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Arts & Culture in Chicago

286 upcoming events in Chicago.

NOV 6 See pricing
Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Dozin' with the Dinos

6:00 PM – 9:00 AM · Field Museum
OCT 27
Arts & Culture Hyde Park

ISAC Exhibit: Hartapu: The Forgotten King of Anatolia

Multiple times · The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) Museum
OCT 29 See pricing
Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Meet a Scientist: Neotropical Bats

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Field Museum
OCT 30 $100+
Arts & Culture Gold Coast

MEMENTO MORI Halloween Gala

7:00 PM – 11:00 PM · International Museum of Surgical Science
OCT 30 See pricing
Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Meet a Scientist: Spooky Spider Webs

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Field Museum
NOV 7
Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Tree Lighting and Cultural Festival

10:00 AM – 3:30 PM · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
NOV 14
Arts & Culture Jackson Park

U-505 In-Depth Experience

7:45 AM · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
NOV 19 See pricing
Arts & Culture Grant Park

Gallery Conversation: Provenance Research at the Art Institute of Chicago

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Meet in Gallery 261
NOV 20 See pricing
Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Last Call: After the Age of Dinosaurs

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Field Museum
DEC 3
Arts & Culture Lincoln Square

Phil Kline's Unsilent Night Holiday Soundscape

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Sulzer Regional
DEC 6
Arts & Culture Jackson Park

U-505 In-Depth Experience

7:45 AM · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
DEC 12
Arts & Culture Washington Heights

Meet Captain Walter H. Dyett: A Concert Performance

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM · Woodson Regional
DEC 17 $10+
Arts & Culture Gold Coast

From the Perspective of Earth with Elly Kace

7:00 AM – 9:00 PM · International Museum of Surgical Science
NOV 1
Arts & Culture Little Village

CHAnon Presents: Hidden Gems of Little Village

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Little Village
NOV 8 $75
Arts & Culture Gold Coast

Kintsugi Workshop: Repair and Reconnect

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · International Museum of Surgical Science
DEC 3
Arts & Culture Loop

American Prophets: The Platinum Age of Gospel (IN PERSON)

American Writers Museum
DEC 10
Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Naughty or Nice

6:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
Until NOV 10 $55.20
Arts & Culture Washington Park

Whisk Broom Weaving with Abeni Pierson

12:00 PM – 12:00 PM · DuSable Black History Museum
OCT 27
Arts & Culture Rogers Park

Halloween WeeGroove Music Class

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Rogers Park
NOV 1
Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Science Times at the Museum: A Conversation With Dr. Wendy Freedman

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
NOV 7
Arts & Culture Uptown

Meet Captain Walter H. Dyett: A Concert Performance

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Uptown
NOV 7
Arts & Culture Lincoln Square

CAPOEIRA: An Afro-Brazilian Martial Art

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM · Sulzer Regional
NOV 7
Arts & Culture Loop

Can You Imagine?: The Musical Career of Tania León

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Harold Washington Library Center
NOV 7 Free
Arts & Culture Lincoln Park

Educator Workshop | Threads of a Nation: Preserving Presidential Clothing

9:30 AM · Chicago History Museum
NOV 10 See pricing
Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Tlingit Artist James Johnson: Haa Shagoon—The Path Forward

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Field Museum
NOV 11 Free
Arts & Culture Gold Coast

Lecture: Facial Aesthetics: from Art to Plastic Surgery Part 2

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · International Museum of Surgical Science
NOV 11 See pricing
Arts & Culture Grant Park

Artist Talk: Rhea Dillon

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Fullerton Hall
NOV 12
Arts & Culture Washington Heights

Harsh Readers Circle: Special Event with The Bridge: ConstelNation

1:30 PM – 4:00 PM · Woodson Regional
NOV 14 See pricing
Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Fed Up: What Evolution Reveals about Food, Diet, Health, and Eating Well

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Field Museum
DEC 3
Arts & Culture Loop

American Prophets: The Platinum Age of Gospel (ONLINE)

American Writers Museum
DEC 5 $45
Arts & Culture Gold Coast

Japanese Bookbinding Workshop: Goshuinchō & Yotsume Toji

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM · International Museum of Surgical Science
DEC 8 $15+
Arts & Culture Gold Coast

Film Screening: Rocky Horror Picture Show

6:30 PM – 9:00 PM · International Museum of Surgical Science
DEC 10 $35
Arts & Culture Gold Coast

Bells & Whispers – Night 1

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM · International Museum of Surgical Science
DEC 11 $35
Arts & Culture Gold Coast

Bells & Whispers – Night 2

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM · International Museum of Surgical Science
DEC 12 $100
Arts & Culture Gold Coast

Online Kintsugi Workshop for Beginners: The Art of Repair

10:30 AM – 1:30 PM · International Museum of Surgical Science
DEC 18 $35
Arts & Culture Gold Coast

Bells & Whispers – Night 3

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM · International Museum of Surgical Science
DEC 23
Arts & Culture Garfield Park

The Snow Show with Dave Herzog's Marionettes

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM · Legler Regional
Until FEB 7 Free
Arts & Culture Lower West Side

Vivir la Tierra Acquisitions from the Permanent Collection 2010–2026

Rubin & Paula Torres Gallery
OCT 31
Arts & Culture Roseland

The Blues Parade with Terry Abrahamson and Friends

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Pullman
NOV 8 $45
Arts & Culture Gold Coast

Japanese Papermaking Workshop

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM · International Museum of Surgical Science
NOV 19 See pricing
Arts & Culture Grant Park

Writing in the Galleries: The Pictorial and Proverbial

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM · Meet in Gallery 289
Until NOV 29 Free
Arts & Culture Lower West Side

Where Memory Lives: 40 Years of Día de Muertos

Main Gallery
OCT 26 Free
Arts & Culture Hyde Park

ISAC Brown Bag: Horses, lions, and onagers: an anatomical and historical approach to animal iconography in Assyria and Elam

12:00 PM · The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC), La Salle Banks Room
OCT 31
Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Film Screening: Coco (2017)

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Obama Presidential Center
NOV 2
Arts & Culture West Lawn

The Hand & The Eye: Author Visit and Magic Show

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · West Lawn
NOV 4 See pricing
Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Threads Tell Stories: How Archaeologists Read Andean Textiles

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Field Museum
NOV 5 See pricing
Arts & Culture Grant Park

Gallery Conversation: Sara VanDerBeek on Lee Miller

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Galleries 1–4
NOV 7
Arts & Culture Loop

Pulitzer On The Road: Future Pulitzer Prize Winner, Chicago Style

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Harold Washington Library Center
NOV 8
Arts & Culture Belmont Cragin

Acrylic Galaxy Painting Workshop

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · West Belmont
NOV 11 See pricing
Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Black Hawk Performance Company

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM · Field Museum
NOV 14
Arts & Culture Uptown

Jazz Institute of Chicago presents: Lost in Space with Kevin King

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Uptown
NOV 18
Arts & Culture Austin

The Auditorium: Open Mic in Austin

6:00 PM – 7:45 PM · Austin
NOV 18
Arts & Culture Lower West Side

Film Screening: RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked The World (2017)

1:30 PM – 3:15 PM · Lozano Library
NOV 20 $10+
Arts & Culture Gold Coast

sounding/BODY presents: V. Vecker, Casey Adams, and Paige Alice Naylor

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM · International Museum of Surgical Science
NOV 23
Arts & Culture West Ridge

Your Story Matters: Storytelling Through Words and Art

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Budlong Woods
DEC 5
Arts & Culture Lincoln Square

Sulzer Comic & Arts Festival: Artist Alley and Merch Market

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Sulzer Regional
DEC 8
Arts & Culture Washington Heights

Silver and Gold Holiday Concert

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Woodson Regional
DEC 8 $20+
Arts & Culture Gold Coast

Film Screening: Rocky Horror Picture Show ENCORE!

9:00 PM – 11:00 PM · International Museum of Surgical Science
DEC 16
Arts & Culture Austin

The Auditorium: Open Mic in Austin

6:00 PM – 7:45 PM · Austin
DEC 19 $35
Arts & Culture Gold Coast

Bells & Whispers – Night 4

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM · International Museum of Surgical Science
JAN 16 $75
Arts & Culture Gold Coast

Kintsugi Workshop: Repair and Reconnect

10:30 AM – 1:30 PM · International Museum of Surgical Science
JAN 16 – JAN 17 See pricing
Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Dozin' with the Dinos

6:00 PM – 9:00 AM · Field Museum
NOV 7
Arts & Culture United Center

Jazz Institute of Chicago presents: Lost in Space with Kevin King

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Manning Library
NOV 10 Free
Arts & Culture Gold Coast

Online Lecture: The History of Anesthesia and Hanaoka Seishū

6:00 AM – 8:00 PM · International Museum of Surgical Science
NOV 19
Arts & Culture Chatham

Film Screening: Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2007)

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Whitney M. Young, Jr.
NOV 21
Arts & Culture Lincoln Square

Spirited Stories: Indigiqueer Storytelling

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM · Sulzer Regional
DEC 5
Arts & Culture Douglas

A Taste of The Nutcracker with Hyde Park School of Dance

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM · King Library
DEC 6
Arts & Culture Lincoln Park

Chris White Jazz Trio Tribute to A Charlie Brown Christmas

3:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Lincoln Park Zoo
DEC 19
Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Naughty or Nice: All Ages Edition

6:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
NOV 3
Arts & Culture Englewood

TikTok Tuesday

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Kelly Library
OCT 26
Arts & Culture Rogers Park

Rogers Park Spooky Music Jam

6:00 PM – 7:45 PM · Rogers Park
OCT 26
Arts & Culture Dunning

Quilling the Stars

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Dunning
OCT 26
Arts & Culture Washington Heights

Recreate a Famous Song

4:00 PM – 5:15 PM · Woodson Regional
OCT 26
Arts & Culture Englewood

Teen Monday

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Kelly Library
OCT 27 See pricing
Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Talk Story: Pacific and Filipino Voices in the Museum

12:00 PM – 1:15 PM · Field Museum
OCT 28
Arts & Culture Washington Heights

Film Screening: The People Under the Stairs (1991)

1:30 PM – 4:00 PM · Woodson Regional
OCT 28
Arts & Culture Jackson Park

OPC Teen Recording Studio: Certification

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Obama Presidential Center
OCT 28
Arts & Culture Austin

Spooky Chicago: Stories & Urban Legends

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM · North Austin
OCT 28
Arts & Culture Englewood

Teen Wednesday

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Kelly Library
OCT 29
Arts & Culture Rogers Park

Halloween WeeGroove Music Class

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Rogers Park
OCT 29
Arts & Culture Edgewater

Edgewater Community Music Jam

Multiple times · Edgewater
OCT 30
Arts & Culture Washington Heights

Frights & Freestyles: Teen Open Mic Contest

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM · Woodson Regional
OCT 30
Arts & Culture Englewood

Freeform Friday

1:00 PM – 4:30 PM · Kelly Library
NOV 2
Arts & Culture Portage Park

Recreate a Famous Song

4:00 PM – 5:15 PM · Jefferson Park
NOV 5
Arts & Culture Loop

Recreate a Famous Song

4:00 PM – 5:15 PM · Harold Washington Library Center
NOV 7
Arts & Culture Washington Park

Five Bands Brotherhood Forum Series: The Inner Life of a Man

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM · DuSable Black History Museum
NOV 8 $55.20
Arts & Culture Washington Park

Gourd Ornament Decorating with Abeni Pierson

12:00 PM – 12:00 PM · DuSable Black History Museum
NOV 11
Arts & Culture Rogers Park

Music For Self-Care: Share A Favorite Song!

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Rogers Park
NOV 11
Arts & Culture South Chicago

DuSable Black History Museum Field Trip for Older Adults

9:15 AM – 12:45 PM · South Chicago
NOV 18
Arts & Culture Chatham

Beatmaking Basics

4:00 PM – 5:15 PM · Whitney M. Young, Jr.
NOV 18 See pricing
Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Mongolian Fossil Plants

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Field Museum
NOV 19 See pricing
Arts & Culture Grant Park

Spotlight Talk: A Copy of Ten Marble Fragments of the Great Eleusinian Relief

6:30 PM – 7:00 PM · Meet in Gallery 154
NOV 20
Arts & Culture Wicker Park

Film Screening: The Holdovers (2023)

2:30 PM – 4:45 PM · Bucktown-Wicker Park
DEC 1
Arts & Culture Loop

Holiday Concerts: Hawthorne High School

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM · Harold Washington Library Center
DEC 4 See pricing
Arts & Culture Grant Park

Spotlight Talk: Abigail Lucien's Red of Your Eye

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM · Gallery 283
DEC 5
Arts & Culture Lincoln Square

Draw Pictures/Tell Stories with Lucy Knisley

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Sulzer Regional
DEC 5 See pricing
Arts & Culture Grant Park

Spotlight Talk: Gerhard Richter's Ice

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM · Meet in Gallery 296
DEC 9
Arts & Culture Rogers Park

Music For Self-Care: Share A Favorite Song!

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Rogers Park
DEC 19 See pricing
Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Itty Bitty Explorers: T. rex Teeth & Tails

9:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Field Museum
DEC 21
Arts & Culture Portage Park

The Snow Show with Dave Herzog's Marionettes

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Portage-Cragin
DEC 22
Arts & Culture Portage Park

Christmas Capers with Dave Herzog's Marionettes

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Austin-Irving
DEC 30
Arts & Culture Grand Boulevard

Abra-ka-dabra Magic Show with Pocket Circus

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Hall
JAN 15
Arts & Culture Washington Heights

MLK Jr. Open Mic and Poetry Contest

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM · Woodson Regional
Until JAN 10 $5+
Arts & Culture Streeterville

Castle Exhibit

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Chicago Children's Museum
OCT 27
Arts & Culture Sauganash / Forest Glen

Wonder and Words: Family Storytime

Multiple times · Edgebrook
OCT 31
Arts & Culture Grand Crossing

Halloween Glow Party

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Greater Grand Crossing
NOV 5
Arts & Culture Englewood

Reverb Arts: Your Story Matters

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Kelly Library
NOV 5
Arts & Culture Boystown

Beatmaking Basics

4:00 PM – 5:15 PM · Merlo
NOV 10
Arts & Culture Chatham

Light of Space Paper Lanterns

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Whitney M. Young, Jr.
NOV 12
Arts & Culture Loop

Make Music with FL Studio

4:00 PM – 5:15 PM · Harold Washington Library Center
NOV 17
Arts & Culture Portage Park

Beatmaking Basics

4:00 PM – 5:15 PM · Jefferson Park
NOV 24
Arts & Culture Archer Heights

Abra-ka-dabra Magic Show with Pocket Circus

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Archer Heights
DEC 5
Arts & Culture Albany Park

Jazzman Ray's Holiday Concert

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Mayfair
DEC 7
Arts & Culture Loop

Holiday Concerts: Curie High School

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM · Harold Washington Library Center
DEC 12
Arts & Culture Archer Heights

Holiday Concert Featuring Francisco Romero

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Archer Heights
DEC 21
Arts & Culture Auburn Gresham

Abra-ka-dabra Magic Show with Pocket Circus

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Thurgood Marshall
OCT 26
Arts & Culture Humboldt Park

Teen Art Club

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Humboldt Park
OCT 27
Arts & Culture Kenwood

Play Along Tuesdays: Movie Day

3:00 PM – 5:30 PM · Blackstone Library
OCT 27
Arts & Culture Kenwood

Play Along Tuesdays

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Blackstone Library
OCT 28
Arts & Culture Albany Park

That Music Club

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Mayfair
OCT 28
Arts & Culture Rogers Park

Teen Time

Multiple times · Rogers Park
OCT 29
Arts & Culture Chinatown

Halloween Karaoke

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM · Chinatown
OCT 30
Arts & Culture Lincoln Square

A "Sinners" Musical Journey: Delta to Chicago Blues with Vino Louden

1:00 PM – 4:30 PM · Sulzer Regional
OCT 30
Arts & Culture Little Village

Horror Movie Marathon

9:30 AM – 5:00 PM · Little Village
OCT 30
Arts & Culture Loop

Older is Bolder: Aging and Ability Panel Discussion

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM · Harold Washington Library Center
NOV 3
Arts & Culture Grand Crossing

The Artist's Studio at the Library

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Greater Grand Crossing
NOV 4
Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Armour Seminar: Megan Baker

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM · Field Museum
NOV 5
Arts & Culture Sauganash / Forest Glen

Space Game Day

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM · Edgebrook
NOV 9
Arts & Culture Little Village

Paper Cup Rocket Launchers

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM · Toman Library
NOV 11
Arts & Culture Albany Park

Late Night at the Library: A Live Music Event with Nick Falco 'n' The Road Hawks

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Mayfair
NOV 11
Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Armour Seminar: Henry Hooghiemstra

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM · Field Museum
NOV 14
Arts & Culture McKinley Park

Teen Movie Club

2:30 PM – 4:30 PM · McKinley Park
NOV 17
Arts & Culture Englewood

TikTok Tuesday

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Kelly Library
NOV 17
Arts & Culture Kenwood

Play Along Tuesdays: Improv Day

3:00 PM – 5:30 PM · Blackstone Library
NOV 19
Arts & Culture Austin

Music For Self-Care: Share Your Favorite Song!

3:00 PM – 5:30 PM · Austin
NOV 23
Arts & Culture West Pullman

Abra-ka-dabra Magic Show with Pocket Circus

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · West Pullman
NOV 24
Arts & Culture Auburn Gresham

Film Screening: Shadow Force (2025)

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Brainerd
NOV 30
Arts & Culture Auburn Gresham

Teen Tote Bag Painting

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Thurgood Marshall
DEC 3 See pricing
Arts & Culture Grant Park

Drop-In Sketching (Dec 3)

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Meet in Gallery 125
DEC 7 Free
Arts & Culture Hyde Park

K-12 Teacher Workshops: Object Based Learning and Artifact Analysis

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC)
DEC 8
Arts & Culture Kenwood

Play Along Tuesdays: Music Day

3:00 PM – 5:30 PM · Blackstone Library
DEC 10
Arts & Culture Loop

Holiday Concerts: Kenwood Academy

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM · Harold Washington Library Center
DEC 13
Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Low-Sensory Mornings

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
DEC 15
Arts & Culture Washington Heights

Beatmaking Basics

4:00 PM – 5:15 PM · Woodson Regional
DEC 15
Arts & Culture Kenwood

Play Along Tuesdays: Improv Day

3:00 PM – 5:30 PM · Blackstone Library
DEC 28
Arts & Culture Rogers Park

Monday Night Open Mic

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Rogers Park
OCT 27
Arts & Culture South Chicago

Space Earrings Cross Stich

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · South Chicago
OCT 28
Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Armour Seminar: Rudiger Bieler

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM · Field Museum
OCT 28
Arts & Culture Englewood

Costume Karaoke

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM · West Englewood
OCT 29
Arts & Culture Englewood

Reverb Arts: Your Story Matters

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Kelly Library
NOV 3
Arts & Culture Kenwood

Play Along Tuesdays: Gaming Day

3:00 PM – 5:30 PM · Blackstone Library
NOV 12
Arts & Culture Englewood

Reverb Arts: Your Story Matters

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Kelly Library
NOV 16
Arts & Culture Portage Park

Stamp the Solar System

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Austin-Irving
NOV 17
Arts & Culture Douglas

Quilling the Stars

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · King Library
NOV 17
Arts & Culture Boystown

Recreate a Famous Song

4:00 PM – 5:15 PM · Merlo
NOV 30
Arts & Culture Rogers Park

Monday Night Open Mic

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Rogers Park
DEC 1
Arts & Culture Ashburn

Red & Green Magic Show with Pocket Circus

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Scottsdale
DEC 2
Arts & Culture Loop

Holiday Concerts: Lincoln Park High School

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM · Harold Washington Library Center
DEC 4
Arts & Culture Loop

Holiday Concerts: Hubbard High School

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM · Harold Washington Library Center
OCT 26
Arts & Culture Rogers Park

Monday Night Open Mic

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Rogers Park
OCT 27
Arts & Culture Woodlawn

Tween Tuesday

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Coleman
NOV 2
Arts & Culture West Ridge

The Artist's Studio at the Library

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Budlong Woods
NOV 4
Arts & Culture Austin

Film Screening: Friendsgiving (2020)

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Austin
NOV 7
Arts & Culture Uptown

First Saturdays Stitch-a-Palooza

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Uptown
NOV 9 Free
Arts & Culture Hyde Park

K-12 Teacher Workshops: Object Based Learning and Artifact Analysis

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC)
NOV 10
Arts & Culture Kenwood

Play Along Tuesdays: Music Day

3:00 PM – 5:30 PM · Blackstone Library
NOV 11
Arts & Culture Avalon Park

Avalon Grooves: Line Dancing Lesson

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Avalon
NOV 14
Arts & Culture Little Village

Community Building: Audio Book + Craft

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Little Village
NOV 18
Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Armour Seminar: Pia Viglietti

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM · Field Museum
NOV 19
Arts & Culture Little Village

Podcast Basics

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Little Village
NOV 19
Arts & Culture Rogers Park

Film Screening: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)

4:00 PM – 5:45 PM · Rogers Park
NOV 24
Arts & Culture Kenwood

Play Along Tuesdays: Movie Day

3:00 PM – 5:30 PM · Blackstone Library
DEC 1
Arts & Culture Kenwood

Play Along Tuesdays: Gaming Day

3:00 PM – 5:30 PM · Blackstone Library
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 11
Arts & Culture Loop

Holiday Concerts: Chicago Bar Association

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM · Harold Washington Library Center
DEC 17
Arts & Culture Austin

Music For Self-Care: Share Your Favorite Song!

3:00 PM – 5:30 PM · Austin
Until DEC 8
Arts & Culture Englewood

Art & Wellness at Hermitage

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM · Hermitage Park
Until DEC 9
Arts & Culture Irving Park

Graffiti Art at Horner

4:00 PM – 5:15 PM · Horner (Henry) Park
Until DEC 10
Arts & Culture Portage Park

Little Artists at Wilson (Frank J.)

1:15 PM – 2:15 PM · Wilson (Frank J.) Park
Until DEC 8
Arts & Culture West Lawn

Art & ABCs at West Lawn

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM · West Lawn Park
Until DEC 2
Arts & Culture Humboldt Park

Mixed Media Arts at Humboldt

3:45 PM – 5:30 PM · Humboldt (Alexander Von) Park
NOV 3
Arts & Culture South Shore

Teen Anime Night

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM · South Shore
NOV 3
Arts & Culture West Ridge

The Artist's Studio at the Library

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Budlong Woods
NOV 17
Arts & Culture Grand Crossing

The Artist's Studio at the Library

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Greater Grand Crossing
NOV 28
Arts & Culture McKinley Park

Teen Movie Club

2:30 PM – 4:30 PM · McKinley Park
DEC 3
Arts & Culture Austin

Open Art Studio

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Austin
DEC 13
Arts & Culture Edgewater

Color Me Relaxed

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Edgewater
NOV 5
Arts & Culture Hegewisch

Hegewisch Travel Club: Visit Germany!

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Hegewisch
Until DEC 8
Arts & Culture Uptown

Art & ABCs at Margate

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM · Margate Park
Until DEC 8
Arts & Culture Bucktown

World Art at Holstein

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Holstein Park
Until DEC 8
Arts & Culture Lake View

Art Journaling at Gill

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Gill (Joseph) Park
Until DEC 9
Arts & Culture Edgewater

Art & Wellness at Broadway Armory

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM · Broadway Armory Park
Until DEC 11
Arts & Culture West Loop

Art & ABCs at Skinner

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM · Skinner (Mark) Park
Until DEC 11
Arts & Culture Irving Park

Little Artists at Independence

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM · Independence Park
Until DEC 11
Arts & Culture Portage Park

Color Theory & Oil Painting at Wilson (Frank J.)

6:45 PM – 7:45 PM · Wilson (Frank J.) Park
Until DEC 11
Arts & Culture Bridgeport

Veterans Mixed Media Art at Park No. 571

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM · Park No. 571
Until DEC 7
Arts & Culture Gage Park

Art & ABCs en Espanol at Gage

3:00 PM – 4:15 PM · Gage (George) Park
Until DEC 9
Arts & Culture East Village

Art & ABCs at Commercial Club

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM · Commercial Club Playground of Chicago
OCT 28
Arts & Culture Roseland

Line Dancing

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Pullman
From NOV 2
Arts & Culture Englewood

Art & Wellness at Murray

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Murray (David) Park
NOV 13
Arts & Culture Norwood Park

Tote Bag Painting

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Oriole Park
NOV 14 See pricing
Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Itty Bitty Explorers: T. rex Teeth & Tails

9:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Field Museum
NOV 28
Arts & Culture West Pullman

Film Screening: Expend4bles (2023)

2:00 PM – 4:30 PM · West Pullman
DEC 1
Arts & Culture South Shore

Teen Anime Night

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM · South Shore
DEC 19 See pricing
Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Field Favorites in ASL

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM · Field Museum
JAN 24
Arts & Culture Loop

Opening Reception: Stateless: Views of Global Migration

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Museum of Contemporary Photography
DEC 29
Arts & Culture Woodlawn

Tween Tuesday

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Coleman
Until DEC 11
Arts & Culture Austin

Mixed Media Arts at La Follette

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM · La Follette (Robert) Park
Until DEC 10
Arts & Culture Irving Park

Art & ABCs at Independence

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM · Independence Park
Until DEC 10
Arts & Culture Hermosa

Oil Painting at Ken-Well

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Ken-Well Park
Until DEC 11
Arts & Culture Lake View

Art Journaling at Gill

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM · Gill (Joseph) Park
Until DEC 10
Arts & Culture Portage Park

Mixed Media Arts at Wilson (Frank J.)

6:45 PM – 7:45 PM · Wilson (Frank J.) Park
Until DEC 10
Arts & Culture North Center

Art & ABCs at Hamlin

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM · Hamlin (Hannibal) Park
Until DEC 9
Arts & Culture Avondale

Art & ABCs at Avondale

9:30 AM – 10:15 AM · Avondale Park
Until DEC 9
Arts & Culture Irving Park

Art & ABCs at Horner

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Horner (Henry) Park
Until DEC 10
Arts & Culture Portage Park

Story Illustration at Wilson (Frank J.)

5:45 PM – 6:45 PM · Wilson (Frank J.) Park
Until DEC 11
Arts & Culture Montclare

Art & ABCs at Bell

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Bell (George, Jr.) Park
Until DEC 11
Arts & Culture West Ridge

Watercolor at Chippewa

3:45 PM – 5:45 PM · Chippewa Park
Until DEC 11
Arts & Culture Hermosa

Oil Painting at Ken-Well

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Ken-Well Park
Until DEC 12
Arts & Culture Belmont Cragin

Little Artists at Blackhawk

9:15 AM – 10:00 AM · Blackhawk Park
Until DEC 7
Arts & Culture Chicago Lawn

Art & ABCs at Marquette

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Marquette (Jacques) Park
Until DEC 7
Arts & Culture Hermosa

Oil Painting at Ken-Well

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Ken-Well Park
Until DEC 7
Arts & Culture Rogers Park

Art & ABCs at Pottawattomie

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Pottawattomie Park
Until DEC 10
Arts & Culture Near South Side

Art & ABCs at Chicago Women's

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM · Chicago Women's Park and Gardens
Until DEC 10
Arts & Culture Bridgeport

Art & ABCs at McGuane

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · McGuane (John) Park
NOV 5
Arts & Culture Austin

Open Art Studio

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Austin
NOV 5 See pricing
Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Poetry Pop-up: Poetry is the Thing with Feathers

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Field Museum
NOV 24
Arts & Culture Woodlawn

Tween Tuesday

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Coleman
JAN 18
Arts & Culture Loop

Opening Reception: Traversing the Past

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Museum of Contemporary Photography
JAN 24
Arts & Culture Loop

Lecture in Photography: Diana Matar

6:00 PM · Stage Two
Until DEC 1
Arts & Culture Avondale

Little Artists at Avondale

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM · Avondale Park
Until DEC 8
Arts & Culture North Park

Art & ABCs at Eugene Field

9:30 AM – 10:15 AM · Field (Eugene) Park
Until DEC 9
Arts & Culture Edison Park

Little Artists at Olympia

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Olympia Park
Until DEC 11
Arts & Culture Austin

Little Artists at Austin Town Hall

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM · Austin Town Hall Park
Until DEC 10
Arts & Culture West Ridge

Cartooning at Chippewa

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Chippewa Park
Until DEC 11
Arts & Culture Edison Park

Art & ABCs at Edison

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM · Edison (Thomas Alva) Park
Until DEC 11
Arts & Culture West Ridge

Mixed Media Arts at Chippewa

1:15 PM – 3:15 PM · Chippewa Park
Until DEC 12
Arts & Culture Norwood Park

Painting at Rosedale

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM · Rosedale Park
Until DEC 7
Arts & Culture Edison Park

Painting at Edison

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM · Edison (Thomas Alva) Park
Until DEC 7
Arts & Culture Uptown

Art & ABCs at Margate

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM · Margate Park
Until DEC 7
Arts & Culture Lower West Side

Art & ABCs at Harrison

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM · Harrison (Carter) Park
Until DEC 8
Arts & Culture Garfield Ridge

Arts & Welness (Special Rec) at Vittum

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM · Vittum (Harriet Elizabeth) Park
Until DEC 2
Arts & Culture Rogers Park

Art & ABCs at Schreiber

10:15 AM – 11:00 AM · Schreiber Park
Until DEC 3
Arts & Culture Humboldt Park

Little Artists at Humboldt

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM · Humboldt (Alexander Von) Park
OCT 29 See pricing
Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Poetry Pop-up: What Is An Animal Poem?

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Field Museum
NOV 23 – NOV 25
Arts & Culture West Ridge

Art Camp at Indian Boundary

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Indian Boundary Park
JAN 11
Arts & Culture Loop

Exhibit: Victoria Sambunaris: Taxonomy of a Landscape

Museum of Contemporary Photography
JAN 13
Arts & Culture Loop

Photos at Zoom: The Maternal Image

12:00 PM · Virtual
JAN 16
Arts & Culture Loop

Opening Reception: In Real Life

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Museum of Contemporary Photography
JAN 21
Arts & Culture Loop

Archive State

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Museum of Contemporary Photography
Until DEC 8
Arts & Culture Hermosa

Color Theory at Ken-Well

12:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Ken-Well Park
Until DEC 8
Arts & Culture Irving Park

Mixed Media Arts at Independence

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Independence Park
Until DEC 10
Arts & Culture Lake View

Arts Club at Gill

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM · Gill (Joseph) Park
Until NOV 4
Arts & Culture Beverly

Art & ABCs at Graver

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Graver (Philip) Park
Until DEC 9
Arts & Culture Irving Park

Little Artists at Independence

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM · Independence Park
Until DEC 9
Arts & Culture Dunning

Little Artists at Shabbona

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM · Shabbona Park
Until DEC 9
Arts & Culture Austin

Little Artists at La Follette

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM · La Follette (Robert) Park
Until DEC 9
Arts & Culture Dunning

Art & ABCs at Merrimac

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM · Merrimac Park
Until DEC 11
Arts & Culture East Side

Art & ABCs at Rowan

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Rowan (William) Park
Until DEC 10
Arts & Culture Norwood Park

Drawing at Rosedale

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM · Rosedale Park
Until DEC 11
Arts & Culture Edison Park

Drawing & Painting at Olympia

12:30 PM – 3:30 PM · Olympia Park
Until DEC 11
Arts & Culture Edgewater

Drawing at Online

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM · Berger (Albert) Park
Until DEC 11
Arts & Culture Portage Park

Drawing at Wilson (Frank J.)

4:45 PM – 5:45 PM · Wilson (Frank J.) Park
Until DEC 9
Arts & Culture Norwood Park

Art (Special Rec) at Norwood

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM · Norwood Park
Until DEC 11
Arts & Culture Dunning

Little Artists at Merrimac

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM · Merrimac Park
Until DEC 8
Arts & Culture Edison Park

Drawing at Edison

4:45 PM – 6:00 PM · Edison (Thomas Alva) Park
Until DEC 8
Arts & Culture Portage Park

3D Design Arts at Wilson (Frank J.)

5:45 PM – 6:45 PM · Wilson (Frank J.) Park
Until DEC 17
Arts & Culture Kenwood

Art & ABCs at Kennicott

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Kennicott (Jonathan) Park
Until DEC 9
Arts & Culture Mount Greenwood

Little Artists at Mt. Greenwood

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM · Mount Greenwood Park
Until DEC 9
Arts & Culture West Ridge

Art & ABCs at Green Briar

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Green Briar Park
Until DEC 11
Arts & Culture Lake View

Arts Club at Gill

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM · Gill (Joseph) Park
Until DEC 11
Arts & Culture Austin

Drawing & Painting at La Follette

3:00 PM – 3:45 PM · La Follette (Robert) Park
Until DEC 7
Arts & Culture West Ridge

Painting at Chippewa

1:15 PM – 3:00 PM · Chippewa Park
Until DEC 17
Arts & Culture West Elsdon

Art & ABCs at Pasteur

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Pasteur (Louis) Park
Until DEC 8
Arts & Culture Norwood Park

Art & ABCs at Oriole

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM · Oriole Park
NOV 21 See pricing
Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Field Favorites in ASL

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM · Field Museum
JAN 18
Arts & Culture Loop

Art, Activism, Policy, Power: Conveying Migration Stories

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Museum of Contemporary Photography
Until DEC 7
Arts & Culture Armour Square

Art & ABCs at Armour Square

1:15 PM – 2:00 PM · Armour (Philip) Square Park
Until DEC 7
Arts & Culture Morgan Park

Arts@Play at Kennedy

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM · Kennedy (Dennis) Park
Until DEC 11
Arts & Culture Norwood Park

Little Artists at Oriole

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM · Oriole Park
Until DEC 11
Arts & Culture Edison Park

Art & ABCs at Brooks

9:30 AM – 10:15 AM · Brooks (Oscar) Park
Until DEC 11
Arts & Culture Irving Park

Art & ABCs at Horner

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Horner (Henry) Park
Until DEC 7
Arts & Culture Garfield Ridge

Art & ABCs at Normandy

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Normandy Park
Until DEC 8
Arts & Culture Dunning

Art & ABCs at Merrimac

3:45 PM – 4:30 PM · Merrimac Park
Until DEC 10
Arts & Culture Irving Park

Graffiti Art at Horner

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Horner (Henry) Park