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1,597 events · Music, Food & Drink, Parks & Outdoors · morning/afternoon/evening

Today · 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.↻ Recurring

Sun · Sep 6 · 8:00 AM

Outdoor Adventure Festival

Indiana Dunes National Park

Free↻ Recurring

Sun · 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

Sun · Sep 6 · 10:00 AM

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Sun · Sep 6 · 10:00 AM

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Sun · Sep 6 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Sun · Sep 6 · 12:00 PM

ARC Music Festival

Union Park · Chicago

Sun · Sep 6 · 12:00 PM

MARIACHI BRUNCH on the PATIO ft. MARIACHI SIRENAS!!

FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn

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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

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

Sun · Sep 6 · 3:00 PM

Composting Demos

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Sun · Sep 6 · 3:00 PM

The Hoyle Brothers

Sun · Sep 6 · 3:00 PM

Washington State vs. Washington Watch Party

Burning Bush Brewery

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

Sun · 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 · 6:30 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

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

Sun · 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

Tomorrow · Monday, September 7

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

Mon · Sep 7 · 8:00 AM

Outdoor Adventure Festival

Indiana Dunes National Park

Free↻ Recurring

Mon · Sep 7 · 8:30 AM

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

Indiana Dunes National Park

Mon · Sep 7 · 10:00 AM

Labor Day Open 10-5

The Book Cellar

Free↻ Recurring

Mon · Sep 7 · 11:00 AM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Mon · Sep 7 · 12:00 PM

ARC Music Festival

Union Park · Chicago

Mon · Sep 7 · 2:00 PM

ARC Music Festival (18 and Over)

Union Park · Chicago

Mon · Sep 7 · 3:00 PM

No Stress

Three Top Lounge · Chicago

Mon · Sep 7 · 6:30 PM

Trivia Night

City Winery Chicago

Mon · Sep 7 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Guinness Open Gate Brewery

Mon · Sep 7 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Square

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 · 8:30 PM

Danny Elfman

Aragon Ballroom · Chicago

Mon · Sep 7 · 10:00 PM

ARC After Dark: Kloud

Outset · Chicago

Tuesday, September 8

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

Tue · Sep 8 · 8:00 AM

Outdoor Adventure Festival

Indiana Dunes National Park

Free↻ Recurring

Tue · Sep 8 · 8:30 AM

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

Indiana Dunes National Park

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

Tue · Sep 8 · 6:30 PM

NAOMI ASHELY'S OTHER BAND Live on the PATIO!

FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn

Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Between the Lines book club

The Book Cellar

Tue · Sep 8 · 7:30 PM

Nduduzo Makhathini

SPACE · Evanston

Tue · Sep 8 · 7:30 PM

TLC & Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue - IT'S ICONIC

Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island · Chicago

Tue · Sep 8 · 8:00 PM

Nate Sib (18+ Event)

Lincoln Hall · Chicago

Tue · Sep 8 · 8:00 PM

Radio Outernational, Dark Canyon

Tue · Sep 8 · 8:00 PM

Childish Gambino - The New World Tour

United Center · Chicago

Tue · Sep 8 · 9:00 PM

Wiki The Park Bench Tour

Three Top Lounge · Chicago

Tue · Sep 8 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Cubby Bear · Chicago

Tue · Sep 8 · 10:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Subterranean · Chicago

Wednesday, September 9

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

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 AM

Outdoor Adventure Festival

Indiana Dunes National Park

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:30 AM

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

Indiana Dunes National Park

Wed · Sep 9 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Wed · Sep 9 · 10:00 AM

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Wed · Sep 9 · 10:00 AM

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Sep 9 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Wed · Sep 9 · 6:00 PM

Politico’s Illinois Playbook Live! with Shia Kapos & special guest Rep. Lauren Underwood

Wed · Sep 9 · 6:30 PM

The CHRIS GREENE QUARTET on the PATIO!

FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn

Wed · Sep 9 · 6:30 PM

Robert Patrick Conlon, "Celtic Knot"

The Book Cellar

Wed · Sep 9 · 6:30 PM

Michael Lerich Quartet - Swingin’ the Great American Songbook

Winter's Jazz Club

Wed · Sep 9 · 7:00 PM

Music Trivia with Brendan and Sean: Evanston Folk Festival Edition (Space Patio)

SPACE · Evanston

Wed · Sep 9 · 7:00 PM

Plein Air Painting in the Artist’s Garden

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM

Mr. Chair

SPACE · Evanston

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

Carol's Pub · Chicago

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Added Color, Lavisher

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

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 · 8:30 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

Thursday, September 10

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

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

TBD/Joanna Connor Band

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

Thu · Sep 10 · 6:30 PM

Paul Marinaro Quartet

Winter's Jazz Club