Hosting Venue / Accommodations

The Old Town School of Folk Music teaches and celebrates music and cultural expressions rooted in the traditions of diverse American and global communities. Founded in 1957, Old Town School of Folk Music provides a wide range of music, dance, theater, and visual arts courses to people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds. Whatever one's interest, Old Town School provides broad access to over 700 accredited class offerings, private lessons, and workshops that span a wide range of artistic genres.

Old Town School owns and operates two facilities situated in Lincoln Square and Lincoln Park that include 425-seat and 150-seat concert halls, 47 classrooms, two music stores, cafe and resource center.

Old Town School's critically acclaimed concerts showcase some of the finest and most diverse local and touring artists in our intimate and acoustically superb hall. Ticket prices remain among the most affordable in the city and special events like the Chicago Folk & Roots Festival and World Music Wednesdays make music accessible to all with free and reduced-priced programs.

The Old Town School of Folk Music remains committed to teaching and presenting music that reflects the cultural traditions of Chicago's diverse communities. Operating with a five-year strategic plan implemented in 2010, the school continues to focus its resources and activities on improving and expanding artistic opportunities for people of all ages, interests, abilities and backgrounds.

 

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Accommodations

We have moved our workshops from the Congress Hotel to Old Town School of Folk Music, just 8 miles from the hotel. While we have changed venues for many of our events the Congress Hotel will still honor the low rate that we previously negotiated for our participants. Please contact the hotel directly to secure reservations, 800-635-1666, providing the code “Tango Fest”.

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City Suites Hotel 933 West Belmont Avenue, Chicago, 60657       (773) 404-3400
(Belmont & the Brown Line) 3miles from Old Town School of Folk Music*
Hotel Rooms from: $118.80

The Majestic Hotel 528 West Brompton Place, Chicago, 60657     (773) 404-3499
Not close to Brown line. 3miles from Old Town School of Folk Music*
Hotel Rooms from: $131.20

Days Inn Chicago 644 W Diversey Parkway, Chicago, 60614       (773) 525-7010
(6 blocks from Diversey Brown line stop) 4miles from Old Town School of Folk Music*
Hotel Rooms from: $96.79

The Willows Hotel 555 West Surf Street, Chicago, 60657              (773) 528-8400
(near Broadway & Diversey) 8-9 Blocks from Diversey Brown Line 4miles from Old Town School of Folk Music*
Hotel Rooms from: $116.00