Arts events in Evanston

Check out happening arts events all around Evanston, IL

2026 Kellogg Entrepreneurship Conference

 Sat, 18 Apr at 08:00 am Kellogg Global Hub USD 0 to 120

Evanston Folk Festival 2026 (2-Day Pass)

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

ARTEMIS (Late) presented by WDCB

 Sun, 10 May at 09:30 pm SPACE Free

Umbrella Arts Festival 2026

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

Rodney Crowell at Space

 Sat, 20 Jun at 07:30 pm Evanston SPACE

Mindy Smith at Space

 Wed, 05 Aug at 07:00 pm Evanston SPACE

Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy: Chapter Two - Chicago

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm Seven Star Venue USD 55 to 65

Taste, Vibes & Culture: Haitian Heritage Month

 Fri, 01 May at 12:00 pm 2311 W Howard St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60645

Noam Scheiber MUTINY

 Thu, 23 Apr 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

O JERUSALEM! Crossroads of Three Faiths

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

Zayd Ayers Dohrn DANGEROUS, DIRTY, VIOLENT, AND YOUNG

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

Evanston Art Center: Summer Camps and Classes

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

Della Mae at Evanston SPACE

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm Evanston SPACE

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

Apollo After Hours

 Sat, 18 Apr at 09:00 pm Rhapsody Theater

Jess Walter: "So Far Gone"

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

The Great Wines of Sicily, with Tim Gaiser, MS

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

CIERA Astronomy Night Out

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

Evanston Celebrates International Jazz Day!

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm 2715 Hurd Ave, Evanston, IL 60201-1209, United States

Chicago Cabaret Professionals Presents Musical Mondays: Tony Bennett at 100

 Mon, 11 May at 07:30 pm Rhapsody Theater

Story Vroom Vroom: Evanston's Storytelling Party

 Wed, 22 Apr at 07:00 pm Double Clutch Brewery

LOKI - Rock Musical at Lifeline Theatre

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:30 pm Lifeline Theatre

Glinka Sextet with Marta Aznavoorian - Evanston

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

Water Safety Day 2026

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

KHARTOUM (2025) presented with BlackBoard Magazine

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:30 pm Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Free

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

Sandra Hansen | Our Exquisite Pollution Series: Under the Sea

 Sat, 28 Mar Evanston Art Center Free

Petra Van Nuis / Dennis Luxion Quintet: Remembering Chet Baker

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:30 pm 1934 Dempster St., Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60202

Dario Robleto | Seminar

 Wed, 15 Apr at 03:00 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

Yasmina Din Madden YOU KNOW NOTHING

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm Bookends & Beginnings Free

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

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

Arlene Malinowski and Julie Ganey SOLO

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

Carly Schwartz I'LL TRY ANYTHING TWICE

 Wed, 15 Apr at 06:00 pm Bookends & Beginnings Free

Evanston Rides Family Ride

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

Opening Celebration: We can make any two stories touch

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

Spring Fling Art & Craft Fair

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

The Oh Yeahs: Live at Studio5

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

China-America Reel Ecology (CARE) Student Film Showcase - Screening 1

 Thu, 30 Apr at 05:00 pm Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Free

Communications Network Chicago April Happy Hour

 Thu, 16 Apr at 05:30 pm Sketchbook Brewing Co - Evanston USD 10

FLORENCE: DAYS OF DESTRUCTION (1966) with Melina Avery & Jayme Collins

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm Block Museum of Art Free

Main Street Mural Community Workshop #3

 Sat, 18 Apr at 01:00 pm Open Studio Project Inc Free

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

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

MAKE A FACE (1971) with filmmaker Karen Sperling

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

There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America

 Tue, 14 Apr at 07:00 pm Evanston Township High School (ETHS)

Chicago Ballet Arts Walk-a-Thon: 40th Anniversary Edition

 Sun, 26 Apr at 02:00 pm 915 Foster Street, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60201

Islamic Education in West Africa

 Sat, 25 Apr at 02:00 pm Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Free

Earth Month Sip n’ Style

 Sun, 12 Apr at 10:00 am 2018 Central St Free

Popup Art and Craft Show

 Fri, 24 Apr at 08:00 am Evanston Art Center Free

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

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

18th Annual PLAYground Festival - The Mysterious Case of Professor Bones

 Sun, 26 Apr at 10:00 am The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center Free

18th Annual Bahá’í Choral Festival

 Thu, 21 May at 12:00 am Central Street

Evanston Woods II

 Fri, 24 Apr at 02:00 pm Space 900

Guidepost Montessori at Evanston Annual Art Fair – Nature

 Fri, 24 Apr at 04:00 pm Guidepost Montessori at Evanston Free

Let's Sketch Main-Dempster Mile Evanston!

 Sat, 18 Apr at 12:00 pm 727 Main St, Evanston, IL 60202-1701, United States

Picture Book Publishing 101

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

Eat Their Words: Our Town by Thornton Wilder

 Mon, 13 Apr at 07:00 pm Hive Center for the Book Arts USD 0 to 75

Evanston / Skokie Senior Expo

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

Curator Talk: Archival Research and Exhibition Development

 Thu, 30 Apr at 03:30 pm Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Free

Cloud Puppy Party at Booked with Kelly Leigh Miller

 Sun, 12 Apr at 01:30 pm Booked 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

An Artist Talk by Abraham Oghobase

 Thu, 16 Apr at 05:30 pm Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies Free

Drop the Puck: Heated Rivalry with Out North Reads

 Mon, 20 Apr at 07:00 pm Hive Center for The Book Arts USD 10

Writing and Re-Writing Home: Evanston in Memoir

 Sun, 12 Apr at 04:30 pm 225 Greenwood St, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60201

Writing About Home: A Writing Workshop

 Sun, 19 Apr at 01:00 pm Hive Center for the Book Arts USD 25

Poetry Foundations

 Tue, 21 Apr at 06:00 pm 1620 Orrington Ave USD 45

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

 Sat, 11 Apr Block Museum of Art Free

Captivating Poetry Experience

Sat, 25 Apr at 12:00 pm Howard Street Soul Restaurant

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

Preschool & Kindergarten Open House

 Thu, 16 Apr at 09:00 am 1120 Washington St, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60202

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

 Thu, 27 Nov at 07:00 pm Evanston Free