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197 events · this week · Music, Comedy, Food & Drink, Nightlife, Parks & Outdoors · evening
Today · Saturday, September 5
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Sat · Sep 5 · 1:00 AM
RIGHTEOUS ROOSTER ORGAN TRIO
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
Sat · Sep 5 · 5:00 PM
Raging Opossum Press 2nd Anniversary Party
Sleeping Village
Passes are required. For more information, visit our Fees & Passes page.
Sat · Sep 5 · 6:00 PM
West Beach Dune Succession Sunset Hike and Photography Tour
Indiana Dunes National Park
Sat · Sep 5 · 6:15 PM
Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson with The Hu & Orgy
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park
Sat · Sep 5 · 7:00 PM
O'Farrill's Elephant Irabagon & Oestreicher Russ Johnson
Hungry Brain
$23Sat · Sep 5 · 7:00 PM
Lil Ed & Blues Imperials/Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 7:00 PM
Marc Ribot, Josh Johnson, Ranaldo & Singer: Contre Jour
Constellation
Sat · Sep 5 · 7:00 PM
STILL IL - “the Glory of 80s College Radio” the cure, the smiths, ETC. & MORE!
FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn
$14Sat · Sep 5 · 7:00 PM
Kicked By A Hand, Jonny Couch, Secret Tape
Cubby Bear · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 7:30 PM
Denise Thimes - Back by popular Demand: The Life and Legacy of Roberta Flack
Winter's Jazz Club
Sat · Sep 5 · 7:30 PM
Mustard Service, Pity Party (Girls Club), Manwolves , Chicano Mosh
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 7:30 PM
Mustard Service w/ Pity Party (Girls Club)
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM
Marco Antonio Solis - Tour Gratitud 2026
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM
YSL Records & Young Thug Present: The New Generation Tour
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.
Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM
Stargazing at Kemil Beach
Indiana Dunes National Park
Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM
JoJo Hermann
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM
The Obsessed, Hippie Death Cult, Astral Hand, Black Road
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM
Ramon Ayala: Historia De Un Final
The Venue at Horseshoe Casino · Hammond
Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM
OMAR COURTZ - POR SI MAÑANA NO ESTOY USA TOUR
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM
Undertale - The Determination Symphony World Tour
Cahn Auditorium · Evanston
Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM
JUAN PASTOR'S CHINCHANO
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
$34-$330Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM
Black Marble with Public Circuit and Jimmy Cicero
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM
NieR: Orchestra Concert
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
$30-$190Sat · Sep 5 · 8:30 PM
SHINER plays FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB w/ Bursting & Temps!
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
$16Sat · Sep 5 · 8:30 PM
HARDCOVER Lilydoll Slow Riser
Cole's Bar
Sat · Sep 5 · 8:45 PM
Revolución de Amor XX: 20 Years of Maná – The Ultimate Tribute Celebration
Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont
Sat · Sep 5 · 9:00 PM
Sababa 5, C3zr
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
$27.30Sat · Sep 5 · 9:00 PM
JOHN PRIMER
Buddy Guy's Legends
Sat · Sep 5 · 9:00 PM
Lover’s Lounge
Sleeping Village
Sat · Sep 5 · 9:00 PM
Spiderknit Productions: Bugs World
Elastic Arts
Sat · Sep 5 · 9:00 PM
OMAR COURTZ - POR SI MAÑANA NO ESTOY USA TOUR
United Center · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 9:00 PM
JOHN COLTRANE'S "A Love Supreme!" Performed by the John Hanrahan Quartet
FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR · Berwyn
$12-$22Sat · Sep 5 · 9:30 PM
Anthony Orio
Carol's Pub · Chicago
$35Sat · Sep 5 · 10:00 PM
Sufi Sessions
Three Top Lounge · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 10:00 PM
Mau P - After Dark - Ages 18+
Radius - Chicago · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 10:00 PM
ARC After Dark: nimino
Outset · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 11:00 PM
GRiZ (18+)
Ramova Theatre · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 11:30 PM
North Coast Night Lights ft. Ganja White Night
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Tomorrow · Sunday, September 6
Sun · Sep 6 · 5:00 PM
The RON LAZZERETTI BAND on The PATIO STAGE!
FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn
Passes are required. For more information, visit our Fees & Passes page.
Sun · Sep 6 · 5:00 PM
Mount Baldy Sunset Open House
Indiana Dunes National Park
Sun · Sep 6 · 5:30 PM
Mad-Good - The Music of Stevie Wonder
Winter's Jazz Club
$18Sun · Sep 6 · 5:30 PM
Nicholas Alexander Blues Band/Gerry Hundt Blues Band
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
↻ RecurringSun · Sep 6 · 5:30 PM
Open Mic Night
aliveOne
Sun · Sep 6 · 6:00 PM
Chad Gray playing songs from Mudvayne and HELLYEAH
Outset · Chicago
Sun · Sep 6 · 6:00 PM
Brian Bates
Zanies Comedy Club Chicago
Sun · Sep 6 · 6:30 PM
O.A.R. Three Decades Tour
Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island · Chicago
Sun · Sep 6 · 7:00 PM
R.I.Y.L. LIVE! w. Adam Voith in conversation with Josh Terry
SPACE · Evanston
Sun · Sep 6 · 7:00 PM
McPhee/Vandermark/Corsano, Halvorson/Courvoisier, 7 Poets Tr
Hungry Brain
Sun · Sep 6 · 7:00 PM
Squeeze w/ Adam Ant
Ravinia · Highland Park
Sun · Sep 6 · 7:00 PM
Big Band & BBQ: CHICAGO GRANDSTAND
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
Sun · Sep 6 · 7:00 PM
Joan Shelley, Otto Benson, David Moore
Constellation
Sun · Sep 6 · 7:30 PM
The Rasmus, Saint Agnes, Death Valley Dreams
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Sun · Sep 6 · 8:00 PM
October Noir, Creepy Little Things, the House Flies
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
Sun · Sep 6 · 8:00 PM
Fast Preacher, Jack Brereton, G'Nite
The Hideout
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Sun · Sep 6 · 8:00 PM
SOUL MESSAGE
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
$16.99Sun · Sep 6 · 9:00 PM
CARLOS ERS
Buddy Guy's Legends
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Sun · Sep 6 · 9:00 PM
Open Mic Night
My Buddy's
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Sun · Sep 6 · 10:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Reed's Local
Sun · Sep 6 · 10:00 PM
ANYMA - Ages 18+
Radius - Chicago · Chicago
Sun · Sep 6 · 11:00 PM
Wankdat: Crankdat B2B Wooli
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
Monday, September 7
↻ RecurringMon · Sep 7 · 6:30 PM
Trivia Night
City Winery Chicago
↻ RecurringMon · Sep 7 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Guinness Open Gate Brewery
↻ RecurringMon · Sep 7 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Square
↻ RecurringMon · Sep 7 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park
Mon · Sep 7 · 7:30 PM
Henry Moodie - Ages 17+
Beat Kitchen · Chicago
Mon · Sep 7 · 8:00 PM
Creeping Death
Avondale Music Hall · Chicago
↻ RecurringMon · Sep 7 · 8:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Riddles Comedy Club
Mon · Sep 7 · 8:30 PM
Danny Elfman
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
Mon · Sep 7 · 10:00 PM
ARC After Dark: Kloud
Outset · Chicago
Tuesday, September 8
Tue · Sep 8 · 6:30 PM
PRESIDENT
Riviera Theatre- IL · Chicago
Tue · Sep 8 · 6:30 PM
PRESIDENT: North American Campaign 2026
Riviera Theatre- IL · Chicago
Tue · Sep 8 · 6:30 PM
NAOMI ASHELY'S OTHER BAND Live on the PATIO!
FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn
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Trivia Night
Roscoe Village Pub
↻ RecurringTue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Sheffield's Wine & Beer Garden
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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Punch Bowl Social Chicago
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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Jake Melnick's Corner Tap
Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM
Between the Lines book club
The Book Cellar
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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM
Open Mic / Blues Jam
Gallery Cabaret
↻ RecurringTue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Butch McGuire's
↻ RecurringTue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Timothy O'Toole's Pub Chicago
$16Tue · Sep 8 · 7:30 PM
Mouse Magazine Presents: Tragic Heroine Try A Dull Knife Plastic Peach
Cole's Bar
$27-$54Tue · Sep 8 · 7:30 PM
Nduduzo Makhathini
SPACE · Evanston
↻ RecurringTue · Sep 8 · 7:30 PM
Open Mic Comedy
Harrigan's
Tue · Sep 8 · 7:30 PM
TLC & Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue - IT'S ICONIC
Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island · Chicago
↻ RecurringTue · Sep 8 · 8:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Emerald Isle
Tue · Sep 8 · 8:00 PM
Nate Sib (18+ Event)
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Tue · Sep 8 · 8:00 PM
Radio Outernational, Dark Canyon
The Hideout
Tue · Sep 8 · 8:00 PM
Childish Gambino - The New World Tour
United Center · Chicago
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Tue · Sep 8 · 8:00 PM
CHICAGO CELLAR BOYS
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
↻ RecurringTue · Sep 8 · 9:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Laugh Factory Chicago
$31Tue · Sep 8 · 9:00 PM
Wiki The Park Bench Tour
Three Top Lounge · Chicago
↻ RecurringTue · Sep 8 · 9:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Cubby Bear · Chicago
↻ RecurringTue · Sep 8 · 9:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Vaughan's Pub
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Tue · Sep 8 · 10:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Subterranean · Chicago
Wednesday, September 9
Wed · Sep 9 · 6:00 PM
Maddi Mays – Special Event
Zanies Comedy Club Chicago
Wed · Sep 9 · 6:00 PM
Politico’s Illinois Playbook Live! with Shia Kapos & special guest Rep. Lauren Underwood
The Hideout
Wed · Sep 9 · 6:30 PM
The CHRIS GREENE QUARTET on the PATIO!
FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn
Wed · Sep 9 · 6:30 PM
Robert Patrick Conlon, "Celtic Knot"
The Book Cellar
Wed · Sep 9 · 6:30 PM
Michael Lerich Quartet - Swingin’ the Great American Songbook
Winter's Jazz Club
Wed · Sep 9 · 7:00 PM
Music Trivia with Brendan and Sean: Evanston Folk Festival Edition (Space Patio)
SPACE · Evanston