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1,871 events · Music, Comedy, Food & Drink, Parks & Outdoors

Saturday, September 12

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:30 PM

Robyn - The Sexistential Tour

United Center · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:30 PM

Black Label Society

Aragon Ballroom · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM

Garth Brooks - Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour

Allstate Arena · Rosemont

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM

Senorita x Garcia's End of Summer Party

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM

Madeleine Peyroux

Old Town School of Folk Music

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM

Binomio De Oro De America

Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM

Hurray for the Riff Raff w. Free Range: Evanston Folk Festival Afterpresented by Bluegrass Situation

SPACE · Evanston

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM

The Waco Brothers, Trash Kickers

Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM

Parlour Magic, Course, Nae

Sat · Sep 12 · 9:00 PM

JEMBAA GROOVE w/ Dark Canyon

Sleeping Village

Sat · Sep 12 · 9:00 PM

IVAN SINGH

Buddy Guy's Legends

Sat · Sep 12 · 9:30 PM

Billy Gray

Carol's Pub · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 PM

Oskar med K (18+ event)

Radius - Chicago · Chicago

CLR

Uncommon Ground

Nick Murphy

Zanies Comedy Club Chicago

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Late Night Concert Series w/John Moulder

Andy's Jazz Club

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1st Set With Mercurian Force feat. Isaiah Collier

Andy's Jazz Club

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2nd Set With Mercurian Force feat. Isaiah Collier

Andy's Jazz Club

Sunday, September 13

Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.↻ Recurring

Sun · Sep 13 · 8:00 AM

Outdoor Adventure Festival

Indiana Dunes National Park

Free↻ Recurring

Sun · Sep 13 · 8:30 AM

Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Visitor Center

Indiana Dunes National Park

Sun · Sep 13 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Sun · Sep 13 · 10:00 AM

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Sun · Sep 13 · 10:00 AM

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Sun · Sep 13 · 12:00 PM

Evanston Folk Festival 2026 - SUNDAY

Dawes Park · Evanston

Sun · Sep 13 · 12:00 PM

BLUES BRUNCH ft. The Nigel Mack Acoustic Duo

FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn

Sun · Sep 13 · 12:30 PM

World Famous Gospel Brunch at House of Blues (CHI)

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.↻ Recurring

Sun · Sep 13 · 1:00 PM

Chellberg Farm Open House

Indiana Dunes National Park

Free↻ Recurring

Sun · Sep 13 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Sun · Sep 13 · 1:00 PM

"quiet as it's kept" Visual Gallery Exhibition Closing Reception

Sun · Sep 13 · 2:00 PM

Garth Brooks - Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour

Allstate Arena · Rosemont

Sun · Sep 13 · 2:30 PM

Hands-on Beekeeping Class

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Sun · Sep 13 · 3:00 PM

The Hoyle Brothers

Sun · Sep 13 · 3:00 PM

Composting Demos

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Sun · Sep 13 · 4:00 PM

Hugel at Navy Pier Open Air

Navy Pier · Chicago

Sun · Sep 13 · 5:00 PM

The Phil Angotti Four: POWER POP!

FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn

Sun · Sep 13 · 5:30 PM

Mike Wheeler Blues Band/Rico McFarland Blues Band

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

Sun · Sep 13 · 5:30 PM

Bruce Henry Quartet with special guest Kevin King - The Great Male Voices of Jazz: Armstrong, Cole, Hendricks, Jarreau

Winter's Jazz Club

Sun · Sep 13 · 6:00 PM

Matt Torres

Zanies Comedy Club Chicago

Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM

Sequinox: A Ritual Cycle with Secrets of the Beehive and Mehtab Kirtan’s Death Songs

Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM

Los Tigres del Norte

Ravinia · Highland Park

Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM

Big Band & BBQ w/ SHOUT SECTION BIG BAND

FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn

Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM

Bettye LaVette

Old Town School of Folk Music

Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM

Venjent

Outset · Chicago

Sun · Sep 13 · 8:00 PM

Pitbull - I'm Back with special guest Lil Jon

Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park

Sun · Sep 13 · 8:00 PM

Lily Allen Performs West End Girl

The Chicago Theatre · Chicago

Sun · Sep 13 · 8:00 PM

Joey Harkum, Zack Fedor & the Long Goodbyes, Russ Baum

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

Sun · Sep 13 · 8:30 PM

Chávez Ismaily Saunier

Sun · Sep 13 · 8:30 PM

A Tribute to John Prine's Bruised Orange: Evanston Folk Festival Afterpresented by Bluegrass Situation

SPACE · Evanston

Sun · Sep 13 · 9:00 PM

MIXX COMPANY

Buddy Guy's Legends

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2nd Set With Andy Brown Quartet

Andy's Jazz Club

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1st Set With Andy Brown Quartet

Andy's Jazz Club

John Rice Celebration of Life

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Late Night Concert Series w/Sunday Soul

Andy's Jazz Club

Music Open Mic

Uncommon Ground

Monday, September 14

Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.↻ Recurring

Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 AM

Outdoor Adventure Festival

Indiana Dunes National Park

Free↻ Recurring

Mon · Sep 14 · 8:30 AM

Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Visitor Center

Indiana Dunes National Park

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

Mon · Sep 14 · 6:30 PM

Trivia Night

City Winery Chicago

Mon · Sep 14 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Guinness Open Gate Brewery

Mon · Sep 14 · 7:00 PM

Hamza Walker: The Renaissance Society Years

Mon · Sep 14 · 7:00 PM

Bikini Kill with Ganser

The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago

Mon · Sep 14 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Square

Mon · Sep 14 · 7:00 PM

Up Chicago

Mon · Sep 14 · 7:30 PM

Dominique Fils-Aimé

SPACE · Evanston

Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM

Bob Log III

Beat Kitchen · Chicago

Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM

Industry Night Market

Sleeping Village

Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM

Dirty Sound Magnet , Gran Moreno, Tombstone Eyes, Ricky Liontones

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM

Susanna Hoffs

Old Town School of Folk Music

Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM

Industry Night w/ Saggitari

Sleeping Village

Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Riddles Comedy Club

1st Set With The Blueshift Big Band

Andy's Jazz Club

Dan Kaufman Trio

2nd Set With The Blueshift Big Band

Andy's Jazz Club

Tuesday, September 15

Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.↻ Recurring

Tue · Sep 15 · 8:00 AM

Outdoor Adventure Festival

Indiana Dunes National Park

Free↻ Recurring

Tue · Sep 15 · 8:30 AM

Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Visitor Center

Indiana Dunes National Park

Tue · Sep 15 · 4:00 PM

Valena Beety - "Pink Crime: Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity" - Nathan Maxwell

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Tue · Sep 15 · 5:00 PM

Football Themed Trivia + Taco Tuesday

Burning Bush Brewery

Tue · Sep 15 · 6:00 PM

Stand-up for the Homeless

Zanies Comedy Club Chicago

Tue · Sep 15 · 6:30 PM

BRENN! - AMATEUR AT BEST WORLD TOUR

Outset · Chicago

Tue · Sep 15 · 6:30 PM

Dane Bahr, "The Dead Ringer" with conversation partner Michael Welch

The Book Cellar

Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM

Tony Rogers & Friends - The Significant Birthday

Tue · Sep 15 · 7:30 PM

The 24th Annual Chicago Gypsy Jazz Fest

SPACE · Evanston

Tue · Sep 15 · 8:00 PM

Paul Cauthen w/ Ben Chapman

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Tue · Sep 15 · 8:00 PM

Metro Presents… Avalon Emerson & the Charm w/ Lipsticism

Sleeping Village

Tue · Sep 15 · 8:00 PM

Paul Cauthen with Ben Chapman

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Tue · Sep 15 · 8:00 PM

Jay Park with special guest LNGSHOT: Serenades & Body Rolls

Aragon Ballroom · Chicago

Tue · Sep 15 · 8:00 PM

LP - All Is Not Lost Tour

The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago

Tue · Sep 15 · 8:00 PM

Thomas Dollbaum, Glass Beagle

Tue · Sep 15 · 8:30 PM

Dead Pink Radio, the Charlie Berry Project

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

Tue · Sep 15 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Cubby Bear · Chicago

Tue · Sep 15 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Laugh Factory Chicago

Tue · Sep 15 · 10:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Subterranean · Chicago

Petra's Recession Seven

1st Set With Chi-Town Trumpet Summit

Andy's Jazz Club

2nd Set With Chi-Town Trumpet Summit

Andy's Jazz Club

Wednesday, September 16

Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.↻ Recurring

Wed · Sep 16 · 8:00 AM

Outdoor Adventure Festival

Indiana Dunes National Park

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Sep 16 · 8:30 AM

Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Visitor Center

Indiana Dunes National Park

Wed · Sep 16 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Sep 16 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park