Arts events in Evanston

Check out happening arts events all around Evanston, IL

Hayes Carll in Evanston

 Fri, 21 Nov at 08:00 pm SPACE

A New Eye on the Universe Opens: The Vera C. Rubin Observatory

 Fri, 03 Oct at 07:00 pm Ryan Auditorium Free

Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers in Evanston

 Thu, 06 Nov at 08:00 pm SPACE

Beethoven Septet - Evanston

 Sun, 05 Oct at 07:00 pm Nichols Concert Hall

Tommy Emmanuel in Evanston

 Wed, 15 Oct at 07:30 pm Cahn Auditorium

Charlie Hunter Trio (Early) in Evanston

 Wed, 05 Nov at 07:00 pm Space

Sketching at Sketchbook

 Sat, 04 Oct at 01:00 pm Sketchbook Brewing Co - Evanston Free

Evanston Made Artist Studio Tour

 Sat, 04 Oct at 12:00 pm 927 Noyes St Free

Brett Dennen - Art Is Life in Evanston

 Sun, 16 Nov at 07:00 pm Space

Madi Diaz at Space

 Sat, 25 Oct at 08:00 pm Evanston SPACE

Low Cut Connie

 Fri, 03 Oct at 06:00 pm Evanston Space

Turning Together: Ceramic Date Night

 Fri, 03 Oct at 06:00 pm Evanston Art Center USD 93

Live at Studio5! REGGIE THOMAS’ TRIO NEXUS with MARDRA THOMAS

 Fri, 10 Oct at 08:00 pm Studio5 Performing Arts Center

Sir Woman at Space

 Sat, 01 Nov at 08:00 pm Evanston SPACE

Concert featuring woodwind quintet, Amethyst Winds

 Sat, 08 Nov at 07:00 pm 1509 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60201

Evanston Made Artist Studio Tour

 Sun, 05 Oct at 12:00 pm 927 Noyes St Free

Sir Woman at Space

 Fri, 31 Oct at 08:00 pm Evanston SPACE

Pokey LaFarge at Space

 Tue, 07 Oct at 08:00 pm Evanston SPACE

THREE 6 MAFIA + PROJECT PAT - CHICAGO, IL - THE REDEMPTION TOUR

 Fri, 31 Oct at 07:00 pm Byline Bank

EAC- Art Documentation Workshop #5 (10/11/25)

 Sat, 11 Oct at 01:00 pm Evanston Art Center Free

Author Talk & Book Signing with Christine Platt

 Sat, 25 Oct at 12:00 pm Zora's Place Free

Lori McKenna at Space

 Thu, 09 Oct at 08:00 pm Evanston SPACE

Click Clack BOO A Tricky Treat at Lifeline Theatre

 Sat, 04 Oct at 11:00 am Lifeline Theatre

The Baldwin I Giovanni Experience

 Sat, 08 Nov at 07:00 pm Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre

Ivy+ Alumni: Books & Brews

 Sat, 15 Nov at 04:00 pm Bookends & Beginnings Free

Celebrate the launch of Unfixed with Midlife Upgrade!

 Sun, 19 Oct at 04:30 pm 1105 Maple Ave Free

Veteran Social Club- Día de los Muertos Art Workshop

 Sat, 25 Oct at 01:00 pm Open Studio Project Inc Free

Davy Knowles at Space

 Sat, 13 Dec at 08:00 pm Evanston SPACE

Pumpkin Painting @ One River School

 Sat, 25 Oct at 02:00 pm 1033 Davis St Free

Will Hoge at Space

 Sat, 22 Nov at 08:00 pm Evanston SPACE

Art Talks! Pouring, Spilling, Bleeding

 Sat, 01 Nov at 12:30 pm Block Museum of Art Free

The Baldwin I Giovanni Experience

 Sat, 15 Nov at 07:00 pm Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre

Local 3-hour Restorative Yoga Retreat - In person or virtual

 Sat, 11 Oct at 04:00 pm Ahimsa Yoga Studio (Evanston)

TOBACCO EMBERS (1982) and SOMETHING LIKE A WAR (1991) with Deepa Dhanraj

 Thu, 23 Oct at 07:00 pm Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Free

Art Talks! The Living Room

 Sun, 19 Oct at 02:00 pm Block Museum of Art Free

Latte art for beginners!

 Thu, 02 Oct at 05:00 pm The Laundry Cafe - Evanston USD 39 to 75

Art | Music | Wine | Community

 Sat, 04 Oct at 06:00 pm Beards & Bellas Free

Art Talks! The Block Collects and the 2024-2025 Student Acquisition

 Sun, 05 Oct at 02:00 pm Block Museum of Art Free

Veronica Swift

 Thu, 02 Oct at 06:00 pm Evanston Space

Turning Together: Ceramic Date Night

 Fri, 07 Nov at 06:00 pm Evanston Art Center USD 93

Kingdom Building Benefit Concert

Sun, 12 Oct at 05:00 pm Faith Temple Evanston

EAC- Art Documentation Workshop #6 (11/8/25)

 Sat, 08 Nov at 01:00 pm Evanston Art Center Free

Downtown Trick or Treat Stroll

 Sat, 25 Oct at 02:00 pm Evanston's Fountain Square

Rabbits In Their Pockets at Lifeline Theatre

 Fri, 26 Sep at 07:30 pm Lifeline Theatre

Natalie Cressman & Ian Faquini at Space

 Tue, 14 Oct at 07:30 pm Evanston SPACE

Cardboard Collages with Glass Case Gallery Artist Jupiter Ray

 Sat, 11 Oct at 01:00 pm The WasteShed Evanston USD 35

Avenue D - A Live-Singing Drag Parody Fundraiser

 Fri, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm Rhapsody Theater

Dee Alexander & Paul Marinaro: Live at Studio5

 Fri, 12 Dec at 08:00 pm 1934 Dempster St., Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60202

LARKABOUT 2025: Light Up The Night

 Fri, 03 Oct at 07:00 pm 1417 Hinman Avenue

The Musician Dawes: Celebrating Charles Dawes' Musical Life and Legacy

 Sun, 05 Oct at 04:00 pm 225 Greenwood St, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60201

Story Vroom Vroom: Evanston's Storytelling Party

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

Richard Beymer’s THE INNERVIEW (1973) with film preservationist Ross Lipman

 Thu, 13 Nov at 07:00 pm Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Free

Both Sides Now: The Music and Lives of Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen at Space

 Sun, 09 Nov at 07:00 pm Evanston SPACE

THE BALDWIN | GIOVANNI EXPERIENCE

 Sat, 01 Nov at 07:00 pm 927 Noyes St, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60201

Chitra Ganesh in Conversation: Students Shape the Collection

 Wed, 05 Nov at 06:00 pm Block Museum of Art Free

First Saturday Evanston Art Events • October 4, 2025

 Sat, 04 Oct at 10:00 am 1712 Sherman Ave Free

Exhibition Keynote: Alexander Nemerov on Helen Frankenthaler’s Diversions

 Fri, 17 Oct at 06:00 pm Block Museum of Art Free

Spafford at Space

 Sat, 06 Dec at 08:00 pm Evanston SPACE

32nd Annual Autumn Goddess Festival - Ceridwen - Fellowship Of Isis Chicago

 Fri, 10 Oct at 06:00 pm Holiday Inn Chicago North-Evanston

Turning Together: Ceramic Date Night

 Fri, 05 Dec at 06:00 pm Evanston Art Center USD 93

Lera Lynn at Space

 Fri, 24 Oct at 08:00 pm Evanston SPACE

Sara & Kenny: Live at Studio5

 Fri, 19 Dec at 08:00 pm 1934 Dempster St., Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60202

John Scofield (Early) at Space

 Thu, 13 Nov at 07:00 pm Evanston SPACE

IN FOCUS LECTURE: “Freedom in Form: Richard Hunt” with Ross Stanton Jordan

 Sun, 26 Oct at 03:00 pm Evanston Art Center Free

Floral Wreath Making

 Thu, 16 Oct at 04:00 pm The Alchemist's Wife USD 75

AN EVENING WITH PATTY GRIFFIN & RICKIE LEE JONES

 Tue, 28 Oct at 08:00 pm Cahn Auditorium USD 77 to 124

Maker's Market in Downtown Evanston

 Sun, 05 Oct at 12:00 pm 1800 Maple Ave Free

A Sip Society Latte Art Throwdown

 Sat, 18 Oct at 01:00 pm The Laundry Cafe - Evanston Free

Color Outside the Lines: A Fundraiser for Early Learners

 Tue, 07 Oct at 06:00 pm 625 Davis St, Evanston, IL 60201-4418, United States

48th Annual Benefit

 Sat, 08 Nov at 06:00 pm Palmhouse, 619 Howard Street, Evanston, IL 60202

Bone by Bone: The Building Blocks of Horror

 Tue, 28 Oct at 06:00 pm 1620 Orrington Ave USD 38

In Her Voice: A Conversation with Taylor Armstrong

 Thu, 13 Nov at 05:30 pm The Woman's Club of Evanston USD 55

Reel Politik: PUTNEY SWOPE (1969) in 35mm with cartoonist Nathan Gelgud

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:00 pm Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Free

Veteran Family and Friends Art Workshop- November

 Mon, 10 Nov at 05:00 pm Evanston Vet Center Free

Dark Arts in Perfumery: History, Materials and Creating Scents

 Thu, 30 Oct at 05:00 pm The Alchemist's Wife USD 65

Enduring Voices

 Sun, 02 Nov at 03:00 pm Pick-Staiger Concert Hall

Mucca Pazza at Space

Sun, 02 Nov at 07:30 pm Evanston SPACE

Spooky Upcycled Art Competition

 Sat, 25 Oct at 02:00 pm 1033 Davis St Free

Philippe Quint plays Chausson - Evanston

 Fri, 16 Jan at 07:00 pm Nichols Concert Hall

Each Medium Effects the Other - Cora Chalaby on Helen Frankenthaler

 Wed, 22 Oct at 03:30 pm Block Museum of Art Free

Holiday Baroque - Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons"

 Sat, 06 Dec at 03:00 pm Alice Millar Chapel

Social Wellness- Sensational Saturday!!

 Sat, 13 Dec at 11:00 am The Woman's Club of Evanston USD 152

Matcha! Make your own matcha and matcha lattes

 Sat, 18 Oct at 11:00 am The Laundry Cafe - Evanston USD 65

The Baldwin I Giovanni Experience

 Sun, 09 Nov at 03:00 pm Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre

Frankenstein vs. Dracula: A Literary Battle

 Thu, 09 Oct at 06:00 pm 1620 Orrington Ave USD 35

Curator Talk: Frankenthaler’s Circle

 Thu, 30 Oct at 03:00 pm Block Museum of Art Free

FREE Contra Dance with Baba Yaga's Stew and Georges Augustin!

 Sat, 11 Oct at 02:00 pm Pottawattomie Park

Evanston / Skokie Senior Expo

 Thu, 09 Oct at 10:00 am Levy Senior Center Free

A Close Look: Ken Fandell’s The Sky Above My Home

 Wed, 08 Oct at 03:30 pm Block Museum of Art Free

Concert featuring saxophonist, Phillip Pierick

 Mon, 20 Oct at 12:00 pm 1509 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60201

Journey to Sight: An Interactive Workshop with Author H.S. Jackson

 Sat, 18 Oct at 12:00 pm Zora's Place USD 7 to 22

The Windy City Invitational: Tattoo Convention

 Fri, 21 Nov at 03:00 pm PALMHOUSE Free

Art Talks! The Block Collects and the 2024-2025 Student Acquisition

 Sat, 15 Nov at 12:30 pm Block Museum of Art Free

Ariel Posen w. Wendlo at Space

 Tue, 09 Dec at 07:30 pm Evanston SPACE

Open Studio Event

 Sat, 04 Oct at 12:00 pm West End

Latte art for beginners!

 Sat, 08 Nov at 11:00 am The Laundry Cafe - Evanston USD 44 to 86

Dyani White Hawk and Caroline Kent in Conversation

 Wed, 19 Nov at 06:00 pm Block Museum of Art Free

Art Talks! Pouring, Spilling, Bleeding

 Sat, 06 Dec at 12:30 pm Block Museum of Art Free

Jacob Marleys Christmas Carol at Lifeline Theatre

 Fri, 28 Nov at 07:30 pm Lifeline Theatre

Concert Reading - Miss Holmes at Lifeline Theatre

 Sat, 25 Oct at 03:00 pm Lifeline Theatre