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Wed · Oct 28 · 6:30 PM
Vic MensaDoors 6:30PM 8:00PM
Vic Mensa
Garcia's · Chicago
Sat · Apr 10 · 7:00 PM
Beirut
Beirut
Cold Waves Festival · Chicago
FreeSat · Oct 17 · 10:00 AM
Open House Chicago 2026
Pullman National Historical Park
Sun · Oct 18 · 9:00 PM
Madam Orange (Album Release) Imelda Marcos Trash.com
Madam Orange +1
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
Paid Event↻ RecurringSun · Oct 18
Chellberg Farm Open House
Indiana Dunes National Park
$25Fri · Oct 23 · 6:00 PM
Shaker Bookmarks | Crafting with Hailey
Pink Couch Books (Romance Only Bookstore)
Sun · Nov 1 · 6:30 PM
TEN– US Showcase Tour
Ten
Radius - Chicago · Chicago
$45Tue · Nov 3 · 5:00 PM
ARCH ENEMY + THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
Arch Enemy +4
Concord Music Hall · Chicago
$35.64Sat · Nov 14 · 7:30 PM
Paris–Douala–Chicago: An Afropean Musical Journey
The CheckOut · Chicago
$45Sat · Dec 12 · 6:00 PM
FACE TO FACE
Face To Face +3
Concord Music Hall · Chicago
Fri · Feb 19 · 7:00 PM
Chelsea Cutler - IS THIS THE END? Tour
Chelsea Cutler
Cold Waves Festival · Chicago
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 16
Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Douglas Center
Indiana Dunes National Park
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Ed n Joe's Restaurant & Pizzeria · Tinley Park
Sat · Oct 17 · 2:00 PM
Author Q&A: Funnier: A New Theory for the Practice of Comedy by Anne Libera
Author: Anne Libera
Chicago Public Library - Harold Washington Library Center · Loop
Sat · Oct 17 · 7:30 PM
Off-site Event: Partita by Barbara Kingsolver
Author: Barbara Kingsolver
Women & Children First
Free↻ RecurringTue · Oct 20 · 7:30 PM
Pop Up Karaoke
Carol's Pub · Chicago
FreeSat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM
remedy caribbean night
Wild Hare · Chicago
FreeSun · Jan 3 · 3:25 PM
Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Sat · Mar 6 · 8:00 PM
Roger Waters Presents LEGACY - A Pink Floyd Show
Roger Waters
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
↻ RecurringSun · Oct 18
Super Kids Scavenger Hunt
Indiana Dunes National Park
Thu · Oct 29 · 6:00 PM
ESTEMAN & DANIELA SPALLA - AMORIO USA TOUR
Esteman +1
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Thu · Oct 22 · 6:00 PM
Art Book Club: Ways of Seeing by John Berger
Chicago Public Library - Harold Washington Library Center · Loop
$19.50Fri · Nov 27 · 10:00 PM
DANIEL ALLAN(360° SET)
Daniel Allan
Concord Music Hall · Chicago
Thu · Oct 15
Aria Vega
Aria Vega
Avondale Music Hall · Chicago
Fri · Oct 16 · 8:00 PM
V.V. Lightbody Album Release Show - Night 2 with Matt Gold & Storms of Love
V.V. Lightbody +2
The Hideout · Chicago
FreeSun · Dec 13 · 12:00 PM
Chicago Bears @ Miami Dolphins
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Mon · Dec 14 · 7:00 PM
Blue Monday: Remembering Barrelhouse Chuck w. Lee Kanehira, Johnny Iguana, Gerry Hundt, Billy Flynn & friends
Lee Kanehira +3
SPACE · Evanston
Sat · Apr 17 · 6:30 PM
Warren Zeiders: No Brakes Tour
Warren Zeiders
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
10↻ RecurringWed · Oct 21
Late Night Concert Series w/Ben Paterson
Ben Paterson
Andy's Jazz Club
Tue · Dec 8 · 7:00 PM
Q101 Twisted With Slightly Stoopid & Dirty Heads
Slightly Stoopid +1
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 31 · 9:15 PM
Chicago's Best Stand Up
Laugh Factory Chicago
$10 CoverSat · Nov 14 · 9:00 PM
Wall of Denial - Stevie Ray Vaughan Cover Band
Wall of Denial - Stevie Ray Vaughan Cover Band
Madcats · Palatine
Free↻ RecurringThu · Nov 26 · 7:30 PM
Schubas Open Mic
Host: SHARRON PALM +1
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Thu · Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
EXHIBIT G: Poems, Essays, and Photographs of Gaza by Fady Joudah
Author: Fady Joudah
Women & Children First
$15Thu · Oct 22
ALTERNATIVE BLACK NOISE
Alternative Black Noise
Bookclub · Chicago
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An Evening with Tedeschi Trucks Band
Tedeschi Trucks Band
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
↻ RecurringSun · Dec 6 · 6:00 PM
Roses for the Roches ft. Nora O’Connor, Sima Cunningham, and Kelly Hogan
Nora O’Connor +2
SPACE · Evanston
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 16 · 8:00 PM
Matt Ulery Nonet
Matt Ulery Nonet
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago
$16Sun · Oct 18 · 7:30 PM
Qamil The Beloved Davida Kacie Brown and the Vision
Qamil The Beloved +1
Cole's Bar · Chicago
↻ RecurringWed · Apr 21 · 6:30 PM
LOLA YOUNG - Everything Begins
LOLA YOUNG
Cold Waves Festival · Chicago
Thu · Oct 22 · 8:00 PM
Tales from the Curious Crypt
Tales from the Curious Crypt
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM
Mobb Deep x Talib Kweli (18 and Over)
Mobb Deep +1
Ramova Theatre · Chicago
Fri · Oct 30
Halloween Poe Party Storytime
Middles Used Books
$5 CoverSun · Nov 1 · 6:00 PM
Michael Garcia
Michael Garcia
Madcats · Palatine
10↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28
Late Night Concert Series w/Ben Paterson
Ben Paterson
Andy's Jazz Club
FreeThu · Oct 29 · 12:00 PM
Smart Statistics with AI
McGrath Arena · Chicago
20↻ RecurringThu · Oct 29
1st Set With Mario Abney
Mario Abney
Andy's Jazz Club
Sat · Dec 12 · 7:00 PM
Pinksqueeze
Pinksqueeze +3
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Fri · Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
Chicago Bulls vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (PRESEASON)
United Center · Chicago
$16.99↻ RecurringSun · Oct 25 · 9:00 PM
TBA
Buddy Guy's Legends · Chicago
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 17
Trash Trekkers: Douglas Center
Indiana Dunes National Park
Fri · Nov 20 · 7:00 PM
The Function Tour: Scarface, Too Short, & Do or Die
Scarface +2
Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana · Gary
Thu · May 27 · 6:30 PM
FKJ - TYBER TOUR
Fkj
Cold Waves Festival · Chicago
Thu · Oct 22 · 9:30 PM
Vinny Guadagnino
Vinny Guadagnino
The Den Theatre
$16Sat · Oct 24 · 8:30 PM
80s HALLOWEEN PARTY! ft. Tommy Bravos Rocco Desgres Jack Riedy
Tommy Bravos +2
Cole's Bar · Chicago
$10 CoverSat · Nov 28 · 9:00 PM
Seven Soul
Seven Soul
Madcats · Palatine
Starts at…Sun · Dec 20 · 6:00 PM
THE GET UP & HUSTLE TOUR
The Get Up & Hustle Tour
Chicago Improv · Schaumburg
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 15
Trash Trekkers: Douglas Center
Indiana Dunes National Park
Fri · Oct 16
Red Line Jazz Festival
Grant Park · Chicago
$45.0Sat · Nov 21 · 12:00 PM
Candle Making Workshop
Swallow Stories Bookshop
Fri · Oct 16 · 10:00 PM
Horse Jumper of Love Flooding Sects
Horse Jumper of Love +1
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 22
Super Kids Scavenger Hunt
Indiana Dunes National Park
Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
Dylan Gossett - Live In Concert
Dylan Gossett
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
20Mon · Oct 19
2nd Set With The Tom Garling Jazz Orchestra
Tom Garling Jazz Orchestra
Andy's Jazz Club
5Tue · Oct 20 · 9:00 PM
CHAR
The California Clipper · Chicago
Fri · Oct 16 · 7:30 PM
Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with LaShera Ellis
Chicago Soul Jazz Collective +1
Winter's Jazz Club · Chicago
20Tue · Oct 27
2nd Set With Tenor Time
Tenor Time
Andy's Jazz Club
Thu · Oct 29 · 9:00 PM
Spread Joy (Album Release) Body Shop Goo Crassostrea LLC Elyse Johnson
Spread Joy +3
Empty Bottle · Chicago
$16.99↻ RecurringWed · Nov 18 · 9:00 PM
JIMMY BURNS – Host The Jam
Host: JIMMY BURNS
Buddy Guy's Legends · Chicago
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 16 · 5:30 PM
Hard Country Honky Tonk with The Hoyle Brothers
The Hoyle Brothers
Empty Bottle · Chicago
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 17
MICHAEL JOHNSON
Michael Johnson +1
Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago
Paid Event↻ RecurringSat · Oct 17
Chellberg Farm Open House
Indiana Dunes National Park
FreeThu · Oct 22 · 7:30 PM
Road to GLDS: The Oracle Mortwight Terran Wretch
The Oracle Mortwight Terran Wretch
Cole's Bar · Chicago
Tickets: $15↻ RecurringMon · Nov 2 · 7:00 PM
Chicago 1971
Chicago 1971
Carol's Pub · Chicago
$15Thu · Nov 5 · 6:30 PM
THE JUICE JOINT
Lemon · Chicago
Sun · Oct 25 · 6:30 PM
Jackopierce w. JB Vannatta (acoustic)
Jackopierce +1
SPACE · Evanston
$29.87Sat · Nov 14 · 5:30 PM
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Saint Vitus +3
Live Wire Lounge · Chicago
Sun · Oct 25 · 10:30 AM
Spooky Sing-Along
Old Town School of Folk Music · Chicago
FreeTue · Oct 27 · 6:30 PM
Chicago's Water Systems
Skunk Cabbage Books
Fri · Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
Something Easy and Trace the Shadow
Something Easy and Trace the Shadow +2
Honky Tonk BBQ · Chicago
Sat · Nov 28 · 6:30 PM
Gnarls Barkley: To Whom It Still Concerns Tour
Gnarls Barkley
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
20↻ RecurringThu · Oct 15
2nd Set With Mario Abney
Mario Abney
Andy's Jazz Club
Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
Dylan Gossett - Live In Concert
Dylan Gossett
Cold Waves Festival · Chicago
Tue · Oct 27 · 7:30 PM
Worldpeace DMT
Worldpeace DMT +1
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Sat · Nov 21 · 8:00 PM
Sir Woman "Playtime tour"
Sir Woman
Chop Shop / 1st Ward · Chicago
↻ RecurringFri · Dec 4 · 9:00 PM
Zeds Dead
Zeds Dead
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
Sat · Oct 17
Jan Blomqvist
Jan Blomqvist +2
Radius - Chicago · Chicago
20↻ RecurringWed · Oct 21
2nd Set With Charles Heath
Charles Heath
Andy's Jazz Club
1Tue · Oct 27 · 8:00 PM
Triage
Jaq Attaque +1
The California Clipper · Chicago
Wed · Oct 28 · 7:30 PM
Shakey Graves w/ Wild Pink
Shakey Graves +1
Vic Theatre · Chicago
32.77Sun · Nov 8 · 7:30 PM
The Samples + Mynd Reader
The Samples +1
Chop Shop · Chicago
$16Sun · Oct 25 · 7:30 PM
Chloe Drallos Dead Nettle Riddle M
Chloe Drallos +1
Cole's Bar · Chicago
$16.99Thu · Nov 12 · 9:00 PM
SCOTT ELLISON
Scott Ellison
Buddy Guy's Legends · Chicago
Fri · Dec 4 · 8:00 PM
An Evening With Sasha Alex Sloan: And The Crowd Goes Mild Tour
Sasha Alex Sloan
Chop Shop / 1st Ward · Chicago
Tue · Oct 20 · 9:00 PM
Maggie Koerner
Maggie Koerner
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
Thu · Oct 22 · 6:30 PM
Matchmaker Book Club
Matchmaker Bookshop · Highland Park
$27.30Fri · Oct 23 · 9:00 PM
RAY FULLER
Ray Fuller
Buddy Guy's Legends · Chicago
Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
Little Barrie
Little Barrie
Old Town School of Folk Music · Chicago
Fri · Nov 27 · 9:00 PM
Queen Méabh’s House Party
Pfac +2
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Mon · Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Three Avenues Solidarity Book Club: The Undocumented Americans
Three Avenues Bookshop · Lakeview
Events in Chicago, IL
Concerts, comedy, theater, author readings and community happenings, collected straight from local venue calendars and updated daily. Chicago has the deepest improv and blues benches in the country — Second City and iO, Kingston Mines and Buddy Guy's Legends — plus Lincoln Hall, Thalia Hall, the Lyric and the CSO.