Arts events in Evanston

Check out happening arts events all around Evanston, IL

25th Annual Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest

 Fri, 14 Aug at 06:00 pm Morse Ave & Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60626

ARTEMIS (Late) presented by WDCB

 Sun, 10 May at 09:30 pm SPACE Free

Evanston Folk Festival 2026 (2-Day Pass)

 Sat, 12 Sep at 12:00 pm Evanston Folk Fest

Umbrella Arts Festival 2026

 Sat, 30 May at 12:00 pm Evanston's Fountain Square

The James Hunter Six in Evanston

 Thu, 16 Jul at 07:30 pm SPACE

First Saturday Art Events Evanston

 Sat, 02 May at 12:00 pm 822 Dempster St Free

Ezra Furman

 Sun, 19 Jul at 06:00 pm Evanston Space

Main Street Fair

 Sat, 27 Jun at 11:00 am 700 block of Main Street , Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60202

The Dip in Evanston

 Mon, 22 Jun at 08:00 pm SPACE

Vance Gilbert w. Sam Robbins

 Tue, 12 May at 07:30 pm 1245 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60202

Mindy Smith at Space

 Wed, 05 Aug at 07:00 pm Evanston SPACE

The Iron Pour: Immersive Music of Metallica

 Sat, 02 May at 08:00 pm Trade Collective Free

Evanston Art Center: Summer Camps and Classes

 Mon, 08 Jun at 12:00 am Evanston Art Center

The Great Wines of Sicily, with Tim Gaiser, MS

 Sat, 16 May at 07:00 pm The Wine Goddess USD 82

PRE-SALE STARTS FEBRUARY 2: Evanston Arts & Craft Beverage Crawl

 Thu, 14 May at 05:00 pm The Main-Dempster Mile, an Evanston Community Organization

Jess Walter: "So Far Gone"

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:00 pm 1620 Orrington Ave Free

Zayd Ayers Dohrn DANGEROUS, DIRTY, VIOLENT, AND YOUNG

 Tue, 26 May at 06:00 pm Bookends & Beginnings Free

Drunken Dreams - Typhoon Dance Troupe 2026 Spring Show

 Sun, 10 May at 07:00 pm Ryan Auditorium Free

Andrew Sa: Album Release Show at Space

 Sun, 28 Jun at 07:00 pm Evanston SPACE

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP, HELEN!!

 Wed, 27 May at 06:00 pm Rotary International Free

CIERA Astronomy Night Out

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm Northwestern University Technological Institute Free

Chicago Cabaret Professionals Presents Musical Mondays: Tony Bennett at 100

 Mon, 11 May at 07:30 pm Rhapsody Theater

The Complicated King: A Conversation about Martin Luther King, Jr.

 Wed, 27 May at 06:00 pm One Rotary Center Free

Evanston Plein Air Festival Competition and Art Market

 Sun, 19 Jul at 12:00 pm Rotary International

Southern Hospitality - Evanston SPACE, Evanston, IL

 Sat, 15 Aug at 08:00 pm Evanston SPACE

Inara George (of The Bird and the Bee)

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:30 pm SPACE USD 43 to 57

LOKI - Rock Musical at Lifeline Theatre

 Fri, 01 May at 07:30 pm Lifeline Theatre

Water Safety Day 2026

 Sat, 09 May at 02:00 pm Goldfish Swim School- Evanston Free

Jarvis Square Pottery:Al Rose &Steves Doyle &Hashimoto, Rachel Drew PLUS Rachel Drew &John Szymanski

 Sat, 16 May at 08:00 pm Jarvis Square Pottery

Glinka Sextet with Marta Aznavoorian - Evanston

 Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm Nichols Concert Hall

Arlene Malinowski and Julie Ganey SOLO

 Thu, 14 May at 06:00 pm Bookends & Beginnings USD 0 to 34

A String Thing w/ Donovan Mixon and Dave Onderdonk: Live at Studio5

 Fri, 15 May at 07:30 pm 1934 Dempster St., Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60202

Spring Fling Art & Craft Fair

 Sat, 02 May at 11:00 am 609 South Blvd, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60202

Julie Schumacher PATIENT, FEMALE

 Tue, 19 May at 06:00 pm Bookends & Beginnings USD 0 to 25

Row House In-Person Knit (or Crochet) Night - Evanston

 Wed, 06 May at 06:00 pm Pâtisserie Coralie USD 55

We Were the Scenery Film Screening

 Tue, 19 May at 05:00 pm Harris Hall 108 Free

Plein Air Festival Block Party

 Fri, 17 Jul at 05:30 pm The Lucky Platter

Buffett Conversation | Global Trade and Peacebuilding with DJ Nordquist

 Tue, 19 May at 04:00 pm 720 University Pl Free

Opening Celebration: We can make any two stories touch

 Thu, 07 May at 05:00 pm Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Free

5k Fun Run x Double Clutch Brewing Company| 2026 IL Brewery Running Series

 Sun, 20 Sep at 10:30 am Double Clutch Brewing Company USD 48 to 70

Jackopierce

 Sun, 25 Oct at 07:30 pm SPACE Free

Evanston Rides Family Ride

 Sat, 25 Jul at 10:00 am Harbert Payne Park Evanston

44th Annual Patterson Lecture: Mario Harik, Chairman & CEO, XPO

 Wed, 13 May at 07:30 pm Walter Athletics Center - Auditorium Free

The Oh Yeahs: Live at Studio5

 Fri, 08 May at 07:30 pm 1934 Dempster St., Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60202

Notes From a Queer Cripple: Sex, Disability, and So Much More

 Wed, 06 May at 03:00 pm Harris Hall Free

Sketching at Sketchbook

 Sat, 02 May at 01:00 pm Sketchbook Brewing Co - Evanston Free

Barbara Loden’s WANDA (1970) in 16mm with scholar Elena Gorfinkel

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Free

Evanston Rides Tuesday Adult Ride

 Tue, 06 Oct at 05:30 pm Evanston's Fountain Square

Rhythm is a Heartbeat: Video Essays from Frankfurt and Chicago

 Wed, 13 May at 05:00 pm Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Free

Pioneer Women: The Educational Films of Barbara Loden & Joan Micklin Silver

 Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Free

MAKE A FACE (1971) with filmmaker Karen Sperling

 Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Free

Evanston Art Center Press Release: Excerpts of Imagination | Louis De Guzman

 Sun, 31 May at 09:00 am Evanston Art Center

Space Presents....Steve Earle - 51 Years of Songs & Stories at Cahn Auditorium

 Tue, 18 Aug at 08:00 pm Evanston SPACE

Ronnie Frey DOORWAYS OF CHICAGO

 Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Bookends & Beginnings USD 0 to 35

Italian Recital

 Sat, 09 May at 07:00 pm Trinity Lutheran Church USD 25

Justin Baer HOUSE OF FIDELITY

 Tue, 12 May at 06:00 pm Bookends & Beginnings USD 0 to 33

Elizabeth Margulis, TRANSPORTED

 Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm Bookends & Beginnings USD 0 to 30

Performance & Project Launch: Joelle Mercedes and A.J. McClenon

 Sat, 09 May at 06:00 pm Annie May Swift Hall Free

Picture Book Publishing 101

 Wed, 06 May at 06:00 pm Bookends & Beginnings USD 35 to 50

Zora's Place Sign Painting Party

 Sat, 16 May at 02:00 pm 2223 Washington St Free

Buffett Book Talk: "The Blind Spot" with Jeffrey Winters

 Fri, 15 May at 12:30 pm 720 University Pl Free

Jane Fulton Alt STILL LIFE

 Tue, 09 Jun at 06:00 pm Bookends & Beginnings USD 0 to 40

18th Annual Bahá’í Choral Festival

 Thu, 21 May at 12:00 am Central Street

Eat Their Words: Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradel

 Mon, 11 May at 07:00 pm Hive Center for the Book Arts USD 0 to 75

Denise Presnell | Unstrained Ambiguity at Evanston Art Center

 Sat, 30 May at 09:00 am Evanston Art Center

Student Coffee Hour with Cathy Linh Che and Jess X. Snow

 Tue, 19 May at 02:30 pm Crowe Hall Free

Understanding AI Threats to the Chem-Bio-Nuclear World

 Thu, 21 May at 09:30 am Chambers Hall Free

Thinking Through Tapestry | American Tapestry Alliance at Evanston Art Center

 Sat, 30 May at 09:00 am Evanston Art Center

The Science of Sound Meditation - Intermediate Level course

 Sat, 16 May at 01:00 pm Ahimsa Yoga Studio (Evanston)

Guided Tour at Block Museum

 Wed, 06 May at 02:00 pm Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Free

Discovering Your Inner Universe: A Journey Through the Self-Mandala Workshop

 Sat, 18 Jul at 11:00 am 2144 Ashland Ave, Ste 1, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60201

Evanston / Skokie Senior Expo

 Thu, 08 Oct at 10:00 am Levy Senior Center Free

What's Everyone Lookin' At? A Stained Glass Tour of St. Mark's Church

 Sat, 16 May at 02:00 pm 1509 Ridge Ave Free

Reality Raps: Film + Art + Conversation with Cantbuydeem

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Northwestern University - SLIPPAGE Lab Free

Studying Emotions in — and according to — Classical Indian Texts

 Tue, 12 May at 05:30 pm Segal Visitors Center Free

Bollywood Bash'26

 Fri, 08 May at 06:30 pm Gies Plaza USD 53 to 74

EDGS Book Talk: "Infrastructures of Impunity" with Elizabeth Drexler

 Mon, 18 May at 12:30 pm 720 University Pl Free

Teaching the Body: Portraits of Religious Transmission

 Fri, 15 May at 03:00 pm Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Free

"From Entitlement to Deservingness" with Mert Koçak

 Mon, 04 May at 04:00 pm Northwestern University, Harris Hall Room 108 Free

Art Talks! Teresa Montoya's Tó Łitso (Yellow Water)

 Sun, 12 Apr Block Museum of Art Free