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Thu · Nov 19 · 9:00 PM
Packaging Discus Leo
Packaging Discus Leo
Empty Bottle · Chicago
FreeSun · Dec 6 · 12:00 PM
Chicago Bears vs Jacksonville Jaguars
Carol's Pub · Chicago
FreeSat · Dec 19 · 7:20 PM
Chicago Bears @Buffalo Bills
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Sun · Jan 31
Trio Mandili
Trio Mandili
George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie
Tue · Nov 17 · 6:30 PM
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
United Center · Chicago
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ALAN GRESIK'S SWING ORCHESTRA
ALAN GRESIK'S SWING ORCHESTRA
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago
Thu · Dec 3
Ezcodylee
Ezcodylee
Avondale Music Hall · Chicago
Wed · Oct 21 · 8:00 PM
SUSTO
SUSTO
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Mon · Nov 2 · 9:00 PM
FREE MONDAY w/ Chocolate Labs Tri-County Liquidators Joe Glass Rent Party
Chocolate Labs +3
Empty Bottle · Chicago
Thu · Nov 5 · 7:30 PM
Pouya w/ Ramirez
Pouya +1
Riviera Theatre- IL · Chicago
Thu · Nov 19 · 7:00 PM
Anthony Geraci: Album Release Party
Anthony Geraci
SPACE · Evanston
Sun · Nov 22 · 3:00 PM
Cracker
Cracker
Old Town School of Folk Music · Chicago
Thu · Jan 28 · 7:00 PM
The Red Clay Strays
The Red Clay Strays
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
Sat · Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
SOLD OUT: Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel
Duane Betts +1
Space · Evanston
$16Sat · Oct 24 · 8:30 PM
80s HALLOWEEN PARTY! ft. Tommy Bravos 8-Bit Creeps Rocco Desgres Jack Riedy
Tommy Bravos +3
Cole's Bar · Chicago
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ALAN GRESIK'S SWING ORCHESTRA
Alan Gresik'S Swing Orchestra
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago
Sun · Nov 15 · 8:00 PM
Pimpinela – Leyendas Tour
Pimpinela
Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont
Sat · Dec 5 · 9:00 PM
Dos Santos
Dos Santos
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
Fri · Dec 11 · 7:00 PM
Lady A: This Winter’s Night Tour 2026
Lady A
Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana · Gary
Sun · Feb 21 · 5:00 PM
Chicago Blackhawks vs. New Jersey Devils
United Center · Chicago
Mon · Apr 12 · 6:30 PM
Nothing But Thieves: The Stray Dogs World Tour
Nothing But Thieves
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
Thu · Apr 22
James and the Giant Peach
George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie
Sat · Oct 24 · 9:00 PM
My Cousin Vlad
The Den Theatre
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The Hoyle Brothers
The Hoyle Brothers
Martyrs' · Chicago
Free↻ RecurringWed · Nov 4 · 8:00 PM
Whaddayaknow Trivia
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Fri · Nov 20 · 7:00 PM
Fetty Wap: Nostalgia Tour
Fetty Wap
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
Sat · Nov 21 · 7:00 PM
Dax - The Anger Management Tour
Dax
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Mon · Nov 23 · 7:00 PM
Stella Lefty
Stella Lefty +1
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Tue · Nov 24 · 6:00 PM
Underoath - Define the Great Line 20th Anniversary Tour
Underoath
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
Sun · Nov 29 · 6:00 PM
Triumph: The Rock & Roll Machine Reloaded Tour
Triumph
Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana · Gary
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RIGHTEOUS ROOSTER ORGAN TRIO
RIGHTEOUS ROOSTER ORGAN TRIO
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago
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An Evening with Lord Huron
Lord Huron
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
Sat · Dec 12 · 9:00 PM
FACS PARKiNG TEMPS.
Facs +2
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
Sun · Oct 18
Digable Planets Pre-Party
GMan Tavern · Chicago
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Trivia Night
Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park
Mon · Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Salon Classics Book Club
The Book Cellar
Tue · Oct 27 · 8:00 PM
Colin Miller
Colin Miller
The Hideout · Chicago
↻ RecurringMon · Nov 2 · 8:00 PM
Chicago's Best Stand Up
Laugh Factory Chicago
Free↻ RecurringTue · Nov 3 · 7:30 PM
Pop Up Karaoke
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Thu · Nov 19 · 6:30 PM
Jake Cornell
Jake Cornell
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Free↻ RecurringWed · Nov 25 · 8:00 PM
Whaddayaknow Trivia
Carol's Pub · Chicago
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Greensky Bluegrass
Greensky Bluegrass
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
Sun · Feb 28 · 7:00 PM
Twilight In Concert
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
Sun · Mar 7 · 4:00 PM
Chicago Bulls vs. Portland Trail Blazers
United Center · Chicago
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Chicago Wolves V Grand Rapids Griffins
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 16 · 8:00 PM
Open Mic Night
O'Donnell's
Fri · Oct 30 · 9:00 PM
You Are One - A Substance Parody Play by Derry Queen [late show]
Derry Queen
The Hideout · Chicago
Sat · Nov 14 · 6:00 PM
The Menzingers: Everything I Ever Saw North American Tour
The Menzingers
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
Sat · Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
Oddball Mini Mart
Empty Bottle · Chicago
Wed · Nov 4 · 7:00 PM
Béla Fleck: My Bluegrass Heart
Béla Fleck
Cahn Auditorium · Evanston
Wed · Nov 4 · 7:30 PM
ImprovisAsian: Between Heritage and the Next Chorus
Old Town School of Folk Music · Chicago
Wed · Nov 18 · 9:00 PM
*SOLD OUT* Makaya McCraven
Makaya McCraven
Empty Bottle · Chicago
↻ RecurringFri · Dec 11 · 5:00 PM
Chris Foreman
Chris Foreman
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 21 · 8:00 PM
Trivia Night
George Street Pub
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
Mon · Nov 2 · 1:50 PM
Applied Mathematics and Statistics Seminar by Tobias Blickhan
Speaker: Tobias Blickhan
Illinois Institute of Technology · Chicago
Tue · Nov 10 · 7:30 PM
Certainly So
Certainly So
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Wed · Nov 11 · 9:00 PM
*SOLD OUT* mary in the junkyard Lefty Parker
Lefty Parker
Empty Bottle · Chicago
Wed · Dec 2 · 7:00 PM
Pokey LaFarge
Pokey LaFarge
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Fri · Dec 4
Illinois VS. UConn
United Center · Chicago
↻ RecurringThu · Dec 10 · 8:00 PM
Brett Eldredge
Brett Eldredge
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
Thu · Oct 29 · 6:00 PM
Community Book Club: The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett
Illinois Institute of Technology · Chicago
↻ RecurringSat · Dec 5 · 6:30 PM
Roses for the Roches ft. Nora O’Connor, Sima Cunningham, and Kelly Hogan
Nora O’Connor +2
Space · Evanston
FreeTue · Dec 29 · 7:30 PM
Aunt Nance's Game Night
Carol's Pub · Chicago
↻ RecurringThu · Feb 18 · 11:00 AM
Chicago Wolves V Rockford Icehogs
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
↻ RecurringTue · Mar 9 · 7:00 PM
Chicago Bulls vs. Boston Celtics
United Center · Chicago
↻ RecurringTue · Oct 20 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Butch McGuire's
Fri · Oct 30 · 6:30 PM
Weston Estate – Night One
Weston Estate
Outset · Chicago
Sat · Oct 31
After Hours with Calvin Evans
Calvin Evans
Zanies Comedy Club Chicago
Sun · Nov 15 · 9:00 PM
Heavens To Betsy NO MEN
Heavens To Betsy +1
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
Sat · Dec 12 · 9:00 PM
FACS PARKiNG TEMPS.
Facs +1
Empty Bottle · Chicago
Sat · Dec 12
A John Waters Christmas
John Waters
Avondale Music Hall · Chicago
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ANDY BROWN
ANDY BROWN
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago
Thu · Nov 19 · 9:00 PM
Packaging Discus Leo
Packaging Discus Leo
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
Wed · Dec 16 · 7:00 PM
Chicago Bulls vs. Utah Jazz
United Center · Chicago
↻ RecurringFri · Dec 18 · 5:30 PM
Hard Country Honky Tonk with The Hoyle Brothers
The Hoyle Brothers
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
↻ RecurringFri · Nov 6 · 5:30 PM
Hard Country Honky Tonk with The Hoyle Brothers
The Hoyle Brothers
Empty Bottle · Chicago
↻ RecurringFri · Nov 27 · 5:30 PM
Hard Country Honky Tonk with The Hoyle Brothers
The Hoyle Brothers
Empty Bottle · Chicago
↻ RecurringWed · Jan 6 · 7:00 PM
Chicago Wolves V Rockford Icehogs
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
↻ RecurringSat · Feb 13 · 7:00 PM
Chicago Wolves V Texas Stars
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
↻ RecurringMon · Oct 19 · 8:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Riddles Comedy Club
20Thu · Dec 10 · 8:00 PM
An Evening with Peach Jam - Allman Brothers Tribute (2 Sets!)
Peach Jam
Martyrs' · Chicago
Fri · Jan 8 · 7:00 PM
Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular
Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana · Gary
15Fri · Oct 23
Sweet Kay String Band, Snarky Bubbee
Sweet Kay String Band +1
Martyrs' · Chicago
Sun · Oct 18 · 7:30 PM
How To Academy: Richard Dawkins
Seminary Co-op Bookstore
Free↻ RecurringSat · Oct 24
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
Fri · Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
Taper’s Choice
Taper’s Choice
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Sat · Oct 31 · 9:00 AM
BYOMat *SPOOKY* Bookstore Yoga for October
Three Avenues Bookshop · Lakeview
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PAPER MACHETE
PAPER MACHETE
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago
Sat · Nov 28 · 6:00 PM
Standing On Christmas Live 2026 with Evrod Cassimy
Evrod Cassimy
Thalia Hall · Chicago
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 29 · 5:00 PM
ANDY BROWN
ANDY BROWN
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago
Sat · Oct 31 · 5:00 PM
Gods of Chaos Halloween
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
↻ RecurringFri · Nov 20 · 5:00 PM
Chris Foreman
Chris Foreman
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago
↻ RecurringWed · Jan 20 · 6:30 PM
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Dallas Stars
United Center · Chicago
Sun · Mar 14 · 3:30 PM
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Anaheim Ducks
United Center · Chicago
Thu · Nov 12 · 7:00 PM
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Buffalo Sabres
United Center · Chicago
↻ RecurringSat · Nov 28 · 9:00 PM
*SOLD OUT* Petey USA Linus Hablot
Petey USA +1
Empty Bottle · Chicago
↻ RecurringSat · Mar 13 · 7:00 PM
Chicago Wolves V Toronto Marlies
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
Sat · Oct 17
A Metro Show Pre-Party
GMan Tavern · Chicago
Sun · Oct 18
Brunch at Fatpour Lincolnwood
Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park
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.