Best of Ravenswood Awards Night, a School Maker's Market, and a Filipino Bakery Expansion: Your Neighborhood's Week in Full
By Socialhood News · Ravenswood ·
Ravenswood heads into the heart of November with a celebration of its own best — a signature awards night tomorrow, a beloved neighborhood school gearing up for a winter maker's market, and a local Filipino bakery turning its usual long lines into something permanent. Here's what neighbors need to know.
The biggest gathering on the immediate calendar is tomorrow night: the Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce's Annual Member Mixer and Best of Ravenswood Awards, listed on the GRCC's event calendar for November 12. The Best of Ravenswood Awards is the neighborhood's own annual recognition of the businesses, makers, and community contributors who define what this corridor stands for — a chance for residents and business owners alike to gather, network, and put the spotlight on the people doing the work. The GRCC, established in 1958, has long centered its mission on connecting businesses and residents to promote a vibrant, locally focused economy in Ravenswood, and the annual awards night is one of the clearest expressions of that mission in action. For neighbors who want to attend, details and registration are available at ravenswoodchicago.org.
Also on November 12, the Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce calendar shows a stacked evening: an Electric Vehicle Panel and Q&A brings a timely community conversation to the corridor, and the Fall Wine Stroll returns to Lincoln Avenue — one of the season's most popular neighborhood walkabouts. That's three separate community events on a single Wednesday, a reflection of just how dense Ravenswood's civic calendar runs even in the quieter middle weeks of November.
Looking a few weeks ahead, Ravenswood Elementary School — a Chicago Public School with a Performing and Fine Arts program at its core — has posted a Winter Holiday Maker's Market on its school calendar for December 6. The school, which focuses on outstanding academics, an integrated arts curriculum, and building a strong community, has long been one of the neighborhood's anchors for family and creative life. A Maker's Market in December, staged at a school with a performing and fine arts identity, is exactly the kind of event that knits together the neighborhood's maker culture and its family community in one room. Parents, neighbors, and anyone who appreciates student-made work should mark December 6 on the calendar now. Watch ravenswoodelementary.org for event timing and details as the date approaches.
On the food front, one of Ravenswood's most talked-about small businesses is about to get bigger. Del Sur, the Filipino bakery that has built a devoted following from its tiny Ravenswood space, is expanding into the storefront next door — a move reported by WTTW in March 2026 that is designed, in WTTW's words, to "help ease its typical lines." If you've walked past Del Sur on a weekend morning and seen the queue stretching down the block, you understand why this expansion matters. Filipino bakeries are having a genuine moment in Chicago, and Del Sur has been at the front of that wave in this neighborhood. More square footage means more capacity, more seating, and — for regulars who have been timing their visits carefully — a little more breathing room.
Taken together, this week's Ravenswood news captures something true about how the neighborhood operates. The Best of Ravenswood Awards puts a name and a face to the businesses that make the corridor worth living near. The school Maker's Market in December connects that same maker identity to the next generation of Ravenswood residents. And Del Sur's expansion is the story of an independent small business that earned its growth through quality and community loyalty — no outside capital required, just a line of regulars willing to wait.
For tomorrow's Annual Member Mixer and Best of Ravenswood Awards, visit ravenswoodchicago.org. For the Lincoln Square Ravenswood Fall Wine Stroll and EV Panel on November 12, check lincolnsquare.org for timing and participating locations. And for the Ravenswood Elementary Winter Holiday Maker's Market on December 6, follow updates at ravenswoodelementary.org.
Sources:
1. https://ravenswoodchicago.org/
2. https://www.lincolnsquare.org/events/calendar
3. https://www.ravenswoodelementary.org/
4. https://www.wttw.com/playlist/2026/03/19/upcoming-restaurants-spring-2026