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206 events · Music, Theater, Food & Drink, Parks & Outdoors · afternoon
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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ARC Music Festival
Union Park · Chicago
Free↻ Recurring
Sat · Sep 5 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.↻ Recurring
Sat · Sep 5 · 1:00 PM
Chellberg Farm Open House
Indiana Dunes National Park
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Sat · Sep 5 · 1:00 PM
Critter Feeding Time
Indiana Dunes National Park
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Sat · Sep 5 · 1:00 PM
EcoStewards Workday
Lincoln Park Conservancy
Sat · Sep 5 · 2:00 PM
Still A Constant Struggle, Part 2
Beverly Arts Center
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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
Tomorrow · 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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Sun · Sep 6 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.↻ Recurring
Sun · Sep 6 · 1:00 PM
Chellberg Farm Open House
Indiana Dunes National Park
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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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Sun · Sep 6 · 3:00 PM
Composting Demos
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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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
Monday, September 7
Wednesday, September 9
Thursday, September 10
Friday, September 11
Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.Fri · Sep 11 · 12:00 PM
Ranger Camp 3-Day Expedition
Indiana Dunes National Park
Free↻ Recurring
Fri · Sep 11 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
Fri · Sep 11 · 2:00 PM
ESPN Radio Live with Waddle & Silvy
Burning Bush Brewery
Saturday, September 12
$166Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM
Evanston Folk Festival 2026 (2-Day Pass)
Dawes Park · Evanston
$51-$66Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM
PRAVDAFEST @ FITZGERALDS!
FitzGerald's · Berwyn
$94Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM
Evanston Folk Festival 2026 - SATURDAY
Dawes Park · Evanston
Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.↻ Recurring
Sat · Sep 12 · 1:00 PM
Chellberg Farm Open House
Indiana Dunes National Park
Free↻ Recurring
Sat · Sep 12 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
$7-$46Sat · Sep 12 · 4:00 PM
Dusty Soles Band
Nellie's Gastropub & ConcertHub · Palatine
Sunday, September 13
Sun · Sep 13 · 12:00 PM
Evanston Folk Festival 2026 - SUNDAY
Dawes Park · Evanston
Sun · Sep 13 · 12:00 PM
BLUES BRUNCH ft. The Nigel Mack Acoustic Duo
FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn
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World Famous Gospel Brunch at House of Blues (CHI)
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.↻ Recurring
Sun · Sep 13 · 1:00 PM
Chellberg Farm Open House
Indiana Dunes National Park
Free↻ Recurring
Sun · Sep 13 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
Sun · Sep 13 · 1:00 PM
"quiet as it's kept" Visual Gallery Exhibition Closing Reception
Elastic Arts
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Garth Brooks - Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
Sun · Sep 13 · 2:30 PM
Hands-on Beekeeping Class
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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The Hoyle Brothers
Martyrs'
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Sun · Sep 13 · 3:00 PM
Composting Demos
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Sun · Sep 13 · 4:00 PM
Hugel at Navy Pier Open Air
Navy Pier · Chicago
Tuesday, September 15
Wednesday, September 16
Thursday, September 17
Free
Thu · Sep 17 · 12:15 PM
Lunch and Learn: Lost Structures, The Architectural Ghosts of Pullman
Pullman National Historical Park
Thu · Sep 17 · 1:00 PM
Rachel Walther, "Born to Lose" @ Music Box Theater
The Book Cellar
Free↻ Recurring
Thu · Sep 17 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
Thu · Sep 17 · 3:00 PM
GOLD
The Den Theatre
Thu · Sep 17 · 4:00 PM
Michael E. Sawyer - "The of No Return: Being-As-Black"
Seminary Co-op Bookstore
Friday, September 18
Saturday, September 19
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Writing & Performing
The Neo-Futurists
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Sat · Sep 19 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
Free↻ Recurring
Sat · Sep 19 · 1:00 PM
Critter Feeding Time
Indiana Dunes National Park
Sat · Sep 19 · 1:00 PM
75th Anniversary Celebration of Nelson Algren's "Chicago: City on the Make" @ Old Town Ale House
The Book Cellar
Sat · Sep 19 · 3:00 PM
Just A Comedian
The Den Theatre
Sat · Sep 19 · 3:00 PM
Serena Solin - "A Barer Sky" - Rob Macaisa Colgate, Lisa Low, and Leah Flax Barber
Seminary Co-op Bookstore
Sunday, September 20
Free↻ Recurring
Sun · Sep 20 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
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The Hoyle Brothers
Martyrs'
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Sun · Sep 20 · 3:00 PM
Composting Demos
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Sun · Sep 20 · 4:00 PM
Nick Warren - Ages 21+
Castaways · Chicago
Tuesday, September 22
Wednesday, September 23
Thursday, September 24
Friday, September 25
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Fri · Sep 25 · 12:30 PM
Morning Glories
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Free↻ Recurring
Fri · Sep 25 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
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M??kel?? Conducts Sibelius & Shostakovich
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
Fri · Sep 25 · 3:00 PM
Waking The Witch
The Den Theatre
Saturday, September 26
Sat · Sep 26 · 12:00 PM
Chicago End-Of-Life Expo
Sleeping Village
Free↻ Recurring
Sat · Sep 26 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
Sat · Sep 26 · 3:00 PM
Ian Rosenberg - "Terrible Stuff Damaging Everybody" - Samantha Chatman
Seminary Co-op Bookstore
Sat · Sep 26 · 4:00 PM
Saturday afternoon on the PATIO w/ NEW EARTH FARMERS (Record Release !) + ANDON DAVIS TRIO
FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn
Sunday, September 27
Wednesday, September 30
Thursday, October 1
Friday, October 2
Saturday, October 3
Free↻ Recurring
Sat · Oct 3 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
Sat · Oct 3 · 1:30 PM
26th World Music Festival Chicago
Beverly Arts Center
$56Sat · Oct 3 · 2:00 PM
Pachanka Music Culture Presents: LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn
Sat · Oct 3 · 3:00 PM
AFROFUTURIST WEEKEND 11: Xavi burgos staged reading and talkbalk [offsite in humboldt Park]
Elastic Arts
Sunday, October 4
Free↻ Recurring
Sun · Oct 4 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
Sun · Oct 4 · 3:00 PM
AFROFUTURIST WEEKEND 11: africlassical futures presents Autophysiopsychic Millennium’s ‘White Flowers’ (Detroit), BSA Gold [offsite at bronzeville’s blanc gallery]
Elastic Arts
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The Hoyle Brothers
Martyrs'
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M??kel?? Conducts Mahler 9
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago