Things to Do in Chicago — Concerts, Comedy, Theater & More

Today · Saturday, September 5

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Sat · Sep 5 · 12:00 PM

Tomorrow · Sunday, September 6

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Sun · Sep 6 · 12:00 PM

ARC Music Festival

Union Park · Chicago

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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

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Sun · Sep 6 · 3:00 PM

The Hoyle Brothers

Martyrs'

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Sun · Sep 6 · 5:30 PM

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

Sun · Sep 6

Friends w/ Benefits: Initial G and Friends

Emporium Arcade Bar - Wicker Park

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Sun · Sep 6

1st Set With Andy Brown Quartet

Andy's Jazz Club

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Sun · Sep 6

2nd Set With Andy Brown Quartet

Andy's Jazz Club

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Sun · Sep 6

Late Night Concert Series w/Sunday Soul

Andy's Jazz Club

$15

Sun · Sep 6

Mourning Star + Silent No More + GODCHAIN

Bookclub

Monday, September 7

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Mon · Sep 7 · 12:00 PM

ARC Music Festival

Union Park · Chicago

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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

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Mon · Sep 7 · 6:30 PM

Trivia Night

City Winery Chicago

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Mon · Sep 7 · 7:00 PM

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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Mon · Sep 7

Christian Dillingham Quartet

Jazz Showcase

20

Mon · Sep 7

1st Set With The Heritage Jazz Orchestra

Andy's Jazz Club

$15

Mon · Sep 7

Blue Groove Lounge Reunion: “30 Years Later”

Bookclub

$15

Mon · Sep 7

Blue Groove Lounge Reunion

Bookclub

20

Mon · 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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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Roscoe Village Pub

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

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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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Butch McGuire's

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Timothy O'Toole's Pub Chicago

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:30 PM

Open Mic Comedy

Harrigan's

$16

Tue · 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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Tue · Sep 8 · 8:00 PM

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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Tue · Sep 8 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Cubby Bear · Chicago

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Tue · Sep 8 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Vaughan's Pub

$31

Tue · 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

20

Tue · Sep 8

1st Set With Henry Johnson & Charles ‘Rick’ Heath

Andy's Jazz Club

Tue · Sep 8

Mario Kart Open Mic 003

Bookclub

Tue · Sep 8

Diego Rodriguez Big Band

Jazz Showcase

20

Tue · Sep 8

2nd Set With Henry Johnson & Charles ‘Rick’ Heath

Andy's Jazz Club

Wednesday, September 9

Wed · Sep 9 · 6:30 PM

Michael Lerich Quartet - Swingin’ the Great American Songbook

Winter's Jazz Club

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Wed · Sep 9 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Fado Irish Pub

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Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Commonwealth Tavern

12

Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM

Chirp Radio Presents...First Time: First Light

Martyrs'

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

Burwood Tap

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

Carol's Pub · Chicago

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Karaoke Night

Rabbit Hole Wrigley

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Karaoke Night

Sidekick's Entertainment Lounge

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

George Street Pub

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Dante's Tavern

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Comedy Open Mic

Cole's Bar

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Shadowgrass

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

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Wed · Sep 9 · 9:00 PM

Karaoke Wednesdays

Replay Lakeview

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Wed · Sep 9

2nd Set With Charles Heath

Andy's Jazz Club

Wed · Sep 9

I Like To Watch

GMan Tavern

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Wed · Sep 9

Soul Message Trio

Jazz Showcase

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Wed · Sep 9

Late Night Concert Series w/Ben Paterson

Andy's Jazz Club

$12.80

Wed · Sep 9

Homeward Bound + Noah Weissman

Bookclub

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Wed · Sep 9

1st Set With Charles Heath

Andy's Jazz Club

Thursday, September 10

$15.77

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:30 AM

Anne Helen Wells, Suroor, MaryMary!

Cole's Bar

Things to do in Chicago, IL

Today · Saturday, September 5

ARC Music Festival

ARC Music Festival (18 and Over)

Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson with The Hu & Orgy

Rod Stewart w/ Richard Marx

Denise Thimes - Back by popular Demand: The Life and Legacy of Roberta Flack

Marco Antonio Solis - Tour Gratitud 2026

JoJo Hermann

Ramon Ayala: Historia De Un Final

Undertale - The Determination Symphony World Tour

NieR: Orchestra Concert

HARDCOVER Lilydoll Slow Riser

Revolución de Amor XX: 20 Years of Maná – The Ultimate Tribute Celebration

OMAR COURTZ - POR SI MAÑANA NO ESTOY USA TOUR

Sufi Sessions

Mau P - After Dark - Ages 18+

ARC After Dark: nimino

GRiZ (18+)

North Coast Night Lights ft. Ganja White Night

2nd Set With The Marques Carroll Quintet

Late Night Concert Series w/Thaddeus Tukes

1st Set With The Marques Carroll Quintet

FREE SOUNDS FRIDAY: Unofficial ARC Afterparty

Canadian Rifle * Time Thieves * Endorphins * Little Dave

90’s Radio + Faux Ennemi

Tomorrow · Sunday, September 6

ARC Music Festival

ARC Music Festival (18 and Over)

Soca Junction - Vibes In The Sky

NieR:Orchestra Concert 12026 [YoRHa]

House & Freestyle Affair with Sa-Fire

The Hoyle Brothers

Open Mic Night

Mad-Good - The Music of Stevie Wonder

Chad Gray playing songs from Mudvayne and HELLYEAH

O.A.R. Three Decades Tour

Squeeze w/ Adam Ant

Open Mic Night

Open Mic Night

ANYMA - Ages 18+

Wankdat: Crankdat B2B Wooli

Friends w/ Benefits: Initial G and Friends

1st Set With Andy Brown Quartet

2nd Set With Andy Brown Quartet

Late Night Concert Series w/Sunday Soul

Mourning Star + Silent No More + GODCHAIN

Monday, September 7

ARC Music Festival

ARC Music Festival (18 and Over)

No Stress

Trivia Night

Trivia Night

Henry Moodie - Ages 17+

Creeping Death

ARC After Dark: Kloud

Christian Dillingham Quartet

1st Set With The Heritage Jazz Orchestra

Blue Groove Lounge Reunion: “30 Years Later”

Blue Groove Lounge Reunion

2nd Set With The Heritage Jazz Orchestra

Tuesday, September 8

PRESIDENT

PRESIDENT: North American Campaign 2026

Trivia Night

Trivia Night

Trivia Night

Trivia Night

Open Mic / Blues Jam

Trivia Night

Trivia Night

Open Mic Comedy

Mouse Magazine Presents: Tragic Heroine Try A Dull Knife Plastic Peach

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

Open Mic Night

Nate Sib (18+ Event)

Childish Gambino - The New World Tour

Open Mic Night

Open Mic Night

Wiki The Park Bench Tour

1st Set With Henry Johnson & Charles ‘Rick’ Heath

2nd Set With Henry Johnson & Charles ‘Rick’ Heath