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.

Join the Grayslake Area Public Library for their Rooted in Reading Summer Reading Challenge!

Read for 30 days this summer and explore themes of gardening, healthy living, sustainability, and growth. From June to August, track your reading, try fun activities, attend programs, and earn prizes like a free t-shirt for signing up and a free book when you complete the challenge. Log your reading and you’ll be entered into a weekly gift card drawing! Sign up on the Beanstack app or visit the library for a paper reading log.

Learn more!

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!

Unleash your creativity with Legos! Receive a bag of Legos, build your masterpiece, and take home your new creation.

Register here.

Make your way over to Sienna Lifestyle and learn how to burn your own hat! All levels of skill welcome!

You will receive your hat of choice, use of a woodburning tool and supplies, and unlimited amount of ribbons and embellishments to create your hat band!

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Join Andy’s Records for their Open Mic Night co-hosted by The Welcome Table! Cover charge is any canned or shelf stable food donation for The Welcome Table.

Sign up to sing, play a song or show off your other hidden talent! Sign up is on first come, first served once the event starts (no pre-registration). Guitar/bass amps will be backlined along with a keyboard and microphones; just bring your instrument (or self) and perform! All types of performance art welcome! All ages. BYOB.

Save the Date for the 3rd Annual AuthorFest on Saturday, June 21st!

This family-friendly event welcomes authors, free attractions such as author panels, workshops, poetry, art activities, and more!

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Get ready for a day of gnome-tastic fun at Beer Bazaar's International Gnome Day Party on Saturday, June 21st, 2025, from 11 am to 10 pm! The day will be filled with delicious beer, whimsical costumes, cinematic adventures, delightful scents, and creative crafting – it's going to be un-gnome-lievable!

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Get your creative juices flowing with Beer Bazaar’s Drafts & Crafts: Paint a Garden Gnome activity (4 pm - 8 pm). Sip on your favorite brew while you transform a plain gnome into a colorful masterpiece to take home.

For more details, visit https://thebeerbazaar.com/event/international-gnome-day-party-grayslake-beer-bazaar-raindrops-on-roses/.