Upcoming Events

JPF Knittervention

Join your neighbors at the Jefferson Park Sunday Market (at Irish American Heritage Center) for food, beverages, and good conversation while you knit, crochet, craft, create, whatever at JPF Knittervention!   Bring your own project.

JPF Home Brew Competition

Lake Effect Brewing Co. 4727 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Join us for the 4th Annual JPF Home Brew Competition at this exclusive members-only event. Try six home brews within the confines of JPF business partner Lake Effect Brewing Co. with food provided by JPF business partner North Branch Fried Chicken. Not a member? Join…

JPF General Meeting

Join us for our first general meeting of 2022! Congressman Mike Quigley will share a congressional update and answer constituent questions, Tim Pomaville of Ambrosia Homes will provide an update on the redevelopment of the Jefferson Park Firehouse, and Lionel Rabb will join us to…

JPF February Walk

Weston's Coffee & Tap Co. 4872 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

For February we'll do a "rerun" of a very enjoyable December 2020 walk. We'll head down Milwaukee Ave towards Schurz HS. Then we'll head east to explore the incredible homes of the Old Irving Park and Villa District neighborhoods. After exploring the neighborhoods we'll stop…

JPF Directors Meeting

The JPF Board of Directors meets each month. If you wish to address the Board, attend a Board meeting or review our meeting minutes, please reach out to us at info@jeffersonparkforward.org.

Event Series Jefferson Park Sunday Market

Jefferson Park Sunday Market

Copernicus Center Annex 5214 W. Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

It’s more important than ever to support our local farmers and producers. With a strong local food system, we all enjoy fresher foods, keep money circulating in our community, and protect ourselves from large corporate supply chain disruptions. Farmers and producers rely on farmers markets…

JPF Easter Stroll

Weston's Coffee & Tap 4872 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

For Easter we're going to do something that we did last Thanksgiving and it was a lot of fun. This isn't a day long walk event, simply a 60-90 minute walk around the neighborhood. We'll end up in the three mile range. The shorter distance…

JPF General Meeting

Windsor Tavern & Grill 4530 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Join us this month for a discussion about a new community gardening initiative and upcoming Jefferson Memorial Park Advisory Council (JMPAC) activities. Stephanie Livingston from the Jefferson Park Pollinator Gardens group will join us to share plans for a new community pollinator garden at Jefferson…

JPF April Walk

Weston's Coffee & Tap 4872 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

For April we'll be doing another rails-to-trails route. This time it will be the Valley Line Trail. From Weston's we'll head east to Labagh Woods where we'll pick up the Weber Spur for a bit. Heading north, at Bryn Mawr we'll branch off to the…