Performing-arts Events in Evanston

Check out happening performing-arts events all around Evanston, IL

Hot 8 Brass Band

 Tue, 23 Jun at 06:00 pm Evanston Space

Jimmy Burns and The Soul Message Band at Space

 Tue, 26 May at 07:30 pm Evanston SPACE

ARTEMIS (Early) presented by WDCB

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

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

Tommy Castro and the Painkillers

 Tue, 05 May at 07:30 pm SPACE Free

Northshore Concert Band: Story Tellers

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

Jazz Unearthed - Metropolitan Jazz Octet: Live at Studio5

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

Love & Information

 Fri, 01 May at 07:30 pm Ethel Barber Theater

SOLD OUT - Carsie Blanton w. Nathan Evans Fox

 Wed, 13 May at 08:00 pm SPACE Free

Ana Popovic: Dance To The Rhythm Tour

 Wed, 22 Apr at 08:00 pm SPACE Free

Building American Pop

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:30 pm Nichols Concert Hall

Story Sessions & Big Shoulders Stories present: Cooler By the Lake at Space

 Tue, 19 May at 07:30 pm Evanston SPACE

Tosca

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Nichols Concert Hall USD 21 to 77

Groupwerk Showcase 2026: Resonance

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

Edie Carey

 Mon, 08 Jun at 07:30 pm SPACE Free

Alejandro Escovedo & The Electric Saints

 Sun, 21 Jun at 08:00 pm SPACE Free

Della Mae

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:00 pm Evanston Space

LOKI - Rock Musical at Lifeline Theatre

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:30 pm Lifeline Theatre

New Nostalgia: Live at Studio5

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:30 pm 1934 Dempster St., Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60202

Glinka Sextet with Marta Aznavoorian - Evanston

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

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

Dario Robleto | Seminar

 Wed, 15 Apr at 03:00 pm Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Free

Arlene Malinowski and Julie Ganey SOLO

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

Lyrics & Laundry Vol. II @ The Laundry Cafe

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

Sonia Oyola & Robert Solone — Love Songs for You

 Sun, 10 May at 04:00 pm Le Piano

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

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

MFA Collaboration Series: David’s Redhaired Death

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

“Lost in the Flood”: Photochemical Traces of Extreme Weather

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:00 pm Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Free

Songs of Peru with Luis Gálvez

 Sun, 12 Apr at 03:00 pm Evanston Public Library

MAKE A FACE (1971) with filmmaker Karen Sperling

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

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

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

18th Annual PLAYground Festival - La Luna y El Sol (The Moon and The Sun)

 Sat, 25 Apr at 01:00 pm The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center Free

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

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

La Boheme

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

18th Annual PLAYground Festival - Amy and May Go To the Museum

 Sat, 25 Apr at 04:00 pm The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center Free

Black Performance Theory 2026: Conversations

 Thu, 09 Apr at 05:30 pm Northwestern University - SLIPPAGE Lab Free

FilAm Baroque Ensemble Concert

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

Concert featuring clarinetist Westley Art Hodges

 Mon, 20 Apr at 12:00 pm St Mark's Episcopal Church Free

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

 Thu, 27 Nov at 07:00 pm Evanston Free

Reel Music – Songs from the Silver Screen

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