Chicago Dads organize a weekly playgroup that meets on Thursdays in the city. You can find it by going to the "Group calendar" in the Chicago Dads section of this website.

The playgroup usually meets from 10 AM to 12:30 PM on Thursdays. When the weather is good, meetings are held outside, often in a city park. When it is too cold or too hot or too wet to be outside, meetings are held at a museum or other indoor venue. Meetings are almost always held at a location that does not charge admission.

This event works well for children and dads of all ages. Dads who come to this playgroup have children ranging from just a few months old to grade-school aged. If your kid isn't old enough to socialize yet, that's okay. Come anyway because you are old enough to socialize, and we're there to be social with you.

Is the 10 AM start time bad for you? Come later. The two-and-a-half-hour window for the group is intended to allow people to show up at a time that works for them and their kids. Some guys show up early. Several of our dads show up for the second hour or so. Some guys don't even make it until noon because an earlier start is bad for the kids' nap schedules. We're flexible.

The location of the meeting varies from week to week, and the details are posted on the calendar at this website. Check the "group calendar" for the announcement for the "Chicago City Playgroup" or some variation of that title. Event announcements are almost always posted at least one day in advance.

To communicate with the organizers you can contact Cliff McIntosh via his user profile. (You'll have to register on this site to do this.). You can also communicate with organizers by using the "Post new comment" function for this message.