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Haymarket Events

Haymarket is proud to host a wide range of in-person and virtual events, including urgent political discussions, book launches, organizer roundtables, poetry readings, and more. We aim to bring people—in Chicago and around the world—together in community, to learn from one another and histories and practices of struggle for a better world.

Upcoming Events

Chicago & LA Poets Laureate on the Arts as an Organizing Tool

October 28, 2026 Chicago, IL

Please join award-winning poets Luis J. Rodriguez and Mayda De Valle for an energizing conversation and reading led by Haymarket editor and poetry director, Maya Marshall.

Love Hound with Jacob Saenz

October 29, 2026 Chicago, IL

Join us for the launch of Love Hound by Jacob Saenz with special guests Ann Hudson and Kenyatta Rogers at Haymarket House.

Films for a Changing World x Palestine Cinema Days presents: Boycott

November 2, 2026 Chicago, IL

Join us for a screening of Julia Bacha's 2021 documentary, Boycott in collaboration with Palestine Cinema Days.

Twleve Days that Shook the Middle East: Origins of a Genocide

November 5, 2026 United States

Join Marwan Bishara and Mohamad Bazzi as they discuss Bishara's latest book Twelve Days That Shook the Middle East: Origins of a Genocide.

Radical Mothering: Caregiving and Resistance Across Prison Walls

November 8, 2026 Chicago, IL

Join us to celebrate the release of Radical Mothering: Caregiving and Resistance Across Prison Walls at Haymarket House.

Art is a Weapon: Ian MacKaye and Mark Andersen on Punk Rock, Politics, Activism, and Aging

November 12, 2026 United States

Drawing on lifetimes of archiving and building community through art and activism, join us for a compelling virtual conversation between Ian MacKaye and Mark Andersen.