Join Us For Fun Events!

Creative FUNdraising events and programs help support the Museum and bring history to life. The Museum has several events and activities planned for 2024, including the Lake Bluff History Museum Auto Show, Crab Tree Farm tour, Ghost Walk, Holiday Home Tour … and more!

Ghost Walk: Classic Hollywood Horror & Suspense!

Lake Bluff History Museum’s Ghost Walk is happening beneath an almost full moon on October 18 and 19. This year's event has a “Classic Hollywood Horror & Suspense Films" theme. more...

Singing Bird and the Importance of Native American Women in Illinois History

Award-winning Ojibwa author and speaker Kim Sigafus McIver presents an interactive history of Native people in Illinois, with a focus on women. more...

Holiday Home Tour 2024

Lake Bluff History Museum Holiday Home takes place on December 8, 2024 , showcasing local homes decked out in their seasonal best. Make a day of it! more...

The Lake: Lake Bluff and Michi Gami

Lake Bluff's relationship with Lake Michigan provides the context for the Museum’s exhibit opening July 15: "Lake Bluff and Michi Gami," beginning with the lake’s formation and continuing to the present. more...

Lake Bluff Walking Tours App

The museum launched a brand-new app for smart phones and tablets this spring, offering three tours of historically significant buildings, neighborhoods and stories -- with more tours to come. more...