15 venues · 76 upcoming events
Things to do in North Side: free events and every venue
Every place we list events for, grouped by neighbourhood. Each venue page shows what’s coming up (recurring shows on their next date), what we’ve listed there before, the address, the 'L', CTA buses and Metra and what’s nearby — checked by a person, not a crawler.
Free in North Side this week
4 free events in the next seven days, soonest first. Free means the venue prints it as free; a few still ask you to register.
- Lincoln Park Zoo
FreeDAILY · 10 AMFall FestLincoln Park ZooFreeDetails → - Lincoln Park Zoo
NIGHTLY · 4:30 PMZooLightsLincoln Park Zoo$7–$12 advance · $20 day of · Free Admission MondaysDetails → - Women & Children First
SAT, OCT 24Chicago Drag Story HourWomen & Children FirstFree · registration requiredDetails → - Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS · 1 PMMonarch Migration Nature WalksPeggy Notebaert Nature MuseumFree with AdmissionDetails →
North Side
- Aartwerk
Aartwerk5 upcomingEdgewaterEdgewater drawing and painting school running seven-week Drawing I, Painting I and multi-level painting courses on evenings and weekends.See what's on → - Chicago Clay Co-op
Chicago Clay Cooperative0 pastRavenswoodMember-run Ravenswood clay co-op that opens its wheels to the public for occasional mini-wheel and themed handbuilding workshops.See what's on → - CIADC
Chicago Industrial Arts & Design Center2 upcomingRogers ParkNonprofit shop teaching metalworking and forging, casting, woodworking and design in five- and ten-week classes, with member workshops and a gallery.See what's on → - Chicago School of ShoemakingChicago School of Shoemaking and Leather Arts0 pastRavenswood / LakeviewLeatherwork and shoemaking school with two-hour Leather Work 101 sessions, journal-cover and date-night workshops, and multi-day intensives.See what's on →
- Edgewater Pottery
Edgewater Pottery0 pastEdgewaterEdgewater clay studio teaching six-week wheel-throwing classes and one-off intro workshops.See what's on → - Green City MarketGreen City Market – Lincoln Park0 pastLincoln ParkChicago's flagship sustainable farmers market at the south end of Lincoln Park, Wednesdays and Saturdays 7am–1pm through November 21.See what's on →
- Lillstreet
Lillstreet Art Center23 upcomingRavenswoodChicago's big multi-media art center, running wheel-throwing date nights plus one-day printmaking, jewelry, natural-dye and textile workshops alongside multi-week classes.See what's on → - Lincoln Park ZooLincoln Park Zoo10 upcomingLincoln ParkFree-admission zoo in Lincoln Park with seasonal festivals, ZooLights, garden tours, adult nights and memory-enrichment programs.See what's on →
- Lincoln Square Pottery
Lincoln Square Pottery Studio and Learning Center3 upcomingNorth Center / Lincoln SquareCommunity clay studio with eight-week courses and two-hour weekend intro-to-wheel workshops.See what's on → - Park West Ceramics
Park West Ceramics0 pastLincoln ParkNeighborhood pottery studio running weekend wheel-throwing workshops and seasonal handbuilding nights alongside eight-week classes.See what's on → - Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum13 upcomingLincoln ParkNature museum with butterfly haven, free volunteer habitat workdays, monarch walks, yoga and specimen-pinning classes.See what's on → - Chicago Mosaic School
The Chicago Mosaic School4 upcomingEdgewaterDedicated mosaic school teaching six-week Mosaic I courses, intensive weekend workshops, smalti and Ravenna-method classes and open studio.See what's on → - Pottery Loop
The Pottery Loop0 pastRavenswoodRavenswood pottery studio offering wheel, handbuilding and glazing workshops, build-your-own course nights and candle socials.See what's on →
- Women & Children First
Women & Children First13 upcomingAndersonvilleFeminist independent bookstore in Andersonville hosting author talks, book groups, drag story hour and weekly storytime.See what's on → - indigo & violet
indigo & violet studio3 upcomingLakeview / North CenterSmall Lakeview studio teaching marbling on paper, silk and leather, watercolor, needle felting and calligraphy workshops.See what's on →