intrigue, secrets, and suspense at A Victorian Haunting: Escape from the Asylum. Someone has escaped... and they're leaving clues throughout downtown Ottawa. Can you piece together the mystery before it's too late?
  - **Venue**: Reddick Mansion Association
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- **Event Name**: Out of the Darkness LaSalle County Walk
  - **Description**: Out of the Darkness Community Walks are AFSP's signature fundraising events, bringing people together across the country to raise awareness and funds for suicide prevention. Whether you've been personally touched by suicide loss or simply want to show up
  - **Venue**: Washington Park Ottawa il
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- **Event Name**: Halloween Sugar Cookie Decorating Class
  - **Description**: Get SCARY good at Sugar Cookie Decorating at my BOO!-kie Sugar Cookie Decorating Class!About this Event👻Take a… stab… at a cookie class as we work our way through this 2 hour cookie decor
  - **Venue**: B.A.S.H. Burger and Sushi House - Ottawa
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Ottawa?
  - **A:** Ottawa Fall Fest & Parade 2026 (Sun Oct 04 2026 at 12:00 pm at Downtown Ottawa, Illinois), Starved Rock Guided Kayak Tour 2026 (Sat Oct 03 2026 at 10:00 am at KAYAK STARVED ROCK CAMPGROUND), Halloween Sugar Cookie Decorating Class (Sat Oct 24 2026 at 12:00 pm at B.A.S.H. Burger and Sushi House - Ottawa), The Autumn Family Social (Sun Oct 18 2026 at 11:00 am at 3401 IL-23, Ottawa, IL, United States, Illinois 61350), Homeschool Art Studio (Wed Oct 07 2026 at 12:30 pm at 223 W Madison Street, Ottawa, IL, United States, Illinois 61350).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Ottawa this weekend October 2–4, 2026?
  - **A:** Ottawa Fall Fest & Parade 2026 (Sun Oct 04 2026 at 12:00 pm at Downtown Ottawa, Illinois), Starved Rock Guided Kayak Tour 2026 (Sat Oct 03 2026 at 10:00 am at KAYAK STARVED ROCK CAMPGROUND).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Ottawa in October 2026?
  - **A:** Ottawa Fall Fest & Parade 2026 (Sun Oct 04 2026 at 12:00 pm at Downtown Ottawa, Illinois), Starved Rock Guided Kayak Tour 2026 (Sat Oct 03 2026 at 10:00 am at KAYAK STARVED ROCK CAMPGROUND), Halloween Sugar Cookie Decorating Class (Sat Oct 24 2026 at 12:00 pm at B.A.S.H. Burger and Sushi House - Ottawa), The Autumn Family Social (Sun Oct 18 2026 at 11:00 am at 3401 IL-23, Ottawa, IL, United States, Illinois 61350), Homeschool Art Studio (Wed Oct 07 2026 at 12:30 pm at 223 W Madison Street, Ottawa, IL, United States, Illinois 61350).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Ottawa?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Ottawa on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Ottawa?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Ottawa?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Ottawa include Downtown Ottawa, Illinois, KAYAK STARVED ROCK CAMPGROUND, B.A.S.H. Burger and Sushi House - Ottawa.
- **Q**: What is the price range for events in Ottawa?
  - **A:** Prices for events in Ottawa range from USD 18 to USD 118. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Ottawa?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Ottawa include Ottawa Fall Fest & Parade, Kayak Morris, Nonnie's Cookie Co..
- **Q**: Are there any online events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new events in Ottawa?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Ottawa.

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