This lecture is in English. The Heritage Museum of Asian Art invites you to join us for an enlightening jade lecture hosted by Jade Expert Jun Wan.

Mandala Makers Festival is an annual platform that supports multidisciplinary South Asian performing artists.

Started in 2013 by Uptown United, the Argyle Night Market is an annual event that features food from local Argyle restaurants plus live cultural and musical performances on Thursday evenings each summer.

Open to all ages. Come on an adventure with the Four Celestial Guardians! Explore seasons, elements, and colors through storytelling, music, and dance!

Exhibition tickets for South Asia Institute.

One night. One stage. One chance to feel it all.

Join us every 3rd Friday for Free Admission Museum Nights from 5-8 pm, with a guided tour at 6:00 pm. The event offers wine and appetizers.

DoYeon Kim performs "Silk Echoes Beneath the Light,” an improvisational work that explores the intricate resonance of the 12-string gayageum.

Open to all ages. Come on an adventure with the Four Celestial Guardians! Explore seasons, elements, and colors through storytelling, music, and dance!

Casting "Reconnect," a student thesis film made in partial completion of the MFA Film and Television Directing Degree at DePaul University.

The Japanese Arts Foundation is proud to welcome you to our annual Toro Nagashi lantern ceremony, in Jackson Park’s Osaka Garden.

Grab your friends, family, co-workers and run crew to join 2,000 runners & walkers on August 2nd, with kick off at Asia on Argyle.

A Summer Pop-Up Celebration of Taiwanese Street Culture.

A heartfelt Chicago-set drama about food, family, and legacy, Dhaba on Devon Avenue follows a daughter’s fight to save her father’s beloved Sindhi restaurant as it faces foreclosure and fading traditions.

Please join us in person on Saturday, July 26th at 7:00pm central to help celebrate Katie Yee's new novel, Maggie; Or, a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar. Katie will be in conversation with Jessamine Chan!

Immerse Yourself in Traditional Fan Painting. Led by a master artist, this hands-on workshop guides you through painting and calligraphy techniques on a Chinese fan. All materials are provided—and you’ll take home your own artistic fan, perfect for cooling off this summer.

Step Into a World of Wonder at the 4th Annual Words of Wonder Literary Festival! Join us on the South Side of Chicago for a one-of-a-kind celebration where imagination runs wild and stories come to life!

Combines culture, sport & international flavors that incorporates a 2,500-year-old tradition with fun & excitement of an outdoor festival.

Daisuke Muramoto Stand-Up Comedy Show “Hands Off My Jokes” on July 24 (ticketed) and July 25 (donation-based)

A one-night workshop and mixer in Chicago that breaks down the business side of indie filmmaking—covering insurance, SAG, gear, and funding—while connecting creatives across the city.

South Asia Institute is proud to present Of Women by Women: South Asian Feminist Art and Artists from the Hundal Collection

Please note that this lecture is in Mandarin. The Heritage Museum of Asian Art invites you to join us for an enlightening jade lecture hosted by Jade Expert Jun Wan.

Open to all ages. Come on an adventure with the Four Celestial Guardians! Explore seasons, elements, and colors through storytelling, music, and dance!

Open to all ages! Get ready for a blast of all things Japan at Japan Festival 2025 - from food to music, we've got it all!

Join us every 3rd Friday for Free Admission Museum Nights from 5-8 pm, with a guided tour at 6:00 pm. The event offers wine and appetizers.

East of California West of New York is a stand-up show that features Asian American comedians in the midwest.

Erick Esteban returns to celebrate the release of his second comedy special with Four By Three Comedy, MORE MISCELLANEOUS filmed right here at the Comedyplex.

A screening of three short films shot in Chicago / the Chicagoland area by Korean and Korean-American filmmakers.

Homeward blends contemporary, modern, ballet, and African diasporic movement with pedestrian gesture and classical South Asian dance traditions.

Ceramic food sculptures and South Asian street food!

Get ready to taste the delicious flavors of the Philippines at our events!

The Chinese American Museum of Chicago and Nothing Without a Company proudly present the play reading of Ada Cheng’s solo performance.

Get ready to groove and have a blast at Yo Yo Get Funky - the ultimate party where we'll be jamming to funky beats all night long!

Award-winning documentary following Afghan archaeologist as he races against time to save a 5,000-year-old site from demolition.

Join us Kalapriya's 3rd Annual South Asian Mela featuring live music & dance performances, amazing food, and activities for the whole family!

Open to ALL AGES! Ochin Pakhi blends Bengali folk songs including those from Baul or Fakiri traditions with a Chicago twist, uniting cultures through music.

Vibrant, emotional, and infused with humor, THE QUEEN OF MY DREAMS is a heartfelt mother-daughter dramedy that bridges continents and generations.

Think Asian mom realness meets stand-up brilliance. Stick around for audience games, prizes, and a night of smart, spicy fun!

Join our conversation group with Literacy Chicago and improve your ability to communicate.

Your child learns best when having fun! Support your child’s pre-literacy skills through songs, stories and play.

Get ready to dive into the world of matcha with Matcha Craze, where you'll discover all the unique ways to enjoy this trendy green tea!

Share the passion and feel every ace, block and towering smash live as the ultimate sporting entertainment arrives in Chicago.

ALL AGES welcome! A heartwarming art show centered on the theme of Asian comfort food, childhood nostalgia & more, featuring local Chicagoland AAPI Artists.

The Collector’s Lecture will explore how footbinding was able to flourish in China for over 1000 years due to a complex interplay of factors.

Join us for a moderated community conversation exploring how artists of South Asia and the diaspora navigate art and disability.

Global Seed Savers is thrilled to host the Chicago premier screening of our recent graduate fellows Marissa Mejia and Mandy Qua feature-length documentary film, HASIK ("To Sow"), on Thursday, June 27th starting at 6pm at the FACETS Film Forum. This powerful documentary shares the compelling stories of 5 of our partner farmers across the Philippines and their fight to preserve their heritage and culture through saving seeds!

All ages are welcome! Stitching Stories: The First Thread is a pop-up exhibition that brings together Asian & Black artists whose works explore cultural exchange.

A comedy variety show every second Sunday of every month at Kamehachi hosted by Chicago's all-Asian improv team, Asian Takeout.

Steppenwolf’s LookOut Series is pleased to announce its action-packed summer lineup of comedy, magic, storytelling, drag and more! The Summer 2025 Season includes captivating solo works from some of Chicago’s most accomplished storytellers; showcases of comedy, theatre and puppetry artists.

Chicago Dragon Boat Race for Literacy is a family-fun activity enjoyed by visitors from all over the city and surrounding suburbs.

Our friends Alie + Amina will be popping up at The Center for an afternoon of Midwestern perfumes and South-Asian and SWANA inspired treats.

Join Marisa Cruz Branco, in a conversation on The Indifference of Fire by Andrea Carlson. Gallery Talk.

Art Centers, galleries, art studios, and local venues coming together to celebrate one of Chicago's most vibrant artistic hubs, Bridgeport!

Join us every 3rd Friday for Free Admission Museum Nights from 5-8 pm, with a guided tour at 6:00 pm. The event offers wine and appetizers.

All ages are welcome! A celebration featuring a special performance by a Muntu Dance Theatre Masquerade artist and Baba John Chapman from Azania Drum Ensemble.

Open to all ages! Get ready to laugh your socks off at Comedy in the Pocket, where hilarious comedians will have you rolling in the aisles all night long!

Following sold-out shows and multiple rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, London's Soho Theatre, and Off-Broadway at Soho Playhouse, comedian and storyteller Ricky Sim brings his critically acclaimed solo comedy show ‘Coming Out To Dead People’ about grief, secrets, and queer joy to Chicago for one night only on Saturday, June 14th at The Annoyance.

As Chicago’s longest running AAPI Men’s Fashion Show, this prestigious event will feature some of the city’s biggest names in the AAPI community as they strut the runway.

A conversation with Liz Siegel, Nicolas Revire, Laetitia Zecchini, and Marc Maillot.

Celebrate the power of community and advocacy! You are invited to CBCAC's Annual Fundraiser on June 9!

JOIN US as we transition from the end of AANHPI month to the beginning of Pride! Featuring LGBTQIA+ and Asian vendors, performers, and artists in a celebration with the community and our allies.

Join us for an intimate and engaging Vietnamese coffee workshop, in collaboration with local Vietnamese-owned coffee shop VietFive!

An evening celebration of the new novel by the New York Times bestselling author of "Kaikeyi" and "Goddess of the River."

Let's connect over some authentic masala chai and delicious Indian bites at Mango Pickle on Sunday, June 1st from 1-3pm!

Through the Mist: Typhoon Dance Troupe Spring Show 2025 at Ryan Auditorium on June 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM (Central Time)!

Gather at Hull-House and celebrate over one hundred and thirty years of immigrant narratives in Chicago.

The Cleve Carney Museum of Art will feature over 60 original works and artifacts by the masters of Japan’s Edo Period (1603-1868).

South Asia Institute and Gandharva Mahavidyalaya North America are proud to present Ravi Chary on sitar and Amit Kavthekar on tabla.

In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May, Sunda New Asian is showcasing a limited-time lineup of chef-driven dishes that honor bold Filipino flavors with a modern twist.

The Umbrella Arts Festival is a celebration of Asian American history, culture and art.

Learn the art of Japanese Papermaking with Takahashi-sensei!

OCA Greater Chicago, in collaboration with Raven Theatre Company and Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, invites you to a new play by Keiko Green titled 'Gorgeous" in celebration of AANHP Heritage Month.

In celebration of AAPI Heritage month, let's cut beautiful lanterns using the Silhouette Cameo. Tealight provided. One person per appointment.

AABA will discuss the case and re-enact parts of this major case in Asian-American legal history which offers valuable lessons for our time.

Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Board Secretary Jane Hseu will host a showcase of Chicago's Asian American literary community.

Join our conversation group with Literacy Chicago and improve your ability to communicate.

Join us for a film screening of Spirited Away.

Come listen to poet Franny Choi read from their work, followed by a Q&A and book signing!

Fans are invited to Wrigley Field Wednesday, May 28, to celebrate the contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States with a dedicated theme game including special entertainment, music and other recognitions.

Sing and move to seasonal songs and nursery rhymes with Ms. Doremi!

See the great new pieces from the students of Victor Wong Fellowship!

eady to play? Save the date for our AAPI Month Mahjong Party on Sunday, May 25th at Kapitan! $20 for a great time with friends and fellow mahjong lovers.

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, join us for a special event exploring leadership and resilience through the lens of Aikido, a Japanese martial art rooted in harmony, presence, and non-resistance.

Join us in celebrating AAPI Restaurants Week 2025, hosted by OCA Greater Chicago for the fourth consecutive year in honor of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month!

Join us on May 24, 2025, from 2 PM - 7 PM CST at Pacifica Square in Aurora, IL, for a dynamic celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander cultures!

Join us for a special workshop led by Jenin of 'Tatreez Jenin', where participants will learn about the rich history of this traditional craft and experience hands-on instruction in basic tatreez techniques.

Featuring a panel discussion and tasting by leading local journalists and chefs on the evolution of Chicago’s South Asian food scene.

Learn how to fold, pinch, and pan-fry delicious Taiwanese dumplings in this hands-on experience that’s perfect for beginners and food lovers alike.

Let your little ones become donut chefs and language explorers!

Fresh, flavorful, and full of fun—this workshop teaches you how to roll Vietnamese gỏi cuốn (spring rolls) like a pro!

In this teach-in, Dr. Roche wants to focus on one of the barriers to developing an anti-colonial analysis of China that arises not from the Chinese state, but from sections of the Left outside China.

The official lineup for The 27th Annual Asian American Showcase is now here. All of the fun and films will take place at the Gene Siskel Film Center with a closing comedy show at iO Theater!

For all ages. Join the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for a celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Join us at CMAA's signature Small Business Expo to connect with small businesses, banks, government agencies, and prime contractors!

Join us to watch and then discuss a foreign film led by members of Geneva's International Cultural Exchange Committee (ICEC).

Join AAPIP in Chicago as we honor 35 years of seeding and cultivating long-term partnerships between Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities and institutional philanthropy!

Yatra: A Classical Exploration, an immersive cultural experience displaying a collaborative Indian classical dance and music performance

Each day this week, try a different Asian snack and learn about Asian American and Pacific Islander history and pop culture.

This luncheon is a chance to come together as a community, honor the voices that have shaped us, and inspire the stories yet to be told. Let's come together and celebrate the threads that unite us all!

Join us for a screening of Better Luck Tomorrow.