Things to do in Chicago, IL

425 events · Comedy, Theater, Food & Drink, Parks & Outdoors

Saturday, October 3

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 3 · 11:00 AM

Budding Botanist

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 3 · 11:00 AM

Sensory Play Workshop with Luna Y Cielo Play Cafe.

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 3 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

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

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Mon · Oct 5 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Guinness Open Gate Brewery

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Mon · Oct 5 · 8:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Riddles Comedy Club

Tuesday, October 6

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Tue · Oct 6 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Laugh Factory Chicago

Wednesday, October 7

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Oct 7 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Wed · Oct 7 · 4:00 PM

Garrison Lovely - "Obsolete: The AI Industry's Trillion Dollar Race to Replace Us — And How to Stop It"

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Friday, October 9

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Oct 9 · 10:00 AM

Morning Glories

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Oct 9 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Fri · Oct 9 · 4:00 PM

Emily Dufton - "Addiction, Inc."

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Saturday, October 10

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 10 · 11:00 AM

Budding Botanist

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 10 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Sat · Oct 10 · 4:00 PM

Julian Hattem - "Shelter from the Storm: How Climate Change is Creating a New Era of Migration

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Sat · Oct 10 · 7:30 PM

The Petty Kings: A Tribute to Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

Beverly Arts Center

Monday, October 12

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Mon · Oct 12 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Guinness Open Gate Brewery

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Mon · Oct 12 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Square

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Mon · Oct 12 · 8:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Riddles Comedy Club

Tuesday, October 13

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Tue · Oct 13 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Laugh Factory Chicago

Wednesday, October 14

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Oct 14 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Wed · Oct 14 · 4:00 PM

Martha C. Nussbaum - "The Republic of Love" - Douglas Baird

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Wed · Oct 14 · 7:00 PM

Joe Dombrowski

The Den Theatre

Thursday, October 15

Thu · Oct 15 · 12:00 PM

East Asia by the Book! CEAS Author Talks ft. Julia Alekseyeva

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Oct 15 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Thu · Oct 15 · 4:00 PM

Stephanie Soileau - "Should the Waters Take Us"

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Thu · Oct 15

Skye Peterson and Thomas Austin

Uncommon Ground

Friday, October 16

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Oct 16 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Fri · Oct 16 · 4:00 PM

Ruth Bloch Rubin - "Divided Parties, Strong Leaders"

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Oct 16 · 7:30 PM

Music Heritage Series Concert

Indiana Dunes National Park

Fri · Oct 16

Jonathan Hannau and Richard Brasseale with Momo and Alvin

Uncommon Ground

Saturday, October 17

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 17 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Sat · Oct 17 · 2:00 PM

Anastasia Klimchynskaya - "From the Earth to the Moon: Annotated for the Spacefaring Age" - Jordan Bimm & Katherine Buse

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Sat · Oct 17 · 7:30 PM

Sons of Chicago: The Rolling Stones & Rocking Blues

Beverly Arts Center

Sat · Oct 17

Frank Viele and Joe Gorka

Uncommon Ground

Monday, October 19

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Mon · Oct 19 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Guinness Open Gate Brewery

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Mon · Oct 19 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Square

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Mon · Oct 19 · 8:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Riddles Comedy Club

Tuesday, October 20

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Tue · Oct 20 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Laugh Factory Chicago

Wednesday, October 21

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Oct 21 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Wed · Oct 21 · 4:00 PM

Russell P. Johnson - "Beyond Civility in Social Conflict" - Marvin Wickware

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Wed · Oct 21

Fox and Bones with Haley Johnsen

Uncommon Ground

Thursday, October 22

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Oct 22 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Parks & Outdoors

Thu · Oct 22 · 6:00 PM

Conservatory After Dark ft. Meadowlark

Lincoln Park Conservancy

Thu · Oct 22

Rita Bliss and The Sweet Maries

Uncommon Ground

Friday, October 23

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Oct 23 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Fri · Oct 23 · 4:00 PM

Jonathan González - "Ways to Move: Black Insurgent Grammars" - Anna Martine Whitehead

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Fri · Oct 23

Buffalo Rose

Uncommon Ground

Saturday, October 24

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 24 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Sat · Oct 24 · 3:00 PM

Rowenna Miller - "The Dancer and the Dream Thief"

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Sat · Oct 24 · 7:30 PM

The Smiley Tillmon Band with Billy Flynn

Beverly Arts Center

Sat · Oct 24

Tim Hort and The Radio Hour, with Freddy Harboe and Joe Griffin

Uncommon Ground

Monday, October 26

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Mon · Oct 26 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Guinness Open Gate Brewery

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Mon · Oct 26 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Square

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Mon · Oct 26 · 8:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Riddles Comedy Club

Tuesday, October 27

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Tue · Oct 27 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Laugh Factory Chicago

Wednesday, October 28

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Oct 28 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Wed · Oct 28 · 4:00 PM

Gautham Rao - "White Power: Policing American Slavery" - Alison L. LaCroix

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Saturday, October 31

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 31 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Sat · Oct 31

After Hours with Calvin Evans

Zanies Comedy Club Chicago

Wednesday, November 4

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Nov 4 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Wed · Nov 4

Amy Speace: Words and Music

Uncommon Ground

Friday, November 6

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Nov 6 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Fri · Nov 6 · 4:00 PM

R.P. Singletary - "Speak Softly Among Icebergs" - Elizabeth, or Ez, Pence

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Saturday, November 7

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Nov 7 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Sat · Nov 7 · 7:30 PM

Chicago Jazz Philharmonic & Orbert Davis ~ Sketches of Spain: Revisited

Beverly Arts Center

Sat · Nov 7

Lily DeTaeye and damsel.

Uncommon Ground

Saturday, November 14

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Nov 14 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Sat · Nov 14

Abigayle Oakley & Fairhazel

Uncommon Ground

Saturday, November 21

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Nov 21 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Sat · Nov 21

Remembering Your Ancestral Fire Audiobook Release Party

Uncommon Ground