Welcome To Hyde Park

Visible Mending for Knitwear
2026-01-11 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Fiber Friends Studios, Inc., 1744 E 55th Street, Chicago, 60615
Visible Mending for Knitwear
Learn to mend your knitwear with style. Bring one or two knit items and repair them in class. Students will receive a demonstration of knitwear mending techniques such as woven darning, Swiss darning/duplicate stitch, Scotch darning, and mattress stitch. A general overview of basic embroidery on knitwear will also be provided. Mending materials included.
Level: Beginner. All skill levels
Pre-requisites: None, but basic knitting and embroidery skills will come in handy. Ages 15+.
Included in class: A simple starter kit – 1 Clover darning yarn card, scrap yarn, printed technique instructions, and a tapestry needle.
What to bring: Bring one or two knit items that need repairs.

Neighborhood Skates - Free Skateboarding Lessons
2026-01-11 12:00 - 14:00 | IL
Neighborhood Skates – Free Skateboarding Lessons
Neighborhood Skates expands skateboarding access on Chicago’s South Side through free, inclusive, year-round programming and community infrastructure improvements. We use skateboarding as a tool for confidence, creative expression, and belonging.
We hold free youth sessions in our indoor skatepark at the University of Chicago campus every Sunday, 12-2 PM, from January 11 – March 1.
Our sessions are best suited for youth ages 7-12 just starting out in skateboarding.
Helmets and wrist guards are required. We will have skateboards, helmets, wrist guards, knee pads, and elbow pads available to borrow for free.
In order to participate in our youth sessions, you must book a session and fill out our Youth Participation Registration Form.

Hyde Park Farmers Market
2026-01-11 09:00 - 14:00, 2026-01-04 09:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-28 09:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-21 09:00 - 14:00 | Hyde Park Bank Parking Lot, Chicago, IL, 60615, United States
Hyde Park Farmers Market
The South East Chicago Commission and Special Service Area #61 proudly present the Hyde Park Farmers Market, thanks to the partnership of Hyde Park Bank. The new market reveals an entirely fresh look with all new logistics, giving residents and visitors a chance to shop on the weekends and experience an infusion of healthy food, lifestyles, arts and culture.
Shoppers will find fresh produce from local Illinois farms, freshly baked breads and desserts, beautiful plants, packaged foods, personal beauty supplies, and traditional farmers market fare. Several market vendors accept Mastercard and Visa, LinkUp, and SNAP payments in addition to cash.

The Hyde Park Farmers Market:

Each Sunday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
1516 E 54th St – 54th Street and Old Lake Park Ave West
(Hyde Park Bank parking lot)
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The Market begins with the grand opening on Sunday, June 7 and the season continues through Sunday, September 27, 2025. You are invited to experience the new energy, entertainment, community engagement and a fantastically-curated collection of vendors.

Friendship Bracelet Club
2026-01-10 15:00 - 16:30 | Fiber Friends Studios, Inc., 1744 E 55th Street, Chicago, 60615
Friendship Bracelet Club
Kids aged 7 to 18 are welcome to join Friendship Bracelet Club, a place where they can learn, get some help, or make! Karla Ocampo is leading the club, and she’s all about keeping kids engaged and inspired to make friendship bracelets.
Kids can choose 3-4 DMC threads included in the class cost. Don’t forget to bring a water bottle and a small snack (nothing with nuts, please).
Level: Beginner. No experience necessary
Pre-requisites: Ages 7 – 18
Included in class:
Kids can choose 3-4 DMC threads and a cardboard loom.

Woobles Club
2026-01-10 13:30 - 15:00 | Fiber Friends Studios, Inc., 1744 E 55th Street, Chicago, 60615
Woobles Club
Kids aged 7 to 18 are welcome to join Woobles Club, a place where they can learn, get some help, or just hang out with other Wooblers! Karla Ocampo is leading the club, and she’s all about keeping kids engaged and inspired to finish their Woobles.
Wooble kits are sold separately and aren’t included in the club fee. Kits can be purchased at the time of the class. Don’t forget to bring a water bottle and a small snack (nothing with nuts, please).
Level: Beginner. No experience necessary
Pre-requisites: Ages 7 – 18

Auditions for MonteCristo2020, a Musical
2026-01-10 13:00 - 16:00 | Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, 60637, United States
Come and try out for MonteCristo2020, an original musical! Actors/singers of all races, genders, communities, and backgrounds are encouraged to audition. Please prepare 32 bars of a song that shows your vocal range, and wear clothes and shoes you can move comfortably in. The show itself will be May 29-31 and June 5-7. We also need musicians! Details are at the link.

Learn to Crochet - Granny Square
2026-01-10 10:00 - 13:00 | Fiber Friends Studios, Inc., 1744 E 55th Street, Chicago, 60615
Learn to Crochet – Granny Square
Discover the art of crocheting the classic granny square! No prior experience is necessary—just bring your enthusiasm for this traditional craft.
In this three-hour class, you’ll learn how to hold the yarn and hook and create a simple granny square using the chain 4 method and double crochet. You’ll also understand how to change colors and finish the square. This class is designed to be engaging and enjoyable, making it a family-friendly experience for children (7+) and adults alike!
Level: Beginner. No prior experience needed.
Pre-requisites: None
Included in class: 3 balls of Happy Yarn (47 yds / 20g), a 5mm crochet hook, and a darning needle.

The Hyde Park Kenwood Food Pantry
2026-01-10 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-01-03 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-27 10:00 - 13:00 | Hyde Park Union Church, 5600 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60637
The Hyde Park Kenwood Food Pantry
The food pantry, located at Hyde Park Union Church, provides nonperishable groceries and limited refrigerated and frozen foods to 500 to 800 people every month on Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm.
We serve the area of 39th – 63rd St., Cottage Grove east to Lake Michigan, and patrons can come twice a month. All will be served on their first visit, regardless of residency. If you are looking for food outside of our service area or hours, you can visit the website of the Greater Chicago Food depository to find additional services.
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Volunteers order food, unload deliveries, pre-pack bags and distribute food. ​If you would like to volunteer, please contact the Church Office or Margy Mitchell, the Food Pantry coordinator.
Time and Location
Every Saturday (including Christmas, New Year’s Day, and July 4th) from 10 am to 1 pm;
Hyde Park Union Church
5600 S. Woodlawn — enter by the side door at 1169 E. 56th St.
Chicago, IL 60637

Daisy's Po- Boy - Gumbo for Good
2026-01-10, 2026-01-09, 2026-01-08, 2026-01-07 | Daisy’s Po-Boy and Tavern, 5215 S. Harper Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60615, United States
Daisy’s Po- Boy – Gumbo for Good
Gumbo for Good Featured Chefs
Week 1 (January 7th-13th) – Chef Jimmy Bannos
Daisy’s Po-Boy and Tavern kicks off their 3rd Annual GUMBO FOR GOOD with Chef Jimmy
Bannos from Kouklas! Chef Bannos brings his culinary magic to the pot this week (Jan 7-13) as
part of “Gumbo’s Greatest Hits – a month-long celebration benefiting the Virtue Leadership
Development Program.
Week 2 (January 14th-20th) – Chef Darnell Reed
This week Chef Darnell Reed is our featured chef, bringing his soulful Southern touch to this
year’s GUMBO FOR GOOD lineup. All proceeds benefit the Virtue Leadership Development
Program. Come taste why Chef Reed’s gumbo is one for the books!
Week 3 (January 21st-27th) – Chef Lee Wolen
Get ready for an elevated gumbo experience featuring Chef Lee Wolen from Boka Restaurant
Group! This week, Chef Wolen brings his refined culinary expertise to the GUMBO FOR GOOD
series. All proceeds benefit the Virtue Leadership Development Program.
Week 4 (January 28th-February 3rd) – Chef Brian Jupiter
GUMBO FOR GOOD: Week 4 – FINAL WEEK!
Closing out GUMBO FOR GOOD with Chef Brian Jupiter from Frontier, Ina Mae’s, and Migos!
Chef Jupiter brings his signature bold flavors to the finale (Jan 28-Feb 3) of this amazing
month-long celebration benefiting the Virtue Leadership Development Program.
Don’t miss the final week!

Pro Arte Quartet
2026-01-09 19:30 - 20:30 | Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL, 60637, United States
Pro Arte Quartet
January 9, 2026 | 7:30PM
Logan Center Performance Hall
915 E. 60th Street
The first and only quartet ever to reach its centennial anniversary, the Pro Arte Quartet brings a remarkable century of experience behind every note. Founded in Brussels in 1912, Pro Arte has been in residence at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 1940. The ensemble boasts a storied history — Bartók’s monumental fourth quartet is dedicated to Pro Arte, and they premiered Barber’s iconic Op. 11 (“Adagio for Strings”).
Pro Arte Quartet’s UChicago program explores voices old and new: Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte—a work full of subtle, technicolor transitions; contemporary Ukrainian composer Denys Lytvynenko’s sorrowful String Quartet No. 2; and Beethoven’s String Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1, the second of the composer’s beloved, Russian-inspired “Rasumovsky” quartet cycle.
Free admission

Tea Time Concert - Crossing Borders
2026-01-08 16:30 - 17:30 | Fulton Recital Hall, Goodspeed Hall, 5845 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL, 60637, United States
Tea Time Concert – Crossing Borders
Thursday, January 8, 2026 | 4:30 PM
Fulton Recital Hall, Goodspeed Hall, 4th floor
1010 10 E. 59th Street
Dignity and Hope: String Quartets by Haitian Composers
In response to Haiti’s humanitarian crisis, Crossing Borders Music shares string quartets by Haitian composers in this moving program of dignity, resilience, resistance, and hope.
The program includes Incertitudes! by Haitian composer Dickens Princivil, commissioned by Crossing Borders Music after Dickens was kidnapped and released. The program also includes Tale from Rudy Perrault’s Exodus string quartet dedicated to all people forced to leave their homeland, Chrysallis devient papillon (“Chrysalis Becomes Butterfly”) which is a metaphor for positive transformation by Sabrina CD Jean Louis, the Haitian classic Choucoune, Daniel Bernard Roumain’s Klap Ur Handz, and more!
This performance is made possible through support from the University of Chicago, the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation, the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, the John R. Halligan Charitable Fund, and the Amphion Foundation. Crossing Borders Music acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
Tea and cookies are served at 4:15 p.m., with music beginning at 4:30 p.m.
Free admission

Auditions for MonteCristo2020 Musical
2026-01-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, 60637, United States
Auditions for MonteCristo2020 Musical
Come and try out for MonteCristo2020, an original musical! Actors/singers of all races, genders, communities, and backgrounds are encouraged to audition. Please prepare 32 bars of a song that shows your vocal range, and wear clothes and shoes you can move comfortably in. The show itself will be May 29-31 and June 5-7. We also need musicians! Details are at the link.

Committed Knitters
2026-01-07 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-24 11:00 - 15:00 | UChicago Arts Incubator, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard, Chicago, IL, 60637, United States
Committed Knitters
Committed Knitters meets bi-weekly at the Arts Incubator Flex Space for a cozy, creative gathering open to all skill levels.
Committed Knitters invites you to our bi-weekly gatherings at the Arts Incubator Flex Space. Whether you’re a longtime knitter or picking up needles for the very first time, you’re welcome here. Come spend time in community, exchange ideas, and make steady progress on your projects in a relaxed, creative setting.
Supplies are provided—just bring yourself.
Drop in anytime.
Registration is not required, but encouraged to receive email updates and reminders about the other dates in this series.

Jeopardy Bar League at Truth Be Told
2026-01-04 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-28 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Truth Be Told, 1227 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL, United States
Jeopardy Bar League at Truth Be Told
Get ready for Jeopardy Bar League, a live version of the iconic TV show, at Truth be Told, Sundays from 6 – 8 pm starting November 16.
See you there!

Hyde Park Trivia
2026-01-03 18:00 - 2026-01-04 20:00 | Jimmy’s Woodlawn Tap, 1172 E. 55th Street, Chicago, IL, 60615, United States
Hyde Park Trivia
Saturday, Jan 3rd – 6 pm Start
3 Rounds – 10 Questions per Round
Sports | Buildings | Politics
$20 Per Team – Teams of 1-4
Woodlawn Tap
A Fundraiser hosted by the Nichols Park Advisory Council

Ja' Grill Sunday Brunch
2025-12-27 11:00 - 16:00 | Ja’ Grill, 1510 E. Harper Court, Chicago, IL, 60615, United States
Ja’ Grill Sunday Brunch
Hyde Park’s Ja’ Grill, located at 1510 E. Harper Court, began a new Sunday brunch service on Sunday, January 26.
The weekly Sunday brunch hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with all-you-can-eat options served family-style for $30 per person. Cocktail options include carafes of everyone’s favorite Ja’ Rum Punch, a Ja’ Mimosa, and Ja’ Bloody Mary.
Brunch menu items will rotate periodically, but diners can look forward to Jerk Chicken & Waffles, Ackee & Saltfish, Scrambled Eggs & Jerk Chicken Sausage, and more.
Ja’ Grill owner Tony Coates celebrated the restaurant’s 10th anniversary in August 2024, reflecting to the Hyde Park Herald, “We were well received well beyond what I would imagine. We opened the doors and, I say this without any hesitation, the Hyde Park community really embraced us and that’s why we’re open today.”
Coates commented, “Our regular customers have asked about adding a brunch menu many times, and we’re very excited to try out this new offering. Ja’ Grill is the perfect place to enjoy your Sunday morning and afternoon with our authentic Jamaican cuisine and extensive drink menu.”
Ja’ Grill is open Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. There’s a Tropical Happy Hour Monday through Thursday from 4-6 p.m. During NFL season fans can enjoy an Extended Happy Hour from 4 p.m. until closing time on Sunday, Monday, and Thursday. Don’t miss Wine Down Wednesday with 1/2 price bottles of white, red, and sparkling wines.
Visit the Ja’ Grill website and follow on Instagram for more information about specials and events.

Ascione Bistro - Holiday Dining
2025-12-25 11:30 - 19:30, 2025-12-24 11:30 - 19:30 | Ascione Bistro, 1500 E. 55th Street, Chicago, IL, 60615, United States
Ascione Bistro – Holiday Dining
Leave the cooking to Hyde Park’s Ascione Bistro this holiday season!
The restaurant is open Christmas Eve and Christmas Day from 11:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. with a special holiday menu featuring Colorado Lamb Shank, Halibut, Lobster Squid Ink Linguine Fra Diavolo, Cioppino, and New York Strip Steak Vesuvio Style. The restaurant’s regular menu is also available.
Dine in or pick up – 1500 E. 55th Street. Free parking in the Hyde Park Shopping Center parking lot.
Gift cards also available – click HERE.

Hyde Park Handmade Artisan Bazaar
2025-12-21 11:00 - 15:00 | The Promontory
Hyde Park Handmade Artisan Bazaar
* * Crafts! Fashion! Food! Cocktails! DJ! * *
Hyde Park Handmade focuses on makers from the city’s south side. Every month we host a unique shopping experience with returning and new craft and food vendors, workshops, lounge areas, cocktails, and soulful tunes by DJ Sean Alvarez of We Love Soul.
The Promontory is an elevator-accessible venue.
More questions? Email us at HydeParkHandmade@gmail.com

All Ages
Free w/ RSVP
Doors at 11 AM
Ends at 3 pm
