This Weekend in Chicago

AUG 22 Free / Free with museum admission, no registration required

Workshops Grant Park

Cripping the Galleries: Feminist Crip Paint Power

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM · Meet in the Ryan Learning Center, Studio A

AUG 22

Community Loop

Canine Cruise

· Chicago's First Lady Cruises

AUG 22

Athletic Irving Park

Ice Skating - Freestyle Ice (Main Rink) at McFetridge

6:00 AM - 7:00 AM · McFetridge Ice Rink (Indoor)

AUG 22

Sports Irving Park

Ice Skating - Freestyle Ice (Studio Rink) at McFetridge

6:00 AM - 7:00 AM · McFetridge Sports Center

AUG 22

Athletic East Side

Go Run Chicago at Calumet

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM · Calumet Park

AUG 22

Family Chicago Lawn

Family Fishing at Marquette

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM · Marquette (Jacques) Park

AUG 22

Community Washington Park

Back to School Bash at DuSable Museum

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM · Washington (George) Park

AUG 22

Athletic Jackson Park

Park Jam at Jackson Park

10:00 AM - 8:00 PM · Jackson (Andrew) Park

AUG 22

Community Chatham

Back to School Bash at Cole

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM · Cole (Nat King) Park

AUG 22

Athletic Garfield Park

RiverLab: Fish Frenzy Paddle at Garfield

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM · Garfield (James) Park

AUG 22

Arts & Culture Mckinley Park

The Dinosaur of Lake Michigan at McKinley

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM · McKinley (William) Park

AUG 22

Music Austin

HALOFEST at Columbus

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Columbus (Christopher) Park

AUG 22

Workshops Garfield Park

RiverLab: Art and Science Workshop at Garfield

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Garfield (James) Park

AUG 22

Festivals & Special Events Portage Park

Celebrating Peruvian Independence through Arts at Dunham

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Dunham (Robert) Park

AUG 22

Community Austin

Back to School Fun Day & Bookbag Giveaway at Moore

1:00 PM - 6:00 PM · Moore (Maurice) Park

AUG 22

Performing Arts Chinatown

Many Voices, One Heart at Ping Tom

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Tom (Ping) Memorial Park

AUG 22

Performing Arts Uptown

America: Songs of Protest and Freedom at Clarendon

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM · Clarendon Community Center Park

AUG 22

Performing Arts Lincoln Square

REMNANTS 2026 at Winnemac

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM · Winnemac Park

AUG 22

Health and Science Mckinley Park

Chicago Astronomer at McKinley

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM · McKinley (William) Park

AUG 22

Film Lincoln Park

Movies in the Parks at Osterman Beach

8:30 PM - 10:29 PM · Lincoln (Abraham) Park

AUG 22

Film Lincoln Park

Movies in the Parks at Oz

8:30 PM - 10:11 PM · Oz Park

AUG 22

Film Streeterville

Movies in the Parks at Lake Shore

8:30 PM - 10:49 PM · Lake Shore Park

AUG 22

Celebrations Irving Park

Buy Nothing Indy!: Community Houseware Swap

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM · Independence

AUG 22

DIY Dunning

Seed Giveaway

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Dunning

AUG 22

Crafts, Games and Play Sauganash,Forest Glen

Ahoy! Back to School Lake Michigan Mermaid and Pirate Party

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM · Edgebrook

AUG 22

Workshops Norwood Park

Beginning Birding with Chicago Bird Alliance

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM · Oriole Park

AUG 22

Workshops Austin

Community Yoga with Collective Yoga Co-Op

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM · Austin

AUG 22

Business, Law and Money Clearing

Medicare 101

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM · Clearing

AUG 22

Workshops Ashburn

Public Speaking Practice With the WAO Toastmasters Club

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM · Wrightwood-Ashburn

AUG 22

Story Time Old Town

Family Story Time

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM · Near North

AUG 22

Education West Ridge

English Conversation Class for Beginners

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM · Northtown

AUG 22

Computers and Technology Douglas

AI Made Simple: Easy Tools for Everyday Life

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM · Chicago Bee

AUG 22

Computers and Technology Douglas

Basic Computer Skills Help

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM · Chicago Bee

AUG 22

Crafts, Games and Play South Shore

Open Play

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM · South Shore

AUG 22

Crafts, Games and Play Auburn Gresham

Let's Go Fishing

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM · Thurgood Marshall

AUG 22

Crafts, Games and Play Humboldt Park

Weekend LEGO® Club

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM · North Pulaski

AUG 22

Workshops South Deering

Native Plant Walk & Pollinator Exploration

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM · Jeffery Manor

AUG 22

Crafts, Games and Play Little Village

Tarde de Manualidades: Pinta Flores de Ceramica

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM · Toman

AUG 22

Jobs and Careers North Lawndale

She Is Undefeated Career Readiness Workshop

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM · Douglass

AUG 22

Crafts, Games and Play Grand Crossing

Crochet Club 4 All

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Greater Grand Crossing

AUG 22

Crafts, Games and Play West Town

DIY Perpetual Calendar

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM · West Town

AUG 22

Workshops South Chicago

Beginning Guitar and Ukulele for Adults

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM · South Chicago

AUG 22

Workshops Humboldt Park

Meditation, Journaling, and Clothing Swap

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Humboldt Park

AUG 22

Computers and Technology Auburn Gresham

Computer Literacy Class

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM · Thurgood Marshall

AUG 22

Crafts, Games and Play Lincoln Square

Tabletop Gaming Open Shop

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM · Sulzer Regional

AUG 22

Celebrations Uptown

Summer Awards Ceremony

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM · Uptown

AUG 22

Book Clubs Loop

Adult Book Discussion: At Night All Blood is Black

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Harold Washington Library Center

AUG 22

Education Norwood Park

ESL Practice: English Conversation Group

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Oriole Park

AUG 22

Book Clubs Rogers Park

RP Mystery Group

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Rogers Park

AUG 22

Crafts, Games and Play Loop

Sewing Machine Basics

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM · Harold Washington Library Center

AUG 22

Community Lincoln Square

Lincoln Square's Community Spaces

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM · Sulzer Regional

AUG 22

Crafts, Games and Play Boystown

Back to School Clothing Swap

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Merlo

AUG 22

Film Auburn Gresham

Film Screening: School Of Rock (2003)

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Thurgood Marshall

AUG 22

Book Clubs Chinatown

Chinatown Cultural Reads: Age 16 by Rosena Fung

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Chinatown

AUG 22

Arts & Culture Portage Park

Studio Saturday

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Jefferson Park

AUG 22

Crafts, Games and Play South Chicago

Beginning Chess

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM · South Chicago

AUG 22

DIY United Center

Garden in a Bucket

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Manning

AUG 22

Tours Hyde Park

ISAC Discovery Tours

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM · The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) Museum

AUG 22 $75.00

Arts & Culture Gold Coast

Kintsugi Workshop: Repair and Reconnect

10:30 AM - 1:30 PM · International Museum of Surgical Science

AUG 22 $20

Education Lower West Side

Listos para el museo: Artesanía Charms

· National Museum of Mexican Art

AUG 22 $10

Education Lower West Side

Studio Saturday: Mini Piñatas

· National Museum of Mexican Art

AUG 22 Free

Arts & Culture Lincoln Park

Just Roots Volunteer Workday

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM · Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

AUG 22 $24 – $30

Arts & Culture Lincoln Park

Butterfly Haven Yoga

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM · Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

AUG 22 $65/person, $52 for members

Tours Museum Campus

Kayak for Conservation

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM · Chicago River (meeting location provided upon registration)

AUG 22

Festivals & Special Events Galewood

Galewoodstock

12:00 – 21:00 · 6950 W Bloomingdale Ave, Chicago IL 60707

AUG 22

Crafts, Games and Play New City

Grab and Go Kits: Spiderman Day Craft

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM · Canaryville

AUG 22

Workshops Norwood Park

Family Ties: Communication Workshop with Anne's Haven

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Roden

AUG 22

Story Time New City

Bilingual Story Time

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Back of the Yards

AUG 22

Crafts, Games and Play Norwood Park

Adventurers Wanted: Youth Dungeons & Dragons

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Roden

AUG 22

Crafts, Games and Play Wicker Park

Wood Burning

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Bucktown-Wicker Park

AUG 22

Film Ashburn

Film Screening: Michael (2026)

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Wrightwood-Ashburn

AUG 22

Arts & Culture Austin

Film Screening: Instant Family (2018)

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · North Austin

AUG 22

Education Museum Campus

Harris Learning Collection Educator Giveaway

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM · Field Museum

AUG 22

Sports Jackson Park

Windy City Hoop Fest Chicago at Jackson Park

12:00 PM - 6:00 PM · Jackson (Andrew) Park

AUG 22

Community Englewood

Back to School Community Celebration at Hamilton

10:00 AM - 4:30 PM · Hamilton (Alexander) Park

AUG 22

Education Avalon Park

Spanish Study Group

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM · Avalon

AUG 22

Community Edgewater

Clear the Shelters - Adoption Event

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM · Adoption Center

AUG 22

Crafts, Games and Play Lake View

LEGO® and Games Club

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM · Lincoln Belmont

AUG 22

Celebrations West Ridge

Letters to America Read-Aloud Celebration

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Budlong Woods

AUG 22

Performing Arts Edgewater

Swing Dance Lesson at Berger

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM · Berger (Albert) Park

AUG 22

Arts & Culture Archer Heights

More Than A Car: Lowrider Photography Exhibition Closing

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Archer Heights

AUG 22

Arts & Culture Loop

Watercolor Illustration Workshop with Molly Cranch

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM · Harold Washington Library Center

AUG 22

Community Streeterville

FRIDAY AUGUST 21: JOE KILGALLON at THE COMEDY BAR

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM · Comedy Bar

AUG 22

Community Streeterville

FRIDAY AUGUST 21: DEON ANDERSON at THE COMEDY BAR

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM · Comedy Bar

AUG 22

Story Time Uptown

Saturday Stories and Crafts

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM · Bezazian

AUG 22

Crafts, Games and Play Lincoln Square

D&D for Adults Club: Savage Worlds

1:00 PM - 4:15 PM · Sulzer Regional

AUG 22 – AUG 23

Family Garfield Park

Family Camping at Garfield

12:00 AM - 11:00 AM · Garfield (James) Park

AUG 22 – AUG 23

Community

Afternoon Tea Weekends at About Last Knife – Saturdays & Sundays

· Arlo Chicago

AUG 22

Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Back-to-School Health Fair

10:00:00 – 16:00:00 · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

AUG 22 Free

Tours Lincoln Park

Walking Tour | Historic Old Town

10:00 AM · Chicago History Museum

AUG 22 Free

Tours Lincoln Park

Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast

10:00 AM · Chicago History Museum

AUG 22

Film Lincoln Park

Film Screening | Dug Dug (2022)

1:00 PM · Chicago History Museum

AUG 22 Free

Tours Lincoln Park

Walking Tour | Mary Bartelme Park and Beyond in the West Loop

4:00 PM · Chicago History Museum

AUG 22

Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Escape the Museum

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

AUG 22

Tours Lincoln Park

Partner Event | What We Carry: Design, Objects, Memory and Belonging between Mexico and Chicago

7:30 PM · Chicago History Museum

AUG 23

Sports Irving Park

Ice Skating - Freestyle Ice (Main Rink) at McFetridge

6:00 AM - 7:00 AM · McFetridge Sports Center

AUG 23

History and Genealogy Washington Park

Walking History: Exploring Chicago Parks at Washington

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM · Washington (George) Park

AUG 23

Markets Jefferson Park

Sunday Market at Jefferson

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM · Jefferson (Thomas) Memorial Park

AUG 23

Arts & Culture North Center

The Dinosaur of Lake Michigan at Clark (Richard)

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM · Clark (Richard) Park

AUG 23

Arts & Culture Lincoln Square

Teen Art Studio

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Sulzer Regional

AUG 23

DIY Portage Park

Community Repair with Bevel & Kerf Woodworking

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Portage-Cragin

AUG 23

Crafts, Games and Play Clearing

Junk Journaling Workshop

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Clearing

AUG 23

DIY North Lawndale

Seed Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Douglass

AUG 23

Crafts, Games and Play West Ridge

Chess Club

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM · Northtown

AUG 23

Crafts, Games and Play Sauganash,Forest Glen

Coloring & Coffee for Adults: Color by Number Quest

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Edgebrook

AUG 23

Arts & Culture Humboldt Park

Film Screening: Top Gun (1986)

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM · Daley, Richard M.-W Humboldt

AUG 23

Film South Chicago

Film Screening: Hidden Figures (2016)

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM · South Chicago

AUG 23

Film Ashburn

Film Screening: Ordinary People (1980)

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM · Scottsdale

AUG 23

Crafts, Games and Play Brighton Park

Crafting Corner

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM · Brighton Park

AUG 23

Film Archer Heights

Film Screening: Boulevard Nights (1979)

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Archer Heights

AUG 23

Film Roseland

Film Screening: Kindergarten Cop (1990)

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Pullman

AUG 23

Film West Lawn

Family Film Screening: The Land Before Time (1988)

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · West Lawn

AUG 23

Film Boystown

Film Screening: Cinderella (1950)

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Merlo

AUG 23

Crafts, Games and Play Humboldt Park

DIY Home and Self-Care Workshop

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Humboldt Park

AUG 23

Film North Park

Film Screening: Dazed and Confused (1993)

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM · Albany Park

AUG 23

Story Time Bridgeport

Back to School Story Time

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM · Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport

AUG 23

Workshops North Lawndale

Chair Yoga for Seniors: Gentle Movement for Every Body

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Douglass

AUG 23

Music Millenium Park

Lyric Opera’s “Sunday in the Park with Lyric”

Sunday, August 23 · Millennium Park, Jay Pritzker Pavilion

AUG 23

Festivals & Special Events

Detroit Bourbon & Blues Festival

12:00 – 19:00 · Eastern Market Shed #5

AUG 23

Crafts, Games and Play Lake View

Dungeons & Dragons Club

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM · Lincoln Belmont

AUG 23

Crafts, Games and Play Dunning

Pokémon GO Walking Tour

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · Dunning

AUG 23

Crafts, Games and Play New City

Cricut Stickers

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Canaryville

AUG 23

Film Austin

Film Screening: John Q (2002)

1:00 PM - 3:30 PM · West Chicago Avenue

AUG 23

Film Ashburn

Film Screening: Michael (2026)

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Wrightwood-Ashburn

AUG 23

Film Douglas

Film Screening: Hoppers (2026)

1:30 PM - 3:15 PM · King

AUG 23

Film Chicago Lawn

Film Screening: Venom: The Last Dance (2024)

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Chicago Lawn

AUG 23

Film East Side

Film Screening: Anaconda (2025)

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Vodak-East Side

AUG 23

Crafts, Games and Play Morgan Park

Learn Chess with Dave

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Walker

AUG 23

Performing Arts Englewood

Film Screening: Chicago (2002)

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Kelly

AUG 23

Tours Jackson Park

Art in Conversation: A Tour of Creative Works at the Obama Presidential Center

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM · Obama Presidential Center

AUG 23

Community Streeterville

SATURDAY AUGUST 22: NETRA NETRA NETRA at THE COMEDY BAR

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM · Comedy Bar

AUG 23

Community Streeterville

SATURDAY AUGUST 22: SLINK JOHNSON at THE COMEDY BAR

9:00 PM - 10:30 PM · Comedy Bar

AUG 23 – DEC 6

Festivals & Special Events Loop

Chicago Parades

Various Dates · Downtown & Neighborhoods

AUG 23

Arts & Culture Jackson Park

Low-Sensory Mornings

08:30:00 – 09:30:00 · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

AUG 23 Free

Tours Lincoln Park

Walking Tour | Sheffield Stroll

12:00 PM · Chicago History Museum

AUG 23 Free

Tours Lincoln Park

NEW! Walking Tour | History of the South Loop

1:00 PM · Chicago History Museum