The 2026 Open House Chicago lineup, released Wednesday by the Chicago Architecture Center, brings together 20 new locations for those looking to check out some of the city’s most unique buildings.
The festival, now in its 16th year and running Oct. 17-18, is “one of the largest architecture and urban festivals in the world,” according to the Chicago Architecture Center. No prior registration is required, so visitors can show up as they please during open house hours and can start planning their route here.
With over 200 locations across 30 Chicago neighborhoods, here’s your chance to see many of the city’s otherwise hard-to-see, culturally significant and historically impactful sites.
Open House Chicago 2026 new locations
- Blackhawks Ice Center, Near West Side
- Chicago Fire FC’s Dear Chicago Experience Center, Near North Side
- Muddy Waters Mojo Museum, Kenwood
- Smashed Plastic Record Pressing, Hermosa
- Windy City Bird Lab, Near West Side
- Sears Sunken Garden, North Lawndale
- Oak Woods Cemetery, Woodlawn
- Narrow Bridge Arts Club, Woodlawn
- TimeLine Theatre, Uptown
- Broadway in Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre, Downtown
- Woman’s Athletic Club, Near North Side
- Chinese American Service League Kam Liu Building, Chinatown
- Xchange Chicago at Gary Comer Youth Center, Woodlawn
- St. Pauls United Church of Christ, Lincoln Park
- Albany-Carroll Arts Building, Garfield Park
- FarmZero, Downtown
- Olson Kundig, Near West Side
- Bronzeville Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Headquarters, Bronzeville
- BandWith Chicago, Garfield Park
- Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, Hyde Park