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1,780 events · Music, Comedy, Food & Drink, Nightlife, Parks & Outdoors · morning/evening
Today · Sunday, September 6
National Park pass required. Visit the Fees & Passes page.
Sun · Sep 6 · 5:30 AM
Photography Sunrise Great Marsh
Indiana Dunes National Park
Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.↻ RecurringSun · Sep 6 · 8:00 AM
Outdoor Adventure Festival
Indiana Dunes National Park
Free↻ RecurringSun · Sep 6 · 8:30 AM
Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Visitor Center
Indiana Dunes National Park
Pass required. Visit fees page.
Sun · Sep 6 · 9:00 AM
Bike Ride Geology of the Region
Indiana Dunes National Park
Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.
Sun · Sep 6 · 9:00 AM
Bog Gone Wild Pinhook Bog Open House
Indiana Dunes National Park
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Sun · Sep 6 · 10:00 AM
Artist’s Flower Pigments!
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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Sun · Sep 6 · 10:00 AM
Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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Sun · Sep 6 · 10:00 AM
Soul of the Stone
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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
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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
Tomorrow · Monday, September 7
Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.↻ RecurringMon · Sep 7 · 8:00 AM
Outdoor Adventure Festival
Indiana Dunes National Park
Free↻ RecurringMon · Sep 7 · 8:30 AM
Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Visitor Center
Indiana Dunes National Park
Mon · Sep 7 · 10:00 AM
Labor Day Open 10-5
The Book Cellar
Free↻ Recurring
Mon · Sep 7 · 11:00 AM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
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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
Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.↻ RecurringTue · Sep 8 · 8:00 AM
Outdoor Adventure Festival
Indiana Dunes National Park
Free↻ RecurringTue · Sep 8 · 8:30 AM
Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Visitor Center
Indiana Dunes National Park
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
↻ RecurringTue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM
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
Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.↻ RecurringWed · Sep 9 · 8:00 AM
Outdoor Adventure Festival
Indiana Dunes National Park
Free↻ RecurringWed · Sep 9 · 8:30 AM
Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Visitor Center
Indiana Dunes National Park
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Wed · Sep 9 · 10:00 AM
Soul of the Stone
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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Wed · Sep 9 · 10:00 AM
Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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Wed · Sep 9 · 10:00 AM
Artist’s Flower Pigments!
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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
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Wed · Sep 9 · 7:00 PM
Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Fado Irish Pub
Wed · Sep 9 · 7:00 PM
Plein Air Painting in the Artist’s Garden
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
$21-$34Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM
Mr. Chair
SPACE · Evanston
↻ RecurringWed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM
Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Commonwealth Tavern
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Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM
Whimsy Wednesday
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM
¿Qiensave?
Old Town School of Folk Music
12Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM
Chirp Radio Presents...First Time: First Light
Martyrs'
↻ RecurringWed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM
Trivia Night
Burwood Tap
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Trivia Night
Carol's Pub · Chicago
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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM
ALFONSO PONTICELLI
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM
Added Color, Lavisher
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
Free↻ RecurringWed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM
Comedy Open Mic
Cole's Bar
↻ RecurringWed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM
Karaoke Night
Rabbit Hole Wrigley
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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM
Karaoke Night
Sidekick's Entertainment Lounge
↻ RecurringWed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM
Trivia Night
George Street Pub
Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM
Elastro: Hunter Brown, chelliah, Stereotypewriters
Elastic Arts
↻ RecurringWed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM
Shadowgrass
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
↻ RecurringWed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM
Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Dante's Tavern
$24-$190Wed · Sep 9 · 8:30 PM
CHA WA Returns to FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB w/ special guest The Hurtin' Kind
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn