Events in Chicago , Illinois

Fri, Aug 28 · 5:00 PMFREEMusic

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Golden Hour Featuring An Evening of Jazz with Brian Citro

Epiphany Center for the Arts

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28Nightlife

Gear Night @ The Museum

Leather Archives and Museum

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28Nightlife

Gear Night @ The Museum

Leather Archives and Museum

Chicago, IL

Wicker Park Bucktown's “First Fridays” Art Walk

Jackson Junge Gallery

Chicago, IL

Wicker Park Bucktown's “First Fridays” Art Walk

Jackson Junge Gallery

Chicago, IL

Cutting and Pasting a World: The Paper Craft of Henry Darger

Intuit Art Museum

Chicago, IL

Cutting and Pasting a World: The Paper Craft of Henry Darger

Intuit Art Museum

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28FREETheater

REMNANTS at Marian Byrnes Park

Marian Byrnes Park

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28FREETheater

REMNANTS at Marian Byrnes Park

Marian Byrnes Park

Chicago, IL

Make Your Own Crappy Cake Art Class

WNDR Museum

Chicago, IL

Make Your Own Crappy Cake Art Class

WNDR Museum

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 6:00 PM$61.81Art

Do Chicago-Style Street Art - Paint and Sip in Chicago | Classpop!™

Studio W.I.P.

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 6:00 PM$61.81Art

Do Chicago-Style Street Art - Paint and Sip in Chicago | Classpop!™

Studio W.I.P.

Chicago, IL

Kintsugi for Beginners

Heritage Museum of Asian Art

Chicago, IL

Kintsugi for Beginners

Heritage Museum of Asian Art

Chicago, IL

1st Set With The Pamoja Project

Andy's Jazz Club & Restaurant

Chicago, IL

1st Set With The Pamoja Project

Andy's Jazz Club & Restaurant

Chicago, IL

The Palette & Chisel Emerging Artists Show

The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts

Chicago, IL

The Palette & Chisel Emerging Artists Show

The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28Food & Drink

Pottery, Petals and Pints

ERIS Brewery and Cider House

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28Food & Drink

Pottery, Petals and Pints

ERIS Brewery and Cider House

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 6:00 PMFREESports

Free Pickup - Marquette Park

Chicago Park District - Marquette Park

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 6:00 PMFREESports

Free Pickup - Marquette Park

Chicago Park District - Marquette Park

Chicago, IL

Pandemonium, Please Hold

The Second City

Chicago, IL

Pandemonium, Please Hold

The Second City

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28FREEMusic

Luna Blues Machine Performs

Paradise Garden Logan Square

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28FREEMusic

Luna Blues Machine Performs

Paradise Garden Logan Square

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 6:30 PMFREESports

Lead & Top Rope @ First Ascent Avondale!

First Ascent Avondale

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 6:30 PMFREESports

Lead & Top Rope @ First Ascent Avondale!

First Ascent Avondale

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 7:00 PMFrom $18Nightlife

Kiss all the Time, Burlesque Occasionally: A Burlesque Cabaret

The Newport Theater

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 7:00 PMFrom $18Nightlife

Kiss all the Time, Burlesque Occasionally: A Burlesque Cabaret

The Newport Theater

Chicago, IL

The Infinite Wrench

The Neo-Futurist Theater

Chicago, IL

The Infinite Wrench

The Neo-Futurist Theater

Chicago, IL

The Last Word

The iO Theater

Chicago, IL

The Last Word

The iO Theater

Chicago, IL

“The Last Word,” an Adventure Screenplay with a Cocktail Experience

The iO Theater

Chicago, IL

“The Last Word,” an Adventure Screenplay with a Cocktail Experience

The iO Theater

Chicago, IL

Mike Wheeler Blues Band/Nicholas Alexander Blues Band

Mike Wheeler Blues Band/Nicholas Alexander Blues Band

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center

Chicago, IL

Mike Wheeler Blues Band/Nicholas Alexander Blues Band

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center

Chicago, IL

Adolescent Salvation

Theater Wit

Chicago, IL

Adolescent Salvation

Theater Wit

Chicago, IL

Reality Detox: The Improv Experience

The Second City

Chicago, IL

Reality Detox: The Improv Experience

The Second City

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 7:00 PM$18.48Comedy

Riff City Standup Comedy Show

The Lincoln Lodge

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 7:00 PM$18.48Comedy

Riff City Standup Comedy Show

The Lincoln Lodge

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 7:00 PMFrom $20Community

Art Battle Chicago - August 28, 2026

SPIN Chicago

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 7:00 PMFrom $20Community

Art Battle Chicago - August 28, 2026

SPIN Chicago

Chicago, IL

Gerry Hundt - Acoustic Set - 7pm

Gerry Hundt - Acoustic Set - 7pm

Kingston Mines

Chicago, IL

Gerry Hundt - Acoustic Set - 7pm

Gerry Hundt - Acoustic Set - 7pm

Kingston Mines

Chicago, IL

Hardly, Nick Karcher, Cliffhanger, Exit 122

Hardly, Nick Karcher, Cliffhanger, Exit 122

Bottom Lounge

Chicago, IL

Hardly, Nick Karcher, Cliffhanger, Exit 122

Bottom Lounge

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 7:00 PMFREEMusic

Summer Skate at Navy Pier

Navy Pier

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 7:00 PMFREEMusic

Summer Skate at Navy Pier

Navy Pier

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 7:00 PMFREECommunity

【】Evening Japanese Conversation!!

Catalog at Willis Tower

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 7:00 PMFREECommunity

【】Evening Japanese Conversation!!

Catalog at Willis Tower

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 7:00 PMFREETheater

Espresso Self : Urban Luxe Cafe Spoken Word

Urban Luxe Cafe, East 79th Street, Chicago, IL, USA

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 7:00 PMFREETheater

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Espresso Self : Urban Luxe Cafe Spoken Word

Urban Luxe Cafe, East 79th Street, Chicago, IL, USA

Chicago, IL

The Dog Stars

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - Wrigleyville

Chicago, IL

The Dog Stars

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - Wrigleyville

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 7:30 PM$17.85Art

Sounding/BODY: Grown From the Same Stem, The Cord Still Hums

International Museum of Surgical Science

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 7:30 PM$17.85Art

Sounding/BODY: Grown From the Same Stem, The Cord Still Hums

International Museum of Surgical Science

Chicago, IL

Lucki

Aragon Ballroom

Chicago, IL

Lucki

Aragon Ballroom

Chicago, IL

Devil's Daughter

The iO Theater

Chicago, IL

Devil's Daughter

The iO Theater

Chicago, IL

Redtwist Theatre's “'Night Mother” By Marsha Norman

Redtwist Theatre's “'Night Mother” By Marsha Norman

Redtwist Theatre

Chicago, IL

Redtwist Theatre's “'Night Mother” By Marsha Norman

Redtwist Theatre's “'Night Mother” By Marsha Norman

Redtwist Theatre

Chicago, IL

The Metal Shop Performance Lab & JunkHeart Present “Anatomy of a Suicide”

Redtwist Theatre

Chicago, IL

The Metal Shop Performance Lab & JunkHeart Present “Anatomy of a Suicide”

Redtwist Theatre

Chicago, IL

Michelle Haskell: Empty Are My Hands

Columbia College Chicago Dance Center

Chicago, IL

Michelle Haskell: Empty Are My Hands

Columbia College Chicago Dance Center

Chicago, IL

The Affair of the Poisons

Edge of the Wood Theatre

Chicago, IL

The Affair of the Poisons

Edge of the Wood Theatre

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 7:30 PMTheater

High School Musical: But Troy Doesn't Know The Lines

Agitator Artist Collective

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 7:30 PMTheater

High School Musical: But Troy Doesn't Know The Lines

Agitator Artist Collective

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 7:30 PM$12.83Comedy

Nervous Laughter Comedy Show: Laugh now, overthink later

The Lincoln Lodge

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 7:30 PM$12.83Comedy

Nervous Laughter Comedy Show: Laugh now, overthink later

The Lincoln Lodge

Chicago, IL

J'uncle

The Jarvis Square Theatre

Chicago, IL

J'uncle

The Jarvis Square Theatre

Chicago, IL

Something Easy w/ Spider Baby, James the Boneless

Something Easy w/ Spider Baby, James the Boneless

Cubby Bear

Chicago, IL

Something Easy w/ Spider Baby, James the Boneless

Cubby Bear

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 7:30 PMFREETheater

SHANE at City Lit Theater Company

city lit theater

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 7:30 PMFREETheater

SHANE at City Lit Theater Company

city lit theater

Chicago, IL

Are You Smarter Than A Drunk Actor?

Cornservatory

Chicago, IL

Are You Smarter Than A Drunk Actor?

Cornservatory

Chicago, IL

Vape! A Grease Parody

Apollo Theater

Chicago, IL

Vape! A Grease Parody

Apollo Theater

Chicago, IL

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - Wrigleyville

Chicago, IL

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - Wrigleyville

Chicago, IL

3 Stages of Love

Mrs. Murphy's Irish Bistro

Chicago, IL

3 Stages of Love

Mrs. Murphy's Irish Bistro

Chicago, IL

3 Stages of Love Part 2: Simple Love/Unperfect Actor

Mrs. Murphy's Irish Bistro

Chicago, IL

3 Stages of Love Part 2: Simple Love/Unperfect Actor

Mrs. Murphy's Irish Bistro

Chicago, IL

BTS: World Tour 2026

Soldier Field

Chicago, IL

BTS: World Tour 2026

Soldier Field

Chicago, IL

Babes With Blades Theatre Company Presents World Premiere of “yo ho.”

The Edge Off Broadway Theatre

Chicago, IL

Babes With Blades Theatre Company Presents World Premiere of “yo ho.”

The Edge Off Broadway Theatre

Chicago, IL

Bts World Tour 'arirang' in Chicago

Soldier Field

Chicago, IL

Bts World Tour 'arirang' in Chicago

Soldier Field

Chicago, IL

Liquid Soul

Garcia's Chicago

Chicago, IL

Liquid Soul

Garcia's Chicago

Chicago, IL

Los Yonics, Los Caminantes, & Grupo Yndio (18+)

Los Yonics, Los Caminantes, & Grupo Yndio (18+)

The Vic

Chicago, IL

Los Yonics, Los Caminantes, & Grupo Yndio (18+)

The Vic

Chicago, IL

Best of The Second City: Chicago-Style

The Second City

Chicago, IL

Best of The Second City: Chicago-Style

The Second City

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 8:00 PMFrom $54Music

“The Lake House” (Sundown Cruise) 8/28

Chicago Lakefront Cruises

Chicago, IL

Fri, Aug 28 · 8:00 PMFrom $54Music

“The Lake House” (Sundown Cruise) 8/28

Chicago Lakefront Cruises

Chicago, IL

Charly Black Live in Concert

Bombay Hall Banquets

Chicago, IL

Charly Black Live in Concert

Bombay Hall Banquets

Chicago, IL

Louisiana Al

Buddy Guy's Legends

Chicago, IL

Louisiana Al

Buddy Guy's Legends

Chicago, IL

Mike Hershenson Band

UncommonGround - Lakeview

Chicago, IL

Mike Hershenson Band

UncommonGround - Lakeview

Chicago, IL

Super Creeps, Still Il (Smith's and Oasis Tribute

Super Creeps, Still Il (Smith's and Oasis Tribute

Reggies Bananna's Shack

Chicago, IL

Super Creeps, Still Il (Smith's and Oasis Tribute

Reggies Bananna's Shack

Chicago, IL

Jorge Medina – Legendario Tour

Rosemont Theatre

Chicago, IL

Jorge Medina – Legendario Tour

Rosemont Theatre

Chicago, IL

3 Inches of Blood

Reggies Rock Club

Chicago, IL

3 Inches of Blood

Reggies Rock Club

Chicago, IL