Things to do in Aurora with kids
3 attractions in Aurora • Updated May 2026
The best things to do in Aurora with kids, all in one place. Aurora is home to Blackberry Farm and a stack of nature & outdoors for families, plus easy day trips across Illinois. Below are 3 family things to do in Aurora with addresses, ticket info and age suitability. Use the search to find a specific name or filter by category.
Published May 2026. Editorial oversight by James Morgan. AI-assisted, human-edited. Our editorial standards
Working out when you can actually go? Our Illinois school holiday calendar has term and break dates district by district, including Indian Prairie CUSD 204, the main district serving Aurora.
Planning a family day out in Aurora
Aurora has 3 family attractions we would happily take our own kids to. Blackberry Farm is the one most families start with. Step back to the 1800s at this Aurora park-district farm, where themed events run from Laura Ingalls Wilder days to fairytale weddings. Phillips Park Zoo is the other name that comes up again and again. A free-to-explore community zoo set within Aurora's Phillips Park. Splash Country Water Park rounds out the pick of the bunch. Aurora's summer cool-off spot with tube slides, a lazy river, and zero-depth play.
Tickets at Splash Country Water Park start from $13 per person. The rest of the list does not publish a set price, so confirm admission on the official site.
Beyond family attractions, families in Aurora also head for nature & outdoors (1), water parks (1) and zoos & wildlife (1). If you are ranging wider, everything we cover in Illinois is one click away.
3 attractions in Aurora
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Nature Outdoor
Blackberry Farm
Aurora, Illinois
Step back to the 1800s at this Aurora park-district farm, where themed events run from Laura Ingalls Wilder days to fairytale weddings.
Zoos Wildlife
Phillips Park Zoo
Aurora, Illinois
A free-to-explore community zoo set within Aurora's Phillips Park.
Water Parks
Splash Country Water Park
Aurora, Illinois
Aurora's summer cool-off spot with tube slides, a lazy river, and zero-depth play.