Time Commitment: We are looking for volunteers to lead a weekly or monthly 2 to 4-hour neighborhood or themed tour on the following days of the week: Monday mornings starting around 9/10am, Saturday mornings starting at 10:30am (beginning after mid-June 2025). Food tours can additionally take place on Thursday, Saturday and/or Sunday evenings.
Ideas: Food tour of Little India, Rogers Park Artists of the Wall tour, baseball history of Wrigleyville, Glocal (globally inspired, locally owned) meal in Uptown, Secondhand Shopping tour of Logan Square, history of Andersonville...or create your own idea!
HI Chicago is seeking volunteers to help create and lead a northside neighborhood tour.
We invite you to bring your area of expertise to curate a recurring northside Chicago neighborhood tour. We are seeking walking tour guides for areas such as: Andersonville, Wrigleyville, Wicker Park, Logan Square, Rogers Park, and more.
We are seeking a volunteer who can research/knows the neighborhood well, who can share with guests the history that has made the neighborhood what it is today. We are seeking a volunteer to develop a tour focusing on the areas of culture, murals/public art, and/or food. The volunteer would meet guests at our hostel in the Loop, then take them on the CTA to the select area, where the volunteer would lead the tour.
Tours should include off-the-beaten track sites, minority-owned businesses that hostel guests can support and patron, and inclusion of historically underrepresented / diverse perspectives of the city.
Local volunteers offer a unique insider's perspective to our hostel guests. By leading walking tours, volunteers create the opportunity for hostellers to learn more about the historical and cultural relevance of the area and have a one on one encounter with a local expert.
We can work with your calendar to schedule tours.
After applying, the HI Chicago VEC (Volunteer & Engagement Coordinator) will contact you to schedule a video call to discuss more details of this opportunity.