MLK Weekend in Chicago January 13 – 17th

MLK weekend in Chicago is always hopping, and this year there’s plenty to do from live music, dining, Winter Activities. Temps are coming back to normal, so Outdoor Ice Skating will make our list! Of course, Monday is MLK day, so we’ve got the scoop for your MLK Weekend service opportunities all around the Chicago.

Now- Jan 30 Ice Bummer Cars
Mon – Thurs 3 pm – 8pm
Sat 5 – 9
Sun 3 – 7
Gallagher Way 
3635 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60613

𝑻𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝑱𝒂𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝟏𝟑𝒕𝒉
Copa Carnivale
90 minutes of a 1950’s style cabaret show
6 pm – 7:30 pm
8:30 pm – 10 pm
Carnivale
702 W. Fulton Market St.
Chicago,IL 60661

Prix Fixe Thursday, weekly
10:00 AM – 8:00 PM CST
Cafe Selmarie
4729 N. Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL 60625

𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝑱𝒂𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝟏𝟒𝒕𝒉
Skate Session 18+
2 pm – 4 pm
House of Vans Chicago
113 N. Elizabeth St.
Chicago, IL 60607

𝑺𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝑱𝒂𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝟏𝟓𝒕𝒉
January Nature Play Kit Pickup
10 am – 1 pm
Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N. Central Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60624

Art on Sedgwick Open Studio
11 am – 3 pm
1408 North Sedgwick Street
Chicago, IL 60610

Ikenobo Ikebana Workshop
2 pm – 4 pm
Japanese Culture Center
1016 West Belmont Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657

The Jayhawks
Sat 4:30 pm &  8 pm
Sun 3:30 pm & 7 pm
Old Town School of Folk Music
4544 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL 60625

Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah to honor MLK
Sat 7:30 pm
Sun 3 pm
Auditorium Theatre
50 East Ida B. Wells Dr
Chicago, IL 60605

𝑺𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝑱𝒂𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝟏𝟔
Roller Dance
10:30 am -2 pm
CAA stagg court
12 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60603

Beatles Brunch with Phil Angotti and Friends: Get Back / Let it Be
Noon, Doors open 11 am
Windy City Winery
1200 W. Randolph St
Chicago, IL 60607

𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝑱𝒂𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝟏𝟕
Martin Luther King Jr Day

“Without love, there is no reason to know anyone, for love will in the end connect us to our neighbors, our children and our hearts.” Martin Luther King Jr.

Lakeview Food Pantry @ The Hub
1 pm – 4 pm
5151 N Ravenswood Ave
Chicago, IL 60640

StorySLAM: Moth Hour
Goals
6 pm Doors Open | 7 pm Stories Begin
1245 Chicago Ave
Evanston, IL 60202

We wrote about additional service opportunities in this post:

Volunteering in Chicago

𝐌𝐋𝐊 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
King Day Virtual Performance: Rebirth Poetry Ensemble and In the Spirit
5 pm – 6 pm

I Have a Dream 1M, 5K, 10K, 13.1, 26.2
Registration fee (15%) will be donated to the Equal Justice Initiative

BBC Interview with Martin Luther King Jr.