October 2026

Oct 1 20 events
All Day Premier Plus Architectural Brunch & Lunch Cruises on the Chicago River City Cruises All Day Chicago Premier Plus Dinner Cruise on the Chicago River City Cruises All Day Brunch Cruises on Lake Michigan City Cruises All Day Lunch Cruises on Lake Michigan City Cruises All Day Dinner Cruises on Lake Michigan City Cruises 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Chair Yoga North Austin Health and Science 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM The Village Legal & Community Project Presents: Lawyers in the Library Woodson Regional Business, Law and Money 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Basic Computer Skills Help Chicago Bee Computers and Technology 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Book Buddy for Adults Little Village Continuing Education and College 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Spanish Book Club Garfield Ridge Book Clubs 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Tween YOUmedia Invasion Avalon Park Crafts, Games and Play 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Robotics and Coding Workshop Whitney M. Young, Jr. Computers and Technology 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Sulzer Maker Lab: Open Shop Sulzer Regional DIY 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Chess on the Edge Edgewater Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM 7th Police District Beat Meeting at Hamilton Hamilton (Alexander) Park Event Free 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Douglass Maker Lab: Open Shop Douglass DIY 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Knitting Circle Logan Square Crafts, Games and Play 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM Nahui Ollin Aztec Dance at West Lawn West Lawn Park Event Free 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM ESL Practice; Clases de Inglés Como Segunda Idioma; 므와 英语训练 英语会话小组活动; هل ترغب في ممارسة التحدث وفهم اللغة الإنجليزية Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport Continuing Education and College 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM Knitting Class Edgewater Crafts, Games and Play
Oct 2 8 events
All Day Chicago by Night River & Lake Cruise Chicago's First Lady Cruises Community All Day Sightseeing River & Lake Cruise Chicago's First Lady Cruises Community 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Creative Writing Workshop TBD Writing and Poetry 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Open Play Time West Loop Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM Freeform Friday Kelly Art, Music and Performances 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ESL Practice: English Conversation Group Budlong Woods Continuing Education and College 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Zumba Go Chair Fitness North Austin Health and Science 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Kitt Lyles’ Arabic Jazz Project at Douglass Douglass (Anna and Frederick) Park Event Free
Oct 3 12 events
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Go Run Chicago at Douglass Douglass (Anna and Frederick) Park Event Free 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Community Yoga at the Library Daley, Richard M.-W Humboldt Health and Science 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Game On: Board Game Play Chinatown Crafts, Games and Play 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM The Art of Paper Magic: Origami for Everyone Near North Crafts, Games and Play 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Toastmasters: MJM Speakers' Circle Thurgood Marshall Continuing Education and College 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Basic Computer Skills Help Chicago Bee Computers and Technology 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM First Saturdays Stitch-a-Palooza Uptown Art, Music and Performances 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Christian Larumbe: Refugio In The Parks at Calumet Calumet Park Event Free 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Silent Read-In Harold Washington Library Center Book Clubs 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Adult Nonfiction Book Discussion: The City Is Up for Grabs Harold Washington Library Center Book Clubs 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM ESL Practice: English Conversation Group Oriole Park Continuing Education and College 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Comic Book Roundtable: Horror Comics Sulzer Regional Book Clubs