What are the top free History Events happening in Chicago?

Here are the top free History Events in Chicago: A Black Queer History of the United States by C. Riley Snorton &Darius Bost is happening on Sun 15 Feb 2026 from 6:30 PM onwards at Women & Children First, Chicago Black History Month Museum - Black Art Collectors: Preserving Our Legacy is happening on Sun 01 Feb 2026 from 2:00 PM onwards at Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation, Chicago Black History Month Celebration: Rooted in Resilience is happening on Wed 04 Feb 2026 from 6:00 PM onwards at Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, Chicago

What are the History Events happening in Chicago This Weekend January 30 - February 1 2026?

Here are the History Events happening this weekend January 30 - February 1 2026 in Chicago: Dreher's Vienna: A Viennese Beer Hall is happening on Sat 31 Jan 2026 from 12:00 PM onwards at 1800 W Belle Plaine Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60613 Black History Month Museum - Black Art Collectors: Preserving Our Legacy is happening on Sun 01 Feb 2026 from 2:00 PM onwards at Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation, Chicago

What are the top History Events happening in Chicago?

Here are the top History Events in Chicago: After 5 at the Field is happening on Tue 03 Feb 2026 from 5:00 PM onwards at 1400 S. Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive , Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60605 Chicago Misconceptions • Third Coast: The Great Inland Port is happening on Tue 10 Mar 2026 from 7:00 PM onwards at The Bad Apple (Lincoln Park), Chicago Chicago Misconceptions • Debunking Grandma's Al Capone Stories is happening on Tue 03 Feb 2026 from 7:00 PM onwards at The Bad Apple (Lincoln Park), Chicago Chicago Misconceptions • Aiming for the Heart, Hitting the Stomach is happening on Tue 10 Feb 2026 from 7:00 PM onwards at The Bad Apple (Lincoln Park), Chicago Chicago Misconceptions • The Dark Side of Entertainment is happening on Tue 24 Feb 2026 from 7:00 PM onwards at The Bad Apple (Lincoln Park), Chicago Chicago Misconceptions • Unpacking Anti-LGBTQ Stereotypes is happening on Tue 31 Mar 2026 from 7:00 PM onwards at The Bad Apple (Lincoln Park), Chicago Erik Larson in Conversation with Mark Bazer "Demon of Unrest" is happening on Thu 12 Mar 2026 from 7:00 PM onwards at Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey), Chicago Commemorative Day | Black History Month is happening on Sat 28 Feb 2026 from 11:00 AM onwards at Chicago History Museum Chicago Misconceptions • Urban Renewal: Good or Bad? is happening on Tue 24 Mar 2026 from 7:00 PM onwards at The Bad Apple (Lincoln Park), Chicago Snail Mail is happening on Sun 12 Apr 2026 from 12:30 AM onwards at Riviera Theatre - Chicago

What are the History Events happening in Chicago this January 2026?

Here are the History Events happening in Chicago in January 2026 : Dreher's Vienna: A Viennese Beer Hall is happening on Sat 31 Jan 2026 from 12:00 PM onwards at 1800 W Belle Plaine Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60613

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Tue, 03 Feb, 2026 - 05:00 PM

After 5 at the Field

1400 S. Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive , Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60605

63+ Interested
Tue, 10 Mar, 2026 - 07:00 PM

Chicago Misconceptions • Third Coast: The Great Inland Port

The Bad Apple (Lincoln Park)

Free
Tue, 03 Feb, 2026 - 07:00 PM

Chicago Misconceptions • Debunking Grandma's Al Capone Stories

The Bad Apple (Lincoln Park)

Free
Tue, 10 Feb, 2026 - 07:00 PM

Chicago Misconceptions • Aiming for the Heart, Hitting the Stomach

The Bad Apple (Lincoln Park)

Free
Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 - 07:00 PM

Chicago Misconceptions • The Dark Side of Entertainment

The Bad Apple (Lincoln Park)

Free
Tue, 31 Mar, 2026 - 07:00 PM

Chicago Misconceptions • Unpacking Anti-LGBTQ Stereotypes

The Bad Apple (Lincoln Park)

Free
Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 - 07:00 PM

Erik Larson in Conversation with Mark Bazer "Demon of Unrest"

Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey)

USD 36
Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 - 11:00 AM

Commemorative Day | Black History Month

Chicago History Museum

10+ Interested
Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 - 07:00 PM

Chicago Misconceptions • Urban Renewal: Good or Bad?

The Bad Apple (Lincoln Park)

Free
Sun, 12 Apr, 2026 - 12:30 AM

Snail Mail

Riviera Theatre - Chicago
Tue, 03 Mar, 2026 - 07:00 PM

Chicago Misconceptions • "We just don't make 'em like we used to"

The Bad Apple (Lincoln Park)

Free
Sun, 15 Feb, 2026 - 06:30 PM

A Black Queer History of the United States by C. Riley Snorton &Darius Bost

Women & Children First

Free
Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 - 12:00 PM

Dreher's Vienna: A Viennese Beer Hall

1800 W Belle Plaine Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60613

8+ Interested
Sun, 01 Feb, 2026 - 02:00 PM

Black History Month Museum - Black Art Collectors: Preserving Our Legacy

Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation

Free
Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 - 06:00 PM

Black History Month Celebration: Rooted in Resilience

Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts

Free

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Date	Event	Venue
10 Mar 2026	Chicago Misconceptions Third Coast The Great Inland Port	The Bad Apple (Lincoln Park), Chicago
03 Feb 2026	Chicago Misconceptions Debunking Grandmas Al Capone Stories	The Bad Apple (Lincoln Park), Chicago
10 Feb 2026	Chicago Misconceptions Aiming for the Heart Hitting the Stomach	The Bad Apple (Lincoln Park), Chicago
24 Feb 2026	Chicago Misconceptions The Dark Side of Entertainment	The Bad Apple (Lincoln Park), Chicago
31 Mar 2026	Chicago Misconceptions Unpacking Anti-LGBTQ Stereotypes	The Bad Apple (Lincoln Park), Chicago
12 Mar 2026	Erik Larson in Conversation with Mark Bazer "Demon of Unrest"	Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey), Chicago
24 Mar 2026	Chicago Misconceptions Urban Renewal Good or Bad	The Bad Apple (Lincoln Park), Chicago
12 Apr 2026	Snail Mail	Riviera Theatre - Chicago
03 Mar 2026	Chicago Misconceptions "We just dont make em like we used to"	The Bad Apple (Lincoln Park), Chicago
15 Feb 2026	A Black Queer History of the United States by C. Riley Snorton &Darius Bost	Women & Children First, Chicago

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10 Mar 2026

Chicago Misconceptions Third Coast The Great Inland Port