Wicker Park Bucktown
First Fridays

First Fridays is a FREE, self-guided monthly art walk throughout Wicker Park and Bucktown. You will find exhibition openings, local artist pop-ups, artist talks, and more each month as you explore the map below.

When: Every First Friday of the month

The next is April 3rd from 6 - 8 PM

Where: Check out the map below!

What's Going on at First Fridays?

Check out our lineup of local events and exhibition openings for First Friday on April 3rd!

Flat Iron Arts Building

1579 N Milwaukee Ave

It's Kids Night at the Flat Iron!

Join Flat Iron studios for a night of musical performances, dancing, face painting and more!

Ravenswood Music Academy and T2D2 Toys will be hosting kid-focused programs from 5 - 7 PM!

And enjoy live watercolor portraits and chess lessons at LMN Wedge Studio & Gallery! (#206)

Want to perform? Head to Phil Circle Music (#344) for their Open Mic & Jam Session!

And be sure to visit the other studios and artists that will be displaying their works!

Public Works Gallery

2141 W North Ave

New art show! 🎉🎉🎉 Opening Reception on Friday April 3rd, 2026 from 6-11 PM, Public Works is hosting the U of I Urbana-Champaign senior graphic design & industrial design 2026 student show!

FIRE HORSE is a survey of the next generation of art & design, pushing back on the robots on the horizon and digging into the “humancraft” the world truly needs.

RSVP Link: https://emails.illinois.edu/newsletter/74/518181074.html.

Heaven Gallery

1550 N Milwaukee Ave, #2

Heaven Gallery will be showcasing our two current exhibitions: "Hyphen" and "The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living".

Hyphen is a field that explores meanings affected by deconstructing and reconstructing images and narratives.

Whereas, The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living unfolds through a soft interplay of fantasy and material inquiry, weaving together ideas of artist-as-philosopher and practice-as-self-reflection.

Tom Robinson Studio

2416 W North Ave

Tom Robinson returns to his natural wood series, entitled "Twins"!

Come watch Tom Robinsons develop his newest piece, "Felissa" at First Fridays!

Jackson Junge Gallery

1389 N Milwaukee Ave

Vertical Gallery is very proud to present its 13-Year Anniversary Show, an all-star group exhibition commemorating 13 years at the vanguard of street art, pop surrealism, graffiti and beyond.

Vertical’s 13-Year Anniversary Show, on view from March 13 through April 19, marks the gallery’s return to Chicago, where its story began. All work will be displayed inside Jackson Junge Gallery, located in the city’s bustling Wicker Park neighborhood.

MarioInk

1441 N Ashland Ave

First Friday Tattoo Special! $50/$100 flat rate, Black & Grey design! Tonight only!

Fine art, hand painted clothing, custom vinyl figures, jewelry.