2020 district-wide events!

Visit many of the dozen rug and home shops on the Main-Dempster Mile, getting design tips, sips and snacks along the way.

Help us make our little corner of the planet a little greener. CLICK HERE to sign up to volunteer!

Challenge your whole family to go a week without screens. You can do it with the help of your local business owners, who will have fun activities planned all week long!

Celebrate our neighborhood's brewery and distilleries by stopping in local shops for tastings of Sketchbook beer, Few Spirits cocktails and Kombucha Brava kombucha!

Tickets on sale March 1.

Join your neighbors to eat, drink and listen to great local talent!

Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride at the first ever Evanston Pride Parade! The City of Evanston's PrideFest will happen concurrently. Details to come.

All month long, search for Waldo in your favorite shops all over the Mile. Get your passport stamped and win prizes!

Join your neighbors to eat, drink and listen to great local talent!

The best deals of the year. Period.

Watch in real time as Chicagoland artists take up space on streets and sidewalks all over the Mile (and beyond) and paint Evanston right in front of your eyes.

Stroll the Mile, sipping great wine, checking out unique experiences, and getting great deals.

Meet your neighbors, and neighboring merchants, and hear how the Main-Dempster Mile helps the neighborhood.

Enjoy Evanston Public Library stories and crafts, and trick or treat the merchants!

Over 100 shops on the Mile are independently owned, so kick off the holidays by shopping small!  

Stroll into local businesses and do some holiday shopping and celebration. Grab a holiday treat while you browse!