Performance in Chicago on a budget
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Oazis lists 3 performance events in Chicago on a budget, pulled from ticket sites and venue calendars, then sorted by hand.
Right now, most of the action is around Epiphany Center for the Arts - Catacombs, International Museum of Surgical Science and Chicago Actors Studio.
Events — performance in Chicago on a budget
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Tomorrow · 8 PM
🎤Hip-Hop🎙️Rap
Rick Ross @ Chicago Theatre
Chicago Theatre
Fri 24 · 9 PM$24.93
🏠House💿DJ set
Pulse: Nu Zau & Andrew Azara
Location TBA, Chicago
Fri 31 · 10 AM
⚡Electro🏠House
lollapalooza
Grant Park
At 5 PM
🎸Rock🎸Jam / Open mic
Summer School Tour @ House of Blues - Chicago
House of Blues - Chicago
Thu 30 · 11 AM
☀️Open air💿DJ set
Ouverture des portes jour 1
Lollapalooza 2026
Fri 24 · 7 PM
✨Pop🔥Reggaeton
Karol G @ Soldier Field
Soldier Field
Fri 24 · 10 PM$25
🏠House💿DJ set
Deeper Purpose
SPYBAR
Tomorrow · 7 PM
🎤Hip-Hop🎙️Rap
Lil Wayne @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
At 5 PMFree
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Golden Hour Featuring Christopher Lucas Wilson Duo
Epiphany Center for the Arts - Catacombs
Tomorrow · 5 AM$175
🎸Rock🤘Metal
The Rumble 2026 Weekend Pass
Cobra Lounge
Sat 18 · 8:30 PM$10
🎷Jazz🎤R&B
QRUNCH
Lemon
At 7 PM
🎫Concert
Rush @ United Center
United Center
At 7 PM
🎸Rock☀️Open air
The Black Keys @ Fairgrounds, The Salt Shed (Outdoors)
Fairgrounds, The Salt Shed (Outdoors)
Tomorrow · 8 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Jason Narducy Solo Show (Chicago, IL)
ANDREW RAFACZ
Tue 21 · 2 PMFree
🎤Karaoke
Karaoke Tuesdays
Manning Library
At 7:30 PM
🌴Reggae🌐World
Protoje @ Park West
Park West
Tomorrow · 9 PM
💿DJ set
Young Franco @ Outset
Outset
At 9 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Hunx & His Punx @ The Empty Bottle
The Empty Bottle
Tomorrow · 12 PM
🔊Techno🏠House
West Fest Chicago 2026
TBA - West Town
Tomorrow · 10 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Blacklight Blackout ft Erik Flash, Mr Bobby, Double Vision, Jawknee Sins, Dolce Neuro
Bourbon On Division
Sat 18 · 12 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
The Silver Room Sound System Block Party
The Salt Shed
Fri 24 · 9 PM
🎉Club⚡Electro
Sinners Sanctuary: Temple of Flesh (A bi/pansexual hard techno party)
TBA - Wicker Park
Fri 24 · 10 PM
💿DJ set🏠House
Hadone
Smoke & Mirrors
Sat 1 · 7 PM
⚡Electro💿DJ set
Chicago & styx
TBA - Allstate Arena Chicago
Fri 7 · 10 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
BRUT Pink Pusssy RAVE
TBA - Sound Bar, Chicago
Sat 8 · 8 PM
☀️Open air🎪Street party
Chicago Fireworks Booze Cruise!
Summer Of George
Sat 1 · 9 PM$22.06
💿DJ set🏠House
Murda Beatz (House Set) @ Bassment
Bassment
Fri 7 · 7 PM$5.67
💿DJ set🏠House
JOY Rooftop Pt.5
JOY District
Fri 24 · 3 PM
🎉Club🏠House
House Music is Home w Derrick Carter, Terry Hunter. Free w RSVP
Sound Bar
Sat 25 · 4 PM
🎪Street party👑Drag show
1st Annual Ball- The Pride Ball - Benefiting 'Life is Work!'
Water Tower Place ( Level 3 at FASHIONBAR)
Sun 26 · 1 PM
🎪Street party
Starlight Sapphic Presents: Picnic at the Park
Ping Tom Memorial Park
Sun 26 · 7 AM$24.52
💿DJ set🏠House
Azure Day Party Chicago 7/26 w/ No Static
Tetto Rooftop
Sun 19 · 3 PM
🎉Club🏠House
House Music is Home at Navy Pier. Free w RSVP.
Navy Pier
Fri 24 · 10 PM
🎉Club🏠House
SHILLA Chicago Takeover
Hideaway
Fri 31 · 10 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
SILENT PARTY CHICAGO "TURN ME UP, NOT DOWN"(Trap, RnB, Twerk)
the bar 10 DOORS
Tomorrow · 10 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
SILENT "JUST VIBES" PARTY CHICAGO (Trap, RnB, Twerk)
BAR22
Sun 19 · 1 PM
👑Drag show
Eternal Sunshine Tour Drag Brunch
Simone's
Tomorrow · 3:30 PM$109.5
☀️Open air💿DJ set
MAYAN WARRIOR CHICAGO - FULL ART CAR
Union Park
Sat 18 · 2 PM
🎉Club🔊Techno
Obscurity Session
Epiphany Center for the Arts
Sun 19 · 8 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
boost+++ xxl - day two
Radius
Fri 24 · 10:30 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
DR. GABBA • Sian Nevenicola • DeeJ Zae
Cactus Club
Sat 18 · 11 AM
☀️Open air🎉Club
Volleywood
North Avenue Beach
Tue 21 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk📜Poetry
Artist Talk: Mel Lyons
Harold Washington Library Center
Sat 25 · 2:30 PM
🍽️Food
Must Join - 2026 Denver Summer Tequila Tasting Festival (July 25) RA
TBA - Zanzibar Billiards, 2046 Larimer St. Denver, CO 80205 United States
Sat 25 · 2:30 PM
🍽️Food🎉Club
Trending - 2026 Chicago Summer Tequila Tasting Festival (July 25) RA
TBA - The Boss Bar, 420 N. Clark St. Chicago IL
Tue 4 · 6 PM
🎬Cinema📽️Documentary
Transexual Menace | Free Film Screening
Goethe-Institut Chicago
Thu 23 · 6:30 PM
🗣️Talk🍽️Food
Innovation at the Intersection of Climate Solutions
Frontera Grill
Wed 29 · 6:30 PM
🗣️Talk
Lectures on Tap - "The Radical Rebellion That Terrified Europe"
River North
Mon 20 · 1:30 PM
🗣️Talk📸Photography
Climate in Focus: Conservation through the Lens of Creatives
Leica Store and Gallery Chicago
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Mon 27 · 6 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Literary Lounge Book Club: Mystery
Chinatown Library
Wed 22 · 7 PM
📚Literature📜Poetry
Celebrating they/she/he: A Poetry Reading and Gathering
Pilsen Community Books
Sat 25 · 1 PM
🎬Cinema📽️Documentary
Film Screening | The Frog and the Water (2025)
Chicago History Museum
Mon 20 · 7 PM
📚Literature📜Poetry
Queer Poetry at Dorothy: Celebrating they/she/he
Dorothy
Tue 21 · 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Silkworms POC Book Club: Anita De Monte Laughs Last
Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport Library
Sun 2 · 12 PM
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Van Tour | Bronzeville
Bronzeville Black Metropolis National Heritage Area office
Sat 8 · 10:30 AM
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Walking Tour | Pilsen Murals
National Museum of Mexican Art
Sat 1 · 10 AM
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast
Chicago History Museum
Sun 2 · 12 PM
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Walking Tour | Lincoln Park’s Lost History
Chicago History Museum
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Venues — performance in Chicago on a budget
Frequently asked questions
How many performance events are there in Chicago on a budget?
3 coming up on Oazis.
Where can you catch performance in Chicago on a budget?
Notably Epiphany Center for the Arts - Catacombs, International Museum of Surgical Science and Chicago Actors Studio. See the full list of venues above.