Events

OPRF Museum will be open free to the public from 10am to 2pm during our Vintage Car Show. We will not be open for regular hours between 2-5pm that day, and we will not be able to accommodate research visits. Please contact us for more information.

Looking for some family fun? Oak Park River Forest Museum, along with the Oak Park Vintage Car Club, will host the annual Vintage Car Show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 7, on the streets surrounding the museum (Lake Street, Lombard Avenue and South Boulevard). Enjoy looking at classic cars while talking to the owners and listening to music provided by our neighbor, School of Rock. Food and

The Street of Dreams: Founding Families and Early Architects of Keystone Avenue. Meet us for a stroll through River Forest history. Learn about the oldest commercial building, the architect of the Methodist Church, the “power couple” who helped bring the Columbian Exposition to Chicago, and much more as we take a sidewalk tour down the stretch of Keystone Avenue known as “The Street of Dreams.”

Join us at OPRF Museum on Tuesday, June 24 at 7 p.m., when The Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest will host its 2025 Annual Meeting at Oak Park River Forest Museum. The meeting will include a brief business session and report on the 2024-25 fiscal year. There will be a presentation of the 2025-26 Board Slate for new and returning board members. In addition, we will bestow our annual

Ridgeland Ramble: A Walking Tour of This Distinctive Oak Park Neighborhood Join Museum guides for a walking tour along Lake Street and surrounding blocks and learn about the history, buildings, activities, and people of this east side neighborhood. Along the way you will learn about Oak Park's largest employer in 1900, the West Suburban Jewish Community Center, the boy who started a successful

Take a stroll with us through scenic, historic River Forest on West Side Stories: People and Architecture That Shaped River Forest! This walk up Edgewood Place and then south on Thatcher Avenue will demonstrate why these two streets are a living outdoor museum of architecture and village history. Hear fascinating and surprising stories about people who lived here, some of the renowned architects

History lovers and readers unite for the History Book Club. Please watch for more information soon about which book will be discussed. Book Club is open to all current members of The Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest. Space may be limited. To reserve your place or check your membership status, please email oprfhistorymatters@sbcglobal.net or call 708-848-6755. And join us for the

Join us for this tour down Lake Street as Historical Society guides tell the stories of women in our community who broke down barriers in the fields of government and civic life, cultural affairs, and social services. You'll meet pioneers in fair housing and civil rights as well as a judge, a symphony conductor, and women on the war memorial in Scoville Park. The tour kicks off at 10 a.m. at the

Greater Downtown Oak Park boasts an array of marvelous examples of Art Deco design that are often overlooked. Join our guides on a walk down Lake Street as they point out many of these treasures that we walk past every day without noticing. The tour will start at 10 a.m. in the lobby of the Medical Arts Building, proceed along Lake Street toward Harlem Avenue, and then loop back toward the