Events in Loop
The Loop is Chicago's central business district, bounded by the L tracks, home to the Chicago Theatre, the Art Institute, Millennium Park, Willis Tower, the Chicago Cultural Center, and the city's most dense concentration of restaurants and cultural venues.
284 events in this neighborhood
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Arts & Culture (12)
Athletic (1)
Book Clubs (16)
Community (14)
Computers and Technology (49)
Conference (3)
Crafts, Games and Play (52)
DIY (2)
Education (20)
Exhibition (2)
Festivals & Special Events (4)
Film (10)
Health and Science (6)
History and Genealogy (1)
Music (4)
Outreach (6)
Performing Arts (1)
Story Time (43)
Workshops (16)
Writing and Poetry (22)
AUG 7 – FEB 21
Community
Loop
Sightseeing River & Lake Cruise
AUG 21 – FEB 27
Exhibition
Loop
To Be Remembered: Woven Matters of the Heart
AUG 23 – DEC 6
Festivals & Special Events
Loop
Chicago Parades
AUG 30 – OCT 4
Education
Loop
We Build!
SEP 1
Computers and Technology
Loop
Open Shop
SEP 1
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Grab and Go: Needle Felted Garland
SEP 1
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Teen Sewing Hour
SEP 2
Book Clubs
Loop
Young at Heart: Short Story Discussion
SEP 2
Computers and Technology
Loop
Open Shop
SEP 2
Computers and Technology
Loop
YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification
SEP 2
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Makers on 8: Artworks Studio with SAIC
SEP 2
Education
Loop
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
SEP 3
Computers and Technology
Loop
Open Shop
SEP 3
DIY
Loop
Mending Skills: Hems
SEP 3
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Make a Sublimation Tote Bag
SEP 4
Community
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Chicago by Night River & Lake Cruise
SEP 4
Community
Loop
Sightseeing River & Lake Cruise
SEP 5
Book Clubs
Loop
Adult Nonfiction Book Discussion: Sea of Grass
SEP 5
Music
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Tangible Sound Ancestral Celebrations honoring Sun Ra and Louis Armstrong
SEP 8
Outreach
Loop
Pritzker Park Pop-Up
SEP 8
Computers and Technology
Loop
Open Shop
SEP 8
Performing Arts
Loop
Tangible Sound featuring Marshall Greenhouse
SEP 8
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Grab and Go: Needle Felted Garland
SEP 8
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
LEGO® and More Club
SEP 8
Computers and Technology
Loop
Make Earrings or a Pendant with the Laser Cutter
SEP 8
Film
Loop
Documentary Club Screening and Discussion: Your Attention Please (2026)
SEP 9
Computers and Technology
Loop
Open Shop
SEP 9
Computers and Technology
Loop
YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification
SEP 9
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Makers on 8: Artworks Studio with SAIC
SEP 9
Conference
Loop
Consult DCASE September
SEP 9
Education
Loop
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
SEP 9
Film
Loop
On Set: Conversations Chicago Salutes "The Chi"
SEP 10
Computers and Technology
Loop
Open Shop
SEP 10
Arts & Culture
Loop
Opening Reception
SEP 10
Arts & Culture
Loop
Opening Convening
SEP 11
Film
Loop
Film Screening: Jumanji (1995)
SEP 11
Music
Loop
Tangible Sound featuring Ben LaMar Gay
SEP 11
Story Time
Loop
Book Builders
SEP 12
Workshops
Loop
Reading is for Everyone: Braille Literacy Discussion and Reading Circle
SEP 12
Story Time
Loop
Family Story Time
SEP 12
Computers and Technology
Loop
Open Shop
SEP 12
DIY
Loop
Interwoven: Cardboard Loom Weaving
SEP 12 – OCT 17
Education
Loop
Teen Ambassadors
SEP 13
Workshops
Loop
Get Ready for Baby
SEP 13
Story Time
Loop
Parachute Play
SEP 14
Outreach
Loop
Coffee and Connections
SEP 14
Writing and Poetry
Loop
The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
SEP 14
Education
Loop
English Class for Beginners With Erie House/Clases de Inglés Para Principiantes con La Casa Erie
SEP 14
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Knit Together
SEP 14
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Press On Nail Art
SEP 15
Computers and Technology
Loop
Computer Basics: Mouse and Desktop
SEP 15
Computers and Technology
Loop
Open Shop
SEP 15
Health and Science
Loop
Sound Meditation
SEP 15
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Teen Sewing Hour
SEP 15
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
LEGO® and More Club
SEP 15
Computers and Technology
Loop
Make A 2-Color Sticker with Cricut
SEP 16
Computers and Technology
Loop
Open Shop
SEP 16
Computers and Technology
Loop
YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification
SEP 16
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Makers on 8: Artworks Studio with SAIC
SEP 16
Film
Loop
ON SET: CONVERSATIONS DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis
SEP 16
Education
Loop
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
SEP 17
Film
Loop
Film Screening: Next Goal Wins (2024)
SEP 17
Computers and Technology
Loop
Open Shop
SEP 17
History and Genealogy
Loop
Chicago Style Politics: Noteworthy Moments from the City Council Audio Recordings
SEP 17
Writing and Poetry
Loop
EveryLibrary Presents: Author Alexander McCall Smith
SEP 18
Community
Loop
Chicago by Night River & Lake Cruise
SEP 18
Community
Loop
Sightseeing River & Lake Cruise
SEP 18
Film
Loop
Film Screening: Sugarcane (2024)
SEP 18
Story Time
Loop
Book Builders
SEP 19
Community
Loop
Canine Cruise
SEP 19
Book Clubs
Loop
Adult Book Discussion: My Brilliant Friend
SEP 19
Book Clubs
Loop
Adult Book Discussion: The Alchemist
SEP 19
Story Time
Loop
Story Time with Portuguese as a Heritage Language Library
SEP 19
Story Time
Loop
Family Story Time
SEP 19
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Art Lab
SEP 19
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Learn to Make Bioplastics
SEP 20
Athletic
Loop
Chicago River Swim
SEP 20
Story Time
Loop
Parachute Play
SEP 20
Arts & Culture
Loop
The Great Big Book Swap
SEP 20
Arts & Culture
Loop
Chicagohenge: Sun, Skyscrapers, Songs and Science
SEP 21
Writing and Poetry
Loop
The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
SEP 21
Education
Loop
English Class for Beginners With Erie House/Clases de Inglés Para Principiantes con La Casa Erie
SEP 21
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Knit Together
SEP 21
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
3D Printed Puzzle Challenge
SEP 22
Computers and Technology
Loop
Computer Basics: Upload/Download
SEP 22
Computers and Technology
Loop
Open Shop
SEP 22
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Teen Sewing Hour
SEP 22
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
LEGO® and More Club
SEP 23
Computers and Technology
Loop
Open Shop
SEP 23
Computers and Technology
Loop
YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification
SEP 23
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Makers on 8: Artworks Studio with SAIC
SEP 23
Education
Loop
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
SEP 23
$61
Workshops
Loop
An Archaeological Journey through the South Caucasus: A Nexus of Interaction (A Joint ISAC-ARISC class)
SEP 24
Computers and Technology
Loop
Open Shop
SEP 24
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Teen Karaoke Night
SEP 24
Book Clubs
Loop
Art Book Club: Ways of Seeing by John Berger
SEP 24
Arts & Culture
Loop
Lecture in Photography with Tarrah Krajnak
SEP 24
Book Clubs
Loop
Adult Nonfiction Book Discussion: The Smallest Lights in the Universe
SEP 24
Computers and Technology
Loop
AI for Visual Disabilities
SEP 25
Film
Loop
Film Screening: Project Hail Mary (2026)
SEP 25
Story Time
Loop
Book Builders
SEP 25 – OCT 4
Music
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World Music Festival Chicago
SEP 26
Story Time
Loop
Family Story Time
SEP 26
Arts & Culture
Loop
Closing Reception Lali Khalid: The Distance We Carry
SEP 26
Computers and Technology
Loop
Open Shop
SEP 26
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Hands Mending Hearts: Introduction to Mending
SEP 28
Writing and Poetry
Loop
The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
SEP 28
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Knit Together
SEP 28
Education
Loop
English Class for Beginners With Erie House/Clases de Inglés Para Principiantes con La Casa Erie
SEP 28
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
DIY Photocard Holders
SEP 29
Computers and Technology
Loop
Computer Basics: Word 101
SEP 29
Computers and Technology
Loop
Open Shop
SEP 29
Writing and Poetry
Loop
White, Black, Brown: Becoming Puerto Rican in Chicago
SEP 29
Arts & Culture
Loop
OnWord 2026
SEP 29
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
LEGO® and More Club
SEP 29
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Sewing Machine Basics
SEP 30
Computers and Technology
Loop
Open Shop
SEP 30
Computers and Technology
Loop
YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification
SEP 30
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Makers on 8: Artworks Studio with SAIC
SEP 30
Computers and Technology
Loop
Centering Human Flourishing in the Age of AI
SEP 30
Education
Loop
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
OCT 1
Computers and Technology
Loop
Open Shop
OCT 1
$30
Arts & Culture
Loop
Hesiod’s “Catalogue of Women”: Introduction to Reading Literary Fragments
OCT 1
Arts & Culture
Loop
Pumpkin Hunt
OCT 2
Community
Loop
Chicago by Night River & Lake Cruise
OCT 2
Community
Loop
Sightseeing River & Lake Cruise
OCT 2
Story Time
Loop
Book Builders
OCT 3
Book Clubs
Loop
Adult Nonfiction Book Discussion: The City Is Up for Grabs
OCT 3
Book Clubs
Loop
Silent Read-In
OCT 3
Health and Science
Loop
STEAM-Powered Saturday
OCT 3
Story Time
Loop
Family Story Time
OCT 3
Computers and Technology
Loop
AI+CHI Convening
OCT 3
Computers and Technology
Loop
CHI+AI Convening
OCT 4
Story Time
Loop
Parachute Play
OCT 5
Writing and Poetry
Loop
The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
OCT 5
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Knit Together
OCT 5
Education
Loop
English Class for Beginners With Erie House/Clases de Inglés Para Principiantes con La Casa Erie
OCT 6
Computers and Technology
Loop
Computer Basics: Excel 101
OCT 6
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
LEGO® and More Club
OCT 7
Book Clubs
Loop
Young at Heart: Short Story Discussion
OCT 7
Computers and Technology
Loop
YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification
OCT 7
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Makers on 8: Artworks Studio with SAIC
OCT 8
Health and Science
Loop
Fall Tree Identification and Guided Walking Tour
OCT 9
Writing and Poetry
Loop
Teen Lit Night: Unbound
OCT 9
Story Time
Loop
Book Builders
OCT 10
Community
Loop
Canine Cruise
OCT 10
Workshops
Loop
Reading is for Everyone: Braille Literacy Discussion and Reading Circle
OCT 10
Workshops
Loop
The Universe, Black Chicago Aviators and Astronauts
OCT 10
Story Time
Loop
Family Story Time
OCT 11
Story Time
Loop
Parachute Play
OCT 12
Outreach
Loop
Pritzker Park Pop-Up
OCT 12
Writing and Poetry
Loop
The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
OCT 12
Education
Loop
English Class for Beginners With Erie House/Clases de Inglés Para Principiantes con La Casa Erie
OCT 12
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Knit Together
OCT 13
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
LEGO® and More Club
OCT 14
Computers and Technology
Loop
YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification
OCT 14
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Makers on 8: Artworks Studio with SAIC
OCT 14
Conference
Loop
Consult DCASE October
OCT 14
Writing and Poetry
Loop
Pulitzer-winners on Storytelling and America: Percival Everett, Daniel Kraus, Amanda Vaill, Jon Cherry and Jelani Cobb
OCT 14
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Young at Heart: Lotería Magnets Craft
OCT 15
Film
Loop
Film Screening: An American Pickle (2020)
OCT 15
Workshops
Loop
Exhibition Tour: Guided Meditation, and Sound Bath
OCT 15
$90
Arts & Culture
Loop
Handy Hieroglyphs A beginners guide to impressing friends and colleagues (in museums)
OCT 15
Film
Loop
Film Screening: Coco (2017)
OCT 16
Community
Loop
Chicago by Night River & Lake Cruise
OCT 16
Community
Loop
Sightseeing River & Lake Cruise
OCT 16
Story Time
Loop
Book Builders
OCT 17
Book Clubs
Loop
Adult Book Discussion: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
OCT 17
Workshops
Loop
Meet: Fritz Pollard - The Fredrick Douglass of Football – Make a Team Pennant
OCT 17
Story Time
Loop
Family Story Time
OCT 17 – OCT 18
Festivals & Special Events
Loop
Open House Chicago
OCT 18
Workshops
Loop
Get Ready for Baby
OCT 18
Arts & Culture
Loop
The American Songbook
OCT 19
Outreach
Loop
Coffee and Connections
OCT 19
Writing and Poetry
Loop
The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
OCT 19
Education
Loop
English Class for Beginners With Erie House/Clases de Inglés Para Principiantes con La Casa Erie
OCT 19
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Knit Together
OCT 20
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
LEGO® and More Club
OCT 20
Festivals & Special Events
Loop
Get Lit: Witch Please
OCT 21
Computers and Technology
Loop
YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification
OCT 21
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Makers on 8: Artworks Studio with SAIC
OCT 21
Health and Science
Loop
Sound Meditation
OCT 22
Arts & Culture
Loop
Lecture in Photography and Book Signing with Leigh Raiford
OCT 22
Computers and Technology
Loop
AI for Visual Disabilities
OCT 22
Writing and Poetry
Loop
You Didn't See Nothin: A True Crime Story
OCT 23
Story Time
Loop
Book Builders
OCT 24
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Gamer's Universe Showdown Series
OCT 24
Workshops
Loop
Meet Calvin B. Jones: Make a Mini-Mural
OCT 24
Music
Loop
Chicago Made Music Showcase Finale
OCT 24
Story Time
Loop
Family Story Time
OCT 25
Story Time
Loop
Parachute Play
OCT 26
Writing and Poetry
Loop
The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
OCT 26
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Knit Together
OCT 26
Education
Loop
English Class for Beginners With Erie House/Clases de Inglés Para Principiantes con La Casa Erie
OCT 27
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
LEGO® and More Club
OCT 28
Computers and Technology
Loop
YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification
OCT 28
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Makers on 8: Artworks Studio with SAIC
OCT 29
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Teen Karaoke Night
OCT 29
Workshops
Loop
Lecture with Deborah Willis
OCT 30
Community
Loop
Chicago by Night River & Lake Cruise
OCT 30
Community
Loop
Sightseeing River & Lake Cruise
OCT 30
Workshops
Loop
Panel Discussion: Performance to Camera
OCT 30
Story Time
Loop
Book Builders
OCT 31
Story Time
Loop
Family Story Time
NOV 1
Story Time
Loop
Parachute Play
NOV 2
Writing and Poetry
Loop
The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
NOV 2
Education
Loop
English Class for Beginners With Erie House/Clases de Inglés Para Principiantes con La Casa Erie
NOV 3
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
LEGO® and More Club
NOV 4
Book Clubs
Loop
Young at Heart: Short Story Discussion
NOV 4
Computers and Technology
Loop
YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification
NOV 6
Story Time
Loop
Book Builders
NOV 7
Book Clubs
Loop
Silent Read-In
NOV 7
Book Clubs
Loop
Adult Nonfiction Book Discussion: Native Nations
NOV 7
Story Time
Loop
Family Story Time
NOV 8
Workshops
Loop
Get Ready for Baby
NOV 9
Writing and Poetry
Loop
The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
NOV 9
Education
Loop
English Class for Beginners With Erie House/Clases de Inglés Para Principiantes con La Casa Erie
NOV 10
Computers and Technology
Loop
Make a Laser Cut Juicy Fruit Miniature
NOV 10
Film
Loop
Film Screening: The Holdovers (2023)
NOV 10
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
LEGO® and More Club
NOV 10
Festivals & Special Events
Loop
Get Lit: Weird Science
NOV 11
Computers and Technology
Loop
YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification
NOV 11
Health and Science
Loop
Sound Meditation
NOV 12
Writing and Poetry
Loop
The Early History of Bicycling in Illinois
NOV 13
Community
Loop
Chicago by Night River & Lake Cruise
NOV 13
Story Time
Loop
Book Builders
NOV 14
Workshops
Loop
Reading is for Everyone: Braille Literacy Discussion and Reading Circle
NOV 14
Exhibition
Loop
From the Archives: Reimagining Chicago: Brick by Brick Gallery Tour
NOV 14
Story Time
Loop
Family Story Time
NOV 15
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Family Fun Fest
NOV 16
Outreach
Loop
Coffee and Connections
NOV 16
Writing and Poetry
Loop
The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
NOV 16
Education
Loop
English Class for Beginners With Erie House/Clases de Inglés Para Principiantes con La Casa Erie
NOV 17
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
LEGO® and More Club
NOV 18
Computers and Technology
Loop
YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification
NOV 19
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Teen Karaoke Night
NOV 19
Computers and Technology
Loop
AI for Visual Disabilities
NOV 20
Story Time
Loop
Book Builders
NOV 21
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
Gamer's Universe Showdown Series
NOV 21
Story Time
Loop
Family Story Time
NOV 22
Story Time
Loop
Parachute Play
NOV 23
Writing and Poetry
Loop
The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
NOV 23
Education
Loop
English Class for Beginners With Erie House/Clases de Inglés Para Principiantes con La Casa Erie
NOV 24
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
LEGO® and More Club
NOV 25
Computers and Technology
Loop
YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification
NOV 27
Story Time
Loop
Book Builders
NOV 28
Book Clubs
Loop
Adult Book Discussion: Convenience Store Woman
NOV 28
Story Time
Loop
Family Story Time
NOV 29
Story Time
Loop
Parachute Play
NOV 29
$15
Workshops
Loop
ISAC Short Class: Imagining and Re-Imagining Homer
NOV 30
Writing and Poetry
Loop
The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
NOV 30
Education
Loop
English Class for Beginners With Erie House/Clases de Inglés Para Principiantes con La Casa Erie
DEC 1
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
LEGO® and More Club
DEC 2
Book Clubs
Loop
Young at Heart: Short Story Discussion
DEC 2
Computers and Technology
Loop
YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification
DEC 4
Story Time
Loop
Book Builders
DEC 5
Book Clubs
Loop
Silent Read-In
DEC 5
Story Time
Loop
Family Story Time
DEC 5
Story Time
Loop
Destination Discovery Story Time - Chicago Architecture Center
DEC 6
Story Time
Loop
Parachute Play
DEC 7
Writing and Poetry
Loop
The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
DEC 7
Education
Loop
English Class for Beginners With Erie House/Clases de Inglés Para Principiantes con La Casa Erie
DEC 8
Workshops
Loop
LEGO® Family Frame: Build Your Family Story
DEC 8
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
LEGO® and More Club
DEC 9
Computers and Technology
Loop
YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification
DEC 9
Health and Science
Loop
Sound Meditation
DEC 9
Conference
Loop
Consult DCASE December
DEC 11
Story Time
Loop
Book Builders
DEC 12
Workshops
Loop
Reading is for Everyone: Braille Literacy Discussion and Reading Circle
DEC 12
Story Time
Loop
Family Story Time
DEC 13
Story Time
Loop
Parachute Play
DEC 14
Outreach
Loop
Coffee and Connections
DEC 14
Writing and Poetry
Loop
The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
DEC 15
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop
LEGO® and More Club
DEC 16
Computers and Technology
Loop
YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification
DEC 17
Computers and Technology
Loop
AI for Visual Disabilities
DEC 18
Story Time
Loop
Book Builders
DEC 19
Story Time
Loop
Family Story Time
DEC 20
Story Time
Loop
Parachute Play
DEC 21
Writing and Poetry
Loop
The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
DEC 23
Computers and Technology
Loop
YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification
DEC 28
Writing and Poetry
Loop
The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
DEC 30
Computers and Technology
Loop
YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification
DEC 30
Crafts, Games and Play
Loop