No Foolin’: Plenty of Fun this April Along the South Shore Line! 2017

Springtime in Chicagoland is a beautiful time of year. As we continue to dig our way out of winter, flowers begin to bloom, days become longer, and there are more and more fun activities to do in and outdoors! The South Shore Line can get you to hundreds of events taking place throughout the month of April and the best part: up to three kids can ride free with an accompanying adult!

Take a look at some of what we found for family fun along the South Shore Line and if we missed something, let us know with a comment or an email to share@ideasinmotionmedia.com and we’ll add to this list!

South Bend Airport

• Michiana Escapes – 2nd Escape room now open!
• Tippecanoe Place – Murder Mystery Dinner (4/29)
• 5th Annual Wham! Bam! Poetry Slam! (4/4)
• Spring Break Family Night at the Snite: Artventure (4/6)
• Eggstravaganza (4/8)
• South Bend Cubs Opening Day (4/8)
• Beethoven’s 5th (4/15)
• Dyngus Day (4/17)
• Dirty Dancing (4/22,4/23)

Hudson Lake

• Austrian Café
• La Porte Park and Recreation Department Easter Egg Class (4/1)
• La Porte Park and Recreation Photography Class (4/8)
• La Porte Chamber Business Showcase (4/19,4/26)

Carroll Ave

• Wake Up The Gardens Volunteer Work Day (4/26)
• Brews & Faith for Young Adults (4/7)
• Purdue University Northwest presents Merchant of Venice at Canterbury Theatre (4/15,4/21,4/22)

11th Street Michigan City

• Seeking Location: Mapping & Borders in Art (Now-June 3)
• First Friday Art Walk (4/7)
• Second Annual Michigan City Community Job Fair (4/5)
• Michigan City Farmer’s Market (4/5)
• Michiana Stories presents Truly Touching Tales About Love & Marriage (4/7)
• 7th Annual blue Chip Brewfest (4/8)
• Washington Park Zoo: Zoobilee “Flight Night” (4/22)

Beverly Shores

• Indiana Dunes Scavenger Hunt – Ongoing
• Stargazing at Kemil Beach (Recurring monthly on the 3rd Saturday thru June)
• Bird Sounds ID Workshop (4/15)

Dune Park

• Dunes Vintage Camper Glamping Weekend (4/28-4/30)
• Music Heritage Series (4/21)
• Duneland Family YMCA: Parents’ Night Out (4/7)

Portage/Ogden Dunes

• Portage Lake Front River Walk – On Going
• Woodcarving Show (4/1 & 4/2 – recurring daily)
• Portage Township YMCA Family Float Night (4/7)
• 2017 Portage Community & Business Night (4/20)
• Lights Up Sound Down April – Smurfs: The Lost Village (4/15)
• Mother’s Day Madness – Spring Jewelry & Craft Show (4/22)

Miller

• 18th Street Brewery
• Flamingo Pizza of Miller
• Marquette Park
• Nature Tots (4/12)

Gary/Metro Center

• IU Northwest Open House (4/6)
• IU Northwest 16th Annual Job and Internship Fair (4/7)
• ‘Vanya’ Comes to Theatre Northwest (4/7,4/8,4/9,4/13,4/14,4/15)

Gary/Chicago Airport

• Marquette Park
• Earth Day – Making a Difference with Shirley Heinze Land Trust (4/21)

East Chicago

• Chair’ish the Children (Now – 4/26)
• Lake Area United Way 2nd Annual Dodge! For Struggling Working Families (4/23)
• Bishop Noll’s big Event Fundraiser (4/28)

Hammond

• Hammond Marina Annual Fishing Derby (4/8)
• World Civility Day Workshop (4/13)
• WWE Returns to Hammond (4/23)
• Elvis Tribute Coming to Hammond (4/28)
• Hammond 10K Charity Run (4/29)

Hegewisch

• Alice @ Wonderland (4/6-4/9)
• Dovetail Brewery
• William W. Powers State Recreation Area

63rd Street

• 63rd Street Beach
• Jackson Park

57th Street

• Washington Park
• Spanish Storytime! (4/6)
• UChicago SAMSU Speaker Series Spring 2017

McCormick Place

• Asian Pop-Up Cinema presents The Projects (4/5)
• Chinatown Business Luncheon Featuring Kim Foxx, Illinois State’s Attorney (4/11)
• Diabetes Expo (4/8)
• Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (4/21-4/23)

Museum Campus

• Soldier Field
• Adler Planetarium
• Shedd Aquarium
• Baconfest Chicago (4/1)

Van Buren Street

• River North Beer Fest (4/8)
• Midwest Rum Festival (4/8)
• Chicago Artisan Chocolate Show (4/22,4/23)
• One of a Kind Crafts Fair and Show (4/28)
• Greek Independence Day Parade (4/30)

Millennium Station at Randolph

• Chicago Blackhawks
• Chicago’s Children Museum
• Big Sounds at Tiny Tavern (4/6)
• The Chicago Art Show (4/8,4/9)
• John Mayer at United Center (4/11)
• Exhibitionism: The Rolling Stones (4/15-7/30)
• Celebrate the Power of Jazz Education (4/19)

For more information on train schedules, discounts and to plan a trip, please visit mysouthshoreline.com or download the SSL app, available for iPhone and Android.