42 Best Kids Birthday Party Places Around Chicago

K1 Speed offers unforgettable birthday parties that are great for kids, teenagers, and adults. Whether you’re planning a small birthday party for the family or a large event for a group of children, they can accommodate your needs. Their race packages include podium celebrations for the winners, group photos, and available catering.

Have your child’s birthday or other special event at the Centennial Aquatic Center! The splash pad and pool will be open for open swim participants, but you will have exclusive access to the private canopy area.

Farmhouse Academy offers culinary classes and private events. Birthday party activities include making edible slime or edible cookie dough, cupcake or donut decorating, and more!  

Space Golf is an entire indoor miniature golf course that is open year round and lit with ultra-violet fixtures (black lights)! Explore 18 holes of adventure mini golf featuring alien planets, giant robots and space creatures that all glow in fluorescent bursts of color. Birthday parties include both space golf time and arcade time.

Your kids will have a blast with a party at a Jump!Zone Party and Play Center which features massive, themed inflatable slides, obstacle courses and bounce houses, interactive games, toddler activities and more.

Birthday parties at Double J Riding Club include an indoor animal meet and greet, time spent baking and feeding horse treats, and an outdoor farm tour and animal meet and greet.

Kohl Children's Museum offers interactive, hands-on exhibits for young children. They host birthday parties in an engaging, safe and unique environment that your kids and guests will love!

Funtopia offers tons of fun activities, interactive attractions, private rooms and a spacious common lounge, food and drinks, festive atmosphere and much more…everything you need for a memorable birthday party experience!

Glamour Girlz hosts indoor parties. Call or email them to book your next glam party.

Birthday parties at American Academy of Gymnastics include plenty of gym time supervised by trained staff.

Looking to host a birthday party or group outing at the Spray Park? Rent the Cabana, or enjoy the entire facility! Ty Warner Spray Park features water shooting cannons, a giant misting whale’s tail, a 3 bucket sneaky soaker, mushroom cap water walls, waterfall dumping bucket, double barrel water cannon, and multiple ground spray spouts.

Big Run Wolf Ranch hosts outdoor parties at their ranch. Birthday parties include an invigorating, 90-minute wildlife presentation with a wolf, coyote, skunk, porcupine, raccoon, possum, and bear! Guests also get to walk the ranch to view more wildlife including a cougar, tiger, donkey, horse, chickens, ducks, etc.

(Your party fees will be put to good use as all money is applied to the care and maintenance of the animals at Big Run Ranch!)

Have a race car fan in the family? Consider a vintage slot-car racing birthday party at Chicagoland Raceway. The birthday child and friends will have a blast racing their cars on the 8-lane slot car track. Track, cars, & controllers are all provided! You just bring the racers!

Alexandra F. said:  The Parkour Youth Program at The Zone is offered through the River Trails Park District. In addition to classes and open gym, they also offer great birthday party packages. This is one of my kids’ favorite places to go for a birthday party, and I love how they always come home happy and exhausted from all the climbing, running and jumping! Choose from Arrow Tag, Turf Sports, and Parkour Parties.

With a variety of play areas for kids to explore, gated toddler and baby areas, a ball blasting arena, mega blocks and more, Ball Factory offers a variety of birthday party packages to suit your needs!