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1,823 events · Music, Theater, Food & Drink, Parks & Outdoors
Wednesday, October 14
Wed · Oct 14 · 7:00 PM
Joe Dombrowski
The Den Theatre
Wed · Oct 14 · 7:30 PM
The Bolero Project
Old Town School of Folk Music
Wed · Oct 14 · 7:30 PM
Michael Franti
Park West · Chicago
Wed · Oct 14 · 8:00 PM
Acid Mothers Temple, Magick Potion, Spiral Galaxy
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
Wed · Oct 14 · 8:00 PM
Deraps, Reflexicon
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
Wed · Oct 14 · 8:00 PM
ALVARO DIAZ - OMAKASE TOUR
Riviera Theatre- IL · Chicago
Wed · Oct 14 · 8:00 PM
The Smashing Pumpkins: The Rats In A Cage Tour
United Center · Chicago
Wed · Oct 14 · 8:00 PM
CHRONO TRIGGER Orchestra Concert: Melodies Across Time
Cahn Auditorium · Evanston
Wed · Oct 14 · 8:00 PM
Joshua Burnside
Old Town School of Folk Music
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 14 · 8:00 PM
Trivia Night
Carol's Pub · Chicago
$16.99↻ RecurringWed · Oct 14 · 9:00 PM
JIMMY BURNS – Host The Jam
Buddy Guy's Legends
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 14
Jazz Links Jam Session
Jazz Showcase
Thursday, October 15
Thu · Oct 15 · 12:00 PM
East Asia by the Book! CEAS Author Talks ft. Julia Alekseyeva
Seminary Co-op Bookstore
Free↻ Recurring
Thu · Oct 15 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
Thu · Oct 15 · 4:00 PM
Stephanie Soileau - "Should the Waters Take Us"
Seminary Co-op Bookstore
$18↻ RecurringThu · Oct 15 · 6:00 PM
TBD/TBD
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
Thu · Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
MAR SOLIS - TU TUTU TOUR 2026
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Thu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM
Laura Veirs w. Karl Blau
SPACE · Evanston
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM
Guerrero Leads Fandangos & Enigma Variations
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
Thu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM
Dadi Freyr (18+)
Vic Theatre · Chicago
$42Thu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM
Osees ft. Brigid Dawson with Traps PS
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Thu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM
ROBERT PLANT WITH SAVING GRACE and SUZI DIAN
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
$26-$119Thu · Oct 15 · 8:00 PM
Blake Whiten - Something To Say Tour
Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago
Thu · Oct 15 · 8:00 PM
Carbon Leaf
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Thu · Oct 15 · 8:00 PM
Camilo
Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont
Thu · Oct 15 · 8:00 PM
Will Dempsey - Carry The Weight Tour with Gavin Hughes
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Thu · Oct 15 · 8:00 PM
V.V. Lightbody Album Release - Night 1!
The Hideout
Thu · Oct 15 · 8:00 PM
Insomniac, Krononaut, the Waterfall King
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
$24-$190Thu · Oct 15 · 8:30 PM
JESSE ROPER Returns to FITZGERALDS Nightclub!
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
Thu · Oct 15 · 9:00 PM
Salin
Sleeping Village
$16.99Thu · Oct 15 · 9:00 PM
ROCK ATLAS
Buddy Guy's Legends
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 15 · 9:00 PM
Subtronics (18 and Over)
Radius - Chicago · Chicago
Thu · Oct 15
Vibraphonist Thaddeus Tukes Quintet
Jazz Showcase
Thu · Oct 15
Skye Peterson and Thomas Austin
Uncommon Ground
Friday, October 16
Free↻ Recurring
Fri · Oct 16 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 16 · 1:30 PM
Guerrero Leads Fandangos & Enigma Variations
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
Fri · Oct 16 · 4:00 PM
Charlotte de Witte at East End at Navy Pier
Navy Pier · Chicago
Fri · Oct 16 · 4:00 PM
Ruth Bloch Rubin - "Divided Parties, Strong Leaders"
Seminary Co-op Bookstore
$23↻ RecurringFri · Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
TBD/TBD
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
Fri · Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
Fugu Dugu
Old Town School of Folk Music
Fri · Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
Medium Build w/ Bella White
Metro · Chicago
Fri · Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
Capacity X Hidden Ideas: Umru + EQ
Outset · Chicago
Fri · Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
King's X
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Fri · Oct 16 · 7:30 PM
*SOLD OUT* Osees ft. Brigid Dawson with Traps PS
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Fri · Oct 16 · 7:30 PM
Summer Walker
Credit Union 1 Arena at UIC · Chicago
Free↻ Recurring
Fri · Oct 16 · 7:30 PM
Music Heritage Series Concert
Indiana Dunes National Park
$33-$88Fri · Oct 16 · 8:00 PM
Willow Avalon - Pink Pocket Pistol Tour
Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont
$35Fri · Oct 16 · 8:00 PM
HEY, NOTHING – THE HOUND TOUR
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Fri · Oct 16 · 8:00 PM
Scathing Torment, Snugglebunzzz, Convulsis, Dead and Buried
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
$39-$52↻ RecurringFri · Oct 16 · 8:00 PM
Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel
SPACE · Evanston
Fri · Oct 16 · 8:00 PM
Grateful String Band
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Fri · Oct 16 · 8:00 PM
V.V. Lightbody Album Release - Night 2!
The Hideout
Fri · Oct 16 · 8:00 PM
TINASHE - ONE NIGHT WITH A POPSTAR
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
Fri · Oct 16 · 8:00 PM
Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
15Fri · Oct 16 · 8:30 PM
Todd Snider Get Together
Martyrs'
$35-$252Fri · Oct 16 · 8:30 PM
Friday Night in the Club w/ FUNKHOUSE!
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
$28Fri · Oct 16 · 9:00 PM
DISTANT MATTER - ‘VIVID NOSTALGIA - PHASE II’
Three Top Lounge · Chicago
Fri · Oct 16 · 9:00 PM
Metro Presents… RES – How i Do 25th Anniversary ** DJ set by Quinnette
Sleeping Village
Fri · Oct 16 · 9:00 PM
Indiscipline
Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago
$27.30Fri · Oct 16 · 9:00 PM
MAHINDRA BLUES FEST – JENI GROUWS
Buddy Guy's Legends
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 16 · 9:00 PM
Subtronics (18 and Over)
Radius - Chicago · Chicago
$9Fri · Oct 16 · 9:30 PM
SunFallen
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Fri · Oct 16
Jonathan Hannau and Richard Brasseale with Momo and Alvin
Uncommon Ground
Saturday, October 17
Sat · Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
FUNK BRUNCH in the CLUB w/ Greg Jacks & Brother Help
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
Free↻ Recurring
Sat · Oct 17 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
Sat · Oct 17 · 2:00 PM
Anastasia Klimchynskaya - "From the Earth to the Moon: Annotated for the Spacefaring Age" - Jordan Bimm & Katherine Buse
Seminary Co-op Bookstore
Sat · Oct 17 · 4:00 PM
Josh Joplin - Matinee
The Hideout
Sat · Oct 17 · 4:00 PM
deadmau5 at Navy Pier Open Air
Navy Pier · Chicago
Sat · Oct 17 · 6:30 PM
Kidd G: The Forever Bender Tour
Outset · Chicago
Sat · Oct 17 · 6:30 PM
Knox
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Sat · Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
Jesse Welles - Presented by XRT
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
$23↻ RecurringSat · Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
TBD/TBD
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
Sat · Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
Catch Your Breath w/ TX2
Vic Theatre · Chicago
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 17 · 7:30 PM
Guerrero Leads Fandangos & Enigma Variations
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
Sat · Oct 17 · 7:30 PM
Sons of Chicago: The Rolling Stones & Rocking Blues
Beverly Arts Center
$40-$100Sat · Oct 17 · 7:30 PM
PRAYERS No Tengo Calma Tour 2026 featuring DEVORA and CHRIZ AMAYA
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Sat · Oct 17 · 7:30 PM
Suki Waterhouse: The Loveland Tour
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
Sat · Oct 17 · 7:30 PM
Toad the Wet Sprocket
George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie
Sat · Oct 17 · 8:00 PM
Oz Noy Trio Ft. Dave Weckl and Brian Charette
Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago
Sat · Oct 17 · 8:00 PM
Oso Oso, Leisure Hour, Bad Luck.
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
Sat · Oct 17 · 8:00 PM
Grupo Duelo - GRAVEDAD TOUR 2026
Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont
Sat · Oct 17 · 8:00 PM
The Dread Crew of Oddwood, Mikey Classic and His Demons, Tba
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
Sat · Oct 17 · 8:00 PM
True Loves
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
$39-$52↻ RecurringSat · Oct 17 · 8:00 PM
Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel
SPACE · Evanston
Sat · Oct 17 · 8:30 PM
Heart of Chicago Soul Club
The Hideout
$46-$282Sat · Oct 17 · 8:30 PM
ROGER CLYNE & The Peacemakers Return to FITZGERALDS
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
$27.30Sat · Oct 17 · 9:00 PM
MAHINDRA BLUES FEST – NEW ORLEANS BEAU
Buddy Guy's Legends
Sat · Oct 17 · 9:00 PM
BLOODRAVE
Sleeping Village
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 17 · 9:00 PM
Subtronics (18 and Over)
Radius - Chicago · Chicago
$12Sat · Oct 17 · 9:30 PM
The Riley Brothers
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Sat · Oct 17
Frank Viele and Joe Gorka
Uncommon Ground
Sunday, October 18
$10Sun · Oct 18 · 10:15 AM
Halloween Family Fun in the Club w/ TUNES WITH TIM
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
Sun · Oct 18 · 11:00 AM
Little Miss Ann And Friends Halloween Concert!
SPACE · Evanston
↻ RecurringSun · Oct 18 · 12:30 PM
World Famous Gospel Brunch at House of Blues (CHI)
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
$60Sun · Oct 18 · 1:00 PM
Club Romo Presents George Lamond, TKA, and The Jets!
Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont
Free↻ Recurring
Sun · Oct 18 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
↻ RecurringSun · Oct 18 · 3:00 PM
The Hoyle Brothers
Martyrs'
Sun · Oct 18 · 3:00 PM
Thibaudet, Batiashvili & Capu??on
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
$18↻ RecurringSun · Oct 18 · 5:30 PM
TBD/TBD
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
Sun · Oct 18 · 6:00 PM
MOVEMENTS - HAPPIER NOW USA TOUR
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago