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231 events · Theater, Food & Drink, Parks & Outdoors · afternoon/evening
Today · Saturday, September 5
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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
Passes are required. For more information, visit our Fees & Passes page.
Sat · Sep 5 · 6:00 PM
West Beach Dune Succession Sunset Hike and Photography Tour
Indiana Dunes National Park
Sat · Sep 5 · 7:00 PM
Music Mondays 2026
Beverly Arts Center
Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.
Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM
Stargazing at Kemil Beach
Indiana Dunes National Park
Sat · Sep 5 · 9:30 PM
Kori King
The Den Theatre
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The Infinite Wrench
The Neo-Futurists
Tomorrow · Sunday, September 6
Free↻ Recurring
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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Sun · Sep 6 · 3:00 PM
Composting Demos
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Sun · Sep 6 · 3:00 PM
Washington State vs. Washington Watch Party
Burning Bush Brewery
Passes are required. For more information, visit our Fees & Passes page.
Sun · Sep 6 · 5:00 PM
Mount Baldy Sunset Open House
Indiana Dunes National Park
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The Infinite Wrench
The Neo-Futurists
Monday, September 7
Tuesday, September 8
Wednesday, September 9
Free↻ Recurring
Wed · Sep 9 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
Wed · Sep 9 · 6:30 PM
Robert Patrick Conlon, "Celtic Knot"
The Book Cellar
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
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Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM
Whimsy Wednesday
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Thursday, September 10
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Thu · Sep 10 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
Thu · Sep 10 · 4:00 PM
Jill D. Swenson - "The Land of Everlasting Sky" - MT Cozzola
Seminary Co-op Bookstore
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Jam's Market & Deli Food Pop-Up
Burning Bush Brewery
Thu · Sep 10 · 7:00 PM
Victor Ladis Schultz in conversation with Michael Welch, "The Book of the Jaguar"
The Book Cellar
Thu · Sep 10 · 7:15 PM
George Civeris
The Den Theatre
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Thu · Sep 10 · 9:00 PM
PLANTASIA 2026
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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
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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
Fri · Sep 11 · 7:00 PM
Yosha Gunasekera, "Midnight Taxi" w/ conversation partner Mia P. Manansala
The Book Cellar
Fri · Sep 11 · 7:00 PM
DNA: A Bountiful Harvest
The Den Theatre
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Fri · Sep 11 · 9:00 PM
PLANTASIA 2026
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
↻ RecurringFri · Sep 11 · 10:30 PM
The Infinite Wrench
The Neo-Futurists
Saturday, September 12
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
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
Burning Red: Tribute to Taylor
Beverly Arts Center
Sat · Sep 12 · 9:30 PM
Gabby Bryan
The Den Theatre
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The Infinite Wrench
The Neo-Futurists
Sunday, September 13
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 · 2:30 PM
Hands-on Beekeeping Class
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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Sun · Sep 13 · 3:00 PM
Composting Demos
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
↻ RecurringSun · 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
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
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Writing & Performing
The Neo-Futurists
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Trivia Night
Guinness Open Gate Brewery
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Trivia Night
Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Square
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
Dane Bahr, "The Dead Ringer" with conversation partner Michael Welch
The Book Cellar
Wednesday, September 16
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Wed · Sep 16 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM
Cleyvis Natera, "The Grand Paloma Resort"
The Book Cellar
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM
Music Under Glass with Inti Illinois
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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Wed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
Whimsy Wednesday
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
Chicago Bonsai Club
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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
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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
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Jam's Market & Deli Food Pop-Up
Burning Bush Brewery
Thu · Sep 17 · 6:00 PM
Alexander McCall Smith, 'The Big Cats Dance Party' @ Harold Washington Library
The Book Cellar
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Thu · Sep 17 · 6:00 PM
EcoStewards Workday
Lincoln Park Conservancy
Thu · Sep 17 · 6:30 PM
Mary Dean Cason, "Daughters of Eve"
The Book Cellar
Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM
A Conversation with Nikita Gill!
Seminary Co-op Bookstore
Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM
BAPA Presents: Old House Lecture Series
Beverly Arts Center
Thu · Sep 17 · 9:30 PM
Nick Thune: Special Taping
The Den Theatre
Friday, September 18
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Fri · Sep 18 · 12:30 PM
Morning Glories
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Free↻ Recurring
Fri · Sep 18 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
Fri · Sep 18 · 6:30 PM
Veronica Bane, "We're All Going to Die Tonight!" with conversation partner Courtney Corlew
The Book Cellar
Fri · Sep 18 · 7:00 PM
75th Anniversary Celebration of Nelson Algren's "Chicago: City on the Make" @ Bernice's Tavern
The Book Cellar
Fri · Sep 18 · 7:00 PM
Cortney LaCorte (@cheesegal), "Oversharing" at Everybody's Coffee
The Book Cellar
Fri · Sep 18 · 7:30 PM
Wonderlove “The Stevie Wonder Experience”
Beverly Arts Center
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Fri · Sep 18 · 7:30 PM
Music Heritage Series Concert
Indiana Dunes National Park
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The Infinite Wrench
The Neo-Futurists
Saturday, September 19
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Writing & Performing
The Neo-Futurists
Free↻ Recurring
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
Sat · Sep 19 · 7:00 PM
Jaz Saini: Favo(u)rite Child
The Den Theatre
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The Infinite Wrench
The Neo-Futurists
Sunday, September 20
Free↻ Recurring
Sun · Sep 20 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
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Sun · Sep 20 · 3:00 PM
Composting Demos
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Sun · Sep 20 · 5:00 PM
75th Anniversary Celebration of Nelson Algren's "Chicago: City on the Make" @ The Hideout
The Book Cellar
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The Infinite Wrench
The Neo-Futurists
Sun · Sep 20 · 7:15 PM
Rami Abushhab: Special Taping
The Den Theatre
Monday, September 21
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Writing & Performing
The Neo-Futurists
Mon · Sep 21 · 7:00 PM
Salon Classics Book Club
The Book Cellar
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Trivia Night
Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Square
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Trivia Night
Guinness Open Gate Brewery
Mon · Sep 21 · 7:15 PM
Broadway Barbara Live!
The Den Theatre