Things to do in Chicago, IL

240 events · this week · morning/evening

Saturday, September 12

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 AM

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 AM

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 12 · 10:30 AM

U of I Extension Ask a Master Gardener

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

Sat · Sep 12 · 11:00 AM

Origami Open House

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 12 · 11:00 AM

Budding Botanist

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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

$32

Sat · 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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Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

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

anees

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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Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM

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

Nightlife

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Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM

MIKE JONES TRIO

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Free

Sat · 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

$27.30

Sat · Sep 12 · 9:00 PM

IVAN SINGH

Buddy Guy's Legends

Sat · Sep 12 · 9:30 PM

Gabby Bryan

The Den Theatre

$12

Sat · 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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Sat · Sep 12 · 10:30 PM

The Infinite Wrench

The Neo-Futurists