Chicago Area General Interest Calendar

Keep the Outing in Scouting

Last updated 6/1/08.

This calendar has many items of interest to Scouting. Included are not only Chicago Area Council Activity dates, but dates about many events in the Chicago-land area that Scout groups may have an interest in. If you have any additions to this calendar please email them to us. This calendar is a living document and gets updated quite regularly so check back before each Troop, Pack or Crew planning meeting. The themes for each Scouting level for each month are listed. These themes correspond to information in the Boy's Life and Scouting Magazines for that month. If you are listed as a Cub or Boy Scout leader you should get program helps for these subjects in the Scouting Magazine the month before. Information may also be offered at your District Roundtable to support the theme. If the theme is in blue, click on it for a great booklet on program ideas to do that month. These booklets are usually posted 1 month early so you have a chance to plan your den meetings. Some entries have a link labeled flyer you will need to have Adobe Acrobat reader in order to view and print these flyers. Get Adobe here free.    Adobe Page Maker or Photo Shop will not work, you need Adobe Acrobat. 

Every effort is made to make sure this calendar is accurate, but please double check information before bringing your group to an event.  And if you do find an error please let us know ASAP so it can be fixed. 

2008/2009 

June 2008  September 2008 December 2008  March 2009    Changes since last publication
 July 2008 October 2008 January 2009 April 2009  Still looking
August 2008 November 2008  February 2009

May 2009   

Not this year

June 2008 Back to top

Themes

Cub

Go for the Gold

Webelos

Traveler / Artist

Scout

Mechanics

Sun 6/1 Young Eagles Flying Day at the Schaumburg Airport, Flying Permit Application and permission slips needed. (First Sunday)
Sat 6/7 National Trail Day    Get out and hike, or do a service project on a trail. (First Saturday of June)
Sat 6/7 Scout Day at Six Flags

Sat

6/14 Flag Day

 Fri-Sun

6/13-15 Founders Weekend in Ottawa Illinois W.D.Boyce Memorial parade, swimming, scouting museum and much more. (Second Full Weekend) 1-815-431-9353

 Sun

6/15

Father's Day

Sun-Fri 6/15-20 Adler Planetarium Free Day 
Sun-Fri 6/15-20 Shedd Aquarium Free Day 
Fri 6/20 American Eagle Day 
Sat 6/21 Chicago land Lionel Railroad Club Merit Badge Day Flyer

 Sat-Sat

6/21-28

Owasippe staff week

Sun 6/29 Camping out with the Windy City Thunderbolts see the game camp out on the outfield. Flyer

Sun-Sat 

6/29-7/5

Owasippe week # 1

   

Items below not yet scheduled and not guaranteed to be happening this year

Sat-Sun 6/ Sea Scouts T.R. Smith Regatta   

 

6/ Scout Day with the Chicago Fire + Pinewood Derby on the infield. 

July 2008 Back to top

Themes

Cub

H2Ohhh!

Webelos

Aquanaut / Geologist

Scout

Hiking

Fri 7/4 Independence Day
Fri-Sat 7/4-5 OA Induction Weekend # 1 between weeks 1 & 2 Owasippe
Sun 7/6 Young Eagles Flying Day at the Schaumburg Airport, Flying Permit Application and permission slips needed. (First Sunday)
Sun-Sat 7/6-12

Owasippe week # 2

Fri-Sun 7/11-27 CAC Philmont Trek
Sun-Sat 7/13-19

Owasippe week # 3

Sun-Sat 7/13-19 William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup
Mon 7/14 Free day at the Field Museum 
Fri 7/18 Camping out with the Windy City Thunderbolts see the game camp out on the outfield. Flyer
Fri-Sat 7/18-19 OA Induction Weekend # 2 between weeks 3 & 4 Owasippe
Sat 7/19 Start of the Mackinac Sailing Race  (2nd or 3rd Saturday)
Sat 7/19 World Youth Day Chicago Style  Catholic Youth Ministries 
Sun-Sat 7/20-26

Owasippe week # 4

Sat-Sun 7/26-27 Bristol Renaissance Fair Scout Days 
Sun-Sat 7/27-8/2

Owasippe week # 5

   

Items below not yet scheduled and not guaranteed to be happening this year

Sat-Thurs 7/ NOAC (odd # years starting in 2009)

August 2008 Back to top

Themes

Cub

S'more Summer Fun

Webelos

Naturalist / Forester

Scout

Shooting

Fri-Sat 8/1-2 OA Induction Weekend # 3 between weeks 5 & 6 Owasippe
Fri-Sun 8/1-3 Pathways to Eagle XIX  (First weekend of August) Bolingbrook Merit Badge Camping Weekend
Sun-Sat 8/3-9

Owasippe week # 6

Sun 8/3 Young Eagles Flying Day at the Schaumburg Airport, Flying Permit Application and permission slips needed. (First Sunday)
Sun 8/3 National Kids Day  First Sunday of August 
Sat-Sat 8/8-16 National Youth Leadership Training  (NYLT) previously JLT or Cheekagow Challenge 
Sat 8/9 Bud Billiken Parade   (2nd Saturday of August)
Mon 8/11 Free day at the Field Museum 
Fri-Sun    8/22-24

CAC Woodbadge  Sept 19-21 also needed.

   

Items below not yet scheduled and not guaranteed to be happening this year

Sun 8/ Owasippe Staff Association Family Picnic 
8/ Scout Day with the Chicago Fire 

September 2008 Back to top

Themes

Cub

New Buddies

Webelos

Citizen/Communicator

Scout

Sports

Mon 9/1 Labor Day
Fri - Sun 9/5-7 Indian Summer Fesitval Milwaukee Lakefront
Sat 9/6 Boy Scout Family Night with the White Sox  
Sun 9/7 Young Eagles Flying Day at the Schaumburg Airport, Flying Permit Application and permission slips needed. (First Sunday)
Sun 9/7 Grandparents Day 
Fri - Sun 9/12-14 CAC OA Lodge Fall Fellowship  at Hoover  Map  
Fri-Sun 9/12-14 Owasippe Staff Association Fall Fix It  
Fri - Sun 9/12-14 Illini District Jamboree  in Champaign Urbana
Wed 9/17 Citizenship Day
Fri-Sun    9/19-21

CAC Woodbadge  Aug 22-24 also needed.

Mon 9/22 Autumn Begins

Fri - Sun

9/26-28 OA Section C-3B Conclave 
Sat 9/27 National Hunting and Fishing Day  

Tue

9/30

Jewish New Year      Rosh Hashanah 

   

Items below not yet scheduled and not guaranteed to be happening this year

Fri - Sun 9/14-16 Chicagoland Catholic Committee on Scouting Kumbaya 

October 2008 Back to top

Themes

Cub

Adventures in Books

Webelos

Citizen / Showman 

Scout

Engineering

Sun 10/5 Young Eagles Flying Day at the Schaumburg Airport, Flying Permit Application and permission slips needed. (First Sunday)
Fri-Sun 10/3-5 Devil's Lake Badger Trails hike Devil's Lake Hike 
Fri-Sat 10/3-4 CAC Order of the Arrow Patch Trade-O-Ree 
Sat 10/4