Where do these events come from?

Events are collected from official municipal calendars, park district schedules, library programs, and community organization websites. We aggregate them into a single calendar so you can see everything happening in one place.

How far in advance are events listed?

Most events appear as soon as the organizing body publishes them, which can range from a few days to several months in advance. Recurring events like farmers markets or library programs are typically posted at the start of each season.

Can I submit an event to be listed?

Currently, events are pulled automatically from official municipal sources. Community-submitted events are not yet supported, but we are working on adding that feature.

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Municipal Calendar & Public Records

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APR25

communityChicago Cultural Center

Tangible Sound: Arrival to a Higher Ground

10:00 AM · Chicago Cultural Center, Michigan Avenue Galleries, 1st Floor East

April 25 - September 27, 2026

APR25

communityLectures Workshops

27th Annual Poetry Fest | Keynote with Mayda del Valle

2:00 PM · Harold Washington Library Center

Saturday, April 25, 2026 2-3 p.m. Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street

APR25

communityChicago Cultural Center

Dance Studio Residency: Motion/Pictures Dance Project with Jasmin Taylor

3:00 PM · Chicago Cultural Center, Dance Studio, 1st Floor North

Wednesday, April 25, 2026 3-4:30 p.m.

APR25

communityChicago Cultural Center

Dance Studio Residency: Motion/Pictures Dance Project with Jasmin Taylor

3:00 PM · Chicago Cultural Center, Dance Studio, 1st Floor North

Saturday, April 25, 2026 3-4:30 p.m.

APR26

communityChicago Cultural Center

One Earth Film Festival: Earth Day Action Fair & In Our Nature Screening

11:00 AM · Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater

Sunday, April 26, 2026 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

APR26

communityChicago Cultural Center

Our Jazz Life: A Celebration of the History of Jazz Radio in Chicago

1:00 PM · Chicago Cultural Center

Sunday, April 26, 2026 1-3 p.m.

APR27

communityChicago Cultural Center

Jazz for Chicago Big Band

12:00 PM · Chicago Cultural Center, GAR Hall

Monday, April 27, 2026 Noon - 1:30 p.m.

APR28

communityChicago Cultural Center

She Real Cool: Jazz Expansion, Cultivation and Liberation

11:30 AM · Chicago Cultural Center, GAR Hall

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 11:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.

APR29

communityChicago Cultural Center

Jazz, Film, and the Improvisational Architecture of Storytelling

2:00 PM · Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 2-3:15 p.m.

APR29

communityChicago Cultural Center

Leading Through Change: Improvisation and the Future of Leadership

3:30 PM · Chicago Cultural Center

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 3:340-4:30 p.m.

APR30

communityMillennium Park

Sidewalk Sessions: International Jazz Day

11:00 AM · Millennium Park

Thursday, April 30, 2026 Free Admission, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

APR30

communityLectures Workshops

Chicago Made Workshop Series - Rising Arts Leader: AI & Artistic Labor

3:00 PM

Thursday, April 30, 2026 3:00 - 4:30 pm Virtual | Register online

MAY1

communityChicago Cultural Center

Neighborhood Cultural Spotlight: Kusanya Cafe

2:00 PM · Chicago Cultural Center, Welcome Center, 1st Floor North

May 1 & 2, 15 & 16, 2026 2-3 p.m.

MAY1

communityChicago Cultural Center

Neighborhood Cultural Spotlight: Kusanya Cafe

2:00 PM · Chicago Cultural Center, Welcome Center, 1st Floor North

May 1 & 2, 15 & 16, 2026 2-3 p.m.

MAY3

communityMarkets

Maxwell Street

10:00 AM · W Maxwell St & S Halsted St

Monthly, Sundays: May - October 2026 10 a.m.– 3 p.m.

MAY5

communityChicago Cultural Center

Reverberate

9:00 AM · Chciago Cultural Center

May 5-8, 2026 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

MAY5

communityChicago Cultural Center

Reverberate

11:00 AM · Chciago Cultural Center

May 5-8, 2026

MAY7

communityChicago Cultural Center

Alberto Aguilar: one magic night (on human scale)

6:00 PM · Chicago Cultural Center, Exhibit Hall, 4th Floor North

Thursday, May 7, 2026 6-8 p.m.

MAY9

communityChicago Cultural Center

Eiko Otake: "50 Years of Being a Foreigner"

11:30 AM · Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater

Saturday, May 9, 2026 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

MAY9

communityChicago Cultural Center

Eiko Otake: Delicious Movement Workshop

2:30 PM · Chicago Cultural Center, Dance Studio, 1st Floor North

Saturday, May 9, 2026 2:30-4:30 p.m.

MAY14

communityLectures Workshops

Chicago Made Workshop: Reenvision, Rework: A Co-Working Session for Event Producers

3:00 PM

Thursday, May 14, 2026 3-4:30 p.m.

MAY16

communityMarkets

Chicago Farmers Market

7:00 AM · Daley Plaza

May - October Citywide including Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington St.

MAY16

communityMillennium Park

Millennium Park Summer Workouts

8:00 AM · Millennium Park, Great Lawn

Saturdays, May 16 - September 5, 2026 8-11:45 a.m.

MAY16

communityMillennium Park

Outdoor Public Art Walking Tour

12:00 PM · Millennium Park Campus

1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month, May 16 - October 17, 2026 (No tour Saturday, July 4) 12 p.m.

MAY17

communityMarkets

Maxwell Street

10:00 AM · W Maxwell St & S Halsted St

Sunday, May 17, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sunday, June 7, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sunday, July 19, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sunday, August 9, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sunday, September 13, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sunday, October 4, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

MAY23

communityFestivals Special Events

Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony & Parade

11:00 AM · Downtown

Saturday, May 23, 2026 Wreath Laying Ceremony: 11 a.m. Parade: 12 p.m.

MAY28

communityLectures Workshops

Chicago Made Workshop Series - Rising Arts Leader: Cross-Sector Organizing, Advocacy and Impact

3:00 PM

Thursday, May 28, 2026 3-4:30 p.m. Virtual | Register online

JUN3

communityChicago Cultural Center

Cinema/Chicago’s Summer Screenings

6:30 PM · Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater

Every Wednesday Wednesdays, June 3 - August 19, 2026 6:30 p.m.

JUN4

communityMusic

Chicago Blues Festival at the Ramova Theatre

5:00 PM · Ramova Theatre

Thursday, June 4, 2026 6-11 p.m. (Doors open at 5 p.m.)

JUN5

communityMillennium Park

Chicago Blues Festival in Millennium Park

12:00 PM · Millennium Park

Friday - Sunday, June 5-7, 2026

JUN9

communityChicago Cultural Center

Dance Studio Residency: Deb Goodman / Sydney Erlikh

6:00 PM · Chicago Cultural Center, Dance Studio, 1st Floor North

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 6-7:30 p.m.

JUN10

communityMillennium Park

Grant Park Music Festival (GPMF)

6:30 PM · Millennium Park, Jay Pritzker Pavilion

June 10 – August 15, 2026 Most Wed., Fri. & Sat. evenings Wednesdays & Fridays: 6:30pm Saturdays: 7:30pm

JUN13

communityChicago Cultural Center

Dance Studio: Anniela Huidobro Castro

11:00 AM · Chicago Cultural Center, Dance Studio, 1st Floor North

Saturday, June 13, 2026 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

JUN13

communityChicago Cultural Center

Dance Studio: Anniela Huidobro Castro

2:00 PM · Chicago Cultural Center, Dance Studio, 1st Floor North

Saturday, June 13, 2026 2-3:30 p.m.

JUN15

communityMillennium Park

Millennium Park Summer Music Series

6:30 PM · Millennium Park, Jay Pritzker Pavilion

most Mondays & Thursdays, June 15 – August 6, 2026 6:30-9 p.m.

JUN18

communityChicago Cultural Center

Dance Studio Residency: Chicago Dance Crash

6:00 PM · Chicago Cultural Center, Dance Studio, 1st Floor North

Thursday, June 18, 2026 6-8:30 p.m.

JUN18

communityChicago Cultural Center

Dance Studio Residency: Chicago Dance Crash

6:00 PM · Chicago Cultural Center, Dance Studio, 1st Floor North

Thursday, June 18, 2026 6-8:30 p.m.

JUN25

communityLectures Workshops

Chicago Made Workshop Series - Rising Arts Leader: Governance and Co-Operatives

3:00 PM

Thursday, June 25, 2026 3-4:30 p.m. Virtual | Register online

JUN29

communityChicago Cultural Center

Dance Studio Residency: Chicago Dance Crash

6:00 PM · Chicago Cultural Center, Dance Studio, 1st Floor North

Monday, June 29, 2026 6-8:30 p.m.

JUN29

communityChicago Cultural Center

Dance Studio Residency: Chicago Dance Crash

6:00 PM · Chicago Cultural Center, Dance Studio, 1st Floor North

Monday, June 29, 2026 6-8:30 p.m.

JUN30

communityMillennium Park

Millennium Park Summer Film Series

6:30 PM · Millennium Park, Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Tuesdays, June 30 – August 18, 2026 6:30 p.m., Gates open at 5 p.m.

JUN30

communityMillennium Park

Millennium Park Summer Film Series

6:30 PM · Millennium Park, Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Tuesdays, June 30 – August 18, 2026 6:30 p.m., Gates open at 5 p.m.

JUL8

communityFestivals Special Events

Taste of Chicago

10:00 AM · Grant Park

Wednesday through Sunday, July 8–12, 2026

JUL24

communityMillennium Park

Chicago Gospel Music Festival

5:30 PM · Millennium Park, Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Friday and Saturday, July 24 – 25, 2026 5:30-9 p.m.

AUG15

communityFestivals Special Events

Chicago Air and Water Show

10:00 AM · North Avenue Beach

Saturday and Sunday, August 15-16, 2026 Rehearsal on Friday, August 14

AUG15

communityFestivals Special Events

Chicago Air and Water Show

10:00 AM · North Avenue Beach

Saturday and Sunday, August 15-16, 2026 Rehearsal on Friday, August 14

AUG27

communityMusic

Chicago House Music Festival & Conference

1:00 PM · Millennium Park, Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Thursday-Sunday, August 27-30, 2026

SEP3

communityMillennium Park

Chicago Jazz Festival

11:30 AM · Millennium Park

Thursday through Sunday, September 3-6, 2026

SEP25

communityChicago Cultural Center

World Music Festival Chicago

6:00 PM · Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall

Friday through Sunday, September 25 – October 4, 2026

OCT24

communityMusic

Chicago Made Music Showcase Finale

7:00 PM · Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater

Saturday, October 24, 2026 7 p.m.

Source: Municipal calendars, park district schedules, library programs, and community organizations

Upcoming Events in Chicago

Tangible Sound: Arrival to a Higher Ground

Saturday, April 25, 2026 · 10:00 AM · Chicago Cultural Center, Michigan Avenue Galleries, 1st Floor East

Chicago Cultural Center, Michigan Avenue Galleries, 1st Floor East

April 25 - September 27, 2026

27th Annual Poetry Fest | Keynote with Mayda del Valle

Saturday, April 25, 2026 · 2:00 PM · Harold Washington Library Center

Harold Washington Library Center

Saturday, April 25, 2026 2-3 p.m. Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street

Dance Studio Residency: Motion/Pictures Dance Project with Jasmin Taylor

Saturday, April 25, 2026 · 3:00 PM · Chicago Cultural Center, Dance Studio, 1st Floor North

Chicago Cultural Center, Dance Studio, 1st Floor North

Wednesday, April 25, 2026 3-4:30 p.m.

Dance Studio Residency: Motion/Pictures Dance Project with Jasmin Taylor

Saturday, April 25, 2026 · 3:00 PM · Chicago Cultural Center, Dance Studio, 1st Floor North

Things to Do in Chicago, IL — Upcoming Events & Activities