Things to do in Chicago, IL

2,213 events · Music, Theater, Nightlife, Parks & Outdoors

Tomorrow · Sunday, September 6

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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Sun · Sep 6 · 7:00 PM

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

Nightlife

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Sun · Sep 6 · 8:00 PM

SOUL MESSAGE

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

$16.99

Sun · Sep 6 · 9:00 PM

CARLOS ERS

Buddy Guy's Legends

Nightlife

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Sun · Sep 6 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

My Buddy's

Nightlife

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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

$15

Sun · Sep 6

Mourning Star + Silent No More + Pasty Face

Bookclub

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Sun · Sep 6

1st Set With Andy Brown Quartet

Andy's Jazz Club

Sun · Sep 6

Rare Cuts

The Whistler

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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 · 8:00 AM

Outdoor Adventure Festival

Indiana Dunes National Park

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Mon · Sep 7 · 8:30 AM

Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Visitor Center

Indiana Dunes National Park

Parks & Outdoors

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Mon · Sep 7 · 11:00 AM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

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Mon · Sep 7 · 12:00 PM

ARC Music Festival

Union Park · Chicago

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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

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Mon · Sep 7 · 7:00 PM

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

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Mon · Sep 7

Christian Dillingham Quartet

Jazz Showcase

Mon · Sep 7

Bring Your Own Game Night!

Emporium Arcade Bar - Wicker Park

20

Mon · Sep 7

1st Set With The Heritage Jazz Orchestra

Andy's Jazz Club

$15

Mon · Sep 7

Blue Groove Lounge Reunion: “30 Years Later”

Bookclub

Nightlife

Mon · Sep 7

JOEL PATERSON & FRIENDS Dance floor open tonight

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

20

Mon · Sep 7

2nd Set With The Heritage Jazz Orchestra

Andy's Jazz Club

Tuesday, September 8

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Tue · Sep 8 · 8:00 AM

Outdoor Adventure Festival

Indiana Dunes National Park

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Tue · Sep 8 · 8:30 AM

Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Visitor Center

Indiana Dunes National Park

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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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Roscoe Village Pub

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Sheffield's Wine & Beer Garden

Nightlife

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Punch Bowl Social Chicago

Nightlife

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Jake Melnick's Corner Tap

Nightlife

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Open Mic / Blues Jam

Gallery Cabaret

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Butch McGuire's

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Timothy O'Toole's Pub Chicago

$16

Tue · Sep 8 · 7:30 PM

Mouse Magazine Presents: Tragic Heroine Try A Dull Knife Plastic Peach

Cole's Bar

$27-$54

Tue · Sep 8 · 7:30 PM

Nduduzo Makhathini

SPACE · Evanston

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:30 PM

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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Tue · Sep 8 · 8:00 PM

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

Nightlife

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Tue · Sep 8 · 8:00 PM

CHICAGO CELLAR BOYS

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

$31

Tue · Sep 8 · 9:00 PM

Wiki The Park Bench Tour

Three Top Lounge · Chicago

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Tue · Sep 8 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Cubby Bear · Chicago

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Tue · Sep 8 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Vaughan's Pub

Music

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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

Tue · Sep 8

Relax Attack Jazz Series: Clif Wallace (DJ Set)

The Whistler

Parks & Outdoors

$279/$349

Tue · Sep 8

Drawing with Colored Pencils | Online

Chicago Botanic Garden

Tue · Sep 8

Mario Kart Open Mic 003

Bookclub

Tue · Sep 8

Tuesday Night Karaoke w/ Grizzy Mack & Jess

Emporium Arcade Bar - Wicker Park

Tue · Sep 8

Dave Herrero feat. Pete Galanis

Rosa's Lounge

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

Wednesday, September 9

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 AM

Outdoor Adventure Festival

Indiana Dunes National Park

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:30 AM

Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Visitor Center

Indiana Dunes National Park

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Sep 9 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Sep 9 · 10:00 AM

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Sep 9 · 10:00 AM

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Sep 9 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

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

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

Nightlife

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Wed · Sep 9 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Fado Irish Pub

Parks & Outdoors

Wed · Sep 9 · 7:00 PM

Plein Air Painting in the Artist’s Garden

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Wed · Sep 9 · 7:15 PM

WAIT WAIT...DON'T TELL ME PRESENTS: COMEDY GRAB BAG W/ ALZO SLADE!

The Den Theatre

$21-$34

Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM

Mr. Chair

SPACE · Evanston

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Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Commonwealth Tavern

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM

Whimsy Wednesday

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM

¿Qiensave?

Old Town School of Folk Music

12

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

Burwood Tap

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

Carol's Pub · Chicago

Nightlife

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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

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Comedy Open Mic

Cole's Bar

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Karaoke Night

Rabbit Hole Wrigley

Nightlife

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Karaoke Night

Sidekick's Entertainment Lounge

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

George Street Pub

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Elastro: Hunter Brown, chelliah, Stereotypewriters

Elastic Arts

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Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Shadowgrass

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago