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The Chicago Southland has the hottest music acts, a wide variety of incredible cultural festivals, breathtaking seasonal events, wonderful organic farmers markets, amazing art shows and hundreds of theater performances throughout the region. None of that tickle your fancy? Browse our complete list and we promise you’ll find exactly what you’re looking for! Looking to include your event within our calendar of events? Submit your event using our online form.

Below are the next 32 upcoming events in the Chicago Southland.

GLOW WILD (TH-SU) Mar 19, 2026 - May 10, 2026

Brookfield Zoo Chicago

8400 31st Street

Brookfield, IL

$ c d o

CHICAGO WHITE SOX BASEBALL Apr 2, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026

Chicago White Sox Rate Field

333 West 35th Street

Chicago, IL

$ o s

CHICAGO WHITE SOX BASEBALL Apr 2, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026

Chicago White Sox

Guaranteed Rate Field

Chicago, IL

$ o s

AMERICA: THE DREAM/THE REALITY (TU-SA) Apr 25, 2026 - May 30, 2026

Tall Grass Art Gallery

367 ARTISTS WALK

Park Forest, IL

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FRANKFORT COUNTRY MARKET (SU) Apr 26, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026

Downtown Historic Frankfort

432 West Nebraska Street

Frankfort, IL

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FREE BINGO ON MONDAYS! Apr 27, 2026 - Apr 27, 2027

Game On Bar & Grill

115 North Second Street

Peotone, IL

NATURE'S PALETTE COLOR DISCOVERY (W-SU) May 1, 2026 - May 31, 2026

Plum Creek Nature Center

27064 South Dutton Road

Beecher, IL

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SWAP O RAMA FLEA MARKET (W,SA-SU) May 2, 2026 - Oct 31, 2026

Swap O Rama Flea Market

4350 West 129th Street

Alsip, IL

$ d o

FRANKFORT COUNTRY MARKET (SU) May 3, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026

Downtown Historic Frankfort

432 West Nebraska Street

Frankfort, IL

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PEOTONE WINDMILL TOURS (SU) May 3, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026

Peotone Windmill

427 West Corning Avenue

Peotone, IL

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FIRST SUNDAY HISTORIC PULLMAN WALKING TOUR May 3, 2026 - Nov 8, 2026

Pullman National Historical Park

11141 South Cottage Grove Avenue

Chicago, IL

$ c d o

CINCO DE MAYO May 5, 2026

FLOSSMOOR STATION RESTAURANT & BREWERY

1035 Sterling Avenue

Flossmoor, IL

TUESDAY MORNINGS ARE FOR THE BIRDS! May 5, 2026

Sand Ridge Nature Center

15891 Paxton Avenue

South Holland, IL

THE OUTSIDERS May 5, 2026 - May 10, 2026

Cadillac Palace Theatre

151 West Randolph Street

Chicago, IL

$ c d m

CHICAGO THE MUSICAL May 5, 2026 - May 10, 2026

The Auditorium Theatre

50 East Ida B Wells Drive

Chicago, IL

$ c d m

JEOPARDY BAR LEAGUE (TU) May 5, 2026 - Oct 27, 2026

FLOSSMOOR STATION RESTAURANT & BREWERY

1035 Sterling Avenue

Flossmoor, IL

FOOD TRUCKS ON FRONT STREET - W (1ST & 3RD) May 6, 2026 - Oct 21, 2026

Downtown Mokena

Front Street and Wolf Road

Mokena, IL

WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS BASEBALL May 7, 2026 - May 10, 2026

Ozinga Field

14011 South Kenton Avenue

Crestwood, IL

$ o s

MOTHER'S DAY SERENADE FEATURING JAVON WATSON May 8, 2026

Freedom Hall

410 Lakewood Boulevard

Park Forest, IL

$ c h m

MOTHER'S DAY BINGO May 8, 2026

Village of Lynwood

21460 Lincoln Highway

Lynwood, IL

HISTORY HIKE AT SWALLOW CLIFF WOODS (IL250) May 8, 2026

Swallow Cliff Woods North Pavilion

10267 Calumet Sag Rd

Palos Park, IL

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GOSPEL FEST May 9, 2026

Living Grace Church

20100 Lakewood Avenue

Lynwood, IL

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2XTREME MONSTER TRUCK SHOW May 9, 2026

Will County Fairgrounds

710 South West Street

Peotone, IL

$ s

HOMER GLEN KITE FEST May 9, 2026

Heritage Park

14240 West 151st Street

Homer Glen, IL

ZOMBIE PROM May 9, 2026

Thornton Distilling Co.

400 East Margaret Street

Thornton, IL

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WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY: MIGRATION MADNESS May 9, 2026

Sand Ridge Nature Center

15891 Paxton Avenue

South Holland, IL

MIGRATORY BIRD DAY: EARLY BIRD HIKE May 9, 2026

Plum Creek Nature Center

27064 South Dutton Road

Beecher, IL

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SPRING WINE WALK May 9, 2026

Fox Pointe

18138 Henry Street

Lansing, IL

$ o

WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY: COMMUNITY SCIENCE & BIRD CONSERVAT ... May 9, 2026

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center

12545 111th Street

Lemont, IL

MAI FEST May 9, 2026

Downtown Blue Island

Olde Western Avenue & Broadway

Blue Island, IL

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IRONS OAKS NATIVE PLANT SALE May 9, 2026

Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center

20000 Western Avenue

Olympia Fields, IL

MOTHER'S DAY BRUNCH May 10, 2026

University Park Golf Course

23520 Crawford Avenue

University Park, IL

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