Exhibitions in Chicago

Check out happening exhibitions events all around Chicago, IL

Artist Talk: Timeless Bodies

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

Meet the Sustainability Leaders

 Wed, 29 Oct at 11:15 am McCormick Place Lakeside Center, East Building Free

The Chicago Pancakes & Booze Art Show (Vendor/Artist Reservations)

 Sat, 25 Oct at 08:00 pm Reggies

Chicago Auto Show

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

Randolph Street Market’s November Holiday Show

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

The Vault Market - Chicago

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

Multi-Sensory Placemaking: A Social Practice Experience

 Fri, 24 Oct at 07:00 pm 9928 S Crandon Ave Free

UniUni Argyle - Infusion of Art

 Sat, 25 Oct at 06:00 pm Uni Uni Boba USD 10

C2E2: Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo - Sunday

 Sat, 28 Mar at 06:00 pm McCormick Place

RUPTURE - A Solo Exhibition Ft. Jenny Vyas

 Fri, 07 Nov at 06:00 pm Chicago Athletic Association - The Unbound Collection by Hyatt Free

House of Beats Vol. 9

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

Night 3 - Silver Gilded Hand-mirror or Whispered Shell

 Sun, 26 Oct at 07:30 pm International Museum of Surgical Science USD 29 to 34

Friday Tour: Unto Thee

 Fri, 24 Oct at 01:00 pm Smart Museum of Art Free

After 5 at the Field

 Tue, 04 Nov at 05:00 pm 1400 S. Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive , Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60605

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

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

C2E2: Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo - Friday

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm McCormick Place

Chicaghoul 2025 Showcase

 Sat, 25 Oct at 06:00 pm Night City Free

Artist Talk: Carlos Barberena

 Sat, 01 Nov at 02:00 pm Intuit Art Museum USD 15

The Living Canvas

 Sat, 01 Nov at 05:00 pm 2017 W Howard St USD 33

Immersive AeroSTEM Expo & Recruitment event

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

Don’t DIY, Do It Together: Engaging Users in Exhibit Prototyping

 Mon, 20 Oct at 06:00 pm Shedd Aquarium Free

Exhibition Tour with Curator Janine Mileaf

 Tue, 28 Oct at 06:00 pm The Arts Club of Chicago Free

Frequency Series Presents: Mycelium New Music with Pamela Z

 Sun, 23 Nov at 08:30 pm 3111 N Western Ave Chicago IL 60618

Meet the Digital Construction Innovators

 Wed, 29 Oct at 01:45 pm McCormick Place Lakeside Center, East Building Free

Artist-Built Environments: Reimagining Placemaking in Times of Crisis

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

Chicago, IL - Silent Disco! at Punch Bowl Social

 Sat, 22 Mar Punch Bowl Social Chicago USD 12

Welcome Pre-Party, hosted by Chicago Architecture Biennial

 Fri, 24 Oct at 05:00 pm Stony Island Arts Bank Free

Morbid Curiosities! Surgical History Tour

 Wed, 22 Oct at 05:30 pm International Museum of Surgical Science USD 29 to 34

The Other Art Fair | Chicago

 Thu, 30 Oct at 04:00 pm 4325 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States

Real Estate & Facilities Management Mixer

 Thu, 30 Oct at 11:15 am McCormick Place Lakeside Center, East Building Free

Pancakes & Booze Art Show at Reggies Rock Club

 Sat, 25 Oct at 01:00 pm 2105 S State St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60616

SURFACE SOUNDS OF THE SUN

 Fri, 07 Nov at 06:00 pm Artruss Gallery Free

4th Van Wade Art Exhibition

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

9th Annual Chicago Black College Expo™

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

Chezile & Zinadelphia

 Wed, 29 Oct at 06:00 pm Outset

Shea Coulee

 Wed, 22 Oct at 06:00 pm Concord Music Hall

PIGMENTED BLACK FINE ART FAIRE

 Fri, 31 Oct at 06:00 pm Zhou B Art Center USD 23 to 56

IN-PERSON: Stephanie Morningstar on Indigenous Plant Knowledge

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

Builders Networking

 Thu, 30 Oct at 01:45 pm McCormick Place Lakeside Center, East Building Free

Women in Construction Networking Event - Chicago Build 2025

 Thu, 30 Oct at 03:00 pm McCormick Place Free

Inaugural Exhibition & Cocktail Hour at The Darkroom Chicago

 Sat, 01 Nov at 05:00 pm Rivian USD 0 to 10,673

Architecture

 Thu, 30 Oct at 12:30 pm McCormick Place Lakeside Center, East Building Free

Kirin Kane: Within, Without

 Fri, 07 Nov at 06:00 pm Lillstreet Art Center Free

Lee Mingwei Lecture

 Tue, 21 Oct at 06:00 pm Art Institute of Chicago

SML & SML XL

 Sat, 13 Dec at 06:00 pm Thalia Hall

Exhibition Opening | Aquí en Chicago

 Sat, 25 Oct at 10:00 am Chicago History Museum

The Movement at The Outset

 Sat, 08 Nov at 07:00 pm The Outset

Night 2 - Silver Gilded Hand-mirror or Whispered Shell

 Fri, 24 Oct at 07:30 pm International Museum of Surgical Science USD 29 to 34

Radicle Conversation + Community Dinner

 Thu, 23 Oct at 06:00 pm Hyde Park Art Center Free

Balu Brigada

 Tue, 21 Oct at 06:00 pm Thalia Hall

Fall Flowers Workshop: Still Life Sketching and Bouquet Building

 Sat, 25 Oct at 01:00 pm Oliva Gallery Free

A Ghouls Night Out Art Show

 Thu, 23 Oct at 05:00 pm Haz Cooperative Studios Free

Artist Talk: Alfonso “Piloto” Nieves Ruiz

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

The Chicago Art Girls Holiday Pop-Up Shop

 Sat, 13 Dec at 10:00 am Alexander Graham Bell Elementary School

Secrets and Specimens

 Thu, 23 Oct at 06:00 pm 1400 S. Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive , Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60605

Where Dissection and Écorché Intersect

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

MENTORING & NETWORKING: Ask Me Anything! AEC Industry Speed Mentoring

 Wed, 29 Oct at 04:30 pm McCormick Place Lakeside Center, East Building Free

Happy Hour with Industry Speakers

 Wed, 29 Oct at 12:30 pm McCormick Place Lakeside Center, East Building Free

Meet the Contractors, Developers and Architects in the Midwest

 Wed, 29 Oct at 10:00 am McCormick Place Lakeside Center, East Building Free

Show & Tell for Grown-Ups Theme: Zoology & Taxidermy

 Sun, 26 Oct at 05:00 pm The Insect Asylum USD 49

November Free Day at the American Writers Museum

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

At NHM: Greektown Walking Tour

 Sat, 25 Oct at 11:00 am National Hellenic Museum USD 10 to 12

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

 Thu, 09 Jan at 06:00 pm Gallery Guichard Free

The Chicago Vendor Market

 Sat, 08 Nov at 09:00 am The She Shed Free

SHIFT Stony Island Arts Bank Public Tour

 Sun, 26 Oct at 11:00 am Stony Island Arts Bank Free

Ravenswood Makers Market

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

Chicago Home Movie Day 2025

 Sat, 01 Nov at 01:00 pm Chicago History Museum

Houseplant at Garcias Chicago

 Thu, 23 Oct at 08:00 pm Garcias Chicago

Veterans Virtual Job Fair - Chicago

 Tue, 11 Nov at 03:00 pm Chicago Free

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

The Hand That Guides: Conversation with Artist Nathaniel Mary Quinn

 Thu, 30 Oct at 05:00 pm Green Line Performing Arts Center Free

Fashion Designer Call #2 for The Shows - April 2026

 Sat, 08 Nov at 02:00 pm Water Tower Place ( Level 3 at FASHIONBAR) USD 13

Tour: Stony Island Arts Bank

 Wed, 29 Oct at 04:30 pm Stony Island Arts Bank Free

Diversity in Construction Networking Event - Chicago Build 2025

 Wed, 29 Oct at 03:00 pm McCormick Place Free

Exhibition: DePaul Blue Demons Women's Basketball vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers

 Fri, 24 Oct at 06:00 pm McGrath-Phillips Arena

Vision Expo 2025

 Tue, 28 Oct at 09:00 am City Hall Events Free

Pocket Con 2025 : The Free Comic Convention Celebrating Characters and Creators of Color

 Sat, 29 Nov at 12:00 pm Chicago History Museum

Exhibition Tour: Highlights from the Intuit Art Museum Collection

 Fri, 24 Oct at 01:00 pm Intuit Art Museum USD 20

The Artist’s Secret Language

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

Laura Huertas Millán: Pharmakon Ecologies

 Thu, 06 Nov at 06:00 pm 164 N State St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60601

Dozin' with the Dinos

 Sat, 22 Nov at 05:30 pm Field Museum

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

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

2025 LA VIDA Health & Wellness Expo Presented by AMBETTER HEALTH

 Sun, 09 Nov at 09:00 am Humboldt Park Health Wellness Center Free

VOLUNTEER at NATURAL HAIR FEST® CHICAGO - CLICK HERE

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

112 Total & Case

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

The Light of Day Art Project

 Sat, 08 Nov at 11:00 am Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE)

Tortoise

 Mon, 10 Nov at 06:00 pm Auditorium Theatre - IL

2025 La Vida Health & Wellness Expo Presented by AMBETTER HEALTH

 Sat, 08 Nov at 09:00 am Humboldt Park, Chicago

SNEAKER CON CHICAGO NOVEMBER 1, 2025. THE GREATEST SNEAKER SHOW ON EARTH.

 Sat, 01 Nov at 12:00 pm Schaumburg Convention Center USD 28 to 34

Underground Art Market at Revolution Brewing Taproom

 Sat, 06 Dec at 12:00 pm Revolution Brewing

Chicago Build Expo 2025

 Wed, 29 Oct at 09:30 am McCormick Place Lakeside Center, East Building, South DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, USA

Audacity 2025

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

Innovation Day (Fall '25)

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

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

BUÑUEL: MASTER OF DREAMS - The Unveiling of Luis Buñuel

 Sun, 02 Nov at 12:00 pm International Museum of Surgical Science Free

December Free Day at the American Writers Museum

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

Surgical Science at Sunset

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

FashionBar's Showroom - OPEN HOUSE - February 2026

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

FashionBar's Showroom - OPEN HOUSE - April 2026

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

Partner Event | Chamber Music Immersive: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

 Wed, 29 Oct at 06:30 pm Chicago History Museum