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2,343 events

Friday, September 11

Fri · Sep 11 · 6:00 PM

Two Nights at Navy Pier: Friday (18+ Event)

Navy Pier · Chicago

Fri · Sep 11 · 6:30 PM

Mandala Makers Fest, Arushi Mudgal: Odissi Classical Dance

Fri · Sep 11 · 6:30 PM

Yacht Rock Revue - Primetime

The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago

Fri · Sep 11 · 7:00 PM

Yosha Gunasekera, "Midnight Taxi" w/ conversation partner Mia P. Manansala

The Book Cellar

Fri · Sep 11 · 7:00 PM

The Matches

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

Fri · Sep 11 · 7:00 PM

The Matches, Crooked Teeth

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

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Fri · Sep 11 · 7:00 PM

Joanna Connor Band/Nicholas Alexander Blues Band

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

Fri · Sep 11 · 7:00 PM

Friday Night on The PATIO w/JOE PRATT & SOURCE ONE BAND!

FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn

Fri · Sep 11 · 7:00 PM

DNA: A Bountiful Harvest

The Den Theatre

Fri · Sep 11 · 7:30 PM

Of Your Own Making w/ T. Maguire, Miss April, Rios Trios

Cubby Bear · Chicago

Fri · Sep 11 · 7:30 PM

Big Crown Records 10 Year Anniversary ft El Michels Affair, Brainstory, and Thee Heart Tones

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Fri · Sep 11 · 7:30 PM

Better Together - Music to Move Your Soul!

Winter's Jazz Club

Fri · Sep 11 · 7:30 PM

Eric Clapton

United Center · Chicago

Fri · Sep 11 · 7:30 PM

HAIRBANGERS BALL

Nellie's Gastropub & ConcertHub · Palatine

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

Coat of Many Colors: LGBTQIA+ Songwriter's Circle: Evanston Folk Festival Afterpresented by Bluegrass Situation

SPACE · Evanston

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

Dermot Kennedy: The Weight of the Woods Tour

Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island · Chicago

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

Soul Daddy, Booti Grooviani

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

Noname (17+ Event)

Park West · Chicago

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

Ricardo Montaner - El Ultimo Regreso

Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

JAMA! Afrorave: Juls

Outset · Chicago

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

MIKE DANGEROUX

Buddy Guy's Legends

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

Condition Critical, Raider, Scarsin, Carnotura

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

Los Gallos, Meg and The Wheelers

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

Troop's Finest

Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

MIKE JONES TRIO

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

Wade Forster - The Aftermath Tour

Carol's Pub · Chicago

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

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

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

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:30 PM

Elijah Batson Waco Dogs Run Free

Fri · 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

Fri · Sep 11 · 9:00 PM

PLANTASIA 2026

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Fri · Sep 11 · 9:30 PM

Amplify, Pink & RenRod Present: Elefante - 30 Anniversary Tour

Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont

Fri · Sep 11 · 10:30 PM

The Infinite Wrench

The Neo-Futurists

Fri · Sep 11 · 11:00 PM

Container, easygoingtech, Anti-Soul Organization, 11111111111

A HOUSE PARTY

Printers Row Lit Fest: Offsite Reading Marathon

Jackson Jay Kidder + Local Motive + giverupper

Co-Stanza with Cam Warland and Joe Packham

Uncommon Ground

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Late Night Concert Series w/John Moulder

Andy's Jazz Club

Vibes on Logan presents Classics (September 2026 Edition)

Lil Ed Williams Band Feat. Mary Lane

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1st Set With Mercurian Force feat. Isaiah Collier

Andy's Jazz Club

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2nd Set With Mercurian Force feat. Isaiah Collier

Andy's Jazz Club

PYRE BLUE OUTSIDE ON THE FIRE ESCAPE

Saturday, September 12

Sat · Sep 12 · 1:00 AM

RIGHTEOUS ROOSTER ORGAN TRIO

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

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Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 AM

Outdoor Adventure Festival

Indiana Dunes National Park

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · 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

Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 AM

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 AM

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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

Sat · Sep 12 · 11:00 AM

Budding Botanist

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM

Evanston Folk Festival 2026 (2-Day Pass)

Dawes Park · Evanston

Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM

PRAVDAFEST @ FITZGERALDS!

FitzGerald's · Berwyn

Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM

Evanston Folk Festival 2026 - SATURDAY

Dawes Park · Evanston

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Sat · Sep 12 · 1:00 PM

Chellberg Farm Open House

Indiana Dunes National Park

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Sat · Sep 12 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

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

Sat · 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

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

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

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

Maudlin House, Long Day Press, and Always Crashing present: Devils in the White City, a Printers Row Offsite

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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

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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

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

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM

MIKE JONES TRIO

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM

VANHELLIG MORS VITAQUE MORTLACH

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

Sat · Sep 12 · 9:00 PM

JEMBAA GROOVE w/ Dark Canyon

Sleeping Village

Sat · Sep 12 · 9:00 PM

IVAN SINGH

Buddy Guy's Legends

Sat · Sep 12 · 9:30 PM

Gabby Bryan

The Den Theatre