Upcoming Events

Name: Chicago Science Festival
Start: 2017-05-20T15:00:00-05:00
End: 2017-05-20T22:00:00-05:00

List

May 2016
05/25/2016 @ 12:30 am - 2:25 am

Solar System Symphony

Enjoy a night of astronomy and music! From the violent volcanoes of Venus, to the many moons of Jupiter, to […]

$6
05/25/2016 @ 11:30 pm - 05/26/2016 @ 1:00 am

What is Happening at the Center of the Milky Way?

Northwestern Science Cafe meets Wednesday, May 25 at 6:30 pm at the Firehouse Grill. Featuring Dr. Farhad Yusef-Zahed, a Professor […]

Free
05/26/2016 @ 12:00 am - 1:30 am

Neuronal Networks & Polymer Platforms

Well, it ain't rocket science...but it is big brain science. Pint of Science presents, 'Neuronal Networks & Polymer Platforms' on […]

Free
05/26/2016 @ 12:00 am - 1:30 am

Black Holes & Climate Black Swans

Pint of Science presents, 'Black Holes and Climate Black Swans', Wednesday, May 25 from 7-8:30 pm at the Debonair Social […]

Free
05/28/2016 @ 3:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Planet Nine, a new sky show, opens at Adler Planetarium

Adler Planetarium is excited to announce the release of its newest sky show, opening May 28! Planet Nine will explore […]
August 2016
08/17/2016 @ 11:30 pm - 08/18/2016 @ 1:00 am

Chemistry of Chocolate – 2016-08-17

Tourists marvel at it, but Chicagoans just smile. On certain days in the North Loop, when the wind blows just right, […]

$40
September 2016
09/19/2016 @ 11:00 pm - 09/20/2016 @ 12:30 am

Ed Yong discusses “I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life”

Prominent science writer Ed Yong discusses his latest book "I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of […]
09/21/2016 @ 11:30 pm - 09/22/2016 @ 1:00 am

Discovering America’s Lost City – Cahokia

Discovering America’s Lost City James A. Brown, Emeritus Professor, Department of Anthropology Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University Long […]

Free
09/23/2016 @ 11:30 pm - 09/24/2016 @ 1:30 am

Screening of “Starmen” Film

The Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics at the University of Chicago will host a FREE screening of the movie STARMEN, which […]

Free
09/26/2016 @ 10:30 pm - 09/27/2016 @ 1:30 am

Science Happy Hour

Join Illinois Science Council and other science-loving and science-curious folks for a happy hour with science-themed trivia (with prizes!) at […]

$20
November 2016
11/06/2016 @ 1:00 am - 4:00 am

Science Cocktail Party

There will be smart people and beautiful people and interesting people (often the same people!), hors d’oeuvres, open bar with […]

$60 – $100
January 2017
01/10/2017 @ 11:00 pm - 01/11/2017 @ 12:30 am

“We Believe in Dinosaurs” preview and director talk

ISC is partnering with Google Chicago to offer you an early inside scoop on the next film from Chicago's own […]

Free
01/19/2017 @ 12:00 am - 1:30 am

“If Our Bodies Could Talk” with James Hamblin

ISC and MATTER are partnering to bring the funny and informative James Hamblin to Chicago on January 18, 2017 to answer your […]

$10 – $20
01/22/2017 @ 2:00 am - 4:00 am

Fermilab’s 50th Anniversary Kick-Off

2017 marks 50 years since the opening of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, or as we (and everyone else) like […]

$14 – $28
01/28/2017 @ 2:00 am - 3:00 am

Fermilab’s Greatest Hits: Highlights from the First 50 Years

A half-century ago, the Enrico Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory began to grow on the Illinois prairie. Through the intelligence, ingenuity, […]

$7
March 2017
03/14/2017 - 03/15/2017

Bakeries & Restaurants with Pi Day Specials

Since 2009 Illinois Science Council (ISC) has recruited bakeries, restaurants, and pizza purveyors to offer pie-related specials on Pi Day […]
03/14/2017 @ 11:00 pm - 03/15/2017 @ 1:00 am

Pi Day “Pi K” 3.14-mile Fun Run/Walk

The typical 5K of 3.1 miles is so old-school. ISC's "Pi K" is so much better because MATH makes it […]
April 2017
04/13/2017 @ 11:00 pm - 04/14/2017 @ 12:30 am

Are We Really Going to Live Forever? The Promises and Perils of Artificial Intelligence

ISC is thrilled to partner with the School of the Art Institute and Illinois Humanities for a program on the promises and […]
04/19/2017 @ 11:30 pm - 04/20/2017 @ 1:00 am

Northwestern Science Cafe — Lab on the skin

Check out Northwestern's Science Cafe this month where you'll learn about the development of a lab worn on the skin! […]

Free
04/22/2017 - 04/23/2017

March for Science Chicago

Illinois Science Council is proud to be a supporting partner of the March for Science in Chicago. On Earth Day, […]

Free
04/25/2017 @ 11:00 pm - 04/26/2017 @ 12:30 am

The Warped Universe: the one hundred year quest to discover Einstein’s gravitational waves

In 2016, scientists announced the first ever detection of gravitational waves from colliding black holes, launching a new era of […]

Free
May 2017
05/20/2017 @ 1:00 am - 2:00 am

“We Have No Idea”-Jorge Cham, PhD Comics

We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe You’ve probably heard of a little thing called the universe. […]

$7
05/20/2017 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Chicago Science Fest 2017

Merchandise Mart, Plaza 222 W. Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL, United States

Illinois Science Council invites you to the third annual Chicago Science Festival — a celebration of the wow-inspiring, mind-expanding, human-benefitting awesomeness that […]
05/20/2017 @ 3:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Chicago Science Festival

Illinois Science Council invites you to the third annual Chicago Science Festival — a celebration of the wow-inspiring, mind-expanding, human-benefitting […]

$25 – $30