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1,914 events · Music, Comedy, Nightlife, Parks & Outdoors · morning/afternoon/evening
Wednesday, September 30
Wed · Sep 30 · 7:00 PM
Steve Lacy: Oh yeah? Tour
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
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Wed · Sep 30 · 7:30 PM
Whimsy Wednesday
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
$27Wed · Sep 30 · 7:30 PM
Ella Boh - Blurry Tour w. Psylosia
SPACE · Evanston
Wed · Sep 30 · 7:30 PM
40 Fingers
George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie
Wed · Sep 30 · 7:30 PM
Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire - Sing a Song All Night Long
United Center · Chicago
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Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Commonwealth Tavern
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Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Dante's Tavern
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Wed · Sep 30 · 8:00 PM
Karaoke Night
Sidekick's Entertainment Lounge
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Trivia Night
George Street Pub
Wed · Sep 30 · 8:00 PM
Dr. Goldfoot & the Bikini MacHine, Saffron Menace, Bog Bawdy
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
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Trivia Night
Burwood Tap
Wed · Sep 30 · 8:00 PM
Metro Presents… Olof Dreijer (Live)
Sleeping Village
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Comedy Open Mic
Cole's Bar
Wed · Sep 30 · 8:00 PM
Drag Talk, Zoon
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
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Trivia Night
Carol's Pub · Chicago
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Karaoke Night
Rabbit Hole Wrigley
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Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Wed · Sep 30 · 8:00 PM
Bayonne
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
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Wed · Sep 30 · 8:00 PM
ALFONSO PONTICELLI
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
Wed · Sep 30 · 9:00 PM
Beisel Jesalva Wagster Zerang
Hungry Brain
$16.99↻ RecurringWed · Sep 30 · 9:00 PM
JIMMY BURNS – Host The Jam
Buddy Guy's Legends
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Karaoke Wednesdays
Replay Lakeview
Wed · Sep 30 · 9:15 PM
Humboldt Jungle Pop-up [late ]
The Hideout
Thursday, October 1
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Thu · Oct 1 · 10:00 AM
Soul of the Stone
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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Thu · Oct 1 · 10:00 AM
The Oracle of Evergreen: A BLACK PLANT IT EXHIBITION 2026
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Free↻ Recurring
Thu · Oct 1 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
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Thu · Oct 1 · 5:00 PM
ANDY BROWN
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
Thu · Oct 1 · 6:00 PM
Africa Out West
Old Town School of Folk Music
Thu · Oct 1 · 6:00 PM
AfroFuturist Weekend 11: "What's In the Cipher?" [Offsite AT THE.BLKROOM] Dark Matter Residents Panel & Performance
Elastic Arts
$18↻ RecurringThu · Oct 1 · 6:00 PM
TBD/TBD
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
Thu · Oct 1 · 6:00 PM
Spotlight On: Alfonso Ponticelli
Winter's Jazz Club
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Thu · Oct 1 · 7:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Whiskey Girl Tavern
Thu · Oct 1 · 7:30 PM
156/Silence, Aviana, Heavensgate, Fromjoy
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
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M??kel?? Conducts Mahler 9
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
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Jeopardy! Bar League
Guthries Tavern
Thu · Oct 1 · 7:45 PM
Chris Siebold & Friends, Tautologic
Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago
Thu · Oct 1 · 8:00 PM
Vieux Farka Touré
Old Town School of Folk Music
$18-$97Thu · Oct 1 · 8:00 PM
FITZGERALDS & Skeleton Key Brewery Present: The SPECTRAL SILHOUETTE Radio !
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
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Thu · Oct 1 · 8:00 PM
ALAN GRESIK'S SWING ORCHESTRA
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
Thu · Oct 1 · 8:00 PM
United Forces, Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre, Tba
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
$27-$111Thu · Oct 1 · 8:00 PM
Ashley Cooke: The Baby Blues Tour with McCoy Moore
Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont
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Trivia Night
Bucktown Pub
Thu · Oct 1 · 8:00 PM
Ashley Cooke w/ McCoy Moore
Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont
Thu · Oct 1 · 8:30 PM
AMY LAVERE & WILL SEXTON Live in the SIDEBAR!
FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR · Berwyn
Thu · Oct 1 · 9:00 PM
Cain Culto w/ Chillona, Neila
Sleeping Village
$16.99Thu · Oct 1 · 9:00 PM
SONIC SOUL
Buddy Guy's Legends
Friday, October 2
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Fri · Oct 2 · 1:00 AM
GREEN MILL JAM SESSION with MARQUIS HILL
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
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Fri · Oct 2 · 10:00 AM
The Oracle of Evergreen: A BLACK PLANT IT EXHIBITION 2026
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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Fri · Oct 2 · 10:00 AM
Soul of the Stone
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Free↻ Recurring
Fri · Oct 2 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
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M??kel?? Conducts Mahler 9
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
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Fri · Oct 2 · 5:00 PM
Chris Foreman
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:00 PM
Oakwood
Outset · Chicago
$23↻ RecurringFri · Oct 2 · 7:00 PM
TBD/TBD
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:00 PM
Revocation, Defeated Sanity, Fuming Mouth, Weeping
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:00 PM
gnash
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:30 PM
LE SSERAFIM - 2026 LE SSERAFIM 'PUREFLOW' TOUR IN CHICAGO
United Center · Chicago
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Better Together - Music to Move Your Soul!
Winter's Jazz Club
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:30 PM
Mastodon w/ Deafheaven
Riviera Theatre- IL · Chicago
$16Fri · Oct 2 · 7:30 PM
Good Morning Bedlam, Winter TV, Sam Roethgen
Cole's Bar
$38-$64Fri · Oct 2 · 7:30 PM
Ripe presented by Thalia Hall & Deep Cut
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:30 PM
Isaiah Falls w/ RAAHiiM
Park West · Chicago
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:30 PM
DJ Shadow (18+ Event)
Vic Theatre · Chicago
Fri · Oct 2 · 8:00 PM
The Lagoons
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
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Open Mic Night
O'Donnell's
$34Fri · Oct 2 · 8:00 PM
MARO w. Pedro Altério, Carbeau, & Manuel Rocha
SPACE · Evanston
$32Fri · Oct 2 · 8:00 PM
Zach John King: Get To Drinkin' Tour
Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago
Fri · Oct 2 · 8:00 PM
Joe Russo's Almost Dead
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
Fri · Oct 2 · 8:00 PM
AFROFUTURIST WEEKEND 11: AFROFUTURIST DANCE PARTY [OFFSITE] FT. DJ DUANE POWELL, CTRLZORA, Harlem West
Elastic Arts
Fri · Oct 2 · 8:00 PM
Fruition
Old Town School of Folk Music
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Fri · Oct 2 · 8:00 PM
HINDA HOFFMAN QUARTET
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
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Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
$14-$44Fri · Oct 2 · 8:30 PM
606 Entertainment Presents: La Noche del Rock En Tu Idioma – Sin Anestesia & Los CORB
Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont
$24-$159Fri · Oct 2 · 8:30 PM
THE SUITCASE JUNKET returns to FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB!
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
Fri · Oct 2 · 9:00 PM
W.I.T.C.H.
Sleeping Village
Fri · Oct 2 · 9:00 PM
Owen Riegling - In The Feeling Tour with Payton Smith
Carol's Pub · Chicago
$27.30Fri · Oct 2 · 9:00 PM
LIL ED
Buddy Guy's Legends
Saturday, October 3
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Sat · Oct 3 · 1:00 AM
RIGHTEOUS ROOSTER ORGAN TRIO
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
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Sat · Oct 3 · 10:00 AM
Soul of the Stone
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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Sat · Oct 3 · 10:00 AM
The Oracle of Evergreen: A BLACK PLANT IT EXHIBITION 2026
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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Sat · Oct 3 · 10:30 AM
U of I Extension Ask a Master Gardener
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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Sat · Oct 3 · 11:00 AM
Budding Botanist
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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Sat · Oct 3 · 11:00 AM
Sensory Play Workshop with Luna Y Cielo Play Cafe.
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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Sat · Oct 3 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
$56Sat · Oct 3 · 2:00 PM
Pachanka Music Culture Presents: LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn
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Sat · Oct 3 · 3:00 PM
PAPER MACHETE
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
Sat · Oct 3 · 3:00 PM
AFROFUTURIST WEEKEND 11: Xavi burgos staged reading and talkbalk [offsite in humboldt Park]
Elastic Arts
Sat · Oct 3 · 5:00 PM
AFROFUTURIST WEEKEND 11: Mike monford j dilla tribute; Aquil ‘Aq’ Charlton hip hop panel
Elastic Arts
Sat · Oct 3 · 6:00 PM
Underground Madness
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
Sat · Oct 3 · 6:30 PM
Ministry and Acid Bath with Windhand
The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago
Sat · Oct 3 · 7:00 PM
Heads In Motion (A Talking Heads Tribute) W/ Fluffy
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
$23↻ RecurringSat · Oct 3 · 7:00 PM
TBD/TBD
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
Sat · Oct 3 · 7:30 PM
Latto VIP Upgrades (Event Ticket Not Included)
United Center · Chicago
Sat · Oct 3 · 7:30 PM
Olivia O'Brien
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
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M??kel?? Conducts Mahler 9
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
Sat · Oct 3 · 7:30 PM
Band-Maid
Vic Theatre · Chicago
Sat · Oct 3 · 7:30 PM
Doja Cat - Tour Ma Vie World Tour
United Center · Chicago
Sat · Oct 3 · 7:30 PM
Olivia O’Brien Presents: The PIXIE Tour
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
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Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
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Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM
HINDA HOFFMAN QUARTET
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge