- The list below includes 528 free or cheap things to do in or near Evanston, Illinois, including 109 different types of inexpensive activities like History Museums, Music Venue, Beaches and Parks.
- From Northwestern University to Dawes Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Evanston and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Chicago, Skokie, Oak Park and Lombard.
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Seasonal fish, organic local produce, sorbet, and pastry praised by Time Out Chicago and the Chicago Reader
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Rehm Park & Pool is a large park featuring a 50 meter pool. The park offers an all-purpose field, tennis courts, sand volleyball courts, a playground, and a picnic area. The pool includes an adult sun deck and concession stands.
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The chief draw of Danny Cunniff Park is its large sledding hill, which allows for some exciting sledding on a seasonal basis. The park also has sports fields, including a 9 hole disc golf course.
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The Chicago Jewelry School offers a wide variety of courses and programs in jewelry making, aimed at everything from girls' nights out and post-retirement activities to professional training. The school also offers a boutique with student-made wares.
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Situated on a prairie, Openlands Lakeshore Preserve offers visitors views of Lake Michigan from its beach. There are several paths that visitors can hike through that can lead them to a ravine.
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Art Distributors is an art and frame wholesaler that also sells oil paintings, prints, and designs. The company creates custom frames that are made out of regular and ornate wood.
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Located on 97 acres, Heritage Park features baseball, softball and soccer fields, tennis courts and an ice skating rink in the winter. The park has a playground, picnic facilities and a path suitable for walking and biking.
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At Centennial Ice Arena, visitors can participate in public skate sessions or join a hockey league. The arena has a gymnastics program where children are taught how to balance and tumble.
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A bowling alley with scoring kept on paper, Jeffery Lanes features eight lanes of bowling and serves host to private events and tournaments. The center offers a fully stocked bar, karaoke nights twice a week and a jukebox for music.
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With high end products and the best new equipment, Discount Paintball is a paintball lover's dream. Products include air systems, loaders, hoppers, gear bags, scopes, paintballs, pads, and much more.
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Chinatown is a neighborhood and cultural center that features a variety of restaurants and shopping areas inspired by the Chinese tradition. Visitors of this site who are interested in photography may enjoy taking pictures of the site's architectural design.