Environmentalism Events in Chicago

Check out happening environmentalism events all around Chicago, IL

Run for the Zoo 2026

 Sun, 31 May at 06:00 am N Cannon Dr at W Fullerton Pkwy, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60614

Thrift Lab

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

Green City Market Opening Day 2026

 Sat, 02 May at 08:00 am Mary Bartelme Park Area

Chicago Fight For Air Climb

 Sun, 12 Apr at 08:00 am Prudential Plaza Free

Conservation Celebration

 Thu, 26 Mar at 01:00 pm Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

17th Annual Woodlawn Community Summit

 Sat, 21 Mar at 08:00 am 969 E 60th St Free

WWE Illinois: Women's Adventure Film Tour

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:30 pm First Ascent Avondale Free

Plogging with the Bank of America Chicago Distance Series

 Sat, 21 Mar at 12:00 pm Clarence F. Buckingham Memorial Fountain Free

Sor Juana 2026: A Conversation with Ana Teresa Fernández & Guadalupe García

 Sat, 21 Mar at 02:00 pm National Museum of Mexican Art Free

Seeds of Action at the Climate Action Museum

 Sat, 04 Apr at 10:30 am Climate Action Museum Free

SOS: Save Our Seas By Ana Teresa Fernández

 Sat, 11 Apr at 11:00 am Ohio Street Beach Free

Family Day: Imagined Worlds

 Sat, 11 Apr at 10:00 am Smart Museum of Art Free

Wild Mile Block Party 2026

 Sun, 19 Jul at 03:00 pm Urban Rivers

2026 Chicago Beaver Festival

 Sat, 02 May at 01:00 pm Nichols Park Fieldhouse Free

Nature Block Party 2026 @ Eggers Grove!

 Sat, 16 May at 11:00 am Eggers Grove Free

Mind, Body, Planet with Jewel-Osco!

Sat, 18 Apr at 12:00 pm Jewel-Osco Free

FREEDOM (BIKE) RIDE ON MAJOR TAYLOR TRAIL

 Fri, 19 Jun at 06:00 pm Dan Ryan Woods Pavilion Free

Beaubien Woods Celebration 2026!

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am Beaubien Woods Free

Eat the Parks, Lincoln Park: North Pond

 Sat, 18 Apr at 10:00 am North Pond Nature Sanctuary USD 40 to 70

Spring Breakout Adventure

 Thu, 26 Mar at 11:00 am Dan Ryan Woods Visitors Center Free

Getting Started with Native Plants at Home

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:30 pm Logan Vegan USD 0 to 10

Connection Through Kokedama

 Tue, 07 Apr at 06:30 pm Midwest Coast Brewing Company USD 30 to 85

Ohio Street Beach Cleanup with Cleanup Club and LoveBlue!

 Sun, 29 Mar at 10:00 am Ohio Street Beach USD 0 to 13

Earth Day Harbor Cleanup - With Great Lakes Sailing

 Wed, 22 Apr at 05:00 pm 315 W. Montrose Harbor Drive, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60613

Earth Month Launch Party

 Sat, 04 Apr at 11:00 am 3248 N Pulaski Rd USD 0 to 13

Chicago Rally: Say No to the Peoples Gas Rate Hike

 Wed, 01 Apr at 05:30 pm Daley Plaza Free

Earth Day Trash Bash

 Sat, 25 Apr at 09:00 am Dan Ryan Woods-Central Picnic Grove #3 Free

Immersive Art Exhibit :Where Wings Meet Water

 Sun, 19 Apr at 10:00 am 315 W. Montrose Harbor Drive, Chicago, IL

Earths Greatest Enemy Screening

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:30 pm The Lincoln Lodge USD 15

No Telling Clothing Swap

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:00 pm Bridgeport, Chicago, Illinois

Spring Equinox: A Celebration of New Beginnings

 Sat, 21 Mar at 09:00 am Eggers Grove Free

Grant Park Earth Day Clean-Up

 Sat, 25 Apr at 09:30 am Clarence F. Buckingham Memorial Fountain Free

BEAVER DREAM 2: BIGGER, BETTER, BEAVER

 Mon, 06 Apr at 05:00 pm The Insect Asylum Free

Spring Clean & Green 2026

 Sat, 18 Apr at 09:00 am Mary Bartelme Park

The Sustainable/Upcycle Fashion Basics 101 [Class] [September]

 Wed, 02 Sep at 04:00 pm FashionBar Headquarters USD 482

Spring in the Garden at Chief O'Neill's

 Sun, 24 May at 03:00 pm Chief O'Neill's Pub & Restaurant

The Sustainable/Upcycle Fashion Basics 101 [Class] [April]

 Wed, 08 Apr at 04:00 pm FashionBar Headquarters USD 482

Neighborhood Clean-Up

 Sat, 04 Apr at 11:00 am EcoShip NFP Free

The Grass is Greener Where You Water it Earth Day Activation

 Wed, 22 Apr at 10:00 am Harold Washington Cultural Center USD 29

Spring Migration at LaBagh Woods

 Sat, 25 Apr at 08:30 am LaBagh Woods - Picnic Grove #3 Free

2026 Annual Animal Law Symposium

 Fri, 03 Apr at 12:30 pm Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Free

Trash People of McKinley Park x Bridgeport Environmentalists: Clean Up!

 Sat, 04 Apr at 04:00 pm Maria's Packaged Goods and Community Bar Free

Ravenswood Ave Cleanup with Cleanup Club!

 Sat, 04 Apr at 10:00 am 4356 N Hermitage Ave USD 0 to 13

the earth is always holding us: spring forest bathing for challenging times

 Sat, 11 Apr at 09:00 am Forest Glen Woods USD 0 to 29

Free! Earth Day Upcycled Painting

 Sun, 26 Apr at 03:00 pm Hey, I Thought Of You Free

Cosmo Rotary Volunteering Growing Solutions Farm

 Sat, 28 Mar at 10:30 am 2200 W Campbell Park Dr Free

We Are Each Other’s Harvest Screening and Conversation

 Wed, 15 Apr at 06:00 pm Jane Addams Hull-House Museum Free

Evening Woodcock Social at Marian Byrnes Natural Area

 Sun, 22 Mar at 06:30 pm Marian R. Byrnes Park Free

The Sustainable/Upcycle Fashion Basics 101 [Class] [March]

 Wed, 04 Mar at 04:00 pm FashionBar Headquarters USD 482

EARTH'S GREATEST ENEMY - Chicago Earth Day Screening

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:00 pm 5456 N Ashland Ave USD 0 to 10

CLF Chicago Hub Social

 Tue, 17 Mar at 05:30 pm 643 N Orleans St Free

Composting Workshop

 Sat, 23 May at 10:00 am South Chicago Farm USD 13 to 109

Building Operator Certification (BOC) Level I starts 04/30/2026 in Chicago.

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:30 am 20 N Wacker Dr USD 0 to 1,695

Butterfly Buddies

 Wed, 25 Mar at 05:30 pm 6218 S Neenah Ave

Pullman State Historic Site Garden Clean Up

 Sat, 21 Mar at 09:30 am 610 E 111th St Free

AGA Mindful Living Garden Community Work Day

 Sat, 11 Apr at 10:00 am Mindful Living

Extractive Waste: Power, Pollution, and Place

 Sat, 28 Mar at 12:00 pm Plant Chicago Free

Catherine Chevalier Woods walk

 Fri, 20 Mar at 01:00 pm Catherine Chevalier Woods Picnic Grove #2 Free

The Sustainable/Upcycle Fashion Basics 101 [Class] [July]

 Wed, 01 Jul at 04:00 pm FashionBar Headquarters USD 482

Book Discussion: Wrapped in Plastic by Nicole Pacini

 Sat, 11 Apr at 01:00 pm EcoShip Free

Wild Mile walk with Urban Rivers

 Sat, 13 Jun at 12:00 pm 905 W Eastman St Free

A Divine Connection to Nature (Free Event)

 Sat, 21 Mar at 10:00 am The Black Sage Free

Refuse the System: The 5 Rs as Acts of Resistance

 Sat, 20 Jun at 12:00 pm Plant Chicago Free

Volunteer with EcoShip (Saturdays)

 Sat, 14 Mar at 10:00 am 3248 N Pulaski Rd Free

Nature Jorunaling

 Sat, 07 Feb at 11:00 am FAME Center USD 23

Rising Utility Costs in Illinois

 Mon, 30 Mar at 07:00 pm Cafe Mustache Free

Mend in Public day with Chicago Textile Center

 Sun, 26 Apr at 12:00 pm The WasteShed USD 7

Spring Volunteer Workday

 Fri, 27 Mar 4815 N Sacramento Ave Free

Mend with Friends: A Community Repair Workshop

 Thu, 17 Jul at 05:30 pm Chicago Fair Trade Museum & Store USD 13 to 55