Fine-arts Events in Chicago

Check out happening fine-arts events all around Chicago, IL

11th Annual Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade 2025

 Sat, 18 Oct at 06:00 pm State Street

Flamenco and Fashion: A Legacy in Motion – World Fashion Festival

 Thu, 18 Sep at 07:00 pm Macys Chicago USD 50 to 150

Tantra Speed Date® - Chicago! (Meet Singles Speed Dating)

 Sat, 13 Sep at 05:30 pm Moksha Yoga Center USD 49 to 140

Chicago St Patty Day Exotic Paintings BYOB Wine and Paint Male Model

 Fri, 10 Oct 5425 W Lawrence Ave USD 34

2025 All Access Chicago Day Of The Dead Bar Crawl

 Sat, 01 Nov at 08:00 pm Lincoln Park, River North, Wicker Park Venues,Chicago,60654,US USD 0 to 22

Chicago Artopia Presents: Leonela Alejandro

 Sun, 21 Sep at 03:00 pm West Lawn Branch, Chicago Public Library Free

West Loop Music and Art Fest

 Sat, 20 Sep at 12:00 pm Fulton and Sangamon St

Rm 921: Willea Zwey

 Fri, 19 Sep at 07:00 pm 21c Museum Hotel Chicago Free

DCASE Presents - Under The Dome - OCTOBER 2025

 Thu, 23 Oct at 05:00 pm Chicago Cultural Center Free

Lakeview East Festival of the Arts

 Sat, 13 Sep at 11:00 am 3138 N Broadway St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60657

Bird Skeleton Articulation Class with Gotham Taxidermy

 Fri, 12 Sep at 05:00 pm The Insect Asylum USD 55 to 407

Art on the Farm with Chicago FarmWorks

 Fri, 19 Sep at 05:00 pm 407 N Albany Ave Free

Cheech Marin: Culture, Comedy, and Chicano Art

 Sun, 21 Sep at 06:00 pm Apollos 2000

Authors on Tap: Brian Baker and Lior Phillips

 Sat, 20 Sep at 07:00 pm Exile in Bookville Free

Make Recycled Glass Suncatchers & Jewelry

 Sat, 20 Sep at 01:00 pm Andersonville Galleria USD 73

SpaceShift Collective Activates the Garden

 Sat, 11 Oct at 01:00 pm The Arts Club of Chicago Free

Latina Expo 2025 – Chicago | Empowerment, Innovation & Community

 Fri, 03 Oct at 09:00 am Malcolm X College USD 14 to 26

"Rhinoceros" by Darin Latimer

 Fri, 19 Sep at 06:00 pm Elephant Room Gallery Free

BYOB Sip & Paint Event - "Stained Glass"

 Sat, 13 Sep at 07:00 pm Sip & Paint USD 43

ALLA BOARA Live at Fulton Street Collective

 Sat, 04 Oct at 07:30 pm Fulton Street Collective Free

The Fall West Loop Contemporary Fine Art Expo Oct. 17-19, 2025

 Fri, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm Stephen M. Bailey Auditorium, Plumbers Hall USD 23 to 66

ART & JAZZ—Emily Mwila and Wayne Jones Perform at ALMA Gallery

 Fri, 19 Sep at 07:00 pm ALMA Gallery 3636 S Iron St Free

What's On Her Mind: The Mental Workload of Family Life by Allison Daminger

 Fri, 12 Sep at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Lucius at Salt Shed - Indoor Shed

 Sat, 18 Oct at 07:30 pm Salt Shed - Indoor Shed

A Mixtape for Stom

 Sat, 20 Sep at 07:00 pm The Harper Theater

The Simple Remedy at Lakeview East Festival of the Arts 2025

 Sat, 13 Sep at 07:30 pm Lakeview East Festival of the Arts

Crime Ink: Iconic Book Launch

 Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Chicago Exotic Paintings BYOB Sip and Paint with Male Models

 Fri, 26 Feb at 08:00 pm 5425 W Lawrence Ave USD 33

Paint Nite Brand Creative Events

 Sat, 11 Oct at 12:00 pm Output Lounge USD 42

Victoria Martinez: Frente a la vida / Facing Life

 Sat, 20 Sep at 02:00 pm Poetry Foundation Free

Free Museum Night / Bon Odori Workshop / Prelude to the Spiral Performance

 Fri, 19 Sep at 05:00 pm Heritage Museum of Asian Art Free

Port Wine Fest Chicago: A Celebration of Portuguese Wine + Culture!

 Thu, 02 Oct at 05:00 pm Walden

Office Hours Comedy Showcase & Open-mic

 Wed, 17 Sep at 07:00 pm Ph.D Pub Chicago Free

Ava - The Secret Conversations at Fine Arts Building Chicago

 Fri, 26 Sep Fine Arts Building Chicago

Designing Sanctuary: Creating Environments that Heal, Inspire and Transform

 Wed, 17 Sep at 11:30 am 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza | Meet on 6 Conference Center, Suite 6-180 Free

NUDI-TEA: get TUCKED

 Sat, 18 Oct at 08:00 pm Eli Tea Bar USD 39 to 66

World Relief- Service Day 2025

 Sat, 13 Sep at 08:00 am North Park University Free

Mushroom Church - Chicago

 Fri, 10 Oct at 07:00 pm Wicker Park Lutheran Church USD 17 to 44

North Park Covenant Church- Service Day 2025

 Sat, 13 Sep at 08:00 am North Park University Free

KEHSIN XU JOBIM TRIBUTE and REYES Live at Fulton Street Collective

 Thu, 18 Sep at 07:30 pm Fulton Street Collective Free

Rituals of Remembering: Living Altars

 Sat, 20 Sep at 12:00 pm 4910 W Quincy St Free

BYOB Sip & Paint Event - "Froggies on a Lily Pad"

 Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm Sip & Paint USD 43

Tangled in Blue: Honoring Grief, Holding Time - A Lecture with Dr. Royster

 Fri, 12 Sep at 04:30 pm The LeRoy Neiman Center (SAIC) Free

Wheel Throwing & Hand building Workshop

 Sat, 13 Sep at 03:00 pm Pink Giraffe Art Studio USD 73

Fall of the Equinox : Women Embodied | Empowered : Nesbitt | Van Dyken

 Fri, 19 Sep at 04:30 pm Timeless Arts Gallery & Studio Free

Sea Glass Art for Ages 7 to Adult (Afternoon)

 Sat, 13 Sep at 01:00 pm NEIU Fine Arts Building USD 29

The Witcher In Concert

 Sat, 04 Oct Auditorium Theatre Chicago

Parking The Witcher In Concert

 Sat, 04 Oct Auditorium Theatre Chicago

Ain't Misbehavin at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre

 Sat, 13 Sep at 02:00 pm Chicago Shakespeare Theatre

Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theater at Auditorium Theatre Chicago

 Sat, 15 Nov at 07:30 pm Auditorium Theatre Chicago

Suminagashi - Japanese Paper Marbling Workshop

 Sat, 20 Sep at 03:30 pm Japanese Culture Center USD 66

Walk & Talk

 Sat, 13 Sep at 11:30 am Lincoln Park Cultural Center USD 36

Paging Mr. Herman

 Fri, 12 Sep at 07:00 pm 2532 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60647

LINE and Luscia Jane

 Sun, 28 Sep at 06:00 pm UncommonGround - Lakeview USD 16 to 21

Oktoberfest with the Cubs

 Fri, 19 Sep at 04:00 pm 1126 W Grace St USD 18

Six Feet Under at Avondale Music Hall

 Sat, 18 Oct at 08:00 pm Avondale Music Hall

My Momma's Era The Musical Stage Production

 Sat, 27 Sep at 07:00 pm Greenwood Oasis

Romance in the Studio - A date night at the Gallery

 Fri, 12 Sep at 06:00 pm 5504 West Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA Free

Paint Nite Brand Creative Events

 Sat, 22 Nov at 12:00 pm Output Lounge USD 42

Friday Tour: Unto Thee

 Fri, 10 Oct at 01:00 pm Smart Museum of Art Free

Qais Essar & Sonny Singh: SANGAT Album Release Concert

 Sat, 08 Nov at 07:30 pm South Asia Institute USD 23 to 66

Hubbard Haus Bar Hop

 Sat, 27 Sep at 12:00 pm 112 W Hubbard St USD 16 to 26

Pink Floyd's 1975 classic WISH YOU WERE HERE Performed Live at FSC

 Tue, 16 Sep at 07:30 pm Fulton Street Collective Free

Yini's Erhu Performance

 Sun, 28 Sep at 03:00 pm The World Music Foundation Listening Room Free

Live Art & Afro Beats

 Sat, 20 Sep at 07:00 pm 201 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60607

Artist-led Exhibition tour of “Common Sky"

 Fri, 12 Sep at 02:00 pm South Asia Institute USD 18

GET LOST @ NEON GARDENS

 Fri, 12 Sep at 09:00 pm 2576 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60614-2314, United States

“The Recipe” Opening Solo Exhibition by Calvin Coleman!

 Fri, 19 Sep at 06:00 pm Gallery Guichard Free

PIGMENTED BLACK FINE ART FAIRE

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

My Lovey & Me Portrait Event - Sept 20th - - CHICAGO

 Sat, 20 Sep at 09:00 am Love, Charlie USD 100

Kintsugi for Beginners

 Sat, 04 Oct at 03:30 pm Japanese Culture Center USD 130

Drink & Draw

 Mon, 22 Sep at 07:00 pm Beermiscuous Free

Debí Pintar Mas Benito Sip and Paint

 Wed, 24 Sep at 07:00 pm La Licor Panamericana USD 36

Toast to Time Event | Toast za czas miniony MPA

 Sat, 11 Oct at 06:30 pm 984 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60642

Paint Nite Brand Creative Events

 Sat, 06 Dec at 12:00 pm Output Lounge USD 42

Parking Mirador

 Sat, 13 Sep at 12:30 am Metro Chicago

Paint & Sip at Passages Wine and Books September 14

 Sun, 14 Sep at 03:00 pm Passages Wine and Books USD 44 to 132

Butoh Dance Workshop

 Sat, 20 Sep at 06:30 pm Japanese Culture Center USD 28 to 50

Make your Own Needle Felted Pumpkin

 Sun, 14 Sep at 03:00 pm October Cafe USD 38

Elevation Rhythm

 Thu, 11 Sep at 06:00 pm Vic Theatre

Chicago TSITP Finale Experience: Watch Party + Activities

 Wed, 17 Sep at 06:00 pm 843 1/2 W Belmont Ave USD 50

CLEAT Series: between systems and grounds , Ritual Is

 Fri, 12 Sep at 08:00 pm Elastic Arts

Rock over London, Rock on Chicago: A Wesley Willis Happy Hour

 Thu, 18 Sep at 05:00 pm Intuit Art Museum USD 15

Performance: Refining The Third Ear - Night 3

 Thu, 02 Oct at 07:00 pm International Museum of Surgical Science USD 0 to 15

VISIONS JAZZ ENSEMBLE and JIMMY FARACE TRIO Live at FSC

 Thu, 11 Sep at 07:30 pm Fulton Street Collective Free

Exhibition Tour

 Fri, 26 Sep at 01:00 pm Intuit Art Museum USD 15

Andersonville Arts Weekend

 Fri, 03 Oct at 05:00 pm Andersonville, Chicago, Il

Meta24 x Energy CX

 Fri, 12 Sep at 06:00 pm Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago USD 109

Chicago Kid Fest

Sun, 14 Sep at 09:00 am 1018 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60622-3408, United States

BXVL Market - For The Love Of Art

 Wed, 24 Sep at 04:00 pm Boxville Free

25th Anniversary at Thalia Hall at Thalia Hall

 Tue, 21 Oct at 08:00 pm Thalia Hall

Let’s Sketch Chicago’s Chinatown with Urban Sketchers Chicago!

 Sat, 20 Sep at 09:00 am Ping Tom Park, Chinatown

Introduction to Ikebana Flower Arrangement: 6 Week Class

 Sun, 28 Sep at 04:00 pm Japanese Culture Center USD 236

STEPHEN PHILIP HARVEY JAZZ ORCHESTRA Live at FSC

 Mon, 27 Oct at 07:30 pm Fulton Street Collective Free

SMWSA presents The Art and Science of Tasting - Chicago

 Wed, 17 Sep at 06:00 pm Birch Road Clubhouse at Lincoln Park USD 116

Viceroy Spirited Series featuring American Whiskeys

 Fri, 14 Nov at 06:00 pm Somerset

2025 Oktoberfestiversary

 Sat, 11 Oct at 11:00 am 1800 W Cuyler Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60613

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor: Just Shine!

 Sat, 20 Sep at 01:00 pm 400 South State St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60605

Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci at Lyric Opera House

 Sat, 01 Nov at 07:30 pm Lyric Opera House

The Artist Within

 Sun, 21 Sep at 10:00 am T Mari Gallery USD 162