Enjoy visual art, music, and fashion while browsing restaurants and shops along Chicago Avenue in the bustling West Town neighborhood during the 16th annual West Town Art Walk on October 2-4, 2026.
Photo courtesy of West Town Art Walk
The West Town neighborhood bubbles with color, food and art in all forms during this popular free event. The West Town arts district features shops, restaurants and art galleries that will host specials and artists during the festivities. Go on a self-guided tour of the community’s art, design, fashion and retail.
Photo courtesy of West Town Art Walk
Browse through 48 galleries and shops during this year’s event. Snag a West Town Art Walk button and get exclusive deals and discounts from participating businesses, like discounts for cocktails and products.
Free public art walking tours will be available at 5 pm on Friday, starting in front of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church and at 1 pm on Saturday & Sunday, starting at the south side of Eckhart Park in front of the park house. Free pedicab rides will be available on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.
The West Town Art Walk runs from 5- 8 p.m. on October 2 and from 10 am to 6 p.m. on October 3 and 4.
Check out these participating businesses during West Town Art Walk:
Galleries
Arc Academy
2225 W Chicago Ave
Exhibiting Artist: Josh Davis
Hours: Saturday & Sunday 11 am-5 pm
ARC Gallery
1463 W Chicago Ave
Deepest Rhythms, a photography group show curated by Corinne Pompéy, Stacey Lee Gee: ROTATOR: Oscillations
Hours: Friday 2 pm-8 pm, Saturday & Sunday 12 pm- 4 pm
Chicago Artists Coalition
1431 W Hubbard St Suite 201
Exhibiting Artists: Van Payne, Rob Croll, Sebastian Bruno Harris, curated by Taj Richardson
Hours: Friday 5 pm-8 pm, Saturday 10 am- 6 pm, Sunday closed
The Chicago Academy for the Arts
1010 W Chicago Ave
Exhibiting Artist: Educators and students from the Lake Michigan Association of Independent Schools (LMAIS)
Hours: Friday 5pm-8pm, Saturday & Sunday 12pm-5pm
Chicago Fine Art Salon
2623 W Chicago Ave
Exhibiting Artist: Chicago Icons
Hours: Friday 5pm-9pm, Saturday & Sunday 10am-6pm
Chicago Truborn
1741 W Chicago Ave
Exhibiting Artist: Patrick Jilbert
Hours: Friday 5pm-8pm, Saturday & Sunday 12pm-6pm
DOCUMENT
1709 W Chicago Ave
Exhibiting Artist: Alexandra Barth
Hours: Friday 10 am-8 pm, Saturday 10 am-6 pm, Sunday Closed
Filter Photo
1821 W Hubbard St, Suite 207
Light Slip: Archive, Abstraction, and Phenomena by Sonja Thomsen and Aaron R. Turner, Wind and Other Dangers by Sasha Arutyunova, On the Shelf 2026, juried by Nick Larsen
Hours: Friday 12 pm-8 pm, Saturday 11 am-4 pm, Sunday Closed
Ken Saunders Gallery
2041 W Carroll Ave Ste c-320
MEMENTO MORI by Tom Doody
Hours: Friday 11am-8pm, Saturday 11am-6pm, Sunday 11am-2pm
McCormick Gallery
2251 West Grand Ave
Exhibiting Artist: Ben Tinsley
Hours: Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 11am-5pm, Sunday Closed
Point Blank
1541 W Chicago Ave
“Clutch” Featuring Ryan Lee and Connor Totten
Hours: Friday 5pm-8pm, Saturday & Sunday 1pm-6pm
Shashi Caudill & Verge Frames
1709 W. Chicago Ave.
Exhibiting Artists: Mack Baker, Diana Noh, Jonathan Worcester, Fengzee Yang
Hours: Friday 11am-8pm, Saturday & Sunday 11am-8pm
Volume Gallery
1700 W Hubbard St
Exhibiting Artist: Christy Matson
Hours: Friday 11am-8pm, Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday Closed
West Town Chamber of Commerce
1819 W Chicago Ave
Messengers and Oracles by Duncan Robert Anderson
Hours: Friday 5pm-8pm, Saturday & Sunday 10pm-6pm
Western Exhibitions
1709 W Chicago Ave #5009
Exhibiting Artist: Olivia Zubko, Affairs to Remember featuring Lilli Carré, Journie Cirdain, Nanako Kono, Paul Nudd, Geoffrey Todd Smith, Cathrine Whited, and Olivia Zubko
Hours: Friday 11 am-8 pm, Saturday 11 am- 6 pm, Sunday Closed
West Town Art Walk
Chicago Avenue (between Milwaukee Ave and Western)
October 2-4, 2026, 5-8 pm, 10- 6 pm
Free
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