Upcoming PUBLIC events

(please scroll down for a complete events listing)


​​​KINDLY BE PATIENT — THIS PAGE IS A WORK IN PROGRESS!
Our hardworking, all-volunteer staff appreciates your patience as we painstakingly build out our events.  It requires at least 1 hour of work per event to develop complete registration pages, tickets, reminder emails, etc. We plan to offer 40 walking tours this summer, led by 20+ guides. Suffice it to say, we're busy beavers! Please check back often for updates. The information below allows you to "save the date" for your most-anticipated tours of the season. Complete details, registration links, and calendar holds will be available as soon as possible (no later than two weeks prior to the event date). Thank you!

2025 WALKING TOUR SEASON

​Interesting in giving tours for us this summer?
Our next (free) tour guide training session is 5/17!
Click here to learn more.
​To see route maps for our tours, click here!
​Please note that routes are subject to change at any time.

All of our events are offered on a pay-what-you-can basis. We suggest a tax-deductible donation of $10-20 per attendee for those who are able to comfortably do so. Your donations help us pay our talented tour guides and cover the myriad of expenses that small nonprofits accrue. Our staff is entirely volunteer.

SATURDAY
MAY 3rd, 2025

LINCOLN SQUARE WALKING TOUR
11:00AM - 1:00PM

Beginning at Western Brown Line
Led by Anthony Alfaro
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​​→ INFO & TICKETS! RSVP OPENS 4/19

SATURDAY
MAY 10TH, 2025

BRIDGEPORT WALKING TOUR
11:00AM - 1:00PM
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Beginning at Bridgeport Art Center
Led by Krista Weir
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​​→ INFO & TICKETS! RSVP OPENS 4/26

SUNDAY
MAY 11TH, 2025

BUENA PARK WALKING TOUR
10:00AM - NOON

Beginning at Sheridan Red Line
Led by Anthony Alfaro
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​​→ INFO & TICKETS! RSVP OPENS 4/27

SATURDAY
MAY 17TH, 2025

PRAIRIE AVENUE WALKING TOUR
10:00AM - NOON
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Beginning at the Clarke-Ford House
Led by Amy Simoneau
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​​→ INFO & TICKETS! RSVP OPENS 5/3

SUNDAY
MAY 18TH, 2025

LITTLE INDIA WALKING TOUR
1:00PM - 3:00PM

Beginning at Mather Park (SW Corner)
Led by Bundev Sawhney
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​​→ INFO & TICKETS! RSVP OPENS 5/4

SLING BEER WITH US! 


​Belmont-sheffield fest

MAY 23 - MAY 25, 2024 | 11am to 10pm 

​In exchange for providing volunteers to staff the Trader Todd's beer tent at the Belmont-Sheffield Music Fest, we get to keep all the tips! Help us raise funds to support our programming while drinkin' beer, listening to live music, and hanging out with cool people. Everyone welcome — shifts are 3 hours each.  Click HERE for more details.

HELP US WITH TOURS!​


​TOUR VOLUNTEERS

WEEKENDS, MAY - OCTOBER 
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We lead walking tours in over 30 different Chicago neighborhoods! Our guides always need a hand collecting donations, passing things out, taking pictures, and making sure the tour group stays together. Sign up to help us out on a few tours this summer and we'll be grateful! Learn more here or email our Volunteer Coordinator, Morgane!

SATURDAY
MAY 31st, 2025

McKINLEY PARK WALKING TOUR
11:00AM - 1:00PM
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Beginning at 35th/Archer Orange Line
Led by Erica Ruggiero
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​​→ INFO & TICKETS! RSVP OPENS 5/17

SUNDAY
JUNE 1ST, 2025

CHINATOWN WALKING TOUR
10:00AM - NOON
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Beginning at Chinatown Red Line 
Led by Debbie Liu
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​​→ INFO COMING SOON! RSVP OPENS 5/18

SATURDAY
JUNE 7TH, 2025

WEST LAKEVIEW WALKING TOUR
11:00AM - 1:00PM
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Beginning at Halsted & Addison (NW Corner)
Led by Walter Kiefer
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​​→ INFO COMING SOON! RSVP OPENS 5/24
 

SUNDAY
JUNE 8TH, 2025

BOYSTOWN WALKING TOUR
10:00AM - NOON

Beginning at Belmont Red/Brown/Purple Line
Led by Anthony Alfaro
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​​→ INFO COMING SOON! RSVP OPENS 5/25

SATURDAY
JUNE 14TH, 2025

WEST ALBANY PARK
​WALKING TOUR
1:00PM - 3:00PM
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Beginning at Kimball Brown Line
Led by Patti Swanson
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​​→ INFO COMING SOON! RSVP OPENS 5/31

SUNDAY
JUNE 15TH, 2025

EAST ALBANY PARK
​WALKING TOUR
2:00PM - 4:00PM

Beginning at Francisco Brown Line
Led by Patti Swanson
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​​→ INFO COMING SOON! RSVP OPENS 6/1

SATURDAY
JUNE 21ST, 2025

HEGEWISCH WALKING TOUR
1:00PM - 3:00PM
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Beginning at Hegewisch South Shore Station
Led by Emily O'Keefe Davenport
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​​→ INFO COMING SOON! RSVP OPENS 6/7

SUNDAY
JUNE 22ND, 2025

WEST TOWN WALKING TOUR
10:00AM - NOON

Beginning at TBD
Led by Henry Nieberg
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​​→ INFO COMING SOON! RSVP OPENS 6/8

SATURDAY
JUNE 28th, 2025

EAST PORTAGE PARK
​WALKING TOUR
11:00AM - 1:00PM
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Beginning at City News Cafe (Portage Park)
Led by Giovina Romandine
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​​→ INFO COMING SOON! RSVP OPENS 6/14

SUNDAY
JUNE 29th, 2025

WEST PORTAGE PARK
​WALKING TOUR
11:00AM - 1:00PM

Beginning at Portage Park (SE corner)
Led by Giovina Romandine
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​​→ INFO COMING SOON! RSVP OPENS 6/15

AND MORE COMING SOON!

All of our events are offered on a pay-what-you-can basis. We suggest a tax-deductible donation of $10-20 per attendee for those who are able to comfortably do so. Your donations help us pay our talented lecturers and cover the myriad of expenses that small nonprofits accrue. Our staff is entirely volunteer. You can learn more about our mission here!​

SELF-GUIDED FUN

COMMUNITY SUPPORT BINGO!

This Bingo board has 25 suggestions to help you explore your city, support local businesses, get engaged, reach out to friends, and practice self-care. Print it out and get started in your own community!

1. Print or download the board
2. Play BINGO!
3. When you win, send a picture of your board to our email. 
4. We'll send a little thank-you gift in the mail for being an explorer, ally, and contributor to your community!

subscribing to our events
You can follow us on Eventbrite to be notified when we post new events. If you prefer to be notified a different way, you can use the app "If This, Then That" to create custom notifications. Here's how:
— Create an account on IFTTT
— Click "My Applets" then "New Applet"
— IF = RSS Feed, "New Feed Item"
Paste this link:
https://zapier.com/engine/rss/2898980/chi4chicagoans/
— THEN = Choose your notification preference!
— When we post a new event, IFTTT will let you know.

Stay tuned...

PLEASE NOTE:
Help us plan an event in your neighborhood!
We're prioritizing tours in the following areas.
​Contact us to get involved:
  • Bronzeville​
  • Hyde Park
  • Avondale
  • Gage Park​
  • Kenwood
  • Englewood 
  • ​South Shore
  • North Lawndale​
  • ​By RSVPing for, and participating in, any Chicago for Chicagoans event, you waive your right to hold Chicago for Chicagoans liable for any injuries sustained, and agree to be photographed. Read our liability & photography statements here.
  • ​We vet, train, and affirm that each one of our speakers is qualified to lecture and speak accurately to the history of the topic they are selected for. We do not micro-manage our speakers' content or provide scripts. The research and any opinions our speakers present are purely their own. Our organization is an apolitical, neutral party that connects qualified local historians to people who want to hear them speak. ​
  • Tours can involve up to 3 miles of walking, and may prove difficult for those with limited mobility or mobility issues. While we stay primarily on paved paths and sidewalks, these routes may still include potholes and uneven surfaces. Please get in touch if you would like to arrange a special or self-guided tour adjusted for your mobility, or would like to simply grab a coffee and chat about the neighborhood. We do our best to help everyone, regardless of ability, learn about their city.