Close to everything,
unlike anything.
Our vibrant, tree-lined community is thriving with retail shops, fine dining, outstanding theatre and art, excellent museums, and engaging events throughout the year.
Learn our colorful and rich history at the Elmhurst History Museum or explore modern art at the Elmhurst Art Museum with its McCormick House designed and built by Mies van der Rohe. Shop and play in the bustling downtown, Elmhurst City Centre, which offers everything from urban boutiques to live music, movies and exciting events. Revel to sounds of Mozart Beethoven and Mahler at the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra. Take a leisurely walk, bike ride or jog down the pastoral 37-mile Illinois Prairie Path.
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Explore Elmhurst, IL, conveniently located just 16 miles west of Chicago’s loop! A vibrant, tree-lined community with thriving retail shops, fine dining, outstanding theatre and art, excellent museums, and engaging events throughout the year. There’s always plenty of excitement in Elmhurst, winter, summer, spring or fall. Join the festivities every month of the year, with special events, performances, and activities…
Upcoming Events
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- Recurring weekly on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
- Elmhurst Art Museum
Please note: The full exhibition of artwork both inside the galleries and out in the park begins May 31, 2025. Public sculptures are available for viewing anytime after May 2. CROSSINGS traverses…
Level Up! Summer Reading Program
- Recurring daily
- Elmhurst Public Library
Read and earn prizes! Read or listen to a book in any format and level up your reading goals while reading for fun! We have challenges for kids birth to grade 8, teens, and adults, plus game and…
OLMEC TRAILS: CULTURE AND LEGACY Featuring 33 Artists' Work Painted on Sculptures Recreating Ancient Mexican Culture Throughout DuPage County.
- Recurring daily
- Elmhurst Public Arts Commission
Including one installation on Spring Road & the Prairie Path in Elmhurst! The Elmhurst Public Arts Commission would like to thank The Schiller Team for their generous donation in bringing one…
Elmhurst Model Railroad Club weekly Open House
- Recurring weekly on Friday
- Elmhurst Model Railroad Club
Visit our three (3) operating model railroad layouts.
From the News Blog
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School’s out, the sun is shining, and one of Elmhurst’s favorite summer traditions is rolling back into town! The Explore Elmhurst…
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Mark your calendars and make your way downtown—Elmhurst’s most colorful tradition is floating back into town! This summer, downtown…
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The Grand Marshal for Elmhurst’s 107 th Memorial Day Parade is Bensenville Resident Richard Duzinskas, an Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran…
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The day of racing on June 7 is a charitable event at its core. Did you know that the Elmhurst Cycling Classic and Elmhurst Twilight Mile raise…
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Dan Gibbons Twilight Trot to Support Elmhurst Nonprofits Fighting Hunger Elmhurst, IL — The Dan Gibbons Twilight Trot, a 5K fun run…
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Now is a good time to put June 7 th on the calendar for a great day In Elmhurst with family and friends! The DuPage Cycling Foundation has been…