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1,850 events · Music, Comedy, Theater, Food & Drink, Parks & Outdoors

Tuesday, September 29

Tue · Sep 29 · 5:30 PM

Thant Myint-U, "Peacemaker"

The Book Cellar

Tue · Sep 29 · 6:00 PM

MICO - Running From A Feeling Tour

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

Tue · Sep 29 · 7:30 PM

Vinto Van Go Album Release W/ the Cynz

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

Tue · Sep 29 · 7:30 PM

Mon Rovîa - Bloodline Tour

The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago

Tue · Sep 29 · 7:30 PM

Sunny War

SPACE · Evanston

Tue · Sep 29 · 8:00 PM

Lambchop

Old Town School of Folk Music

Tue · Sep 29 · 8:00 PM

ARLO PARKS - DESIRE TOUR with Baird

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Tue · Sep 29 · 8:00 PM

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Tue · Sep 29 · 8:00 PM

VIDEOHEAD VIDEO: 9 to 5 & Elvira Mistress of the Dark on the Patio

Sleeping Village

Tue · Sep 29 · 8:00 PM

Iguana Death Cult

Beat Kitchen · Chicago

Tue · Sep 29 · 8:00 PM

Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds - Mutiny for the Masses 2026 Tour

United Center · Chicago

Tue · Sep 29 · 8:00 PM

Torn Light Presents - Simon Joyner, David Nance

Tue · Sep 29 · 8:00 PM

Lambrini Girls (18 and Over)

Vic Theatre · Chicago

Tue · Sep 29 · 8:00 PM

Arlo Parks (17 and Over)

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Tue · Sep 29 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Cubby Bear · Chicago

Tue · Sep 29 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Laugh Factory Chicago

Tue · Sep 29 · 10:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Subterranean · Chicago

20↻ Recurring

1st Set With Tenor Time

Andy's Jazz Club

20↻ Recurring

2nd Set With Tenor Time

Andy's Jazz Club

Steve Schneck Quartet

Wednesday, September 30

Wed · Sep 30 · 7:00 AM

Ballaké Sissoko and Piers Faccini Minyo Crusaders

Old Town School of Folk Music

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Sep 30 · 8:30 AM

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

Indiana Dunes National Park

Wed · Sep 30 · 10:00 AM

The Oracle of Evergreen: A BLACK PLANT IT EXHIBITION 2026

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Wed · Sep 30 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Sep 30 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Wed · Sep 30 · 6:00 PM

The Linda Lindas

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

Wed · Sep 30 · 6:00 PM

Knocked Loose & Denzel Curry

The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago

Wed · Sep 30 · 6:30 PM

Patricia Barber

Winter's Jazz Club

Wed · Sep 30 · 7:00 PM

Never Too Old: The YA Book Club

The Book Cellar

Wed · Sep 30 · 7:00 PM

Humboldt Jungle Pop-up [early ]

Wed · Sep 30 · 7:00 PM

Healing Roots: Medicinal Plants and Ancestral Memory | Raices que Sanan: Plantas Medicinales y Memoria Ancestral

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Wed · Sep 30 · 7:00 PM

Steve Lacy: Oh yeah? Tour

Aragon Ballroom · Chicago

Wed · Sep 30 · 7:15 PM

Chaunté Wayans

The Den Theatre

Wed · Sep 30 · 7:30 PM

Whimsy Wednesday

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Wed · 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

Wed · Sep 30 · 8:00 PM

Dr. Goldfoot & the Bikini MacHine, Saffron Menace, Bog Bawdy

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

Wed · Sep 30 · 8:00 PM

Metro Presents… Olof Dreijer (Live)

Sleeping Village

Wed · Sep 30 · 8:00 PM

Drag Talk, Zoon

Reggies Rock Club · Chicago

Wed · Sep 30 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

Carol's Pub · Chicago

Wed · Sep 30 · 8:00 PM

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Wed · Sep 30 · 8:00 PM

Bayonne

Lincoln Hall · Chicago

$16.99↻ Recurring

Wed · Sep 30 · 9:00 PM

JIMMY BURNS – Host The Jam

Buddy Guy's Legends

Wed · Sep 30 · 9:15 PM

Humboldt Jungle Pop-up [late ]

Lynn Live Vocals with Mikey Harms and Phin Gleber

Uncommon Ground

Late Night Concert Series w/Kevin Nabors Jr.

Andy's Jazz Club

Sabertooth Organ Quartet

20↻ Recurring

1st Set With Charles Heath

Andy's Jazz Club

20↻ Recurring

2nd Set With Charles Heath

Andy's Jazz Club

Thursday, October 1

Thu · Oct 1 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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

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

$18↻ Recurring

Thu · 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

Thu · Oct 1 · 7:30 PM

156/Silence, Aviana, Heavensgate, Fromjoy

Reggies Rock Club · Chicago

Thu · 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

Thu · 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

Thu · 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

Thu · Oct 1 · 9:00 PM

SONIC SOUL

Buddy Guy's Legends

20↻ Recurring

1st Set With Mario Abney

Andy's Jazz Club

10↻ Recurring

Late Night Concert Series w/The Chicago Experiment

Andy's Jazz Club

Nat Lefkoff

Uncommon Ground

Chico Freeman Quartet

20↻ Recurring

2nd Set With Mario Abney

Andy's Jazz Club

Friday, October 2

Fri · Oct 2 · 10:00 AM

The Oracle of Evergreen: A BLACK PLANT IT EXHIBITION 2026

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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

Fri · Oct 2 · 1:30 PM

M??kel?? Conducts Mahler 9

Symphony Center-IL · Chicago

Fri · Oct 2 · 7:00 PM

Oakwood

Outset · Chicago

$23↻ Recurring

Fri · 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

Fri · 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

Fri · 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

Fri · Oct 2 · 8:00 PM

MARO w. Pedro Altério, Carbeau, & Manuel Rocha

SPACE · Evanston

Fri · 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

Fri · Oct 2 · 8:00 PM

Fruition

Old Town School of Folk Music

Fri · Oct 2 · 8:00 PM

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Fri · Oct 2 · 8:30 PM

606 Entertainment Presents: La Noche del Rock En Tu Idioma – Sin Anestesia & Los CORB

Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont

Fri · 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

Fri · Oct 2 · 9:00 PM

LIL ED

Buddy Guy's Legends

Fri · Oct 2 · 10:30 PM

The Infinite Wrench

The Neo-Futurists