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We've rounded up 15,549 upcoming events in Illinois — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
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At 5 PM
🎪Street party
Oktoberfest Chicago
1429 W Wellington Ave, Chicago, IL 60657-4121, United States
At 5 PMFree
🏷️Other
Studio @ Main | Drop-in
Main Library
At 5 PM
☀️Open air💿DJ set
Bubbles and Beats
Gallagher Way
At 5 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Crazy, Stupid, Love
The Emily Hotel
At 5 PM
🔐Escape game
Escape the Museum
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
At 5 PM
🍽️Food
Kanto Taqueria Food Pop-Up
Tune-Up
At 5 PMES
🎉Parties
Los Gorditos Tacos
Begyle Brewing
At 5 PM
🎬Cinema
Practical Magic 2
The Logan Theatre
At 5 PM$14.63
📚Literature
Author Signing — Kassidy VanGundy (Cursed Images: Channel Surfing)
Goblin Market
At 5 PM$0
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌳Outdoors
Golden Hour Featuring Luciano Antonio
Epiphany Center For The Arts
At 5 PM$0
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Anthony Park Kascak: Swallowing My Dreams Until There’s Nothing to Let Go
Lillstreet Art Center
At 5 PM$0
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
Open Gallery Hours: Oliva Gallery
Oliva Gallery
At 5 PM$0
💿DJ set🎉Club
Golden Hour Featuring DJ Onwa
Epiphany Center For The Arts
At 5 PM$0
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Golden Hour Featuring Ava Brennan
Epiphany Center For The Arts
At 5 PM$20–120
🌊Contemporary🎭Shows7–10 yrs
Creative Movement for Kids (Ages 7-10) :: September - November 2026
Indian Boundary Park Cultural Center (Auditorium)
At 6 PM$35
🤝Volunteering🌳Outdoors
Mercy Health — Fifth Annual Pink Honor Walk and After Party Celebration
Mercy Health Springfield Cancer Center
At 5 PM
🏆Tournament👾Video games
Ultimate KABOOM #114
834 N Duryea Pl
At 5 PM
👾Video games🏆Tournament
Saluki Smash #54
SIU Student Center
At 5:30 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎶Singer-songwriter
Lucy Darling
Studebaker Theater
At 5:30 PM
✂️Workshop
Monarch Butterfly Shadow Box Making Workshop
The Insect Asylum
At 5:30 PM
🌳Outdoors
The Playground
Graver Park
Today
💼Career
Host Your Next Workshop, Networking Event, or Team Meeting in a Luxury Down
20 N Wacker Dr
At 5:30 PM$0
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Reclaiming The Table Etiquette Dinner
Little Black Pearl
At 5:45 PM
🍽️Food🗺️Guided tour
Spirits & Spice Chicago Whiskey Experience
Spirits & Spice Chicago
Sun27
Sunday 27 September
Tomorrow · 5 PM$12
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Rabble Takeover Hosted by: Hoot and A Half
Bughouse Theater
Tomorrow · 5 PM
⚽Team sports⚽Football
Chicago State Cougars vs. Norfolk State University
SeatGeek Stadium
Tomorrow · 5 PMNL
🌙Indie💿DJ set
Windy Pop Weekender
Subterranean
Tomorrow · 5 PM$108.55–10,673
🎉Club💿DJ set
99x: Smoke and Mirrors — A Modern Studio 54
Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Mosque
Tomorrow · 5 PM$0
💿DJ set☀️Open air
Golden Hour Featuring Vince Lazarus & DJ Woodi
Epiphany Center For The Arts
Tomorrow · 5 PM$0
📚Literature
Jeff Garlin Book Signing
Leica Store and Gallery Chicago
Tomorrow$69
✂️Workshop🍽️Food
Hand-Rolled Sushi Chicago
Casa De Crepes
Tomorrow · 5 PM
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
Semi Marathon Chicago
Chicago Half Marathon
Tomorrow · 5 PM
🎪Street party
Brew at the Zoo
Dickerson Park Zoo
Tomorrow · 5 PM
🌀Ecstatic dance🧘Wellness
Full Moon Fusion: Lakefront Bonfire and Ecstatic Dance
Promontory Point
Tomorrow · 5 PM$71
🎭Theatre
Drunk Dracula
The Lion Theatre - Chicago
Tomorrow · 5 PMFree
✂️Workshop💼Career
Toy Design Workshop (Marwen x Pickagram)
Marwen
Tomorrow · 5 PM$35
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Spellbound Games Reality Fracture 5PM Prerelease
Spellbound Games
Tomorrow · 5 PM$35
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
MTG Reality Fracture Prerelease
Good Games Chicago
Tomorrow · 5:15 PM$44.52
🧘Wellness🧘Yoga
Floating Hammock Sound Bath
The Sanctuary Yoga Studio
Tomorrow · 5:30 PM
🏷️Other
Do312 VIP Pre-Flight Deck Experience
The Auditorium
Tomorrow · 5:30 PM
🏊Water sports🛶Kayak & rowing
Full Moon Paddle - A Friends Signature Event
Chicago River
Tomorrow · 5:30 PM
🎫Concert
Lucy Darling
Studebaker Theater
Tomorrow · 5:30 PM
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Marlon James: The Disappearers — The Booker Prize winner on his new novel
Thalia Hall
Tomorrow · 6 PM
🎉Club☀️Open air
Sirocco Sessions: Golden Hour DC
TBA - Ciel Downtown 601 K St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Mon28
Monday 28 September
Sun 27 · 5 PM$12–15
🎤Stand-up
The Weirdo Show
Bughouse Theater
Sun 27 · 5 PM
🎙️Small gig
Brooklyn Britches & The Whispers
Tiny Tapp
Sun 27 · 5 PM
👑Drag show🔢Bingo
Drag Bingo
Easy Bar
Sun 27 · 5 PM
🛹Skate, BMX & roller🌳Outdoors
Funday! General Public Skate or Bowl
The MLK Skating and Bowling Center
Sun 27 · 5 PM
🌙Indie✨Pop
Windy Pop Weekender
Subterranean
Sun 27 · 5 PM$96.37
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Marsupial Masterpiece: Opossum Paint and Sip! +21 BYOB
The Insect Asylum
Sun 27 · 5 PM$22
🧘Yoga🌳Outdoors
Yoga on the Wild Mile
Wild Mile Chicago
Sun 27 · 5 PM$12.89DE
🎉Club🎤Hip-Hop
PUNCHLINES
2000 Dempster St
Sun 27 · 5 PM$23.18
🎪Street party🔢Bingo
Gospel Bingo: Faith, fellowship, fun, and the chance to win cash and prizes
917 W 18th St
Sun 27 · 3 PM$23.18–33.85
SPRINGFIELD, OR - KPOP CIRCUS
Richard E. Wildish Community Theater
Sun 27 · 5 PM$71
🎭Theatre
Drunk Dracula
The Lion Theatre - Chicago
Sun 27 · 5 PM$37
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Reality Fracture Prerelease
First Aid Comics - Hyde Park
Sun 27 · 5 PMFree
✨Cabaret👑Drag show
Charge of the Soul: Broadway, Baby!
Scratch Goods
Sun 27 · 5:30 PM
🎫Concert
Living Room Sessions
aliveOne
Sun 27 · 5:30 PM
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Spider Saloff Quintet — Chet Baker: The Cool Jazz of the 50’s
Winter's Jazz Club
Sun 27 · 5:30 PM$55
🍽️Food🗺️Guided tour
Sip & Speak: Chuseok at Tak
TAK Korean Bistro & Karaoke
Sun 27 · 5:30 PM
🤘Metal🎸Rock
Dying Fetus @ House of Blues - Chicago
House of Blues - Chicago
Sun 27$18
🎹Blues🎫Concert
Mike Wheeler Blues Band / Sheryl Youngblood Blues Band
Kingston Mines
Sun 27 · 6 PM$15–30
🎭Theatre🎤Stand-up
Marquee: Musical Improv
iO Theater
Sun 27 · 6 PM$7–22
🎤Stand-up
Level 5 Grad Show
iO Theater
Tue29
Tuesday 29 September
Mon 28 · 5 PMFree
🪑Flea market
Craft Supply Swap
Merlo Library
Mon 28 · 5 PMFree
🎬Cinema
Film Screening: Michael (2026)
Avalon Library
Mon 28 · 5 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop6–13 yrs
Create a Critter
West Pullman Library
Mon 28 · 5 PMFree
🎬Cinema
Project Hail Mary (2026) — film screening
Clearing Library
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Mon 28 · 5 PMFree
📚Literature
Adult Book Discussion: Afterlife
Toman Library
Mon 28 · 5 PMFree
👾Video games13–19 yrs
Video Game Night
South Chicago Library
Mon 28 · 5 PM
🕊️Human rights✊Work / Unions
DCASE Invites: An Evening for Creative Worker Rights
Green Line Performing Arts Center
Mon 28 · 5 PM
🍽️Food
It’s Time For The Independent Spirits Expo!
Delilah's
Mon 28 · 5 PM
💿DJ set
Kite String Taquitos
Begyle Brewing
Mon 28 · 5 PM$5
🌳Outdoors
Monday Drink Special: $5 22oz Bud Light or Goose Island Fatpour
Woodies Flat
Mon 28 · 5 PM$5–9
🌳Outdoors
Specials: $5 Fatpour & $9 Classic Burger with Two Sides
Fatpour Tap Works - McCormick
Mon 28 · 5 PM$5–9
🌳Outdoors
Specials: $5 Fatpour & $9 Classic Smash Burger
Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park
Mon 28 · 5 PM
🏷️Other
Practical Magic 2
The Logan Theatre
Mon 28 · 5:30 PMFree
📚Literature📜Poetry
The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
Chicago Public Library
Mon 28 · 5:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop💼Career
English Language Learning (ESL/ELL) Course / Curso de Inglés
Humboldt Park Library
Mon 28 · 5:30 PMFree
🎯Board games6–13 yrs
Kids Face-Off: Guess the Top Answer
Thurgood Marshall Library
Mon 28 · 5:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop💼Career
English Language Learning (ELL/ESL) Course
Portage-Cragin Library
Mon 28 · 5:30 PM
🗣️Talk
The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
Chicago Public Library
Mon 28 · 5:30 PM$0
🧘Wellness💼Career
Main Character Energy: Protecting Your Peace at Work
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Roller Skating and Bowling Center
Mon 28 · 4:30 PM$360
♀️Feminism🧘Wellness
Weaving Wisdom: Women Gathering Across Generations
True Nature Healing Arts
Wed30
Wednesday 30 September
Tue 29Free
✂️Workshop🎒Students
YOUmedia Open Shop
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Library
Tue 29 · 5 PMFreeES
🔢Bingo
Loteria Night / Noche de Loteria
Back of the Yards Library
Tue 29 · 5 PMFree
✂️Workshop💼Career
Teen 3D Print Lab
Scottsdale Library
Tue 29 · 5 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop🎯Board games6–13 yrs
LEGO® at the Library
Scottsdale Library
Tue 29Free
🎨Creative workshop🎯Board games
YOUmedia Takeover
Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport Library
Tue 29 · 5 PMFree
🎬Cinema
Film Screening: Cinderella (1950)
Jefferson Park Library
Tue 29 · 5 PMFree
📚Literature
Any Book Book Club
Sulzer Regional Library
Tue 29 · 5 PMFree
🎬Cinema
Family Film Screening: Michael (2026)
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Library
Tue 29 · 5 PM
🏷️Other
Practical Magic 2
The Logan Theatre
Tue 29 · 5 PMES
🎉Parties
Taquero Mucho Food Pop-Up
Tune-Up
Tue 29 · 5 PM
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+🤝Volunteering
Trans Youth Group
Center on Halsted
Tue 29 · 5 PM$7
🌳Outdoors
Tuesday Drink Special: $7 22oz Modelo or SweetWater Hazy IPA Fatpour
Woodies Flat
Tue 29 · 5 PM
🎉Club🌳Outdoors
Specials: $5 Local Fatpour & $10 Wings
Fatpour Tap Works - McCormick
Tue 29 · 5 PM
🎉Club
Specials: $5 Local Fatpour & $10 Wings
Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park
Tue 29 · 5 PM
🎉Club
Two for Tuesday
Ina Mae Tavern & Packaged Goods
Tue 29 · 5 PM
🏷️Other
YOUMedia Open Shop
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Library
Tue 29 · 6 PM
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Susan Beckham Zurenda on "No Way Out But Through"
Morgenstern Books & Café
Tue 29 · 5 PM$49
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Tuesdays with MND – Group Healing Visits
3525 W Peterson Ave suite 607
Tue 29 · 5 PM
🌳Outdoors📖Story time
Camping with the Cow
2500 W 79th St
Tue 29 · 5 PM$0
💼Career
Literacy Leadership Roundtable
Hotel Indigo Naperville Riverwalk by IHG
Tue 29 · 6 PMFree
✂️Workshop🏺Ceramics & pottery
Let's Sculpt at OPC!
Obama Presidential Center Library
Thu1
Thursday 1 October
Wed 30Free
✂️Workshop🎯Board games
Workshop Wednesday
Sherman Park Library
Wed 30 · 5 PMFree
✂️Workshop💼Career
3D Printing for Beginners
West Pullman Library
Wed 30 · 5 PMFree
🎬Cinema
Film Screening: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)
Wrightwood-Ashburn Library
Wed 30 · 5 PM
❓Quiz
Blazed and Confused Wednesday Movie Trivia with $7 THC Beverages + $6 Willies Cocktails
Woodies Flat
Wed 30 · 5 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Darling, It's Happy Hour!
Nobody's Darling
Wed 30 · 5 PM
🛹Skate, BMX & roller🌳Outdoors
General Public Skate or Bowl
The MLK Skating and Bowling Center
Wed 30 · 5 PM
🎉Parties
Kite String Taquitos
Begyle Brewing
Wed 30 · 5 PM
🎫Concert
Practical Magic 2
The Logan Theatre
Wed 30 · 5 PM$8–25
🎉Club🌳Outdoors
Specials: $8 Dr Pepper Bombs, $25 Goose Island Buckets, 1/2 Price All Wine Bottles & Carafes
Fatpour Tap Works - McCormick
Wed 30 · 5 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Specials: $8 Dr. Pepper Bombs, $25 Goose Island Buckets, 1/2 Price All Wine Bottles & Carafes
Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park
Wed 30 · 6 PMFree
🎯Board gamesup to 18 yrs
Teen Dungeons and Dragons - Ages 13-18
Springfield Free Public Library
Wed 30 · 6 PM
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Sam Tallent on "Brut"
Morgenstern Books & Café
Wed 30 · 5 PM$0
🎷Jazz💜Soul / Funk
Golden Hour Featuring Owen Ginnett Trio
Epiphany Center For The Arts
Wed 30 · 5 PMFree
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Women/Trans/Non-binary Open Shop
Ciclo Urbano
Wed 30 · 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk💼Career
Fall 2026 Collaboratorium
Chicago Booth Harper Center
Wed 30 · 3 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science
TEDxBradley University
PEORIA
Wed 30 · 5 PM
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
Westside Love Maps Exhibition public opening
Chicago History Museum
Wed 30 · 5 PMFree
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
EDH Night at Half Acre
Half Acre Beer Co
Wed 30 · 5:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Bad Art Afternoons
Lozano Library
Wed 30 · 5:30 PM
🧘Wellness🌳Outdoors
Chan (Zen) Meditation
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Thu 1 · 4:15 PMFree
♙Chess
Tinkering Time: Chess Club
West Loop Library
Later
Thu 1 · 5 PMFree
✂️Workshop👾Video games
Teen Vibez: Crafting, Gaming and Hanging Out
Chicago Lawn Library
Thu 1 · 5 PMFree
🏷️Other
Studio @ Main | Drop-in
Main Library
Thu 1Free
🎪Kids' show
Kids Book Club
Roden Library
Thu 1Free
🧘Wellness
Young Parents Support Group
Legler Regional Library
Thu 1 · 5 PMFree
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
DIY Aroma and Affirmations
Kelly Library
Thu 1Free
♙Chess🌳Outdoors
Chess for Beginners
Jefferson Park Library
Thu 1 · 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Look Back to Go Forward: A Living Record Panel Discussion
Chicago Public Library
Thu 1 · 5 PM
🎫Concert
Andy Brown
The Green Mill
Thu 1 · 5 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Darling, It's Happy Hour!
Nobody's Darling
Thu 1 · 5 PM
🌳Outdoors🛹Skate, BMX & roller
General Public Skate or Bowl
The MLK Skating and Bowling Center
Thu 1 · 5 PM
🎸Rock🪕Folk / Acoustic
Kite String Taquitos
Begyle Brewing
Thu 1 · 5 PM
🎉Club🌳Outdoors
Specials: $5 House Tequila
Fatpour Tap Works - McCormick
Thu 1 · 5 PM$5
🎉Club🌳Outdoors
Specials: $5 House Tequila
Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park
Thu 1 · 5 PM
🏷️Other
Twilight
The Emily Hotel
Thu 1 · 5 PM
🧾Drop-in services
Young Parents Support Group
Legler Regional Library
Thu 1 · 6 PM
📚Literature🗣️Talk
An Evening with Edgar Gómez
Morgenstern Books & Café
Thu 1 · 5 PM$0
🪕Folk / Acoustic💿DJ set
Golden Hour Featuring Lainey Jean
Epiphany Center For The Arts
Thu 1 · 5 PMFree
🃏Trading cards
Commander Thursday
Chicagoland Games
Thu 1 · 5 PMFree
🃏Trading cards
Prism Games Casual Commander
Prism Games Chicago
Thu 1Free
💼Career
ESL Practice; Clases de Inglés Como Segunda Idioma; 므와 英语训练 英语会话小组活动; هل ترغب في ممارسة التحدث وفهم اللغة الإنجليزية
Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport Library
Thu 1 · 5:30 PMFree
📖Story time🎨Creative workshop8–12 yrs
Youth Book Club
Chicago Ridge Public Library
Thu 1 · 5:30 PM$18–72
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Somatics :: September - October 2026
Indian Boundary Park Cultural Center (Auditorium)
Thu 1 · 6:30 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Friendly Beasts Cider Company
Friendly Beasts Cider Company
Thu 1 · 6:30 PMFree
❓Quiz🌳Outdoors
Trivia Night at O'Charley's Restaurant & Bar
O'Charley's Restaurant & Bar
Thu 1 · 5:30 PM
🎪Street party
Bridgeport Taco Night
Antique Taco Bridgeport
Thu 1Free
♙Chess
Chess on the Edge
Edgewater Library
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Thu 1 · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
ProtectMIChild: Internet Safety Tools for Parents and Youth
Krause Branch Temporary Location Library
Thu 1Free
✂️Workshop
Knitting Circle
Logan Square Library
Thu 8 · 5:30 PM
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+🤝Volunteering
SHADES BIPOC Group Meeting
Phoenix Center
Thu 8 · 5:30 PM
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+🤝Volunteering
SHADES BIPOC Group Meeting
Phoenix Center
Thu 22 · 6 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services🏛️Politics & Economy
CAPS Meeting: Beat 1611
Roden Library
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Thu 1 · 6 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Golden Fox Brewing, LLC
Golden Fox Brewing, Decatur
At 7 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
'THE SWEET' with special guest: 'Tommy's Rocktrip'
Lincoln Square Theatre, Decatur
Thu 1 · 7 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
'CeCe Frey' with special guest: 'Emberline'
Lincoln Square Theatre, Decatur
Fri 2 · 7 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
2026 SPOTLIGHT SERIES - Show #7 - 'NEON RODEO'
Lincoln Square Theatre, Decatur
Fri 9 · 7 PM
🎸Rock✨Pop
2026 "SPOTLIGHT SERIES" - Show #8 - 'SILVER LAKE'
Lincoln Square Theatre, Decatur
Sat 10 · 7 PM$36–981
✨Pop🎫Concert
Mamma Mania - ABBA Tribute
Lincoln Square Theatre, Decatur
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