Arts &amp; Culture in Chicago: Things to Do

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Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago

The Fields Studios · Chicago

Wed, Oct 28

Atomic Sketch!! – Chicago Artists Monthly Showcase!!!

Green Eye Lounge · Chicago

Wed, Oct 28

Literary

Noir at the Bar

ERIS Brewery and Cider House · Chicago

Wed, Oct 28

Jeopardy! Interactive

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - Wrigleyville · Chicago

Wed, Oct 28

A Taste of Mediumship

Shine Bright In Life! Healing Arts Center · Chicago

Wed, Oct 28

Music

JIMMY BURNS – Host The Jam

Buddy Guy's Legends · Chicago

Wed, Oct 28

Fade to Black (1980)

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - Wrigleyville · Chicago

Wed, Oct 28

Comedy

The Fizz Show

The iO Theater · Chicago

Thu, Oct 29

Created Equal: The Premises and Promises of the Declaration of Independence

Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Gallery · Chicago · Free

Thu, Oct 29

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

American Writers Museum · Chicago

Thu, Oct 29

Castle

Chicago Children's Museum · Chicago

Thu, Oct 29

Flyway City: Architecture for a Flourishing Ecosystem

Chicago Architecture Center · Chicago

Thu, Oct 29

Music

Tangible Sound: Arrival to a Higher Ground

Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago · Free

Thu, Oct 29

Baby Bookworms

Sulzer Regional Library · Chicago

Thu, Oct 29

Serial Killer: The Exhibition

Cinespace · Chicago

Thu, Oct 29

Douglass Maker Lab: Open Shop

Douglass Branch Library · Chicago

Thu, Oct 29

Film Screening: The Baby Sitter (1969)

Henry E. Legler Regional Library · Chicago

Thu, Oct 29

Film Screening: Eight Legged Freaks (2002)

Sulzer Regional Library · Chicago

Thu, Oct 29

Theater

Teen Hangout

North Pulaski Branch Library · Chicago

Thu, Oct 29

Tween Halloween Jewelry Making

Oriole Park Branch Library · Chicago

Thu, Oct 29

Teen Zone

Dunning Branch Library · Chicago

Thu, Oct 29

Teen Club

Chicago Public Library - Lincoln Park Branch · Chicago

Thu, Oct 29

Haunted by Our Dark Side: Chicago Ghosts, Gangsters, and True Crime Tour

Inside Chicago Walking Tours · Chicago

Thu, Oct 29

Sulzer Maker Lab: Open Shop

Sulzer Regional Library · Chicago

Thu, Oct 29

Decorate a Calavera

Harold Washington Library · Chicago

Thu, Oct 29

Crafty Kids

Chicago Bee Branch Library · Chicago

Thu, Oct 29

Tarot Card Reading with Mariah Guzman

George C. Hall Branch Library · Chicago

Thu, Oct 29

Catrinas: Paper Mache Art

Scottsdale Branch Library · Chicago

Thu, Oct 29

Miniature Painting Club

Lincoln Belmont Branch Library · Chicago

Thu, Oct 29

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

Intuit Art Museum · Chicago

Thu, Oct 29

Nature Night Out

The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum · Chicago

Thu, Oct 29

Halloween Jewelry Making Workshop with Joy Joshua

Whitney M. Young Jr. Branch Library · Chicago

Thu, Oct 29

Hair Braiding Workshop

Douglass Branch Library · Chicago

Thu, Oct 29 · 6:00 PM

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Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago

The Fields Studios · Chicago

Thu, Oct 29

KOVAL Book Swap - Thursday 10/29 - 7PM

Koval Distillery · Chicago · Free

Thu, Oct 29 · 8:00 PM

Dance

Exotic Erotic presented by Gender F*cked Productions and KazMo Universe

The Newport Theater · Chicago · From $17.85

Fri, Oct 30

Created Equal: The Premises and Promises of the Declaration of Independence

Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Gallery · Chicago · Free

Fri, Oct 30

Open Your Eyes: Chicago's Underground Pedway & Other Secrets of the Loop Walking Tour

Inside Chicago Walking Tours · Chicago

Fri, Oct 30

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

American Writers Museum · Chicago

Fri, Oct 30

Flyway City: Architecture for a Flourishing Ecosystem

Chicago Architecture Center · Chicago

Fri, Oct 30

Film Screening: The Craft Legacy (2020)

Back of the Yards Branch Library · Chicago

Fri, Oct 30

Music

Tangible Sound: Arrival to a Higher Ground

Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago · Free

Fri, Oct 30

Literary

Adult Book Discussion: One Book, One Chicago

Roden Branch Library · Chicago

Fri, Oct 30

Serial Killer: The Exhibition

Cinespace · Chicago

Fri, Oct 30

Film Screening: The Bad Seed (1956)

Mayfair Branch Library · Chicago

Fri, Oct 30

Film Screening: Primate (2026)

Mayfair Branch Library · Chicago

Fri, Oct 30

Open Mic

Frights & Freestyles: Teen Open Mic Contest

Carter G. Woodson Regional Library · Chicago

Fri, Oct 30

Día de los Muertos Grab and Go Kits

Douglass Branch Library · Chicago

Fri, Oct 30

Partner Event | Film Screening – “Christian Holder: My Life is Dance”

Chicago History Museum · Chicago

Fri, Oct 30

Wicker Park Bucktown's “First Fridays” Art Walk

Jackson Junge Gallery · Chicago · Free

Fri, Oct 30

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

Intuit Art Museum · Chicago

Fri, Oct 30

The Rocky Horror Picture Show Film and Shadow Performance

Columbia College Chicago Dance Center · Chicago

Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM

Nightlife

Nightmare on Queer Street

Chicago Theater Works · Chicago · $25.96

Fri, Oct 30

Rocky Horror Picture Show with Live Shadow Cast

Beverly Arts Center of Chicago · Chicago

Fri, Oct 30 · 8:00 PM

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Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago

The Fields Studios · Chicago

Fri, Oct 30

Omar Coleman: Westside Soul

Rosa's Lounge · Chicago

Fri, Oct 30

Trick or Treat (1986)

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - Wrigleyville · Chicago

Sat, Oct 31

39th Annual Streeterville Dog Halloween Party

Museum of Contemporary Art · Chicago

Sat, Oct 31

Created Equal: The Premises and Promises of the Declaration of Independence

Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Gallery · Chicago · Free

Sat, Oct 31