History Events in Chicago

Check out happening history events all around Chicago, IL

2026 May 3rd Constitution Day Parade

Sat, 02 May at 11:30 am Balbo and Columbus

Junior Council's 37th Annual Snowball Gala

 Sat, 28 Feb at 08:00 pm Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel Free

Chicago Architecture Center River Cruise Aboard First Lady

 Sun, 29 Mar at 12:00 am Chicago Architecture Center - First Lady

Chicago Architecture Center River Cruise Aboard First Lady

 Fri, 27 Mar at 12:00 am Chicago Architecture Center - First Lady

Chicago Misconceptions • Third Coast: The Great Inland Port

 Tue, 10 Mar at 07:00 pm The Bad Apple (Lincoln Park) USD 0 to 45

U-505 In-Depth Experience

 Sun, 15 Mar at 07:45 am Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

Commemorative Day | Black History Month

 Sat, 28 Feb at 11:00 am Chicago History Museum

Chicago Misconceptions • Unpacking Anti-LGBTQ Stereotypes

 Tue, 31 Mar at 07:00 pm The Bad Apple (Lincoln Park) USD 0 to 45

Black History Month Closeout Celebration

 Sat, 28 Feb at 10:00 am DuSable Museum of African American History Free

Erik Larson in Conversation with Mark Bazer "Demon of Unrest"

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey) USD 36

Snail Mail

 Sun, 12 Apr at 12:30 am Riviera Theatre - Chicago

Chicago Misconceptions • Urban Renewal: Good or Bad?

 Tue, 24 Mar at 07:00 pm The Bad Apple (Lincoln Park) USD 0 to 45

Chicago Misconceptions • "We just don't make 'em like we used to"

 Tue, 03 Mar at 07:00 pm The Bad Apple (Lincoln Park) USD 0 to 45

Black History Month Closeout Celebration/Leo High School Choir Performance

 Thu, 02 Apr at 06:30 pm DuSable Museum of African American History Free

Wine Collective Tasting: Women's History Month Featuring Regine Rousseau

 Mon, 30 Mar at 06:00 pm Bronzeville Winery USD 29 to 55

100 Free Acts of Theater: Bomba and The Abolition of Slavery in Puerto Rico

 Sat, 21 Mar at 02:00 pm Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center USD 0 to 10

Making Home: The Linen Closet + South Side Home Movie Project

 Sat, 28 Feb at 01:00 pm Chicago Cultural Center Free

INOMA Night-Out | A Black History Celebration

 Fri, 27 Feb at 06:30 pm 191 North Wacker USD 62

Black History In A Glass

 Fri, 27 Feb at 08:00 pm Coffee, Hip-Hop & Mental Health Cafe USD 43

Celebrating Black Economic Empowerment - Black History Month Program

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:00 pm Church of God Free

The Chicago Theatre Tour Experience

 Sat, 07 Mar at 12:00 am The Chicago Theatre Tour Experience

Lectures on Tap - "Beyond Jurassic Park: Paleontology, Fossils & More"

 Tue, 24 Mar at 06:30 pm River North USD 39

March Free Day at the American Writers Museum

 Mon, 16 Mar at 10:00 am American Writers Museum Free

From the River to the Sea to Every Mountain Top: Solidarity as Worldmaking

 Thu, 26 Mar at 05:00 pm Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture (Community Room) Free

Asian Pop-Up Cinema Festival Screening: Blue Boy Trial (ブルーボーイ事件) Japan

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm AMC NEWCITY 14 USD 0 to 17

Rikyuki Memorial (Japan Tea ceremony)

 Sun, 29 Mar at 01:00 pm Japan Information Center Free

Hidden Figures - The Women Who Shaped Music Hits

 Tue, 24 Mar at 06:00 pm City Winery - Chicago

Black History Month Museum - Black Art Collectors: Preserving Our Legacy

 Sun, 01 Feb at 02:00 pm Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation Free

The Urgency of Black Literacy

 Sat, 14 Mar at 02:00 pm New Faith Apostolic Church Free

Black History & Black Love: A Reality Dating Show Experience!

 Sun, 01 Feb at 07:00 pm Virtue Restaurant USD 81 to 300

The Chicago Theatre Tour Experience

 Fri, 01 May at 12:00 am The Chicago Theatre Tour Experience

Tell Me S'more Trivia

 Wed, 11 Mar at 06:30 pm Katherine Anne Confections Free

Mementos in the Museum: Tintype Photography Pop-Up at the Insect Asylum

 Sun, 08 Mar at 02:00 pm The Insect Asylum USD 55 to 315

Black Queer Histories “A Conversation with Author Darius Bost”

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Center on Halsted Free

⛪✨ Discover St. Stanislaus Kostka: Chicago’s Polish Cathedral Jewel ️️

 Sat, 28 Feb at 01:00 pm St Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church USD 18

La Lucha Sigue: Celebrando 20 años de las marchas migrantes de 2006

 Fri, 06 Mar at 06:00 pm 18th Street Casa de Cultura Free

Carter G. Woodson: Our Father, Who Art a Negro

 Sat, 28 Feb at 12:00 pm Timothy Center Free

Greek Flag Raising Ceremony

 Wed, 25 Mar at 01:00 pm Daley Plaza Downtown Chicago

Lectures on Tap - "Chicago’s Haymarket Affair: Rallies, Bombs, and Bulls "

 Mon, 16 Mar at 06:30 pm Wicker Park USD 39

Running Tour of West Loop Women

 Sat, 07 Mar at 09:00 am Madison Street Books

The Fight to Save Frank Lloyd Wright's Price Tower

 Thu, 19 Mar at 05:30 pm Charnley-Persky House Museum USD 29

Matcha St. Patrick - Japanese tea ceremony experience

 Sun, 15 Mar at 02:00 pm 1943 W Byron St USD 40 to 70

Signs of the Times: A Private Beer Ad Tour at Hopleaf

 Sat, 21 Mar at 11:00 am Hopleaf USD 39

Black History Community Event

 Sat, 28 Feb at 11:00 am South Shore YMCA 6300 Stony Island

Lectures on Tap - "Melusine: The Mermaid Myth that Built Europe"

 Tue, 03 Mar at 06:30 pm Lincoln Park USD 39

The Chicago Theatre Tour Experience

 Sun, 08 Mar at 12:00 am The Chicago Theatre Tour Experience

Forever Fly Vintage Market

 Tue, 24 Mar at 10:00 am Washington Park Arts Incubator Free

A Women's History Month Event

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:00 pm 1945 N Elston Ave Free

Tour Guide 101

 Sat, 14 Mar at 10:00 am Independence Branch, Chicago Public Library USD 0 to 45

"Waves of Innovation: 100 Years of Black Excellence in STEM and Water

 Thu, 26 Feb at 12:00 pm 100 E Erie St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60611

Women's history Month Bus Tour by Dilla and Ancestry

 Sat, 21 Mar at 01:00 pm Chicago Women's Park & Garden USD 26

Let The Building Speak to You: Two Decades in the Architectural Trenches

 Tue, 07 Apr at 05:30 pm Charnley-Persky House Museum USD 29

Natalie Osborne Fireside Chat, Recycled Modern

 Fri, 27 Feb at 06:00 pm Recycled Modern, LLC Free

Brotherhood in the Civil Rights Era

 Sat, 28 Feb at 02:00 pm Pullman Exhibit Hall Free

Oscar Brown Jr.'s Poetry as Theatre: An American Prophets Program

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:00 pm American Writers Museum USD 0 to 8

The Life and Work of George W. Maher

 Thu, 14 May at 05:30 pm Charnley-Persky House Museum USD 29

Revoke Your Black Card Black History Month Game Night

 Sat, 28 Feb at 06:00 pm Simpletreasures@Tanya's USD 17

The Chicago Theatre Tour Experience

 Sun, 19 Apr at 12:00 am The Chicago Theatre Tour Experience

Gladie

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:00 pm The Empty Bottle

2026 Kreisman Initiative Housing Challenge Symposium

 Thu, 21 May at 01:00 pm Harris School of Public Policy (The Keller Center) Free

The Chicago Theatre Tour Experience

 Sat, 14 Mar at 12:00 am The Chicago Theatre Tour Experience

The Chicago Theatre Tour Experience

 Sun, 10 May at 12:00 am The Chicago Theatre Tour Experience

At the NHM - Greek Independence Day

 Thu, 26 Mar at 11:00 am National Hellenic Museum USD 13 to 18

Activating the Legacies of Invisible Giants

 Sat, 28 Mar at 01:00 pm Green Line Performing Arts Center Free

The Chicago Theatre Tour Experience

 Sat, 27 Jun at 12:00 am The Chicago Theatre Tour Experience

The Chicago Theatre Tour Experience

 Sun, 14 Jun at 12:00 am The Chicago Theatre Tour Experience

The Chicago Theatre Tour Experience

 Fri, 12 Jun at 12:00 am The Chicago Theatre Tour Experience

Tour and Conversation: Act Well Your Part | 100 Free Acts of Theater

 Sat, 04 Apr at 11:00 am Jane Addams Hull-House Museum Free

The Chicago Theatre Tour Experience

 Fri, 19 Jun at 12:00 am The Chicago Theatre Tour Experience

PEAKY PORTRAIT EVENT (Newport Studio)

 Sun, 29 Mar at 12:00 pm The Newport Theater USD 82

Ida B. Well Alpha Suffrage Brunch

 Sun, 01 Mar at 03:00 pm 3020 W Carroll Ave Free

Maddox Batson

 Sat, 21 Mar at 01:00 am The Salt Shed - Indoors

HERstory Awards Event

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:00 pm 3710 N Kedzie Ave USD 34

STELLA DALLAS - 35mm Screening at the Music Box

 Sun, 01 Mar at 11:30 am Music Box Theatre

Miersten Wolf-The Musical

 Thu, 19 Feb at 08:00 pm The Neo-Futurists USD 29

Lesbian Tour of Andersonville

 Sat, 11 Apr at 11:00 am Andersonville

Assembling Religion: The Ford Motor Company and Religion (IN PERSON)

 Thu, 05 Mar at 06:00 pm American Writers Museum USD 0 to 8

Honoring Chicago's Living Legends

 Sat, 28 Feb at 02:00 pm Sherman Park Fieldhouse Free

Fowl Play’s Richard 2

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:30 pm Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro USD 29

"Promise(d)" - A Group Exhibition

 Sat, 28 Mar at 06:00 pm Evoke Gallery USD 0 to 29

America250- The Irish in Illinois

 Tue, 03 Mar at 05:30 pm 401 N Michigan Ave Free

Echoes of Resistance: A Community Conversation with Paul Kendrick

 Wed, 04 Mar at 06:30 pm Slant of Light Books Free

Spinning Home Movies #20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell

 Sat, 07 Mar at 06:00 pm Washington Park Arts Incubator Free

A Luncheon Book Talk with Lorissa Rinehart on Jeannette Rankin

 Fri, 27 Mar at 11:30 am Union League Club of Chicago USD 52

Regional Convening and Listening Session - Chicago, IL

 Thu, 12 Mar at 03:30 pm IFF Free

2025-26 Virginia Ramey Mollenkott Award

 Mon, 16 Mar at 05:30 pm First United Methodist Church of Chicago Free

Pope Leo XIV: From the Americas, For the World

 Thu, 30 Apr at 11:00 am DePaul Student Center Free

Bulgarian Flag Raising Ceremony / Церемония по издигане на националния флаг на Република България

 Tue, 03 Mar at 12:00 pm 50 W Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602-1300, United States

Aurore Spiers - "Archiving the Past" - Allyson Nadia Field

 Wed, 04 Mar at 04:00 pm 5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60637

Meet the Royal College of Art in Chicago

 Thu, 26 Feb at 05:30 pm The Publishing House Bed and Breakfast Free

The Voice of Hind Rajab

 Fri, 23 Jan at 05:30 pm Uprising Theater and Cafe USD 18

Listening Hours with Duane Powell: "1976: In Retrospect"

 Wed, 28 Jan at 05:00 pm The Land School Free

Pullman State Historic Site Garden Clean Up

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

If This Cottage Could Talk

 Sat, 04 Apr at 02:00 pm McKinley Park Branch, Chicago Public Library Free

Chicago Propeller Club evening with John U. Bacon author Gales of November

 Tue, 14 Apr at 05:00 pm Guinness Open Gate Brewery – West Loop USD 75 to 95

Mound Bayou: The Most Remarkable Town in the South

 Fri, 27 Feb at 06:00 pm 740 E 56th Pl, Chicago, IL 60637-1408, United States

History Shmistory

 Sat, 20 Nov at 07:00 pm The Lincoln Lodge USD 13

Experience Pullman Home Tour

 Mon, 04 Sep at 01:00 pm Pullman House Project and Pullman Club Coffee Shop USD 13 to 23

Chicago Architecture Center River Cruise Aboard First Lady

 Thu, 11 Jun at 12:00 am Chicago Architecture Center - First Lady

Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral Tour

 Sat, 18 Jan at 01:00 pm 1121 N Leavitt St Free