Join us for the 53rd Annual Sheffield Garden Walk

July 20-21, 2024

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  • The 53rd Annual Sheffield Garden Walk is Saturday July 20 and Sunday July 21, 2024 from noon-5pm each day. This free community event will feature:
    -a self-guided walking tour of 60+ beautiful gardens
    -live music
    -interactive installations
    -architecture walks
    -a Family Fest on Saturday July 20
    -food and drink from local businesses
    and much more!

  • The Kids Fest will take place on the blacktop at Oscar Mayer Magnet School (2250 N Clifton) on Saturday, July 20 from 10am-1pm as part of the Garden Walk.

    We’ll have:
    -crafts
    -games
    -face painting
    -cotton candy
    -live music

  • Do I need to buy a ticket? This is a free community event. We welcome donations to continue supporting these types of free events. Event programs will be for sale with the list of gardens.

    How do I participate? The Garden Walk is a self-guided tour throughout the Sheffield neighborhood (Armitage to Fullerton, Halsted to the Chicago River), so you can come any time between noon and 5pm and tour the neighborhood at your leisure.

    How do I get there? The Sheffield Garden Walk is easily accessible via CTA trains (brown/purple/red lines) and buses (73, 74, 37, 8 buses). Bike racks can be found on Armitage and Webster Avenues, and at DePaul University and Oscar Mayer Magnet School. Street parking is available throughout the neighborhood if you choose to drive.

  • When neighbors organized the first Sheffield Garden Walk in 1969, the wanted to draw attention to the beauty of our community. Coincidentally, shortly before the first walk, a local youth organization called the Young Lords staged a takeover at McCormick Seminary (now the Seminary Townhomes) that attracted widespread press coverage. Their stories took note of the Garden Walk, and the resulting publicity attracted larger crowds than anticipated to the 16 gardens on display. Two years later, the Garden Walk expanded to two days and Sheffield Neighbors became “The Garden District of Chicago” as our streets filled with visitors enjoying our beautifully resident-maintained gardens. The rejuvenation of our community was well on its way!

    In 2019, the Garden Walk celebrated its 51st anniversary and then was forced to take a 3-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But our beloved event will be back in 2023! Hope to see you there!

  • If you would like to volunteer, advertise, or promote your business, please email us at info@sheffieldneighborhood.org.