Things to do in Chicago
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Tue · Mar 23 · 7:30 PM
Niall Horan
Niall Horan +1
United Center · Chicago
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Chicago's Best Stand Up
Laugh Factory Chicago
Mon · Nov 16 · 1:15 PM
Science Fiction as Social Critique with Claire Barner
Dandelion Bookshop
Thu · Nov 19 · 6:30 PM
Jake Cornell
Jake Cornell
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
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Greensky Bluegrass
Greensky Bluegrass
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
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Open Mic Night
O'Donnell's
20Mon · Oct 26
2nd Set With The Shout Section Big Band
The Shout Section Big Band
Andy's Jazz Club
FreeFri · Nov 13
BamBird Scramble FriendsgivingMahjong Party
Palmhouse · Evanston
Sat · Nov 14 · 6:00 PM
The Menzingers: Everything I Ever Saw North American Tour
The Menzingers
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
$40Wed · Nov 18 · 8:00 PM
Ours
Ours
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Fri · Oct 16
Feast A Da Funny
George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie
Sat · Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
Oddball Mini Mart
Empty Bottle · Chicago
$15Sat · Oct 17
Iris Blue w/ Totally Cashed
Iris Blue +1
Bookclub · Chicago
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Chicago Wolves V Iowa Wild
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
Fri · Oct 23 · 8:00 PM
Menudo 50
Menudo
Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont
Sat · Oct 24 · 7:00 PM
Greg Freeman
Greg Freeman +1
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Thu · Oct 29 · 7:30 PM
The Airborne Toxic Event
The Airborne Toxic Event
Vic Theatre · Chicago
Wed · Nov 4 · 7:00 PM
Béla Fleck: My Bluegrass Heart
Béla Fleck
Cahn Auditorium · Evanston
$35.64Fri · Nov 6 · 7:30 PM
Tango with Winnie Quintet
Tango with Winnie Quintet
The CheckOut · Chicago
Free↻ RecurringFri · Dec 18 · 7:30 PM
Music Heritage Series Concert
The Save the Tunes Council
Indiana Dunes National Park
Sat · Oct 24 · 2:00 PM
Offsite Bookseller: Teen Lit Author Panel: Terrifying Tales with K. Ancrum, Don Martin, and Markelle Grabo
Author: K. Ancrum +2
Women & Children First
10Sat · Oct 24 · 8:30 PM
GreenTTea & The Tempos, Luscia Jane, Kacie Brown & The Vision
GreenTTea & The Tempos +2
Martyrs' · Chicago
Tue · Nov 10 · 7:30 PM
Certainly So
Certainly So
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Wed · Dec 2 · 7:00 PM
Pokey LaFarge
Pokey LaFarge
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Fri · Dec 4
Illinois VS. UConn
United Center · Chicago
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Brett Eldredge
Brett Eldredge
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
Sat · Oct 17 · 7:30 PM
Sons of Chicago: The Rolling Stones & Rocking Blues
Sons of Chicago
Beverly Arts Center
Sun · Oct 18 · 12:00 PM
Bears vs Falcons At The Bottle
Empty Bottle · Chicago
Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM
90’s CORRIDOS TOUR
Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont
Mon · Oct 26 · 7:00 PM
Ordinary Peepholes: NOSFERA2 (Early Show)
Ordinary Peepholes
Empty Bottle · Chicago
Fri · Oct 30 · 9:00 PM
Anthony Cruz and Double Dipp Present: Full Circle
Anthony Cruz +1
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
$26.22Fri · Nov 6 · 9:00 PM
@NICKCHEO the *TOUR* the *MOVIE*
@NICKCHEO the *TOUR* the *MOVIE +1
Chop Shop / 1st Ward · Chicago
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312 Comedy Festival® Presents Nikki Glaser
Nikki Glaser
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
$18↻ RecurringTue · Oct 20 · 8:30 PM
Perfect Mash: A Dating Show
Cole's Bar · Chicago
Wed · Nov 18 · 7:00 PM
Victoria Monét: Frequency Of Love Tour
Victoria Monét
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
Mon · Nov 23 · 8:00 PM
Jorja Smith - Ages 18+
Jorja Smith
Riviera Theatre- IL · Chicago
Wed · Dec 30 · 7:00 PM
Ben Kweller w. Case Oats
Ben Kweller +1
SPACE · Evanston
Sat · Oct 17 · 7:30 PM
Tatum Langley featuring Jeremy Kahn Quartet
Tatum Langley +1
Winter's Jazz Club · Chicago
Tickets: $8Fri · Oct 30 · 9:30 PM
Kurtis James Band
Kurtis James Band
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Fri · Feb 26 · 8:00 PM
Don Omar: The Last King World Tour
Don Omar
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
Sun · Oct 18 · 7:00 PM
JOHN SCOFIELD’S “ELECTROSPECTIVE” featuring OTEIL BURBRIDGE, LARRY GOLDINGS & ADAM DEITCH
John Scofield +3
Thalia Hall · Chicago
FreeWed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
"The Irish Reading Circle" discusses "The Country Girls" by Edna O'Brien - Part II
Time and a half Books
Thu · Oct 22 · 6:00 PM
You Didn't See Nothin: A True Crime Story
Chicago Public Library - Harold Washington Library Center · Loop
Thu · Oct 29 · 9:00 PM
Spread Joy (Album Release) Body Shop Goo Crassostrea LLC Elyse Johnson
Spread Joy +3
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
Fri · Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
The Living Tombstone - The Multiplayer Tour
The Living Tombstone
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
$8 CoverFri · Oct 30 · 9:00 PM
Atomic Groove
Atomic Groove
Madcats · Palatine
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Angine de Poitrine with zouz
Angine de Poitrine +1
Cold Waves Festival · Chicago
Sat · Dec 12 · 7:30 PM
Late Night Thoughts
Late Night Thoughts
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
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An Evening with Tedeschi Trucks Band
Tedeschi Trucks Band
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
Tue · Oct 27 · 7:30 PM
Sienna Spiro
Sienna Spiro
Riviera Theatre- IL · Chicago
15Thu · Oct 29 · 7:30 PM
Pebbles Inc, National Photo Committee, Hannah Frey, Conor Lynch
Pebbles Inc +3
Martyrs' · Chicago
Sun · Nov 22 · 7:30 PM
Ebril
Ebril
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
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Chicago's Best Stand Up
Laugh Factory Chicago
Sat · Jan 2
3BALLMTY
3BALLMTY
Navy Pier · Chicago
Wed · Oct 21 · 6:00 PM
Write at CPL: When Everything Changed: Writing Your Marker Story
Chicago Public Library - Harold Washington Library Center · Loop
Thu · Nov 19 · 7:00 PM
Protomartyr (18 and Over)
Protomartyr
Metro · Chicago
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Bingo
Madcats · Palatine
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Daily Bread - Vanishing Point Tour
Daily Bread
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
Wed · Dec 16 · 7:30 PM
Christmas Movie Trivia
Joe's on Weed St. · Chicago
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Fri · Feb 5
Jim Brickman
Jim Brickman
George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie
Sun · Mar 14
Swan Lake by International Ballet Stars
International Ballet Stars
George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie
Fri · Mar 19 · 8:00 PM
Ali Wong Live
Ali Wong
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
Mon · Apr 12 · 6:30 PM
Nothing But Thieves: The Stray Dogs World Tour
Nothing But Thieves
Cold Waves Festival · Chicago
$20 Day Of:…Sat · Oct 17
Jess Write Live in Concert along with PTA
Jess Write +1
Bookclub · Chicago
Sun · Oct 25 · 5:30 PM
Bobbi Wilsyn & Company - The Divine One: Sassy Miss Sarah Vaughan
Bobbi Wilsyn & Company
Winter's Jazz Club · Chicago
Tue · Nov 10 · 3:00 PM
Lecture by 2025 Palmer Prize Winner, David A. Sklansky
Speaker: David A. Sklansky
Illinois Institute of Technology · Chicago
Fri · Nov 13 · 7:00 PM
almost monday - THANK GOD IT'S ALMOST MONDAY
almost monday
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Thu · Nov 19 · 7:00 PM
Slow Pulp
Slow Pulp
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
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Karaoke
Madcats · Palatine
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No Bother
No Bother
Martyrs' · Chicago
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Trivia
Madcats · Palatine
20Mon · Oct 26
1st Set With The Shout Section Big Band
The Shout Section Big Band
Andy's Jazz Club
Tue · Dec 1 · 7:30 PM
DEVON GABRIELLA
Devon Gabriella
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Fri · Feb 26 · 7:30 PM
Professor Brian Cox
Speaker: Professor Brian Cox
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
Thu · Oct 15 · 9:00 PM
Faux Real Babe America Bryce Xavier
Faux Real +2
Empty Bottle · Chicago
Fri · Oct 16 · 9:00 PM
Metro Presents… RES – How i Do 25th Anniversary ** DJ set by Quinnette
Res +1
Sleeping Village · Chicago
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Judy Collins
Judy Collins
Old Town School of Folk Music · Chicago
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Chicago's Best Stand Up
Laugh Factory Chicago
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312 Comedy Festival® Presents Nikki Glaser
Nikki Glaser
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
$15Wed · Oct 21
Kelsey Montanez + Desperate Electric + Auto Flamingo
Kelsey Montanez +2
Bookclub · Chicago
Sat · Oct 31 · 6:30 PM
*SOLD OUT* The Empty Bottle Turns 34 with Post Animal Gift (Early Show)
Post Animal
Empty Bottle · Chicago
Mon · Nov 16 · 8:00 PM
Jessie Reyez: A Little Vengeance Tour
Jessie Reyez
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
Wed · Nov 25 · 7:30 PM
Socially Acceptable
Socially Acceptable +2
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Thu · Feb 25
MANIA: The Abba Tribute
MANIA: The Abba Tribute
George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie
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Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Douglas Center
Indiana Dunes National Park
Thu · Oct 22 · 7:30 PM
DICE
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Fri · Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
Sammy Rae & The Friends with special guest Melt
Sammy Rae & The Friends +1
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
Sat · Oct 24 · 6:00 PM
Soul Jam featuring Russell Thompkins & The New Stylistics, The Dramatics, Enchantment and Ray, Goodman & Brown
Russell Thompkins & The New Stylistics +3
Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana · Gary
$40Sat · Oct 24 · 7:00 PM
Tank and The Bangas - The Last Balloon Tour with Ariel J. and Zeus
Tank and The Bangas +2
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Sat · Nov 7 · 7:30 PM
BIG TIME(the Music of Peter Gabriel)
BIG TIME(the Music of Peter Gabriel) +1
Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago
Wed · Nov 11 · 8:30 PM
Writing for Children: Finding the Magic with Barb Rosenstock
Dandelion Bookshop
Sat · Apr 3
Stephen Bishop
Stephen Bishop
George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie
Fri · Oct 16 · 8:00 PM
V.V. Lightbody Album Release Show - Night 2!
V.V. Lightbody
The Hideout · Chicago
Sat · Oct 24 · 9:00 PM
WAKING THE WITCH
Waking The Witch
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
Tue · Oct 27 · 6:30 PM
SiM - HOOMAN WORLD TOUR
SiM
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
$27.30Fri · Oct 30 · 9:00 PM
BLUES PEOPLE
Blues People
Buddy Guy's Legends · Chicago
Sat · Oct 31 · 10:30 AM
Monsters Are the Worst! Halloween Party with Alex Willan
Author: Alex Willan
Booked · Evanston
Sat · Nov 14 · 8:00 PM
The Afghan Whigs (18 and Over)
The Afghan Whigs
Metro · Chicago
Fri · Oct 16 · 6:30 PM
*SOLD OUT* Osees ft. Brigid Dawson with Traps PS
Osees +2
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Tue · Oct 20 · 2:00 PM
Story Hour for Grown-Ups
Chicago Public Library - Harold Washington Library Center · Loop
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.