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Fri Sep 18 to Thu Sep 24, America/Chicago time · 89 events · 11 ongoing events

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Fri Sep 18

Landscape Echoes: Texture, Form and Tension - Sculptures by Mike Baur Des Plaines Campus, Koehnline Museum of Art Arts via Oakton College Calendar
Dinos! Brookfield Zoo Chicago, 3300 Golf Rd, Brookfield, IL, 60513 Arts via Choose Chicago
Theater of the Mind Reid Murdoch Building – 333 N LaSalle, 333 N LaSalle, Chicago Arts via Choose Chicago
NoMI Gallery | Everything is Bright. All Things are Beautiful. NoMI, 800 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, 60611, United States Arts via Choose Chicago
We the People: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Beauty in Greektown Chicago Greektown Chicago, 300 S. Halsted, Chicago, 60661 ArtsFree via Choose Chicago
Topdog/Underdog - Chicago Downstairs Theatre At Steppenwolf Theatre – Chicago, 1650 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60614, Chicago, 60614 Arts via Choose Chicago
Chicago By Night River & Lake Chicago’s First Lady Cruises, 112 E Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States Arts via Choose Chicago
Creepy Cruise Chicago’s First Lady Cruises, 112 E Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States Arts via Choose Chicago
I Have Earned Every Line—Opening Reception 3636 South Iron Street, Chicago, IL 60609 Arts via TownVue — Events in Chicago, IL
Fourth Annual Chicago Exhibition Week Dinner 2828 South Wentworth Avenue, Chicago, IL 60616 Arts via TownVue — Events in Chicago, IL
Highwood Design Week | September 15–18 Downtown Highwood, 17 Highwood Avenue, Highwood, IL, 60040, United States Arts via Chicago North Shore Moms
DIY Family Craft Kits Youth Services Department ArtsFamily via Northlake Public Library District
Tangible Sound: Arrival to a Higher Ground Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington St, Chicago, 60602 ArtsMusic via Choose Chicago
Castle Chicago Children’s Museum, 700 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL, 60611, United States Arts via Choose Chicago
Flyway City: Architecture for a Flourishing Ecosystem Chicago Architecture Center, 111 E. Wacker Dr., Chicago, 60601 Arts via Choose Chicago
Serial Killer: The Exhibition Cinespace, 1501 S Rockwell St, Chicago, 60608 Arts via Choose Chicago
3rd Fridays Free Admission Museum Night Heritage Museum of Asian Art, 3500 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL, 60609, United States ArtsCommunityDrinkFree via Chicago Cultural Alliance
After Supper Visions Saint Vincent Center, 721 N La Salle Dr, Chicago, IL, 60654, United States Arts via Catholic Charities
3rd Fridays Free Admission Night Heritage Museum of Asian Art, 3FL, 3500 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL, 60609, Chicago, IL, 60609, United States ArtsFree via Choose Chicago
Escape the Museum at Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, 5700 S DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, 60637 Arts via Choose Chicago
Retro on Roscoe 2026 Roscoe Village, 2000 W. Roscoe, Chicago, IL, 60618, United States Arts via Choose Chicago
31st Annual Retro on Roscoe Fest 2000 W Roscoe St, Chicago, Illinois, 60618 Arts via Choose Chicago
Japan in Practice Exhibit Opening: The Way of Tea International Museum of Surgical Science, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, 60610, United States ArtsFree via International Museum of Surgical Science
3rd Friday's Art Night Arts via ssh@sshchicago.org
Wicker Park Bucktown’s “First Fridays” Art Walk Jackson Junge Gallery, 1389 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, 60622 Arts via Choose Chicago
Cutting and Pasting a World: The Paper Craft of Henry Darger Intuit Art Museum, 756 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, 60642 Arts via Choose Chicago
The Palette & Chisel Emerging Artists Show The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts, 1012 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, 60610, United States Arts via Choose Chicago
Memory in Transformation — Bodies and Posthuman Imaginaries The Research House for Asian Art, 3217 S. Morgan St., Chicago, 60608 Arts via Choose Chicago
Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle & Starset Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave, Tinley Park, IL, 60477 Arts via Choose Chicago
Enameling Sept 4-25 ArtsEducation via Park District of Oak Park
Pandemonium, Please Hold The Second City, 1616 N. Wells St., Chicago, 60614 Arts via Choose Chicago
Chicago White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers Guaranteed Rate Field, 333 W 35th St, Chicago, 60616 Arts via Choose Chicago

Sat Sep 19

Landscape Echoes: Texture, Form and Tension - Sculptures by Mike Baur Des Plaines Campus, Koehnline Museum of Art Arts via Oakton College Calendar
Model Call FINAL - FashionBar The Shows: October 2026 835 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 Arts via TownVue — Events in Chicago, IL
Sweets and Shrooms Immersive Release Party 4150 183rd St, Chicago, IL 60478 ArtsFreeMusic via TownVue — Events in Chicago, IL
Wilmette French Market, Fresh flowers, artisan foods, music Wilmette Metra Parking Lot, 722 Green Bay Rd, Wilmette, IL, 60091, United States ArtsFoodMarket via Chicago North Shore Moms
Mr. V's A Night In The Museum Gorton Center, 400 East Illinois Road, Lake Forest, IL, 60045 Arts via Gorton Center
Squishy Lab Gorton Center, 400 East Illinois Road, Lake Forest, IL, 60045 ArtsEducationFamily via Gorton Center
Puerto Rican Arts Alliance: Studio Arts Program Arts via Chicago Cultural Alliance
Proud and Loud: Disability Art and Music Showcase Garfield Park Field House. 100 N. Central Park Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60624, Garfield Park Field House. 100 N. Central Park Avenue, Chicago, 60624, South Africa ArtsCommunityFreeMusic via Chicago Cultural Alliance
World Dumpling Fest Wrightwood Park, 2555 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago, Chicago, 60614, United States ArtsFestivalFoodMusic via Special Events Management
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration Caldwell Woods Wellness Center, 6350 West Devon Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60646, United States Arts via Forest Preserves of Cook County
Cathedral Tours Arts via Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral, Chicago
Monarchs Sagawau Environmental Learning Center, 12545 W 111th St, Lemont, IL, 60439, United States Arts via Forest Preserves of Cook County
Teen Exploration Day: Pond Dipping Sand Ridge Nature Center, 15891 S Paxton Ave, South Holland, IL, 60473, United States Arts via Forest Preserves of Cook County
9/19: Train Saturdays - Extended for Explorers Club DuPage County Historical Museum, 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton, IL, 60187 Arts via DuPage County Historical Museum
Model Magic Alebrijes • Alebrijes de Model Magic Highwood Library & Community Center, 102 Highwood Avenue, Highwood, IL, 60040, United States ArtsEducationFamily via Highwood Library
Ecologies of Architecture: Aleksandra Kędziorek and Jeff Carter in Conversation Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 South Cornell Avenue, Chicago, IL 60615, Chicago, IL, 60615, US Arts via Hyde Park Art Center
A Plot of One's Own Chinese American Museum of Chicago, 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States Arts via Chicago Cultural Alliance
What’s On The Menu? River Trail Nature Center, 3120 Milwaukee Ave, Northbrook, IL, 60062, United States Arts via Forest Preserves of Cook County
“Bone” Appetit Trailside Museum of Natural History, 738 Thatcher Avenue, River Forest, IL, 60305, United States Arts via Forest Preserves of Cook County

Sun Sep 20

NEXT LEVEL COLOR - CHICAGO - OPTIONAL HANDS ON 375 West Erie Street ##101C, Chicago, IL 60654 Arts via TownVue — Events in Chicago, IL
September Free Day at the American Writers Museum 180 N. Michigan Avenue, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60601 ArtsFreeLiterary via TownVue — Events in Chicago, IL
Earthly Ephemera: A Visual & Performing Arts Experience 319 North Western Avenue, Chicago, IL 60612 Arts via TownVue — Events in Chicago, IL
Bird Walk Palos Park Woods-North Arts via Forest Preserves of Cook County
Bird Banding Sagawau Environmental Learning Center, 12545 W 111th St, Lemont, IL, 60439, United States Arts via Forest Preserves of Cook County
Restoration Workday Trailside Museum of Natural History, 738 Thatcher Avenue, River Forest, IL, 60305, United States Arts via Forest Preserves of Cook County
Make Your Own Mini-Sukkah! Trailside Museum of Natural History, 739 Thatcher Ave., Trailside Museum of Natural History, 739 Thatcher Ave., River Forest, IL, 60305, United States ArtsFamilyFree via JUF – Together for good
Restoration Sunday Sand Ridge Nature Center, 15891 S Paxton Ave, South Holland, IL, 60473, United States Arts via Forest Preserves of Cook County
Sukkah Building Trailside Museum of Natural History, 738 Thatcher Avenue, River Forest, IL, 60305, United States Arts via Forest Preserves of Cook County
Restoration Workday Crabtree Nature Center, 3 Stover Road, Barrington Hills, IL, 60010 Arts via Forest Preserves of Cook County
Cattail Cordage & Basket Weaving ArtsEducation via DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
Ceramics Open Studio 1.5 Hours Arts via Park District of Oak Park
Insects of Autumn River Trail Nature Center, 3120 Milwaukee Ave, Northbrook, IL, 60062, United States Arts via Forest Preserves of Cook County
September 2026: How Do I Quilt This? Rush Oak Park Hospital, 520 S. Maple Ave., Oak Park, Illinois, 60304, United States ArtsEducation via Chicago Modern Quilt Guild
IT'S ONLY ROCK 'N ROLL: A POP-UP ALBUM ART & MUSIC SHOPPING EXPERIENCE Arcada Theatre, 105 E Main St, St. Charles, IL, 60174, United States ArtsMusic via Arcada Theatre
What’s On The Menu? River Trail Nature Center, 3120 Milwaukee Ave, Northbrook, IL, 60062, United States Arts via Forest Preserves of Cook County
Ceramics Open Studio 1.5 Hours Arts via Park District of Oak Park
Transvengence Vol. 13 Podlaise Club, 2918 N. Central Park Ave., Chicago, IL, 60618, United States ArtsTheater via Chicago Social Butterflies

Mon Sep 21

Landscape Echoes: Texture, Form and Tension - Sculptures by Mike Baur Des Plaines Campus, Koehnline Museum of Art Arts via Oakton College Calendar
Lectures on Tap - " The Vasa Warship: From Shipwreck to Museum" Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL 60614 ArtsEducation via TownVue — Events in Chicago, IL
Pop n’ Paint Multicultural Wellness Center (Room 2348), 15800 S. State St., South Holland, IL, 60473, United States Arts via South Suburban College
Craft Lab* Program Room – Lower Level, 231 N Wolf Road, Northlake, IL, 60164, United States Arts via Northlake Public Library District

Tue Sep 22

Landscape Echoes: Texture, Form and Tension - Sculptures by Mike Baur Des Plaines Campus, Koehnline Museum of Art Arts via Oakton College Calendar
Tuesday Mornings are for the Birds! Sand Ridge Nature Center, 15891 S Paxton Ave, South Holland, IL, 60473, United States Arts via Forest Preserves of Cook County
jBaby Big Stories for Little Mensches | Sep 15- Nov 17, 2026 Chicago Jewish Day School, 3730 N. California, , Chicago, IL, 60618, United States ArtsCommunity via JUF – Together for good
Small Serendipity River Trail Nature Center, 3120 Milwaukee Ave, Northbrook, IL, 60062, United States Arts via Forest Preserves of Cook County
Native American Fall Equinox Thatcher Woods Pavilion, Chicago Ave, west of Thatcher Ave, River Forest, IL, 60305, United States Arts via Forest Preserves of Cook County
Sewing Circle Meeting room – Lower Level, 231 N Wolf Road, Northlake, IL, 60164, United States Arts via Northlake Public Library District

Wed Sep 23

Landscape Echoes: Texture, Form and Tension - Sculptures by Mike Baur Des Plaines Campus, Koehnline Museum of Art Arts via Oakton College Calendar
Mather Gather @ DuSable: The Art of Kente ArtsCommunity via DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
Let's Paint! Saeli Community Room, 10311 Grand Ave, Franklin Park, IL, 60131, United States Arts via Franklin Park Public Library
Tween Crafting Club • Club de Manualidades para Preadolescentes Highwood Library & Community Center, 102 Highwood Avenue, Highwood, IL, 60040, United States ArtsFamily via Highwood Library
Coloring Club Gorton Center, 400 East Illinois Road, Lake Forest, IL, 60045 Arts via Gorton Center
Narratives of the Flesh II: Embodied Grief ArtsTheater via International Museum of Surgical Science

Thu Sep 24

Landscape Echoes: Texture, Form and Tension - Sculptures by Mike Baur Des Plaines Campus, Koehnline Museum of Art Arts via Oakton College Calendar
Perler Bead Fun Meeting room – Lower Level, 231 N Wolf Road, Northlake, IL, 60164, United States Arts via Northlake Public Library District
Artist Talk | "The People, We Are": The Art & Practice of Barrett Keithley Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60614, United States ArtsFree via Chicago History Museum
September Salon featuring Lara Johnson of The Neo-Futurists 5358 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60640 ArtsFree via The 48th Ward Calendar
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DEATH MAGIC Circle Contemporary- West Town, 2010 W. Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States Arts via Arts of Life
A Twist in the Tale Arts via Moraine Valley Community College
Stories We Carry — September Art Exhibition La Grange Art League, 122 Calendar Drive, La Grange, IL, 60525, United States Arts via La Grange Business Association
Japanese Redress Exhibit Arts via Gallery A Receptions
Magical Forest Houses Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, 9800 Willow Springs Rd, Willow Springs, IL, 60480, United States Arts via Forest Preserves of Cook County
CXW Arts via Arts of Life
Hand Puppetry 1 (Level 1) with Chad Williams Arts via Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival
World Premiere of The Humanities Victory Gardens Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL, 60614, United States Arts via Choose Chicago
People Who Do Wrong to Other People Burn in Hell Lula Cafe, 2537 N. Kedzie, Chicago, IL, 60647, United States ArtsMusic via Arts of Life
Sonidos Sagrados: Una Exhibición de Instrumentos Aztecas Trailside Museum of Natural History, 738 Thatcher Avenue, River Forest, IL, 60305, United States Arts via Forest Preserves of Cook County
Ulterior Motives Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery Arts via Moraine Valley Community College