Exhibitions in Chicago

Check out happening exhibitions events all around Chicago, IL

Chicago Auto Show

 Fri, 06 Feb at 06:00 pm South Building at McCormick Place

The Vault Market - Chicago

 Sat, 29 Nov at 12:00 pm Half Acre Beer Co Free

Randolph Street Market’s November Holiday Show

 Sat, 15 Nov at 10:00 am Chicago Antique Market Randolph Street

November Free Day at the American Writers Museum

 Sun, 16 Nov at 10:00 am American Writers Museum Free

Holiday Gift Party at Oliva Gallery

 Fri, 19 Dec at 05:00 pm Oliva Gallery Free

VIRTUAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE Chicago, Illinois, United States

 Wed, 03 Dec at 10:00 am Chicago O'Hare International Airport Free

Best In Grass Illinois 2025

 Wed, 10 Dec at 07:30 pm Park West

House of Beats Vol. 9

 Sat, 06 Dec at 08:00 pm Epiphany Center for the Arts Free

Annual 12x12 Art Show Opening Night

 Fri, 21 Nov at 05:00 pm Elephant Room Gallery Free

Junk Dump Magazine Release Party

 Sat, 15 Nov at 06:00 pm Point Blank Gallery USD 7 to 29

Vjosa Indoor Market

 Sat, 15 Nov at 10:00 am Vjosa Cafe & Events Free

AMFM L!ve | Season 2, Episode 2

 Thu, 20 Nov at 07:00 pm Working From_Fulton Market Free

TDOR 2025 ECONOMIC JUSTICE EXPO - Professional Portraits

 Fri, 14 Nov at 02:00 pm Bramble Arts Loft Free

SkyART Holiday Market

 Sat, 06 Dec at 11:00 am 3450 W Lake St Free

C2E2: Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo - Friday

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm McCormick Place

Third Friday Open Studios November 21, 2025

 Fri, 21 Nov at 07:00 pm Bridgeport Art Center Chicago Free

IN-PERSON: Stephanie Morningstar on Indigenous Plant Knowledge

 Thu, 20 Nov at 06:00 pm The Arts Club of Chicago Free

4th Van Wade Art Exhibition

 Sat, 15 Nov at 05:00 pm Studio15 / TVP Tech Solutions LLC Free

Naughty or Nice

 Thu, 04 Dec at 06:00 pm Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

C2E2: Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo - Sunday

 Sat, 28 Mar at 06:00 pm McCormick Place

VOLUNTEER at NATURAL HAIR FEST® CHICAGO - CLICK HERE

 Sun, 30 Nov at 09:00 am 201 W Lake St Free

Eras After Dark: A Field Museum Homecoming

 Fri, 14 Nov at 06:00 pm 1400 S. Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive , Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60605

Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago

 Sat, 06 Dec at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Center

Veterans Virtual Job Fair - Chicago

 Tue, 11 Nov at 03:00 pm Chicago Free

Artist Talk: Timeless Bodies

 Sat, 15 Nov at 03:00 pm Oliva Gallery Free

UIC School of Art and Art History: Open House & Open Studios

 Fri, 14 Nov at 05:00 pm 400 S Peoria St Free

Chemical X - Group Exhibition + Artist Talk

 Sat, 22 Nov at 06:00 pm Evoke Gallery USD 0 to 29

Where Dissection and Écorché Intersect

 Thu, 13 Nov at 06:00 pm International Museum of Surgical Science Free

Sonorous Somatics 008: Andres Hernandez + Damon Locks

 Sat, 15 Nov at 01:00 pm 4445 S King Dr Free

9th Annual Chicago Black College Expo™

 Sat, 04 Apr at 10:00 am Chicago State University Free

Members of St. Charles Singers | Painter Tina Druce-Hoffman

 Sun, 15 Mar at 02:30 pm Artifact Events USD 34

Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago

 Fri, 12 Dec at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Center

The Shops - Grammy Edition Pop-up

 Sun, 08 Feb at 12:00 pm Water Tower Place (Level 3 Next to JJill and White House Black Market)

SML & SML XL

 Sat, 13 Dec at 06:00 pm Thalia Hall

Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago

 Fri, 19 Dec at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Center

Artist-Built Environments: Reimagining Placemaking in Times of Crisis

 Thu, 13 Nov at 06:00 pm Intuit Art Museum Free

Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago

 Thu, 20 Nov at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Center

Artini - Where Art, Music and Cocktails meet at Gallery Guichard

 Thu, 09 Oct Gallery Guichard Free

The Chicago Map Society Presents: Mapping Outside the Lines

 Thu, 20 Nov at 05:30 pm Newberry Library Free

The Artist’s Secret Language

 Thu, 20 Nov at 05:30 pm Hairpin Arts Center Free

Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago

 Sat, 15 Nov at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Center

Dozin' with the Dinos

 Sat, 22 Nov at 05:30 pm Field Museum

Underground Art Market at Revolution Brewing Taproom

 Sat, 06 Dec at 12:00 pm Revolution Brewing

Ravenswood Makers Market

 Sun, 30 Nov at 01:00 pm 4241 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60613

Innovation Day (Fall '25)

 Fri, 05 Dec at 09:00 am Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship—Tellabs Innovation Alley Free

Immersive AeroSTEM Expo & Recruitment event

 Sat, 04 Apr at 10:00 am Hermann Hall Free

Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago

 Thu, 04 Dec at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Center

Audacity 2025

 Thu, 13 Nov at 05:30 pm Walden USD 35 to 100

Fashion Designer Call #5 for The Shows - April 2026

 Sat, 07 Feb at 02:00 pm Water Tower Place ( Level 3 at FASHIONBAR) USD 13

INK Fest 2026

 Fri, 13 Feb at 10:00 am 754 S Wabash Ave Free

The Wild Marshall Square Sculpture Exhibition

 Fri, 14 Nov at 04:00 pm 2214 S Sacramento Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60623

Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago

 Thu, 11 Dec at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Center

Artist Talk: Alfonso “Piloto” Nieves Ruiz

 Sat, 13 Dec at 01:00 pm Intuit Art Museum USD 20

Surgical Science at Sunset

 Wed, 12 Nov at 05:30 pm International Museum of Surgical Science USD 29 to 34

Fashion Designer Call #3 for The Shows - April 2026

 Sat, 13 Dec at 02:00 pm Water Tower Place ( Level 3 at FASHIONBAR) USD 13

IMSS Candlelite Historic Home Tour

 Wed, 19 Nov at 05:30 pm International Museum of Surgical Science USD 29 to 34

Textiles Close Up: Chicago

 Sun, 16 Nov at 10:30 am Art Institute of Chicago

December Free Day at the American Writers Museum

 Sun, 21 Dec at 10:00 am American Writers Museum Free

Introductory Ikenobo Ikebana Workshop (In-Person)

 Sun, 07 Dec at 02:30 pm Japanese Culture Center USD 87

Figure Drawing Session: Timeless Bodies

 Sun, 07 Dec at 03:00 pm Oliva Gallery USD 26

Spirit of GANAS

 Wed, 03 Dec at 06:00 pm Rosebud Taylor Street USD 100

Dozin' with the Dinos

 Sat, 17 Jan at 05:30 pm 1400 S. Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive , Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60605

Natural Hair Fest® CHICAGO Creativity, Community & Culture

 Sun, 30 Nov at 10:00 am The Congress Plaza Hotel & Convention Center USD 14 to 122

Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago

 Sat, 07 Mar at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Center

Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago

 Sat, 09 May at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Center

American Prophets: Kathryn Gin Lum, "Heathen" (IN PERSON)

 Wed, 10 Dec at 06:00 pm American Writers Museum USD 10 to 13

Chicago Printers Guild Guided Tour: All for Print. Print for All.

 Thu, 27 Nov at 02:00 pm Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public Library Free

112 Total & Case

 Fri, 14 Nov at 06:00 pm Arie Crown Theater

FashionBar's Showroom - OPEN HOUSE - February 2026

 Fri, 27 Feb at 05:00 pm FashionBar The Showroom USD 7

Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago

 Thu, 13 Nov at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Center

FashionBar's Showroom - OPEN HOUSE - April 2026

 Fri, 10 Apr at 05:00 pm FashionBar The Showroom USD 7

Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago

 Sat, 21 Mar at 06:30 pm Chicago Symphony Center

Spirituality & Song: From Leonard Cohen to Fleetwood Mac (IN PERSON)

 Mon, 24 Nov at 06:00 pm American Writers Museum USD 10 to 13

CMAA's 2nd Annual Holiday Procurement Expo

 Thu, 04 Dec at 02:00 pm Allsteel Chicago Experience Center Free

Lit & Luz:De la misma habitación: A Walkthrough with the artist Magali Lara

 Tue, 11 Nov at 12:00 pm UNAM Chicago Free

Fashion Designer Call #4 for The Shows - April 2026

 Sat, 10 Jan at 02:00 pm Water Tower Place ( Level 3 at FASHIONBAR) USD 13

Let's Talk About Art: SHIFT, Architecture in Times of Radical Change

 Thu, 11 Dec at 01:00 pm 78 E Washington St Free

Gun Violence Prevention Expo

 Thu, 20 Nov at 09:00 am Isadore and Sadie Dorin Forum, West Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL, USA

Windy City Camp Fair at Loyola University Chicago

 Sun, 15 Mar at 12:00 pm Loyola University Chicago, JoAnn Rooney Hall Free

Unscheduled Cash4RC Buying Event in Illinois

 Sat, 14 Mar at 03:00 pm Chicago, IL

FashionBar's Showroom - OPEN HOUSE - January 2026 Edition

 Thu, 22 Jan at 05:00 pm FashionBar The Showroom USD 7

Surgical Science at Sunset

 Wed, 17 Dec at 05:30 pm International Museum of Surgical Science USD 29 to 34

Museum of Illusions Chicago Honors Veterans with Free Admission

 Sat, 08 Nov at 10:00 am Museum of Illusions Chicago

Open Gallery Hours: Oliva Gallery

 Fri, 07 Nov at 05:00 pm Oliva Gallery Free

Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago

 Thu, 29 Jan at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Center

Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago

 Tue, 06 Jan at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Center

Fashion Designer Call #6 for The Shows - April 2026

 Sat, 14 Mar at 02:00 pm Water Tower Place ( Level 3 at FASHIONBAR) USD 13

FashionBar's Showroom - OPEN HOUSE - March 2026

 Thu, 26 Mar at 05:00 pm FashionBar The Showroom USD 7

Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Center

Chicago Rum Fest 2026

 Sat, 25 Apr at 02:00 pm Logan Square Auditorium USD 26 to 301

Distinct Motive

 Thu, 04 Dec at 06:00 pm Chop Shop Chicago

Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago

 Thu, 19 Feb at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Center

Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Center

Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Center

Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Center

Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Center

Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Center

Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Center

Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Center

Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago

 Thu, 07 May at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Center