Cultural Events in Chicago, IL

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• Pokémon Fossil Museum Exhibition

  Nov 8 – Apr 11, 2027 · 9:00 AM

  Field Museum, 1400 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL

  $21–$30

• Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

  Tuesday, November 10, 2026 · 7:30 PM

  The Auditorium Theatre, 50 E Ida B Wells Dr, Chicago, IL

  $58–$1103

• Elk Grove Historical Society Display

  Nov 7 – Feb 22, 2027 · All day

  Elk Grove Village Public Library, 1001 Wellington Avenue, Elk Grove Village, IL, 60007

  Free

• We the People: Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Beauty

  Nov 7 – Nov 11, 2026 · All day

  Greektown Chicago, 300 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL

  Free

• Chicago By Night River & Lake

  Saturday, November 7, 2026 · Evening

  Chicago’s First Lady Cruises, 112 E Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL

  $50

• Mon Ami Gabi's Wine Passport Series: Beaujolais Region

  Saturday, November 7, 2026 · All day

  Mon Ami Gabi - Chicago, 2300 N. Lincoln Park West, Chicago, IL

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• Wagyu, Whiskey, And Wine

  Saturday, November 7, 2026 · All day

  Morton's The Steakhouse, 9525 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Rosemont, IL

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• Wagyu, Whiskey, and Wine

  Saturday, November 7, 2026 · All day

  Morton's The Steakhouse, 1470 West McConnor Parkway, Schaumburg, IL

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• Catholic Mass at Evanston Campus

  Nov 8 – Apr 18, 2027 · All day

  Sheil Catholic Center at Northwestern University / Newman Center, 2110 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL

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• Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire

  Nov 8 – Nov 11, 2026 · 8:00 AM

  Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago, Illinois

  Free

• American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 10:00 AM

  American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

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• House Tours

  Nov 8 – May 6, 2027 · 1:00 PM

  Evanston History Center, 225 Greenwood St, Evanston, IL

  $10

• Chicago Greeter – Loop InstaGreeter

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 1:30 PM

  Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington St, Chicago

  Free

• Balloon Museum: EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 2:00 PM

  The Fields Studios, 4120 W Diversey Ave, Chicago, IL

  $31.99–$62.55

• Lincoln Park Blues and Gangster Tour

  Nov 8 – Apr 4, 2027 · 2:00 PM

  DePaul University, 2400 N. Sheffield Ave., Chicago, IL

  $29–$30

• Club de Lectura en Español: Temporada de Huracanes / Fernanda Melchor

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 2:00 PM

  Little Village Library, 2311 S. Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IL

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• Philosophy in the Graveyard: The Egyptian Book of the Dead

  Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 2:00 PM

  Graceland Cemetery, 4001 N. Clark st. Chicago, IL

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• Cutting and Pasting a World: The Paper Craft of Henry Darger

  Nov 8 – Nov 11, 2026 · 6:00 PM

  Intuit Art Museum, 756 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL

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• Haunted History Tours

  Nov 8 – Nov 26, 2026 · 7:00 PM

  Lincoln Park Zoo, IL

  $35

• Monday Lunch: Embroidered Traditions from Morocco to Afghanistan

  Nov 9 – May 3, 2027 · Start times 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM

  178 Forest Avenue, Oak Park, IL

  Free

• Grab and Go: Spice Club Kits (Ground Clove)

  Monday, November 9, 2026 · 12:00 PM

  Archer Heights Library, 5055 S. Archer Avenue, Chicago, IL

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• Diwali Celebration

  Monday, November 9, 2026 · 4:00 PM

  DePaul Center Concourse, 2250 N. Sheffield Ave., Suite 201, Chicago, IL

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• Railroad Ties

  Monday, November 9, 2026 · 7:00 PM

  10 South Emerson Street, Mt Prospect, IL

  Free

• Native American Culture Seminar

  Tuesday, November 10, 2026 · 10:00 AM

  Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., Orland Park, IL

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• Research Room Open

  Nov 10 – Nov 12, 2026 · 1:00 PM

  Evanston History Center, 225 Greenwood St, Evanston, IL 60201

  $10

• Loteria

  Tuesday, November 10, 2026 · 4:30 PM

  O'Connell Hall, O'Connell 360 (LCC), 1036 West Belden Avenue, Chicago, IL

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• Tlingit Artist James Johnson: Haa Shagoon

  Tuesday, November 10, 2026 · 6:00 PM

  Field Museum, 1400 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL

  $21–$30

• ESL Conversation Club

  Nov 10 – Apr 13, 2027 · 6:30 PM

  Palatine Library District, IL

  Sold out

• Pandemonium, Please Hold

  Tuesday, November 10, 2026 · 8:00 PM

  The Second City, 1616 N. Wells St., Chicago, IL

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• Illinois Holocaust Museum Reopening

  Wednesday, November 11, 2026 · All day

  Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, 9603 Woods Dr., Skokie, IL

  Free

• Illinois Free Wednesday

  Nov 11 – Nov 25, 2026 · 9:00 AM

  Field Museum, 1400 S. Dusable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL

  Free

• Veterans Day at the Museum

  Wednesday, November 11, 2026 · 10:00 AM

  Arlington Heights Historical Museum, 110 W Fremont Street, Arlington Heights, IL

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• Curiosity Cafe: The Midnight Ride of William Dawes

  Wednesday, November 11, 2026 · 12:00 PM

  Evanston History Center, 225 Greenwood St, Evanston, IL 60201

  Free

• Black Hawk Performance Company

  Wednesday, November 11, 2026 · 12:00 PM

  Field Museum, 1400 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL

  Free

• Spanish Conversation Group

  Nov 11 – Dec 9, 2026 · 6:00 PM

  Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Avenue, Chicago, IL

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• Stories, Traditions, and Dance of the Ho-Chunk Nation

  Wednesday, November 11, 2026 · 7:00 PM

  Glenview Public Library, 1930 Glenview Road, Glenview, IL

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• Argentine Tango Social Dancing

  Nov 11 – May 5, 2027 · 8:00 PM

  Artango Bar and Steakhouse, Chicago, IL

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• Native American and Mexican Cooking with Chef Pyet DeSpain

  Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 1:00 PM

  Mount Prospect Public Library, 10 South Emerson Street, Mt Prospect, IL

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• Conviviendo con Tepeyac

  Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 3:00 PM

  Student Center (Lincoln Park), 2020 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL

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• International Tasters Club

  Nov 12 – Dec 10, 2026 · 4:00 PM

  Lansing Public Library, 2750 Indiana Ave., Lansing, IL

  Free

• Downers Grove: Champagne Tasting

  Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 6:00 PM

  Binny's Downers Grove, 2020 Butterfield Rd., Downers Grove, IL

  $20

• Adult Book Discussion: Family Lore

  Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 6:00 PM

  Garfield Ridge Library, 6348 S. Archer Avenue, Chicago, IL

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• Club 3arabi: Arabic Exchange

  Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 6:00 PM

  Qamaria Yemeni Coffee, 4728 North Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IL

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• Café Francophone

  Friday, November 13, 2026 · 11:00 AM

  Schmitt Academic Center (SAC), 2320 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL

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• Muslim Friday Prayers (Salat al-Jumu'ah)

  Nov 13 – Nov 20, 2026 · 1:00 PM

  Lincoln Park Student Center - Suite 311, 2250 N. Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL

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• Sir Syed Day International Mushaira

  Friday, November 13, 2026 · 6:00 PM

  Lincolnwood Community Center, 4170 Morse Ave, Lincolnwood, IL

  $25

• Native American Heritage Month: Melissa Cody Art

  Friday, November 13, 2026 · 6:30 PM

  Orland Park Public Library, 14921 Ravinia Avenue, Orland Park, IL

  Free

• All the World

  Nov 13 – Dec 12, 2026 · Start times 2:00 PM – 7:30 PM

  Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL

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• Exploring Indigenous Ingenuity in Ancient Americas

  Saturday, November 14, 2026 · 9:00 AM

  Field Museum, 1400 S. Dusable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL

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• Laterne Laufen

  Saturday, November 14, 2026 · 5:30 PM

  DANK Haus, 4740 North Western Ave. Chicago, IL 60625

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• Congregation Etz Chaim

  Sunday, November 15, 2026 · 9:30 AM

  Congregation Etz Chaim, 1710 S Highland Ave, Lombard, IL

  Free

• YLD Visit to Anne Frank Exhibition

  Sunday, November 15, 2026 · 12:00 PM

  Griffin Museum Of Science & Industry Chicago, 5700 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL

  $5

• Northbrook Anniversary Open House

  Sunday, November 15, 2026 · 2:00 PM

  Village Hall, 1225 Cedar Lane, Northbrook, IL

  Free

• Decorate the Veterans Tree

  Monday, November 16, 2026 · 9:00 AM

  Lansing Public Library, 2750 Indiana Ave., Lansing, IL

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• Adult Book Club: Dearborn

  Monday, November 16, 2026 · 6:00 PM

  Canaryville Library, 642 W. 43rd Street, Chicago, IL

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• All Things Spanish

  Nov 16 – Jan 18, 2027 · 7:00 PM

  Glenview Public Library, 1930 Glenview Road, Glenview, IL

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• Let's Learn and Sing in Japanese

  Tuesday, November 17, 2026 · 1:30 PM

  Main Library, 1703 Orrington Ave, Evanston, IL

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• Language Cafe (in partnership w/INT'L CAFE)

  Nov 17 – Dec 15, 2026 · Start times 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM

  Main Library, 1703 Orrington Ave, Evanston, IL

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• La Loteria / La Lotería

  Tuesday, November 17, 2026 · 6:00 PM

  1585 Rand Road, Palatine, IL

  Free

• Silkworms POC Book Club: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

  Tuesday, November 17, 2026 · 6:30 PM

  Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport Library, 3400 S. Halsted Street, Chicago, IL

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• Look Back to Go Forward

  Wednesday, November 18, 2026 · All day

  Connect Gallery, 1451 E. 53rd St., IL

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• From the Stacks to the Streets: Chicago Cultural Mile Walking Tour

  Wednesday, November 18, 2026 · 10:00 AM

  Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago, IL

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• Watch Party: OBOC Finale with Samantha Harvey

  Thursday, November 19, 2026 · 3:00 PM

  Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago, IL

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• Haitian Heritage Month Konpa Sware

  Thursday, November 19, 2026 · 7:00 PM

  Haitian American Museum of Chicago, IL

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• EHC Out & About: The Gichigamiin Museum

  Friday, November 20, 2026 · 10:00 AM

  Gichigamiin Museum, 3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL

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• Dank Haus Sommer Stammtisch

  Nov 20 – Apr 16, 2027 · 7:30 PM

  DANK Haus, 4740 North Western Ave. Chicago, IL 60625

  Sold out

• Sandhill Cranes Trip

  Saturday, November 21, 2026 · 10:00 AM

  Emily Oaks Nature Center, 4650 Brummel St., Skokie, IL

  $60–$75

• Kino, Kaffee und Kuchen

  Nov 21 – Nov 28, 2026 · 10:30 AM

  DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, IL

  $5–$7

• Super Saturday: Chicago Cossacks - Ukrainian Music and Dance

  Saturday, November 21, 2026 · 11:00 AM

  Indian Trails Public Library, 355 Schoenbeck Road, Wheeling, IL

  Free

• Al Café con La BROCHA: Para Adultes con Condiciones de Memoria y sus Seres Querides

  Saturday, November 21, 2026 · 11:00 AM

  Little Village Library, 2311 S. Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IL

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• Los Traqueros de Chicago / The Rail Workers of Chicago

  Saturday, November 21, 2026 · 11:00 AM

  Lozano Library, 1805 S. Loomis Street, Chicago, IL

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• Spirited Stories: Indigiqueer Storytelling

  Saturday, November 21, 2026 · 1:00 PM

  Sulzer Regional, 4455 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL

  Free

• Field Favorites in ASL

  Saturday, November 21, 2026 · 1:30 PM

  Field Museum, 1400 S. Dusable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL

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• November Free Day

  Wednesday, November 25, 2026 · 10:00 AM

  Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum, 3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL

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• Adult Book Discussion: The Night Watchman

  Wednesday, November 25, 2026 · 1:00 PM

  Archer Heights Library, 5055 S. Archer Avenue, Chicago, IL

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• Neighborhood Nights

  Thursday, November 26, 2026 · 7:00 PM

  DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, IL

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• Chinatown Cultural Reads: My Dear You by Rachel Khong

  Saturday, November 28, 2026 · 3:30 PM

  Chinatown Library, 2100 S. Wentworth Avenue, Chicago, IL

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• Free First Tuesday

  Dec 1 – May 4, 2027 · 5:00 PM

  International Museum of Surgical Science, 1524 N. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL

  Free

• Spanish Book Club

  Thursday, December 3, 2026 · 1:00 PM

  Garfield Ridge Library, 6348 S. Archer Avenue, Chicago, IL

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• ¡Lotería! In the Archives

  Thursday, December 3, 2026 · 2:00 PM

  Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago, IL

  See tickets

• Taste Travelers

  Dec 3 – Jan 7, 2027 · 4:30 PM

  Glenview Public Library, 1930 Glenview Road, Glenview, IL

  See tickets

• Book Our Holiday Carolers

  Dec 4 – Dec 20, 2026 · All day

  Devonshire Cultural Center, 4400 Greenwood St, Skokie, IL

  $50

• Evanston: Champagne Tasting

  Friday, December 4, 2026 · 6:00 PM

  Binny's Evanston, 1111 Chicago Ave., Evanston, IL

  $20

• Free Museum Day

  Dec 5 – May 1, 2027 · 10:00 AM

  1401 Grove Ave, IL

  Free

• Club de Lectura en Español: La Vida Breve / Juan Carlos Onetti

  Sunday, December 6, 2026 · 2:00 PM

  Little Village Library, 2311 S. Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IL

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• Fourth Night, Fourth Light with JCC Chicago

  Tuesday, December 8, 2026 · 5:30 PM

  Gallagher Way, 3635 N Clark St, Chicago, IL

  Free

• Champagne Tasting

  Thursday, December 10, 2026 · 6:00 PM

  Binny's Lakeview, 3000 N. Clark, Chicago, IL

  $20

• Des Plaines: Champagne Tasting with a Noble Twist

  Thursday, December 10, 2026 · 6:00 PM

  Binny's Des Plaines, 767 W Golf Rd, Des Plaines, IL

  $20

• Look Back to Go Forward

  Friday, December 11, 2026 · All day

  Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St.

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• Muslims in America: Documentary Screening & Interfaith Dialogue

  Sunday, December 13, 2026 · 3:00 PM

  Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL

  Free

• Rising Up from Indian Country Coffee Talk

  Wednesday, December 16, 2026 · 1:30 PM

  Des Plaines History Center, 781 Pearson St, Des Plaines, IL

  Free

• December Free Day

  Wednesday, December 30, 2026 · 10:00 AM

  Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum, 3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL

  Free

• Joyous Japan

  Wednesday, January 6, 2027 · 7:00 PM

  Glenview Public Library, 1930 Glenview Road, Glenview, IL

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• MLK Jr. Open Mic and Poetry Contest

  Friday, January 15, 2027 · 3:00 PM

  Woodson Regional, 9525 S. Halsted Street, Chicago, IL

  Free

• Foundation Day Mass & Lunch

  Tuesday, January 26, 2027 · 12:00 PM

  Lewis Center, 25 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL

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• 25th Annual Banchet Awards for Culinary Excellence

  Sunday, January 31, 2027 · 5:30 PM

  Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL

  See tickets

• North Shore Mahjong Lesson

  Sunday, March 7, 2027 · 3:00 PM

  1314 Good Ave., IL

  $25–$50

• Advanced Tai-Chi

  Tuesday, March 9, 2027 · 2:30 PM

  Calumet City Public Library, 660 Manistee Ave., Calumet City, IL

  Free

• Mann in der Mitte: Max Schmeling

  Friday, March 12, 2027 · 7:00 PM

  DANK Haus, 4740 North Western Ave. Chicago, IL 60625

  $20–$25

• Chicago Tattoo Arts Convention

  Mar 19 – Mar 21, 2027 · All day

  DES Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont, IL

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• Here Come The Mummies

  Saturday, March 20, 2027 · 8:00 PM

  Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St, Des Plaines, IL

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• Love at First Page Book Club: Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura

  Thursday, April 1, 2027 · 7:00 PM

  Multipurpose Room, IL

  Free

• World Oddities Expo

  Saturday, April 17, 2027 · All day

  DES Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont, IL

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