OCT 5

Health and Science West Ridge

Apna Ghar: Our Home

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Budlong Woods

OCT 10

Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Escape the Museum

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

OCT 14

Writing and Poetry Loop

Pulitzer-winners on Storytelling and America: Percival Everett, Daniel Kraus, Amanda Vaill, Jon Cherry and Jelani Cobb

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM · Harold Washington Library Center

NOV 6 Ticket required

Arts & Culture Museum Campus

Dozin' with the Dinos

6:00 PM - 9:00 AM · Field Museum

NOV 7

Health and Science Norwood Park

Medicare 101 on Saturday

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM · Roden

OCT 4

Crafts, Games and Play Oakland

Earth Jam & Family Day in Sankofa for the Earth at Burnham

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Burnham (Daniel) Park

OCT 5

Crafts, Games and Play Austin

Board Game Night

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM · Austin

OCT 9

Crafts, Games and Play West Town

Transilience: Chicago Trans Pride Festival at Eckhart

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM · Eckhart (Bernard) Park

OCT 10

Workshops Ashburn

Chicago's Electric Blues Heritage and History: Diddley Bow Workshop

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM · Wrightwood-Ashburn

OCT 10

Celebrations Loop

Chicago Zine Fest 2026

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM · Harold Washington Library Center

OCT 11

Writing and Poetry United Center

Chicago Poet Laureate Mayda del Valle: eL Cien Poetry Workshop

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Manning

OCT 12

Arts & Culture Jackson Park

World of Genomics

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

OCT 16

Performing Arts West Elsdon

Fiesta Mexicana: Interactive Family Show at Pasteur

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM · Pasteur (Louis) Park

OCT 17

Athletic North Park

Fall Festival at NPV

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM · North Park Village Nature Center Park

OCT 17 Free / Free with museum admission, registration required

Workshops Grant Park

Lecture: An Architectural History of the Franke Reading Room

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Fullerton Hall

OCT 17

Education Little Village

Reel Queer Film Screening & Artist Talk (LGBTQIA+ History/Latine Heritage Month edition): Amigas Latinas Forever (2023)

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Yollocalli Arts Reach

OCT 17 – OCT 18

Festivals & Special Events Loop

Open House Chicago

3:00 PM - 10:00 PM · Chicago

OCT 22

Writing and Poetry Loop

You Didn't See Nothin: A True Crime Story

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM · Harold Washington Library Center

OCT 22 General Admission: Costume Council member, $175; nonmember, $200

Special Events Lincoln Park

The Costume Council Presents | Threads of a Nation: A Celebration of Style & Statesmanship

6:00 PM · Chicago History Museum

OCT 23 Free

Arts & Culture Gold Coast

Exhibit Opening: The Japan Room

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM · International Museum of Surgical Science