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🌱 Guided Tree Walk at Redmond Park! and 11 more events
Make time for Merchants of the Macabre and Oddities Market on the Bensenville Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Merchants of the Macabre and Oddities Market at Wolfden Brewing Company
- Guided Tree Walk at Redmond Park!
- All Together Now Storytime
... and check out 10 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 58 degrees.
- Wednesday: High clouds and warm, temps: high: 77, low: 54.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 50 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bensenville
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★ Featured events ★
- Merchants of the Macabre and Oddities Market →
Wolfden Brewing Company, 112 W Lake St, Bloomingdale
12:00 pm
Sunday October 11
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Other local events
- Guided Tree Walk at Redmond Park! →
Redmond Park George Street Parking Lot, Bensenville
9:00 am - All Together Now Storytime →
200 S. Church Road, Bensenville
10:30 am - Dungeons & Dragons →
200 S. Church Road, Bensenville
3:00 pm - Diamond Art →
200 S. Church Road, Bensenville
5:30 pm - Practical Magic 2 (2026) →
Bensenville Center Theatre, 9 S Center St, Bensenville
6:30 pm - Taste & Tell →
200 S. Church Road, Bensenville
7:00 pm - Teen Chill Zone →
200 S. Church Road, Bensenville
3:00 pm - Practical Magic 2 (2026) →
Bensenville Center Theatre, 9 S Center St, Bensenville
6:30 pm - LoveLit Book Club →
200 S. Church Road, Bensenville
7:00 pm - Hand & Foot Game →
Deer Grove Leisure Center, 1000 W Wood Ave, Bensenville
12:30 pm - Pokémon Club →
200 S. Church Road, Bensenville
3:30 pm - Wilkes Family Halloween Display →
12 S Center St, Bensenville
7:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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