Arts events in Evanston

Check out happening arts events all around Evanston, IL

Lunar New Year Festival 2026

 Sun, 15 Feb at 11:00 am Evanston SPACE

2026 Greater China Business Conference

 Sat, 07 Mar at 08:00 am Kellogg Global Hub USD 43 to 128

ARTEMIS (Late) presented by WDCB

 Sun, 10 May at 09:30 pm SPACE Free

John Craigie at Space

 Tue, 24 Mar at 08:00 pm Evanston SPACE

Luis Mateus in Chicago

 Fri, 27 Mar at 08:00 pm Seven Star Venue Space

Album Release Party at SPACE

 Wed, 25 Mar at 08:00 pm Evanston SPACE

Pink Poster Club Hosts: Meet The Candidates - IL-9th District

 Thu, 19 Feb at 06:30 pm American Legion Free

Northshore Concert Band: In Good Company

 Sun, 22 Feb at 03:00 pm Pick-Staiger Concert Hall USD 0 to 25

North Shore Camp Fair at Northwestern University

 Sat, 14 Mar at 12:00 pm Louis Room in the Norris University Center at Northwestern Free

NASHVILLE (1975) in 35mm with Professor Heather Hendershot

 Fri, 27 Feb at 06:45 pm Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Free

SEEDS (2025) with Brittany Shyne in-person

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

O JERUSALEM! Crossroads of Three Faiths

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:30 pm Nichols Concert Hall

Della Mae at Evanston SPACE

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm Evanston SPACE

Kitty And The Beanstalk at Lifeline Theatre

 Sat, 14 Feb at 11:00 am Lifeline Theatre

HANDS ON A HARDBODY: THE DOCUMENTARY (1997) in 16mm

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Free

Injustice Town: An eveing with journalists Rick Tulsky and Peter Slevin

 Thu, 05 Mar at 06:00 pm Bookends & Beginnings Free

Northshore Concert Band: Story Tellers

 Sun, 12 Apr at 03:00 pm Pick-Staiger Concert Hall USD 0 to 25

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

Stained Glass Flower Making with Local Artist MAC

 Sat, 14 Feb at 01:00 pm The WasteShed Evanston USD 93

The Trout with Henry Kramer and Sam Shuhan - Evanston

 Sun, 15 Mar at 03:00 pm Nichols Concert Hall

Out With Love

 Thu, 12 Feb at 05:00 pm 809 Chicago Ave USD 5

UNION (2024) with filmmaker Brett Story in-person

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Free

"Salon" Fundraiser for Chicago a cappella

Sun, 22 Feb at 03:00 pm Charles Gates Dawes House

Kitty and the Beanstalk at Lifeline Theatre

 Sun, 15 Feb at 11:00 am Lifeline Theatre

Evanston Art Center: Summer Camps and Classes

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

Buffett Conversation: The Syrian Humanitarian Crisis with Lina Sergie Attar

 Mon, 09 Feb at 12:30 pm 720 University Pl Free

LOKI - Rock Musical at Lifeline Theatre

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:30 pm Lifeline Theatre

2026 Clinical Application of Bowen Theory

 Fri, 20 Feb at 09:00 am First Presbyterian Church USD 100 to 160

LUX NOVA: An Immersive Organ Concert & Light Experience

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:30 pm St. Luke's Episcopal Church USD 0 to 23

Gallery Talk: Marisa Cruz Branco on Teresa Montoya's Tó Łisto /Yellow Water

 Thu, 19 Feb at 12:30 pm Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Free

The Art of Visible Mending

 Fri, 27 Feb at 12:00 am Evanston Art Center USD 50

Eat Their Words: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

 Mon, 09 Feb at 07:00 pm Hive Center for the Book Arts USD 0 to 75

Veteran Art Workshop Series-February

 Sun, 08 Feb at 01:00 pm Evanston Vet Center Free

Charlie Parr at Space

 Fri, 20 Mar at 08:00 pm Evanston SPACE

Art Talks! The Living Room

 Sun, 15 Feb at 02:00 pm Block Museum of Art Free

Before the Byline: An evening with news journalist Don Wycliff

 Thu, 12 Feb at 06:00 pm Bookends & Beginnings Free

Glinka Sextet with Marta Aznavoorian - Evanston

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

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

 Sun, 08 Feb at 02:00 pm Block Museum of Art Free

Film & Discussion: Stamped from the Beginning

 Wed, 18 Feb at 06:00 pm YWCA Evanston/North Shore Free

John Moreland in Evanston

 Fri, 27 Mar at 08:00 pm SPACE

Art Talks! Hamdia Traoré’s “Des marabouts de Djenné”

 Sat, 28 Feb at 12:30 pm Block Museum of Art Free

Andy Squyres in Evanston IL on Feb 11!

 Wed, 11 Feb at 07:00 pm Vineyard Christian Church Evanston USD 23

Forward and Focused- Veteran Vision Board Workshop

 Sat, 21 Mar at 12:30 pm Evanston Vet Center Free

Imagine U: Theatre for the Very Young presents Splish, Splash: A Day on the Lake

 Sun, 08 Mar at 01:00 pm 1949 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60208, United States

Art Talks! Hamdia Traoré’s “Des marabouts de Djenné”

 Sat, 07 Mar at 12:30 pm Block Museum of Art Free

Exhibition Keynote: "Des Marabouts de Djenné" and West African Portraiture

 Sat, 21 Feb at 02:00 pm Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Free

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

 Sun, 22 Feb at 02:00 pm Block Museum of Art Free

Weaving on Picture Frame Looms

 Fri, 06 Mar at 12:00 pm Evanston Art Center USD 50

Concert Reading - Busmans Honeymoon at Lifeline Theatre

 Sat, 21 Mar Lifeline Theatre

Chris Cain in Evanston

 Tue, 10 Feb at 08:00 pm SPACE

YİBO: Discipline, Testimony, and the Archive of Assimilationist Education

 Wed, 25 Feb at 12:30 pm Northwestern University, Harris Hall Room 108 Free

Imagine U: Theatre for the Very Young presents Splish, Splash: A Day on the Lake

 Sat, 14 Mar at 09:30 am 1949 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60208, United States

Horizons: Music of Copland, Bernstein, and Coleridge-Taylor

 Sun, 01 Mar at 03:30 pm Northminster Presbyterian Church USD 23

Eat Their Words: Bite by Bite: Nourishment and Jamborees

 Mon, 09 Mar at 07:00 pm Hive Center for the Book Arts USD 0 to 75

EDGS Book Talk: "Bad Lieutenants" with Andrew Mertha

 Wed, 01 Apr at 12:30 pm 720 University Pl Free

Immigrant Owned: Photographer Jonathan Castillo in Conversation

 Wed, 25 Feb at 06:00 pm Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Free

Yoga at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center

 Tue, 10 Feb at 09:45 am Noyes Cultural Arts Center

3rd Annual Trivia Night

 Sun, 15 Feb at 04:00 pm Double Clutch Brewery

Cecile McLorin Salvant

 Sun, 22 Mar at 06:00 pm Evanston Space

Curator Talk: Hamdia Traoré’s “Des marabouts de Djenné”

 Thu, 12 Feb at 12:30 pm Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Free

All Downstage from Here, The 73rd Revue, benefiting Piven Theatre Workshop

 Fri, 06 Mar at 08:00 pm 1702 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL

Story Vroom Vroom: Evanston's Storytelling Party

 Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm Double Clutch Brewery

Natural Dyeing with Invasive Buckthorn

 Thu, 12 Feb at 06:00 pm The WasteShed Evanston USD 50

Le Bespoke Drag Show at Space

 Sun, 29 Mar at 07:00 pm Evanston SPACE

Thea Riofrancos on "Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism"

 Tue, 17 Feb at 04:00 pm 720 University Pl Free

Lots of Love Art & Craft Fair

 Sun, 08 Feb at 11:00 am 609 South Blvd, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60202

March "Bookmarks & Bonding"

 Sun, 01 Mar at 02:00 pm Taste Food and Wine

THAT ART THING WE DO” A CONVERSATION WITH BLACK EVANSTON ARTISTS" PART 3

 Sat, 21 Feb at 07:00 pm 927 Noyes Street, Evanston, IL, USA Free

Imagine U: Theatre for the Very Young presents Imagine That!

 Sat, 07 Mar at 09:30 am 1949 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60208, United States

Sound Meditations in Evanston, IL

 Sun, 15 Feb at 07:30 pm Ahimsa Yoga Studio (Evanston)

THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON’T THEY? (1969) in 16mm

 Thu, 19 Feb at 07:00 pm Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Free

Writing the Romance Novel: From Meet Cutes to Happily-Ever-Afters

 Wed, 25 Feb at 06:00 pm 1620 Orrington Ave USD 45

Upcycled Bookmaking Using Cardboard and Scraps

 Fri, 20 Feb at 12:00 pm Evanston Art Center USD 50

The Love of Animals Art Show Benefiting the Evanston Animal Shelter

 Sat, 07 Mar at 12:00 pm 2310 Oakton St, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60202

Character and Voice: A Writing Workshop

 Wed, 18 Feb at 06:00 pm 1620 Orrington Ave USD 38 to 53

Postpartum Yoga & Support Group

 Sun, 22 Feb at 01:00 pm 1108 Davis St, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60201

Family Storytime with Jessica Newman

 Sat, 14 Mar at 11:00 am Zora's Place Free

Mediterranean Style Cooking Demo

 Sun, 22 Feb at 01:00 pm The Aux USD 45

Concert featuring flutist Kim Fleuchaus

 Mon, 09 Feb at 12:00 pm 1509 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60201

Wine Goddess Book Club: Julia Child’s My Life in France!

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm The Wine Goddess USD 50

Christians Challenging Islamophobia Conference

 Tue, 03 Mar at 10:00 am Lake Street Church of Evanston Free

In Focus Lecture: Look Close, See Far: Teaching and Learning at the Block

 Sun, 15 Feb at 03:00 pm Evanston Art Center Free

Buffett Book Talk: Pan-African Futurism with Reginold Royston

 Wed, 25 Feb at 12:30 pm 720 University Pl Free

Balancing the Scales: Evanston History Center and YWCA Evanston/Northshore Celebrate Evanston Women

 Sun, 08 Mar at 04:00 pm 225 Greenwood St, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60201

Concert featuring pianist Sarah Loisch

 Mon, 23 Mar at 12:00 pm 1509 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60201

Evanston M**der Mystery: Catch the Killer!

 Fri, 04 Jul at 10:00 am 1730 Chicago Ave USD 10 to 20

Decoupage Craft Class: Evanston

 Sat, 17 Jan at 01:00 pm Curt’s Café USD 45

Women Empowering Women- Veteran Vision Board Workshop

 Sat, 21 Mar at 01:00 pm Evanston Vet Center Free

Choreographic Place | David Sundry, Michael Workman, Michelle Kranicke

 Sat, 21 Feb at 09:00 am Evanston Art Center

In Paper & Shadow | Sarah Nguyen

 Sat, 21 Feb at 09:00 am Evanston Art Center

Yoga at Noyes Cultural Arts Center

 Tue, 13 Jan at 09:45 pm 927 Noyes St USD 24 to 112

THE EVANSTON ART CENTER (EAC) ANNOUNCES - DIFFERENT STROKES

 Sat, 17 Jan at 09:00 am Evanston Art Center

Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

 Thu, 27 Nov at 07:00 pm Evanston Free

Fellowship - photographs by Eli Williamson at Evanston Art Center

 Sat, 24 Jan at 09:00 am Evanston Art Center, Central Street, Evanston, IL, USA

PUNCHLINES & POETIC RHYMES!

 Mon, 05 Jan at 09:00 pm Culture Connects 707 Free