South Shore Cultural Center

Chicago Gospel Music Festival

Jul 12

Celebrating the great influence of the music genre born in this city more than 80 years ago, the Chicago Gospel Music Festival will present the top…

Frida Kahlo’s Month in Paris: A Friendship with Mary Reynolds at the Art Institute of Chicago

Mar 29 – Jul 30

Unveiling Frida Kahlo’s work for the first time in the Art Institute galleries, this exhibition focuses on the celebrated Mexican artist’s first and only trip to…

Taste of Chicago (Neighborhood Parks)

Jul 19

Taste of Chicago has been a summer staple for more than 40 years. This year, the annual foodie extravaganza will bring both neighborhood events and the…

MetroWalkz Self-Guided Walking Tours

Chicago

The Obama Presidential Center

Chicago

Scheduled to open in 2026, the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago will feature a museum, library, gardens, and more—inviting visitors to connect, learn, and be inspired…

Washington Square Park (Bughouse Square)

Chicago

Bughouse Square, across from the Newberry Library, was Chicago’s famed free-speech park. From the 1910s–1960s, poets, preachers, and radicals drew crowds with passionate, unscripted soapbox debates.