Ravenswood ArtWalk: Tour of Arts & Industry

RAW returns this September for its 24th anniversary! Join us for the Ravenswood ArtWalk: Tour of Arts & Industry (RAW), a weekend-long celebration of our creative community.
RAW will be held September 12th and 13th, 2026 from 11:00am to 6:00pm both days.
Stretching from Lawrence south to Irving Park along Ravenswood Ave, RAW includes open studios and galleries, pop-up performances and activations, live music and dance, public art, and an Outdoor Arts Market, two Indoor Arts Markets at KOVAL Distillery and Bad Coffee, food truck fare, and an outdoor beer garden.
2026 ArtWalk Stops Include:
Alcove Woodshop • Anne Leuck Studio • Artifact Events • Awakenings Art • Bad Coffee • Begyle Brewing • Big Teeth Productions • Bill Bartelt Studio • Blackbird Gallery and Framing • Chex Studio • Chicago Clay Co-op • Chicago Glass Collective • Chicago Makeup School • Chicago Photography Classes • Cityside Center for Spiritual Living • Corey Postiglione and Kathie Shaw - Studio 104 • DEFY Bags • Demo Brewing • Dovetail Brewery • Dwelling Tattoo • Eric Weinstein Studio • Forteza Fitness I Ravensrook Archery • Hidden Light Tattoo • Holly Harris Studios • Japan Karate Association of Illinois • Kevin Swallow Art • KOVAL Distillery • Lightwriters Neon • Lillstreet Art Center • Linda Cohn Studios • Little Fire Ceramics • Longarm Quilting Lab • Lucila's Alfajores • Lycée Francais de Chicago - Center for the Arts • Manifold • Mechanista • Sophia Reyes • SpiderMeka Portraits • Starshaped Press • Studio B1 • The Pottery Loop • Thresholds • Traffic Jam! Swing • VIN312 Winery
Enter our Outdoor Arts Market at Ravenswood and Berteau to shop 90+ local artists while enjoying two stages of live music, food truck fare, the Lycée Francais de Chicago Children's Corner, and cold beers from Begyle Brewing! A $5-10 suggested donation is requested at the gates.
Find more details and a full list of participating businesses and artists here: https://ravenswoodchicago.org/signature-events/ravenswood-artwalk/
Proceeds from RAW support community programming and small business assistance from the Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce (501c6), public art and placemaking projects from the Ravenswood Community Council (501c3), and fundraising efforts from partnering neighborhood organizations.
Proceeds from the non-alcoholic beverage tent support the Friends of Ravenswood School (501c3).
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Musical Performances
Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce Stage
Ravenswood & Belle Plaine
Sat 9/12
5:00 PM – Lydia Cash
3:35 PM – Mar Caribe
2:30 PM – Wicked Drawl
1:15 PM – Angela James
12:00 PM – The Millers
11:05 AM - Full Spectrum Bluegrass
Sun 9/13
5:00 PM – The Joel Patterson Trio
3:35 PM – Rami Gabriel
2:30 PM – Half Gringa
1:15 PM – coming soon!
12:00 PM – Rachel Kazez Bluegrass Band
11:05 AM - Gary Camaro
Rendezvous Arts Stage
Ravenswood & Berteau (Parking Lot)
Sat 9/12
4:00 PM - Fareed Haque and Goran Ivanovic
1:30 PM - James Sanders & Conjunto
11:00 AM - Apasionado Duo: Emi Tanabe and Gabriel Dactu
Sun 9/13
4:00 PM – Jonas Friddle Bluegrass Trio with Anna Jacobson and Andrew Willkins
1:30 PM - Gerald Dowd Trio with Robbie Gjersoe and Josh Piet
11:00 AM - Christian Dillingham Jazz Trio
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The 2026 Ravenswood ArtWalk is brought to you by the Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce, Ravenswood Community Council, SSA #31, Thresholds, Lillstreet Art Center, Begyle Brewing, LuckyPrints, Polar Seltzer, Garrett Realty, Lightwriters Neon, Lycée Francais de Chicago, German International School Chicago, Feast Fitness, Bolt Fitness, CHIRP Radio, NRG Energy, WasteNot Compost, and Renewal by Andersen.