Things to do in Chicago, IL

254 events · morning/afternoon

Today · Saturday, September 5

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 5 · 10:00 AM

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 5 · 10:00 AM

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 5 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 5 · 11:00 AM

Budding Botanist

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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Sat · Sep 5 · 12:00 PM

ARC Music Festival

Union Park · Chicago

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 5 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 5 · 1:00 PM

EcoStewards Workday

Lincoln Park Conservancy

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Sat · Sep 5 · 2:00 PM

ARC Music Festival (18 and Over)

Union Park · Chicago

Tomorrow · Sunday, September 6

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 6 · 10:00 AM

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 6 · 10:00 AM

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 6 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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Sun · Sep 6 · 12:00 PM

ARC Music Festival

Union Park · Chicago

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 6 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

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Sun · Sep 6 · 2:00 PM

ARC Music Festival (18 and Over)

Union Park · Chicago

Sun · Sep 6 · 2:00 PM

Soca Junction - Vibes In The Sky

Three Top Lounge · Chicago

Sun · Sep 6 · 2:00 PM

NieR:Orchestra Concert 12026 [YoRHa]

Symphony Center-IL · Chicago

Sun · Sep 6 · 2:30 PM

House & Freestyle Affair with Sa-Fire

Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 6 · 3:00 PM

Composting Demos

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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Sun · Sep 6 · 3:00 PM

The Hoyle Brothers

Martyrs'

Sun · Sep 6 · 3:00 PM

Washington State vs. Washington Watch Party

Burning Bush Brewery

Monday, September 7

Mon · Sep 7 · 10:00 AM

Labor Day Open 10-5

The Book Cellar

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Mon · Sep 7 · 12:00 PM

ARC Music Festival

Union Park · Chicago

Parks & Outdoors

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Mon · Sep 7 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

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Mon · Sep 7 · 2:00 PM

ARC Music Festival (18 and Over)

Union Park · Chicago

$15

Mon · Sep 7 · 3:00 PM

No Stress

Three Top Lounge · Chicago

Thursday, September 10

$15.77

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:30 AM

Anne Helen Wells, Suroor, MaryMary!

Cole's Bar

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Sep 10 · 10:00 AM

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Sep 10 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Sep 10 · 10:00 AM

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Sep 10 · 11:30 AM

Beekeeping Demonstrations

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Sep 10 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Thu · Sep 10 · 4:00 PM

Jill D. Swenson - "The Land of Everlasting Sky" - MT Cozzola

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Friday, September 11

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Sep 11 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Sep 11 · 10:00 AM

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Sep 11 · 10:00 AM

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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Fri · Sep 11 · 11:00 AM

Children's Storytime!

The Book Cellar

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Sep 11 · 12:30 PM

Morning Glories

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Sep 11 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Fri · Sep 11 · 2:00 PM

ESPN Radio Live with Waddle & Silvy

Burning Bush Brewery

Saturday, September 12

Parks & Outdoors

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 AM

Wellness Series at the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool

Lincoln Park Conservancy

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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

$177

Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM

Evanston Folk Festival 2026 (2-Day Pass)

Dawes Park · Evanston

$51-$66

Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM

PRAVDAFEST @ FITZGERALDS!

FitzGerald's · Berwyn

$94

Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM

Evanston Folk Festival 2026 - SATURDAY

Dawes Park · Evanston

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 12 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

$7-$46

Sat · Sep 12 · 4:00 PM

Dusty Soles Band

Nellie's Gastropub & ConcertHub · Palatine

Sunday, September 13

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 13 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 13 · 10:00 AM

Artist’s Flower Pigments!

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 13 · 10:00 AM

Becoming: Where Plastic Meets Nature

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 13 · 11:30 AM

Beekeeping Demonstrations

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

$104

Sun · Sep 13 · 12:00 PM

Evanston Folk Festival 2026 - SUNDAY

Dawes Park · Evanston

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Sun · Sep 13 · 12:30 PM

World Famous Gospel Brunch at House of Blues (CHI)

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 13 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

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Sun · Sep 13 · 2:00 PM

Garth Brooks - Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour

Allstate Arena · Rosemont

Parks & Outdoors

Sun · Sep 13 · 2:30 PM

Hands-on Beekeeping Class

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

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Sun · Sep 13 · 3:00 PM

The Hoyle Brothers

Martyrs'

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 13 · 3:00 PM

Composting Demos

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Sun · Sep 13 · 4:00 PM

Hugel at Navy Pier Open Air

Navy Pier · Chicago

Tuesday, September 15

Tue · Sep 15 · 4:00 PM

Valena Beety - "Pink Crime: Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity" - Nathan Maxwell

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Thursday, September 17

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Sep 17 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Sep 17 · 11:30 AM

Beekeeping Demonstrations

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

Free

Thu · Sep 17 · 12:15 PM

Lunch and Learn: Lost Structures, The Architectural Ghosts of Pullman

Pullman National Historical Park

Thu · Sep 17 · 1:00 PM

Rachel Walther, "Born to Lose" @ Music Box Theater

The Book Cellar

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Sep 17 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Thu · Sep 17 · 4:00 PM

Michael E. Sawyer - "The of No Return: Being-As-Black"

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Friday, September 18

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Sep 18 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Fri · Sep 18 · 11:00 AM

Riot Fest 2026 - Friday

Douglass Park · Chicago

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Fri · Sep 18 · 11:00 AM

Children's Storytime!

The Book Cellar

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Sep 18 · 12:30 PM

Morning Glories

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Sep 18 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

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Fri · Sep 18 · 1:30 PM

Petr Popelka & Hilary Hahn

Symphony Center-IL · Chicago

Saturday, September 19

Parks & Outdoors

Sat · Sep 19 · 9:00 AM

Beginning Beekeeping Class

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 19 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 19 · 11:00 AM

Budding Botanist

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Sat · Sep 19 · 11:00 AM

Riot Fest 2026 - Saturday

Douglass Park · Chicago

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Sat · Sep 19 · 12:00 PM

Writing & Performing

The Neo-Futurists

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 19 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

Sat · Sep 19 · 1:00 PM

75th Anniversary Celebration of Nelson Algren's "Chicago: City on the Make" @ Old Town Ale House

The Book Cellar

Sat · Sep 19 · 3:00 PM

Serena Solin - "A Barer Sky" - Rob Macaisa Colgate, Lisa Low, and Leah Flax Barber

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Sunday, September 20

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 20 · 10:00 AM

Soul of the Stone

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Sun · Sep 20 · 11:00 AM

Riot Fest 2026 - Sunday

Douglass Park · Chicago

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 20 · 11:30 AM

Beekeeping Demonstrations

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 20 · 1:00 PM

Daily Ranger Guided Tours

Pullman National Historical Park

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Sun · Sep 20 · 3:00 PM

The Hoyle Brothers

Martyrs'

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 20 · 3:00 PM

Composting Demos

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Sun · Sep 20 · 4:00 PM

Nick Warren - Ages 21+

Castaways · Chicago

Tuesday, September 22

Tue · Sep 22 · 4:00 PM

Jeremy Simmons - "Sea of Treasures" - Derek Kennet

Seminary Co-op Bookstore