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Everything in Chicago this week
The next seven days across Chicago — classes, museum days, markets, park programs and volunteer days — with recurring things placed on the day they actually happen. Everything checked by a person against the organiser’s own page.
FreeDAILY · 10 AMFall FestLincoln Park Zoo · North SideFreeDetails →Garfield Park Conservatory
FreeFRIDAYS · 10:00 AMMorning GloriesGarfield Park Conservatory · West Loop & Near WestFreeDetails →Pullman National Historical Park
FreeDAILY · 1:00 PMRanger-Guided TourPullman National Historical Park · South SideFreeDetails →Lincoln Park Zoo
NIGHTLY · 4:30 PMZooLightsLincoln Park Zoo · North Side$7–$12 advance · $20 day of · Free Admission MondaysDetails →Cantigny Park
FRI, OCT 23Family Night Trick-or-TreatingCantigny Park · Oak Park & West SuburbsSee listingDetails →Poetry Foundation
FRI, OCT 23Pegasus Awards ReadingPoetry Foundation · Downtown & Near NorthFree · registration encouragedDetails →MADE Chicago
$85.00FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS · 6 PMMADE at Night: WheelthrowingMADE Chicago · Northwest Side$85.00Details →ViaClay
FRIDAYS · 6 PMFriday Night Wine-o-RamaViaClay · Oak Park & West Suburbs$95; $75 each for groups (2+)Details →Lillstreet Art Center
FRI, OCT 23Date Night ThrowdownLillstreet Art Center · North Side$130 ($125 members)Details →Lincoln Park Zoo
FRI, OCT 23Zoo Brews: Howls and GrowlsLincoln Park Zoo · North Side$44+ Members / $55+ NonmembersDetails →Chicago Botanic Garden
FRI, OCT 23Night of 1,000 Jack-o'-LanternsChicago Botanic Garden · Evanston & North ShoreAdult $20 member | $24 nonmember; child (3–12) $13 member | $17 nonmember; 2 & under freeDetails →Women & Children First
FRI, OCT 23Franny Choi: We Radiant ThingsWomen & Children First · North SideRegistration via EventbriteDetails →Pinot's Palette Logan Square
$45FRI, OCT 23Ghostly GardensPinot's Palette Logan Square · Northwest Side$45Details →Color Cocktail Factory
FRI, OCT 23Date Night Pottery on the WheelColor Cocktail Factory · West Loop & Near West$80 for two / $55 for twoDetails →Color Cocktail Factory
FRI, OCT 23Wheel Throwing for BeginnersColor Cocktail Factory · West Loop & Near West$65 per ticket / $45 per ticketDetails →Oak Park Farmers' Market
SATURDAYS · 7 AMOak Park Farmers' MarketOak Park Farmers' Market · Oak Park & West SuburbsSee listingDetails →Downtown Evanston Farmers' Market
SATURDAYS · 7:30 AMDowntown Evanston Farmers' MarketDowntown Evanston Farmers' Market · Evanston & North ShoreSee listingDetails →Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
$24 – $30SATURDAYS · 8:30 AMButterfly Haven YogaPeggy Notebaert Nature Museum · North Side$24 – $30Details →Lincoln Park Zoo
SAT, OCT 24LEAP: Learn, Explore, and PlayLincoln Park Zoo · North Side$19 members / $21 nonmembers per childDetails →North Branch Restoration Project
SAT, OCT 24Bunker North Flatwoods Restoration WorkdayNorth Branch Restoration Project · Evanston & North ShoreFree (RSVP required)Details →Open Studio Project
SAT, OCT 24Spooky Saturday: Get KraftyOpen Studio Project · Evanston & North ShoreFREE and open to all agesDetails →Logan Square Farmers Market
SATURDAYS · 10 AMLogan Square Indoor Farmers MarketLogan Square Farmers Market · Northwest SideSee listingDetails →Women & Children First
SAT, OCT 24Chicago Drag Story HourWomen & Children First · North SideFree · registration requiredDetails →Newberry Library
SAT, OCT 24Guided Tour of the NewberryNewberry Library · Downtown & Near NorthFree and open to allDetails →Color Cocktail Factory
SAT, OCT 24Matcha Bowl on the WheelColor Cocktail Factory · West Loop & Near West$65 per ticket / $45 per ticketDetails →Garfield Park Conservatory
SAT, OCT 24Ask a Master GardenerGarfield Park Conservatory · West Loop & Near WestSee listingDetails →Color Cocktail Factory
SAT, OCT 24Make & Paint a Charcuterie BoardColor Cocktail Factory · West Loop & Near West$80 per ticket / $55 per ticketDetails →Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
SAT, OCT 24Designing for Dignity 04: A Convening of PossibilitiesMuseum of Contemporary Art Chicago · Downtown & Near NorthSee listingDetails →Color Cocktail Factory
SAT, OCT 24Mushroom PotteryColor Cocktail Factory · West Loop & Near West$45 per person / $35 per personDetails →Color Cocktail Factory
SAT, OCT 24Ceramic Mug and a BowlColor Cocktail Factory · West Loop & Near West$80 per ticket / $55 per ticketDetails →ViaClay
SATURDAYS · 11:30 AMSaturday One-Time Experience SessionViaClay · Oak Park & West Suburbs$80; $65 each for groups (2+)Details →Chicago History Museum
SAT, OCT 24City & State Shorts: Journey WithinChicago History Museum · Downtown & Near NorthSee listingDetails →Cantigny Park
SAT, OCT 24Hamilton's 5th Artillery Guided TourCantigny Park · Oak Park & West SuburbsSee listingDetails →Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS · 1 PMMonarch Migration Nature WalksPeggy Notebaert Nature Museum · North SideFree with AdmissionDetails →Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
$130 – $145SAT, OCT 24Insect Pinning: Tarantula or ScorpionPeggy Notebaert Nature Museum · North Side$130 – $145Details →ISAC Museum (Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures)
SATURDAYS · 1:30 PMISAC Discovery ToursISAC Museum (Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures) · South SideFree with museum admissionDetails →Color Cocktail Factory
SAT, OCT 24Cat Vase MakingColor Cocktail Factory · West Loop & Near West$45 per person / $25 per personDetails →Color Cocktail Factory
SAT, OCT 24Pumpkin on the WheelColor Cocktail Factory · West Loop & Near West$85 per ticket / $60 per ticketDetails →Color Cocktail Factory
SAT, OCT 24Cauldron PotteryColor Cocktail Factory · West Loop & Near West$65 per ticket / $45 per ticketDetails →Chicago History Museum
SAT, OCT 24Trash MountainChicago History Museum · Downtown & Near NorthSee listingDetails →Pinot's Palette Logan Square
$45SAT, OCT 24Morning ImpressionPinot's Palette Logan Square · Northwest Side$45Details →ISAC Museum (Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures)
SAT, OCT 24The Haunted MuseumISAC Museum (Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures) · South Side$5 - $10 per personDetails →Pinot's Palette Logan Square
$45SAT, OCT 24Galaxy BeachPinot's Palette Logan Square · Northwest Side$45Details →North Branch Restoration Project
SUN, OCT 25Harms Woods East Restoration WorkdayNorth Branch Restoration Project · Evanston & North ShoreFree (RSVP required)Details →Spudnik Press Cooperative
$125.00SUN, OCT 25Letterpress PostersSpudnik Press Cooperative · West Loop & Near West$125.00Details →Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
$20 - $35SUN, OCT 25BOO-seum BashPeggy Notebaert Nature Museum · North Side$20 - $35Details →Smart Museum of Art
SUNDAYS · 11:00 AMSunday Somatics: Healing with YogaSmart Museum of Art · South SideFree; RSVP encouragedDetails →DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
$55.20SUN, OCT 25Whisk Broom Weaving with Abeni PiersonDuSable Black History Museum and Education Center · South Side$55.20Details →indigo & violet studio
$70SUN, OCT 25Watercolor Workshopindigo & violet studio · North Side$70Details →Color Cocktail Factory
SUN, OCT 25Cup Creations on the WheelColor Cocktail Factory · West Loop & Near West$45 per person / $35 per personDetails →Chicago History Museum
SUN, OCT 25Carl Sagan: We Are Made of Star StuffChicago History Museum · Downtown & Near NorthSee listingDetails →Garfield Park Conservatory
SUN, OCT 25Composting DemoGarfield Park Conservatory · West Loop & Near WestIncluded with general admission reservationDetails →Pinot's Palette Logan Square
$35SUN, OCT 25Boo ChasePinot's Palette Logan Square · Northwest Side$35Details →Trailside Museum of Natural History
SUN, OCT 25Costumed Scavenger Hunt WalkTrailside Museum of Natural History · Oak Park & West SuburbsFree; registration requiredDetails →Polish Museum of America
SUN, OCT 25Highlander DayPolish Museum of America · West Loop & Near WestFree admissionDetails →Chicago History Museum
SUN, OCT 25No Hands: The Wild Ride of the Schwinn Bicycle CompanyChicago History Museum · Downtown & Near NorthSee listingDetails →indigo & violet studio
From $75SUN, OCT 25Marbling on Paper, Silk, or Leather Workshopindigo & violet studio · North SideFrom $75Details →Pinot's Palette Logan Square
$45SUN, OCT 25Spooky StrollPinot's Palette Logan Square · Northwest Side$45Details →ISAC Museum (Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures)
MON, OCT 26ISAC Brown Bag: Horses, Lions, and Onagers in Assyria and ElamISAC Museum (Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures) · South SideFree per personDetails →The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts
$250.00MON, OCT 26Drawing the Facial FeaturesThe Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Downtown & Near North$250.00Details →Spudnik Press Cooperative
$125.00MON, OCT 26Bookbinding 101Spudnik Press Cooperative · West Loop & Near West$125.00Details →Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
FreeTUESDAYS · 7:00 AMSOAR Farmers MarketMuseum of Contemporary Art Chicago · Downtown & Near NorthFreeDetails →The Chicago Mosaic School
$360TUE, OCT 27Mosaic IThe Chicago Mosaic School · North Side$360Details →The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts
$250.00TUE, OCT 27Portrait DrawingThe Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Downtown & Near North$250.00Details →Lincoln Park Zoo
TUESDAYS & WEDNESDAYS · 7 PM & 8:30 PMHaunted History ToursLincoln Park Zoo · North Side$28 Members / $35 NonmembersDetails →Pinot's Palette Logan Square
$60TUE, OCT 27Haunted CampfirePinot's Palette Logan Square · Northwest Side$60Details →Women & Children First
TUE, OCT 27J. Vanessa Lyon: Blackness Thirteen WaysWomen & Children First · North SideRegistration via EventbriteDetails →Women & Children First
WEDNESDAYS · 10:30 AMWeekly Morning StorytimeWomen & Children First · North SideSee listingDetails →Garfield Park Conservatory
WED, OCT 28Creatures of the NightGarfield Park Conservatory · West Loop & Near WestIncluded with reservationDetails →The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts
$230.00WED, OCT 28Head & Face Portrait Art Anatomy Through Quick-Sketch DrawingThe Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Downtown & Near North$230.00Details →Flan's Glass
$695.00WED, OCT 28Skills Stained Glass Class: 3-D Cottage HouseFlan's Glass · Northwest Side$695.00Details →Aartwerk
$270WED, OCT 28Painting II / Drawing IIAartwerk · North Side$270Details →Pinot's Palette Logan Square
$25WED, OCT 28Fleur NoirPinot's Palette Logan Square · Northwest Side$25Details →Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
$25-$30THU, OCT 29Nature Night OutPeggy Notebaert Nature Museum · North Side$25-$30Details →Trailside Museum of Natural History
THU, OCT 29Night at the MuseumTrailside Museum of Natural History · Oak Park & West SuburbsFree; registration requiredDetails →Pinot's Palette Logan Square
$39THU, OCT 29Fright NightPinot's Palette Logan Square · Northwest Side$39Details →Chicago Industrial Arts & Design Center
THRU SUN, NOV 8October Gallery ShowChicago Industrial Arts & Design Center · North SideSee listingDetails →How to read this page
This is the seven-day slice of everything we track across Chicago, sorted by date. Recurring things — a museum's weekly night, a market, a standing volunteer shift — are placed on the day they actually happen rather than the day they were entered, and nothing here was scraped: each listing was read off the organiser's own page by a person, and the price shown is the one printed there.
If you are after something specific, the narrower pages are faster: free events, workshops & classes, volunteer days, family events and venues by area.