The Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum features multiple exhibition galleries, a community room, archives and collections storage. It also incorporates the original Village Hall, a former one-room school house moved to the site and expanded in 1895.

Visit the Heritage Center Wednesdays - Saturdays. For the specific hours and current exhibit information, click “View Event” below.

The blockbuster event of the season is back: Grayslake Giving Trees exhibit lights up the room with an exhibit of trees decorated by local organizations at the Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum! Local nonprofits will decorate trees to showcase their mission or the chosen theme, “Movies” for 2025.

You’ll have the opportunity to vote for your favorite tree or just enjoy the festivities. Votes are $1 per ticket and the organization with the most votes keeps the entire profit from their tree. The remaining organizations split the proceeds with the Grayslake Historical Society.

Celebrate the New Year a little early with crafts, dancing, and more at the Grayslake Area Public Library during their Noon Year’s Eve celebrations!

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Get ready to transport back to the glory days! Join Beer Bazaar for a '90s & 2000s Nostalgia Trivia Night'—The ultimate battle of boy bands, iconic sitcoms, classic video games, and dial-up internet fads. FREE to play, with awesome prizes to win! Any team that participates in all six rounds will receive 10% off their taproom drinks for the duration of trivia night. Gather your crew, dust off your butterfly clips, and get ready to prove you're the ultimate Y2K survivor!

Looking for some weeknight fun? Come out to Emil's Tavern on Center for BINGO on Tuesday nights beginning at 8 pm! Enjoy food, drinks and BINGO games!

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT.

Mark your calendars! The Vine Martini & Wine Bar is bringing back their New Years Eve Dinner & Party!! They are excited to welcome the very talented Spare Animals to play this year!

Come out for a night of Karaoke at Charlie’s! Bring your energy, favorite song, and your crew for a night of music and fun!

It takes place every Thursday from 9 pm - 12:30 am!

Bring your favorite book to life! Design and build a diorama capturing a scene from your favorite book. Whether it's a magical forest, cozy hideaway, fiery volcano, or an elephant and a pig hanging out, use your imagination and craft supplies to recreate a book you love.

Drop off: January 2nd - 17th

Winners announced: January 26th

Bring your friends and family to enjoy Winter Break: Tinker Time. There will be 5 stations of different activities to make and take home with you! This is a great way to get out of the house for free, all-ages fun!

Join the Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum in person or tune in on to Facebook for the big winner reveal of this year’s Grayslake Giving Trees.