DeKalb Area Convention and Vistors Bureau

Attractions: Arts & Theatre

Whether you are visiting or you are living in DeKalb, there is a lot for everyone to do all year round! There are several theatres, museums, and festivals to attend.

Smaller venues include the Egyptian Theater, a restored 1930 movie palace, complimented by many restaurants, night clubs, and coffee houses offering live entertainment throughout the year.

Other entertainment venues in the DeKalb area include the following:

Altgeld Art Gallery
Northern Illinois University, Altgeld Hall, 2nd floor
DeKalb, IL 601115
(815) 753-1936

Art Attack
215 W. Elm St., Sycamore, IL 60178
(815) 899-94440
www.sycamoreartattack.com
The Artist Gallery is open Thursdays, 5-9 p.m.; Fridays, 4-8 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; and by appointment.

Campus Cinemas
1015 Blackhawk Road
DeKalb, IL 60115

Egyptian Theatre
135 N. 2nd Street
DeKalb, IL 60115
(815) 758-1215
National Registry of Historic Places This is one of the best examples of Egyptian/Art Deco architecture in the Country. Tours are available by appointment.

GKC Market Square Cinemas
2160 Sycamore Road
DeKalb, IL 60115

Heritage Square Gallery
105 N. 1st Street
DeKalb, IL 60115
(815) 756-1445
The Gallery is open Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
Experience DeKalb's rich history in photographs. Hundred's of pictures highlight the growth and changing face of the downtown area from 1860 through the present

Jack Olson Gallery
Northern Illinois University NIU Visual Arts Building, AB200 Art Gallery
DeKalb, IL 60115
(815) 753-4521
Monday - Friday, 10am - 4pm

Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra
DeKalb, IL 60115
815/748-7071

Nehring Gallery
111 S. Second St. (2nd floor) DeKalb
Call Jessica at (815) 758-6363
www.nehringcentergallery.org

Stage Coach Players, Inc.
126 S. 5th Street
DeKalb, IL 60115
(815) 758-1940
This community theatre is one of the oldest in Illinois, having been organized in 1946.

Sycamore Theatre
420 West State Street
Sycamore, IL 60178