Things to do in Chicago, IL

1,741 events · Music, Parks & Outdoors

Monday, September 7

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Mon · Sep 7 · 8:00 AM

Outdoor Adventure Festival

Indiana Dunes National Park

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Mon · Sep 7 · 8:30 AM

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

Indiana Dunes National Park

Parks & Outdoors

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Mon · Sep 7 · 11:00 AM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

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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

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

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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

20

Mon · Sep 7

2nd Set With The Heritage Jazz Orchestra

Andy's Jazz Club

Tuesday, September 8

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Tue · Sep 8 · 8:00 AM

Outdoor Adventure Festival

Indiana Dunes National Park

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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

$27-$54

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

The Hideout

Tue · Sep 8 · 8:00 PM

Childish Gambino - The New World Tour

United Center · Chicago

$31

Tue · Sep 8 · 9:00 PM

Wiki The Park Bench Tour

Three Top Lounge · Chicago

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Tue · Sep 8 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Cubby Bear · Chicago

Music

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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

Parks & Outdoors

$279/$349

Tue · Sep 8

Drawing with Colored Pencils | Online

Chicago Botanic Garden

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

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 AM

Outdoor Adventure Festival

Indiana Dunes National Park

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:30 AM

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

Indiana Dunes National Park

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Sep 9 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Sep 9 · 10:00 AM

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Sep 9 · 10:00 AM

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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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

The Hideout

Wed · Sep 9 · 6:30 PM

The CHRIS GREENE QUARTET on the PATIO!

FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn

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

Parks & Outdoors

Wed · Sep 9 · 7:00 PM

Plein Air Painting in the Artist’s Garden

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

$21-$34

Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM

Mr. Chair

SPACE · Evanston

Parks & Outdoors

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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

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

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

Elastic Arts

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Shadowgrass

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

$24-$190

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)

Constellation

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Wed · Sep 9 · 9:00 PM

BROTHER JOHN – Host The Jam

Buddy Guy's Legends

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Wed · Sep 9

2nd Set With Charles Heath

Andy's Jazz Club

Parks & Outdoors

$279/$349

Wed · Sep 9

Painting the Natural World | Online

Chicago Botanic Garden

Parks & Outdoors

$35/$44

Wed · Sep 9

Singing Bowl Meditation Experience

Chicago Botanic Garden

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Wed · Sep 9

Soul Message Trio

Jazz Showcase

Parks & Outdoors

$89/$112

Wed · Sep 9

Breathing New Life Into Landscapes

Chicago Botanic Garden

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Wed · Sep 9

Late Night Concert Series w/Ben Paterson

Andy's Jazz Club

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Wed · Sep 9

1st Set With Charles Heath

Andy's Jazz Club

Thursday, September 10

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Thu · Sep 10 · 8:00 AM

Outdoor Adventure Festival

Indiana Dunes National Park

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Thu · Sep 10 · 8:30 AM

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

Indiana Dunes National Park

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Sep 10 · 10:00 AM

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Sep 10 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Sep 10 · 10:00 AM

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Sep 10 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

$114

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

$18

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

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:00 PM

Zeruel

Avondale Music Hall · Chicago

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:00 PM

Erykah Badu

Ravinia · Highland Park

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:00 PM

Volumes, Until I Wake, Catsclaw, Outrun the Sunlight

Reggies Rock Club · Chicago

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:30 PM

And I, You, Sung Drone, Hell of a Life, Funeral Plain

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:30 PM

Rainbow Girls w. Jordan Smart

SPACE · Evanston

20

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:30 PM

CC & The Madman: Fall of '86 (2 Sets!)

Martyrs'

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Thu · Sep 10 · 7:30 PM

Garth Brooks - Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour

Allstate Arena · Rosemont

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:00 PM

JUNGLE - World Tour 2026

United Center · Chicago

$60

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:00 PM

Jam For Good Presents - Niko Moon

Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:00 PM

CFS Presents: Caligari's Cure

Constellation

$45

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:00 PM

Nai Palm (of Hiatus Kaiyote), with Cazeaux O.S.L.O.

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:00 PM

Niko Moon

Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago

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Thu · Sep 10 · 8:00 PM

Shadowgrass

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:30 PM

Thursday Night in the SIDEBAR w/ BLUE ROSE

FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR · Berwyn

$30-$221

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:30 PM

TERRANCE SIMIEN & The Zydeco Experience at FITZGERALDS Nightclub

FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:30 PM

Improvised Music Series: Gregor Samsa & Karlo Rossmann, Tyler Damon/Jacob Fawcett/Andrew Scott Young

Elastic Arts

Thu · Sep 10 · 8:30 PM

Spiral Galaxy, Bobby Conn, SiP, DJ Fiendish Thingys

The Hideout

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Sep 10 · 9:00 PM

PLANTASIA 2026

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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Thu · Sep 10 · 9:00 PM

CHRIS O’LEARY

Buddy Guy's Legends

Thu · Sep 10 · 9:00 PM

Facing w/ Laliberté, baby

Sleeping Village

Parks & Outdoors

$599/$749

Thu · Sep 10

Hardscape Basics

Chicago Botanic Garden

Thu · Sep 10

Clark Sommers W'Ba(SH)

Jazz Showcase

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Thu · Sep 10

2nd Set With Mario Abney

Andy's Jazz Club

Parks & Outdoors

$89/$112

Thu · Sep 10

Autumn Container Workshop

Chicago Botanic Garden

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Thu · Sep 10

1st Set With Mario Abney

Andy's Jazz Club

Parks & Outdoors

$229/$287

Thu · Sep 10

Photographing Water and Reflections

Chicago Botanic Garden

10↻ Recurring

Thu · Sep 10

Late Night Concert Series w/The Chicago Experiment

Andy's Jazz Club

Parks & Outdoors

$119/$149

Thu · Sep 10

Landscaping with Native Plants

Chicago Botanic Garden

Parks & Outdoors

$299/$374

Thu · Sep 10

Botany for Botanical Artists

Chicago Botanic Garden