Things to do in Chicago
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ALFONSO PONTICELLI
Alfonso Ponticelli
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago
Mon · Dec 14 · 7:00 PM
Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat
United Center · Chicago
Thu · Mar 4 · 7:00 PM
Dessa
Dessa
SPACE · Evanston
Mon · Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Show Up Chicago
The Hideout · Chicago
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Weekly Morning Storytime!
Women & Children First
Mon · Oct 26 · 7:00 PM
Matt Singer, "Funny Business"
Author: Matt Singer
The Book Cellar
FreeSun · Nov 8 · 7:20 PM
Chicago Bears vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Sat · Nov 14 · 7:00 PM
Victor Wooten & The Wooten Brothers
Victor Wooten & The Wooten Brothers
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Wed · Nov 25 · 9:00 PM
Jaff Graffner (Album Release Show) Earl Gary AJ Jacob Ciocci DJ Set
Jaff Graffner +3
Empty Bottle · Chicago
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Open Mic Night
Emerald Isle
Fri · Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Rocks Off: Rolling Stones Tribute
Rocks Off: Rolling Stones Tribute
Space · Evanston
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ALFONSO PONTICELLI
ALFONSO PONTICELLI
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago
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*SOLD OUT* Petey USA
Petey USA
Empty Bottle · Chicago
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Chicago Wolves V Manitoba Moose
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
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Chicago Wolves V Toronto Marlies
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
Sun · Nov 8 · 7:00 PM
Better Than Ezra - Legends of the Fall: Closer To The Edge
Better Than Ezra
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Mon · Nov 9 · 6:30 PM
SOLD OUT - Bill Callahan (solo) w. Rick Maguire (of Pile)
Bill Callahan +1
SPACE · Evanston
Fri · Nov 13 · 8:00 PM
Gatsbys American Dream
Gatsbys American Dream
Chop Shop / 1st Ward · Chicago
Fri · Nov 13 · 9:00 PM
Noche Eterna and Feeltrip present: WINGTIPS (10 Year Anniversary) Blood Handsome Slugscape DJ Lidia Vomito
Wingtips +3
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
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Karaoke
Madcats · Palatine
Tue · Dec 1 · 7:00 PM
Michael Meyers Stand Up Comedy Special Recording (Early Show)
Michael Meyers
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
Fri · Dec 18 · 7:00 PM
Svdden Death
Svdden Death
Cold Waves Festival · Chicago
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Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
Fri · Nov 6 · 8:00 AM
Sarah Fackrell at 70th Annual Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law Conference
Speaker: Sarah Fackrell
Illinois Institute of Technology · Chicago
Fri · Nov 6 · 8:00 PM
YOU JUST HAD TO BE THERE
Ramova Theatre · Chicago
Fri · Nov 6 · 8:00 PM
Axis: Sova Record Release Show with Melkbelly & Temps
Axis +2
The Hideout · Chicago
Tue · Nov 10
ApolloRed1
ApolloRed1
Avondale Music Hall · Chicago
Thu · Nov 12 · 7:00 PM
Charles Wesley Godwin with Tyler Nance - Christian Name Tour
Charles Wesley Godwin +1
Cold Waves Festival · Chicago
Wed · Dec 9 · 9:00 PM
JEFF The Brotherhood
JEFF The Brotherhood
Empty Bottle · Chicago
Fri · Jan 15
Windy City Invitational
Navy Pier · Chicago
Thu · Mar 11 · 7:00 PM
Chicago Bulls vs. Phoenix Suns
United Center · Chicago
Mon · Mar 22 · 7:00 PM
Chicago Bulls vs. Sacramento Kings
United Center · Chicago
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Yuridia – Las Cartas sobre la Mesa Tour
Yuridia
Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont
Fri · Oct 16 · 6:00 PM
Death of a Gangster: Murder Mystery Party
Passages Wine and Books · West Town
Sat · Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
Orchestra Concert
Elmhurst College · Elmhurst
Paid EventSat · Oct 24
Fall Colors Hike
Indiana Dunes National Park
Wed · Nov 11 · 6:30 PM
Great Lake Swimmers
Great Lake Swimmers
SPACE · Evanston
Tue · Dec 1 · 9:30 PM
Michael Meyers Stand Up Comedy Special Recording (Late Show)
Michael Meyers
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
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Chicago Wolves V Cleveland Monsters
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
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Roses for the Roches ft. Nora O’Connor, Sima Cunningham, and Kelly Hogan
Nora O’Connor +2
Space · Evanston
Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
Blackness Thirteen Ways: Art, Life, & the Revisions of a Mulatta Lesbian by J. Vanessa Lyon
Women & Children First
Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
Rock & Rye
Rock & Rye
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Fri · Nov 20 · 7:00 PM
Fetty Wap: Nostalgia Tour
Fetty Wap
Cold Waves Festival · Chicago
Sun · Nov 1 · 7:00 PM
Billy Prine
Billy Prine
Old Town School of Folk Music · Chicago
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Karaoke
Madcats · Palatine
Tue · Nov 10 · 8:00 PM
Dead Gowns, Sleeper's Bell (Duo)
Dead Gowns +1
The Hideout · Chicago
Wed · Nov 25 · 8:00 PM
E-town Get Down: 80's and 90's R&B and House
SPACE · Evanston
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Hard Country Honky Tonk with The Hoyle Brothers
The Hoyle Brothers
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
Mon · Dec 7 · 9:00 PM
FREE MONDAY w/ Answering Machines Oildrum Pebbles Inc
Answering Machines +2
Empty Bottle · Chicago
Fri · Dec 11 · 10:00 PM
HEATHEN AXE Prime Angel Weather Mild Violence DJ Bill Roe
Heathen +5
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
Sat · Jan 16 · 5:00 PM
Seth Meyers
Seth Meyers
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
Fri · Mar 12 · 7:00 PM
Puppers Presents Letterkenny Live
Letterkenny Live
Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont
Tue · Oct 20 · 6:00 PM
Community Crocheting Circle (1)
Beyond the Book, A Literary Experience · Homewood
Mon · Oct 26 · 1:50 PM
Applied Mathematics and Statistics Seminar by Jithin George
Speaker: Jithin George
Illinois Institute of Technology · Chicago
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Open Mic Night
O'Donnell's
Mon · Nov 16 · 9:00 PM
FREE MONDAY w/ Rent Control featuring Nonnie Parry Twice Told Tale Timelife Tender Object System
Rent Control +4
Empty Bottle · Chicago
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Chicago's Best Stand Up
Laugh Factory Chicago
Sat · Nov 28
2Dead Boyz x The Underachievers
2Dead Boyz +1
Avondale Music Hall · Chicago
Wed · Dec 2 · 7:30 PM
Kayo CASINO TRELL SONNY Bandhunta KT
Kayo +3
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
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Hard Country Honky Tonk with The Hoyle Brothers
The Hoyle Brothers
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
Wed · Jan 20 · 6:30 PM
Warren Zevon Birthday Bash
SPACE · Evanston
Thu · Nov 5 · 9:00 PM
Desire Johnny Jewel Mothermary
Desire +2
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
Sun · Nov 8 · 6:00 AM
Kat's Eyes
Kat's Eyes
Madcats · Palatine
Thu · Nov 12 · 6:00 PM
Three Avenues Fantasy Book Club: Sublimation
Three Avenues Bookshop · Lakeview
Fri · Nov 13 · 7:00 PM
Palace with Willie J Healey - USA & Canada Tour 2026
Palace +1
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
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JOEL PATERSON & FRIENDS
JOEL PATERSON
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago
Sat · Dec 12 · 10:00 PM
Jkyl & Hyde
Ramova Theatre · Chicago
Wed · Oct 21 · 1:00 PM
Adult Listening Circle: Poetry Unbound
Chicago Public Library - Harold Washington Library Center · Loop
25Sun · Oct 25 · 7:30 PM
An Intimate Evening with Pamela Des Barres, Author "I'm With The Band"
Author: Pamela Des Barres
Martyrs' · Chicago
Wed · Oct 28 · 6:30 PM
A Tribute to Toto w. Andrew Patinkin & Stephon “Mooch" Brown
Andrew Patinkin +1
Space · Evanston
15Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
The Clearwater Swimmers, Pebbles Inc
The Clearwater Swimmers +1
Martyrs' · Chicago
Sat · Oct 31 · 6:30 PM
*SOLD OUT* The Empty Bottle Turns 34 with Post Animal Gift (Early Show)
Post Animal
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
Wed · Nov 4 · 7:30 PM
FABRIZIO
Fabrizio
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Sat · Nov 14 · 8:30 PM
Memphis LK
Memphis LK
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
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Chicago Wolves V Manitoba Moose
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
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Bingo
Madcats · Palatine
Tue · Nov 24 · 9:00 PM
Rivkah Reyes mozey
Rivkah Reyes +1
Empty Bottle · Chicago
Fri · Nov 27 · 7:00 PM
Chrissy Chlapecka
Chrissy Chlapecka
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Tue · Dec 1 · 8:00 PM
Jim James (Solo Acoustic) - Wowed Out Tour - Ages 18+
Jim James
Vic Theatre · Chicago
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The Widow's Manuscript Murder Mystery Crawl
Skunk Cabbage Books
Sat · Nov 21 · 9:00 PM
Blue Earth Sound (Album Release) PXM Ferny DJ Set
Blue Earth Sound +1
Empty Bottle · Chicago
Wed · Nov 25 · 6:30 PM
Turnover- Down On Earth Tour
Turnover
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
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GREEN MILL JAM SESSION with MARQUIS HILL
Marquis Hill
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago
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Chicago's Best Stand Up
Laugh Factory Chicago
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Karaoke Wednesdays
Replay Lakeview
Mon · Mar 29 · 7:00 PM
Julian Lage Quartet feat. John Medeski, Jorge Roeder, Kenny Wollesen
Julian Lage Quartet +3
Cahn Auditorium · Evanston
Tue · Oct 27 · 6:00 PM
Let's Talk about YESTERYEAR: A book-ish club with Nina
Bookends & Beginnings · Evanston
Wed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
Phillip Phillips - Let’s Go Far Tour with Katie Lynne Sharbaugh
Phillip Phillips +1
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Sat · Oct 31 · 11:30 AM
Chic A Go Go 30th Anniversary Halloween Dance Party with Clickbait!
Clickbait
The Hideout · Chicago
Sat · Oct 31 · 8:00 PM
Arcángel – La 8va Maravilla World Tour
Arcángel
Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont
Fri · Nov 6 · 9:00 PM
Leenalchi w/ Clickbait
Leenalchi +1
Sleeping Village · Chicago
Wed · Nov 11 · 7:00 PM
Q Marsden
Q Marsden
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Tue · Nov 24 · 9:00 PM
Rivkah Reyes mozey
Rivkah Reyes
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
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Trivia
Madcats · Palatine
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ANDY BROWN QUARTET
ANDY BROWN QUARTET
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago
Sat · Nov 14 · 6:00 PM
The Menzingers: Everything I Ever Saw North American Tour
The Menzingers
Cold Waves Festival · Chicago
$20Sun · Nov 22 · 11:00 AM
The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of Taylor Swift for Kids
The Rock and Roll Playhouse
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Sun · Nov 22 · 6:00 PM
Chicago Bulls vs. Denver Nuggets
United Center · Chicago
Wed · Nov 25
E-town Get Down: 80's and 90's R&B and House
Space · Evanston
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Karaoke
Madcats · Palatine
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.