Things to do in Chicago, IL

176 events · Music, Food & Drink, Parks & Outdoors · afternoon

Today · Saturday, September 5

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Sat · Sep 5 · 12:00 PM

ARC Music Festival

Union Park · Chicago

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 5 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 5 · 1:00 PM

EcoStewards Workday

Lincoln Park Conservancy

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Sat · Sep 5 · 2:00 PM

ARC Music Festival (18 and Over)

Union Park · Chicago

Tomorrow · Sunday, September 6

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Sun · Sep 6 · 12:00 PM

ARC Music Festival

Union Park · Chicago

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 6 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

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Sun · 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

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 6 · 3:00 PM

Composting Demos

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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Sun · Sep 6 · 3:00 PM

The Hoyle Brothers

Martyrs'

Sun · Sep 6 · 3:00 PM

Washington State vs. Washington Watch Party

Burning Bush Brewery

Monday, September 7

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Mon · Sep 7 · 12:00 PM

ARC Music Festival

Union Park · Chicago

Parks & Outdoors

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Mon · Sep 7 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

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Mon · Sep 7 · 2:00 PM

ARC Music Festival (18 and Over)

Union Park · Chicago

$15

Mon · Sep 7 · 3:00 PM

No Stress

Three Top Lounge · Chicago

Thursday, September 10

Parks & Outdoors

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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

Friday, September 11

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Sep 11 · 12:30 PM

Morning Glories

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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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

Saturday, September 12

$177

Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM

Evanston Folk Festival 2026 (2-Day Pass)

Dawes Park · Evanston

$51-$66

Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM

PRAVDAFEST @ FITZGERALDS!

FitzGerald's · Berwyn

$94

Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM

Evanston Folk Festival 2026 - SATURDAY

Dawes Park · Evanston

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 12 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

$7-$46

Sat · Sep 12 · 4:00 PM

Dusty Soles Band

Nellie's Gastropub & ConcertHub · Palatine

Sunday, September 13

$104

Sun · Sep 13 · 12:00 PM

Evanston Folk Festival 2026 - SUNDAY

Dawes Park · Evanston

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Sun · Sep 13 · 12:30 PM

World Famous Gospel Brunch at House of Blues (CHI)

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 13 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

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Sun · Sep 13 · 2:00 PM

Garth Brooks - Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour

Allstate Arena · Rosemont

Parks & Outdoors

Sun · Sep 13 · 2:30 PM

Hands-on Beekeeping Class

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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Sun · Sep 13 · 3:00 PM

The Hoyle Brothers

Martyrs'

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 13 · 3:00 PM

Composting Demos

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Sun · Sep 13 · 4:00 PM

Hugel at Navy Pier Open Air

Navy Pier · Chicago

Tuesday, September 15

Tue · Sep 15 · 4:00 PM

Valena Beety - "Pink Crime: Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity" - Nathan Maxwell

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Thursday, September 17

Parks & Outdoors

Free

Thu · Sep 17 · 12:15 PM

Lunch and Learn: Lost Structures, The Architectural Ghosts of Pullman

Pullman National Historical Park

Thu · Sep 17 · 1:00 PM

Rachel Walther, "Born to Lose" @ Music Box Theater

The Book Cellar

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Sep 17 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Thu · Sep 17 · 4:00 PM

Michael E. Sawyer - "The of No Return: Being-As-Black"

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Friday, September 18

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Sep 18 · 12:30 PM

Morning Glories

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Sep 18 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

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Fri · Sep 18 · 1:30 PM

Petr Popelka & Hilary Hahn

Symphony Center-IL · Chicago

Saturday, September 19

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 19 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Sat · Sep 19 · 1:00 PM

75th Anniversary Celebration of Nelson Algren's "Chicago: City on the Make" @ Old Town Ale House

The Book Cellar

Sat · Sep 19 · 3:00 PM

Serena Solin - "A Barer Sky" - Rob Macaisa Colgate, Lisa Low, and Leah Flax Barber

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Sunday, September 20

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 20 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

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Sun · Sep 20 · 3:00 PM

The Hoyle Brothers

Martyrs'

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 20 · 3:00 PM

Composting Demos

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Sun · Sep 20 · 4:00 PM

Nick Warren - Ages 21+

Castaways · Chicago

Tuesday, September 22

Tue · Sep 22 · 4:00 PM

Jeremy Simmons - "Sea of Treasures" - Derek Kennet

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Friday, September 25

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Sep 25 · 12:30 PM

Morning Glories

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Sep 25 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

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Fri · Sep 25 · 1:30 PM

M??kel?? Conducts Sibelius & Shostakovich

Symphony Center-IL · Chicago

Saturday, September 26

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 26 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Sat · Sep 26 · 3:00 PM

Ian Rosenberg - "Terrible Stuff Damaging Everybody: The True Story of Lies and Libel in Dominion v. Fox"

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Sat · Sep 26 · 3:00 PM

Ian Rosenberg - "Terrible Stuff Damaging Everybody" - Samantha Chatman

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Sunday, September 27

Sun · Sep 27 · 12:00 PM

Burning Bush Fall Fest '26

Burning Bush Brewery

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 27 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

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Sun · Sep 27 · 3:00 PM

The Hoyle Brothers

Martyrs'

Friday, October 2

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Oct 2 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

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Fri · Oct 2 · 1:30 PM

M??kel?? Conducts Mahler 9

Symphony Center-IL · Chicago

Sunday, October 4

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Oct 4 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

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Sun · Oct 4 · 3:00 PM

The Hoyle Brothers

Martyrs'

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Sun · Oct 4 · 3:00 PM

M??kel?? Conducts Mahler 9

Symphony Center-IL · Chicago

Wednesday, October 7

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Oct 7 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Wed · Oct 7 · 4:00 PM

Garrison Lovely - "Obsolete: The AI Industry's Trillion Dollar Race to Replace Us — And How to Stop It"

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Friday, October 9

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Oct 9 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Fri · Oct 9 · 4:00 PM

Emily Dufton - "Addiction, Inc."

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Saturday, October 10

Sat · Oct 10 · 12:00 PM

TenderFest @ East End Plaza at Navy Pier

Navy Pier · Chicago

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 10 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Sat · Oct 10 · 4:00 PM

Julian Hattem - "Shelter from the Storm: How Climate Change is Creating a New Era of Migration

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Sunday, October 11

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Oct 11 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

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Sun · Oct 11 · 3:00 PM

The Hoyle Brothers

Martyrs'

Sun · Oct 11 · 3:00 PM

Third Coast Symphony: Rhapsody in Blue & A World Premiere

George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie

Wednesday, October 14

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Oct 14 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Wed · Oct 14 · 4:00 PM

Martha C. Nussbaum - "The Republic of Love" - Douglas Baird

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Thursday, October 15

Thu · Oct 15 · 12:00 PM

East Asia by the Book! CEAS Author Talks ft. Julia Alekseyeva

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Oct 15 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Thu · Oct 15 · 4:00 PM

Stephanie Soileau - "Should the Waters Take Us"

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Friday, October 16

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Oct 16 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

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Fri · Oct 16 · 1:30 PM

Guerrero Leads Fandangos & Enigma Variations

Symphony Center-IL · Chicago

Fri · Oct 16 · 4:00 PM

Charlotte de Witte at East End at Navy Pier

Navy Pier · Chicago

Fri · Oct 16 · 4:00 PM

Ruth Bloch Rubin - "Divided Parties, Strong Leaders"

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Saturday, October 17

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 17 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Sat · Oct 17 · 2:00 PM

Anastasia Klimchynskaya - "From the Earth to the Moon: Annotated for the Spacefaring Age" - Jordan Bimm & Katherine Buse

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Sat · Oct 17 · 4:00 PM

deadmau5 at Navy Pier Open Air

Navy Pier · Chicago

Sunday, October 18

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Sun · Oct 18 · 12:30 PM

World Famous Gospel Brunch at House of Blues (CHI)

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

$60

Sun · Oct 18 · 1:00 PM

Club Romo Presents George Lamond, TKA, and The Jets!

Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Oct 18 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

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Sun · Oct 18 · 3:00 PM

The Hoyle Brothers

Martyrs'

Sun · Oct 18 · 3:00 PM

Thibaudet, Batiashvili & Capu??on

Symphony Center-IL · Chicago