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1,642 events · Music, Theater, Food & Drink

Saturday, September 12

Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM

Evanston Folk Festival 2026 (2-Day Pass)

Dawes Park · Evanston

Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM

PRAVDAFEST @ FITZGERALDS!

FitzGerald's · Berwyn

Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM

Evanston Folk Festival 2026 - SATURDAY

Dawes Park · Evanston

Sat · Sep 12 · 4:00 PM

Dusty Soles Band

Nellie's Gastropub & ConcertHub · Palatine

Sat · Sep 12 · 5:00 PM

The Outreach Program: Naydja Bruton's Rhythm Ninjas, udochukwu anidobu, Amari Amai

Sat · Sep 12 · 6:00 PM

Two Nights at Navy Pier: Saturday (18+ Event)

Navy Pier · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 6:00 PM

Gregory Porter

Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana · Gary

Sat · Sep 12 · 6:30 PM

Sam Barber with Josiah and The Bonnevilles - The American Route Tour

The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

Burning Red: Tribute to Taylor

Beverly Arts Center

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

Emarosa presents: High Horse Heaven Tour w/ special guests: VEAUX, and dreamfone

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

All Shall Perish, Carnifex, Extermination Dismemberment, Mauled

Reggies Rock Club · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

Maudlin House, Long Day Press, and Always Crashing present: Devils in the White City, a Printers Row Offsite

$23↻ Recurring

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

Joanna Connor Band/Nicholas Alexander Blues Band

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

Dan + Shay: The Young Tour

Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

Emarosa w/ Veaux

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

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House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

Cult Member

Outset · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

Alison Krauss and Union Station

Ravinia · Highland Park

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:30 PM

Chief Keef Live 2026

Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:30 PM

Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with Boyce Hudson

Winter's Jazz Club

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:30 PM

Sons of Legion

Vic Theatre · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:30 PM

Robyn - The Sexistential Tour

United Center · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:30 PM

Black Label Society

Aragon Ballroom · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM

Garth Brooks - Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour

Allstate Arena · Rosemont

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM

Senorita x Garcia's End of Summer Party

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM

Madeleine Peyroux

Old Town School of Folk Music

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM

Binomio De Oro De America

Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM

Hurray for the Riff Raff w. Free Range: Evanston Folk Festival Afterpresented by Bluegrass Situation

SPACE · Evanston

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM

The Waco Brothers, Trash Kickers

Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM

Parlour Magic, Course, Nae

Sat · Sep 12 · 9:00 PM

JEMBAA GROOVE w/ Dark Canyon

Sleeping Village

Sat · Sep 12 · 9:00 PM

IVAN SINGH

Buddy Guy's Legends

Sat · Sep 12 · 9:30 PM

Gabby Bryan

The Den Theatre

Sat · Sep 12 · 9:30 PM

Billy Gray

Carol's Pub · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 PM

Oskar med K (18+ event)

Radius - Chicago · Chicago

Sat · Sep 12 · 10:30 PM

The Infinite Wrench

The Neo-Futurists

CLR

Uncommon Ground

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Late Night Concert Series w/John Moulder

Andy's Jazz Club

20↻ Recurring

1st Set With Mercurian Force feat. Isaiah Collier

Andy's Jazz Club

20↻ Recurring

2nd Set With Mercurian Force feat. Isaiah Collier

Andy's Jazz Club

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

Sun · Sep 13 · 12:30 PM

World Famous Gospel Brunch at House of Blues (CHI)

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

Sun · Sep 13 · 1:00 PM

"quiet as it's kept" Visual Gallery Exhibition Closing Reception

Sun · Sep 13 · 2:00 PM

Garth Brooks - Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour

Allstate Arena · Rosemont

Sun · Sep 13 · 3:00 PM

The Hoyle Brothers

Sun · Sep 13 · 4:00 PM

Hugel at Navy Pier Open Air

Navy Pier · Chicago

Sun · Sep 13 · 5:00 PM

The Phil Angotti Four: POWER POP!

FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn

Sun · Sep 13 · 5:30 PM

Mike Wheeler Blues Band/Rico McFarland Blues Band

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

Sun · Sep 13 · 5:30 PM

Bruce Henry Quartet with special guest Kevin King - The Great Male Voices of Jazz: Armstrong, Cole, Hendricks, Jarreau

Winter's Jazz Club

Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM

Sequinox: A Ritual Cycle with Secrets of the Beehive and Mehtab Kirtan’s Death Songs

Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM

Los Tigres del Norte

Ravinia · Highland Park

Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM

Big Band & BBQ w/ SHOUT SECTION BIG BAND

FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn

Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM

Bettye LaVette

Old Town School of Folk Music

Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM

Venjent

Outset · Chicago

Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM

The Infinite Wrench

The Neo-Futurists

Sun · Sep 13 · 7:15 PM

TROY HAWKE: NEVER STOP, NEVER CHANGE!

The Den Theatre

Sun · Sep 13 · 8:00 PM

Pitbull - I'm Back with special guest Lil Jon

Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park

Sun · Sep 13 · 8:00 PM

Lily Allen Performs West End Girl

The Chicago Theatre · Chicago

Sun · Sep 13 · 8:00 PM

Joey Harkum, Zack Fedor & the Long Goodbyes, Russ Baum

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

Sun · Sep 13 · 8:30 PM

Chávez Ismaily Saunier

Sun · Sep 13 · 8:30 PM

A Tribute to John Prine's Bruised Orange: Evanston Folk Festival Afterpresented by Bluegrass Situation

SPACE · Evanston

Sun · Sep 13 · 9:00 PM

MIXX COMPANY

Buddy Guy's Legends

20↻ Recurring

2nd Set With Andy Brown Quartet

Andy's Jazz Club

20↻ Recurring

1st Set With Andy Brown Quartet

Andy's Jazz Club

John Rice Celebration of Life

20↻ Recurring

Late Night Concert Series w/Sunday Soul

Andy's Jazz Club

Music Open Mic

Uncommon Ground

Monday, September 14

Mon · Sep 14 · 5:30 PM

Afterwords Book Club

The Book Cellar

Mon · Sep 14 · 6:30 PM

Racial Justice Book Club (Online)

The Book Cellar

Mon · Sep 14 · 6:30 PM

Writing & Performing

The Neo-Futurists

Mon · Sep 14 · 6:30 PM

Trivia Night

City Winery Chicago

Mon · Sep 14 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Guinness Open Gate Brewery

Mon · Sep 14 · 7:00 PM

Hamza Walker: The Renaissance Society Years

Mon · Sep 14 · 7:00 PM

Bikini Kill with Ganser

The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago

Mon · Sep 14 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Square

Mon · Sep 14 · 7:00 PM

Up Chicago

Mon · Sep 14 · 7:30 PM

Dominique Fils-Aimé

SPACE · Evanston

Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM

Bob Log III

Beat Kitchen · Chicago

Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM

Industry Night Market

Sleeping Village

Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM

Dirty Sound Magnet , Gran Moreno, Tombstone Eyes, Ricky Liontones

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM

Susanna Hoffs

Old Town School of Folk Music

Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM

Industry Night w/ Saggitari

Sleeping Village

1st Set With The Blueshift Big Band

Andy's Jazz Club

Dan Kaufman Trio

2nd Set With The Blueshift Big Band

Andy's Jazz Club

Tuesday, September 15

Tue · Sep 15 · 4:00 PM

Valena Beety - "Pink Crime: Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity" - Nathan Maxwell

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Tue · Sep 15 · 5:00 PM

Football Themed Trivia + Taco Tuesday

Burning Bush Brewery

Tue · Sep 15 · 6:30 PM

BRENN! - AMATEUR AT BEST WORLD TOUR

Outset · Chicago

Tue · Sep 15 · 6:30 PM

Dane Bahr, "The Dead Ringer" with conversation partner Michael Welch

The Book Cellar

Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM

Tony Rogers & Friends - The Significant Birthday

Tue · Sep 15 · 7:30 PM

The 24th Annual Chicago Gypsy Jazz Fest

SPACE · Evanston

Tue · Sep 15 · 8:00 PM

Paul Cauthen w/ Ben Chapman

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Tue · Sep 15 · 8:00 PM

Metro Presents… Avalon Emerson & the Charm w/ Lipsticism

Sleeping Village

Tue · Sep 15 · 8:00 PM

Paul Cauthen with Ben Chapman

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Tue · Sep 15 · 8:00 PM

Jay Park with special guest LNGSHOT: Serenades & Body Rolls

Aragon Ballroom · Chicago

Tue · Sep 15 · 8:00 PM

LP - All Is Not Lost Tour

The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago

Tue · Sep 15 · 8:00 PM

Thomas Dollbaum, Glass Beagle

Tue · Sep 15 · 8:30 PM

Dead Pink Radio, the Charlie Berry Project

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

Tue · Sep 15 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Cubby Bear · Chicago