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	Thousands of Things To Do in the Chicago Southland...from art galleries to outdoor recreation, we have your number! Start your planning today!
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	With over 800 Festivals & Events running year round, concerts that include the top touring musical acts, countless farmers markets, car shows and more!

Dining

	Finding the perfect place to eat can be a very daunting task while travelling. Luckily, the Chicago Southland has many unique restaurants that will leave you satisfied.
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	The Chicago Southland offers name brand hotels that you know and trust. With six full service hotels, many more select service hotels and a boutique hotel that offers the luxury of downtown with a Midwest charm, you won’t have to look far for a perfect night’s sleep.
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Events

With over 800 Festivals & Events running year round, concerts that include the top touring musical acts, countless farmers markets and car shows in the Chicago Southland, the hard part isn’t deciding IF you should come but rather which event you ARE going to attend.

Whether it is Snow Day Festival at the Plum Creek Nature Center in January, Irish Fest at Chicago’s Gaelic Park in May, any of our year round farmers markets or Lansing Autumn Fest in October, you won’t have to travel far to find family friendly activities for any age.

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Below are the next 30 upcoming events in the Chicago Southland. Use the form above to search for specific events.

Wheelchair Accessible

d Displays/Arts/Crafts

ag Agricultural/Food/Harvest

c Cultural Event

w Workshop/Seminar

$ Admission Fee

h Holiday Celebration

o Outdoor Activity

s Sports Event/Recreational

f Fair, Carnival

e Expo/Consumer Show

p Parade

THE CREATIVE IMPULSE: A JURIED EXHIBITION OF ILLINOIS COLLEGE ART FACULTY Jan 2, 2020 - Jan 30, 2020
Christopher Art Gallery
Prairie State College, 202 South Halsted Street, Chicago Heights, IL
708-709-7738
College faculty from throughout the state of Illinois will submit their work for jurying and this exhibition will feature selected works in all media.
M-Th 9AM-3PM; W-Th 5PM-7PM Reception Jan 15 11:30AM-2PM
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SWAP O RAMA FLEA MARKET Jan 4, 2020 - Jan 29, 2020
4350 West 129th Street
Alsip, IL
708-344-7300
Chicagoland's finest-most modern indoor/outdoor permanent flea market. Over 800 individual booths of merchandise at bargain prices - every weekend.
W 7AM-2PM; Sa & Su 7AM-4PM
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TYLER GRIESE, EMPATHETIC UNITY Jan 8, 2020 - Jan 31, 2020
Moraine Valley Community College Fine & Performing Arts Center
Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery, 9000 West College Parkway, Palos Hills, IL
708-974-5500
Reception: Wednesday, Jan. 15, Noon-2 p.m. Artist Talk: 12:30 p.m. The exhibition focuses on creating paintings and drawings as an interpretation of the moments of waiting for both mundane and dramatic catalytic circumstances of ordinary people.
M-F 9AM-4:30PM
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ARGUS BREWING & CHUCK'S BEER PAIRING DINNER Jan 31, 2020
Chuck's Southern Comforts Cafe
6501 West 79th Street, Burbank, IL
708-229-8700
Five-course dinner with five beer pairings from Argus Brewing. $35 + taxes and fees.
7-9PM
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CINDERELLA'S BALL Feb 1, 2020
Cultural Center
14760 Park Lane, Orland Park, IL
708-403-5000
Dress up in your favorite princess or prince wardrobe and join us for an enchanted evening at Cinderella’s Ball. Participants will enjoy a magical time with a DJ, dancing, a craft, games, and light dinner. Ages 3 & up
4:30-7:30PM
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THE CANCER SUPPORT CENTER 16TH TEXAS HOLD 'EM TOURNEY FUNDRAISER Feb 1, 2020
Balagio Ristorante
17501 Dixie Highway, Homewood, IL
708-798-9171
All proceeds from the event benefit The Cancer Support Center. For more information, please call The Cancer Support Center 708-798-9171 or visit them online at www.cancersupportcenter.org.
5:30-11:30PM
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MERRY PLOUGHBOYS Feb 1, 2020
Chicago Gaelic Park
6119 West 147th Street, Oak Forest, IL
708-687-9323
Back by popular demand are the Merry Ploughboys who will be appearing at Chicago Gaelic Park on Saturday, February 1, 2020. The Merry Ploughboys have been playing traditional Irish music since 1988 and enjoy classical as well as contemporary approaches of music making. With the sounds of the fiddle, bluegrass banjo, bodhran, bass guitar, piano accordion, and the distinct sounds of the mandolin, The Merry Ploughboys will rouse the crowd’s high spirits. Tickets for the show are $25.00 each and the doors will open at 7:00 PM with the show beginning at 8:00 PM.
7PM
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TYLER GRIESE, EMPATHETIC UNITY Feb 1, 2020
Moraine Valley Community College Fine & Performing Arts Center
Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery, 9000 West College Parkway, Palos Hills, IL
708-974-5500
Reception: Wednesday, Jan. 15, Noon-2 p.m. Artist Talk: 12:30 p.m. The exhibition focuses on creating paintings and drawings as an interpretation of the moments of waiting for both mundane and dramatic catalytic circumstances of ordinary people.
M-F 9AM-4:30PM
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WINTER ON THE GREEN Feb 1, 2020 - Feb 8, 2020
Breidert Green
Kansas Street & Ash Street, Frankfort, IL
815-469-2177
Beat the winter blues and come play outdoors! Experience an ice fest, play carnival games/winter sports, warm up with chili and chocolate fondue!
Sa 12-2PM
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WINTER WONDERLAND ICE RINK Feb 1, 2020 - Feb 23, 2020
Centennial Park
15600 West Avenue at Fun Drive, Orland Park, IL
708-403-5000
Skaters with their own skates may use ice rink daily beginning at sunrise. Rink closes when warming house closes.
Warming house/Skate Rental Hours (subject to change) M-Th 4-8PM; F 4-8PM; Sa 12-8PM; Su 12-7PM
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SWAP O RAMA FLEA MARKET Feb 1, 2020 - Feb 29, 2020
4350 West 129th Street
Alsip, IL
708-344-7300
Chicagoland's finest-most modern indoor/outdoor permanent flea market. Over 800 individual booths of merchandise at bargain prices - every weekend.
W 7AM-2PM; Sa & Su 7AM-4PM
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STEP BACK INTO A 1950s VALENTINE'S DAY EXHIBIT Feb 1, 2020 - Feb 29, 2020
1950s Park Forest House Museum
St. Mary's Church, 227 Monee Road, Park Forest, IL
708-481-4252
The museum is decorated in vintage Valentines Day decorations including die-cuts and Vintage Valentines. The classroom is decorated for a 1950s Valentines Day class party. A colorful way to shake the gray days of February. Call to verify exhibit. $5
W & Sa 1-3:30PM or by appointment
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SARAH HOLDEN, MATERIAL WOMAN Feb 5, 2020 - Feb 28, 2020
Moraine Valley Community College Fine & Performing Arts Center
Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery, 9000 West College Parkway, Palos Hills, IL
708-974-5500
Reception: Wednesday, Feb. 5, Noon-2 p.m. Artist Talk: 12:30 p.m. An investigation into how female identity is constructed and performed through the adornment of and presentation of the body.
M-F 9AM-4:30PM
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STORIES AT THE LAKE Feb 6, 2020
Lake Katherine Nature Center & Botanic Gardens
7402 West Lake Katherine Drive, Palos Heights, IL
708-361-1873
Free event for kids! Lake Katherine volunteer educator Nicole Snyder will host story time, reading aloud from a nature-themed children's book. Plus fun activities. No need to book in advance - just turn up!
4PM
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TINLEY PARK GOLF EXPO Feb 7, 2020 - Feb 9, 2020
Tinley Park Convention Center
18451 Convention Center Drive, Tinley Park, IL
708-990-3779
There will be plenty of great deals on equipment, apparel, accessories, golf courses and resorts, and more. Attendees can demo the newest equipment from major manufacturers in the Demo Area. In the dedicated Lessons Area, attendees can receive free one-on-one golf instruction from PGA professionals. A Closest to the Pin golf simulator contest, as well as Longest Drive and Long Putt contests, will offer attendees opportunities to win wonderful prizes with proceeds benefiting the First Tee.
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MARIACHI HERENCIA DE MEXICO Feb 8, 2020
Moraine Valley Community College Fine & Performing Arts Center
Dorothy Menker Theater, 9000 West College Parkway, Palos Hills, IL
708-974-5500
Tickets: $30 General Public/$25 Seniors, MVCC Staff/FREE for Children and Students (with ID) Ticket required to reserve seat BUY TICKETS Mariachi Herencia de México, an ensemble of students from Chicago’s immigrant barrios, is mariachi music’s most exciting newcomer.
F 7:30PM
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THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL Feb 8, 2020
Governors State University Center for Performing Arts
1 University Parkway, University Park, IL
708-235-2222
8PM
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ALL TCHAIKOVSKY Feb 8, 2020
Trinity Christian College Ozinga Chapel
6601 West College Drive, Palos Heights, IL
708-481-7774
ALL TCHAIKOVSKY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020, 7:30 PM Stilian Kirov, Conductor William Hagen, Violin TCHAIKOVSKY “Dance of the Tumblers” from The Snow Maiden TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 2
7:30PM
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MOTHER & SON VALENTINE BOWL Feb 8, 2020
Thunder Bowl
18700 South Old LaGrange Road, Mokena, IL
708-390-2401
Moms and sons can spend some quality time bowling under the neon lights. No refunds for this event.
12-2PM
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COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR Feb 8, 2020
The Dorchester
1515 East 154th Street, Dolton, IL
708-201-3307
8:30-10:30AM
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JUNIOR MIDWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Feb 8, 2020 - Feb 9, 2020
Lincoln-Way North High School
19900 South Harlem Avenue, Frankfort, IL
815-320-3500
Top teams of the Midwest come together and compete in the Junior Midwest Conference Championships in Frankfort! Winning teams will solidify their bid in the upcoming 2020 National Wheelchair Basketball Championships! Sponsors and volunteers are needed.
8PM
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REFLECTING DIGNITY Feb 10, 2020 - Feb 27, 2020
Christopher Art Gallery
Prairie State College, 202 South Halsted Street, Chicago Heights, IL
708-709-7738
Works in a variety of media that explore the dignity of the African American experience.
M-Th 9AM-3PM & W-Th 5-7PM Artists' Reception Feb. 12 11:30AM-2PM
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THE ROMANCE OF DANCE STARRING NANCY HAYS Feb 11, 2020
Freedom Hall
Nathan Manilow Theatre, 410 Lakewood Boulevard, Park Forest, IL
708-747-0580
The Romance of Dance is an exciting, high energy show featuring vocalist Nancy Hays, dance champions and a live band taking the audience on a journey through the eras of ballroom dance from the turn of the century through modern day Dancing with the Stars.
11AM
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BILLY BRANCH & THE SONS OF BLUES Feb 12, 2020
Freedom Hall
Nathan Manilow Theatre, 410 Lakewood Boulevard, Park Forest, IL
708-747-0580
Alligator Records Recording Artist, Billy Branch, was discovered by Willie Dixon, the father of modern Chicago Blues” and has played on over 150 different recordings, including 12 under his own name and received three Grammy nominations. Billy is internationally recognized for his “Blues in Schools Program”. Billy Branch is a Blues man; Billy Branch is the Blues! - Blues Producer, Chicago Beau
7:30PM
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MARY PAGE MARLOWE Feb 14, 2020 - Feb 23, 2020
The Drama Group
Milord Studio Theatre, 330 West 202nd Street, Chicago Heights, IL
708-755-3444
Mary Page Marlowe leads an unremarkable life. As an accountant in Ohio with two children, few would expect her life to be intricate or moving. However it is choices, both ordinary and gripping, and where those choices have taken Mary Page that make her life so intimate and surprisingly complicated.
F-Sa 7:30PM; Sa 2PM
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WE SHALL OVERCOME A CELEBRATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Feb 16, 2020
Moraine Valley Community College Fine & Performing Arts Center
Dorothy Menker Theater, 9000 West College Parkway, Palos Hills, IL
708-974-5500
Inspired by the words and action of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., We Shall Overcome showcases repertoire from across the African American music traditions that electrified generations of civil rights activists and defenders with interwoven spoken word from Dr. King’s recorded speeches.
3PM
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SPORTS CARDS AND MORE SHOW Feb 16, 2020
Orland Park Civic Center
14750 Ravinia Avenue, Orland Park, IL
708-334-4237
9AM-2PM
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THE ARTS COMMISSION PRESENTS: SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY CONCERT BAND Feb 17, 2020
Cultural Center
14760 Park Lane, Orland Park, IL
708-403-5000
2-3:30PM
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32ND ANNUAL JAZZ FEST Feb 20, 2020 - Feb 22, 2020
Prairie State College Conference Center
202 South Halsted Street, Chicago Heights, IL
708-709-3500
The three-day annual festival begins with instrumental clinics for local junior high and high school jazz musicians, led by world-renowned jazz artists, and culminates in a concert event featuring the jazz masters at 7:30 p.m., Friday Feb. 21, in the Barnes & Noble College Auditorium on the PSC main campus.
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ALSIP CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS EXPO & CRAFT FAIR Feb 22, 2020
Prairie Junior High School
11910 South Kostner, Alsip, IL
708-597-2668
Alsip businesses will be in attendance displaying their products, and their services, and there will be over forty (40) vendors with crafts for sale. There will also be food, and drinks available for purchase.
9:30AM-3:30PM
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