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269 events · this week · morning/afternoon/evening
Friday, September 11
Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM
Troop's Finest
Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago
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Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM
MIKE JONES TRIO
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
$22Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM
Wade Forster - The Aftermath Tour
Carol's Pub · Chicago
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Garth Brooks - Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM
The Wilder Blue
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM
CLEAT Series: Steve Reidell & Tim Kinsella, Alexander Panos, Squonk
Elastic Arts
Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM
Punch Brothers
Cahn Auditorium · Evanston
Fri · Sep 11 · 8:30 PM
Friday Night in the SIDEBAR w/ Lydia Cash and special guest The Devil Said Jump!
FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR · Berwyn
$15.77Fri · Sep 11 · 8:30 PM
Elijah Batson Waco Dogs Run Free
Cole's Bar
$18-$128Fri · Sep 11 · 8:30 PM
THE GROOVELINER'S Debut @ FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
Fri · Sep 11 · 9:00 PM
Metro Presents… Com Truise (DJ Set) * Merrick Brown * AVA
Sleeping Village
Fri · Sep 11 · 9:00 PM
Paul Asaro Quartet ft. Natalie Scharf
Hungry Brain
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Fri · Sep 11 · 9:00 PM
PLANTASIA 2026
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
$60-$93Fri · Sep 11 · 9:30 PM
Amplify, Pink & RenRod Present: Elefante - 30 Anniversary Tour
Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont
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The Infinite Wrench
The Neo-Futurists
Fri · Sep 11 · 11:00 PM
Container, easygoingtech, Anti-Soul Organization, 11111111111
The Hideout
Saturday, September 12
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Sat · Sep 12 · 1:00 AM
RIGHTEOUS ROOSTER ORGAN TRIO
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.↻ RecurringSat · Sep 12 · 8:00 AM
Outdoor Adventure Festival
Indiana Dunes National Park
Free↻ RecurringSat · Sep 12 · 8:30 AM
Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Visitor Center
Indiana Dunes National Park
Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 AM
Wellness Series at the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool
Lincoln Park Conservancy
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Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 AM
Soul of the Stone
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 AM
Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 AM
Artist’s Flower Pigments!
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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Sat · Sep 12 · 10:30 AM
U of I Extension Ask a Master Gardener
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Sat · Sep 12 · 11:00 AM
Origami Open House
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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Sat · Sep 12 · 11:00 AM
Budding Botanist
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
$166Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM
Evanston Folk Festival 2026 (2-Day Pass)
Dawes Park · Evanston
$51-$66Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM
PRAVDAFEST @ FITZGERALDS!
FitzGerald's · Berwyn
$94Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM
Evanston Folk Festival 2026 - SATURDAY
Dawes Park · Evanston
Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.↻ Recurring
Sat · Sep 12 · 1:00 PM
Chellberg Farm Open House
Indiana Dunes National Park
Free↻ Recurring
Sat · Sep 12 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
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Sat · Sep 12 · 3:00 PM
PAPER MACHETE
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
Sat · Sep 12 · 3:00 PM
&Rise Presents – Comedy for a Cause
Zanies Comedy Club Chicago
$7-$46Sat · Sep 12 · 4:00 PM
Dusty Soles Band
Nellie's Gastropub & ConcertHub · Palatine
Sat · Sep 12 · 5:00 PM
The Outreach Program: Naydja Bruton's Rhythm Ninjas, udochukwu anidobu, Amari Amai
Elastic Arts
Sat · Sep 12 · 6:00 PM
Two Nights at Navy Pier: Saturday (18+ Event)
Navy Pier · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 6:00 PM
Gregory Porter
Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana · Gary
Sat · Sep 12 · 6:30 PM
Sam Barber with Josiah and The Bonnevilles - The American Route Tour
The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
Burning Red: Tribute to Taylor
Beverly Arts Center
$32Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
Emarosa presents: High Horse Heaven Tour w/ special guests: VEAUX, and dreamfone
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
All Shall Perish, Carnifex, Extermination Dismemberment, Mauled
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
Peter Cunningham and the Bread and Butter Band
Hungry Brain
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
Maudlin House, Long Day Press, and Always Crashing present: Devils in the White City, a Printers Row Offsite
Elastic Arts
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Joanna Connor Band/Nicholas Alexander Blues Band
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
Dan + Shay: The Young Tour
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
Emarosa w/ Veaux
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
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House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
Cult Member
Outset · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
Alison Krauss and Union Station
Ravinia · Highland Park
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:30 PM
Chief Keef Live 2026
Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:30 PM
Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with Boyce Hudson
Winter's Jazz Club
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:30 PM
Sons of Legion
Vic Theatre · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:30 PM
Robyn - The Sexistential Tour
United Center · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:30 PM
Black Label Society
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
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Garth Brooks - Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM
Senorita x Garcia's End of Summer Party
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM
Madeleine Peyroux
Old Town School of Folk Music
Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM
Binomio De Oro De America
Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont
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Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM
MIKE JONES TRIO
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
FreeSat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM
VANHELLIG MORS VITAQUE MORTLACH
Cole's Bar
Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM
Hurray for the Riff Raff w. Free Range: Evanston Folk Festival Afterpresented by Bluegrass Situation
SPACE · Evanston
Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM
The Waco Brothers, Trash Kickers
Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM
Parlour Magic, Course, Nae
The Hideout
Sat · Sep 12 · 9:00 PM
JEMBAA GROOVE w/ Dark Canyon
Sleeping Village
$27.30Sat · Sep 12 · 9:00 PM
IVAN SINGH
Buddy Guy's Legends
Sat · Sep 12 · 9:30 PM
Gabby Bryan
The Den Theatre
$12Sat · Sep 12 · 9:30 PM
Billy Gray
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 PM
Oskar med K (18+ event)
Radius - Chicago · Chicago
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The Infinite Wrench
The Neo-Futurists