Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Chicago Humanities Fall Festival Northwestern Day 2026 October 4, 2026
Evanston Day takes place at Northwestern University on Saturday, Oct. 4. The day’s highlights include the return of a three-part U.S. Constitution series, the first titled Supremacy, hosted by NPR Host of Chicago’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!Peter Sagal and joined by law professor Daphna Renan. There will be a talk and singalong with Monty Python’s Eric Idle and a celebration of Jeff Garlin (Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Goldbergs) on his newest book of never-before-seen photographs and hilarious personal stories, Best Seat in the House, that capture the heart of life on and offstage. More, internationally bestselling author John Green will join for a conversation around his adult fiction debut, Hollywood, Ending, and bestselling journalist and political analyst Anand Giridharadas will join for a discussion about his new work, Man in the Mirror, the story of a tragic encounter in a New York subway.
