Things to do in Chicago, IL
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610 events
Monday, September 28
Tuesday, September 29
Free↻ RecurringTue · Sep 29 · 8:30 AM
Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Visitor Center
Indiana Dunes National Park
$15.77Tue · Sep 29 · 7:30 PM
Ruth Theodore Damsel. Sgt. Starling
Cole's Bar
$35-$486Tue · Sep 29 · 8:00 PM
ARLO PARKS - DESIRE TOUR with Baird
Thalia Hall · Chicago
20↻ RecurringTue · Sep 29
1st Set With Tenor Time
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringTue · Sep 29
2nd Set With Tenor Time
Andy's Jazz Club
Wednesday, September 30
Free↻ RecurringWed · Sep 30 · 8:30 AM
Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Visitor Center
Indiana Dunes National Park
Free↻ Recurring
Wed · Sep 30 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
$27Wed · Sep 30 · 7:30 PM
Ella Boh - Blurry Tour w. Psylosia
SPACE · Evanston
$16.99↻ RecurringWed · Sep 30 · 9:00 PM
JIMMY BURNS – Host The Jam
Buddy Guy's Legends
10Wed · Sep 30
Late Night Concert Series w/Kevin Nabors Jr.
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringWed · Sep 30
1st Set With Charles Heath
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringWed · Sep 30
2nd Set With Charles Heath
Andy's Jazz Club
Thursday, October 1
Free↻ Recurring
Thu · Oct 1 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
$18↻ RecurringThu · Oct 1 · 6:00 PM
TBD/TBD
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
$18-$97Thu · Oct 1 · 8:00 PM
FITZGERALDS & Skeleton Key Brewery Present: The SPECTRAL SILHOUETTE Radio !
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
$27-$111Thu · Oct 1 · 8:00 PM
Ashley Cooke: The Baby Blues Tour with McCoy Moore
Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont
$16.99Thu · Oct 1 · 9:00 PM
SONIC SOUL
Buddy Guy's Legends
20↻ RecurringThu · Oct 1
1st Set With Mario Abney
Andy's Jazz Club
10↻ RecurringThu · Oct 1
Late Night Concert Series w/The Chicago Experiment
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringThu · Oct 1
2nd Set With Mario Abney
Andy's Jazz Club
Friday, October 2
Free↻ Recurring
Fri · Oct 2 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
$23↻ RecurringFri · Oct 2 · 7:00 PM
TBD/TBD
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
$16Fri · Oct 2 · 7:30 PM
Good Morning Bedlam, Winter TV, Sam Roethgen
Cole's Bar
$38-$64Fri · Oct 2 · 7:30 PM
Ripe presented by Thalia Hall & Deep Cut
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Fri · Oct 2 · 8:00 PM
The Lagoons
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
$34Fri · Oct 2 · 8:00 PM
MARO w. Pedro Altério, Carbeau, & Manuel Rocha
SPACE · Evanston
$32Fri · Oct 2 · 8:00 PM
Zach John King: Get To Drinkin' Tour
Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago
$14-$44Fri · Oct 2 · 8:30 PM
606 Entertainment Presents: La Noche del Rock En Tu Idioma – Sin Anestesia & Los CORB
Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont
$24-$159Fri · Oct 2 · 8:30 PM
THE SUITCASE JUNKET returns to FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB!
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
$27.30Fri · Oct 2 · 9:00 PM
LIL ED
Buddy Guy's Legends
20↻ RecurringFri · Oct 2
2nd Set With The Pamoja Project
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringFri · Oct 2
Late Night Concert Series w/Thaddeus Tukes
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringFri · Oct 2
1st Set With The Pamoja Project
Andy's Jazz Club
Saturday, October 3
Free↻ Recurring
Sat · Oct 3 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
$56Sat · Oct 3 · 2:00 PM
Pachanka Music Culture Presents: LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn
$23↻ RecurringSat · Oct 3 · 7:00 PM
TBD/TBD
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
$30-$139Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM
Alana Springsteen's I Hope This Helps Tour with Erin Kinsey
Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago
25Sat · Oct 3 · 8:00 PM
El Ten Eleven, Tall Tall Trees
Martyrs'
$26-$190Sat · Oct 3 · 8:30 PM
ELIZABETH MOEN Returns to FITZGERALDS Nightclub
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
$27.30Sat · Oct 3 · 9:00 PM
CURTIS SALGADO
Buddy Guy's Legends
$14-$33Sat · Oct 3 · 9:30 PM
David Graham & The Eskimo Brothers
Carol's Pub · Chicago
20↻ RecurringSat · Oct 3
2nd Set With The Pamoja Project
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringSat · Oct 3
1st Set With The Pamoja Project
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringSat · Oct 3
Late Night Concert Series w/Thaddeus Tukes
Andy's Jazz Club
Sunday, October 4
Monday, October 5
Tuesday, October 6
Wednesday, October 7
Free↻ Recurring
Wed · Oct 7 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
10↻ RecurringWed · Oct 7 · 8:00 PM
Beat The Meatles (2 Sets!), First Wednesday of the Month
Martyrs'
$35-$305Wed · Oct 7 · 8:00 PM
Sweet Pill with Heart to Gold and Emily How
Thalia Hall · Chicago
$26-$190Wed · Oct 7 · 8:30 PM
Celebrate John Prine's Birthday w/ The ILLEGAL SMILES
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
$16.99↻ RecurringWed · Oct 7 · 9:00 PM
BROTHER JOHN – Host The Jam
Buddy Guy's Legends
Thursday, October 8
Free↻ Recurring
Thu · Oct 8 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
$18↻ RecurringThu · Oct 8 · 6:00 PM
TBD/TBD
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
$16Thu · Oct 8 · 7:30 PM
The Scummies Sparkling Urbana Color to Use
Cole's Bar
$43Thu · Oct 8 · 8:00 PM
SYML - Solo in North America 2026 with Roger Weeks
Thalia Hall · Chicago
$17Thu · Oct 8 · 8:00 PM
Wicked Drawl - Album Release Party
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Thu · Oct 8 · 8:00 PM
Chasing Abbey
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
$16.99Thu · Oct 8 · 9:00 PM
JW JONES
Buddy Guy's Legends
30Thu · Oct 8
Goran Ivanovic & Fareed Haque
Martyrs'
Friday, October 9
Free↻ Recurring
Fri · Oct 9 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
$23↻ RecurringFri · Oct 9 · 7:00 PM
TBD/TBD
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
$34-$330Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM
The Dead Bolts with Cab Ellis
Thalia Hall · Chicago
$26Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM
Rod Tuffcurls and the Bench Press
Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont
$29-$111Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM
Sawyer Hill - Everybody’s Home, Nobody’s Happy World Tour
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
$45-$72Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM
Jahnavi Harrison
SPACE · Evanston
$30-$221Fri · Oct 9 · 8:30 PM
ROBERT ELLIS Band at FITZGERALDS w/ special guest Philip Bowen
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
$27.30Fri · Oct 9 · 9:00 PM
WILL TILLON
Buddy Guy's Legends
$12-$22Fri · Oct 9 · 9:30 PM
Brady Lee
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Saturday, October 10
Sat · Oct 10 · 11:30 AM
The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of Grateful Dead for Kids
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Free↻ Recurring
Sat · Oct 10 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
$23↻ RecurringSat · Oct 10 · 7:00 PM
TBD/TBD
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
$28Sat · Oct 10 · 7:30 PM
Wind Walkers - The "I Don't Belong Here" Tour w/ If Not For Me & True North
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
$34-$330Sat · Oct 10 · 8:00 PM
Armand Hammer with Quelle Chris and Open Mike Eagle
Thalia Hall · Chicago
$16Sat · Oct 10 · 8:45 PM
Blind Season Palmer Hoverboard
Cole's Bar
$27.30Sat · Oct 10 · 9:00 PM
DEMETRIA TAYLOR
Buddy Guy's Legends
$12Sat · Oct 10 · 9:30 PM
Riplock
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Sunday, October 11
Free↻ Recurring
Sun · Oct 11 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
$18↻ RecurringSun · Oct 11 · 5:30 PM
TBD/TBD
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
Sun · Oct 11 · 7:30 PM
EMEI - Night at the Opera Tour with googly eyes
Thalia Hall · Chicago
$15.77Sun · Oct 11 · 7:45 PM
Biitchseat Empty Heaven Molly O'Malley
Cole's Bar
$16.99Sun · Oct 11 · 9:00 PM
LUKE PYTEL
Buddy Guy's Legends
$56Sun · Oct 11 · 10:00 PM
Paul Banks (DJ Set)
Three Top Lounge · Chicago
Tuesday, October 13
Wednesday, October 14
Thursday, October 15
Free↻ Recurring
Thu · Oct 15 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
$18↻ RecurringThu · Oct 15 · 6:00 PM
TBD/TBD
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
Thu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM
Laura Veirs w. Karl Blau
SPACE · Evanston
$42Thu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM
Osees ft. Brigid Dawson with Traps PS
Thalia Hall · Chicago
$26-$119Thu · Oct 15 · 8:00 PM
Blake Whiten - Something To Say Tour
Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago
$24-$190Thu · Oct 15 · 8:30 PM
JESSE ROPER Returns to FITZGERALDS Nightclub!
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
$16.99Thu · Oct 15 · 9:00 PM
ROCK ATLAS
Buddy Guy's Legends