Rap in Chicago on a budget
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Right now, most of the action is around House of Blues - Chicago, Ramova Theatre and Brookfield Zoo.
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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
Fri 31 · 5 AM
💿DJ set🎉Club
The Vinyl Collectiv X SILK Presents: Sounds Before The Grounds At Reckless Records
Reckless Records
Sat 8 · 8 PM
☀️Open air🎪Street party
Chicago Fireworks Booze Cruise!
Summer Of George
Sun 2 · 8:30 PM
☀️Open air💿DJ set
Grande clôture
Lollapalooza 2026
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
Thu 30 · 8 PM
🎉Club🎒Students
The National After Dark | An Evening for Collectors and Builders
Chicago
Thu 23 · 8 PMFree
🎉Club💿DJ set
Thursday Social: Open Decks + Night Market
SPYBAR
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
Sat 15 · 4 PM
⚡Electro💿DJ set
ZHU at Navy Pier Open Air
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
Sat 15 · 4 PM$39.67
☀️Open air🎉Club
BEACH RITUALS Aug 15 Air & Water
Whispers At Oak Street Beach
Thu 23 · 5 PMFree
🕺Disco💿DJ set
Golden Hour Featuring On the One: A Funk Social
Epiphany Center for the Arts - Catacombs
Fri 24 · 5:30 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Bless This Mess
Epiphany Center for the Arts
Wed 29 · 10 PM
🎉Club🔊Techno
Lollapalooza After: Boris Brejcha
Radius
Fri 24 · 10:30 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
DR. GABBA • Sian Nevenicola • DeeJ Zae
Cactus Club
Fri 31 · 8:30 PM$10
✨Pop💿DJ set
COLE DEGENOVA (VIDEO RELEASE)
Lemon
Thu 13 · 7 PM
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
THURSDAY AUGUST 13: MARCUS MONROE
The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage
Fri 24 · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up
Brown Don't Frown: Stand-Up Comedy Series
South Asia Institute
Thu 6
🎤One-man show
LAURA BENANTI: NOBODY CARES
Steppenwolf Theatre
Thu 23 · 6:30 PM
👑Drag show✨Pop
Chicas de Hoy
National Museum of Mexican Art
Sun 16 · 11 AM$42.23
✨Cabaret
Cabaret, Thee Ricky Harris Way: Primetime TV Show Theme Songs
Epiphany Center for the Arts - Catacombs
Thu 30 · 7:30 PM$4.99
🎤One-man show✨Cabaret
FREAKSHOW CABARET
Lemon
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
Tomorrow · 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
Thu 13 · 6:30 PM
🍽️Food
YWS X Tiraki X Folio: New Zealand Wine Party on the River
UOVO Wine Storage — Chicago
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
Tomorrow · 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 26 · 1:30 PMFree
🎬Cinema🎞️Arthouse cinema
Film Screening: Goat (2026)
King Library
Mon 27 · 5 PMFree
🎬Cinema🍿Film club
Film Screening: F1 The Movie (2025)
Chicago Bee Library
Tomorrow · 12:15 PMFree
🎯Board games
Mahjong Mondays
Little Italy Library
Wed 22 · 2 PMFree
🎯Board games
Retro Game Day: Tabletop Game Play
Near North Library
Sat 25 · 3 PMFree
❓Quiz
Movie Trivia at the Library
West Town Library
Sat 1 · 10 AMFree
🎯Board games
Game On: Board Game Play
Chinatown Library
Tomorrow · 12:30 PMFree
🎯Board games
Puzzlemania for Adults
Chicago Bee Library
Tue 21 · 2 PMFree
♙Chess🎯Board games
Come Play Chess with Us
Chicago Bee Library
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Venues in Chicago on a budget
Smoke & Mirrors
7 events
Harold Washington Library Center
18 events
SPYBAR
12 events
Chinatown Library
7 events
Radius
15 events
Epiphany Center for the Arts - Catacombs
54 events
Cobra Lounge
36 events
West Town Library
7 events
Chicago History Museum
7 events
Castaways
6 events
Chop Shop
21 events
Chicago Bee Library
8 events
Frequently asked questions
Where can you catch rap in Chicago on a budget?
Notably House of Blues - Chicago, Ramova Theatre and Brookfield Zoo. See the full list of venues above.