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Events in Jackson Park

Jackson Park is a South Side lakefront park district designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, home to the Garden of the Phoenix Japanese garden, the Jackson Park Golf Course, and the historic Wooded Island.

57 events in this neighborhood

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Arts & Culture (13) Athletic (4) Book Clubs (5) Celebrations (2) Community (6) Computers and Technology (1) Crafts, Games and Play (5) Education (4) Film (2) Jobs and Careers (1) Members Only (1) Sports (4) Story Time (5) Tours (1) Workshops (2) Writing and Poetry (1)
OCT 10
Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Escape the Museum

5:00 PM – 8:30 PM · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
OCT 12
Arts & Culture Jackson Park

World of Genomics

9:30 AM – 2:00 PM · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
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
DEC 6
Arts & Culture Jackson Park

U-505 In-Depth Experience

7:45 AM · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
OCT 17
Story Time Jackson Park

Words Have Power: Tween Time with Rhymefest

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Obama Presidential Center
DEC 10
Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Naughty or Nice

6:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
OCT 10
Celebrations Jackson Park

Tortilla Tales: Food, Art and Mesoamerican Traditions

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Obama Presidential Center
OCT 12
Tours Jackson Park

Birds of the City: Obama Presidential Center Branch - Birding Tour

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Obama Presidential Center
NOV 2
Book Clubs Jackson Park

‘Scopes in the City

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Obama Presidential Center
NOV 10
Writing and Poetry Jackson Park

Star Trek: Deviations: Threads of Destiny Comic Book Event

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Obama Presidential Center
NOV 18
Crafts, Games and Play Jackson Park

Sculpt Like Hunt and Perkins: A Creative Sculpting Workshop

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM · Obama Presidential Center
OCT 10
Celebrations Jackson Park

Penguin Random House’s Banned Wagon Visit

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Obama Presidential Center
OCT 15
Book Clubs Jackson Park

Odyssey Day: the Cyclops, Circe and Penelope

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Obama Presidential Center
OCT 15
Computers and Technology Jackson Park

Ambient: 3D Printed Forms with Redemptive Plastics

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Obama Presidential Center
OCT 31
Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Film Screening: Coco (2017)

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Obama Presidential Center
NOV 14
Jobs and Careers Jackson Park

Create Your Path: Turning Talent into Opportunity with Joy Joshua

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Obama Presidential Center
NOV 21
Book Clubs Jackson Park

Reading Room Book Club: Orbital

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Obama Presidential Center
DEC 19
Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Naughty or Nice: All Ages Edition

6:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
OCT 7
Arts & Culture Jackson Park

OPC Teen Recording Studio: Certification

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Obama Presidential Center
OCT 7
Workshops Jackson Park

The Artist’s Studio at the Library

4:30 PM – 6:30 PM · Obama Presidential Center
OCT 10
Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Science Works

9:30 AM – 2:30 PM · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
OCT 12
Education Jackson Park

Curiosity Day Camps

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
OCT 13
Workshops Jackson Park

Meet the Maker: Redemptive Plastics

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Obama Presidential Center
OCT 18
Arts & Culture Jackson Park

U-505 In-Depth Experience

7:45 AM · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
OCT 24
Crafts, Games and Play Jackson Park

LEGO® Family Challenge

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Obama Presidential Center
OCT 24
Book Clubs Jackson Park

Reading Room Book Club: Devil in the White City

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Obama Presidential Center
NOV 7
Crafts, Games and Play Jackson Park

LEGO® Family Challenge

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Obama Presidential Center
DEC 21
Education Jackson Park

Winter Break Camps

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
OCT 15
Story Time Jackson Park

Courtyard Tales: Preschool Story Time by the Book Bird

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM · Obama Presidential Center
OCT 29
Story Time Jackson Park

Courtyard Tales: Preschool Story Time by the Book Bird

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM · Obama Presidential Center
NOV 23
Film Jackson Park

Film Screening: Gravity (2013)

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Obama Presidential Center
OCT 14
Crafts, Games and Play Jackson Park

Pre-Halloween Craft Day

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Obama Presidential Center
OCT 17
Story Time Jackson Park

Courtyard Tales: Preschool Story Time

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM · Obama Presidential Center
OCT 26
Film Jackson Park

Film Screening: Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Opry (2019)

1:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Obama Presidential Center
DEC 13
Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Low-Sensory Mornings

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
DEC 28
Education Jackson Park

Winter Break Camps

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
OCT 11
Arts & Culture Jackson Park

World of Genomics

9:30 AM – 4:00 PM · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
OCT 17
Members Only Jackson Park

Boo Fest Member Night

4:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
OCT 27
Community Jackson Park

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
OCT 31
Story Time Jackson Park

Courtyard Tales: Preschool Story Time

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM · Obama Presidential Center
DEC 19
Book Clubs Jackson Park

Reading Room Book Club: A Gentleman in Moscow

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Obama Presidential Center
NOV 23
Education Jackson Park

Fall Break Camps

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
Until DEC 16
Sports Jackson Park

Pickleball at Jackson

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Jackson Fieldhouse
Until DEC 1
Athletic Jackson Park

Walking Club at Jackson

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Jackson Fieldhouse
Until NOV 27
Athletic Jackson Park

Junior Bear Football - Varsity at Jackson

4:30 PM – 6:30 PM · Jackson Fieldhouse
Until NOV 27
Athletic Jackson Park

Junior Bear Football - Pee Wee at Jackson

4:30 PM – 6:30 PM · Jackson Fieldhouse
Until DEC 17
Community Jackson Park

Teen Club at Jackson

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM · Jackson Fieldhouse
Until JUN 11
Community Jackson Park

Park Kids - Fall Winter Spring at Jackson

3:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Jackson Fieldhouse
Until DEC 17
Sports Jackson Park

Table Tennis at Jackson

11:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Jackson Fieldhouse
Until DEC 8
Sports Jackson Park

Cross Country at Jackson

4:30 PM – 6:30 PM · Jackson Fieldhouse
Until DEC 10
Sports Jackson Park

Flag Football at Jackson

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM · Jackson Fieldhouse
From MAR 29
Community Jackson Park

Park Kids - Spring at Jackson

3:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Jackson Fieldhouse
Until DEC 4
Athletic Jackson Park

Strength & Conditioning at Jackson

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Jackson Fieldhouse
Until DEC 18
Crafts, Games and Play Jackson Park

Crocheting at Jackson

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Jackson Fieldhouse
From JAN 4
Community Jackson Park

Park Kids - Winter at Jackson

3:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Jackson Fieldhouse
Until DEC 18
Community Jackson Park

Park Kids - Fall at Jackson

3:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Jackson Fieldhouse