Things to do in Chicago, IL
Area
310 events
Today · Saturday, September 5
Free↻ Recurring
Sat · Sep 5 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
$16Sat · Sep 5 · 8:30 PM
HARDCOVER Lilydoll Slow Riser
Cole's Bar
$35Sat · Sep 5 · 10:00 PM
Sufi Sessions
Three Top Lounge · Chicago
20Sat · Sep 5
2nd Set With The Marques Carroll Quintet
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringSat · Sep 5
Late Night Concert Series w/Thaddeus Tukes
Andy's Jazz Club
$79/$99
Sat · Sep 5
Outdoor Walking Workout
Chicago Botanic Garden
$25/$32
Sat · Sep 5
Bird Walk Fall Migration
Chicago Botanic Garden
20Sat · Sep 5
1st Set With The Marques Carroll Quintet
Andy's Jazz Club
$79/$99
Sat · Sep 5
Nature and Rhythm Fitness
Chicago Botanic Garden
$15Sat · Sep 5
90’s Radio + Faux Ennemi
Bookclub
Tomorrow · Sunday, September 6
Free↻ Recurring
Sun · Sep 6 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
20↻ RecurringSun · Sep 6
1st Set With Andy Brown Quartet
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringSun · Sep 6
2nd Set With Andy Brown Quartet
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringSun · Sep 6
Late Night Concert Series w/Sunday Soul
Andy's Jazz Club
$15Sun · Sep 6
Mourning Star + Silent No More + GODCHAIN
Bookclub
Monday, September 7
Free↻ Recurring
Mon · Sep 7 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
$15Mon · Sep 7 · 3:00 PM
No Stress
Three Top Lounge · Chicago
20Mon · Sep 7
1st Set With The Heritage Jazz Orchestra
Andy's Jazz Club
$15Mon · Sep 7
Blue Groove Lounge Reunion: “30 Years Later”
Bookclub
$15Mon · Sep 7
Blue Groove Lounge Reunion
Bookclub
20Mon · Sep 7
2nd Set With The Heritage Jazz Orchestra
Andy's Jazz Club
Tuesday, September 8
$16Tue · Sep 8 · 7:30 PM
Mouse Magazine Presents: Tragic Heroine Try A Dull Knife Plastic Peach
Cole's Bar
$31Tue · Sep 8 · 9:00 PM
Wiki The Park Bench Tour
Three Top Lounge · Chicago
20Tue · Sep 8
1st Set With Henry Johnson & Charles ‘Rick’ Heath
Andy's Jazz Club
$279/$349
Tue · Sep 8
Drawing with Colored Pencils | Online
Chicago Botanic Garden
20Tue · Sep 8
2nd Set With Henry Johnson & Charles ‘Rick’ Heath
Andy's Jazz Club
$279/$349
Tue · Sep 8
Beginning Watercolor | Online
Chicago Botanic Garden
Wednesday, September 9
Free↻ Recurring
Wed · Sep 9 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
12Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM
Chirp Radio Presents...First Time: First Light
Martyrs'
Free↻ RecurringWed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM
Comedy Open Mic
Cole's Bar
20↻ RecurringWed · Sep 9
2nd Set With Charles Heath
Andy's Jazz Club
$279/$349
Wed · Sep 9
Painting the Natural World | Online
Chicago Botanic Garden
$35/$44
Wed · Sep 9
Singing Bowl Meditation Experience
Chicago Botanic Garden
$89/$112
Wed · Sep 9
Breathing New Life Into Landscapes
Chicago Botanic Garden
10↻ RecurringWed · Sep 9
Late Night Concert Series w/Ben Paterson
Andy's Jazz Club
$279/$349
Wed · Sep 9
Brushstrokes and Beyond | Online
Chicago Botanic Garden
$12.80Wed · Sep 9
Homeward Bound + Noah Weissman
Bookclub
20↻ RecurringWed · Sep 9
1st Set With Charles Heath
Andy's Jazz Club
Thursday, September 10
$15.77Thu · Sep 10 · 7:30 AM
Anne Helen Wells, Suroor, MaryMary!
Cole's Bar
Free↻ Recurring
Thu · Sep 10 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
$114Thu · Sep 10 · 5:00 PM
Plantasia TWO DAY PASS
Garfield Park Conservatory · Chicago
20Thu · Sep 10 · 7:30 PM
CC & The Madman: Fall of '86 (2 Sets!)
Martyrs'
$60Thu · Sep 10 · 8:00 PM
Jam For Good Presents - Niko Moon
Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago
$599/$749
Thu · Sep 10
Hardscape Basics
Chicago Botanic Garden
$30 to $100Thu · Sep 10
The Legendary ONYX Returns to Chicago
Bookclub
20↻ RecurringThu · Sep 10
2nd Set With Mario Abney
Andy's Jazz Club
$89/$112
Thu · Sep 10
Autumn Container Workshop
Chicago Botanic Garden
20↻ RecurringThu · Sep 10
1st Set With Mario Abney
Andy's Jazz Club
$229/$287
Thu · Sep 10
Photographing Water and Reflections
Chicago Botanic Garden
10↻ RecurringThu · Sep 10
Late Night Concert Series w/The Chicago Experiment
Andy's Jazz Club
$119/$149
Thu · Sep 10
Landscaping with Native Plants
Chicago Botanic Garden
$299/$374
Thu · Sep 10
Botany for Botanical Artists
Chicago Botanic Garden
Friday, September 11
Free↻ Recurring
Fri · Sep 11 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
Fri · Sep 11 · 5:30 PM
Plantasia - Day 2 with Makaya McCraven Green-House Precious Renee Tucker Chee Shimizu +more
Garfield Park Conservatory · Chicago
$19-$108Fri · Sep 11 · 7:30 PM
HAIRBANGERS BALL
Nellie's Gastropub & ConcertHub · Palatine
15Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM
Soul Daddy, Booti Grooviani
Martyrs'
15Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM
Soul Daddy
Martyrs'
$15.77Fri · Sep 11 · 8:30 PM
Elijah Batson Waco Dogs Run Free
Cole's Bar
$60-$93Fri · Sep 11 · 9:30 PM
Amplify, Pink & RenRod Present: Elefante - 30 Anniversary Tour
Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont
$10Fri · Sep 11
A HOUSE PARTY
Bookclub
$15Fri · Sep 11
Jackson Jay Kidder + Local Motive + giverupper
Bookclub
20↻ RecurringFri · Sep 11
Late Night Concert Series w/John Moulder
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringFri · Sep 11
1st Set With Mercurian Force feat. Isaiah Collier
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringFri · Sep 11
2nd Set With Mercurian Force feat. Isaiah Collier
Andy's Jazz Club
Saturday, September 12
$177Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM
Evanston Folk Festival 2026 (2-Day Pass)
Dawes Park · Evanston
$51-$66Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM
PRAVDAFEST @ FITZGERALDS!
FitzGerald's · Berwyn
$94Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM
Evanston Folk Festival 2026 - SATURDAY
Dawes Park · Evanston
Free↻ Recurring
Sat · Sep 12 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
$7-$46Sat · Sep 12 · 4:00 PM
Dusty Soles Band
Nellie's Gastropub & ConcertHub · Palatine
FreeSat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM
VANHELLIG, MORS VITAQUE, MORTLACH
Cole's Bar
FreeSat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM
VANHELLIG MORS VITAQUE MORTLACH
Cole's Bar
20↻ RecurringSat · Sep 12
Late Night Concert Series w/John Moulder
Andy's Jazz Club
$15Sat · Sep 12
LATINOS UNIDOS
Bookclub
20↻ RecurringSat · Sep 12
1st Set With Mercurian Force feat. Isaiah Collier
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringSat · Sep 12
2nd Set With Mercurian Force feat. Isaiah Collier
Andy's Jazz Club
Sunday, September 13
Sun · Sep 13 · 12:00 PM
Evanston Folk Festival 2026 - SUNDAY
Dawes Park · Evanston
Free↻ Recurring
Sun · Sep 13 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
$17.84Sun · Sep 13 · 8:30 PM
Sex Mex Won't Stay Dead King Sans
Cole's Bar
$17.84Sun · Sep 13 · 8:30 PM
Sex Mex, Won't Stay Dead, King Sans
Cole's Bar
20↻ RecurringSun · Sep 13
2nd Set With Andy Brown Quartet
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringSun · Sep 13
1st Set With Andy Brown Quartet
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringSun · Sep 13
Late Night Concert Series w/Sunday Soul
Andy's Jazz Club
Monday, September 14
Tuesday, September 15
25Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM
Tony Rogers & Friends - The Significant Birthday
Martyrs'
$15.77Tue · Sep 15 · 7:30 PM
My Autumn Attic Super Brick Never Been Won't Go
Cole's Bar
$15.77Tue · Sep 15 · 7:30 PM
My Autumn Attic Super Brick Steve Romero Schaefer
Cole's Bar
20Tue · Sep 15
1st Set With Chi-Town Trumpet Summit
Andy's Jazz Club
20Tue · Sep 15
2nd Set With Chi-Town Trumpet Summit
Andy's Jazz Club
Wednesday, September 16
Free↻ Recurring
Wed · Sep 16 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
20↻ RecurringWed · Sep 16
1st Set With Charles Heath
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringWed · Sep 16
2nd Set With Charles Heath
Andy's Jazz Club
10↻ RecurringWed · Sep 16
Late Night Concert Series w/Ben Paterson
Andy's Jazz Club
Thursday, September 17
Free
Thu · Sep 17 · 12:15 PM
Lunch and Learn: Lost Structures, The Architectural Ghosts of Pullman
Pullman National Historical Park
Free↻ Recurring
Thu · Sep 17 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
$15.77Thu · Sep 17 · 7:30 PM
Brotha Josh, Mel Crozby, Kent Avenue Carpool
Cole's Bar
$15.77Thu · Sep 17 · 7:30 PM
Brotha Josh Mel Crozby Kent Avenue Carpool
Cole's Bar
$25-$211↻ RecurringThu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM
Carly Pearce – Honest Woman: Up Close – Presented by Conundrum Wines
Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago
20↻ RecurringThu · Sep 17
2nd Set With Mario Abney
Andy's Jazz Club