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

Today · Saturday, September 5

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Sat · Sep 5 · 10:00 AM

Tomorrow · Sunday, September 6

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Sun · Sep 6 · 10:00 AM

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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Sun · Sep 6 · 10:00 AM

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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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

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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

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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'

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

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

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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

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 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

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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 · 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

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 · 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

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

$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

$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

$279/$349

Tue · Sep 8

Beginning Watercolor | Online

Chicago Botanic Garden

Wednesday, September 9

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Wed · Sep 9 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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Wed · Sep 9 · 10:00 AM

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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Wed · Sep 9 · 10:00 AM

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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Wed · Sep 9 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Wed · Sep 9 · 6:30 PM

Michael Lerich Quartet - Swingin’ the Great American Songbook

Winter's Jazz Club

Wed · Sep 9 · 7:00 PM

Plein Air Painting in the Artist’s Garden

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM

Whimsy Wednesday

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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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

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Shadowgrass

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

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Wed · Sep 9

2nd Set With Charles Heath

Andy's Jazz Club

$279/$349

Wed · Sep 9

Painting the Natural World | Online

Chicago Botanic Garden

$35/$44

Wed · Sep 9

Singing Bowl Meditation Experience

Chicago Botanic Garden

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Wed · Sep 9

Soul Message Trio

Jazz Showcase

$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

$279/$349

Wed · Sep 9

Brushstrokes and Beyond | Online

Chicago Botanic Garden

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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 · 10:00 AM

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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Thu · Sep 10 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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Thu · Sep 10 · 10:00 AM

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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Thu · Sep 10 · 11:30 AM

Beekeeping Demonstrations

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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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

Thu · Sep 10 · 6:30 PM

Paul Marinaro Quartet

Winter's Jazz Club

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:00 PM

Zeruel

Avondale Music Hall · Chicago

Things to do in Chicago, IL

Today · Saturday, September 5

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Soul of the Stone

Budding Botanist

ARC Music Festival

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

EcoStewards Workday

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

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

Outdoor Walking Workout

Bird Walk Fall Migration

1st Set With The Marques Carroll Quintet

Nature and Rhythm Fitness

Tomorrow · Sunday, September 6

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Soul of the Stone

ARC Music Festival

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

ARC Music Festival (18 and Over)

Soca Junction - Vibes In The Sky

NieR:Orchestra Concert 12026 [YoRHa]

House & Freestyle Affair with Sa-Fire

Composting Demos

The Hoyle Brothers

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

ANYMA - Ages 18+

Wankdat: Crankdat B2B Wooli

1st Set With Andy Brown Quartet

2nd Set With Andy Brown Quartet

Late Night Concert Series w/Sunday Soul

Monday, September 7

ARC Music Festival

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

ARC Music Festival (18 and Over)

No Stress

Trivia Night

Henry Moodie - Ages 17+

Creeping Death

ARC After Dark: Kloud

Christian Dillingham Quartet

1st Set With The Heritage Jazz Orchestra

2nd Set With The Heritage Jazz Orchestra

Tuesday, September 8

PRESIDENT

PRESIDENT: North American Campaign 2026

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

Nate Sib (18+ Event)

Childish Gambino - The New World Tour

Open Mic Night

Wiki The Park Bench Tour

Open Mic Night

1st Set With Henry Johnson &#038; Charles &#8216;Rick&#8217; Heath

Drawing with Colored Pencils | Online

Diego Rodriguez Big Band

2nd Set With Henry Johnson &#038; Charles &#8216;Rick&#8217; Heath

Beginning Watercolor | Online

Wednesday, September 9

Soul of the Stone

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

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