Things to do in Chicago, IL

144 events · Comedy, Theater, Food & Drink

Today · Saturday, September 5

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Sat · Sep 5 · 10:30 PM

The Infinite Wrench

The Neo-Futurists

Sat · Sep 5

Leon Tilbrook and My Autumn Attic

Uncommon Ground

Tomorrow · Sunday, September 6

Sun · Sep 6 · 3:00 PM

Washington State vs. Washington Watch Party

Burning Bush Brewery

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Sun · Sep 6 · 7:00 PM

The Infinite Wrench

The Neo-Futurists

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Sun · Sep 6

Music Open Mic

Uncommon Ground

Monday, September 7

Mon · Sep 7 · 10:00 AM

Labor Day Open 10-5

The Book Cellar

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Mon · Sep 7 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Guinness Open Gate Brewery

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Mon · Sep 7 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Square

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Mon · Sep 7 · 8:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Riddles Comedy Club

Tuesday, September 8

Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Between the Lines book club

The Book Cellar

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Tue · Sep 8 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Laugh Factory Chicago

Wednesday, September 9

Wed · Sep 9 · 6:30 PM

Robert Patrick Conlon, "Celtic Knot"

The Book Cellar

Wed · Sep 9

River Run Ben with Tyler Stock and Jane Hobson

Uncommon Ground

Thursday, September 10

Thu · Sep 10 · 4:00 PM

Jill D. Swenson - "The Land of Everlasting Sky" - MT Cozzola

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

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Thu · Sep 10 · 5:00 PM

Jam's Market & Deli Food Pop-Up

Burning Bush Brewery

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:00 PM

Victor Ladis Schultz in conversation with Michael Welch, "The Book of the Jaguar"

The Book Cellar

Thu · Sep 10

Willows and Soul Called Ida

Uncommon Ground

Friday, September 11

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Fri · Sep 11 · 11:00 AM

Children's Storytime!

The Book Cellar

Fri · Sep 11 · 2:00 PM

ESPN Radio Live with Waddle & Silvy

Burning Bush Brewery

Fri · Sep 11 · 7:00 PM

Yosha Gunasekera, "Midnight Taxi" w/ conversation partner Mia P. Manansala

The Book Cellar

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Fri · Sep 11 · 10:30 PM

The Infinite Wrench

The Neo-Futurists

Fri · Sep 11

Co-Stanza with Cam Warland and Joe Packham

Uncommon Ground

Saturday, September 12

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

Burning Red: Tribute to Taylor

Beverly Arts Center

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Sat · Sep 12 · 10:30 PM

The Infinite Wrench

The Neo-Futurists

Sat · Sep 12

CLR

Uncommon Ground

Sunday, September 13

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Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM

The Infinite Wrench

The Neo-Futurists

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Sun · Sep 13

Music Open Mic

Uncommon Ground

Monday, September 14

Mon · Sep 14 · 5:30 PM

Afterwords Book Club

The Book Cellar

Mon · Sep 14 · 6:30 PM

Racial Justice Book Club (Online)

The Book Cellar

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Mon · Sep 14 · 6:30 PM

Writing & Performing

The Neo-Futurists

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Mon · Sep 14 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Guinness Open Gate Brewery

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Mon · Sep 14 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Square

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Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Riddles Comedy Club

Tuesday, September 15

Tue · Sep 15 · 4:00 PM

Valena Beety - "Pink Crime: Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity" - Nathan Maxwell

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Tue · Sep 15 · 5:00 PM

Football Themed Trivia + Taco Tuesday

Burning Bush Brewery

Tue · Sep 15 · 6:30 PM

Dane Bahr, "The Dead Ringer" with conversation partner Michael Welch

The Book Cellar

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Tue · Sep 15 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Laugh Factory Chicago

Wednesday, September 16

Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM

Cleyvis Natera, "The Grand Paloma Resort"

The Book Cellar

Thursday, September 17

Thu · Sep 17 · 1:00 PM

Rachel Walther, "Born to Lose" @ Music Box Theater

The Book Cellar

Thu · Sep 17 · 4:00 PM

Michael E. Sawyer - "The of No Return: Being-As-Black"

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

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Thu · Sep 17 · 5:00 PM

Jam's Market & Deli Food Pop-Up

Burning Bush Brewery

Thu · Sep 17 · 6:00 PM

Alexander McCall Smith, 'The Big Cats Dance Party' @ Harold Washington Library

The Book Cellar

Thu · Sep 17 · 6:30 PM

Mary Dean Cason, "Daughters of Eve"

The Book Cellar

Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM

A Conversation with Nikita Gill!

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM

BAPA Presents: Old House Lecture Series

Beverly Arts Center

Thu · Sep 17

Bill Brickey, Joe Gorka, and Jules Klee

Uncommon Ground

Friday, September 18

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Fri · Sep 18 · 11:00 AM

Children's Storytime!

The Book Cellar

Fri · Sep 18 · 6:30 PM

Veronica Bane, "We're All Going to Die Tonight!" with conversation partner Courtney Corlew

The Book Cellar

Fri · Sep 18 · 7:00 PM

75th Anniversary Celebration of Nelson Algren's "Chicago: City on the Make" @ Bernice's Tavern

The Book Cellar

Fri · Sep 18 · 7:00 PM

Cortney LaCorte (@cheesegal), "Oversharing" at Everybody's Coffee

The Book Cellar

Fri · Sep 18 · 7:30 PM

Wonderlove “The Stevie Wonder Experience”

Beverly Arts Center

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Fri · Sep 18 · 10:30 PM

The Infinite Wrench

The Neo-Futurists

Fri · Sep 18

Sons of the Never Wrong

Uncommon Ground

Saturday, September 19

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Sat · Sep 19 · 12:00 PM

Writing & Performing

The Neo-Futurists

Sat · Sep 19 · 1:00 PM

75th Anniversary Celebration of Nelson Algren's "Chicago: City on the Make" @ Old Town Ale House

The Book Cellar

Sat · Sep 19 · 3:00 PM

Serena Solin - "A Barer Sky" - Rob Macaisa Colgate, Lisa Low, and Leah Flax Barber

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

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Sat · Sep 19 · 10:30 PM

The Infinite Wrench

The Neo-Futurists

Sat · Sep 19

Wildered, Matty Timmons, and Annabelle Cuitino

Uncommon Ground

Sunday, September 20

Sun · Sep 20 · 5:00 PM

75th Anniversary Celebration of Nelson Algren's "Chicago: City on the Make" @ The Hideout

The Book Cellar

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Sun · Sep 20 · 7:00 PM

The Infinite Wrench

The Neo-Futurists

Sun · Sep 20

Shure Sponsored Open Mic Semi-Finals

Uncommon Ground

Monday, September 21

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Mon · Sep 21 · 12:00 AM

Writing & Performing

The Neo-Futurists

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Mon · Sep 21 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Square

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Mon · Sep 21 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Guinness Open Gate Brewery

Mon · Sep 21 · 7:00 PM

Salon Classics Book Club

The Book Cellar

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Mon · Sep 21 · 8:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Riddles Comedy Club

Tuesday, September 22

Tue · Sep 22 · 4:00 PM

Jeremy Simmons - "Sea of Treasures" - Derek Kennet

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Tue · Sep 22 · 6:30 PM

Aaron Crippen, "Love At First Fall"

The Book Cellar

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Tue · Sep 22 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Laugh Factory Chicago

Wednesday, September 23

Wed · Sep 23 · 5:30 PM

STORE STILL OPEN!

The Book Cellar

Thursday, September 24

Thu · Sep 24 · 5:00 PM

Limoni Belli Food Truck

Burning Bush Brewery

Thu · Sep 24

Jacob McLeod and Allie Kessel

Uncommon Ground

Friday, September 25

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Fri · Sep 25 · 11:00 AM

Children's Storytime!

The Book Cellar

Fri · Sep 25 · 7:00 PM

The Kates @ The Book Cellar!

The Book Cellar

Fri · Sep 25 · 7:30 PM

Second Hand News: A Fleetwood Mac Tribute

Beverly Arts Center

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Fri · Sep 25 · 10:30 PM

The Infinite Wrench

The Neo-Futurists

Fri · Sep 25

Saturday June with Jami Dawn and Dave & Gabe

Uncommon Ground

Saturday, September 26

Sat · Sep 26 · 11:00 AM

Art Walk 2026 ~ Holding Space: Grounded ~ Curated by Kimberly Leja Atwood

Beverly Arts Center

Sat · Sep 26 · 3:00 PM

Ian Rosenberg - "Terrible Stuff Damaging Everybody: The True Story of Lies and Libel in Dominion v. Fox"

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Sat · Sep 26 · 3:00 PM

Ian Rosenberg - "Terrible Stuff Damaging Everybody" - Samantha Chatman

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

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Sat · Sep 26 · 10:30 PM

The Infinite Wrench

The Neo-Futurists

Sat · Sep 26

The Chain Links with Al Day and Victor Sanders

Uncommon Ground

Sunday, September 27

Sun · Sep 27 · 12:00 PM

Burning Bush Fall Fest '26

Burning Bush Brewery

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Sun · Sep 27 · 7:00 PM

The Infinite Wrench

The Neo-Futurists

Sun · Sep 27

Shure Sponsored Open Mic Grand Finale

Uncommon Ground

Monday, September 28

Mon · Sep 28 · 6:30 PM

Old St. Pat's Book Club

The Book Cellar

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Mon · Sep 28 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Guinness Open Gate Brewery

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Mon · Sep 28 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Square

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Mon · Sep 28 · 8:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Riddles Comedy Club

Tuesday, September 29

Tue · Sep 29 · 5:30 PM

Thant Myint-U, "Peacemaker"

The Book Cellar

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Tue · Sep 29 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Laugh Factory Chicago

Wednesday, September 30

Wed · Sep 30 · 7:00 PM

Never Too Old: The YA Book Club

The Book Cellar

Wed · Sep 30

Lynn Live Vocals with Mikey Harms and Phin Gleber

Uncommon Ground

Thursday, October 1

Thu · Oct 1

Nat Lefkoff

Uncommon Ground

Friday, October 2

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Fri · Oct 2 · 10:30 PM

The Infinite Wrench

The Neo-Futurists

Fri · Oct 2

Zakhoury and Matt Krahula

Uncommon Ground

Saturday, October 3

Sat · Oct 3 · 1:30 PM

26th World Music Festival Chicago

Beverly Arts Center

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Sat · Oct 3 · 10:30 PM

The Infinite Wrench

The Neo-Futurists

Sat · Oct 3

Glistener

Uncommon Ground

Monday, October 5

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Mon · Oct 5 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Square