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2,343 events · Music, Comedy, Theater, Food & Drink, Nightlife, Parks & Outdoors

Wednesday, September 9

Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM

Whimsy Wednesday

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM

¿Qiensave?

Old Town School of Folk Music

Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM

Chirp Radio Presents...First Time: First Light

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

Carol's Pub · Chicago

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

ALFONSO PONTICELLI

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Added Color, Lavisher

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Comedy Open Mic

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Karaoke Night

Rabbit Hole Wrigley

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Karaoke Night

Sidekick's Entertainment Lounge

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

George Street Pub

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Elastro: Hunter Brown, chelliah, Stereotypewriters

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Shadowgrass

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:30 PM

CHA WA Returns to FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB w/ special guest The Hurtin' Kind

FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:30 PM

LITTLE HOPES @ FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR!

FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR · Berwyn

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:30 PM

Lara Somogyi: a [time] patterned (Chicago premiere)

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Wed · Sep 9 · 9:00 PM

BROTHER JOHN – Host The Jam

Buddy Guy's Legends

Wed · Sep 9 · 9:00 PM

Karaoke Wednesdays

Replay Lakeview

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2nd Set With Charles Heath

Andy's Jazz Club

Painting the Natural World | Online

Chicago Botanic Garden

Relax Attack Jazz Series: Ben Branda Quartet

I Like To Watch

Singing Bowl Meditation Experience

Chicago Botanic Garden

Soul Message Trio

Breathing New Life Into Landscapes

Chicago Botanic Garden

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Late Night Concert Series w/Ben Paterson

Andy's Jazz Club

Derek Caruso & The Blues Fuse - "High Voltage Night"

Homeward Bound + Noah Weissman

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1st Set With Charles Heath

Andy's Jazz Club

River Run Ben with Tyler Stock and Jane Hobson

Uncommon Ground

Thursday, September 10

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:30 AM

Anne Helen Wells, Suroor, MaryMary!

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

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:00 AM

Outdoor Adventure Festival

Indiana Dunes National Park

Free↻ Recurring

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:30 AM

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

Indiana Dunes National Park

Thu · Sep 10 · 10:00 AM

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Thu · Sep 10 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Thu · Sep 10 · 10:00 AM

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Free↻ Recurring

Thu · Sep 10 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Thu · Sep 10 · 4:00 PM

Jill D. Swenson - "The Land of Everlasting Sky" - MT Cozzola

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Thu · Sep 10 · 5:00 PM

Jam's Market & Deli Food Pop-Up

Burning Bush Brewery

Thu · Sep 10 · 5:00 PM

ANDY BROWN

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Thu · Sep 10 · 5:00 PM

Plantasia TWO DAY PASS

Garfield Park Conservatory · Chicago

Thu · Sep 10 · 5:30 PM

Plantasia - Day 1 with Helado Tropical (Helado Negro and Reyna Tropical) James K Gigi Masin Elori Saxl and Henry Solomon +more

Garfield Park Conservatory · Chicago

Thu · Sep 10 · 6:00 PM

Featured Players

Zanies Comedy Club Chicago

Thu · Sep 10 · 6:00 PM

TBD/Joanna Connor Band

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

Thu · Sep 10 · 6:30 PM

Paul Marinaro Quartet

Winter's Jazz Club

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:00 PM

Zeruel

Avondale Music Hall · Chicago

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:00 PM

Erykah Badu

Ravinia · Highland Park

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:00 PM

Victor Ladis Schultz in conversation with Michael Welch, "The Book of the Jaguar"

The Book Cellar

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:00 PM

Volumes, Until I Wake, Catsclaw, Outrun the Sunlight

Reggies Rock Club · Chicago

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Whiskey Girl Tavern

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:15 PM

George Civeris

The Den Theatre

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:30 PM

Jeopardy! Bar League

Guthries Tavern

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:30 PM

And I, You, Sung Drone, Hell of a Life, Funeral Plain

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:30 PM

Rainbow Girls w. Jordan Smart

SPACE · Evanston

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:30 PM

CC & The Madman: Fall of '86 (2 Sets!)

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:30 PM

Garth Brooks - Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour

Allstate Arena · Rosemont

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:00 PM

JUNGLE - World Tour 2026

United Center · Chicago

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:00 PM

Jam For Good Presents - Niko Moon

Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:00 PM

CFS Presents: Caligari's Cure

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:00 PM

ALAN GRESIK'S SWING ORCHESTRA

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:00 PM

Nai Palm (of Hiatus Kaiyote), with Cazeaux O.S.L.O.

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:00 PM

Niko Moon

Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:00 PM

Shadowgrass

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:30 PM

Thursday Night in the SIDEBAR w/ BLUE ROSE

FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR · Berwyn

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:30 PM

TERRANCE SIMIEN & The Zydeco Experience at FITZGERALDS Nightclub

FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:30 PM

Improvised Music Series: Gregor Samsa & Karlo Rossmann, Tyler Damon/Jacob Fawcett/Andrew Scott Young

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:30 PM

Spiral Galaxy, Bobby Conn, SiP, DJ Fiendish Thingys

Thu · Sep 10 · 9:00 PM

PLANTASIA 2026

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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Thu · Sep 10 · 9:00 PM

CHRIS O’LEARY

Buddy Guy's Legends

Thu · Sep 10 · 9:00 PM

Facing w/ Laliberté, baby

Sleeping Village

Joey J. Saye: Traditional Blues Hour at 8:30 PM

“Thursday Night Live” Blues: Lil Ed Williams with Sumito 'Ariyo' Ariyoshi

Hardscape Basics

Chicago Botanic Garden

The Legendary ONYX Returns to Chicago

Willows and Soul Called Ida

Uncommon Ground

Clark Sommers W'Ba(SH)

Blesstonio presents: Fusion (September 2026 Edition)

20↻ Recurring

2nd Set With Mario Abney

Andy's Jazz Club

Autumn Container Workshop

Chicago Botanic Garden

20↻ Recurring

1st Set With Mario Abney

Andy's Jazz Club

R.I.Y.L. LIVE!

Photographing Water and Reflections

Chicago Botanic Garden

10↻ Recurring

Late Night Concert Series w/The Chicago Experiment

Andy's Jazz Club

Landscaping with Native Plants

Chicago Botanic Garden

Botany for Botanical Artists

Chicago Botanic Garden

Friday, September 11

Fri · Sep 11 · 1:00 AM

GREEN MILL JAM SESSION with MARQUIS HILL

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

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

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 AM

Outdoor Adventure Festival

Indiana Dunes National Park

Free↻ Recurring

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:30 AM

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

Indiana Dunes National Park

Fri · Sep 11 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Fri · Sep 11 · 10:00 AM

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Fri · Sep 11 · 10:00 AM

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Fri · Sep 11 · 11:00 AM

Children's Storytime!

The Book Cellar

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

Fri · Sep 11 · 12:00 PM

Ranger Camp 3-Day Expedition

Indiana Dunes National Park

Free↻ Recurring

Fri · Sep 11 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Fri · Sep 11 · 2:00 PM

ESPN Radio Live with Waddle & Silvy

Burning Bush Brewery

Fri · Sep 11 · 5:00 PM

Chris Foreman

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Fri · Sep 11 · 5:00 PM

Happy Hour on the PATIO w/ HILLBILLY FROLIC!

FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn

Fri · Sep 11 · 5:30 PM

Plantasia - Day 2 with Makaya McCraven Green-House Precious Renee Tucker Chee Shimizu +more

Garfield Park Conservatory · Chicago