Mad Hatters Performances
The Mad Hatters is the oldest Junior League of Chicago community project, with a focus on literacy and promoting reading for children. We hold live performances throughout the city and suburbs, from the fall through early summer, primarily at library locations.
We perform books, poems, and songs while wearing crazy hats to encourage each child in the audience to expand his/her mind through reading and to familiarize each child with the local library. We stress the fun and importance of reading! Performances are free, last approximately 30 minutes, and at the end of the show, we give each child in attendance a bookmark, sticker, and a book to take home. Some of our favorite performance books include: Caps for Sale, Where the Wild Things Are, Shark in the Park, Going on a Bear Hunt, and The Paper Bag Princess.
Upcoming Performances for 2026
- Saturday, Feb 21st at 11am
- Chicago Lawn, 6120 S. Kedzie Ave.
- Saturday, Feb 28th at 11am
- Leglar, 115 S. Pulaski Rd.
- Saturday, Feb 28th at 11am
- Lincoln Belmont, 1659 W. Melrose St.
- Saturday, March 7th at 11am
- Roden, 6083 N. Northwest Highway
- Saturday, March 14th at 11am
- Austin, 5615 W. Race Ave.
- Saturday, March 21st at 11am
- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Ave.
- Saturday, March 28th at 11 am
- Hall, 4801 S. Michigan Ave.
- Saturday, April 11th at 11am
- Pullman, 11001 S. Indiana Ave.
- Saturday, April 18th at 11am
- Edgebrook, 5331 W. Devon Ave.
- Saturday, April 25th at 11am
- Clearing, 6423 W. 63rd Pl.
- Saturday, May 2nd at 11am
- Blackstone, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave.
- Saturday, May 9th at 11am
- Bezazian, 1226 W. Ainslie St.
- Saturday, May 9th at 11am
- Sherman Park, 5440 S. Racine Ave.
- Saturday, May 16th at 11am
- Beverly, 1962 W. 95th St.
- Saturday, May 23rd at 11am
- Avalon, 8148 S. Stony Island Ave.
