2026 Chicago Beaver Festival

Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm UTC-05:00

1355 E 53rd St, Chicago, IL 60615-4001, United States | Chicago

Illinois Beaver Alliance
Publisher/HostIllinois Beaver Alliance
2026 Chicago Beaver Festival
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Presented by: Chicago Conservation Corps at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum | Chicago Park District | Hyde Park Neighborhood Club | Illinois Beaver Alliance | Illinois Master Naturalists | Nichols Park Advisory Council
The 2026 Chicago Beaver Festival will be held on Saturday, May 2, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Nichols Park in Hyde Park. This free event will bring our community together to enjoy the outdoors, learn about beavers as ecosystem engineers, and talk about our relationship with the natural world. It will also highlight the animals, birds, reptiles, amphibians that are part of the beaver ecosystem. Many organizations and businesses will be exhibiting and offering fun children's activities and environmental learning opportunities! Enter the festival on Kenwood Avenue north of 55th Street.
Sponsored by:
Ecosystem Engineer Level: Beaver Institute
Keystone Level: Forest Preserves of Cook County | Illinois Environmental Council
Wetland Level: Prairie State Conservation Coalition | ​Urban Rivers
Lodge Level: ILM Environments | The Insect Asylum
Believer Level: WasteNot Compost | Windy City Bird Lab
Find out more at https://www.illinoisbeaveralliance.org/2026-chicago-beaver-festival
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1355 E 53rd St, Chicago, IL 60615-4001, United States

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