Things to do in Chicago, IL

177 events · Comedy, Theater, Food & Drink

Friday, September 25

Fri · Sep 25 · 3:00 PM

Waking The Witch

The Den Theatre

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

Fri · Sep 25 · 8:30 PM

MELISSA VILLASEÑOR

The Den Theatre

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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" - 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

Mon · Sep 28

Super Six

Zanies Comedy Club Chicago

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 · 7:15 PM

Chaunté Wayans

The Den Theatre

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

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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

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

Fri · Oct 9 · 4:00 PM

Emily Dufton - "Addiction, Inc."

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Saturday, October 10

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

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

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

Fri · Oct 16 · 4:00 PM

Ruth Bloch Rubin - "Divided Parties, Strong Leaders"

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Fri · Oct 16

Jonathan Hannau and Richard Brasseale with Momo and Alvin

Uncommon Ground

Saturday, October 17

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

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

Thu · Oct 22

Rita Bliss and The Sweet Maries

Uncommon Ground

Friday, October 23

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

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

Wed · Oct 28 · 4:00 PM

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

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Saturday, October 31

Sat · Oct 31

After Hours with Calvin Evans

Zanies Comedy Club Chicago

Wednesday, November 4

Wed · Nov 4

Amy Speace: Words and Music

Uncommon Ground

Friday, November 6

Fri · Nov 6 · 4:00 PM

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

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Saturday, November 7

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

Sat · Nov 14

Abigayle Oakley & Fairhazel

Uncommon Ground

Saturday, November 21

Sat · Nov 21

Remembering Your Ancestral Fire Audiobook Release Party

Uncommon Ground

Saturday, December 5

Sat · Dec 5

A Holiday Cabaret with The Uptones

Uncommon Ground

Tuesday, December 22

Tue · Dec 22

Casey Rocket

Zanies Comedy Club Chicago