Arts events in Evanston

Check out happening arts events all around Evanston, IL

WBEZ Presents: An Evening with Ani DiFranco

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm Northwestern University Cahn Auditorium

Cecile McLorin Salvant

 Sun, 22 Mar at 06:00 pm Evanston Space

Drive-By Truckers in Evanston

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Space

Northwestern Community Ensemble's 55th Spring Concert (with Jekalyn Carr)

 Sun, 05 Apr at 07:00 pm Cahn Auditorium Free

John Moreland in Evanston

 Fri, 27 Mar at 08:00 pm SPACE

John Craigie at Space

 Tue, 24 Mar at 08:00 pm Evanston SPACE

Evanston Folk Festival 2026 (2-Day Pass)

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

2026 Kellogg Entrepreneurship Conference

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

Colm Tóibín THE NEWS FROM DUBLIN

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm First United Methodist Church USD 40 to 50

ARTEMIS (Late) presented by WDCB

 Sun, 10 May at 09:30 pm SPACE Free

Luis Mateus in Chicago

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

Umbrella Arts Festival 2026

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

Jane Hamilton on The Phoebe Variations

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm Bookends & Beginnings Free

Le Bespoke Drag Show at Space

 Sun, 29 Mar 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

Bobby Lewis Quintet: Live at Studio5

 Fri, 10 Apr at 07:30 pm 1934 Dempster St., Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60202

O JERUSALEM! Crossroads of Three Faiths

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

Wendy and DB at Space

 Sat, 21 Mar at 11:00 am Evanston SPACE

Asian Pop-Up Cinema Film Screening: Seaside Serendipity (海辺へ行く道) Japan

 Sun, 22 Mar at 02:30 pm AMC Evanston 12 USD 0 to 17

Northshore Concert Band: Story Tellers

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

Evanston Art Center: Summer Camps and Classes

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

Buffett Symposium: Brave New Futures

 Fri, 10 Apr at 08:30 am 720 University Pl Free

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

Della Mae at Evanston SPACE

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm Evanston SPACE

Jess Walter: "So Far Gone"

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

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

LOKI - Rock Musical at Lifeline Theatre

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:30 pm Lifeline Theatre

Story Vroom Vroom: Evanston's Storytelling Party

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

Kitty And The Beanstalk at Lifeline Theatre

 Sat, 21 Mar at 11:00 am Lifeline Theatre

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

City Lit and Coalescence Theatre present a Developmental Workshop Presentation of Rare Wolves

Sun, 29 Mar at 07:30 pm United Church of Rogers Park

Gallery Night

 Sat, 11 Apr at 03:00 pm Creative Coworking Free

Glinka Sextet with Marta Aznavoorian - Evanston

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

Concert Reading - Busmans Honeymoon at Lifeline Theatre

 Sat, 21 Mar Lifeline Theatre

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

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

Mezcla x Evanston Experimental Video Showcase Mixer

 Fri, 10 Apr at 06:00 pm Evanston Art Center Free

Romantasy Book Party with Kelly Andrew for THE GRAVEWOOD

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm Booked USD 0 to 22

Main Street Mural Community Workshop #3

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

Thee Old Fishbowl Gallery presents Kaelyn Andrade

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:00 pm Coco Design & Build Co. USD 0 to 40

The Edgewater Writers Salon at The Gunder Mansion

 Fri, 27 Mar at 06:30 pm 6219 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60660, United States

Talks@EHC: Blanche Gildin: The Bauhaus in Chicago and the Foundations of an Artistic Practice

 Tue, 24 Mar at 06:30 pm 225 Greenwood St, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60201

Main Street Mural Community Workshop #2

 Sat, 21 Mar at 01:00 pm Open Studio Project Inc Free

Art Talks! The Living Room

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

"Politics of Erasure from Mardin’s Borderlands to Post-Earthquake Antakya"

 Tue, 31 Mar at 12:00 pm Kresge Centennial Hall Free

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

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

Islamic Education in West Africa

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

Guidepost Montessori at Evanston Annual Art Fair – Nature

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

Evanston Woods II

 Fri, 24 Apr at 02:00 pm Space 900

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

Women's History Month Film & Discussion

 Tue, 31 Mar at 06:00 pm YWCA Evanston/North Shore Free

18th Annual Bahá’í Choral Festival

 Thu, 21 May at 12:00 am Central Street

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

Upcycled Bookmaking Using Cardboard and Scraps

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

EDGS Book Talk: "Bad Lieutenants" with Andrew Mertha

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

Concert featuring pianist Sarah Loisch

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

Writing and Re-Writing Home: Evanston in Memoir

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

Spring Break Staycation - Paint & Swim Thursday

 Thu, 02 Apr at 12:00 pm Goldfish Swim School- Evanston Free

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

 Sat, 11 Apr Block Museum of Art 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 About Home: A Writing Workshop

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

Captivating Poetry Experience

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

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

 Sun, 12 Apr Block Museum of Art Free

Forward and Focused- Veteran Vision Board Workshop

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

Women Empowering Women- Veteran Vision Board Workshop

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

THURSDAYZ NITE LIVE! "Po-Pimpin Punchlines & Poetry"

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