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Fri · Oct 16 · 7:30 PM
Brad Williams
Brad Williams
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
Wed · Oct 21 · 8:00 PM
Pain of Truth, 100 Demons, Shattered Realm, Killing Pace
Pain of Truth +3
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
$12Fri · Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
Lesbian & Sapphic Goth Night at Dorothy
Viscera Spit +7
Dorothy · Chicago
$10Sat · Oct 31 · 6:00 PM
Halloween Night at Dorothy with MobeeThicc
MobeeThicc
Dorothy · Chicago
$5 CoverSat · Oct 17 · 9:00 PM
The 1957s
The 1957s
Madcats · Palatine
$15Fri · Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
Eldersea Draiocht313 Blackcat Manor Dreadwolf
Eldersea +3
Cobra Lounge · Chicago
$10 – $50↻ RecurringMon · Oct 26 · 6:30 PM
2026-10-26 From Earth To Sky
Artists : Kristina Bachrach , soprano +4
Guarneri Hall · Chicago
$29.87Sun · Nov 8 · 7:00 PM
SANEL REDŽIĆ, Classical Guitar
Sanel Redžić
The CheckOut · Chicago
$16.99Thu · Nov 19 · 9:00 PM
PLANETARY BLUES
Planetary Blues
Buddy Guy's Legends · Chicago
$58.19Fri · Nov 27 · 8:00 PM
GRAMMY AWARD WINNING BOBBY RUSH
Bobby Rush
Buddy Guy's Legends · Chicago
27.76Sat · Jan 23 · 9:00 PM
THE RESISTANCE - RISE OF THE SHADOWCELL TOUR
The Resistance +1
Chop Shop · Chicago
Fri · Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
Sammy Rae & The Friends - the GET DOWN!
Sammy Rae & The Friends
Cold Waves Festival · Chicago
↻ RecurringFri · Nov 6 · 11:30 PM
Chicago's Best Stand Up
Laugh Factory Chicago
Wed · Jan 27
Nois Quartet (Credit Nick Zoulek)
Nois Quartet +1
Guarneri Hall · Chicago
FreeThu · Oct 15
Karaoke Club Meeting
Columbia College Chicago · Chicago
Thu · Nov 12 · 6:30 PM
Ashley Monroe & Charlie WorshamDoors 6:30PM 8:00PM
Ashley Monroe & Charlie Worsham +2
Garcia's · Chicago
$16.99↻ RecurringWed · Nov 18 · 9:00 PM
BROTHER JOHN – Host The Jam
Host: Brother John
Buddy Guy's Legends · Chicago
20↻ RecurringWed · Oct 21
1st Set With Charles Heath
Charles Heath
Andy's Jazz Club
Wed · Oct 28
MAKE MAIN CHARACTER MAGIC! Workshop with Avani Chhaya
Author: Avani Chhaya
Middles Used Books
$16.03Sun · Nov 8 · 3:00 PM
Solo Piano Spotlight: Greg Hartmann
Greg Hartmann
The CheckOut · Chicago
↻ RecurringSun · Nov 8 · 9:00 PM
Chicago's Best Stand Up
Laugh Factory Chicago
Sat · Dec 12 · 7:00 PM
William Clark Green
William Clark Green
Joe's on Weed St. · Chicago
Thu · Dec 17 · 6:30 PM
Dogs In A PileDoors 6:30PM 8:00PM
Dogs In A Pile
Garcia's · Chicago
$49Sun · Jan 3 · 12:00 AM
Potted Potter
Potted Potter +2
Tomorrow Never Knows · Chicago
FreeFri · Oct 16
BSU Blackout Party
Columbia College Chicago · Chicago
Sun · Oct 18 · 1:30 PM
Critter Time Open House
Indiana Dunes National Park
$10.26Mon · Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Let’s Sing Folk Tunes
The CheckOut · Chicago
Fri · Oct 23 · 7:30 PM
Chanpan
Chanpan +1
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
$40Sat · Oct 17 · 7:30 PM
PRAYERS No Tengo Calma Tour 2026 featuring DEVORA and CHRIZ AMAYA
Prayers +2
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Sun · Oct 18 · 8:00 PM
Chinese Football, Hearthands
Chinese Football +1
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Fri · Oct 23 · 9:00 PM
Natalie Scharf Quartet
Natalie Scharf Quartet
Hungry Brain · Chicago
Thu · Nov 12 · 8:00 PM
What Could Go Wrong?
Laugh Factory Chicago
32.77Fri · Nov 13 · 8:00 PM
Gatsbys American Dream
Gatsbys American Dream
Chop Shop · Chicago
$5 CoverSun · Nov 22 · 6:00 PM
Randy Rock and friends
Randy Rock
Madcats · Palatine
↻ RecurringSat · Dec 5 · 6:30 PM
Rachael & VilrayDoors 6:30PM 8:00PM
Rachael & Vilray
Garcia's · Chicago
FreeFri · Oct 16
Tea Party! We'll read your tea leaves ~
Columbia College Chicago · Chicago
Sat · Oct 17 · 6:30 PM
Knox
Knox
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Free↻ RecurringMon · Nov 2 · 6:30 PM
FREE Game Show Bingo – FREE PIZZA! 🍕
The Brazen Head · Crestwood
$16.99↻ RecurringWed · Nov 4 · 9:00 PM
BROTHER JOHN – Host The Jam
Host: Brother John
Buddy Guy's Legends · Chicago
Thu · Mar 25 · 7:00 PM
Def Leppard
Def Leppard +2
United Center · Chicago
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 15 · 9:00 AM
Trash Trekkers: Visitor Center
Indiana Dunes National Park
20↻ RecurringSun · Oct 18
2nd Set With Andy Brown Quartet
Andy Brown Quartet
Andy's Jazz Club
↻ RecurringMon · Oct 19 · 9:00 AM
Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Visitor Center
Indiana Dunes National Park
Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
LIVE BAND KARAOKE! ft. Ian Leith & Friends
Host: Ian Leith
FitzGerald's · Berwyn
Tickets: $8Sat · Oct 31 · 9:30 PM
Yankee Cowboy
Yankee Cowboy
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Thu · Nov 12 · 7:00 PM
Mack Geiger: When It’s Pouring 2026 Tour
Mack Geiger
Joe's on Weed St. · Chicago
$49Sun · Jan 17 · 12:00 AM
Maybe Happy Ending
Maybe Happy Ending
Tomorrow Never Knows · Chicago
Thu · Oct 22 · 12:00 PM
Adult Book Discussion: Culpability
Chicago Public Library - Harold Washington Library Center · Loop
Sat · Oct 24 · 7:30 PM
Ilykimchi
Ilykimchi
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 24
Saturday Storytime
Middles Used Books
Thu · Oct 29 · 2:00 PM
Stuff a Plush: Halloween Edition
DePaul University · Chicago
Thu · Oct 29 · 2:00 PM
Stuff a Plush: Halloween Edition
McGrath Arena · Chicago
Fri · Oct 30 · 8:30 PM
BARDWARE Live in the SIDEBAR!
Bardware
FitzGerald's · Berwyn
↻ RecurringTue · Nov 3 · 7:30 PM
Fresh Faces of Chicago
Laugh Factory Chicago
↻ RecurringSat · Nov 7 · 9:15 PM
Chicago's Best Stand Up
Laugh Factory Chicago
Fri · Oct 16 · 6:00 PM
A Killer Chapter: Murder Mystery Party
Passages Wine and Books · West Town
20↻ RecurringSat · Oct 17
2nd Set With Pharez Whitted
Pharez Whitted
Andy's Jazz Club
↻ RecurringMon · Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Trivia
Madcats · Palatine
Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
Disney Descendants, Zombies & Camp Rock: Worlds Collide Concert Tour
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 22
Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Douglas Center
Indiana Dunes National Park
20↻ RecurringSat · Oct 17
Late Night Concert Series w/Isaiah Spencer
Isaiah Spencer
Andy's Jazz Club
Wed · Oct 21 · 6:30 PM
Alex Austin Trio with guest vocalist Abigail Riccards
Alex Austin Trio +1
Winter's Jazz Club · Chicago
↻ RecurringTue · Nov 10 · 9:00 PM
Open Mic Chicago
Laugh Factory Chicago
Fri · Oct 16
Charlotte de Witte
Charlotte de Witte
Navy Pier · Chicago
Sat · Oct 17 · 9:00 PM
Horse Jumper of Love Flooding Memory Card
Horse Jumper of Love
Empty Bottle · Chicago
Fri · Oct 23 · 8:00 PM
NOCTÉ ROYALE Presents: Midnight society
Wild Hare · Chicago
↻ RecurringSun · Oct 18 · 9:00 AM
Trash Trekkers: Visitor Center
Indiana Dunes National Park
$32-$187Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM
Shawn James – Flew Too Close To The Sun Tour
Shawn James
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Mon · Dec 7 · 7:00 PM
Young Dro
Young Dro
SPACE · Evanston
Fri · Nov 6 · 8:00 PM
a body of water
Host: Elsinore
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture · Chicago
Fri · Oct 30 · 7:30 PM
Sagar Bhatia
Sagar Bhatia
Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana · Gary
Fri · Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
SILVIS
Silvis +2
Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago
$34Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
The Arcadian Wild - Make It Out Alive Tour w. Addison Agen
The Arcadian Wild +1
SPACE · Evanston
Wed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
Father Mike Schmitz
Speaker: Father Mike Schmitz
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
Fri · Oct 30 · 6:30 PM
Taper’s Choice 6:30PM 8:00PM
Taper's Choice
Garcia's · Chicago
Fri · Mar 5 · 6:30 PM
Cory Wong feat. dodie with PREP
Cory Wong +2
Cold Waves Festival · Chicago
Thu · Oct 15 · 8:00 PM
Camilo
Camilo
Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont
Fri · Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
Cairde Mayo Chicago Homecoming
Ramova Theatre · Chicago
Sun · Oct 18 · 5:00 PM
MOVEMENTS - HAPPIER NOW USA TOUR
MOVEMENTS
Cold Waves Festival · Chicago
Sun · Oct 18 · 5:30 PM
An Evening with Danny Sinoff and the Great American Songbook - Debut!
Danny Sinoff
Winter's Jazz Club · Chicago
Fri · Oct 23 · 9:00 PM
¥ØU$UK ¥UK1MAT$U: Autumn 2026 Tour
¥ØU$UK ¥UK1MAT$U
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
$21.50Sat · Nov 7 · 10:00 PM
JUELZ(360° SET)
Juelz
Concord Music Hall · Chicago
Tue · Nov 10 · 6:00 PM
State Farm Champions Classic
United Center · Chicago
Thu · Dec 17 · 6:30 PM
Emily Cavanagh
Emily Cavanagh +1
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Sat · Oct 17
Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas
Grant Park · Chicago
Sat · Dec 5 · 5:00 PM
Irish Christmas in America
Irish Christmas in America
Old Town School of Folk Music · Chicago
Thu · Oct 15 · 8:00 PM
V.V. Lightbody Album Release Show - Night 1!
V.V. Lightbody
The Hideout · Chicago
Sat · Nov 21 · 6:00 PM
Wynonna Judd - The Hard Truth Tour
Wynonna Judd
Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana · Gary
Wed · Apr 28 · 5:30 PM
Fontaines D.C.
Fontaines D.C
The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago
Free↻ RecurringThu · Nov 19 · 7:30 PM
Schubas Open Mic
Host: SHARRON PALM +1
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Sat · Feb 20 · 8:00 PM
Los Tucanes De Tijuana
Los Tucanes De Tijuana
Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont
Fri · Oct 16 · 9:00 PM
TGIF
Gene Hunt
The California Clipper · Chicago
Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM
The Lizard Kings
The Lizard Kings +1
Honky Tonk BBQ · Chicago
↻ RecurringSun · Oct 25 · 9:00 PM
Chicago's Best Stand Up
Laugh Factory Chicago
Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
A Night With Xscape, Plies, Ann Marie, Case and Pleasure P
Xscape +4
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
FreeFri · Nov 13
BamBird Scramble Friendsgiving Mahjong Party
Palmhouse · Evanston
Mon · Oct 19 · 8:00 PM
Industry Night w/ DJ GREAZY E
Dj Greazy E
Sleeping Village · Chicago
Free↻ RecurringWed · Oct 21 · 8:00 PM
Whaddayaknow Trivia
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Sun · Nov 15 · 7:30 PM
The BreaksDoors 7:30PM 8:00PM
The Breaks +3
Garcia's · Chicago
Tue · Nov 17 · 6:30 PM
Planet Money Live with Wailin Wong
Dandelion Bookshop
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.