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Happy HourAppLive Tuba Meets Festival Bass on a Lakefront PierBanda rave night · Navy Pier · Ticketed

TicketsAppTwo Hours of Chicken Tenders Under a Glass DomeAll-you-can-taste festival · Navy Pier · Two hour session

WebThis WeekA Deadpan Standup Comic Takes a Lakeview StageLive comedy set · The Vic Theatre · Wed, Oct 7

This WeekArts & CultureAn Experimental Rap Provocateur Storms Uptown ChicagoBoundary-pushing set · Aragon Ballroom · Sat, Oct 10

This WeekArts & CultureA Chart-Topping Crossover Act Lands in UptownCountry-rap set · Aragon Ballroom · Fri, Oct 9

This WeekArts & CultureA Cult Emo Band Headlines a Vintage Uptown RoomLive rock set · Aragon Ballroom · Sun, Oct 4

This WeekArts & CultureJekyll & Hyde Takes the Broadway Playhouse StageMusical thriller · Streeterville · Thu 7pm

Escapes

Lake Michigan Sunset Sail Before Navy Pier Lights5 placesYour Own Sailboat for Two Hours Off Navy Pier1 placeRiver Views, Lakeside Stages, A Route with Range6 placesA 7 PM Theater Line for a Sharper Night6 places

Find Your Crowd

Darts, Pool, And Craft Cocktails In River North6 placesThemed Rooms And Neon At An Uptown LGBTQ+ Club6 placesLocal Stand-Up Under Purple Lights In River North6 placesLive Tribute Sets Over A Wicker Park Kitchen6 placesSee All16

Good Deals

10 Free Perks of a Chicago Public Library Card 📚6 placesTurn Laughs Into a Full Evening5 placesLate-Night Dance With Room to Roam6 placesA Quiet Eye on the City's Shared Stage6 places

What’s Going On

An Icelandic Synth-Pop Favorite Comes to Lakeview3 places · 1 activityA Deadpan Standup Comic Takes a Lakeview Stage3 places · 1 activityA British Disco-Pop Voice Lights Up Uptown3 places · 1 activityAn Experimental Rap Provocateur Storms Uptown Chicago3 places · 1 activitySee All7

B-Sides

Start Under the Chicago Theatre Marquee, Finish With Italian Beef1 placeWhere to Get Beach Cocktails on Chicago's Lakefront?6 placesChicago's Dark History, Torture Props and Real Graves3 placesChicago by Boat, From Skyline Stories to Cocktails3 placesSee All15

Out & About

Chicago's Tenth Straight Title, Checked Inside Two Loop Landmarks2 placesRooftop Cocktails With a Pinball Chaser5 placesClub Beats Meet Country Twang in Uptown5 placesLakefront Bike Touring Before Navy Pier Fall Views5 placesSee All41

Sip & Dine

Where to Get Beach Cocktails on Chicago's Lakefront?6 placesA Secret Dish Inside Willis Tower, Then the Palmer House BrownieChicago Nightlife Between Lake Michigan Sand and Pinball6 placesShare Roast Chicken or Dine Beside the River3 placesSee All25

Easy to Join

Start Under the Chicago Theatre Marquee, Finish With Italian Beef1 placeLakefront Bike Touring Before Navy Pier Fall Views5 placesA Beginner-Friendly Mat Session for Anyone Curious3 places · 1 activity

Treat Yourself

A Conductor and a Cellist Talk Over Lunch3 places · 1 activityA Cinematic Ambient Set Fills an Ornate Chicago Room3 places · 1 activityBoleros Get a Concert Hall Instead of a Cantina3 places · 1 activityA Live Choir Runs Through Sunday Brunch3 places · 1 activity

Weekend Forecast

A Full Orchestra Plays Danny Elfman While the Film Runs3 places · 1 activityTwo Hours of Chicken Tenders Under a Glass Dome3 places · 1 activityAn Experimental Rap Provocateur Storms Uptown Chicago3 places · 1 activityA Chart-Topping Crossover Act Lands in Uptown3 places · 1 activitySee All18

Places That Fit

Folk Concerts And Lessons In A Wood-Lined Lincoln Square Hall6 placesAn Uptown Honky-Tonk Where Live Country Still Plays6 places

Where to Go

Where to Get Beach Cocktails on Chicago's Lakefront?6 placesChicago Nightlife Between Lake Michigan Sand and Pinball6 placesDress Up Date Night with Stage Lights and Club Beats6 placesWicker Park's Narrow Balcony Room For Rising Bands6 placesSee All13

Parks & Waterfronts

Lake Michigan Sunset Sail Before Navy Pier Lights5 placesYour Own Sailboat for Two Hours Off Navy Pier1 placeWander Free Indoor Gardens Inside a Historic Chicago Glasshouse6 placesRiver Views, Lakeside Stages, A Route with Range6 placesSee All5

Tours & Walks

A Secret Dish Inside Willis Tower, Then the Palmer House BrownieChicago's Dark History, Torture Props and Real Graves3 placesChicago by Boat, From Skyline Stories to Cocktails3 placesHidden 1970s Espresso Bars in Brooklyn5 placesSee All11

History & Architecture

Chicago's Tenth Straight Title, Checked Inside Two Loop Landmarks2 placesChicago Fall Light Meets Tiffany Domes3 placesTwo Hours of Loop Interiors, From Mosaics to Art Deco1 placeWalking the Loop's Gilded Lobbies With Chicago's Dark History1 placeSee All12