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1,915 events · Music, Theater, Nightlife

Saturday, October 3

Sat · Oct 3 · 1:30 PM

26th World Music Festival Chicago

Beverly Arts Center

Sat · Oct 3 · 2:00 PM

Pachanka Music Culture Presents: LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL

FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn

Sat · Oct 3 · 3:00 PM

PAPER MACHETE

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Sat · Oct 3 · 3:00 PM

AFROFUTURIST WEEKEND 11: Xavi burgos staged reading and talkbalk [offsite in humboldt Park]

Sat · Oct 3 · 5:00 PM

AFROFUTURIST WEEKEND 11: Mike monford j dilla tribute; Aquil ‘Aq’ Charlton hip hop panel

Sat · Oct 3 · 6:00 PM

Underground Madness

Reggies Rock Club · Chicago

Sat · Oct 3 · 6:30 PM

Ministry and Acid Bath with Windhand

The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago

Sat · Oct 3 · 7:00 PM

Heads In Motion (A Talking Heads Tribute) W/ Fluffy

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

$23↻ Recurring

Sat · Oct 3 · 7:00 PM

TBD/TBD

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

Sat · Oct 3 · 7:30 PM

Latto VIP Upgrades (Event Ticket Not Included)

United Center · Chicago

Sat · Oct 3 · 7:30 PM

Olivia O'Brien

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

Sat · Oct 3 · 7:30 PM

M??kel?? Conducts Mahler 9

Symphony Center-IL · Chicago

Sat · Oct 3 · 7:30 PM

Band-Maid

Vic Theatre · Chicago

Sat · Oct 3 · 7:30 PM

Doja Cat - Tour Ma Vie World Tour

United Center · Chicago

Sat · Oct 3 · 7:30 PM

Olivia O’Brien Presents: The PIXIE Tour

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM

HINDA HOFFMAN QUARTET

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM

Boy Harsher w/ Choir Boy

Metro · Chicago

Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM

The Dream Syndicate

Old Town School of Folk Music

Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM

Jaripeo Ranchero

Allstate Arena · Rosemont

Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM

Leonid & Friends

George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie

Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM

Brand New

Aragon Ballroom · Chicago

Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM

Alana Springsteen's I Hope This Helps Tour with Erin Kinsey

Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago

Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM

Cristian Castro: Nada Solo Exitos Tour 2026

Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont

Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM

Amélie Farren, Lilith Max, Rabbitology - The Three Wishes Tour

SPACE · Evanston

Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM

Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers

Cahn Auditorium · Evanston

Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM

Mt. Joy 2026: Celebrating 10 Years Of Mt. Joy

Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island · Chicago

Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM

Edith Marquez

Copernicus Center · Chicago

Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM

Fuerza Regida - This Is Our Dream Tour 2026

Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park

Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM

El Ten Eleven, Tall Tall Trees

Sat · Oct 3 · 8:30 PM

Mourning Star, Rachel Is Kozi, Atta Guns

Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago

Sat · Oct 3 · 8:30 PM

ELIZABETH MOEN Returns to FITZGERALDS Nightclub

FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn

Sat · Oct 3 · 8:30 PM

THE CHICKS - TAKING THE LONG WAY

Cahn Auditorium · Evanston

Sat · Oct 3 · 9:00 PM

2000s Rave

Outset · Chicago

Sat · Oct 3 · 9:00 PM

CURTIS SALGADO

Buddy Guy's Legends

Sat · Oct 3 · 9:30 PM

David Graham & The Eskimo Brothers

Carol's Pub · Chicago

Sat · Oct 3 · 10:00 PM

Rupaul (18 and Over with Valid Government ID)

Radius - Chicago · Chicago

Sat · Oct 3 · 10:30 PM

The Infinite Wrench

The Neo-Futurists

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2nd Set With The Pamoja Project

Andy's Jazz Club

20↻ Recurring

1st Set With The Pamoja Project

Andy's Jazz Club

20↻ Recurring

Late Night Concert Series w/Thaddeus Tukes

Andy's Jazz Club

Sunday, October 4

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]

Sun · Oct 4 · 3:00 PM

The Hoyle Brothers

Sun · Oct 4 · 3:00 PM

M??kel?? Conducts Mahler 9

Symphony Center-IL · Chicago

Sun · Oct 4 · 4:00 PM

NEW MUSIC CONCERT

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Sun · Oct 4 · 5:00 PM

Cactus and Canyons: A Tribute to the Sun-Drenched Country-Rock of Laurel Canyon

SPACE · Evanston

$18↻ Recurring

Sun · Oct 4 · 5:30 PM

TBD/TBD

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

Sun · Oct 4 · 5:30 PM

Open Mic Night

Sun · Oct 4 · 6:30 PM

The Revivalists with Robert Randolph presented by Jack Daniel's

The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago

Sun · Oct 4 · 7:00 PM

Angelo De Augustine

Old Town School of Folk Music

Sun · Oct 4 · 7:00 PM

AJJ, Greet Death

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

Sun · Oct 4 · 7:00 PM

The Bad Plus

Old Town School of Folk Music

Sun · Oct 4 · 7:00 PM

Jenna Raine

Chop Shop · Chicago

Sun · Oct 4 · 7:00 PM

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Sun · Oct 4 · 7:30 PM

Origami Summer Gunk Lung

Sun · Oct 4 · 8:00 PM

SOUL MESSAGE

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Sun · Oct 4 · 8:00 PM

Brand New

Aragon Ballroom · Chicago

Sun · Oct 4 · 8:00 PM

Sinclair Noire, [Melter], Crash Davidian, Voltaic Planes, DJ Veganinbl

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

Sun · Oct 4 · 8:00 PM

Fuerza Regida - This Is Our Dream Tour 2026

Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park

Sun · Oct 4 · 8:00 PM

Chris Housman - The Hell Out Of Dodge Tour

Carol's Pub · Chicago

Sun · Oct 4 · 8:30 PM

THE CHICKS - TAKING THE LONG WAY

Cahn Auditorium · Evanston

Sun · Oct 4 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Sun · Oct 4 · 9:00 PM

DAVE WELD

Buddy Guy's Legends

Sun · Oct 4 · 10:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Monday, October 5

Mon · Oct 5 · 6:30 PM

Trivia Night

City Winery Chicago

Mon · Oct 5 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park

Mon · Oct 5 · 7:30 PM

Paris Chansons

SPACE · Evanston

Mon · Oct 5 · 7:30 PM

bunii - BUNIIVERSITY TOUR presented by Thalia Hall and Kickstand Productions

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Mon · Oct 5 · 7:30 PM

JOURNEY - Final Frontier Tour (An Evening With)

United Center · Chicago

JOEL PATERSON & FRIENDS

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Tommy Muellner Album Release - Solitary Moon

Tuesday, October 6

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Sheffield's Wine & Beer Garden

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Punch Bowl Social Chicago

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Timothy O'Toole's Pub Chicago

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Jake Melnick's Corner Tap

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Roscoe Village Pub

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Butch McGuire's

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM

Open Mic / Blues Jam

Gallery Cabaret

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:30 PM

Open Mic Comedy

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:30 PM

Malcolm Todd: Do That Again Tour (MOVED TO THE SALT SHED OUTDOORS)

The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:30 PM

The Chicago Rock Exchange: The Music of 1967

SPACE · Evanston

Tue · Oct 6 · 8:00 PM

CHICAGO CELLAR BOYS

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Tue · Oct 6 · 8:00 PM

Kelela

Vic Theatre · Chicago

Tue · Oct 6 · 8:00 PM

Chayse Porter & his Palace , Captain Kudzu, Free Times, Sunglow

Tue · Oct 6 · 8:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Tue · Oct 6 · 8:00 PM

Giovannie & The Hired Guns

Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago

Tue · Oct 6 · 8:00 PM

Mind Enterprises with Fred Fancy

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Tue · Oct 6 · 8:00 PM

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Tue · Oct 6 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Cubby Bear · Chicago

Tue · Oct 6 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Tue · Oct 6 · 10:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Subterranean · Chicago

Gabriel Wade Quintet

Wednesday, October 7

Wed · Oct 7 · 6:00 PM

EPIK HIGH 3.0 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

Wed · Oct 7 · 6:30 PM

The Jungle Giants

Outset · Chicago

Wed · Oct 7 · 7:00 PM

Starbomb featuring DJ Commander Meouch - Probably The Only Tour Ever

Aragon Ballroom · Chicago

Wed · Oct 7 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Wed · Oct 7 · 7:30 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Commonwealth Tavern

Wed · Oct 7 · 7:30 PM

Malcolm Todd: Do That Again Tour (MOVED TO THE SALT SHED OUTDOORS)

The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago

Wed · Oct 7 · 8:00 PM

Sweet Pill

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Wed · Oct 7 · 8:00 PM

Karaoke Night

Sidekick's Entertainment Lounge