TBD

OCT13

Filming

Filming

OCT13

Parade

TBA

Parade

OCT13

Festival

Festival

OCT14

Filming

Filming

OCT15

Filming

Filming

OCT16

Assembly

Assembly

OCT17

Filming

Filming

OCT17

Block Party

Block Party

OCT17

Parade

Parade

OCT18

Parade

Parade

OCT18

Block Party

Block Party

OCT18

Athletic

Athletic

OCT18

Festival

Festival

OCT18

Assembly

Assembly

OCT19

Block Party

Block Party

OCT19

Festival

Festival

OCT19

Parade

Parade

OCT19

Athletic

Athletic

OCT24

Block Party

Block Party

OCT24

Festival

Festival

OCT25

Block Party

Block Party

OCT25

Parade

Parade

OCT25

Festival

Festival

OCT26

Athletic

Athletic

OCT26

Block Party

Block Party

OCT28

Block Party

Block Party

OCT28

Parade

Parade

OCT30

Block Party

Block Party

OCT31

Block Party

Block Party

OCT31

Festival

Festival

NOV1

Block Party

Block Party

NOV1

Parade

Parade

NOV1

Festival

Festival

NOV11

Assembly

Assembly

NOV15

Block Party

Block Party

NOV16

Block Party

Block Party

NOV16

Assembly

TBA

Assembly

NOV16

Athletic

Athletic

NOV21

Block Party

Block Party

NOV22

Block Party

Block Party

NOV29

Parade

Parade

NOV29

Block Party

Block Party

DEC6

Block Party

Block Party

DEC7

Block Party

Block Party

DEC12

Block Party

Block Party

DEC13

Block Party

Block Party

DEC20

Block Party

Block Party

DEC25

Block Party

Block Party

JAN4

Maybe Happy Ending

All Day

JAN5

Filming

N/A

Filming

JAN6

Filming

N/A

Filming

JAN7

Filming

N/A

Filming

JAN8

Filming

N/A

Filming

JAN18

Oh, Mary!

All Day

MAR4

Block Party

N/A

Block Party

MAR14

Chicago Architecture Center River Cruise Aboard First Lady

All Day

MAR20

Creepy Cruise

All Day

APR16

Sightseeing River & Lake Cruises

All Day

APR16

Chicago by Night River & Lake

All Day

APR21

Theater of the Mind - with The Goodman

All Day

MAY3

Athletic

N/A

Athletic

MAY22

Block Party

N/A

Block Party

MAY23

3D Fireworks Cruise

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

MAY31

Summer Art Classes at SAIC

All Day

JUN5

Champions of Magic Tour

All Day

JUN6

Athletic

N/A

Athletic

JUN7

Athletic

N/A

Athletic

JUN19

Iceboy! The Musical

All Day

JUN20

Block Party

N/A

Block Party

JUN22

Water For Elephants

All Day

JUN28

Block Party

N/A

Block Party

JUN29

Millennium Park Summer Film Series

All Day

JUL4

Independence Day Salute

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

JUL6

SUFFS

All Day

JUL6

AniMondays: Anime and Manga Club

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Book Clubs

JUL6

Stitch Your Stash

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Crafts, Games and Play

JUL7

Summer Writing Institute for Teachers

5:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

JUL7

Trivia at Sterling Food Hall

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

JUL7

Learn American Sign Language

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Continuing Education and College

JUL8

Get Lit: The Great American Heist

12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

JUL8

Sibelius Symphony No. 2

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

JUL8

Adult Book Discussion: The Berry Pickers

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Book Clubs

JUL9

AI for Your Business: A Hands-On Workshop for Small Business Owners with Pilot

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

JUL10

Canine Cruise

All Day

JUL10

Creative Writing Workshop

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Writing and Poetry

JUL10

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

JUL11

Downtown Day

5:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

JUL11

Kitchen Tales from the Library

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

DIY

JUL11

Bastille Day Afternoon Event 2026

3:00 PM - 5:30 PM

JUL12

Job Seeker Resources

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Jobs and Careers

JUL12

Bastille Day Evening Event 2026

7:00 PM

JUL13

AniMondays: Anime and Manga Club

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Book Clubs

JUL13

Stitch Your Stash

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Crafts, Games and Play

JUL13

Genre Book Club for Adults: Science, Nature, and the Environment

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Book Clubs

JUL13

Haiku and Free Verse Poetry Writing Night

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Workshops

JUL13

Puzzle Club

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Crafts, Games and Play

JUL14

Learn American Sign Language

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Continuing Education and College

JUL15

Ravel Piano Concerto

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

JUL15

Ravel Piano Concerto_Copy

6:30 PM

JUL16

Grant Park Music Festival String Fellows at Lake Shore Park

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

JUL17

Intersections: Art, Planning and Place | Resource Expo

Friday, July 17

Chicago Made: Artistic & Professional Development

JUL17

Fauré Requiem

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

JUL18

Virtual Writing Club for Adults (Workshop Session)

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Writing and Poetry

JUL18

Spanish Book Club, La Esquina de Lectores: Las Hermanas Blue

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Book Clubs

JUL18

Book Discussion: Deep Dish

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Book Clubs

JUL19

Better with a Beverage Book Discussion: The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Book Clubs

JUL20

Stefani's Children's Foundation Charity Golf Outing

11:30 AM - 7:00 PM

Community

JUL20

AniMondays: Anime and Manga Club

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Book Clubs

JUL20

Stitch Your Stash

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Crafts, Games and Play

JUL20

Family Game Night: Scavenger Hunt

7:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Crafts, Games and Play

JUL21

& Juliet

All Day

JUL21

Broadway Sings America

1:30 p.m.

JUL21

Learn American Sign Language

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Continuing Education and College

JUL22

Adult Book Discussion: The Chicago Way: An Oral History of Chicago Dining

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Book Clubs

JUL23

Story Time for Adults: "Zelig" by Benjamin Rosenblatt

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Writing and Poetry

JUL23

Detox Your Mind through Meditation

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Health and Science

JUL24

Creative Writing Workshop

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Writing and Poetry

JUL25

Senior Book Club: Little Fires Everywhere

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Book Clubs

JUL25

The Rink Effect at Park No. 602

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Event

JUL25

Oh, the Horror! Book Club: Hell House

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Book Clubs

JUL25

TallGrass Writers Guild Open Mic

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Writing and Poetry

JUL27

The No Book Club

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Book Clubs

JUL27

AniMondays: Anime and Manga Club

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Book Clubs

JUL27

Stitch Your Stash

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Crafts, Games and Play

JUL28

Learn American Sign Language

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Continuing Education and College

JUL29

Adult Book Club: The Girls of Murder City

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Book Clubs

JUL31

Creative Writing Workshop

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Writing and Poetry

AUG1

La Vie en Rose (La Môme)

8:30 PM

AUG3

The Outsiders

All Day

AUG3

The Notebook

All Day

AUG3

AniMondays: Anime and Manga Club

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Book Clubs

AUG3

Stitch Your Stash

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Crafts, Games and Play

AUG5

The Short of It: A Short Story Book Club

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Book Clubs

AUG6

Gala! JUBALEE

12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

AUG7

Creative Writing Workshop

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Writing and Poetry

AUG8

Kitchen Tales from the Library

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

DIY

AUG10

AniMondays: Anime and Manga Club

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Book Clubs

AUG10

Stitch Your Stash

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Crafts, Games and Play

AUG10

Genre Book Club for Adults: Comics and Graphic Novels

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Book Clubs

AUG10

Puzzle Club

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Crafts, Games and Play

AUG10

Movies in the Parks at Park No. 599

8:30 PM - 10:18 PM

Event

AUG11

Get Lit: Summer Book Fair

12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

AUG12

Summer Writing Institute for Teachers (Online)

5:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

AUG13

Introduction to DMing for Tabletop Role-Playing Games

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Crafts, Games and Play

AUG14

Creative Writing Workshop

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Writing and Poetry

AUG16

Better with a Beverage Book Discussion: I Who Have Never Known Men

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Book Clubs

AUG17

AniMondays: Anime and Manga Club

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Book Clubs

AUG17

Stitch Your Stash

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Crafts, Games and Play

AUG22

Senior Book Club: The School for Good Mothers

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Book Clubs

AUG22

Oh, the Horror! Book Club: From Hell

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Book Clubs

AUG24

AniMondays: Anime and Manga Club

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Book Clubs

AUG24

Stitch Your Stash

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Crafts, Games and Play

AUG26

Adult Book Club: Sandwich

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Book Clubs

AUG31

The No Book Club

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Book Clubs

AUG31

Stitch Your Stash

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Crafts, Games and Play

SEP2

The Short of It: A Short Story Book Club

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Book Clubs

SEP7

Jekyll & Hyde

All Day

SEP8

Dirty Dancing: The Musical

All Day

SEP11

Creative Writing Workshop

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Writing and Poetry

SEP11

Movies in the Parks at Park No. 599

8:00 PM - 9:48 PM

Event

SEP14

Genre Book Club for Adults

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Book Clubs

SEP14

Puzzle Club

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Crafts, Games and Play

SEP25

Creative Writing Workshop

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Writing and Poetry

SEP27

Better with a Beverage Book Discussion: OBOC 2026

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Book Clubs

SEP28

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical

All Day

SEP28

The No Book Club

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Book Clubs

OCT2

Creative Writing Workshop

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Writing and Poetry