Performing-arts Events in Evanston

Check out happening performing-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

Hot 8 Brass Band

 Tue, 23 Jun at 06:00 pm Evanston Space

The Flock w. One Of The Boyzz Band

 Fri, 05 Jun at 08:00 pm SPACE USD 34 to 41

Ezra Furman - Doing What She Wants - A solo show at Evanston SPACE

 Mon, 20 Jul Evanston SPACE

ARTEMIS (Early) presented by WDCB

 Sun, 10 May at 07:00 pm SPACE USD 39 to 65

Ezra Furman in Evanston

 Mon, 20 Jul SPACE

Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers

 Sun, 04 Oct at 01:00 am Cahn Auditorium

Vance Gilbert w. Sam Robbins

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

2026 Evanston Folk Festival - 2 Day Pass at Dawes Park

 Sat, 12 Sep Dawes Park

Mindy Smith at Space

 Wed, 05 Aug at 07:00 pm Evanston SPACE

Tommy Castro and the Painkillers

 Tue, 05 May at 07:30 pm SPACE USD 27 to 34

SOLD OUT - Carsie Blanton w. Nathan Evans Fox

 Wed, 13 May at 08:00 pm SPACE Free

Ezra Furman at Evanston SPACE

 Tue, 21 Jul Evanston SPACE

Jazz Unearthed - Metropolitan Jazz Octet: Live at Studio5

 Fri, 22 May at 07:30 pm 1934 Dempster St., Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60202

Tosca

 Wed, 06 May Nichols Concert Hall USD 21 to 77

Drunken Dreams - Typhoon Dance Troupe 2026 Spring Show

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

Groupwerk Showcase 2026: Resonance

 Mon, 11 May at 07:30 pm McCormick Auditorium at Norris University Center USD 25

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

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

Edie Carey

 Mon, 08 Jun at 07:30 pm SPACE USD 27 to 41

Willi Carlisle

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:30 pm SPACE USD 27 to 41

Bowmanville and La Tosca

 Tue, 16 Jun at 07:30 pm SPACE USD 21 to 34

LOKI - Rock Musical at Lifeline Theatre

 Fri, 01 May at 07:30 pm Lifeline Theatre

Alejandro Escovedo & The Electric Saints

 Sun, 21 Jun at 08:00 pm SPACE USD 65

Story Sessions and Big Shoulders Stories - Cooler By the Lake at Evanston SPACE

 Tue, 19 May at 07:30 pm Evanston SPACE

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

We Were the Scenery Film Screening

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

Sonia Oyola & Robert Solone — Love Songs for You

 Sun, 10 May at 04:00 pm Le Piano

Bronwyn Keith-Hynes in Evanston

 Thu, 30 Jul at 07:30 pm Space

MFA Collaboration Series: David’s Redhaired Death

 Fri, 08 May at 07:30 pm 1949 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60208, United States

Lyrics & Laundry Vol. II @ The Laundry Cafe

 Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm The Laundry Cafe - Evanston USD 26 to 40

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

MAKE A FACE (1971) with filmmaker Karen Sperling

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

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

 Tue, 18 Aug at 08:00 pm Evanston SPACE

IN THE WAVES (2017) with Jacquelyn Mills at AMS Hall

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm Annie May Swift Hall - Auditorium Free

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

A night of Motown and Classic R&B with Gerald McClendon, The Soulkeeper

 Wed, 17 Jun at 07:30 pm SPACE USD 23 to 36

La Boheme

 Mon, 11 May at 07:00 pm Trinity Lutheran Church USD 50

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

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

Sumiko Haneda’s THE POEM OF HAYACHINE VALLEY (1982) in 16mm

 Thu, 14 May at 06:00 pm Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Free

FilAm Baroque Ensemble Concert

 Sat, 02 May at 06:00 pm First Presbyterian Church of Evanston USD 45

Marriage of the Sacred and Profane

 Sun, 31 May at 03:30 pm Northminster Presbyterian Church USD 0 to 23

Reel Music – Songs from the Silver Screen

 Sun, 24 May at 03:00 pm Beth Emet The Free Synagogue USD 23