Events

History Highlights Gallery Tour

3:00 p.m.

Learn about the growth and transformation of the city’s skyline on this leisurely rive cruise.

Museum Tour

1:30 p.m.

Discover how Chicago works hard and plays hard on this 30-minute tour of Chicago: Crossroads of America with volunteer gallery interpreter Richard Johnson.

Members | Members

Members’ Open House

5:00-9:00 p.m.

Don't miss your chance to go "behind the scenes" with Museum staff!

Boat Tour, Tour

Shel Silverstein’s Chicago Stroll

3:00 p.m.

Learn about the growth and transformation of the city’s skyline on this leisurely rive cruise.

Walking Tour

1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

Writer Shel Silverstein is beloved for classics such as The Giving Tree, Where the Sidewalk Ends, and the hit Johnny Cash song “A Boy Named Sue,” but did you know he was Chicago-born and raised?

Tour, Walking Tour

10:00 am.-12:00 p.m.

Chicago is a city of neighborhoods. Lace up your walking shoes and explore them with us!

Tour, Walking Tour

10:00 am.-12:00 p.m.

Chicago is a city of neighborhoods. Lace up your walking shoes and explore them with us!

July 2018

Boat Tour, Tour

59th Annual Fourth of July Celebration

3:00 p.m.

Learn about the growth and transformation of the city’s skyline on this leisurely rive cruise.

Commemorative Day

10:00 am.-12:00 p.m.

Commemorate our nation’s independence at the Museum. Join us for time-honored traditions, family-friendly festivities, and a keynote oration by the Honorable Anne M. Burke, Illinois Supreme Court Justice.

Boat Tour, Tour

Pilsen Murals Walking Tour

3:00 p.m.

Learn about the growth and transformation of the city’s skyline on this leisurely rive cruise.

Tour, Walking Tour

2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Chicago is a city of neighborhoods. Lace up your walking shoes and explore them with us!

Tour, Walking Tour

10:00 am.-12:00 p.m.

Chicago is a city of neighborhoods. Lace up your walking shoes and explore them with us!

Tour, Walking Tour

10:00 am.-12:00 p.m.

Chicago is a city of neighborhoods. Lace up your walking shoes and explore them with us!

Boat Tour, Tour

Movies In The Park: Back to the Future

3:00 p.m.

Learn about the growth and transformation of the city’s skyline on this leisurely rive cruise.

Movies in the Park

8:30 p.m.

We’re hosting another season of Movies in the Park! Get settled on the Museum’s plaza in Lincoln Park with your chairs and blankets and enjoy these free films.

Boat Tour, Tour

3:00 p.m.

Learn about the growth and transformation of the city’s skyline on this leisurely rive cruise.

Bus Tour, Exhibition Program

Blues Bus Tour

1:00 p.m.

Explore Bronzeville and the South Side to discover how the Delta blues came to Chicago during the Great Migration and evolved into its own distinct sound.

Tour, Walking Tour

10:00 am.-12:00 p.m.

Chicago is a city of neighborhoods. Lace up your walking shoes and explore them with us!

Tour, Walking Tour

Brown Line | Above The City

10:00 am.-12:00 p.m.

Chicago is a city of neighborhoods. Lace up your walking shoes and explore them with us!

L Tour, Tour

1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Explore the historic buildings and back porches of the North Side on the city’s picturesque Brown Line. Take in the architecture of the business district at Armitage and the German heritage of Lincoln Square, where the tour concludes.

L Tour, Tour

The Loop L

1:00–4:00 p.m.

Enjoy amazing photographic opportunities on this tour of the city’s central business district with Greg Borzo, author of The Chicago “L.” See a variety of stations from historic to thoroughly modern and learn about the buildings along the route as you glide past.

Boat Tour, Tour

3:00 p.m.

Learn about the growth and transformation of the city’s skyline on this leisurely rive cruise.

Cemetery Tour, Tour

Graceland Cemetery Tour

1:00 p.m.

Featuring beautifully landscaped grounds and grand monuments, these walking tours led by historian Al Walavich reveal the history of the city’s growth and its diverse inhabitants.

Boat Tour, Tour

Devil in the White City Bus Tour

3:00 p.m.

Learn about the growth and transformation of the city’s skyline on this leisurely rive cruise.

Bus Tour, Tour

1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Inspired by Erik Larson’s best-selling book, go back to 1893 with historian Al Walavich, to follow the trails of Daniel Burnham and the devilish doings of H. H. Holmes.

Tour, Walking Tour

10:00 am.-12:00 p.m.

Chicago is a city of neighborhoods. Lace up your walking shoes and explore them with us!

ChicaGO24, Trolley Tour

Chicago Herstory

2:00–500 p.m.

Join CHM educator Megan Clark on a trolley tour to find out more about the famous, infamous, and little-known women of Chicago who left indelible marks on the city.

Boat Tour, Tour

Chicago’s Blues, Jazz, and Folk Scene of the 1960s as Photographed by Raeburn Flerlage

3:00 p.m.

Learn about the growth and transformation of the city’s skyline on this leisurely rive cruise.

Members | Members

6:30 p.m.

Delve into the vast history of blues, jazz, and, folk music in Chicago as seen in the photographs of Raeburn Flerlage.

Tour, Walking Tour

Union Station Walking Tour

1:00 p.m.

These walking tours highlight the best of the city—the iconic venues and features that make Chicago history both fun and unique.

Boat Tour, Tour

3:00 p.m.

Learn about the growth and transformation of the city’s skyline on this leisurely rive cruise.

Cemetery Tour, Tour

Rosehill Cemetery East

1:00 p.m.

Featuring beautifully landscaped grounds and grand monuments, this walking tours led by historian Al Walavich reveals the history of the city’s growth and its diverse inhabitants.

August 2018

Boat Tour, Tour

3:00 p.m.

Learn about the growth and transformation of the city’s skyline on this leisurely rive cruise.

Tour, Walking Tour

10:00 am.-12:00 p.m.

Chicago is a city of neighborhoods. Lace up your walking shoes and explore them with us!

Tour, Walking Tour

Pilsen Murals Walking Tour

10:00 am.-12:00 p.m.

Chicago is a city of neighborhoods. Lace up your walking shoes and explore them with us!

Tour, Walking Tour

2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Chicago is a city of neighborhoods. Lace up your walking shoes and explore them with us!

L Tour, Tour

Brown Line | Above The City

1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Boat Tour, Tour

3:00 p.m.

Learn about the growth and transformation of the city’s skyline on this leisurely rive cruise.

Boat Tour, Tour

Ride Like the Devil Bike Tour

3:00 p.m.

Learn about the growth and transformation of the city’s skyline on this leisurely rive cruise.

Special Event

Chicago Hot Dog Fest

11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

Bike Tour, Tour

9:00 a.m.

Pedal through the past with Greg Borzo, author of Where to Bike Chicago and Chicago’s Fabulous Fountains.

Special Event

Chicago Hot Dog Fest

11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

Tour, Walking Tour

Union Station Walking Tour

1:00 p.m.

These walking tours highlight the best of the city—the iconic venues and features that make Chicago history both fun and unique.

Boat Tour, Tour

3:00 p.m.

Learn about the growth and transformation of the city’s skyline on this leisurely rive cruise.

Special Event

Chicago Hot Dog Fest

11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.

Cemetery Tour, Tour

Rosehill Cemetery West

1:00 p.m.

Featuring beautifully landscaped grounds and grand monuments, this walking tours led by historian Al Walavich reveals the history of the city’s growth and its diverse inhabitants.

Movies in the Park

Movies In The Park: Clue

8:15 p.m.

We’re hosting another season of Movies in the Park! Get settled on the Museum’s plaza in Lincoln Park with your chairs and blankets and enjoy these free films.

Boat Tour, Tour

3:00 p.m.

Learn about the growth and transformation of the city’s skyline on this leisurely rive cruise.

Boat Tour, Tour

3:00 p.m.

Learn about the growth and transformation of the city’s skyline on this leisurely rive cruise.

Boat Tour, Tour

Devil in the White City Bus Tour

3:00 p.m.

Learn about the growth and transformation of the city’s skyline on this leisurely rive cruise.

Bus Tour, Tour

1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Come with us into the darker corners of Chicago history. Discover the stories of infamous crimes and criminals. Visit notorious sites, haunted locales, and the city’s cemeteries on these spine-tingling excursions.

Tour, Walking Tour

10:00 am.-12:00 p.m.

Chicago is a city of neighborhoods. Lace up your walking shoes and explore them with us!

Tour, Walking Tour

History Fun Run: Life & Style

10:00 am.-12:00 p.m.

Chicago is a city of neighborhoods. Lace up your walking shoes and explore them with us!

Running Tour, Tour

9:45 a.m.

Discover how the Gold Coast became one of the city’s wealthiest neighborhoods and hear stories of early Chicago’s rich and famous residents.

Trolley Tour

Chicago ’68 Trolley Tour

1:00–4:00 p.m.

Venture into the influential, eventful, and often turbulent decade that was the 1960s on this new tour.

Tour, Walking Tour

Union Station Walking Tour

1:00 p.m.

These walking tours highlight the best of the city—the iconic venues and features that make Chicago history both fun and unique.

Boat Tour, Tour

3:00 p.m.

Learn about the growth and transformation of the city’s skyline on this leisurely rive cruise.

Boat Tour, Tour

3:00 p.m.

Learn about the growth and transformation of the city’s skyline on this leisurely rive cruise.

September 2018

Boat Tour, Tour