Music around Algonquin
51 upcoming events
Get music around Algonquin in your weekly roundup.
Every concert and music night around Algonquin, whatever your sound: rock in a basement club, classical in a concert hall, jazz down in a cellar, DJ sets that run till dawn.
We pull together the lineups from venues, clubs and festivals all in one place, so you never miss the date that matters.
Events — music around Algonquin
Wed7
Tomorrow
Thu8
Thursday 8 October
Fri9
Friday 9 October
Sat10
Saturday 10 October
Sun11
Sunday 11 October
Later
Thu 15 · 10 AMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Piano Performance
Main Library
Fri 16 · 7 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
CKY w/ special guests The Bad Excuses
Check in at The Vixen
Fri 16 · 7:30 PM$10–20
🎸Rock🎙️Small gig
7th Heaven
Sideouts Sports Tavern
Sat 17 · 1:30 PM
🎭Theatre🎫Concert
Music On Stage – Brigadoon
Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center
Sat 17 · 7 PM
🎸Rock💜Soul / Funk
Pino Farina Band
Check in at The Vixen
Sat 17 · 8:30 PM$10
🎸Rock🎙️Small gig
Snapshot
Sideouts Sports Tavern
Sun 18 · 2 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Sunday Afternoon Concert
Main Library
Sun 18 · 3 PM$0–39.19
🎷Jazz🪕Folk / Acoustic
Live at the White House: Jazz Nominees McGarry, Ganz and Versace
Barrington's White House
Fri 23 · 7 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
GRUNGE FEST – STONE TEMPLE PILOTS & ALICE IN CHAINS TRIBUTES (CREEP & HOLLOW)
Check in at The Vixen
Fri 23 · 8:30 PM$10
🎸Rock🎙️Small gig
Mr. Blotto
Sideouts Sports Tavern
Sat 24 · 3:30 PM$12.51
🎸Rock🎸Jam / Open mic
Rock the Moose
Elgin Moose Lodge 799
Sat 24 · 6:30 PM$37–71
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Candlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center
Sat 24 · 8 PM
🌐World music🎶Singer-songwriter
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
NOW Arena
Sat 24 · 8:45 PM$37–71
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Candlelight: Halloween Classics
Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center
Sun 25 · 2 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Sunday Concerts at SEB
South Elgin Branch Library
Fri 30 · 10 PM$71.92–88.08UK
🤝Volunteering🎫Concert
YAKTAK - CHICAGO
ARAGVI Restaurant
Sat 31 · 7 PM
🎙️Small gig
Modern Day Romeos – Halloween Bash
Check in at The Vixen
Sun 1 · 2 PMFree
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
Musical Sunday: The American Soundscape
Roselle Public Library District
Thu 5 Nov · 6 PMFree
🎶Singer-songwriter🎫Concert
DuoReMi Concert
Hoffman Estates Branch Library
Thu 12 Nov · 7 PM
🎸Rock🤘Metal
A KILLER’S CONFESSION w/ Dizaster Piece & Dead Things
Check in at The Vixen
Thu 12 Nov · 7:45 PM$78–207
🎸Rock🎫Concert
A Killers Confession
Check in at The Vixen
Fri 13 Nov · 7 PM
✨Pop🎸Rock
ALL AMERICAN THROWBACKS
Check in at The Vixen
Sat 14 Nov · 7 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
The Music of Steely Dan – Brooklyn Charmers
Check in at The Vixen
Sun 15 Nov · 2 PMFree
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
Sunday Afternoon Concert
Main Library
Sun 15 Nov · 2 PM$20–25
🎻Classical🌐World music
Illinois Brass Band highlighting the music of the Watch Factory Band
Elgin History Museum
Sat 21 Nov · 7 PM
🎸Rock🎙️Small gig
LATERALUS – A TOOL TRIBUTE
Check in at The Vixen
Sun 22 Nov · 2 PMFree
🎷Jazz🪕Folk / Acoustic
Sunday Concerts at SEB
South Elgin Branch Library
Sat 28 Nov · 7 PM$72–134
🎫Concert
Heartache Tonight
Raue Center For The Arts
Thu 3 Dec · 4:30 PMFree
🎫Concert
Dundee Crown High School Choir Holiday Program
Eastgate Branch Library
Fri 4 Dec · 7 PM
✨Pop🎙️Small gig
WHO’S BAD – THE WORLD'S #1 MICHAEL JACKSON TRIBUTE
Check in at The Vixen
Fri 4 Dec · 7 PM
🎻Classical🪕Folk / Acoustic
Palatine Concert Band Holiday Concert
Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center
Fri 4 Dec · 7:30 PM$101–1,041
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Girl Named Tom
Woodstock Opera House
Sun 6 Dec · 2 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Sunday Afternoon Concert
Main Library
Fri 11 Dec · 7 PM$57–792
✨Pop🎫Concert
For King and Country
NOW Arena
Fri 11 Dec · 7 PM
🎸Rock🎙️Small gig
A Night of Trans Siberian Orchestra & More with Christmas Wizards
Check in at The Vixen
Fri 11 Dec · 7:30 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Allegro Winter Concert
Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center
Sat 12 Dec · 7 PM
🎸Rock🎙️Small gig
That Arena Rock Show
Check in at The Vixen
Sun 13 Dec · 3:30 PM$40
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Festive Fanfare: A Holiday Concert
2 Lagoon Dr
Sat 26 Dec · 7 PM$37–71
🎫Concert
Candlelight: Coldplay vs. Imagine Dragons
Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center
See also around Algonquin
Thu 8 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Scorched Earth Brewing Company
Scorched Earth Brewing Company, Algonquin
Thu 15 · 5 PM$23.18
🌳Outdoors
Downtown Crystal Lake Shop & Sip
Downtown Crystal Lake
At 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Sew Hop'd Brewery and Taproom
Sew Hop'd Brewery and Taproom, Huntley
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at D.C. Cobb's
D.C. Cobb's, East Dundee
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Rookies Sports Bar & Grill (Huntley)
Rookies Sports Bar & Grill (Huntley)
Sat 10 · 8 PM$12.25–823.50
💿DJ set☀️Open air
Louder Now
Sideouts Sports Tavern, Island Lake
Sat 17 · 7 PM$23.18
🎉Parties
October Dungeon Party
1807 Paula Ct, Sleepy Hollow
Sat 24 · 4 PM$12.51–1,069
🎪Street party
"BOO in the Barn" at SOUL Harbour Ranch
22093 N Countryside Ln, Barrington
Thu 8 · 6 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at I Smell Bacon BBQ
I Smell Bacon BBQ, Hoffman Estates
Thu 8 · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Roaring Table Brewing Co.
Roaring Table Brewing Co., Lake Zurich
At 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Ye Olde Corner Tap
Ye Olde Corner Tap, McHenry
Sat 10 · 7 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
SECRETLY SAD PRESENTS: HALLOWEMO NIGHT
Check in at The Vixen, Mchenry
Sun 11 · 12 PM$0
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
BStrong Together FREE Community Wellness Walk & Family Health Fair
Citizens Park, Barrington
Thu 15 · 6 PM$49.87
🎉Parties
Singles Mixer in South Barrington IL!
Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant, South Barrington
Sat 10 · 7 PM$34–78
🎤Stand-up
Greenroom Improv
Raue Center For The Arts, Crystal Lake
Fri 30 · 7 PM$15–20
🎭Theatre
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
McHenry County College, Crystal Lake
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
FREE STAND UP COMEDY NIGHT 🤣 FEATURING: ZACH ALBERS
Check in at The Vixen, Mchenry
Mon 12 · 7 PM$114–1,041
📚Literature🎭Theatre
David Sedaris
Raue Center For The Arts, Crystal Lake
Fri 16 · 8 PM$65
🎭Theatre
Jagged Little Pill
Raue Center For The Arts, Crystal Lake
Wed 14 · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up
FREE STAND UP COMEDY NIGHT 🤣 FEATURING: ANDY BENINGO
Check in at The Vixen, Mchenry
Sat 24$3
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
2026 Crystal Lake Country Christmas Arts and Craft Show
Crystal Lake South High School
At 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature
Stranger than Fiction: a Nonfiction Book Club - RO
Eastgate Branch Library, Algonquin
TomorrowFree
🖼️Art & Culture
Community Ofrenda - NR
Harnish Main Library, Algonquin
Sun 25 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk👗Fashion & Design
"One Room. Two Ways."
1565 S Randall Rd, Algonquin
Tomorrow
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Read It and Rate It
Huntley Area Public Library
Wed 14 · 6 PM$25.56
🍽️Food
Winebow Wine Tasting: Wines of Garzón Winery
The Distance Social, East Dundee
Tomorrow · 3:30 PMFree
🌳Outdoors
Seeds & Sunset - Penny Road Pond
Penny Road Pond, Barrington
Fri 9 · 5:30 PM
🎬Cinema
Movie TBD
The McHenry Outdoor Theatre
Thu 15 · 6 PM
🖼️Exhibition
Third Thursday Art Night Out: Off the Wall: Art in Three Dimensions
Barrington's White House
Thu 15 · 7 PM$0
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Author Event with Thomas Kent West
Bell House Books, Barrington
Sat 17 · 11 AM$7.18–33.85
🪡Crafts
Witches Days Out ~ 2026
McHenry County Fair Association Fairgrounds no tolls, Woodstock
Sat 17 · 5 PM
🍽️Food
Steak Night 5pm-8pm
American Legion Post 911
Sat 17 · 9 AMFree
🕊️Human rights🏛️Politics & Economy
No Kings: Vote Early Algonquin IL
Fox River bridge in Algonquin
Sat 17 · 12 PMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🌳Outdoors
No Kings: Vote Early ---(Indivisible Crystal Lake(Illinois)
5380 US-14, Crystal Lake
Fri 23 · 6 PMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy
Meet & Greet with Daniel Biss, Candidate, US Congress District 9
2970 Harnish Dr, Algonquin
Sat 10 · 11 AMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🕊️Human rights
Canvass for Michele Clark
East Dundee
Thu 5 Nov · 10 AMFree
🤝Volunteering
{In-Person; Huntley, IL} Healing Hearts Support Group
12177 Regency Pkwy, Huntley
Sun 11 · 10 AM
🌱Ecology🌳Outdoors
Restoration Workday
Crabtree Nature Center, Barrington
Sun 11 · 12:30 PMFree
🤝Volunteering🥾Hiking
Barrington Area CROP Hunger Walk
St Anne Catholic Church
Sat 17 · 9:30 AMFree
🕊️Human rights🏛️Politics & Economy
No Kings: Vote Early - Barrington, IL
Barrington Metra Train Station
Sat 17 · 11 AMFree
🕊️Human rights🏛️Politics & Economy
No Kings: Vote Early Elgin, IL
Dundee Ave & I-90 Ramp, Elgin
Sat 17 · 11 AMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🕊️Human rights
No Kings: Vote Early [McHenry, Illinois]
State Route 31 & McCullom Lake Road, McHenry
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Venues — music around Algonquin
Eastgate Branch Library
1 event
NOW Arena
2 events
Main Library
4 events
Elgin History Museum
1 event
Barrington's White House
2 events
Sideouts Sports Tavern
4 events
Chasers Sports Bar & Grill
1 event
South Elgin Branch Library
2 events
Check in at The Vixen
14 events
2 Lagoon Dr
1 event
Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center
7 events
ARAGVI Restaurant
1 event
Frequently asked questions
How many music events are there around Algonquin?
51 coming up on Oazis.
Where can you catch music around Algonquin?
Notably Eastgate Branch Library, NOW Arena and Main Library. See the full list of venues above.