Marquette Park

01/24/2017

Festival Neighborhood Tour - Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival

We're hosting Blair Thomas & Co.'s Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival at #MarquettePark this Friday! Join us at 6pm or 7pm and experience some amazing artistry! FREE and open to the public!

This event fosters an appreciation of puppetry in every corner of the city by presenting three Festival artists in six locations. These FREE events invite families to share a full day of activity, or to sample performances and drop in on workshops as they please.

Other Park Locations:
Calumet Park, 9801 S. Ave. G
Thursday, January 26 at 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Marquette Park, 6700 S. Kedzie Ave
Saturday, January 28 at 1 p.m., 2 p.m. or 3 p.m.

http://www.chicagopuppetfest.org/event/neighborhood-tour/

Please Note: The Festival Neighborhood Tour includes 18 performances at 6 different locations. All are FREE and open to the public, but reservations are required for Wednesday, January 25 at Garfield Park Conservatory. Please ...

12/21/2016

Snowman In The Parks Contest!

Need to get out of the house and release some creative energy over the holidays? Check out the Chicago Park District's Snowman #intheparks Contest!

Contest runs through January 16th and the winner receives TWO Maggie Daley Park Ice Skating Fast Passes!

http://teensinthepark.com/post/154725532798/snowman-in-the-parks-contest

Just because the grass is covered in snow, doesn’t mean you can’t still have fun in the parks! The Chicago Park District is hosting a snowman making contest now through January 16, 2017 (at 11:59pm). All you have to do is go to your favorite park, build a snowman, take a picture and tweet it to @Tee...

04/18/2016

Comcast Cares Day: 15 Years in the Making

On April 30th, Comcast NBCUniversal will celebrate their 15th annual Comcast Cares Day, helping beautiful Marquette Park!
http://comca.st/1Ww2hRp

On April 30th, Comcast NBCUniversal will celebrate our 15th annual Comcast Cares Day, marking 15 years of giving back to the communities in which our employees live and work.

04/15/2016

Blackhawks, After School Matters Hold Hockey 101 Clinic In Marquette Park

http://dnain.fo/1QcA1f1
The Chicago Blackhawks had a clinic here!

The Blackhawks have held close to 200 hundred clinics this year, team officials said. 

04/12/2016

10 Parks that Changed America | Preview

TONIGHT, at 8:00 pm on WTTW, watch the debut of 10 Parks that Changed America. Chicago Park District will be highlighted!

WTTW Chicago and PBS present a new three-part television and web series, 10 THAT CHANGED AMERICA. Hosted by Geoffrey Baer, this series will recount the stori...

04/07/2016

Multi-cultural Marquette Park

Want to know more about Marquette Park's History? Join this free walking tour to learn about your area.

We’ll be leading Walks in several new neighborhoods this year. Perhaps the most unusual will be the Walk of the Marquette Park neighborhood, which will take place on Saturday, 7 May from 10:30 am …

03/28/2016

First day of Spring 2016 Programs! Hope to see you this session :-D