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1,379 events · Music, Food & Drink, Nightlife, Parks & Outdoors
Today · Saturday, September 5
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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
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Sat · Sep 5 · 11:00 AM
Budding Botanist
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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ARC Music Festival
Union Park · Chicago
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Sat · Sep 5 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
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Sat · Sep 5 · 1:00 PM
EcoStewards Workday
Lincoln Park Conservancy
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ARC Music Festival (18 and Over)
Union Park · Chicago
Sat · Sep 5 · 6:15 PM
Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson with The Hu & Orgy
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park
Sat · Sep 5 · 7:00 PM
Rod Stewart w/ Richard Marx
Ravinia · Highland Park
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 · 8:00 PM
Marco Antonio Solis - Tour Gratitud 2026
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM
JoJo Hermann
Garcia's Chicago · 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
Undertale - The Determination Symphony World Tour
Cahn Auditorium · Evanston
Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM
NieR: Orchestra Concert
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
$16Sat · Sep 5 · 8:30 PM
HARDCOVER Lilydoll Slow Riser
Cole's Bar
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
OMAR COURTZ - POR SI MAÑANA NO ESTOY USA TOUR
United Center · 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
20Sat · Sep 5
2nd Set With The Marques Carroll Quintet
Andy's Jazz Club
Sat · Sep 5
Leon Tilbrook and My Autumn Attic
Uncommon Ground
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Late Night Concert Series w/Thaddeus Tukes
Andy's Jazz Club
$79/$99
Sat · Sep 5
Outdoor Walking Workout
Chicago Botanic Garden
$25/$32
Sat · Sep 5
Bird Walk Fall Migration
Chicago Botanic Garden
20Sat · Sep 5
1st Set With The Marques Carroll Quintet
Andy's Jazz Club
Sat · Sep 5
FREE SOUNDS FRIDAY: Unofficial ARC Afterparty
Emporium Arcade Bar - Wicker Park
Sat · Sep 5
Canadian Rifle * Time Thieves * Endorphins * Little Dave
GMan Tavern
$79/$99
Sat · Sep 5
Nature and Rhythm Fitness
Chicago Botanic Garden
$15Sat · Sep 5
90’s Radio + Faux Ennemi
Bookclub
Tomorrow · Sunday, September 6
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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
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Sun · Sep 6 · 10:00 AM
Soul of the Stone
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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ARC Music Festival
Union Park · Chicago
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Sun · Sep 6 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
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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
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The Hoyle Brothers
Martyrs'
Sun · Sep 6 · 3:00 PM
Washington State vs. Washington Watch Party
Burning Bush Brewery
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Open Mic Night
aliveOne
Sun · Sep 6 · 5:30 PM
Mad-Good - The Music of Stevie Wonder
Winter's Jazz Club
Sun · Sep 6 · 6:00 PM
Chad Gray playing songs from Mudvayne and HELLYEAH
Outset · 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
Squeeze w/ Adam Ant
Ravinia · Highland Park
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Sun · Sep 6 · 9:00 PM
Open Mic Night
My Buddy's
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Sun · Sep 6 · 10:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Reed's Local
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
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Music Open Mic
Uncommon Ground
Sun · Sep 6
Friends w/ Benefits: Initial G and Friends
Emporium Arcade Bar - Wicker Park
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1st Set With Andy Brown Quartet
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringSun · Sep 6
2nd Set With Andy Brown Quartet
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringSun · Sep 6
Late Night Concert Series w/Sunday Soul
Andy's Jazz Club
$15Sun · Sep 6
Mourning Star + Silent No More + GODCHAIN
Bookclub
Monday, September 7
Mon · Sep 7 · 10:00 AM
Labor Day Open 10-5
The Book Cellar
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ARC Music Festival
Union Park · Chicago
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Mon · Sep 7 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
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ARC Music Festival (18 and Over)
Union Park · Chicago
$15Mon · Sep 7 · 3:00 PM
No Stress
Three Top Lounge · Chicago
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Trivia Night
City Winery Chicago
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Trivia Night
Guinness Open Gate Brewery
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Trivia Night
Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Square
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Trivia Night
Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park
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
Mon · Sep 7 · 10:00 PM
ARC After Dark: Kloud
Outset · Chicago
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Christian Dillingham Quartet
Jazz Showcase
20Mon · Sep 7
1st Set With The Heritage Jazz Orchestra
Andy's Jazz Club
$15Mon · Sep 7
Blue Groove Lounge Reunion: “30 Years Later”
Bookclub
$15Mon · Sep 7
Blue Groove Lounge Reunion
Bookclub
20Mon · Sep 7
2nd Set With The Heritage Jazz Orchestra
Andy's Jazz Club
Tuesday, September 8
Tue · Sep 8 · 6:30 PM
PRESIDENT
Riviera Theatre- IL · Chicago
Tue · Sep 8 · 6:30 PM
PRESIDENT: North American Campaign 2026
Riviera Theatre- IL · Chicago
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Trivia Night
Roscoe Village Pub
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Trivia Night
Sheffield's Wine & Beer Garden
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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Punch Bowl Social Chicago
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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Jake Melnick's Corner Tap
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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM
Open Mic / Blues Jam
Gallery Cabaret
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Trivia Night
Butch McGuire's
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Trivia Night
Timothy O'Toole's Pub Chicago
Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM
Between the Lines book club
The Book Cellar
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Open Mic Comedy
Harrigan's
$16Tue · Sep 8 · 7:30 PM
Mouse Magazine Presents: Tragic Heroine Try A Dull Knife Plastic Peach
Cole's Bar
Tue · Sep 8 · 7:30 PM
TLC & Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue - IT'S ICONIC
Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island · Chicago
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Open Mic Night
Emerald Isle
Tue · Sep 8 · 8:00 PM
Nate Sib (18+ Event)
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Tue · Sep 8 · 8:00 PM
Childish Gambino - The New World Tour
United Center · Chicago
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Open Mic Night
Cubby Bear · Chicago
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Open Mic Night
Vaughan's Pub
$31Tue · Sep 8 · 9:00 PM
Wiki The Park Bench Tour
Three Top Lounge · Chicago
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Tue · Sep 8 · 10:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Subterranean · Chicago
20Tue · Sep 8
1st Set With Henry Johnson & Charles ‘Rick’ Heath
Andy's Jazz Club
$279/$349
Tue · Sep 8
Drawing with Colored Pencils | Online
Chicago Botanic Garden