Things to Do in Chicago

Sep 7

Sep 7

Chicago Dogs vs. Gary Southshore Railcats

1:00 PM · Impact Field

Tickets

Sep 7

Sep 7

ARC Music Festival (18 and Over)

2:00 PM · Union Park

Tickets

Sep 7

Sep 7

No Stress

3:00 PM · Three Top Lounge

$15

Sep 7

Sep 7

Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Romeo & Juliet (21+ Event)

7:00 PM · The Lion Theatre

Tickets

Sep 7

Sep 7

The Best of The Second City

7:00 PM · Second City-Chicago: Mainstage

Tickets

Sep 7

Sep 7

Henry Moodie - Ages 17+

7:30 PM · Beat Kitchen

Tickets Pop

Sep 7

Sep 7

Creeping Death

8:00 PM · Avondale Music Hall

Tickets

Sep 7

Sep 7

Danny Elfman

8:30 PM · Aragon Ballroom

Tickets Rock

Sep 7

Sep 7

ARC After Dark: Kloud

10:00 PM · Outset

Tickets Dance/Electronic

Sep 7

Sep 7

RAVENOIR

10:00 PM · Bottom Lounge

$20 Dance/Electronic

Sep 8

Sep 8

Chicago Architecture Center River Cruise Aboard First Lady

12:00 AM · Chicago Architecture Center - First Lady

Tickets

Sep 8

Sep 8

PRESIDENT: North American Campaign 2026

6:30 PM · Riviera Theatre

Tickets Rock

Sep 8

Sep 8

PRESIDENT

6:30 PM · Riviera Theatre- IL

Tickets Alternative

Sep 8

Sep 8

Chicago White Sox vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

6:40 PM · Rate Field

Tickets Baseball

Sep 8

Sep 8

Kokandy Productions Jekyll & Hyde (Chicago)

7:00 PM · Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place

Tickets Theatre

Sep 8

Free

Sep 8

NAOMI ASHELY'S OTHER BAND Live on the PATIO!

7:00 PM · FITZGERALDS PATIO

Free Alternative

Sep 8

Sep 8

Northwestern Womens Volleyball vs. Butler University Bulldogs Volleyball

7:00 PM · Welsh Ryan Arena / McGaw Hall

Tickets Volleyball

Sep 8

Sep 8

TLC & Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue - IT'S ICONIC

7:30 PM · Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

Tickets Hip-Hop/Rap

Sep 8

Sep 8

Nduduzo Makhathini

7:30 PM · SPACE

$27 Jazz

Sep 8

Sep 8

Childish Gambino - The New World Tour

8:00 PM · United Center

Tickets Hip-Hop/Rap

Sep 8

Sep 8

Nate Sib (18+ Event)

8:00 PM · Lincoln Hall

Tickets Pop

Sep 8

Sep 8

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold

8:00 PM · Second City-Chicago: Mainstage

Tickets

Sep 8

Sep 8

Wiki The Park Bench Tour

9:00 PM · Three Top Lounge

$31 Hip-Hop/Rap

Sep 9

Sep 9

Come from Away (Touring)

1:00 PM · Marriott Theater - Lincolnshire IL

Tickets Theatre

Sep 9

Free

Sep 9

The CHRIS GREENE QUARTET on the PATIO!

6:30 PM · FITZGERALDS PATIO

Free Jazz

Sep 9

Sep 9

Dirty Dancing (Chicago)

7:00 PM · James M. Nederlander Theatre

Tickets Theatre

Sep 9

Sep 9

Something Different Presents: Unpopular Opinion Chicago

7:00 PM · House of Blues Chicago

Tickets Film

Sep 9

Sep 9

Flip Circus

7:00 PM · North Riverside Park Mall

Tickets

Sep 9

Free

Sep 9

Music Trivia with Brendan and Sean: Evanston Folk Festival Edition (Space Patio)

7:00 PM · SPACE

Free

Sep 9

Sep 9

Chicago Fire FC vs. Inter Miami CF (Rally Towel to 1st 20K)

7:30 PM · Soldier Field

Tickets Soccer

Sep 9

Sep 9

Mr. Chair

7:30 PM · SPACE

$21 Jazz

Sep 9

Sep 9

Shadowgrass

8:00 PM · Garcia's Chicago

Tickets Country

Sep 9

Sep 9

Added Color, Lavisher

8:00 PM · Reggies Music Joint

Tickets Rock

Sep 9

Sep 9

CHA WA Returns to FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB w/ special guest The Hurtin' Kind

8:30 PM · FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB

$24

Sep 9

Free

Sep 9

LITTLE HOPES @ FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR!

8:30 PM · FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR

Free Country

Sep 10

Sep 10

Classic Stadium Tour

11:00 AM · Soldier Field

Tickets

Sep 10

Sep 10

The Buddy Holly Story

1:30 PM · Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace

Tickets Theatre

Sep 10

Free

Sep 10

Plantasia TWO DAY PASS

5:00 PM · Garfield Park Conservatory

Free

Sep 10

Free

Sep 10

Plantasia - Day 1 with Helado Tropical (Helado Negro and Reyna Tropical) / James K / Gigi Masin / Elori Saxl and Henry Solomon +more

5:30 PM · Garfield Park Conservatory

Free

Sep 10

Sep 10

TBD/Joanna Connor Band

6:00 PM · Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center

$18 Blues

Sep 10

Sep 10

Volumes, Until I Wake, Catsclaw, Outrun the Sunlight

7:00 PM · Reggies Rock Club

Tickets Metal

Sep 10

Sep 10

Zeruel

7:00 PM · Avondale Music Hall

Tickets Rock

Sep 10

Sep 10

Erykah Badu

7:00 PM · Ravinia

Tickets R&B

Sep 10

Sep 10

NPRs Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

7:30 PM · Studebaker Theater

Tickets

Sep 10

Sep 10

And I, You, Sung Drone, Hell of a Life, Funeral Plain

7:30 PM · Reggies Music Joint

Tickets Rock

Sep 10

Sep 10

Vape! The Grease Parody

7:30 PM · Apollo Theater

Tickets Theatre

Sep 10

Free

Sep 10

Rainbow Girls w. Jordan Smart

7:30 PM · SPACE

Free Rock

Sep 10

Sep 10

Garth Brooks - Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour

7:30 PM · Allstate Arena

Tickets Country

Sep 10

Free

Sep 10

Nai Palm (of Hiatus Kaiyote)

8:00 PM · Bottom Lounge

Free R&B

Sep 10

Sep 10

JUNGLE - World Tour 2026

8:00 PM · United Center

Tickets R&B

Sep 10

Sep 10

Jam For Good Presents - Niko Moon

8:00 PM · Joe's on Weed Street

$60 Country

Sep 10

Sep 10

Niko Moon

8:00 PM · Joe's on Weed Street Chicago

Tickets

Sep 10

Free

Sep 10

Thursday Night in the SIDEBAR w/ BLUE ROSE

8:30 PM · FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR

Free Folk

Sep 10

Sep 10

TERRANCE SIMIEN & The Zydeco Experience at FITZGERALDS Nightclub

8:30 PM · FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB

$30 Folk

Sep 11

Sep 11

The Chicago Theatre Tour Experience

12:00 AM · The Chicago Theatre Tour Experience

Tickets

Sep 11

Sep 11

Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

1:20 PM · Wrigley Field

Tickets Baseball

Sep 11

Free

Sep 11

Happy Hour on the PATIO w/ HILLBILLY FROLIC!

5:00 PM · FITZGERALDS PATIO

Free Country

Sep 11

Sep 11

Plantasia - Day 2 with Makaya McCraven / Green-House / Precious Renee Tucker / Chee Shimizu +more

5:30 PM · Garfield Park Conservatory

$71 Jazz

Sep 11

Sep 11

Yacht Rock Revue - Primetime

6:30 PM · The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds)

Tickets Rock

Sep 11

Sep 11

The Matches

7:00 PM · Bottom Lounge

Tickets Alternative