10 venues · 31 upcoming events
Things to do in Oak Park & West Suburbs: 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 Oak Park & West Suburbs this week
2 free events in the next seven days, soonest first. Free means the venue prints it as free; a few still ask you to register.
Oak Park & West Suburbs
- Cantigny
Cantigny Park6 upcomingWheatonEstate gardens and First Division Museum with guided museum tours, family nights and seasonal events.See what's on → - Elmhurst Art Museum
Elmhurst Art Museum4 upcomingElmhurstArt museum with a busy studio program: adult ceramics, life drawing, Japanese bookbinding and washi papermaking workshops, plus Create With Us nights.See what's on → - Forest Preserves of Cook CountyForest Preserves of Cook County0 pastRiver Forest (HQ)County forest preserve system running restoration workdays, bird walks, paddles, forest therapy and nature-center programs across Cook County.See what's on →
- La Grange Art League
La Grange Art League4 upcomingLa GrangeCommunity art league with adult painting classes and one-day workshops from cold-wax painting to glass mosaic trays and needle-felted gnomes.See what's on → - OPAL
Oak Park Art League3 upcomingOak ParkCentury-old community art league offering five-week adult art sessions, open figure drawing, maker meetups and gallery talks.See what's on → - Oak Park Farmers Market
Oak Park Farmers' Market1 upcomingDowntown Oak ParkVillage-run Saturday farmers market in the Pilgrim Church lot with bake sales, pop-up vendors and a closing Stone Soup day.See what's on → - Slowfire
Slowfire Ceramics0 pastForest ParkCeramics studio with flexible monthly adult wheel classes, family clay nights and raku workshops, plus a members' studio in Oak Park.See what's on → - Morton ArboretumThe Morton Arboretum0 pastLisle1,700-acre tree museum with guided walks, classes, Illumination light show and seasonal family events.See what's on →
- Trailside Museum
Trailside Museum of Natural History9 upcomingRiver ForestForest preserve nature museum in Thatcher Woods with free bird walks, forest therapy, restoration workdays and family programs.See what's on → - ViaClay
ViaClay4 upcomingOak ParkOak Park clay studio with six-week wheel and handbuilding courses, Friday Wine-o-Rama nights and Saturday one-time pottery sessions.See what's on →