Things to do in Chicago, IL

58 events · this weekend · Music, Nightlife, Parks & Outdoors

Today · Saturday, September 5

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 5 · 10:00 AM

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 5 · 10:00 AM

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 5 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 5 · 11:00 AM

Budding Botanist

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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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

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

$16

Sat · 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

$35

Sat · 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

20

Sat · Sep 5

2nd Set With The Marques Carroll Quintet

Andy's Jazz Club

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Sat · Sep 5

Late Night Concert Series w/Thaddeus Tukes

Andy's Jazz Club

Parks & Outdoors

$79/$99

Sat · Sep 5

Outdoor Walking Workout

Chicago Botanic Garden

Parks & Outdoors

$25/$32

Sat · Sep 5

Bird Walk Fall Migration

Chicago Botanic Garden

20

Sat · 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

Parks & Outdoors

$79/$99

Sat · Sep 5

Nature and Rhythm Fitness

Chicago Botanic Garden

$15

Sat · Sep 5

90’s Radio + Faux Ennemi

Bookclub

Tomorrow · Sunday, September 6

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 6 · 10:00 AM

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 6 · 10:00 AM

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 6 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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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'

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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

Nightlife

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Sun · Sep 6 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

My Buddy's

Nightlife

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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