Things to do in Chicago, IL

154 events · Nightlife, Parks & Outdoors

Today · Saturday, September 5

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Sep 5 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

$16

Sat · Sep 5 · 8:30 PM

HARDCOVER Lilydoll Slow Riser

Cole's Bar

Parks & Outdoors

$79/$99

Sat · Sep 5

Outdoor Walking Workout

Chicago Botanic Garden

Parks & Outdoors

$25/$32

Sat · Sep 5

Bird Walk Fall Migration

Chicago Botanic Garden

Parks & Outdoors

$79/$99

Sat · Sep 5

Nature and Rhythm Fitness

Chicago Botanic Garden

$15

Sat · Sep 5

90’s Radio + Faux Ennemi

Bookclub

Tomorrow · Sunday, September 6

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Sun · Sep 6 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

$15

Sun · Sep 6

Mourning Star + Silent No More + GODCHAIN

Bookclub

Monday, September 7

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Mon · Sep 7 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

$15

Mon · Sep 7

Blue Groove Lounge Reunion: “30 Years Later”

Bookclub

$15

Mon · Sep 7

Blue Groove Lounge Reunion

Bookclub

Tuesday, September 8

$16

Tue · Sep 8 · 7:30 PM

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

Cole's Bar

Parks & Outdoors

$279/$349

Tue · Sep 8

Drawing with Colored Pencils | Online

Chicago Botanic Garden

Parks & Outdoors

$279/$349

Tue · Sep 8

Beginning Watercolor | Online

Chicago Botanic Garden

Wednesday, September 9

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Sep 9 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

Comedy Open Mic

Cole's Bar

Parks & Outdoors

$279/$349

Wed · Sep 9

Painting the Natural World | Online

Chicago Botanic Garden

Parks & Outdoors

$35/$44

Wed · Sep 9

Singing Bowl Meditation Experience

Chicago Botanic Garden

Parks & Outdoors

$89/$112

Wed · Sep 9

Breathing New Life Into Landscapes

Chicago Botanic Garden

Parks & Outdoors

$279/$349

Wed · Sep 9

Brushstrokes and Beyond | Online

Chicago Botanic Garden

$12.80

Wed · Sep 9

Homeward Bound + Noah Weissman

Bookclub

Thursday, September 10

$15.77

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:30 AM

Anne Helen Wells, Suroor, MaryMary!

Cole's Bar

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Thu · Sep 10 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Parks & Outdoors

$599/$749

Thu · Sep 10

Hardscape Basics

Chicago Botanic Garden

$30 to $100

Thu · Sep 10

The Legendary ONYX Returns to Chicago

Bookclub

Parks & Outdoors

$89/$112

Thu · Sep 10

Autumn Container Workshop

Chicago Botanic Garden

Parks & Outdoors

$229/$287

Thu · Sep 10

Photographing Water and Reflections

Chicago Botanic Garden

Parks & Outdoors

$119/$149

Thu · Sep 10

Landscaping with Native Plants

Chicago Botanic Garden

Parks & Outdoors

$299/$374

Thu · Sep 10

Botany for Botanical Artists

Chicago Botanic Garden

Friday, September 11

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Fri · Sep 11 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

$15.77

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:30 PM

Elijah Batson Waco Dogs Run Free

Cole's Bar

$10

Fri · Sep 11

A HOUSE PARTY

Bookclub

$15

Fri · Sep 11

Jackson Jay Kidder + Local Motive + giverupper

Bookclub

Saturday, September 12

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Sep 12 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Free

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM

VANHELLIG, MORS VITAQUE, MORTLACH

Cole's Bar

Free

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM

VANHELLIG MORS VITAQUE MORTLACH

Cole's Bar

$15

Sat · Sep 12

LATINOS UNIDOS

Bookclub

Sunday, September 13

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Sun · Sep 13 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

$17.84

Sun · Sep 13 · 8:30 PM

Sex Mex Won't Stay Dead King Sans

Cole's Bar

$17.84

Sun · Sep 13 · 8:30 PM

Sex Mex, Won't Stay Dead, King Sans

Cole's Bar

Monday, September 14

Free

Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM

Video Game Night with DJs Equip & Mukqs

Cole's Bar

Tuesday, September 15

$15.77

Tue · Sep 15 · 7:30 PM

My Autumn Attic Super Brick Never Been Won't Go

Cole's Bar

$15.77

Tue · Sep 15 · 7:30 PM

My Autumn Attic Super Brick Steve Romero Schaefer

Cole's Bar

Thursday, September 17

Parks & Outdoors

Free

Thu · Sep 17 · 12:15 PM

Lunch and Learn: Lost Structures, The Architectural Ghosts of Pullman

Pullman National Historical Park

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Thu · Sep 17 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

$15.77

Thu · Sep 17 · 7:30 PM

Brotha Josh, Mel Crozby, Kent Avenue Carpool

Cole's Bar

$15.77

Thu · Sep 17 · 7:30 PM

Brotha Josh Mel Crozby Kent Avenue Carpool

Cole's Bar

Friday, September 18

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Fri · Sep 18 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

$16

Fri · Sep 18 · 8:30 PM

Am I Talking Cat Merkle Here for Now

Cole's Bar

$16

Fri · Sep 18 · 8:30 PM

Am I Talking The Front Desk Stephen Flickner

Cole's Bar

$16

Fri · Sep 18 · 8:30 PM

Am I Talking Cat Merkle Stephen Flickner

Cole's Bar

Saturday, September 19

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Sep 19 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

$20.93

Sat · Sep 19 · 8:30 PM

Asaka the Renegade Color. Joel Q

Cole's Bar

Sunday, September 20

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Sun · Sep 20 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

$15.77

Sun · Sep 20 · 7:30 PM

Starcharm Lana Leone Baby

Cole's Bar

Monday, September 21

Free

Mon · Sep 21 · 8:30 PM

Cole's Bar Jam Session

Cole's Bar

Tuesday, September 22

Free

Tue · Sep 22 · 6:00 PM

Row Sham Bow

Cole's Bar

Thursday, September 24

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Thu · Sep 24 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Free↻ Recurring

Thu · Sep 24 · 7:30 PM

rocknite presents!

Cole's Bar

Friday, September 25

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Fri · Sep 25 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

$16

Fri · Sep 25 · 8:30 PM

Rat Johnson Persian Cowboy Waterpennies

Cole's Bar

Saturday, September 26

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Sep 26 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

$16

Sat · Sep 26 · 8:30 PM

Dravin and the Ravens Friendly Faces + Friends

Cole's Bar

$16

Sat · Sep 26 · 8:30 PM

Dravin and the Ravens Friendly Faces Jack Moony & The Sun Drops

Cole's Bar

Monday, September 28

Free↻ Recurring

Mon · Sep 28 · 7:00 PM

MissSpoken

Cole's Bar

Tuesday, September 29

$15.77

Tue · Sep 29 · 7:30 PM

Ruth Theodore Damsel. Sgt. Starling

Cole's Bar

Friday, October 2

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Fri · Oct 2 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

$16

Fri · Oct 2 · 7:30 PM

Good Morning Bedlam, Winter TV, Sam Roethgen

Cole's Bar

Sunday, October 4

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Sun · Oct 4 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

$16

Sun · Oct 4 · 7:30 PM

Origami Summer Gunk Lung

Cole's Bar

Thursday, October 8

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Thu · Oct 8 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

$16

Thu · Oct 8 · 7:30 PM

The Scummies Sparkling Urbana Color to Use

Cole's Bar

Saturday, October 10

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Oct 10 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

$16

Sat · Oct 10 · 8:45 PM

Blind Season Palmer Hoverboard

Cole's Bar

Sunday, October 11

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Sun · Oct 11 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

$15.77

Sun · Oct 11 · 7:45 PM

Biitchseat Empty Heaven Molly O'Malley

Cole's Bar

Tuesday, October 13

Free↻ Recurring

Tue · Oct 13 · 7:30 PM

rocknite presents!

Cole's Bar

Tuesday, October 20

$18↻ Recurring

Tue · Oct 20 · 8:30 PM

Perfect Mash: A Dating

Cole's Bar

Thursday, October 22

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Thu · Oct 22 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Free

Thu · Oct 22 · 7:30 PM

Road to GLDS: The Oracle, Mortlach, Terran Wretch

Cole's Bar

Friday, October 23

Parks & Outdoors

Free↻ Recurring

Fri · Oct 23 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

$16

Fri · Oct 23 · 8:30 PM

Glimmer Daarling Bursting

Cole's Bar

Monday, October 26

Free↻ Recurring

Mon · Oct 26 · 7:00 PM

MissSpoken

Cole's Bar