Things to do in Chicago, IL

43 events · today · Music, Parks & Outdoors · afternoon/evening

Today · Saturday, September 5

Sat · Sep 5 · 12:00 PM

Evanston Folk Festival Labor Day Party

SPACE · Evanston

Sat · Sep 5 · 12:00 PM

BLUEGRASS BRUNCH ft. FOX CROSSING STRING BAND

FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn

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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

Chellberg Farm Open House

Indiana Dunes National Park

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 5 · 1:00 PM

Critter Feeding Time

Indiana Dunes National 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 · 4:00 PM

Saturday afternoon on the Patio w/ SOUL MESSAGE BAND

FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn

Sat · Sep 5 · 5:00 PM

Raging Opossum Press 2nd Anniversary Party

Sleeping Village

Parks & Outdoors

Passes are required. For more information, visit our Fees & Passes page.

Sat · Sep 5 · 6:00 PM

West Beach Dune Succession Sunset Hike and Photography Tour

Indiana Dunes National Park

Sat · Sep 5 · 6:15 PM

Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson with The Hu & Orgy

Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park

$23

Sat · Sep 5 · 7:00 PM

Lil Ed & Blues Imperials/Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

Sat · Sep 5 · 7:00 PM

Marc Ribot, Josh Johnson, Ranaldo & Singer: Contre Jour

Constellation

Sat · Sep 5 · 7:00 PM

STILL IL - “the Glory of 80s College Radio” the cure, the smiths, ETC. & MORE!

FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn

$14

Sat · Sep 5 · 7:00 PM

Kicked By A Hand, Jonny Couch, Secret Tape

Cubby Bear · Chicago

Sat · Sep 5 · 7:30 PM

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

Winter's Jazz Club

$32

Sat · Sep 5 · 7:30 PM

Mustard Service, Pity Party (Girls Club), Manwolves , Chicano Mosh

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

Sat · Sep 5 · 7:30 PM

Mustard Service w/ Pity Party (Girls Club)

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM

Marco Antonio Solis - Tour Gratitud 2026

Allstate Arena · Rosemont

Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM

YSL Records & Young Thug Present: The New Generation Tour

Aragon Ballroom · Chicago

Parks & Outdoors

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

Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM

Stargazing at Kemil Beach

Indiana Dunes National Park

Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM

JoJo Hermann

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM

The Obsessed, Hippie Death Cult, Astral Hand, Black Road

Reggies Rock Club · 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

OMAR COURTZ - POR SI MAÑANA NO ESTOY USA TOUR

Aragon Ballroom · Chicago

Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM

Undertale - The Determination Symphony World Tour

Cahn Auditorium · Evanston

$34-$330

Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM

Black Marble with Public Circuit and Jimmy Cicero

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM

NieR: Orchestra Concert

Symphony Center-IL · Chicago

$30-$190

Sat · Sep 5 · 8:30 PM

SHINER plays FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB w/ Bursting & Temps!

FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn

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

Sababa 5, C3zr

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

$27.30

Sat · Sep 5 · 9:00 PM

JOHN PRIMER

Buddy Guy's Legends

Sat · Sep 5 · 9:00 PM

Lover’s Lounge

Sleeping Village

Sat · Sep 5 · 9:00 PM

Spiderknit Productions: Bugs World

Elastic Arts

Sat · Sep 5 · 9:00 PM

OMAR COURTZ - POR SI MAÑANA NO ESTOY USA TOUR

United Center · Chicago

Sat · Sep 5 · 9:00 PM

JOHN COLTRANE'S "A Love Supreme!" Performed by the John Hanrahan Quartet

FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR · Berwyn

$12-$22

Sat · Sep 5 · 9:30 PM

Anthony Orio

Carol's Pub · 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