Evanston Arts Events

Arts events Happening Next in Evanston, IL

Celebrate the launch of Unfixed with Midlife Upgrade!

1105 Maple Ave 19 Oct 2025
ART FREE

Women in Translation Book Club reads "The Dangers of Smoking in Bed"

Bookends & Beginnings 3 Nov 2025
MEETUPS USD 19

Hayes Carll in Evanston

SPACE 21 Nov 2025
ART

INVOKING JUSTICE (2011) with filmmaker Deepa Dhanraj

Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University 24 Oct 2025
ENTERTAINMENT FREE

Verses & Vibes: Chills and Thrills

2922 Central St 25 Oct 2025
MUSIC FREE

Brett Dennen - Art Is Life in Evanston

Space 16 Nov 2025
CONCERTS

Concert featuring woodwind quintet, Amethyst Winds

1509 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60201 8 Nov 2025
ENTERTAINMENT

Charlie Hunter Trio (Early) in Evanston

Space 5 Nov 2025
CONCERTS

Pumpkin Painting @ One River School

1033 Davis St 25 Oct 2025
ART FREE

The Baldwin I Giovanni Experience

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre 8 Nov 2025
ART

Will Hoge at Space

Evanston SPACE 22 Nov 2025
MUSIC

Ivy+ Alumni: Books & Brews

Bookends & Beginnings 15 Nov 2025
ART FREE

The Baldwin I Giovanni Experience

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre 15 Nov 2025
ART

Art Talks! The Living Room

Block Museum of Art 19 Oct 2025
ART FREE

DE Design Sports: Putting Ideas Into Play #2!

Evanston SPACE 6 Nov 2025
SPORTS FREE

Concert Reading - Miss Holmes at Lifeline Theatre

Lifeline Theatre 25 Oct 2025
ART

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

Evanston Art Center 8 Nov 2025
WORKSHOPS FREE

Story Vroom Vroom: Evanston's Storytelling Party

Double Clutch Brewery 22 Oct 2025
PARTIES

World Polio Day 2025: Rotary in Action – Evanston

Rotary International 23 Oct 2025
ART FREE

Ben Clanton's Potato Party!

Roycemore School 5 Nov 2025
KIDS FREE

Madi Diaz at Space

Evanston SPACE 25 Oct 2025
MUSIC

Sir Woman at Space

Evanston SPACE 1 Nov 2025
ENTERTAINMENT

THE BALDWIN | GIOVANNI EXPERIENCE

927 Noyes St, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60201 1 Nov 2025
ART

Art Talks! Pouring, Spilling, Bleeding

Block Museum of Art 6 Dec 2025
ART FREE

Lera Lynn at Space

Evanston SPACE 24 Oct 2025
ART

All Souls Night

6970 N. Sheridan Rd Ste D, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60626 1 Nov 2025
ENTERTAINMENT

Handmade Holiday Market

609 South Blvd, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60202 8 Nov 2025
HOLIDAY

Michael Grunwald Seminar

Pancoe-NSUHS Life Sciences Pavillion 29 Oct 2025
WORKSHOPS FREE

Dyani White Hawk and Caroline Kent in Conversation

Block Museum of Art 19 Nov 2025
ART FREE

AN EVENING WITH PATTY GRIFFIN & RICKIE LEE JONES

Cahn Auditorium 28 Oct 2025
MUSIC USD 77 TO 124

A Sip Society Latte Art Throwdown

The Laundry Cafe - Evanston 18 Oct 2025
ART FREE

John Scofield (Early) at Space

Evanston SPACE 13 Nov 2025
MUSIC

Sir Woman at Space

Evanston SPACE 31 Oct 2025
ENTERTAINMENT

Downtown Trick or Treat Stroll

Evanston's Fountain Square 25 Oct 2025
TRICK-OR-TREAT

Thee Old Fishbowl Gallery - Sarah Kaiser Art Opening

Coco Design & Build Co. 13 Nov 2025
ART USD 0 TO 20

Spooky Upcycled Art Competition

1033 Davis St 25 Oct 2025
ART FREE

Veteran Social Club- Día de los Muertos Art Workshop

Open Studio Project Inc 25 Oct 2025
ART FREE

48th Annual Benefit

Palmhouse, 619 Howard Street, Evanston, IL 60202 8 Nov 2025
ART

Author Talk & Book Signing with Christine Platt

Zora's Place 25 Oct 2025
ART FREE

Spafford at Space

Evanston SPACE 6 Dec 2025
MUSIC

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

Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University 14 Nov 2025
ENTERTAINMENT FREE

Art Talks! Pouring, Spilling, Bleeding

Block Museum of Art 1 Nov 2025
ART FREE

Veteran Family and Friends Art Workshop- November

Evanston Vet Center 10 Nov 2025
ART FREE

In Her Voice: A Conversation with Taylor Armstrong

The Woman's Club of Evanston 13 Nov 2025
WORKSHOPS USD 55

Matcha! Make your own matcha and matcha lattes

The Laundry Cafe - Evanston 20 Nov 2025
WORKSHOPS USD 52 TO 65

Mucca Pazza at Space

Evanston SPACE 2 Nov 2025
MUSIC

Matcha! Make your own matcha and matcha lattes

The Laundry Cafe - Evanston 18 Oct 2025
WORKSHOPS USD 65

Building a Theater Community in Evanston

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre 12 Nov 2025
ART

Social Wellness- Sensational Saturday!!

The Woman's Club of Evanston 13 Dec 2025
HEALTH-WELLNESS USD 152

Philippe Quint plays Chausson - Evanston

Nichols Concert Hall 16 Jan 2026
MUSIC

Turning Together: Ceramic Date Night

Evanston Art Center 7 Nov 2025
ART USD 93

Curator Talk: Frankenthaler’s Circle

Block Museum of Art 30 Oct 2025
EXHIBITIONS FREE

Holiday Baroque - Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons"

Alice Millar Chapel 6 Dec 2025
MUSIC

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

Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University 23 Oct 2025
ENTERTAINMENT FREE

The Baldwin I Giovanni Experience

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre 9 Nov 2025
ART

Concert featuring saxophonist, Phil Pierick

1509 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60201 20 Oct 2025
ENTERTAINMENT

Old 97s w. Rhett Miller - Night One at Space

Evanston SPACE 29 Dec 2025
MUSIC

Central Street Trick or Treat

Central Street Evanston, IL 25 Oct 2025
HALLOWEEN

Dee Alexander & Paul Marinaro: Live at Studio5

1934 Dempster St., Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60202 12 Dec 2025
ENTERTAINMENT

Ariel Posen w. Wendlo at Space

Evanston SPACE 9 Dec 2025
ART

The Windy City Invitational: Tattoo Convention

PALMHOUSE 21 Nov 2025
ART FREE

Jacob Marleys Christmas Carol at Lifeline Theatre

Lifeline Theatre 28 Nov 2025
ART

Yoga for Bone Health: 12 Poses to Reverse Osteoporosis and Osteopenia

Heaven Meets Earth Yoga Studio 18 Oct 2025
WORKSHOPS

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

Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University 13 Nov 2025
ENTERTAINMENT FREE

Click Clack BOO A Tricky Treat at Lifeline Theatre

Lifeline Theatre 18 Oct 2025
ART

A Tragedy of Religious Fanaticism and Outta Here

Evanston Art Center 1 Nov 2025
EXHIBITIONS

Caitlin Canty

Evanston Space 11 Nov 2025
TRIPS-ADVENTURES

Turning Together: Ceramic Date Night

Evanston Art Center 5 Dec 2025
ART USD 93

Chitra Ganesh in Conversation: Students Shape the Collection

Block Museum of Art 5 Nov 2025
ART FREE

Printmaking in Process: Anna Kunz, Soo Shin, and Lane Relyea

Block Museum of Art 12 Nov 2025
ART FREE

Sara & Kenny: Live at Studio5

1934 Dempster St., Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60202 19 Dec 2025
MUSIC

Bone by Bone: The Building Blocks of Horror

1620 Orrington Ave 28 Oct 2025
WORKSHOPS USD 38

Kids Halloween Cookie Decorating Class

The Aux 26 Oct 2025
KIDS USD 56

Latte art for beginners!

The Laundry Cafe - Evanston 8 Nov 2025
ART USD 44 TO 86

Dark Arts in Perfumery: History, Materials and Creating Scents

The Alchemist's Wife 30 Oct 2025
WORKSHOPS USD 65

Enduring Voices

Pick-Staiger Concert Hall 2 Nov 2025
ENTERTAINMENT

Caroline Davis Portals at Space presented by WDCB

Evanston SPACE 3 Nov 2025
MUSIC

Old 97s w. Rhett Miller - Night Two at Space

Evanston SPACE 30 Dec 2025
MUSIC

Northshore Concert Band: In Good Company

Pick-Staiger Concert Hall 22 Feb 2026
MUSIC USD 0 TO 25

Northshore Concert Band: Story Tellers

Pick-Staiger Concert Hall 12 Apr 2026
ENTERTAINMENT USD 0 TO 25

The Baldwin I Giovanni Experience

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre 16 Nov 2025
ART

Buffett Book Talk: "Selective Solidarity" with Chelsie Yount

720 University Pl 12 Nov 2025
WORKSHOPS FREE

Little Ones Story Time

3001 Central St, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60201 17 Nov 2025
ART

Kitty And The Beanstalk at Lifeline Theatre

Lifeline Theatre 14 Feb 2026
ART

Lit & Luz: Escritura geológica con Gabriela Damián Miravete

Kresge Centennial Hall 10 Nov 2025
ART FREE

The Trout with Henry Kramer and Sam Shuhan - Evanston

Nichols Concert Hall 15 Mar 2026
MUSIC

Global Health Studies presents: Mara Kardas-Nelson

Locy Hall 24 Oct 2025
HEALTH-WELLNESS FREE

Little Ones Story Time

3001 Central St, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60201 20 Oct 2025
ART

Old 97s w. Rhett Miller - Night Three NYE at Space

Evanston SPACE 31 Dec 2025
NEW-YEAR