Events and Things to Do in Lake Forest-Lake Bluff, IL

Wednesday, October 28

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Documentary Film and Q&A: Louder than Guns

OCT

28

7:00 PM

Gorton Center, 400 E Illinois Rd, Lake Forest, IL

A musical journey through America with Ketch Secor, public radio’s David Greene, and Old Crow Medicine Show, that humanizes all...

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Tuesday, November 10

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Lake Forest College Community Engagement Event: One World 2026 - A Cultural Journey

NOV

10

6:30 PM

Gorton Center, 400 E Illinois Rd, Lake Forest, IL

The International Students Association (ISA) invites the Lake Forest College community and friends to join us for One World, a...

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Sunday, October 25

• LFA Fall Open House 1:00 pm

  Lake Forest Academy, 1500 Kennedy Rd, Lake Forest

  
  

Monday, October 26

• Trick or Treat at the Library (Oct 26th - Oct 31st) 10:00 am

  Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff

  
  

Tuesday, October 27

• Sing at Gorton – Music from Wicked and Wizard of Oz 7:00 am

  Gorton Center, 400 E Illinois Rd, Lake Forest

  
  

Wednesday, October 28

• Documentary Film and Q&A: Louder than Guns 7:00 pm

  Gorton Center, 400 E Illinois Rd, Lake Forest

  
  
• Lake Forest College Event: 2026 Brain Awareness Week Nu Rho Psi Keynote Lecture 4:15 pm

  Lake Forest College, 555 N Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest

  
  
• Play at the Library (Fall 2026) 4:15 pm

  Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff

  
  

Thursday, October 29

• Halloween Open House 4:00 pm

  Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff

  
  
• Witch's Brew: A Tea Blending Workshop 6:00 pm

  Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff

  
  

Friday, October 30

• Lake Forest College Community Engagement Event: Glassman Symposium Reception and Poster Session 4:30 pm

  Lake Forest College, 555 N Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest

  
  
• Ghoulish Film Series: 28 Years Later 7:00 pm

  Gorton Center, 400 E Illinois Rd, Lake Forest

  
  

Saturday, October 31

• Northshore Chess Club at Starbucks 1:00 pm

  Starbucks Reserve, 672 N Western Ave, Lake Forest

  
  

Monday, November 2

• Teen Advisory Board 4:30 am

  Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff

  
  
• CROYA Poinsettia Sale! 9:00 am
  
  
• Phyllis Fox Memorial Writing Celebration Begins 10:00 am

  Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff

  
  
• Chamber Annual Holiday Button Design Contest 10:00 am

  Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Chamber of Commerce, 207 E Westminster, Lake Forest

  
  

Wednesday, November 4

• Personalized Memory Keeper 6:00 am

  Gorton Center, 400 E Illinois Rd, Lake Forest

  
  

Thursday, November 5

• Diwali Kathak Dance Workshop 6:00 pm

  Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff

  
  
• Transformation of the Late 20th Century, Mid-Century Architecture and the American family 7:00 pm

  509 E Deerpath Rd, Lake Forest

  
  

Saturday, November 7

• Embroider the Skyline 9:00 am

  Gorton Center, 400 E Illinois Rd, Lake Forest

  
  
• Table Centerpieces with Lake Forest Flowers 10:30 am

  Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff