ISKCON Chicago’s outreach initiatives:

Our key features include Mantra Meditation (japa), Music (kirtan), Karma-Free Food (prasadam), Philosophy and Festivals. It is a part of our daily lives!!

• We offer regular Meditation Workshops and you can also come to one of our daily meditation sessions every morning from 5:15 am to 7 am.

• Krishna Lunch (karma-free food) is available 5 days a week at several downtown locations, Illinois Institute of Technology and Northwestern University. Learn more…

• All our events have live Kirtans (call & response chanting with musical instruments) especially at our Sunday Feast and other festivals. You can listen to some of our Kirtans and check out our events page for upcoming festivals.

• We offer Bhakti Shastri courses and study groups on our philosophy at 20 different locations in the Chicagoland area including over Skype. Our focus is on experiential learning of books like Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam.

• We have major festivals throughout the year and our weekly highlight is Krishna Fest which happens every Sunday from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Our festivals are free and open to all and most importantly they always have sumptuous vegetarian meals.

We are able offer all this to the community with the help of our 100+ volunteers. Their happiness comes from selfless service and loving relationships with one another so they are always eager to give more. After all, it is only natural to want to love and be loved in return. Click here to volunteer.