Maxwell Street Foundation at Market 10/4/26
Join us Sunday, October 4th, 2026. The market is free for all ages to attend, and runs from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The Maxwell Street Foundation will be there to vend our wares and to chat with you about the history of the Market. Enjoy a stroll down Maxwell Street to learn about its … Read More
Maxwell Street Foundation at Market 9/13/26
Join us Sunday, September 13th, 2026. The market is free for all ages to attend, and runs from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The Maxwell Street Foundation will be there to vend our wares and to chat with you about the history of the Market. Enjoy a stroll down Maxwell Street to learn about its … Read More
Maxwell Street Foundation at Market 8/9/26
Join us Sunday, August 9th, 2026. The market is free for all ages to attend, and runs from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The Maxwell Street Foundation will be there to vend our wares and to chat with you about the history of the Market. Enjoy a stroll down Maxwell Street to learn about its … Read More
Maxwell Street Foundation at Market 7/19/26
Join us Sunday, July 19th, 2026. The market is free for all ages to attend, and runs from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The Maxwell Street Foundation will be there to vend our wares and to chat with you about the history of the Market. Enjoy a stroll down Maxwell Street to learn about its … Read More
Maxwell Street Foundation at Chicago’s Blues Festival
Friday – Sunday, June 5-7, 2026 • Millennium Park Enter at Michigan Ave. & Washington St., Michigan Ave. & Madison St., Randolph St. or Monroe St. • Entrance Map Noon – 9 p.m., FREE Admission Festivalgoers can visit the Maxwell Street Foundation booth in the Blues Village in the North Promenade and Wrigley Square for Maxwell Street … Read More
Maxwell Street Market-June 7, 2026
Join us Sunday, June 7th, 2026. The market is free for all ages to attend, and runs from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The Maxwell Street Foundation will be there to vend our wares and to chat with you about the history of the Market. Enjoy a stroll down Maxwell Street to learn about its … Read More
Maxwell Street Market – May 17, 2026
Join us Sunday, May 17th, 2026. The market is free for all ages to attend, and runs from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The Maxwell Street Foundation will be there to vend our wares and to chat with you about the history of the Market. Visitors to the Maxwell Street Market will experience an eclectic … Read More
Market Dates 2026
Mark your calendars for these dates to shop, eat, and see performances at the Maxwell Street Market, May through October: Select Sundays May 17, June 7, July 19, August 9, September 13, & October 4, 2026. Maxwell Street between S. Halsted & S. Union Avenue. 10 AM to 3 PM. FREE Admission.
“The Mayor of Maxwell Street” Program at the October Market with Avery Cunningham
Author Avery Cunningham came to the Maxwell Street Market on October 5th, 2025 to present a book reading and signing. Her novel, The Mayor of Maxwell Street, tells the story of an ambitious Black debutante who enlists a speakeasy manager to help her identify the head of a crime syndicate in Prohibition era Chicago. Her … Read More
October 10th and 11th: CHICAGO SPOLIN INTENSIVE WITH ARETHA SILLS AT JANE ADDAMS HULL-HOUSE MUSEUM
On Saturday Oct. 10 and Sunday Oct. 11, 2025, Aretha Sills, the granddaughter of Viola Spolin, will be side-coaching an improvisational acting workshop at the UIC Jane Addams Hull House, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, for actors, educators, directors, and improvisers. Sign up or learn more: click here. Working with immigrants from the Maxwell Street … Read More