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1,865 events · Music, Comedy, Food & Drink, Nightlife, Parks & Outdoors · afternoon/evening
Wednesday, September 16
Wed · Sep 16 · 6:30 PM
Abigail Riccards & Friends - A Night of Soul Jazz Blues Favorites
Winter's Jazz Club
Wed · Sep 16 · 6:30 PM
$uicideboy$ Present Grey Day Tour 2026 W. Destroy Lonely & More
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park
Wed · Sep 16 · 6:30 PM
Claire Sundbye
Zanies Comedy Club Chicago
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Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM
Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Fado Irish Pub
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM
Tinlicker North America 2026
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM
Cleyvis Natera, "The Grand Paloma Resort"
The Book Cellar
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM
Music Under Glass with Inti Illinois
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM
Tove Lo - ESTRUS TOUR
The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago
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Wed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
Whimsy Wednesday
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
Chicago Bonsai Club
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
Bolokada Conde
Old Town School of Folk Music
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
Ronnie Baker Brooks
North Theatre at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts · Skokie
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Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Commonwealth Tavern
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
Kat and the Hurricane, Half Ivory, Dutch Cove, Naked Brunch
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
Altin Gun (18+)
Vic Theatre · Chicago
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
Andy Irvine
Martyrs'
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
Melvin Taylor
SPACE · Evanston
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Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Dante's Tavern
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Trivia Night
Burwood Tap
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Trivia Night
Carol's Pub · Chicago
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Comedy Open Mic
Cole's Bar
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Carly Pearce – Honest Woman: Up Close – Presented by Conundrum Wines
Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago
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Wed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM
ALFONSO PONTICELLI
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
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Karaoke Night
Rabbit Hole Wrigley
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Trivia Night
George Street Pub
Wed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM
Grelley Dance Party
The Hideout
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Wed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM
Karaoke Night
Sidekick's Entertainment Lounge
Wed · Sep 16 · 8:30 PM
Jazz in the Sidebar w/ Aval Stanley Zaucha Organ Trio!
FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR · Berwyn
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Karaoke Wednesdays
Replay Lakeview
Wed · Sep 16 · 9:00 PM
Metro Presents… upsammy & Valentina Magaletti * composuresquad * Mithra
Sleeping Village
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JIMMY BURNS – Host The Jam
Buddy Guy's Legends
Thursday, September 17
Free
Thu · Sep 17 · 12:15 PM
Lunch and Learn: Lost Structures, The Architectural Ghosts of Pullman
Pullman National Historical Park
Thu · Sep 17 · 1:00 PM
Rachel Walther, "Born to Lose" @ Music Box Theater
The Book Cellar
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Thu · Sep 17 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
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
ANDY BROWN
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
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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
$18Thu · Sep 17 · 6:00 PM
Mike Wheeler Blues Band/Nicholas Alexander Blues Band
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
Thu · Sep 17 · 6:00 PM
Liz Phair & Sleater-Kinney: The Flannel and The Fury 2026
The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago
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
Thu · Sep 17 · 6:30 PM
Jeremy Kahn Trio with special guest Julia Danielle - Voices of the Twenties: Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Ruth Etting
Winter's Jazz Club
Thu · Sep 17 · 6:30 PM
Big Freedia: BIG FREEDOM Tour
Outset · Chicago
Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM
THE B-52s * DEVO: COSMIC DE-EVOLUTION TOUR
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park
Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM
POiSON GiRL FRiEND
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
$13Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM
JOE MOESE AND THE POWER THROBS
Cubby Bear · Chicago
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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
Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM
Ziggy Marley w/ Thievery Corporation
Ravinia · Highland Park
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Petr Popelka & Hilary Hahn
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
$15.77Thu · Sep 17 · 7:30 PM
Brotha Josh Mel Crozby Kent Avenue Carpool
Cole's Bar
Thu · Sep 17 · 7:30 PM
Black Flag W/ the Crosses
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
$27-$41Thu · Sep 17 · 7:30 PM
Reggae Tribute with The Urban Roots Band
SPACE · Evanston
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Jeopardy! Bar League
Guthries Tavern
Thu · Sep 17 · 7:30 PM
Gary Clark Jr.
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM
Morrissey Warm Up Ft. the Handsome Devilz
Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago
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Trivia Night
Bucktown Pub
Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM
Slap Bunt, Pepper Said, Gatsbe
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
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Carly Pearce – Honest Woman: Up Close – Presented by Conundrum Wines
Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago
Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM
Bombargo
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM
Dutch Interior w/ Racecourse
Constellation
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Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM
ALAN GRESIK'S SWING ORCHESTRA
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
Thu · Sep 17 · 8:30 PM
Thursday Night in the SIDEBAR w/ LOU SHIELDS!
FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR · Berwyn
$30-$221Thu · Sep 17 · 8:30 PM
Wesley Stace Record Release ! w/ special guest Dag Juhlin
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
Thu · Sep 17 · 8:30 PM
Improvised Music Series: Stefan González/Lily Glick Finnegan/Andrew Scott Young Trio, Typhoon Matisse
Elastic Arts
Thu · Sep 17 · 9:00 PM
DJ GLU’s Boogie
Sleeping Village
$16.99Thu · Sep 17 · 9:00 PM
WIN NOLL
Buddy Guy's Legends
Friday, September 18
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Fri · Sep 18 · 1:00 AM
GREEN MILL JAM SESSION with MARQUIS HILL
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
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Fri · Sep 18 · 12:30 PM
Morning Glories
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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Fri · Sep 18 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
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Petr Popelka & Hilary Hahn
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
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Fri · Sep 18 · 5:00 PM
Chris Foreman
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
Fri · Sep 18 · 6:00 PM
Breaking Benjamin
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park
Fri · Sep 18 · 6:00 PM
Tucker Wetmore: The Brunette World Tour
The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago
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 · 6:30 PM
Chanel Beads
Outset · Chicago
Fri · Sep 18 · 7:00 PM
Friday Night on The PATIO w/ THE RHYTHM ROCKETS!
FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn
Fri · Sep 18 · 7:00 PM
A Foreigner???s Journey To Boston
Cubby Bear · Chicago
$30Fri · Sep 18 · 7:00 PM
A Foreigner's Journey To Boston
Cubby Bear · Chicago
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
Jose Madero - USA Tour 2026
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Fri · Sep 18 · 7:00 PM
Cortney LaCorte (@cheesegal), "Oversharing" at Everybody's Coffee
The Book Cellar
$23Fri · Sep 18 · 7:00 PM
Rico McFarland Blues Band/Sheryl Youngblood Blues Band
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
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Phoebe Bridgers: The Lost Tour
United Center · Chicago
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Fri · Sep 18 · 7:30 PM
Music Heritage Series Concert
Indiana Dunes National Park
Fri · Sep 18 · 7:30 PM
Gary Clark Jr.
Vic Theatre · Chicago
Fri · Sep 18 · 7:30 PM
Thaddeus Tukes Quartet with special guest Henry Johnson
Winter's Jazz Club
$34-$60Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM
Somi
SPACE · Evanston
Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM
Sam Greenfield
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM
*SOLD OUT* ALDOUS HARDING with Sam Burton
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM
Castle, Vanishing Kids, On the Sun
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
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Open Mic Night
O'Donnell's
Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM
LAUNDRY DAY
Chop Shop · Chicago
Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM
Monkeys On A String
North Theatre at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts · Skokie
Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM
Tom Jones
Ravinia · Highland Park
Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM
10,000 Maniacs
George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie
Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM
Rock & Rye
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM
LAUNDRY DAY Presents: The Larger Than LIFE Tour
Chop Shop · Chicago
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Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM
GYPSY JAZZ FESTIVAL
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge