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Pumpkin Palooza

Saturday, October 24, 2026  |  9 am – 2 pm

 

Scoop, Squish, Create, and More!

Get ready for festive fun, DCM-style! 🎃 Pumpkin Palooza at DuPage Children’s Museum in Naperville is a family-friendly fall celebration filled with hands-on STEAM activities, seasonal creativity, music, science, and plenty of playful discovery. Come in costume and explore, experiment, build, make, and play together throughout the Museum.

No scary surprises. No candy. Just costumes, creativity, curiosity, and lots of opportunities for kids to get hands-on with Halloween fun.

 

Special Activities:

• Monster Maracas MakerSpace and MIS-Fortune Tellers
  Create your own unique play…thing.
  
• Brew Your Own Slime
  Oooey gooey and oh so much fun!
• Pumpkin Hammering
  Hammer “nails” into pumpkins. A festive fine-motor skill activity. Exciting experiments await.
  
• Jump & Rake Leaf Piles
  Scatter and rake leaves that dance in our giant air tunnel!
  
• Webby Ramps & Rollers
  Will the webs change the course?
• Pumpkin Drop | Time TBD
  How high can we go? Naperville Public Works is going to help us find out!
• And More!

 

Tiny Great Performances | 11:00 & 11:45

Black Willow Brass – Get ready for a musical treat! For Pumpkin Palooza, they’re adding a little seasonal spirit to the mix with a special program sure to make your fall celebration even more festive! The Black Willow Brass Quintet is one of Chicago’s most unique chamber groups. Know for embracing a wide variety of literature – everything from Bach to Brahms, Ragtime to Radiohead, and folksongs to theme songs – the quintet offers programs for audiences of all ages and interests.

 

Spooky Science Show | Times TBD

Get ready for a spellbinding mix of science and surprises that’s equal parts spooky and fun!

 

This event is indoors and is included with Museum Admission or Membership.