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212 events · this week · Music, Theater, Food & Drink, Nightlife · morning/afternoon/evening
Today · Sunday, September 6
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ARC Music Festival
Union Park · Chicago
$18-$97Sun · Sep 6 · 12:00 PM
MARIACHI BRUNCH on the PATIO ft. MARIACHI SIRENAS!!
FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn
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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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The Hoyle Brothers
Martyrs'
Sun · Sep 6 · 3:00 PM
Washington State vs. Washington Watch Party
Burning Bush Brewery
Sun · Sep 6 · 4:00 PM
Oldies but Goodies: Labor Day Patio Party w. DJ Corey Bless
SPACE · Evanston
Sun · Sep 6 · 5:00 PM
The RON LAZZERETTI BAND on The PATIO STAGE!
FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn
Sun · Sep 6 · 5:30 PM
Mad-Good - The Music of Stevie Wonder
Winter's Jazz Club
$18Sun · Sep 6 · 5:30 PM
Nicholas Alexander Blues Band/Gerry Hundt Blues Band
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
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Open Mic Night
aliveOne
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
R.I.Y.L. LIVE! w. Adam Voith in conversation with Josh Terry
SPACE · Evanston
Sun · Sep 6 · 7:00 PM
McPhee/Vandermark/Corsano, Halvorson/Courvoisier, 7 Poets Tr
Hungry Brain
Sun · Sep 6 · 7:00 PM
Squeeze w/ Adam Ant
Ravinia · Highland Park
Sun · Sep 6 · 7:00 PM
Big Band & BBQ: CHICAGO GRANDSTAND
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
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The Infinite Wrench
The Neo-Futurists
Sun · Sep 6 · 7:00 PM
Joan Shelley, Otto Benson, David Moore
Constellation
Sun · Sep 6 · 7:30 PM
The Rasmus, Saint Agnes, Death Valley Dreams
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Sun · Sep 6 · 8:00 PM
October Noir, Creepy Little Things, the House Flies
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
Sun · Sep 6 · 8:00 PM
Fast Preacher, Jack Brereton, G'Nite
The Hideout
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Sun · Sep 6 · 8:00 PM
SOUL MESSAGE
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
$16.99Sun · Sep 6 · 9:00 PM
CARLOS ERS
Buddy Guy's Legends
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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
Tomorrow · Monday, September 7
Mon · Sep 7 · 10:00 AM
Labor Day Open 10-5
The Book Cellar
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ARC Music Festival
Union Park · Chicago
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ARC Music Festival (18 and Over)
Union Park · Chicago
$15Mon · Sep 7 · 3:00 PM
No Stress
Three Top Lounge · Chicago
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Trivia Night
City Winery Chicago
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Trivia Night
Guinness Open Gate Brewery
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Trivia Night
Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Square
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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 · 8:30 PM
Danny Elfman
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
Mon · Sep 7 · 10:00 PM
ARC After Dark: Kloud
Outset · Chicago
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 · 6:30 PM
NAOMI ASHELY'S OTHER BAND Live on the PATIO!
FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn
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Trivia Night
Roscoe Village Pub
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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
Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM
Between the Lines book club
The Book Cellar
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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM
Open Mic / Blues Jam
Gallery Cabaret
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Trivia Night
Butch McGuire's
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Trivia Night
Timothy O'Toole's Pub Chicago
$16Tue · Sep 8 · 7:30 PM
Mouse Magazine Presents: Tragic Heroine Try A Dull Knife Plastic Peach
Cole's Bar
$27-$54Tue · Sep 8 · 7:30 PM
Nduduzo Makhathini
SPACE · Evanston
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Open Mic Comedy
Harrigan's
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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Open Mic Night
Emerald Isle
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
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Tue · Sep 8 · 8:00 PM
CHICAGO CELLAR BOYS
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
$31Tue · Sep 8 · 9:00 PM
Wiki The Park Bench Tour
Three Top Lounge · Chicago
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Open Mic Night
Cubby Bear · Chicago
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Open Mic Night
Vaughan's Pub
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Tue · Sep 8 · 10:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Subterranean · Chicago
Wednesday, September 9
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
Robert Patrick Conlon, "Celtic Knot"
The Book Cellar
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
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Wed · Sep 9 · 7:00 PM
Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Fado Irish Pub
Wed · Sep 9 · 7:15 PM
WAIT WAIT...DON'T TELL ME PRESENTS: COMEDY GRAB BAG W/ ALZO SLADE!
The Den Theatre
$21-$34Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM
Mr. Chair
SPACE · Evanston
↻ RecurringWed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM
Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Commonwealth Tavern
Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM
¿Qiensave?
Old Town School of Folk Music
12Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM
Chirp Radio Presents...First Time: First Light
Martyrs'
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Trivia Night
Burwood Tap
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Trivia Night
Carol's Pub · Chicago
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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM
ALFONSO PONTICELLI
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM
Added Color, Lavisher
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
Free↻ RecurringWed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM
Comedy Open Mic
Cole's Bar
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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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Trivia Night
George Street Pub
Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM
Elastro: Hunter Brown, chelliah, Stereotypewriters
Elastic Arts
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Shadowgrass
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
↻ RecurringWed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM
Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Dante's Tavern
$24-$190Wed · 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
$16.99↻ RecurringWed · Sep 9 · 9:00 PM
BROTHER JOHN – Host The Jam
Buddy Guy's Legends
↻ RecurringWed · Sep 9 · 9:00 PM
Karaoke Wednesdays
Replay Lakeview
Thursday, September 10
$15.77Thu · Sep 10 · 7:30 AM
Anne Helen Wells, Suroor, MaryMary!
Cole's Bar
Thu · Sep 10 · 4:00 PM
Jill D. Swenson - "The Land of Everlasting Sky" - MT Cozzola
Seminary Co-op Bookstore
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Jam's Market & Deli Food Pop-Up
Burning Bush Brewery
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Thu · Sep 10 · 5:00 PM
ANDY BROWN
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
$114Thu · 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
$18Thu · Sep 10 · 6:00 PM
TBD/Joanna Connor Band
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago