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1,382 events · Music, Comedy, Parks & Outdoors · morning/evening
Thursday, October 1
Thu · Oct 1 · 6:00 PM
Spotlight On: Alfonso Ponticelli
Winter's Jazz Club
Thu · Oct 1 · 7:30 PM
156/Silence, Aviana, Heavensgate, Fromjoy
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 1 · 7:30 PM
M??kel?? Conducts Mahler 9
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
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
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
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 · 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
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
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 2 · 7:30 PM
Better Together - Music to Move Your Soul!
Winter's Jazz Club
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:30 PM
Mastodon w/ Deafheaven
Riviera Theatre- IL · Chicago
$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
$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
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 2 · 8:00 PM
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 · 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
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
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 3 · 7:30 PM
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
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM
Boy Harsher w/ Choir Boy
Metro · Chicago
Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM
The Dream Syndicate
Old Town School of Folk Music
Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM
Jaripeo Ranchero
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM
Leonid & Friends
George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM
Brand New
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
$30-$139Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM
Alana Springsteen's I Hope This Helps Tour with Erin Kinsey
Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago
Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM
Cristian Castro: Nada Solo Exitos Tour 2026
Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont
Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM
Amélie Farren, Lilith Max, Rabbitology - The Three Wishes Tour
SPACE · Evanston
Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM
Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers
Cahn Auditorium · Evanston
Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM
Mt. Joy 2026: Celebrating 10 Years Of Mt. Joy
Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island · Chicago
Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM
Edith Marquez
Copernicus Center · Chicago
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM
Fuerza Regida - This Is Our Dream Tour 2026
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park
25Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM
El Ten Eleven, Tall Tall Trees
Martyrs'
Sat · Oct 3 · 8:30 PM
Mourning Star, Rachel Is Kozi, Atta Guns
Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago
$26-$190Sat · Oct 3 · 8:30 PM
ELIZABETH MOEN Returns to FITZGERALDS Nightclub
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 3 · 8:30 PM
THE CHICKS - TAKING THE LONG WAY
Cahn Auditorium · Evanston
Sat · Oct 3 · 9:00 PM
2000s Rave
Outset · Chicago
$27.30Sat · Oct 3 · 9:00 PM
CURTIS SALGADO
Buddy Guy's Legends
$14-$33Sat · Oct 3 · 9:30 PM
David Graham & The Eskimo Brothers
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Sat · Oct 3 · 10:00 PM
Rupaul (18 and Over with Valid Government ID)
Radius - Chicago · Chicago
Sunday, October 4
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Sun · Oct 4 · 10:00 AM
The Oracle of Evergreen: A BLACK PLANT IT EXHIBITION 2026
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
↻ Recurring
Sun · Oct 4 · 10:00 AM
Soul of the Stone
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Sun · Oct 4 · 5:00 PM
Cactus and Canyons: A Tribute to the Sun-Drenched Country-Rock of Laurel Canyon
SPACE · Evanston
$18↻ RecurringSun · Oct 4 · 5:30 PM
TBD/TBD
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
Sun · Oct 4 · 6:30 PM
The Revivalists with Robert Randolph presented by Jack Daniel's
The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago
Sun · Oct 4 · 7:00 PM
Angelo De Augustine
Old Town School of Folk Music
Sun · Oct 4 · 7:00 PM
AJJ, Greet Death
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Sun · Oct 4 · 7:00 PM
The Bad Plus
Old Town School of Folk Music
Sun · Oct 4 · 7:00 PM
Jenna Raine
Chop Shop · Chicago
↻ RecurringSun · Oct 4 · 7:00 PM
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
↻ RecurringSun · Oct 4 · 8:00 PM
Brand New
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
Sun · Oct 4 · 8:00 PM
Sinclair Noire, [Melter], Crash Davidian, Voltaic Planes, DJ Veganinbl
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
↻ RecurringSun · Oct 4 · 8:00 PM
Fuerza Regida - This Is Our Dream Tour 2026
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park
Sun · Oct 4 · 8:00 PM
Chris Housman - The Hell Out Of Dodge Tour
Carol's Pub · Chicago
↻ RecurringSun · Oct 4 · 8:30 PM
THE CHICKS - TAKING THE LONG WAY
Cahn Auditorium · Evanston
$16.99Sun · Oct 4 · 9:00 PM
DAVE WELD
Buddy Guy's Legends
Monday, October 5
↻ RecurringMon · Oct 5 · 6:30 PM
Trivia Night
City Winery Chicago
$34-$67Mon · Oct 5 · 7:30 PM
Paris Chansons
SPACE · Evanston
Mon · Oct 5 · 7:30 PM
bunii - BUNIIVERSITY TOUR presented by Thalia Hall and Kickstand Productions
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Mon · Oct 5 · 7:30 PM
JOURNEY - Final Frontier Tour (An Evening With)
United Center · Chicago
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Open Mic Night
Riddles Comedy Club
Tuesday, October 6
↻ RecurringTue · Oct 6 · 7:30 PM
Malcolm Todd: Do That Again Tour (MOVED TO THE SALT SHED OUTDOORS)
The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago
Tue · Oct 6 · 7:30 PM
The Chicago Rock Exchange: The Music of 1967
SPACE · Evanston
Tue · Oct 6 · 8:00 PM
Kelela
Vic Theatre · Chicago
Tue · Oct 6 · 8:00 PM
Chayse Porter & his Palace , Captain Kudzu, Free Times, Sunglow
The Hideout
$26Tue · Oct 6 · 8:00 PM
Giovannie & The Hired Guns
Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago
$34-$46Tue · Oct 6 · 8:00 PM
Mind Enterprises with Fred Fancy
Thalia Hall · Chicago