Things to do in Chicago, IL

2,194 events · Music, Comedy, Nightlife, Parks & Outdoors

Friday, September 11

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

Troop's Finest

Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago

Nightlife

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Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

MIKE JONES TRIO

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

$22

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

Wade Forster - The Aftermath Tour

Carol's Pub · Chicago

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Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

Garth Brooks - Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour

Allstate Arena · Rosemont

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

The Wilder Blue

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

CLEAT Series: Steve Reidell & Tim Kinsella, Alexander Panos, Squonk

Elastic Arts

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

Punch Brothers

Cahn Auditorium · Evanston

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:30 PM

Friday Night in the SIDEBAR w/ Lydia Cash and special guest The Devil Said Jump!

FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR · Berwyn

$15.77

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:30 PM

Elijah Batson Waco Dogs Run Free

Cole's Bar

$18-$128

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:30 PM

THE GROOVELINER'S Debut @ FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB

FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn

Fri · Sep 11 · 9:00 PM

Metro Presents… Com Truise (DJ Set) * Merrick Brown * AVA

Sleeping Village

Fri · Sep 11 · 9:00 PM

Paul Asaro Quartet ft. Natalie Scharf

Hungry Brain

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Sep 11 · 9:00 PM

PLANTASIA 2026

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

$60-$93

Fri · Sep 11 · 9:30 PM

Amplify, Pink & RenRod Present: Elefante - 30 Anniversary Tour

Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont

Fri · Sep 11 · 11:00 PM

Container, easygoingtech, Anti-Soul Organization, 11111111111

The Hideout

$10

Fri · Sep 11

A HOUSE PARTY

Bookclub

Fri · Sep 11

Printers Row Lit Fest: Offsite Reading Marathon

The Whistler

$15

Fri · Sep 11

Jackson Jay Kidder + Local Motive + giverupper

Bookclub

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Fri · Sep 11

Late Night Concert Series w/John Moulder

Andy's Jazz Club

Fri · Sep 11

Vibes on Logan presents Classics (September 2026 Edition)

The Whistler

Fri · Sep 11

Lil Ed Williams Band Feat. Mary Lane

Rosa's Lounge

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Fri · Sep 11

1st Set With Mercurian Force feat. Isaiah Collier

Andy's Jazz Club

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Fri · Sep 11

2nd Set With Mercurian Force feat. Isaiah Collier

Andy's Jazz Club

Fri · Sep 11

PYRE BLUE OUTSIDE ON THE FIRE ESCAPE

Bookclub

Saturday, September 12

Nightlife

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Sat · Sep 12 · 1:00 AM

RIGHTEOUS ROOSTER ORGAN TRIO

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

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Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 AM

Outdoor Adventure Festival

Indiana Dunes National Park

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Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 AM

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

Indiana Dunes National Park

Parks & Outdoors

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 AM

Wellness Series at the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool

Lincoln Park Conservancy

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 AM

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 AM

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 12 · 10:30 AM

U of I Extension Ask a Master Gardener

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

Sat · Sep 12 · 11:00 AM

Origami Open House

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 12 · 11:00 AM

Budding Botanist

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

$166

Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM

Evanston Folk Festival 2026 (2-Day Pass)

Dawes Park · Evanston

$51-$66

Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM

PRAVDAFEST @ FITZGERALDS!

FitzGerald's · Berwyn

$94

Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM

Evanston Folk Festival 2026 - SATURDAY

Dawes Park · Evanston

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 12 · 1:00 PM

Chellberg Farm Open House

Indiana Dunes National Park

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 12 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Nightlife

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Sat · Sep 12 · 3:00 PM

PAPER MACHETE

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Sat · Sep 12 · 3:00 PM

&Rise Presents – Comedy for a Cause

Zanies Comedy Club Chicago

$7-$46

Sat · Sep 12 · 4:00 PM

Dusty Soles Band

Nellie's Gastropub & ConcertHub · Palatine

Sat · Sep 12 · 5:00 PM

The Outreach Program: Naydja Bruton's Rhythm Ninjas, udochukwu anidobu, Amari Amai

Elastic Arts

Sat · Sep 12 · 6:00 PM

Two Nights at Navy Pier: Saturday (18+ Event)

Navy Pier · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 6:00 PM

Gregory Porter

Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana · Gary

Sat · Sep 12 · 6:30 PM

Sam Barber with Josiah and The Bonnevilles - The American Route Tour

The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago

$32

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

Emarosa presents: High Horse Heaven Tour w/ special guests: VEAUX, and dreamfone

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

All Shall Perish, Carnifex, Extermination Dismemberment, Mauled

Reggies Rock Club · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

Peter Cunningham and the Bread and Butter Band

Hungry Brain

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

Maudlin House, Long Day Press, and Always Crashing present: Devils in the White City, a Printers Row Offsite

Elastic Arts

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Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

Joanna Connor Band/Nicholas Alexander Blues Band

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

Dan + Shay: The Young Tour

Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

Emarosa w/ Veaux

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

anees

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

Cult Member

Outset · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

Alison Krauss and Union Station

Ravinia · Highland Park

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:30 PM

Chief Keef Live 2026

Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:30 PM

Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with Boyce Hudson

Winter's Jazz Club

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:30 PM

Sons of Legion

Vic Theatre · Chicago

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

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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

Nightlife

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Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM

MIKE JONES TRIO

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Free

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM

VANHELLIG MORS VITAQUE MORTLACH

Cole's Bar

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

The Hideout

Sat · Sep 12 · 9:00 PM

JEMBAA GROOVE w/ Dark Canyon

Sleeping Village

$27.30

Sat · Sep 12 · 9:00 PM

IVAN SINGH

Buddy Guy's Legends

$12

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

Sat · Sep 12

All Love (September 2026 Edition)

The Whistler

Sat · Sep 12

Nick Murphy

Zanies Comedy Club Chicago

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Sat · Sep 12

Late Night Concert Series w/John Moulder

Andy's Jazz Club

$15

Sat · Sep 12

LATINOS UNIDOS

Bookclub

Sat · Sep 12

Windy City Soul Club

GMan Tavern

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Sat · Sep 12

1st Set With Mercurian Force feat. Isaiah Collier

Andy's Jazz Club

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Sat · Sep 12

2nd Set With Mercurian Force feat. Isaiah Collier

Andy's Jazz Club

Sat · Sep 12

Freddie Dixon Blues Band: Chicago Blues Heritage, Reimagined

Rosa's Lounge

Sunday, September 13

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Sun · Sep 13 · 8:00 AM

Outdoor Adventure Festival

Indiana Dunes National Park

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Sun · Sep 13 · 8:30 AM

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

Indiana Dunes National Park

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 13 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 13 · 10:00 AM

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 13 · 10:00 AM

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

$116

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

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Sun · Sep 13 · 12:30 PM

World Famous Gospel Brunch at House of Blues (CHI)

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 13 · 1:00 PM

Chellberg Farm Open House

Indiana Dunes National Park

Parks & Outdoors

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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

Elastic Arts

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Sun · Sep 13 · 2:00 PM

Garth Brooks - Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour

Allstate Arena · Rosemont

Parks & Outdoors

Sun · Sep 13 · 2:30 PM

Hands-on Beekeeping Class

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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Sun · Sep 13 · 3:00 PM

The Hoyle Brothers

Martyrs'

Parks & Outdoors

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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

$18

Sun · Sep 13 · 5:30 PM

Mike Wheeler Blues Band/Rico McFarland Blues Band

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago