Arts & Culture in Chicago

MAY 23 – JAN 10 $21 IL resident / $25 non-resident / Admission: $21 IL residents / $25 non-residents. Museums for All: $5/person

Arts & Culture Streeterville

Castle Exhibit

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Chicago Children's Museum

JUL 8 – OCT 6 Included with general admission

Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Animal Spotlight Presentations

Daily (check schedule at admissions) · Shedd Aquarium

JUL 26

Arts & Culture Lincoln Square

Teen Art Studio

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Sulzer Regional

JUL 26

Arts & Culture Rogers Park

Abra-ka-Dabra Magic Show with Pocket Circus

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Rogers Park

JUL 26 $185 – $220

Arts & Culture Lincoln Park

Taxidermy 101 - Museum Specimen Preparation

10:30 AM - 3:30 PM · Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

JUL 26

Arts & Culture Old Town

Name That Tune Contemporary Concert

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Near North

JUL 26

Arts & Culture Jackson Park

U-505 In-Depth Experience

07:45:00 · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

JUL 27

Arts & Culture Logan Square

Proud and Loud: Disability Art and Music at Kosciuszko

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM · Kosciuszko (Thadeuz) Park

JUL 27

Arts & Culture Lake View

Sing and Soar with Nanny Nikki

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM · Lincoln Belmont

JUL 27

Arts & Culture Humboldt Park

The Artist's Studio at the Library

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM · Humboldt Park

JUL 27

Arts & Culture Douglas

Anime Monday for Teens

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM · Chicago Bee

JUL 27

Arts & Culture Rogers Park

Monday Night Open Mic

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM · Rogers Park

JUL 27 – JUL 31

Arts & Culture Irving Park

Graffiti Art Camp at Horner

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Horner (Henry) Park

JUL 28

Arts & Culture East Side

Artseed at Calumet

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM · Calumet Park

JUL 28

Arts & Culture Humboldt Park

The Artist's Studio at the Library

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM · Humboldt Park

JUL 28

Arts & Culture Englewood

TikTok Tuesday

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Kelly

JUL 28

Arts & Culture Hermosa

Tour: Smashed Plastic Record Pressing

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Smashed Plastic Record Pressing

JUL 28

Arts & Culture Norwood Park

Laikeshore Performance Workshop

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM · Roden

JUL 28

Arts & Culture Loop

From Dinosaurs to Domestication in Sudan and Egypt (3 weeks)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM · Online

JUL 29

Arts & Culture Austin

Artseed at Columbus

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM · Columbus (Christopher) Park

JUL 29

Arts & Culture Chatham

Artseed at Tuley

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM · Tuley (Murray) Park

JUL 29

Arts & Culture Garfield Ridge

The Lizard y El Sol: Theater for the Very Young

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM · Garfield Ridge

JUL 29

Arts & Culture West Ridge

Circus Trunk Show and Workshop with CircEsteem

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM · Northtown

JUL 29

Arts & Culture Chicago Lawn

Devon Avenue Adventures: Stories, Dances and Art of Chicago’s “Little India” with Bollywood Groove

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM · Chicago Lawn

JUL 29

Arts & Culture Kenwood

Stars on Strings with Dave Herzog's Marionettes

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM · Blackstone

JUL 29

Arts & Culture Englewood

Teen Wednesday

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Kelly

JUL 29

Arts & Culture Ashburn

The Artist's Studio at the Library

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Scottsdale

JUL 29

Arts & Culture Rogers Park

Animal Orchestra on Tour

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM · Rogers Park

JUL 29

Arts & Culture Albany Park

That Music Club: Chicago Music Celebration

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM · Mayfair

JUL 29

Arts & Culture Dunning

Family Fun Night: Hugo's Elvis and Snow Cones

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM · Dunning

JUL 30

Arts & Culture Chatham

Artseed at West Chatham

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM · West Chatham Park

JUL 30

Arts & Culture Englewood

Artseed at Murray

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM · Murray (David) Park

JUL 30

Arts & Culture Little Village

Artseed at Piotrowski

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM · Piotrowski (Lillian) Park

JUL 30

Arts & Culture East Side

Artseed at Wolfe

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM · Wolfe (Richard) Park

JUL 30

Arts & Culture Garfield Park

Meet the Maker-in-Residence, Josie

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM · Legler Regional

JUL 30

Arts & Culture West Ridge

The Artist's Studio at the Library

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Budlong Woods

JUL 30

Arts & Culture West Lawn

Tattoo Design for Teens

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · West Lawn

JUL 30

Arts & Culture Brighton Park

Paint Along With Artist Vanessa De La Torre

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM · Brighton Park

JUL 30

Arts & Culture Norwood Park

Laikeshore Performance of a Midsummer's Night Dream

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM · Roden

JUL 30

Arts & Culture Austin

Skyline Paint & Sip

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM · West Chicago Avenue

JUL 30

Arts & Culture Little Village

La música cuenta nuestras historias: Latines en Illinois y Estados Unidos / The Music Tells Our Stories: Latines in Illinois and the US

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM · Little Village

JUL 30 Included with admission

Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Poetry Pop-up: Poetry Lives Here

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM · Field Museum

JUL 30 Free

Arts & Culture Gold Coast

Unheard Voices of Care Dramatic Reading: CIRCA Pintig – Stories of Nurses

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM · International Museum of Surgical Science

JUL 30 $25-$30

Arts & Culture Lincoln Park

Nature Night Out

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM · Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

JUL 31

Arts & Culture Kenwood

Splat! A Paint Experience at Kennicott

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM · Kennicott (Jonathan) Park

JUL 31

Arts & Culture South Shore

Kindness and Community Puppet Show

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM · South Shore

JUL 31

Arts & Culture North Lawndale

Stars on Strings with Dave Herzog's Marionettes

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM · Douglass

JUL 31

Arts & Culture South Chicago

Sing and Soar with Nanny Nikki

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM · South Chicago

JUL 31

Arts & Culture Little Village

Chicago Music Listening Session: Duranguense

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM · Little Village

JUL 31

Arts & Culture Englewood

Freeform Friday

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM · Kelly

JUL 31 Free

Arts & Culture Gold Coast

Unheard Voices of Care Dramatic Reading: House of Nurses, the Play

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM · International Museum of Surgical Science

AUG 1

Arts & Culture Chatham

Books and Beats at Tuley

12:00 PM - 2:30 PM · Tuley (Murray) Park

AUG 1

Arts & Culture Uptown

First Saturdays Stitch-a-Palooza

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM · Uptown

AUG 1

Arts & Culture Edgewater

Stuntology with Sam Bartlett

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM · Edgewater

AUG 1

Arts & Culture Mckinley Park

Dance and Movement

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM · McKinley Park

AUG 1

Arts & Culture Portage Park

Studio Saturday

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Jefferson Park

AUG 1 $24 – $30

Arts & Culture Lincoln Park

Butterfly Haven Yoga

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM · Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

AUG 2

Arts & Culture Lincoln Square

Teen Art Studio

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Sulzer Regional

AUG 2

Arts & Culture Loop

So Long, Summer Family Karaoke

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM · Harold Washington Library Center

AUG 2 Free

Arts & Culture Gold Coast

Unheard Voices of Care: Closing Reception

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM · International Museum of Surgical Science

AUG 3

Arts & Culture Douglas

Anime Monday for Teens

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM · Chicago Bee

AUG 3 – AUG 7

Arts & Culture North Park

Art and Nature Camp (Special Rec) at Gompers

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM · Gompers (Samuel) Park

AUG 3 – AUG 7

Arts & Culture Lincoln Park

Cultural Camp at Lincoln

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM · Lincoln Park - Cultural Center

AUG 3 – AUG 7

Arts & Culture West Town

Art and Nature Camp (Special Rec) at Eckhart

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM · Eckhart (Bernard) Park

AUG 3 – AUG 7

Arts & Culture Englewood

Art Camp at Hermitage

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM · Hermitage Park

AUG 4

Arts & Culture Ashburn

Poppin Chuck’s Hip Hop Funk Dance Workshop

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Wrightwood-Ashburn

AUG 4

Arts & Culture Englewood

Tuesday Teen Takeover

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Kelly

AUG 4

Arts & Culture Little Village

Decorate a Chicago Flag Themed Coaster

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Toman

AUG 4

Arts & Culture South Shore

Teen Anime Night

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM · South Shore

AUG 4 – AUG 6

Arts & Culture Montclare

Art Camp at Rutherford Sayre

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Rutherford Sayre Park

AUG 5

Arts & Culture Lower West Side

Make Your Own Art Monster

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM · Lozano

AUG 5

Arts & Culture Ashburn

The Artist's Studio at the Library

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Scottsdale

AUG 5

Arts & Culture Englewood

Teen Wednesday

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Kelly

AUG 5

Arts & Culture Loop

Meet the Maker-in-Residence Josie Everett (AKA Rosie Josie)

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM · Harold Washington Library Center

AUG 5 – AUG 11

Arts & Culture Loop

Member Week 2026

· American Writers Museum

AUG 6

Arts & Culture Austin

Teen Chill Zone

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM · West Chicago Avenue

AUG 6

Arts & Culture Norwood Park

This Land is Your Land: The Folk Songs of Woody Guthrie

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM · Roden

AUG 6

Arts & Culture Austin

Open Art Studio

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Austin

AUG 6

Arts & Culture North Lawndale

Poppin Chuck’s Hip Hop Funk Dance Workshop

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM · Douglass

AUG 7

Arts & Culture Englewood

Freeform Friday

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM · Kelly

AUG 8

Arts & Culture Loop

Gelli Plate (aka Mono Printing) Workshop

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Harold Washington Library Center

AUG 8 $15

Arts & Culture Hyde Park

ISAC Museum After Hours Community Event

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM · The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) Museum

AUG 8 $24 – $30

Arts & Culture Lincoln Park

Butterfly Haven Yoga

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM · Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

AUG 9

Arts & Culture Lincoln Square

Teen Art Studio

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Sulzer Regional

AUG 9

Arts & Culture Loop

Meet the Maker-in-Residence Josie Everett (AKA Rosie Josie)

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Harold Washington Library Center

AUG 9

Arts & Culture Loop

Welcome to the Show

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Harold Washington Library Center

AUG 9 $65

Arts & Culture Lower West Side

Copitas de Sol: A Spirited Mixer

· National Museum of Mexican Art

AUG 10

Arts & Culture Douglas

Anime Monday for Teens

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM · Chicago Bee

AUG 10 – AUG 14

Arts & Culture Lincoln Park

Art Camp at Lincoln

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM · Lincoln Park - Cultural Center

AUG 10 – AUG 14

Arts & Culture Mckinley Park

Art and Nature Camp (Special Rec) at McKinley

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM · McKinley (William) Park

AUG 10 – AUG 14

Arts & Culture Portage Park

Mixed Media Arts at Wilson (Frank J.)

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM · Wilson (Frank J.) Park

AUG 11 – AUG 13

Arts & Culture Irving Park

Art Camp at Independence

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM · Independence Park

AUG 12

Arts & Culture Englewood

Teen Wednesday

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Kelly

AUG 12

Arts & Culture Rogers Park

Music For Self-Care: Share Your Favorite Song!

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM · Rogers Park

AUG 12

Arts & Culture Avalon Park

Avalon Grooves: Swing Dance Lesson with Traffic Jam! Swing

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM · Avalon

AUG 12 $80

Arts & Culture Loop

2026 Summer Writing Institute (ONLINE)

· American Writers Museum

AUG 13

Arts & Culture Austin

Teen Chill Zone

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM · West Chicago Avenue

AUG 13

Arts & Culture Bucktown

Tour: Chicago Sculpture International Project Space

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · CSI Project Space

AUG 13

Arts & Culture Grand Crossing

Film Screening: Hoodlum (1997)

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Greater Grand Crossing

AUG 13

Arts & Culture Edgewater

Edgewater Community Music Jam

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Edgewater

AUG 13

Arts & Culture Irving Park

(X) Collective Patchwork: A Craft & Conversation Circle

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM · Independence

AUG 14

Arts & Culture Uptown

Yoga & Art in the park with Lovelee Being at Buttercup

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM · Buttercup Park

AUG 14

Arts & Culture Englewood

Freeform Friday

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM · Kelly

AUG 15

Arts & Culture Little Village

Chicago Listening Party

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM · Toman

AUG 15

Arts & Culture Mckinley Park

Dance and Movement

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM · McKinley Park

AUG 15 Free

Arts & Culture Lower West Side

Recorridos Públicos

· National Museum of Mexican Art

AUG 15 $24 – $30

Arts & Culture Lincoln Park

Butterfly Haven Yoga

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM · Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

AUG 15 – FEB 7 Free

Arts & Culture Lower West Side

Vivir la Tierra Acquisitions from the Permanent Collection 2010–2026

· Rubin & Paula Torres Gallery

AUG 15

Arts & Culture Jackson Park

U-505 In-Depth Experience

07:45:00 · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

AUG 16

Arts & Culture Lincoln Square

Teen Art Studio

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Sulzer Regional

AUG 16

Arts & Culture Edgewater

Color Me Relaxed

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Edgewater

AUG 17

Arts & Culture Douglas

Anime Monday for Teens

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM · Chicago Bee

AUG 18

Arts & Culture North Lawndale

Sound Exploration

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Douglass

AUG 18

Arts & Culture East Side

Adult & Teen Sip and Paint

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM · Vodak-East Side

AUG 18

Arts & Culture Lincoln Square

Meet the Maker-in-Residence Josie Everett (AKA Rosie Josie)

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM · Sulzer Regional

AUG 19

Arts & Culture Englewood

Teen Wednesday

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Kelly

AUG 19

Arts & Culture Lincoln Square

World Through Linocut with the Maker-in-Residence

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM · Sulzer Regional

AUG 19

Arts & Culture Avalon Park

Chicago Tunes Listening Party

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM · Avalon

AUG 19

Arts & Culture Austin

The Auditorium: Open Mic in Austin

6:00 PM - 7:45 PM · Austin

AUG 20

Arts & Culture Grand Crossing

Film Screening: Widows (2018)

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Greater Grand Crossing

AUG 20

Arts & Culture Austin

Teen Chill Zone

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM · West Chicago Avenue

AUG 21

Arts & Culture Grand Crossing

The Dinosaur of Lake Michigan at Auburn

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM · Auburn Park

AUG 21

Arts & Culture Little Village

Nuestras identidades: A Group Exhibition by Central States Ser’s Mentoring 2026 Program

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Little Village

AUG 21

Arts & Culture Englewood

Freeform Friday

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM · Kelly

AUG 22

Arts & Culture Mckinley Park

The Dinosaur of Lake Michigan at McKinley

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM · McKinley (William) Park

AUG 22

Arts & Culture Portage Park

Studio Saturday

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Jefferson Park

AUG 22 $75.00

Arts & Culture Gold Coast

Kintsugi Workshop: Repair and Reconnect

10:30 AM - 1:30 PM · International Museum of Surgical Science

AUG 22 Free

Arts & Culture Lincoln Park

Just Roots Volunteer Workday

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM · Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

AUG 22 $24 – $30

Arts & Culture Lincoln Park

Butterfly Haven Yoga

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM · Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

AUG 22

Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Escape the Museum

17:00:00 – 20:30:00 · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

AUG 23

Arts & Culture North Center

The Dinosaur of Lake Michigan at Clark (Richard)

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM · Clark (Richard) Park

AUG 23

Arts & Culture Lincoln Square

Teen Art Studio

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Sulzer Regional

AUG 23

Arts & Culture Humboldt Park

Film Screening: Top Gun (1986)

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM · Daley, Richard M.-W Humboldt

AUG 23

Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Low-Sensory Mornings

08:30:00 – 09:30:00 · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

AUG 24

Arts & Culture Lincoln Square

Patch it Up with the Maker-in-Residence

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM · Sulzer Regional

AUG 24

Arts & Culture Douglas

Anime Monday for Teens

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM · Chicago Bee

AUG 26

Arts & Culture Edgewater

The Dinosaur of Lake Michigan at Lane Beach

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM · Lane (George) Beach Park

AUG 26

Arts & Culture Englewood

Teen Wednesday

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Kelly

AUG 26 Included with admission

Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Field Favorites in ASL

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM · Field Museum

AUG 27

Arts & Culture Little Village

Quinceañera Prep: PIZZA, PAINT, and PAPER FLOWERS

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Little Village

AUG 27

Arts & Culture Austin

Teen Chill Zone

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM · West Chicago Avenue

AUG 28

Arts & Culture Englewood

Freeform Friday

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM · Kelly

AUG 28 $15.00

Arts & Culture Gold Coast

Sounding/BODY: Grown From the Same Stem, The Cord Still Hums

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM · International Museum of Surgical Science

AUG 28 Free

Arts & Culture Lower West Side

Juan Gabriel: Mi Primer Bellas Artes

· Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park

AUG 29

Arts & Culture River North

The Dinosaur of Lake Michigan at Ward

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM · Ward (A. Montgomery) Park

AUG 29

Arts & Culture Edgewater

Edgewater Community Music Jam

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM · Edgewater

AUG 29

Arts & Culture Mckinley Park

Dance and Movement

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM · McKinley Park

AUG 29 Free

Arts & Culture Gold Coast

AI Ally for Human Health

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · International Museum of Surgical Science

AUG 29

Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Escape the Museum

17:00:00 – 20:30:00 · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

AUG 30

Arts & Culture Lincoln Square

Teen Art Studio

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Sulzer Regional

AUG 31

Arts & Culture Rogers Park

Monday Night Open Mic

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM · Rogers Park

AUG 31

Arts & Culture Douglas

Anime Monday for Teens

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM · Chicago Bee

SEP 1

Arts & Culture Rogers Park

The Dinosaur of Lake Michigan at Leone Beach

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM · Leone (Sam) Beach Park

SEP 1

Arts & Culture Austin

Open Art Studio

3:00 PM - 5:30 PM · Austin

SEP 1

Arts & Culture South Shore

Teen Anime Night

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM · South Shore

SEP 1 – SEP 29

Arts & Culture Morgan Park

Intro to Art at Morgan Park SC

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM · Morgan Park Sports Center Park (Park No. 577)

SEP 2

Arts & Culture Washington Heights

Film Screening: Michael (2026)

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM · Woodson Regional

SEP 2

Arts & Culture Englewood

Teen Wednesday

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Kelly

SEP 3

Arts & Culture Little Village

Quinceañera Prep: PIZZA, PAINT, and PAPER FLOWERS

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Little Village

SEP 3 – OCT 1

Arts & Culture Morgan Park

Art Club for Kids at Morgan Park SC

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM · Morgan Park Sports Center Park (Park No. 577)

SEP 4

Arts & Culture Englewood

Freeform Friday

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM · Kelly

SEP 5 $24 – $30

Arts & Culture Lincoln Park

Butterfly Haven Yoga

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM · Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

SEP 9

Arts & Culture Englewood

Teen Wednesday

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Kelly

SEP 9

Arts & Culture Rogers Park

Music For Self-Care: Share A Favorite Song!

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM · Rogers Park

SEP 11

Arts & Culture Englewood

Freeform Friday

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM · Kelly

SEP 11 Free

Arts & Culture Portage Park

EXHIBITION | Never Forget: 9/11 25th Anniversary

· National Veterans Art Museum

SEP 12

Arts & Culture Mckinley Park

Dance and Movement

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM · McKinley Park

SEP 12 $24 – $30

Arts & Culture Lincoln Park

Butterfly Haven Yoga

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM · Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

SEP 13

Arts & Culture Printers Row

Books and Beats at Dearborn

12:00 PM - 2:30 PM · Dearborn (Henry) Park

SEP 15

Arts & Culture Uptown

Leap Off the Page Variety Show

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM · Uptown

SEP 16

Arts & Culture River North

Brendan Fernandes: Score for the Murphy Auditorium

· Driehaus Museum

SEP 16

Arts & Culture Washington Heights

Film Screening: Mortal Kombat II (2026)

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM · Woodson Regional

SEP 16

Arts & Culture Englewood

Teen Wednesday

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Kelly

SEP 16

Arts & Culture Austin

The Auditorium: Open Mic in Austin

6:00 PM - 7:45 PM · Austin

SEP 16 – SEP 19

Arts & Culture River North

Concerts of Dance: Xenia Mansour

· Driehaus Museum

SEP 17

Arts & Culture Little Village

Quinceañera Prep: Community Cake Decorating

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Little Village

SEP 18

Arts & Culture Englewood

Freeform Friday

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM · Kelly

SEP 18 – SEP 19 Ticket required

Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Dozin' with the Dinos

6:00 PM - 9:00 AM · Field Museum

SEP 18

Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Escape the Museum

17:00:00 – 20:30:00 · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

SEP 19

Arts & Culture River North

Xenia Mansour: "was, still is"

· Driehaus Museum

SEP 19

Arts & Culture Garfield Park

Proud and Loud: Disability Art and Music at Garfield

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM · Garfield (James) Park

SEP 19 $24 – $30

Arts & Culture Lincoln Park

Butterfly Haven Yoga

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM · Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

SEP 19

Arts & Culture Jackson Park

U-505 In-Depth Experience

07:45:00 · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

SEP 23

Arts & Culture Englewood

Teen Wednesday

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Kelly

SEP 24

Arts & Culture Little Village

Quinceañera Prep: Community Cake Decorating

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Little Village

SEP 25

Arts & Culture North Park

Teen Glow Paint and Chill at Eugene Field

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM · Field (Eugene) Park

SEP 25

Arts & Culture Englewood

Freeform Friday

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM · Kelly

SEP 25

Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Escape the Museum

17:00:00 – 20:30:00 · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

SEP 26

Arts & Culture Lincoln Park

Ikebana for All at Lincoln

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM · Lincoln Park - Cultural Center

SEP 26

Arts & Culture Mckinley Park

Dance and Movement

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM · McKinley Park

SEP 26 Included with admission

Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Field Favorites in ASL

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM · Field Museum

SEP 26 $24 – $30

Arts & Culture Lincoln Park

Butterfly Haven Yoga

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM · Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

SEP 27

Arts & Culture Uptown

All Ages Improv Performance with Off Our Rockers

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Uptown

SEP 28

Arts & Culture Dunning

Landscape Painting with Seanice Lenay

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM · Dunning

SEP 28

Arts & Culture Rogers Park

Monday Night Open Mic

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM · Rogers Park

SEP 29

Arts & Culture Loop

OnWord 2026

· American Writers Museum

SEP 30

Arts & Culture Englewood

Teen Wednesday

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Kelly

OCT 1

Arts & Culture Little Village

Quinceañera Prep: Decorate

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Little Village

OCT 2

Arts & Culture Englewood

Freeform Friday

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM · Kelly

OCT 3

Arts & Culture Uptown

First Saturdays Stitch-a-Palooza

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM · Uptown

OCT 3 $24 – $30

Arts & Culture Lincoln Park

Butterfly Haven Yoga

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM · Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

OCT 3

Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Columbian Ball

18:00:00 – 22:30:00 · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

OCT 5

Arts & Culture Dunning

Landscape Painting with Seanice Lenay

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM · Dunning

OCT 6

Arts & Culture Austin

Open Art Studio

3:00 PM - 5:30 PM · Austin

OCT 6

Arts & Culture South Shore

Teen Anime Night

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM · South Shore

OCT 7

Arts & Culture Englewood

Teen Wednesday

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Kelly

OCT 9

Arts & Culture Englewood

Freeform Friday

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM · Kelly

OCT 10

Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Science Works

09:30:00 – 14:30:00 · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

OCT 10

Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Escape the Museum

17:00:00 – 20:30:00 · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

OCT 11

Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Escape the Museum

17:00:00 – 20:30:00 · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

OCT 14

Arts & Culture Englewood

Teen Wednesday

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Kelly

OCT 14

Arts & Culture Rogers Park

Music For Self-Care: Share A Favorite Song!

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM · Rogers Park

OCT 16

Arts & Culture Englewood

Freeform Friday

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM · Kelly

OCT 16

Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Escape the Museum

17:00:00 – 20:30:00 · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

OCT 17 Ticket required

Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Field Museum Gala

6:30 PM - 11:30 PM · Field Museum

OCT 18

Arts & Culture Jackson Park

U-505 In-Depth Experience

07:45:00 · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

OCT 21

Arts & Culture Englewood

Teen Wednesday

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Kelly

OCT 21

Arts & Culture Austin

The Auditorium: Open Mic in Austin

6:00 PM - 7:45 PM · Austin

OCT 23

Arts & Culture Englewood

Freeform Friday

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM · Kelly

OCT 25

Arts & Culture Edgewater

Color Me Relaxed

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Edgewater

OCT 26

Arts & Culture Rogers Park

Monday Night Open Mic

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM · Rogers Park

OCT 28

Arts & Culture Englewood

Teen Wednesday

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Kelly

OCT 30

Arts & Culture Englewood

Freeform Friday

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM · Kelly

NOV 3

Arts & Culture South Shore

Teen Anime Night

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM · South Shore

NOV 4

Arts & Culture Englewood

Teen Wednesday

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Kelly

NOV 6

Arts & Culture Englewood

Freeform Friday

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM · Kelly

NOV 7

Arts & Culture Uptown

First Saturdays Stitch-a-Palooza

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM · Uptown

NOV 11

Arts & Culture Englewood

Teen Wednesday

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Kelly

NOV 11

Arts & Culture Rogers Park

Music For Self-Care: Share A Favorite Song!

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM · Rogers Park

NOV 13

Arts & Culture Englewood

Freeform Friday

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM · Kelly

NOV 18

Arts & Culture Englewood

Teen Wednesday

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Kelly

NOV 18

Arts & Culture Austin

The Auditorium: Open Mic in Austin

6:00 PM - 7:45 PM · Austin

NOV 20

Arts & Culture Englewood

Freeform Friday

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM · Kelly

NOV 25

Arts & Culture Englewood

Teen Wednesday

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Kelly

NOV 27

Arts & Culture Englewood

Freeform Friday

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM · Kelly

NOV 30

Arts & Culture Rogers Park

Monday Night Open Mic

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM · Rogers Park

DEC 1

Arts & Culture South Shore

Teen Anime Night

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM · South Shore

DEC 2

Arts & Culture Englewood

Teen Wednesday

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Kelly

DEC 4

Arts & Culture Englewood

Freeform Friday

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM · Kelly

DEC 5

Arts & Culture Lincoln Park

Student Art Fair at Lincoln

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM · Lincoln Park - Cultural Center

DEC 5

Arts & Culture Uptown

First Saturdays Stitch-a-Palooza

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM · Uptown

DEC 9

Arts & Culture Englewood

Teen Wednesday

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Kelly

DEC 9

Arts & Culture Rogers Park

Music For Self-Care: Share A Favorite Song!

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM · Rogers Park

DEC 11

Arts & Culture Englewood

Freeform Friday

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM · Kelly

DEC 13

Arts & Culture Edgewater

Color Me Relaxed

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Edgewater

DEC 16

Arts & Culture Englewood

Teen Wednesday

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Kelly

DEC 16

Arts & Culture Austin

The Auditorium: Open Mic in Austin

6:00 PM - 7:45 PM · Austin

DEC 18

Arts & Culture Englewood

Freeform Friday

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM · Kelly

DEC 28

Arts & Culture Rogers Park

Monday Night Open Mic

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM · Rogers Park