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850 events · Comedy, Theater, Food & Drink, Nightlife, Parks & Outdoors

Wednesday, September 9

Wed · Sep 9 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Wed · Sep 9 · 7:00 PM

Plein Air Painting in the Artist’s Garden

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Wed · Sep 9 · 7:15 PM

WAIT WAIT...DON'T TELL ME PRESENTS: COMEDY GRAB BAG W/ ALZO SLADE!

The Den Theatre

Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Commonwealth Tavern

Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM

Whimsy Wednesday

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

ALFONSO PONTICELLI

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Comedy Open Mic

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Karaoke Night

Rabbit Hole Wrigley

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Karaoke Night

Sidekick's Entertainment Lounge

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

George Street Pub

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Wed · Sep 9 · 9:00 PM

Karaoke Wednesdays

Replay Lakeview

Painting the Natural World | Online

Chicago Botanic Garden

Relax Attack Jazz Series: Ben Branda Quartet

I Like To Watch

Singing Bowl Meditation Experience

Chicago Botanic Garden

Breathing New Life Into Landscapes

Chicago Botanic Garden

Derek Caruso & The Blues Fuse - "High Voltage Night"

Homeward Bound + Noah Weissman

River Run Ben with Tyler Stock and Jane Hobson

Uncommon Ground

Thursday, September 10

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:30 AM

Anne Helen Wells, Suroor, MaryMary!

Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.↻ Recurring

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:00 AM

Outdoor Adventure Festival

Indiana Dunes National Park

Free↻ Recurring

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:30 AM

Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Visitor Center

Indiana Dunes National Park

Thu · Sep 10 · 10:00 AM

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Thu · Sep 10 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Thu · Sep 10 · 10:00 AM

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Free↻ Recurring

Thu · Sep 10 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Thu · Sep 10 · 4:00 PM

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

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Thu · Sep 10 · 5:00 PM

Jam's Market & Deli Food Pop-Up

Burning Bush Brewery

Thu · Sep 10 · 5:00 PM

ANDY BROWN

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Thu · Sep 10 · 6:00 PM

Featured Players

Zanies Comedy Club Chicago

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 · 7:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Whiskey Girl Tavern

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:15 PM

George Civeris

The Den Theatre

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:30 PM

Jeopardy! Bar League

Guthries Tavern

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:00 PM

ALAN GRESIK'S SWING ORCHESTRA

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

Thu · Sep 10 · 9:00 PM

PLANTASIA 2026

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Joey J. Saye: Traditional Blues Hour at 8:30 PM

“Thursday Night Live” Blues: Lil Ed Williams with Sumito 'Ariyo' Ariyoshi

Hardscape Basics

Chicago Botanic Garden

The Legendary ONYX Returns to Chicago

Willows and Soul Called Ida

Uncommon Ground

Blesstonio presents: Fusion (September 2026 Edition)

Autumn Container Workshop

Chicago Botanic Garden

R.I.Y.L. LIVE!

Photographing Water and Reflections

Chicago Botanic Garden

Landscaping with Native Plants

Chicago Botanic Garden

Botany for Botanical Artists

Chicago Botanic Garden

Friday, September 11

Fri · Sep 11 · 1:00 AM

GREEN MILL JAM SESSION with MARQUIS HILL

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.↻ Recurring

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 AM

Outdoor Adventure Festival

Indiana Dunes National Park

Free↻ Recurring

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:30 AM

Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Visitor Center

Indiana Dunes National Park

Fri · Sep 11 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Fri · Sep 11 · 10:00 AM

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Fri · Sep 11 · 10:00 AM

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Fri · Sep 11 · 11:00 AM

Children's Storytime!

The Book Cellar

Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.

Fri · Sep 11 · 12:00 PM

Ranger Camp 3-Day Expedition

Indiana Dunes National Park

Free↻ Recurring

Fri · Sep 11 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Fri · Sep 11 · 2:00 PM

ESPN Radio Live with Waddle & Silvy

Burning Bush Brewery

Fri · Sep 11 · 5:00 PM

Chris Foreman

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Fri · Sep 11 · 7:00 PM

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

The Book Cellar

Fri · Sep 11 · 7:00 PM

DNA: A Bountiful Harvest

The Den Theatre

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

MIKE JONES TRIO

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:30 PM

Elijah Batson Waco Dogs Run Free

Fri · Sep 11 · 9:00 PM

Paul Asaro Quartet ft. Natalie Scharf

Fri · Sep 11 · 9:00 PM

PLANTASIA 2026

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Fri · Sep 11 · 10:30 PM

The Infinite Wrench

The Neo-Futurists

A HOUSE PARTY

Printers Row Lit Fest: Offsite Reading Marathon

Jackson Jay Kidder + Local Motive + giverupper

Co-Stanza with Cam Warland and Joe Packham

Uncommon Ground

Vibes on Logan presents Classics (September 2026 Edition)

Lil Ed Williams Band Feat. Mary Lane

PYRE BLUE OUTSIDE ON THE FIRE ESCAPE

Saturday, September 12

Sat · Sep 12 · 1:00 AM

RIGHTEOUS ROOSTER ORGAN TRIO

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.↻ Recurring

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 AM

Outdoor Adventure Festival

Indiana Dunes National Park

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 AM

Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Visitor Center

Indiana Dunes National Park

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 AM

Wellness Series at the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool

Lincoln Park Conservancy

Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 AM

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 AM

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Sat · Sep 12 · 10:30 AM

U of I Extension Ask a Master Gardener

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Sat · Sep 12 · 11:00 AM

Origami Open House

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Sat · Sep 12 · 11:00 AM

Budding Botanist

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.↻ Recurring

Sat · Sep 12 · 1:00 PM

Chellberg Farm Open House

Indiana Dunes National Park

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Sep 12 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Sat · Sep 12 · 3:00 PM

PAPER MACHETE

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Sat · Sep 12 · 3:00 PM

&Rise Presents – Comedy for a Cause

Zanies Comedy Club Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

Burning Red: Tribute to Taylor

Beverly Arts Center

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

Peter Cunningham and the Bread and Butter Band

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM

MIKE JONES TRIO

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM

VANHELLIG MORS VITAQUE MORTLACH

Sat · Sep 12 · 9:30 PM

Gabby Bryan

The Den Theatre

Sat · Sep 12 · 10:30 PM

The Infinite Wrench

The Neo-Futurists

All Love (September 2026 Edition)

CLR

Uncommon Ground

Nick Murphy

Zanies Comedy Club Chicago

LATINOS UNIDOS