Events listing

Shape Oak Park Community Information Session

14 Sep 2026 Shape Oak Park is an initiative to update the Village’s zoning code to allow more missing middle housing and single family homes for everyone who wants to call Oak Park home. Learn more and explore the Zoning Comparison Tool at this community event.

Community Recreation Center, 229 Madison St., Oak Park, IL 60302

Tagged as: , Community event, Open House

Hispanic Heritage Month begins

15 Sep 2026 Hispanic Heritage Month begins

13 more dates

Tagged as: , Holidays & Observances

September Blood Drive

15 Sep 2026 About every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood or platelets, and one blood donation often saves more than one life. Blood donations are needed now to alleviate the shortage and ensure lifesaving medical procedures are not delayed.

Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, IL 60302

Tagged as: , Community event

Village Board Regular Meeting

15 Sep 2026 The Village Board is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. in the Council Chamber (Room 201) for a regular public meeting.

The meeting will be streamed live and archived online for on-demand viewing, as well as cablecast on VOP-TV, which is available to Comcast subscribers on channel 6 and ATT Uverse subscribers on channel 99.

Village Hall (Council Chambers, Room 201), 123 Madison St., Oak Park, IL 60301

9 more dates

Tagged as: , Village Board meeting

Mexican Independence Day

16 Sep 2026 Mexican Independence Day

13 more dates

Tagged as: , Holidays & Observances

Oak Park IL Film Festival 2026

16 Sep 2026 The Oak Park, IL Film Festival is an annual celebration of cinema, bringing together filmmakers, audiences, and the Oak Park community to showcase films with a unique Oak Park connection—whether through content, cast, crew or setting.

Madison Street Theater, 1010 Madison St., Oak Park, IL 60302

2 more dates

Tagged as: , Community event, Exhibitions & festivals, Music & arts

Special Joint All Commission/Committee Hearing

17 Sep 2026 This Special Joint All Commission/Committee Meeting focused on the Shape Oak Park project will take place at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17 in Council Chambers at Village Hall.

Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, IL 60302-4205

Tagged as: , Citizen commission meeting

Virtual Gardening Lecture: Pollinator Parkways

17 Sep 2026 Looking for a unique way to expand your native garden? Join the Village and the Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory to learn how to plant a pollinator garden in your parkway.

Tagged as: , Community event, Sustainability event, Talks & workshops

E.C.H.O. Exchange

18 Sep 2026 Join the E.C.H.O team and members of the Oak Park Police & Fire Departments for coffee and conversation at locations around the community from 9-11 a.m. on one Friday morning each month.

Addis Cafe, 801 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60304

Tagged as: , Community event

Park(ing) Day 2026 - Art & Play

18 Sep 2026 Stop by between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 18 as space on the 1100 block of Westgate Street just off Marion Street in Downtown Oak Park will be repurposed into a temporary, park-like community gathering spot as the Village celebrates Park(ing) Day.

1100 Westgate St., Oak Park, IL 60301

Tagged as: , Community event, Exhibitions & festivals, Holidays & Observances, Kids & family