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209 events · this week · Music, Comedy, Parks & Outdoors · morning/afternoon/evening
Today · Saturday, September 5
Passes are required. For more information, visit our Fees & Passes page.
Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 AM
1966 Hiking Challenge: Hike Every Trail in the Park
Indiana Dunes National Park
Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.↻ RecurringSat · Sep 5 · 8:00 AM
Outdoor Adventure Festival
Indiana Dunes National Park
Free↻ RecurringSat · Sep 5 · 8:30 AM
Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Visitor Center
Indiana Dunes National Park
National Park pass required. Visit the Fees & Passes page.
Sat · Sep 5 · 9:30 AM
Birding at the Great Marsh
Indiana Dunes National Park
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Sat · Sep 5 · 10:00 AM
Artist’s Flower Pigments!
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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Sat · Sep 5 · 10:00 AM
Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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Sat · Sep 5 · 10:00 AM
Soul of the Stone
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Sat · Sep 5 · 12:00 PM
Evanston Folk Festival Labor Day Party
SPACE · Evanston
Sat · Sep 5 · 12:00 PM
BLUEGRASS BRUNCH ft. FOX CROSSING STRING BAND
FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn
↻ RecurringSat · Sep 5 · 12:00 PM
ARC Music Festival
Union Park · Chicago
Free↻ Recurring
Sat · Sep 5 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.↻ Recurring
Sat · Sep 5 · 1:00 PM
Chellberg Farm Open House
Indiana Dunes National Park
Free↻ Recurring
Sat · Sep 5 · 1:00 PM
Critter Feeding Time
Indiana Dunes National Park
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Sat · Sep 5 · 1:00 PM
EcoStewards Workday
Lincoln Park Conservancy
↻ RecurringSat · Sep 5 · 2:00 PM
ARC Music Festival (18 and Over)
Union Park · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 4:00 PM
Saturday afternoon on the Patio w/ SOUL MESSAGE BAND
FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn
Sat · Sep 5 · 5:00 PM
Raging Opossum Press 2nd Anniversary Party
Sleeping Village
Passes are required. For more information, visit our Fees & Passes page.
Sat · Sep 5 · 6:00 PM
West Beach Dune Succession Sunset Hike and Photography Tour
Indiana Dunes National Park
Sat · Sep 5 · 6:15 PM
Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson with The Hu & Orgy
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park
$23Sat · Sep 5 · 7:00 PM
Lil Ed & Blues Imperials/Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 7:00 PM
Marc Ribot, Josh Johnson, Ranaldo & Singer: Contre Jour
Constellation
Sat · Sep 5 · 7:00 PM
STILL IL - “the Glory of 80s College Radio” the cure, the smiths, ETC. & MORE!
FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn
$14Sat · Sep 5 · 7:00 PM
Kicked By A Hand, Jonny Couch, Secret Tape
Cubby Bear · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 7:30 PM
Denise Thimes - Back by popular Demand: The Life and Legacy of Roberta Flack
Winter's Jazz Club
Sat · Sep 5 · 7:30 PM
Mustard Service, Pity Party (Girls Club), Manwolves , Chicano Mosh
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 7:30 PM
Mustard Service w/ Pity Party (Girls Club)
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM
Marco Antonio Solis - Tour Gratitud 2026
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM
YSL Records & Young Thug Present: The New Generation Tour
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.
Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM
Stargazing at Kemil Beach
Indiana Dunes National Park
Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM
JoJo Hermann
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM
The Obsessed, Hippie Death Cult, Astral Hand, Black Road
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM
Ramon Ayala: Historia De Un Final
The Venue at Horseshoe Casino · Hammond
Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM
OMAR COURTZ - POR SI MAÑANA NO ESTOY USA TOUR
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM
Undertale - The Determination Symphony World Tour
Cahn Auditorium · Evanston
$34-$330Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM
Black Marble with Public Circuit and Jimmy Cicero
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM
NieR: Orchestra Concert
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
$30-$190Sat · Sep 5 · 8:30 PM
SHINER plays FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB w/ Bursting & Temps!
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
Sat · Sep 5 · 8:45 PM
Revolución de Amor XX: 20 Years of Maná – The Ultimate Tribute Celebration
Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont
Sat · Sep 5 · 9:00 PM
Sababa 5, C3zr
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
$27.30Sat · Sep 5 · 9:00 PM
JOHN PRIMER
Buddy Guy's Legends
Sat · Sep 5 · 9:00 PM
Lover’s Lounge
Sleeping Village
Sat · Sep 5 · 9:00 PM
Spiderknit Productions: Bugs World
Elastic Arts
Sat · Sep 5 · 9:00 PM
OMAR COURTZ - POR SI MAÑANA NO ESTOY USA TOUR
United Center · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 9:00 PM
JOHN COLTRANE'S "A Love Supreme!" Performed by the John Hanrahan Quartet
FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR · Berwyn
$12-$22Sat · Sep 5 · 9:30 PM
Anthony Orio
Carol's Pub · Chicago
$35Sat · Sep 5 · 10:00 PM
Sufi Sessions
Three Top Lounge · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 10:00 PM
Mau P - After Dark - Ages 18+
Radius - Chicago · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 10:00 PM
ARC After Dark: nimino
Outset · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 11:00 PM
GRiZ (18+)
Ramova Theatre · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 11:30 PM
North Coast Night Lights ft. Ganja White Night
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Tomorrow · 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
↻ Recurring
Sun · Sep 6 · 10:00 AM
Soul of the Stone
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
↻ RecurringSun · Sep 6 · 12:00 PM
ARC Music Festival
Union Park · Chicago
$18-$97Sun · Sep 6 · 12:00 PM
MARIACHI BRUNCH on the PATIO ft. MARIACHI SIRENAS!!
FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn
Free↻ Recurring
Sun · Sep 6 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.↻ Recurring
Sun · Sep 6 · 1:00 PM
Chellberg Farm Open House
Indiana Dunes National Park
↻ RecurringSun · Sep 6 · 2:00 PM
ARC Music Festival (18 and Over)
Union Park · Chicago
Sun · Sep 6 · 2:00 PM
Soca Junction - Vibes In The Sky
Three Top Lounge · Chicago
Sun · Sep 6 · 2:00 PM
NieR:Orchestra Concert 12026 [YoRHa]
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
Sun · Sep 6 · 2:30 PM
House & Freestyle Affair with Sa-Fire
Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago
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Sun · Sep 6 · 3:00 PM
Composting Demos
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
↻ RecurringSun · Sep 6 · 3:00 PM
The Hoyle Brothers
Martyrs'
Sun · Sep 6 · 4:00 PM
Oldies but Goodies: Labor Day Patio Party w. DJ Corey Bless
SPACE · Evanston
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
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
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
$16.99Sun · Sep 6 · 9:00 PM
CARLOS ERS
Buddy Guy's Legends
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
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
Free↻ Recurring
Mon · Sep 7 · 11:00 AM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
↻ RecurringMon · Sep 7 · 12:00 PM
ARC Music Festival
Union Park · Chicago
↻ RecurringMon · Sep 7 · 2:00 PM
ARC Music Festival (18 and Over)
Union Park · Chicago
$15Mon · Sep 7 · 3:00 PM
No Stress
Three Top Lounge · Chicago
↻ RecurringMon · Sep 7 · 6:30 PM
Trivia Night
City Winery Chicago
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