Things to do in Chicago

2.2k+ things to do in Chicago this month

3,361 eventsAll venues in Chicago

Fri · Nov 20 · 7:00 PM

A Speakeasy Set with Ryan Nyther

Illinois Institute of Technology · Chicago

Sat · Mar 27 · 7:00 PM

Chicago Wolves V Providence Bruins

Allstate Arena · Rosemont

Sun · Oct 25 · 12:00 PM

Magic The Gathering

The Empty Bottle · Chicago

Lions on Jeeps

George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie

Tue · Oct 27 · 4:00 PM

Rhea Rahman - "Racializing the Ummah" - Eman Abdelhadi, Darryl Li

Author: Rhea Rahman

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Wed · Nov 18 · 6:30 PM

Humbird w. Bad Posture Club

Space · Evanston

Charles Rick Heath

Charles Rick Heath

Jazz Showcase · Chicago

Tue · Oct 27 · 7:30 PM

Kerry Kennedy, "Ethel Kennedy"

The Book Cellar

Fri · Nov 20 · 1:00 AM

GREEN MILL JAM SESSION with MARQUIS HILL

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago

Sat · Nov 21 · 1:00 AM

RIGHTEOUS ROOSTER ORGAN TRIO

RIGHTEOUS ROOSTER ORGAN TRIO

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago

Sun · Dec 13 · 12:00 PM

Bears vs Dolphins At The Bottle

The Empty Bottle · Chicago

Sun · Dec 20 · 6:00 PM

Mariachi Herencia De México - A Mariachi Christmas

Mariachi Herencia De México

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Free↻ Recurring

Fri · Dec 25 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Sun · Mar 7 · 6:30 PM

Monster Jam

Allstate Arena · Rosemont

Tue · Oct 20 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Laugh Factory Chicago

Sun · Nov 1 · 3:00 PM

The Hoyle Brothers

The Hoyle Brothers

Martyrs' · Chicago

Sat · Nov 21 · 7:00 PM

Mike Baggetta, Eli Winter Trio

Mike Baggetta +1

The Hideout · Chicago

Sun · Nov 29 · 8:00 PM

SOUL MESSAGE

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago

Sun · Dec 13 · 3:00 PM

A Charlie Brown Christmas w. Chris White Trio & Choir (Matinee)

Chris White Trio

Space · Evanston

Sun · Feb 28 · 5:30 PM

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Colorado Avalanche

United Center · Chicago

Week 6: NFL Sunday Game Day

Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park

Tue · Oct 20 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Jake Melnick's Corner Tap

Wednesday Specials: $7 THC Cocktails and $6 Willies Cocktails

Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park

Thu · Oct 29 · 11:00 AM

Weekly Story Time

RoscoeBooks · Roscoe Village

Cinderella

George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie

Wed · Nov 11 · 9:00 PM

Marci

Sleeping Village · Chicago

Tue · Nov 17 · 8:00 PM

KVL(B) , Bill Dolan, DJ Slinkie (Eliza Weber)

The Hideout · Chicago

Sat · Dec 5 · 7:00 PM

Chicago Wolves V Cleveland Monsters

Allstate Arena · Rosemont

Tue · May 4 · 8:00 PM

HENGE

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Sat · Jun 5 · 7:00 PM

Teen Open Mic

Old Town School of Folk Music · Chicago

Tue · Dec 8 · 8:00 PM

CHICAGO CELLAR BOYS

CHICAGO CELLAR BOYS

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago

Sat · Dec 18 · 5:30 PM

Relix Presents: An Intimate Evening with Moe. – 3-DAY GEN ADM PASS

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

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Fri · Nov 6 · 8:30 PM

Start Making Sense - A Tribute to Talking Heads, 2 Sets! Full 7 Piece Band - Performing the Hits + More!!

Start Making Sense

Martyrs' · Chicago

Tue · Nov 10 · 6:00 PM

Tyler Ballgame w. Evan Blix

Tyler Ballgame +1

Space · Evanston

Thu · Nov 26 · 5:00 PM

ANDY BROWN

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago

Tue · Dec 8 · 7:30 PM

Open Mic Comedy

Wed · Dec 9 · 6:30 PM

SistaStrings

Space · Evanston

Sun · Dec 13 · 12:00 PM

Bears vs Dolphins At The Bottle

Empty Bottle · Chicago

Fri · Jan 22 · 7:00 PM

Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic!

Allstate Arena · Rosemont

Fri · Feb 5 · 7:00 PM

Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic!

Allstate Arena · Rosemont

Fri · Apr 9 · 7:00 PM

Chicago Bulls vs. Milwaukee Bucks

United Center · Chicago

Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Butch McGuire's

Sat · Oct 31 · 6:00 PM

The Soul Avengers: Tribute to Classic Soul

The Soul Avengers

Space · Evanston

Fri · Nov 13 · 7:00 PM

Let the Right One In book club

Exile in Bookville · Loop

Thu · Nov 5 · 5:00 PM

ANDY BROWN

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago

Fri · Nov 13 · 7:00 PM

Tyrone Wells w. Tony Lucca

Tyrone Wells +1

Space · Evanston

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Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Happy Hour at Fatpour Wicker Park

Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park

Free↻ Recurring

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Mon · Nov 16 · 8:00 PM

JOEL PATERSON & FRIENDS

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago

Sat · Nov 28 · 8:30 PM

Dead Dove Presents: AlgoRhythm

Cole's Bar · Chicago

Free↻ Recurring

The Widow's Manuscript Murder Mystery Crawl

Skunk Cabbage Books

Sat · Nov 7 · 6:00 PM

An Evening with Haley Heynderickx and Mary Lattimore in Rockefeller Chapel

Author: Haley Heynderickx +1

Chicago Humanities Festival · River North

Mon · Dec 7 · 7:00 PM

Young Dro

Space · Evanston

Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

Jesmyn Ward

Sat · Nov 7 · 4:30 PM

Jesmyn Ward: On Witness and Respair

Author: Jesmyn Ward

Chicago Humanities Festival · River North

Fri · Dec 18 · 7:00 PM

Friendship and Charlotte Cornfield w. Fred Thomas

Space · Evanston

Sat · Dec 26 · 9:00 PM

Shoe Fest Holiday Jam!, Limited $10 Tickets Available!

Shoe Fest Holiday Jam

Martyrs' · Chicago

Wed · Jan 20 · 7:00 PM

Book Talk: Appetite with P. Paramita

Author: P. Paramita

Call & Response · Hyde Park

Thu · Oct 22 · 7:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Whiskey Girl Tavern

Mon · Nov 9 · 6:30 PM

The War And Treaty

The War And Treaty

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Fri · Nov 27 · 7:00 PM

Pigface with En Esch and I Speak Machine

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Wed · Dec 2 · 8:00 PM

BTTRFLY

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Phil Angotti and Tony Richards

Phil Angotti +1

Uncommon Ground · Chicago

Tue · Nov 3 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Cubby Bear · Chicago

Wed · Nov 11 · 8:00 PM

The Animeros

The Hideout · Chicago

Free↻ Recurring

Mon · Nov 16 · 7:00 PM

Cole's Bar Jam Session

Cole's Bar · Chicago

Thu · Nov 5 · 7:30 PM

Start Making Sense - A Tribute to Talking Heads, Set 1: '77-'79 Performing Music From First 3 albums w/4 Piece Band, Set Two: Full 7 Piece Band - Performing the Hits + More!!

Start Making Sense

Martyrs' · Chicago

Sat · Nov 21 · 7:00 PM

Steve Poltz

Space · Evanston

Fri · Dec 4 · 8:00 PM

Rachael & Vilray

Rachael & Vilray

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Dec 16 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Free↻ Recurring

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Sat · Dec 5 · 8:00 PM

Rachael & Vilray

Rachael & Vilray

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Thu · Nov 5 · 8:00 PM

ALAN GRESIK'S SWING ORCHESTRA

ALAN GRESIK'S SWING ORCHESTRA

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago

bluefront and Matthew Morgan

Uncommon Ground · Chicago

Mon · Oct 26 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park

Tue · Nov 3 · 10:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Subterranean · Chicago

Sat · Nov 21 · 8:00 PM

Mountain Grass Unit

Mountain Grass Unit

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Sun · Nov 22 · 12:00 PM

Bears vs Saints At The Bottle

The Empty Bottle · Chicago

Jingle Bell JAM!

Hunter Pavilion · Highland Park

Free↻ Recurring

Thu · Dec 17 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

TLC- Art Therapy Night 2026

The Last Chapter Bookshop · Roscoe Village

Mon · Oct 26 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Guinness Open Gate Brewery

Free↻ Recurring

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Sun · Dec 6 · 3:00 PM

The Hoyle Brothers

The Hoyle Brothers

Martyrs' · Chicago

Fri · Nov 20 · 6:30 PM

The Flat Five

Space · Evanston

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Sat · Dec 26 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

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Sat · Oct 31 · 6:00 PM

Sanctum Dark Music Festival

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Week 7: NFL Sunday Game Day

Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park

Wed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM

Karaoke Night

Rabbit Hole Wrigley

Fri · Dec 18 · 7:00 PM

Relix Presents: An Intimate Evening with Moe.

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Tuesday Specials: $7 Local Fatpours & $10 Wings

Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park

Free↻ Recurring

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Thu · Nov 12 · 8:00 PM

ALAN GRESIK'S SWING ORCHESTRA

Alan Gresik'S Swing Orchestra

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago

Free↻ Recurring

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Sat · Dec 5 · 10:00 AM

SOLD OUT - Laurie Berkner: A Holiday Concert (Early)

Space · Evanston

Sat · Nov 7 · 1:30 PM

Peter Sagal’s Constitution Sessions: How to Save a Constitutional Democracy

Author: Peter Sagal’s Constitution Sessions

Chicago Humanities Festival · River North

Tue · Dec 22 · 6:00 PM

A Charlie Brown Christmas w. The Commercialists

The Commercialists

Space · Evanston

Wed · Nov 11 · 8:00 PM

ALFONSO PONTICELLI

ALFONSO PONTICELLI

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago

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.