• Retro Trivia Night

    Old School Pizza 507 N 3rd Street Unit 2, Malta, Illinois, United States

    Test your knowledge of retro music, movies and TV! Free to play. Win prizes. Thursday, April 16, 2026 6:30 – 8 PM Old School Pizza in Malta, 507 N. 3rd Street

    Free
  • After-hours Concert: NIU Steelband

    DeKalb Public Library 309 Oak St, DeKalb, IL, United States

    Step into the DeKalb Public Library’s main lobby for an after-hours concert performed by the Northern Illinois University’s renowned Steelband. The concert will be an eclectic program of musical styles highlighting the versatility and profundity of the steelpan. The NIU Steelband is dedicated to demonstrating the versatility and profundity of the steelpan, the national instrument […]

    Free
  • Free Legal Consultations

    Free Legal Consultations
    DeKalb Township 2323 S. 4th St., DeKalb, Illinois, United States

    DeKalb Township will be hosting Prairie State Legal Services once a month throughout 2026 to ensure qualifying residents have access to FREE legal services. If you are a tenant with questions regarding a housing matter; If you are being forcibly discharged from a nursing home; If you were recently denied public benefits or if your […]

    Free
  • Earth Day Park Clean-Up

    Hopkins Park 1403 Sycamore Road, DeKalb, IL, United States

    Free for all ages! Help staff clean up trash and debris from one of our most beloved parks this Earth Day! Meet at the Hopkins Park Shelter at 9:00 AM sharp and staff will show you the rest! No registration is required!

    Free
  • 2026 Food Truck Wednesdays

    2026 Food Truck Wednesdays
    MLK Commons DeKalb, Illinois, United States

    Come out for lunch, meet up with a friend or grab your afternoon pick-me-up from a variety of food trucks each Wednesday through the fall. Local food trucks will line the street on Normal Road in front of the MLK Commons on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. CAB will provide entertainment and fun, including student performances. […]

    Free
  • Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale

    Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale
    DeKalb Public Library 309 Oak St, DeKalb, IL, United States

    The Friends of the DeKalb Public Library invite you to the Spring Book Sale! Visit the library’s lower level for an astonishing selection of great quality hardcovers and paperbacks at bargain prices. You’ll find children’s and teen books, graphic novels, fiction, history, science, art, film, cookbooks, gardening, biographies, mysteries, science fiction, and more. There’s a […]

    Free
  • Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale

    Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale
    DeKalb Public Library 309 Oak St, DeKalb, IL, United States

    The Friends of the DeKalb Public Library invite you to the Spring Book Sale! Visit the library’s lower level for an astonishing selection of great quality hardcovers and paperbacks at bargain prices. You’ll find children’s and teen books, graphic novels, fiction, history, science, art, film, cookbooks, gardening, biographies, mysteries, science fiction, and more. There’s a […]

    Free
  • Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale

    Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale
    DeKalb Public Library 309 Oak St, DeKalb, IL, United States

    The Friends of the DeKalb Public Library invite you to the Spring Book Sale! Visit the library’s lower level for an astonishing selection of great quality hardcovers and paperbacks at bargain prices. You’ll find children’s and teen books, graphic novels, fiction, history, science, art, film, cookbooks, gardening, biographies, mysteries, science fiction, and more. There’s a […]

    Free
  • 2026 Food Truck Wednesdays

    2026 Food Truck Wednesdays
    MLK Commons DeKalb, Illinois, United States

    Come out for lunch, meet up with a friend or grab your afternoon pick-me-up from a variety of food trucks each Wednesday through the fall. Local food trucks will line the street on Normal Road in front of the MLK Commons on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. CAB will provide entertainment and fun, including student performances. […]

    Free
  • Nellie Bly: Around the World in 72 Days

    DeKalb Public Library 309 Oak St, DeKalb, IL, United States

    Born Elizabeth Jane Cochran (1864-1922), this pioneer of investigative journalism is better known by her nom de plume, “Nellie Bly”. She became famous for her exposé of the New York City Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell’s Island. On November 14, 1889, Cochrane began a solo trip around the world in emulation of the fictional character Phileas […]

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