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Events in South Shore

South Shore is a South Side lakefront neighborhood anchored by the historic South Shore Cultural Center (once a private country club, now a public cultural venue and Obama campaign event site), with lakefront high-rises and a strong middle-class African American community.

50 events in this neighborhood

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Art, Music and Performances (4) Celebrations (1) Chicago 250 (2) Computers and Technology (1) Crafts, Games and Play (7) Event (6) Film Screenings (2) Health and Science (19) Program (5) Story Time (3)
JUL 18
Crafts, Games and Play South Shore

Drop-In Craft: Make a Sculpture

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM · South Shore
JUL 18
Crafts, Games and Play South Shore

Coloring with Jazz

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM · South Shore
JUL 20
Story Time South Shore

Family Story Time

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM · South Shore
JUL 21
Health and Science South Shore

Lunch and Chill

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM · South Shore
JUL 21
Film Screenings South Shore

Film Screening: Backdraft (1991)

4:30 PM - 6:45 PM · South Shore
JUL 22
Health and Science South Shore

Found in the Stars with Captain Curiosity

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM · South Shore
JUL 22
Health and Science South Shore

Lunch and Chill

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM · South Shore
JUL 23
Health and Science South Shore

Lunch and Chill

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM · South Shore
JUL 23
Health and Science South Shore

HIV/STI Screening with Howard Brown Health

3:00 PM - 7:00 PM · South Shore
JUL 25
Crafts, Games and Play South Shore

Open Play

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM · South Shore
JUL 26
Film Screenings South Shore

Classic Horror Movie: Island of Lost Souls (1933)

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM · South Shore
JUL 27
Story Time South Shore

Family Story Time

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM · South Shore
JUL 28
Health and Science South Shore

Lunch and Chill

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM · South Shore
JUL 28
Chicago 250 South Shore

Film Screening: Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

4:30 PM - 6:15 PM · South Shore
JUL 29
Health and Science South Shore

Lunch and Chill

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM · South Shore
JUL 29
Crafts, Games and Play South Shore

Games Galore

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM · South Shore
JUL 30
Health and Science South Shore

Lunch and Chill

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM · South Shore
JUL 30
Celebrations South Shore

End of Summer Brownie Party

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · South Shore
JUL 31
Art, Music and Performances South Shore

Kindness and Community Puppet Show

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM · South Shore
AUG 2 Free
Event South Shore

Before Utopia: Chicago 2026 at Rainbow

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Rainbow Beach Park
AUG 3 – AUG 7 $20
Program South Shore

Girls P.L.A.Y. - Summer Camp at Rosenblum

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM · Rosenblum (J. Leslie) Park
AUG 3
Story Time South Shore

Family Story Time

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM · South Shore
AUG 3 – AUG 14 Free
Program South Shore

Flag Football at Rainbow Beach

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM · Rainbow Beach Park
AUG 4
Health and Science South Shore

Lunch and Chill

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM · South Shore
AUG 4
Art, Music and Performances South Shore

Teen Anime Night

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM · South Shore
AUG 5
Health and Science South Shore

Lunch and Chill

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM · South Shore
AUG 5
Crafts, Games and Play South Shore

Games Galore

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM · South Shore
AUG 6
Health and Science South Shore

Lunch and Chill

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM · South Shore
AUG 6 – SEP 10 $64
Program South Shore

Youth Tennis 101 Partnership at Rainbow Beach

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Rainbow Beach Park
AUG 6
Chicago 250 South Shore

Steel, Steam, and Right of Way

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM · South Shore
AUG 6 Free
Event South Shore

Movies in the Parks at South Shore

8:30 PM - 10:36 PM · South Shore Cultural Center/Fieldhouse
AUG 11
Health and Science South Shore

Lunch and Chill

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM · South Shore
AUG 12
Health and Science South Shore

Lunch and Chill

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM · South Shore
AUG 12 Free
Event South Shore

Movies in the Parks at South Shore

8:30 PM - 10:10 PM · South Shore Cultural Center/Fieldhouse
AUG 13
Health and Science South Shore

Lunch and Chill

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM · South Shore
AUG 15
Computers and Technology South Shore

Teen Recording Studio Certification

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · South Shore
AUG 17 – AUG 21 $25
Program South Shore

Sports Camp at Rainbow Beach

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM · Rainbow Beach Park
AUG 17 – SEP 4 Free
Program South Shore

Flag Football at Rainbow Beach

3:30 PM - 5:45 PM · Rainbow Beach Park
AUG 18
Health and Science South Shore

Lunch and Chill

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM · South Shore
AUG 18
Crafts, Games and Play South Shore

Teen Sand Art

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM · South Shore
AUG 19
Health and Science South Shore

Lunch and Chill

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM · South Shore
AUG 20
Health and Science South Shore

Lunch and Chill

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM · South Shore
AUG 21 Free
Event South Shore

Chicago Jazz Philharmonic's Summer Concert Series at Rainbow

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM · Rainbow Beach Park
AUG 22
Crafts, Games and Play South Shore

Open Play

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM · South Shore
AUG 27
Health and Science South Shore

HIV/STI Screening with Howard Brown Health

3:00 PM - 7:00 PM · South Shore
AUG 27 Free
Event South Shore

Chicago Full Moon Jam at Rainbow

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM · Rainbow Beach Park
SEP 1
Art, Music and Performances South Shore

Teen Anime Night

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM · South Shore
SEP 3 Free
Event South Shore

Cuatro Mujeres: Nina Simone’s Four Women at South Shore

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM · South Shore Cultural Center/Fieldhouse
SEP 24
Health and Science South Shore

HIV/STI Screening with Howard Brown Health

3:00 PM - 7:00 PM · South Shore
OCT 6
Art, Music and Performances South Shore

Teen Anime Night

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM · South Shore