Events

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• October 3, 2026

  • 03

    Saturday, October 3

    Included with admission

    12:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

    Sounds of Diaspora

    Tags for Sounds of Diaspora

    • All Audiences
    • Activity
    • Art
    • Africa
    • Anthropology
    • Exhibitions
    • Africa Collections
    

• October 4, 2026

• October 6, 2026

  • 06

    Tuesday, October 6

    Included with admission

    9:00 AM - 9:00 PM CDT

    Legendary Late Hours

    Part of the series: Legendary Late Hours

    Enjoy extended museum hours from 9am to 9pm, last entry at 8pm.

    Tags for Legendary Late Hours
    

• October 7, 2026

  • 07

    Wednesday, October 7

    Free General Admission

    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

    WTTW First Wednesday

    Part of the series: WTTW First Wednesdays

    Come beat the mid-week blues with WTTW First Wednesdays

    Tags for WTTW First Wednesday

    • Families
    • Adults
    • All Audiences
    • Free Wednesdays
    
  • 07

    Wednesday, October 7

    Included with admission

    10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Sigamos Adelante: Community and Career Fair

    Part of the series: Cultural Programming

    Tags for Sigamos Adelante: Community and Career Fair

    • All Audiences
    • Educators
    • Cultural Heritage
    • Sue Ling Gin Center for Education and Public Programs
    
  • 07

    Wednesday, October 7

    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

    Armour Seminar: Bernard Goffinet

    Part of the series: A. Watson Armour III Research Seminar Series

    Tags for Armour Seminar: Bernard Goffinet

    • Museum Professional
    • Community Scientist
    • Researcher
    • Adults
    • Lichens
    • Plants & Fungi
    • Bryophytes
    • Lichens
    

• October 8, 2026

• October 10, 2026

  • 10

    Saturday, October 10

    Ticket required

    6:30 AM - 10:30 AM CDT

    Early Morning: The Pokémon Fossil Museum

    Tags for Early Morning: The Pokémon Fossil Museum

    • All Audiences
    • Fossils
    • Collections
    • pokemon
    

• October 14, 2026

  • 14

    Wednesday, October 14

    Free General Admission

    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

    Illinois Free Wednesday

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

    Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents!

    Tags for Illinois Free Wednesday

    • Families
    • Adults
    • All Audiences
    • Ticketing
    • Activity
    
  • 14

    Wednesday, October 14

    Included with admission

    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

    National Fossil Day

    Tags for National Fossil Day

    • All Audiences
    • Families
    • Fossils
    • Activity
    • Paleontology
    • Sue Ling Gin Center for Education and Public Programs
    
  • 14

    Wednesday, October 14

    Included with admission

    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    PlayLab PlayDate: Diwali Storytime and Craft

    Drop in to the Crown Family PlayLab for free weekly activities for 2-6 year olds!

    Tags for PlayLab PlayDate: Diwali Storytime and Craft

    • Kids & Families
    • Activity
    • Community Building
    • Crown Family PlayLab
    • Cultural Heritage
    • Sue Ling Gin Center for Education and Public Programs
    
  • 14

    Wednesday, October 14

    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

    Armour Seminar: Patrícia Rodrigues-Niu

    Part of the series: A. Watson Armour III Research Seminar Series

    Tags for Armour Seminar: Patrícia Rodrigues-Niu

    • Museum Professional
    • Community Scientist
    • Researcher
    • Adults
    • Anthropology
    

• October 15, 2026

  • 15

    Thursday, October 15

    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Poetry Pop-up: Lives of Plants

    Part of the series: Poetry Pop-up

    Discover the natural world through poetry at weekly pop-up events featuring the Field’s poet in residence.

    Tags for Poetry Pop-up: Lives of Plants

    • Adults
    • Families
    • Teens & Pre-teens
    • Activity
    • Poetry
    • Plants

• October 16, 2026

  • 16

    Friday, October 16

    Included with admission

    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

    Creepy Tales From the Fungal Kingdom

    Part of the series: Meet a Scientist

    See the latest science firsthand in the Grainger Science Hub.

    Tags for Creepy Tales From the Fungal Kingdom

    • All Audiences
    • Fright at the Field
    • Grainger Science Hub
    • Activity
    • Plants & Fungi
    • Botany
    • Fungus and Lichen Collections
    

• October 17, 2026

  • 17

    Saturday, October 17

    Ticket required

    9:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

    Itty Bitty Explorers: T. rex Teeth & Tails

    Part of the series: Itty Bitty Explorers

    Explore the wonders of the museum through workshops for ages 3-5!

    Tags for Itty Bitty Explorers: T. rex Teeth & Tails

    • Kids & Families
    • Education
    • Dinosaurs
    • Crown Family PlayLab
    • Paleontology
    • Sue Ling Gin Center for Education and Public Programs
    
  • 17

    Saturday, October 17

    Included with admission

    1:30 PM - 2:15 PM CDT

    Field Favorites in ASL

    Part of the series: Field Favorites in ASL

    See the best of what the Field Museum has to offer in this 45-minute guided tour presented in American Sign Language.

    Tags for Field Favorites in ASL

    • Accessibility
    • Activity
    • Community Building
  • 17

    Saturday, October 17

    Ticket required

    6:30 PM - 11:30 PM CDT

    Field Museum Gala

    Celebrate and support the Field Museum at our annual Gala!

    Tags for Field Museum Gala

    • Adults
    • Science
    • Activity
    • Board of Trustees
    
  • 17

    Saturday, October 17

    8:00 PM - 11:30 PM CDT

    Soirèe at the Gala

    Enjoy a night of music, dancing, and science with other young professionals at the Field Associates' annual fundraiser.

    Tags for Soirèe at the Gala

• October 21, 2026

  • 21

    Wednesday, October 21

    Free General Admission

    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

    Illinois Free Wednesday

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

    Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents!

    Tags for Illinois Free Wednesday

    • Families
    • Adults
    • All Audiences
    • Ticketing
    • Activity
    
  • 21

    Wednesday, October 21

    Included with admission

    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

    Observational Drawing Using Unusual Specimens

    Part of the series: Meet a Scientist

    See the latest science firsthand in the Grainger Science Hub.

    Tags for Observational Drawing Using Unusual Specimens

    • All Audiences
    • Art
    • Grainger Science Hub
    • Artists in Residence
    

• October 22, 2026

  • 22

    Thursday, October 22

    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Poetry Pop-up: Space Rock Poetry

    Part of the series: Poetry Pop-up

    Discover the natural world through poetry at weekly pop-up events featuring the Field’s poet in residence.

    Tags for Poetry Pop-up: Space Rock Poetry

    • Adults
    • Families
    • Teens & Pre-teens
    • Activity
    • Meteorites
    • Meteorite and Mineral Collections

• October 23, 2026

  • 23

    Friday, October 23

    Included with admission

    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

    Meet Jeanerpeton: The Amphibian Ancestor from Illinois

    Part of the series: Meet a Scientist

    See the latest science firsthand in the Grainger Science Hub.

    Tags for Meet Jeanerpeton: The Amphibian Ancestor from Illinois

    • All Audiences
    • Fossils
    • Grainger Science Hub
    • Amphibians & Reptiles
    • Fossil Amphibian and Reptile Collections
    
  • 23

    Friday, October 23

    Ticket required

    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CDT

    Secrets and Specimens

    Tags for Secrets and Specimens

    • Adults
    

• October 27, 2026

  • 27

    Tuesday, October 27

    Ticket required

    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Stories in Motion: Early Childhood, Identity, Movement, and Making

    Part of the series: Professional Development for Educators

    Join us in person at the Field Museum for a professional learning experience and workshop!

    Tags for Stories in Motion: Early Childhood, Identity, Movement, and Making

    • Educators
    • Education
    • Native Truths
    • Anthropology
    • Sue Ling Gin Center for Education and Public Programs
  • 27

    Tuesday, October 27

    Included with admission

    12:00 PM - 1:15 PM CDT

    Talk Story: Pacific and Filipino Voices in the Museum

    Part of the series: Cultural Programming

    Tags for Talk Story: Pacific and Filipino Voices in the Museum

    • All Audiences
    • AANHPI Stories
    • Cultural Heritage
    • Anthropology
    • Pacific Collections
    • Office of Culture and Engagement

• October 28, 2026

  • 28

    Wednesday, October 28

    Free General Admission

    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

    Illinois Free Wednesday

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

    Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents!

    Tags for Illinois Free Wednesday

    • Families
    • Adults
    • All Audiences
    • Ticketing
    • Activity
    
  • 28

    Wednesday, October 28

    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

    Armour Seminar: Rudiger Bieler

    Part of the series: A. Watson Armour III Research Seminar Series

    Tags for Armour Seminar: Rudiger Bieler

    • Museum Professional
    • Community Scientist
    • Researcher
    • Adults
    • Anthropology
    

• October 29, 2026

  • 29

    Thursday, October 29

    Included with admission

    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Poetry Pop-up: What Is An Animal Poem?

    Part of the series: Poetry Pop-up

    Discover the natural world through poetry at weekly pop-up events featuring the Field’s poet in residence.

    Tags for Poetry Pop-up: What Is An Animal Poem?

    • All Audiences
    • Activity
    • Poetry
    • Animals
    
  • 29

    Thursday, October 29

    Included with admission

    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

    Meet a Scientist: Neotropical Bats

    Part of the series: Meet a Scientist

    See the latest science firsthand in the Grainger Science Hub.

    Tags for Meet a Scientist: Neotropical Bats

    • All Audiences
    • Activity
    • Grainger Science Hub
    • Fright at the Field
    • Mammals
    

• October 30, 2026

  • 30

    Friday, October 30

    Included with admission

    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

    Meet a Scientist: Spooky Spider Webs

    Part of the series: Meet a Scientist

    See the latest science firsthand in the Grainger Science Hub.

    Tags for Meet a Scientist: Spooky Spider Webs

    • All Audiences
    • Activity
    • Grainger Science Hub
    • Fright at the Field
    • Arachnid
    • Imaging & Scanning
    
  • 30

    Friday, October 30

    Ticket required

    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CDT

    Family Field Nights: Boo with SUE

    Explore science after hours with the whole family!

    Tags for Family Field Nights: Boo with SUE

    • Families
    • Activity
    • Animals
    

• October 31, 2026

  • 31

    Saturday, October 31

    Included with admission

    9:00 AM - 9:00 PM CDT

    Legendary Late Hours

    Part of the series: Legendary Late Hours

    Enjoy extended museum hours from 9am to 9pm, last entry at 8pm.

    Tags for Legendary Late Hours