Upcoming Events at The Sanfilippo Foundation

PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION: All tours and events are Vaccination and Mask OPTIONAL, but encouraged. We do ask any guest who is not feeling well the day of the tour to not attend, and we will refund your ticket, and/or make every effort to add you to a future tour. It is our intention to provide the safest environment for all guests, and we thank you for your cooperation. Protocols subject to any change from the Illinois Department of Health and the Illinois Governor's Office.

November 23, 2024 - Special Charity Tour for Soul Harbour Ranch in Barrington

Enjoy a special 3-hour tour of the Sanfilippo Estate benefiting the work of Soul Harbour Ranch, who use miniature horses in assisting the healing process at hospitals, senior facilities, and more.

This tour includes 2 hours in the Sanfilippo Residence and one hour in the Carousel Pavilion with the Foundation Director as your tour guide. Come hear the story of the family and Collection, demonstrations of a variety of music machines, a mini-concert on the Mighty Wurlitzer and the history of the items in the Carousel Pavilion. There's a reason many folks have taken this tour more than a few times! It's educational and highly entertaining.

Come learn what Soul Harbour Ranch does and enjoy the Sanfilippo Collections.

November 24, 2024 - Illinois Railway Museum Steam Department Wurlitzer Concert

Train songs and more with Organist Dave Calendine. The largest railway museum in the country, IRM hold this fun event, which includes steam engine demonstrations of our collection, and an exciting Wurlitzer Concert.

For more information and to purchase tickets, follow this link: https://www.irm.org/event/steam-department-benefit/?event_date=2024-11-24

December 7 and 8, 2024 - Sanfilippo Christmas Concerts

This year's concerts will feature Dave Wickerham and we often have surprise guests. And don't forget, the house is always fully decorated for this special event.

Saturday, December 7:
Doors open for touring 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Concert 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Carousel Pavilion Visit 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Tickets are $55 each

Sunday, December 8:
Doors open at noon for touring.
Concert 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Carousel pavilion Visit 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm.
Tickets are $55 each

We are also participating in a toy drive for the Thomas J. Boyle Jr. Foundation. Toys will be given to Fisher House Hospital for Children. Please bring an unwrapped toy for the kids and drop it off in the house upon arrival. Thank you.

Nothing helps you begin your Holiday season quite like experiencing the Sanfiippo Estate at Christmas, with friends. Sanfilippo Concert tickets make a great Holiday present, too!

These concerts always sell out quickly, so buy your tickets today!

Various Dates - Guided tour of the new Perfume Passage at the Sanfilippo Estate

The Perfume Passage Foundation mission: Preserving the history, beauty, and artistry of perfume bottles, compacts, ephemera and related vanity items, the Perfume Passage Foundation seeks to educate and inspire visitors by illuminating the connection between perfume and the human experience.

Come visit the unique window displays and travel through time and history with our intimate, docent-guided tour through the world of perfume bottles, vanity items, ephemera and much more.

For information and tour tickets for all four galleries, please visit Perfume Passage Foundation

Return to this web page often for an update of our events open to the public. You can also join our E-Newsletter List (below) and be among the first to receive notice of all our events, and how to obtain tickets.

Visiting the Sanfilippo Estate

The Sanfilippo Estate is a private residence not open to the general public except through pre-arranged charity events and pre-arranged group tours of 40 or more guests, and a limited number of corporate events. Interested groups may contact the Foundation Director by email: director@sanfilippofoundation.org for more information. We do not offer the Estate for weddings, wedding related activities, nor children's parties.

Special Events (concerts, gala fundraisers) can be arranged for Charity Organizations and Corporate Groups. Email the Sanfilippo Foundation Director: director@sanfilippofoundation.org. Please include a contact phone number.

Tour Groups: 3-Hour, Docent-Guided Tours of the Sanfilippo Collection are available for groups of 40 or more. Send an email to: info@sanfilippofoundation.org. Please include the name of your group and a contact phone number.

Individuals looking to visit the Estate are encouraged to find a group (such as your local libraries, park districts, senior centers, etc.) who can put together the required minimum for one of our 3-hour Docent-Guided Tours and then have the organization contact the Foundation Director; or you can visit one of the websites of the charities holding events at the Estate (links provided) and obtain tickets to an event listed; or you can attend a Sanfilippo Foundation event -- all are updated regularly on this website. We also encourage individuals to sign up for our E-Newsletter. On occasion, we offer individual tickets to a guided tour to our E-Newsletter subscribers. Our preference for initial contact is by email.