Celebrate the 2025 Lunar New Year at CAMOC! Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025 Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Ticket Price: $8.88 Free Entry for Museum Members! Join us at our annual Lunar New Year Fair on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at 2:00 PM for an afternoon of festivities. We will welcome the Year of […]
A long year deserves a looooooong celebration! Join us on Saturday, February 1, from 6–9 PM for a grand and memorable farewell to the Year of the Dragon with art, performances, live music, food, drinks, and fortune-telling. Let’s enter the Year of the Snake with creativity, friendship, and community. This event will feature […]
Looking for a fun and unique date night? Join us for the Sweetheart Round Dance & Art Market on Saturday, February 8 at the American Indian Center (3401 W Ainslie) Art Market | Noon – 7 PMFind the perfect, one-of-a-kind Valentine’s gift for your sweetheart while supporting Native artists! Indian Tacos & Frybread | Starting […]
We will be Honoring Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. The Celebration will include Music, Singing, Crafts, Story Telling, Balloons and other activities.
Engineering Fest is the CAC’s premier family event, where young people are invited to imagine and design the worlds they want, need and deserve. Join us for FREE hands-on activities that explore Sustainable Engineering! What is Engineering Fest? Engineering Fest is the Chicago Architecture Center’s premier family event, where young people are invited to imagine […]
This youth-led community event is FREE and open to the general public event. This "Summer Youth Social Powwow" event aims to foster community relations, youth literacy, cultural exchange with a powwow and provide local community resources at Trickster Cultural Center.
Prost! Celebrate Oktoberfest at the DANK Haus on Friday, September 27th, from 6:30–11:30 PM with an indoor festival straight out of Munich! Our historic Marunde Ballroom on the 5th floor will be transformed with biergarten-style tables, traditional festival décor, and our signature vintage bar pouring imported German Bier like Spaten Oktoberfest and Würzburger, alongside other authentic German brews on tap. Feast on German classics—Thüringer, Bratwurst, […]
The Alliance Française de Chicago, in partnership with Partners In Health, proudly announces the opening of Daughters of Anacaona. This groundbreaking art exhibition in celebration of feminine strength and integrity will be on display in the Alliance's Eleanor Wood Prince Salon. This compelling exhibition invites audiences to reflect on the legacy of Anacaona, the legendary […]
Taking place Oct. 18-19, OHC is a FREE public festival that provides access to places of architectural, historical and cultural significance across 20+ Chicago neighborhoods. Each October, the Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) hosts Open House Chicago (OHC), a free public festival that offers rare behind-the-scenes access to sites of architectural, historical and cultural significance. The […]
The German Imprint on our American Christmas | Presented by Mike Haas Christmas — or Weihnachten — is Germany’s most beloved holiday, and America’s too! What many Americans don’t realize is just how deeply German immigrants have shaped the way we celebrate the season. From the Christmas tree to Santa Claus, from mistletoe and gingerbread houses to Nutcrackers and Advent calendars, so many of our […]
Come celebrate Holi with Kalapriya! Famously known as the Festival of Colors, Holi is an annual celebration of spring, love, and new life throughout North India. This exciting celebration is filled with dancing, singing, and throwing of colored powder and water. We’ll have dancing, music, food, arts & crafts, and more… Build your community & […]
The Renaissance Continues. Mark your calendars as the Assyrian Renaissance returns to Chicago on April 2026. Through music, art, literature, and more, we’ll gather once more to celebrate who we are and where we come from. Join us for three unforgettable days of culture, community, and pride. April 17–19, 2026 | Chicago, IL
Enchantment is an intimate theatrical journey into the inner life of music giant Ravi Shankar. This is not a standard retelling of Shankar's legendary career. Instead, this bioplay steps into the inner world of the sitar maestro — his doubts, regrets, struggles, and the fierce resolve that carried him from a boy dancer in Paris to […]
Show your Pride in Chicago's queer Asian community here in the heart of Chinatown ✨ Presenting the second annual ✨👲💕Yellow Peril Drag Show 👯🌈✨ Saturday, May 30 | 6:00 - 9:00 PM | FL4 Join our Pride Kick-off Party to celebrate and show love to our queer Asian community right in the heart of Chicago’s […]
Welcome to Piyesta Pinoy – the ultimate celebration of Filipino culture and heritage! Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of the Philippines as we bring you an experience like no other. Discover a treasure trove of traditional cuisine, captivating music and dance, colorful festivals, and rich traditions that make the Filipino community truly unique. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1282357354013131&set=a.496903929225148
Kalapriya’s annual Mela is back! Join us for a fantastic day of fun with South Asian music, dance, food, and crafts! Experience incredible performances by local, national, and international musicians and dancers, taste some authentic food, enjoy arts and crafts, shop at local retail vendors, and wear some body art from henna artists! We are […]
Anchoring their performance and personal practices in the Karnatik system, Vignesh Ishwar, Sayee Rakshith, Praveen Sparsh, and Chandrasekara Sharma present possibilities through the intersections of contemporary sensibilities of language, sound, and repertoire representations. This special concert highlights both the juxtaposition and amalgamation of the familiar, timeless Karnatik sound and shifts in practice and representation.
Our Young Professionals Advisory Board is hosting a new fundraiser, the Fall Fiesta, on Friday, September 18th, 2026, at the National Museum of Mexican Art. It will be an evening full of life: tacos, music, dancing, and community, all in support of a cause that touches some of the most overlooked members of our city. […]
At the DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, Oktoberfest is more than a festival—it's an authentic celebration of German heritage, traditions, and Gemütlichkeit. Join us on Saturday, September 19, from 6:30–11:30 PM in our historic Marunde Ballroom for an evening of authentic German food, imported beer, live music, traditional games, and warm hospitality. As Chicago's premier German American […]
