Things to do in Chicago, IL

323 events · Food & Drink, Nightlife, Parks & Outdoors · evening

Today · Saturday, September 5

$16

Sat · Sep 5 · 8:30 PM

HARDCOVER Lilydoll Slow Riser

Cole's Bar

Tomorrow · Sunday, September 6

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Sun · Sep 6 · 5:30 PM

Open Mic Night

aliveOne

Nightlife

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Sun · Sep 6 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

My Buddy's

Nightlife

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Sun · Sep 6 · 10:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Reed's Local

Monday, September 7

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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 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park

Tuesday, September 8

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Roscoe Village Pub

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Sheffield's Wine & Beer Garden

Nightlife

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Punch Bowl Social Chicago

Nightlife

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Jake Melnick's Corner Tap

Nightlife

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Open Mic / Blues Jam

Gallery Cabaret

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Butch McGuire's

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Timothy O'Toole's Pub Chicago

Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Between the Lines book club

The Book Cellar

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:30 PM

Open Mic Comedy

Harrigan's

$16

Tue · Sep 8 · 7:30 PM

Mouse Magazine Presents: Tragic Heroine Try A Dull Knife Plastic Peach

Cole's Bar

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Tue · Sep 8 · 8:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Emerald Isle

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Tue · Sep 8 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Vaughan's Pub

Wednesday, September 9

Wed · Sep 9 · 6:30 PM

Robert Patrick Conlon, "Celtic Knot"

The Book Cellar

Nightlife

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Wed · Sep 9 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Fado Irish Pub

Parks & Outdoors

Wed · Sep 9 · 7:00 PM

Plein Air Painting in the Artist’s Garden

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Commonwealth Tavern

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM

Whimsy Wednesday

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

Burwood Tap

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Karaoke Night

Rabbit Hole Wrigley

Nightlife

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Karaoke Night

Sidekick's Entertainment Lounge

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

George Street Pub

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Dante's Tavern

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Comedy Open Mic

Cole's Bar

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Wed · Sep 9 · 9:00 PM

Karaoke Wednesdays

Replay Lakeview

Thursday, September 10

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Thu · Sep 10 · 5:00 PM

Jam's Market & Deli Food Pop-Up

Burning Bush Brewery

Nightlife

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Thu · Sep 10 · 7:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Whiskey Girl Tavern

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:00 PM

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

The Book Cellar

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Thu · Sep 10 · 7:30 PM

Jeopardy! Bar League

Guthries Tavern

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Thu · Sep 10 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

Bucktown Pub

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Sep 10 · 9:00 PM

PLANTASIA 2026

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Friday, September 11

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 · 8:00 PM

Open Mic Night

O'Donnell's

$15.77

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:30 PM

Elijah Batson Waco Dogs Run Free

Cole's Bar

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Sep 11 · 9:00 PM

PLANTASIA 2026

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Saturday, September 12

Free

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM

VANHELLIG, MORS VITAQUE, MORTLACH

Cole's Bar

Free

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM

VANHELLIG MORS VITAQUE MORTLACH

Cole's Bar

Sunday, September 13

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Sun · Sep 13 · 5:30 PM

Open Mic Night

aliveOne

$17.84

Sun · Sep 13 · 8:30 PM

Sex Mex Won't Stay Dead King Sans

Cole's Bar

$17.84

Sun · Sep 13 · 8:30 PM

Sex Mex, Won't Stay Dead, King Sans

Cole's Bar

Nightlife

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Sun · Sep 13 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

My Buddy's

Nightlife

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Sun · Sep 13 · 10:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Reed's Local

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 · 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 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park

Free

Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM

Video Game Night with DJs Equip & Mukqs

Cole's Bar

Tuesday, September 15

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

Nightlife

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Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM

Open Mic / Blues Jam

Gallery Cabaret

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Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Sheffield's Wine & Beer Garden

Nightlife

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Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Punch Bowl Social Chicago

Nightlife

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Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Jake Melnick's Corner Tap

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Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Butch McGuire's

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Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Roscoe Village Pub

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Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Timothy O'Toole's Pub Chicago

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Tue · Sep 15 · 7:30 PM

Open Mic Comedy

Harrigan's

$15.77

Tue · Sep 15 · 7:30 PM

My Autumn Attic Super Brick Never Been Won't Go

Cole's Bar

$15.77

Tue · Sep 15 · 7:30 PM

My Autumn Attic Super Brick Steve Romero Schaefer

Cole's Bar

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Tue · Sep 15 · 8:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Emerald Isle

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Tue · Sep 15 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Vaughan's Pub

Wednesday, September 16

Nightlife

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Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Fado Irish Pub

Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM

Cleyvis Natera, "The Grand Paloma Resort"

The Book Cellar

Parks & Outdoors

Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM

Music Under Glass with Inti Illinois

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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Wed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Commonwealth Tavern

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM

Whimsy Wednesday

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

Wed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM

Chicago Bonsai Club

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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Wed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Dante's Tavern

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Wed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

Burwood Tap

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Wed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM

Karaoke Night

Rabbit Hole Wrigley

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Wed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

George Street Pub

Nightlife

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Wed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM

Karaoke Night

Sidekick's Entertainment Lounge

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Wed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM

Comedy Open Mic

Cole's Bar

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Wed · Sep 16 · 9:00 PM

Karaoke Wednesdays

Replay Lakeview

Thursday, September 17

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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

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Sep 17 · 6:00 PM

EcoStewards Workday

Lincoln Park Conservancy

Thu · Sep 17 · 6:30 PM

Mary Dean Cason, "Daughters of Eve"

The Book Cellar

Nightlife

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Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Whiskey Girl Tavern

Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM

A Conversation with Nikita Gill!

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

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Thu · Sep 17 · 7:30 PM

Jeopardy! Bar League

Guthries Tavern

$15.77

Thu · Sep 17 · 7:30 PM

Brotha Josh, Mel Crozby, Kent Avenue Carpool

Cole's Bar

$15.77

Thu · Sep 17 · 7:30 PM

Brotha Josh Mel Crozby Kent Avenue Carpool

Cole's Bar

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Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

Bucktown Pub

Friday, September 18

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

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Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM

Open Mic Night

O'Donnell's

$16

Fri · Sep 18 · 8:30 PM

Am I Talking Cat Merkle Here for Now

Cole's Bar

$16

Fri · Sep 18 · 8:30 PM

Am I Talking The Front Desk Stephen Flickner

Cole's Bar

$16

Fri · Sep 18 · 8:30 PM

Am I Talking Cat Merkle Stephen Flickner

Cole's Bar

Saturday, September 19

$20.93

Sat · Sep 19 · 8:30 PM

Asaka the Renegade Color. Joel Q

Cole's Bar

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