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Wed30
Today
Today$16
🍽️Food🌳Outdoors
Flight of Beer at the Pilot Project Tasting Room
Pilot Project Brewing
Today$131.20
🏊Water sports
Rosemont Indoor Skydiving: 2 Flights & Certificate
5520 Park Pl
At 7:30 PMFree
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Chicago: Architecture River Cruise From Michigan Avenue
Shoreline Sightseeing - Michigan Avenue Bridge, 60611
Tomorrow · 10:45 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Chicago: Architecture River Cruise from Navy Pier
Shoreline Sightseeing - Michigan Avenue Bridge, 60611
Thu1
Tomorrow
TomorrowFree
✂️Workshop🎯Board games
Workshop Wednesday
Sherman Park Library
Tomorrow · 5 PMFree
✂️Workshop💼Career
3D Printing for Beginners
West Pullman Library
Tomorrow · 5 PMFree
🎬Cinema
Film Screening: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)
Wrightwood-Ashburn Library
Tomorrow · 5 PM
❓Quiz
Blazed and Confused Wednesday Movie Trivia with $7 THC Beverages + $6 Willies Cocktails
Woodies Flat
Tomorrow · 5 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Darling, It's Happy Hour!
Nobody's Darling
Tomorrow · 5 PM
🛹Skate, BMX & roller🌳Outdoors
General Public Skate or Bowl
The MLK Skating and Bowling Center
Tomorrow · 5 PM
🎉Parties
Kite String Taquitos
Begyle Brewing
Tomorrow · 5 PM
🎫Concert
Practical Magic 2
The Logan Theatre
Tomorrow · 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
Tomorrow · 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
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
🎯Board gamesup to 18 yrs
Teen Dungeons and Dragons - Ages 13-18
Springfield Free Public Library
Tomorrow · 5 PMFree
🎪Street party
Sitcom Wednesdays - 90s R&B
508 E Pershing Rd
Tomorrow · 6 PM
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Sam Tallent on "Brut"
Morgenstern Books & Café
Tomorrow · 5 PM$0
🎷Jazz💜Soul / Funk
Golden Hour Featuring Owen Ginnett Trio
Epiphany Center For The Arts
Tomorrow · 5 PM$0–17.85
📺Match screening🏀Basketball
Sapphic WNBA Playoff Watch Party
WICKER 64 BAR & GRILL
Tomorrow · 5 PMFree
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Women/Trans/Non-binary Open Shop
Ciclo Urbano
Tomorrow · 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk💼Career
Fall 2026 Collaboratorium
Chicago Booth Harper Center
Tomorrow · 5 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science
TEDxBradley University
Peoria
Tomorrow · 5 PM
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
Westside Love Maps Exhibition public opening
Chicago History Museum
Tomorrow · 5 PMFree
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
EDH Night at Half Acre
Half Acre Beer Co
Tomorrow
💼Career
Host Your Next Workshop, Networking Event, or Team Meeting in a Luxury Down
20 N Wacker Dr
Fri2
Friday 2 October
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
✂️Workshop👾Video games
Teen Vibez: Crafting, Gaming and Hanging Out
Chicago Lawn Library
Thu 1 · 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Look Back to Go Forward: A Living Record Panel Discussion
Chicago Public Library
Thu 1 · 5 PMFree
🏷️Other
Studio @ Main | Drop-in
Main 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$0
🏃Running🌳Outdoors
The STJ Run Club
The St. James Sports, Wellness and Entertainment Complex
Thu 1$17.85
🏋️Fitness🤾Sports & fitness
Cardio & Strength Training
Snatched Studio
Thu 1 · 6 PM$65
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Fall Stained Glass Suncatchers
81 Mill St
Sat3
Saturday 3 October
Fri 2 · 5 PM
🖼️Exhibition
16th Annual West Town Art Walk
West Town Chicago Chamber of Commerce
Fri 2 · 5 PMFree
🏷️Other
Studio @ Main | Drop-in
Main Library
Fri 2 · 5 PM
💿DJ set🎉Club
Brown Sugar
The Emily Hotel
Fri 2 · 5 PM
🍽️Food🌳Outdoors
Kanto Taqueria Food Pop-Up
Tune-Up
Fri 2 · 5 PM
🪑Flea market
Marc's Sandwich pop-up
Begyle Brewing
Fri 2 · 5 PM
🏷️Other
Sidequest
Recess
Fri 2 · 5 PM$0
💿DJ set🏠House
Golden Hour Featuring Viridian
Epiphany Center For The Arts
Fri 2$44.52–87.21
💼Career
Press & Media - ALL ACCESS - October 2nd, 3rd & 4th
Various location!
Fri 2 · 5 PMFree
🏷️Other
Real Estate Mixer
508 E Pershing Rd
Fri 2Free
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
Open Gallery Hours: Oliva Gallery
Oliva Gallery
Fri 2 · 5 PM$17.85
💼Career
Black Health Connect | Bridging Healthcare Communities: CHICAGO Q4 Mixer
Experience 868 Events
Fri 2 · 5 PM$76.54
Matcha! The masterclass.
Sip Society Coffee Education Center
Fri 2 · 5 PM$20–120
🌊Contemporary🎭Shows7–10 yrs
Creative Movement for Kids (Ages 7-10) :: September - November 2026
Indian Boundary Park Cultural Center
Fri 2 · 5 PM$22
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Friday Night Magic Pod 5 Reality Fracture Draft
Chicagoland Games
Fri 2 · 5:30 PM
🗣️Talk
Forbidden Newberry at the Newberry Library
Newberry Library
Fri 2 · 5:30 PM
🎉Parties
The Dough Spot Pizza Pop Up @ Demo Brewery
1763 W Berteau Ave
Fri 2 · 5:30 PM
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Green Roof Tour
The Roof Crop
Fri 2 · 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature
Rebecca Yarros' Threshing Day | Release Hang-Out
Morgenstern Books & Café
Fri 2 · 5:30 PM$0
🎫Concert
Hard Country Honky Tonk with The Hoyle Brothers
Empty Bottle
Fri 2$12.51
🍽️Food🗺️Guided tour
Spirits & Spice Chicago Whiskey Experience
Spirits & Spice Chicago
Sun4
Sunday 4 October
Sat 3 · 5 PM$12–15
🎭Theatre
The First Fannual Farce-tival
Bughouse Theater
Sat 3 · 5 PM
🎸Rock⚡Punk
Keys To The Astral Gates And Mystic Doors, Vampirska, Sadness, Lord Humongous, Life, Ghost Tears, Final Heaven
Reggies - Music Joint
Sat 3$55.20
✂️Workshop
Learn By Listening — two day ear training workshop
1579 N Milwaukee Ave #344
Sat 3$25–42.32
🎪Street party
Espresso Martini Fest at Hubbard Inn Chicago - Tastings Included
Hubbard Inn
Sat 3 · 5 PM$0
🧘Wellness
Sound Bath & Grief Healing Circle
Chicago Fair Trade Museum & Store
Sat 3 · 5 PM$0
🎤Hip-Hop🎷Jazz
AFW 2026: Mike Monford (Detroit) Tribute to J Dilla; AQ Hip Hop Panel
Elastic Arts
Sat 3 · 5 PM$33.96–44.57
🌳Outdoors🎪Street party
Meet IRL x Pup Social Club: Dog-Friendly Singles Social!
Pup Social
Sat 3 · 5 PM$33.85
🎉Parties
Cigar and Hookah Event
Museum Shores yacht club
Sat 3 · 5 PM$0–25
🌀Ecstatic dance🧘Wellness
Ecstatic Dance with Rebeca & Mary
Verve by Green Yoga Spa
Sat 3 · 5 PM$200
👗Fashion & Design🖼️Exhibition
Barbara Bates 40th Anniversary Celebration
Barack Obama Presidential Center
Sat 3 · 5 PMFree
🃏Trading cards
Good Games Chicago Casual Commander
Good Games Chicago
Sat 3 · 5:15 PM$44.52
🧘Wellness
Floating Hammock Sound Bath
The Sanctuary Yoga Studio
Sat 3 · 5:30 PM
🎫Concert
Cryogeyser
Beat Kitchen
Sat 3 · 5:30 PM$10–15
⚽Team sports🪕Country
Rockford Rage 20 Year Season Closer vs Cosmic Dolls
UW Health Sports Factory
Sat 3 · 5:30 PM$0
🎪Street party🌱Ecology
Trash People of McKinley Park END OF SEASON TRASH BASH with One City Tap
One City Tap
Sat 3 · 5:45 PM
🎉Parties
THE SHOWS: October 2026 - The Collective Runway Show
IRL (in real life) at Water Tower Place
Sat 3 · 6 PM$15–35
🎤Stand-up
Improvised Jane Austen
iO Theater
Sat 3 · 6 PM$0–35
🎤Stand-up🎲Improv
ComedySportz
iO Theater
Sat 3 · 6 PM$6.49
🎲Improv🎭Theatre
Process
Logan Square Improv
Sat 3 · 6 PM
🎭Theatre
420 Frankenstein
De Maat Theater
Mon5
Monday 5 October
Sun 4 · 5 PM$12–15
🌙Indie✨Pop
Questions/Preguntas - Record Release
Bughouse Theater
Sun 4 · 5 PM
🎸Rock🌙Indie
Ebony Pendant, Thra, Saidan, Gates Of Dawn, Blood Sigil, Barbelith
Reggies - Music Joint
Sun 4 · 5 PM
✂️Workshop
One-day Beginner Shamisen Workshop
AIRMW
Sun 4 · 5 PM
🎙️Small gig
Samuel Aaron + Winefred
Tiny Tapp
Sun 4 · 5 PM$33.85
♀️Feminism🧘Wellness
Grace To Grow Womens Reset
4919 N Ravenswood Ave suite 301
Sun 4 · 5 PM$0
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎸Rock
Cactus and Canyons: A Tribute to the Sun-Drenched Country-Rock of Laurel Canyon
SPACE
Sun 4 · 5:30 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Living Room Sessions
aliveOne
Sun 4 · 5:30 PM
🎷Jazz🎶Singer-songwriter
Mad-Good - Songbird Series - Celebrating Signature Voices of Jazz: Nancy Wilson
Winter's Jazz Club
Sun 4$18
🎹Blues🎫Concert
Mike Wheeler Blues Band / Sheryl Youngblood Blues Band
Kingston Mines
Sun 4 · 5:45 PM
🎉Parties
Love Jones
The Emily Hotel
Sun 4 · 6 PM$15–30
🎲Improv😂Comedy
Marquee: Musical Improv
iO Theater
Sun 4 · 6 PM$7–22
🎭Theatre🎤Stand-up
Level 5 Grad Show
iO Theater
Sun 4 · 6 PM$12–27
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Sunday Drivers
iO Theater
Sun 4 · 6 PMFree
🎲Improv🎸Jam / Open mic
LSI Open Stage
Logan Square Improv
Sun 4 · 6 PM$26
🎸Rock⚡Punk
Girl In A Coma
Cobra Lounge
Sun 4 · 6 PM
👗Fashion & Design
Adorned After Dark: a permanent jewelry pop up with Fang & Fae
Dorothy
Sun 4 · 6 PM
🎤Stand-up
Dr. Fix Me LIVE!
The Lincoln Lodge
Sun 4 · 6 PM
🎤Stand-up❓Quiz
HighQ - a comedy game show
The Lincoln Lodge
Sun 4 · 6 PM
🎤Stand-up
Hot 5 Comedy Show
The Lincoln Lodge
Sun 4 · 6 PM
🎤Stand-up
Kevin D. Williams
The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage
Tue6
Tuesday 6 October
Mon 5 · 5 PMFree
♙Chess
Learn to Play Chess
Wrightwood-Ashburn Library
Mon 5 · 5 PMFree
👾Video games
Teen Game Night
Clearing Library
Mon 5 · 5 PMFree
🎯Board games
Board Game Club
Clearing Library
Mon 5 · 5 PMFree
👾Video games6–13 yrs
Retro Video Games
Jeffery Manor Library
Mon 5 · 5 PM$5
🌳Outdoors
Monday Drink Special: $5 22oz Bud Light or Goose Island Fatpour
Woodies Flat
Mon 5 · 5 PM
🎉Parties
Specials: $5 Fatpour & $9 Classic Burger with Two Sides
Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park
Mon 5 · 5 PM$5–9
🌳Outdoors
Specials: $5 Fatpour & $9 Classic Smash Burger
Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park
Mon 5 · 5:30 PMFree
📚Literature📜Poetry
The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
Chicago Public Library
Mon 5 · 5:30 PM
🗣️Talk📚Literature
The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
Chicago Public Library
Mon 5 · 5:30 PM$33.85
✂️Workshop👗Fashion & Design
Wardrobe Styling Class
Chicago Mood Fabrics Showroom
Mon 5 · 6 PMFree
✂️Workshop🗣️Talk
ESL: English Language Conversation Practice
Little Italy Library
Mon 5 · 6 PMFree
✂️Workshop
English Class for Beginners With Erie House / Clases de Inglés Para Principiantes con La Casa Erie
Chicago Public Library
Mon 5 · 6 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Knit Together
Chicago Public Library
Mon 5 · 6 PMFree
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Landscape Painting with Seanice Lenay
Dunning Library
Mon 5 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Banned Books Week Discussion
Chicago Public Library
Mon 5 · 6 PMFree
📖Story time
Bilingual Story Time / Hora de cuentos bilingües
Sulzer Regional Library
Mon 5 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Great Decisions Foreign Policy Discussion Group
Budlong Woods Library
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Mon 5 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🖼️Exhibition
Behind Us We Are You: An Artist Talk with Atlan Arceo-Witzl
Archer Heights Library
Mon 5Free
🎯Board games
Board Game Night
Austin Library
Mon 5 · 6 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Quilling the Stars
Legler Regional Library
Later
Tue 6Free
✂️Workshop🎒Students
YOUmedia Open Shop
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Library
Tue 6Free
🎬Cinema
Teen Anime Night
South Shore Library
Tue 6 · 5 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop🎯Board games
LEGO® at the Library
Scottsdale Library
Tue 6Free
🎨Creative workshop
LEGO® Club
Little Village Library
Tue 6 · 5 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Día de los Muertos Celebration
Daley, Richard M.-W Humboldt Library
Tue 6 · 5 PMFree
🧸Kids6–13 yrs
Beginners Reading Club
Chicago Lawn Library
Tue 6 · 5 PMFree
💼Career🧾Drop-in services
Business & Career Help | Drop-in at Douglass
Douglass Branch Library
Tue 6 · 5 PM
🗣️Talk📚Literature
An Extraordinary Life: A Conversation with Salima Hashmi
South Asia Institute
Tue 6 · 5 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Early Music Ensemble Open House
Logan Center For The Arts
Tue 6 · 5 PM
🎉Club
Specials: $5 Local Fatpour & $10 Wings
Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park
Tue 6 · 5 PMES
🍽️Food
Taquero Mucho Food Pop-Up
Tune-Up
Tue 6 · 5 PM
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+🤝Volunteering
Trans Youth Group
Center on Halsted
Tue 6 · 5 PM$7
🌳Outdoors
Tuesday Drink Special: $7 22oz Modelo or Sweetwater HAZY IPA Fatpour
Woodies Flat
Tue 6 · 5 PM
🏷️Other
YOUMedia Open Shop
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Library
Tue 6$0
🗣️Talk💼Career
Tech Pulse 2030
Discovery Partners Institute
Tue 6 · 5 PMFree
🃏Trading cards
MTG Commander (EDH)
Spellbound Games
Tue 6Free
🎯Board games
Tabletop Game Night
Northtown Library
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Tue 6 · 6:30 PMFree
🎭Theatre
Mythical Monsters of Michigan [Off-Site]
Krause Branch Temporary Location Library
Tue 6 · 5:30 PM
🎭Stage
See Chicago Dance 2026 BOLD IMPACT Gala
Venue West
Tue 6 · 5:30 PM
🎤Stand-up
Ya'll Mic
Annoyance Theatre
Tue 6 · 5:30 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Turnberry Ridge Park Redesign Community Meeting #1
Turnberry Ridge Park
Tue 6Free
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Tuesdays with Menopause: Sex and Menopause
Sulzer Regional Library
Tue 27 · 5 PMFree
📚Literature
Any Book Book Club
Sulzer Regional Library
Ongoing
At 5 PM
🏷️Other
Practical Magic 2
The Logan Theatre
At 5 PMES
🎉Parties
Taquero Mucho Food Pop-Up
Tune-Up
At 5 PM
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+🤝Volunteering
Trans Youth Group
Center on Halsted
At 5 PM$7
🌳Outdoors
Tuesday Drink Special: $7 22oz Modelo or SweetWater Hazy IPA Fatpour
Woodies Flat
At 5 PM
🎉Club🌳Outdoors
Specials: $5 Local Fatpour & $10 Wings
Fatpour Tap Works - McCormick
At 5 PM
🎉Club
Specials: $5 Local Fatpour & $10 Wings
Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park
At 5 PM
🎉Club
Two for Tuesday
Ina Mae Tavern & Packaged Goods
At 5 PM
🏷️Other
YOUMedia Open Shop
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Library
At 5 PM$0
💼Career
Literacy Leadership Roundtable
Hotel Indigo Naperville Riverwalk by IHG
At 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
White, Black, Brown: Becoming Puerto Rican in Chicago
Chicago Public Library
At 5:30 PM
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Thant Myint-U "Peacemaker"
The Book Cellar
At 5:30 PM
🎤Stand-up
Ya'll Mic
Annoyance Theatre
See also in Illinois
Thu 1 · 6 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Golden Fox Brewing, LLC
Golden Fox Brewing, 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
Sat 10 · 7 PM
✨Pop🎫Concert
MAMMA MANIA-New York City's Premier ABBA Celebration
Lincoln Square Theatre, Decatur
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