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Chicago City Markets
May6
Oct28
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Chicago City Markets

Chicago City Markets sell fresh seasonal produce, flowers, prepared foods, unique Chicago-made products and rare finds – at Chicago’s longest-running farmers market on Daley Plaza,…

Saturday, May 6thSaturday, October 28th
Citywide
Makes Me Wanna Holla: Art, Death & Imprisonment
Sep11
Oct19
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Makes Me Wanna Holla: Art, Death & Imprisonment

Makes Me Wanna Holla: Art, Death & Imprisonment featuring “Artist for the People” Practitioner Fellows Dorothy Burge & Michelle Daniel Jones with Mourning Our Losses…

Monday, September 11th
9:00 a.m.Thursday, October 19th
9:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Gallery
915 E 60th St
Pop-Up at the Park: Blue Duck Tavern
Sep18
Oct8
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Pop-Up at the Park: Blue Duck Tavern

Pop-up at the Park is a NoMI Lounge exclusive experience showcasing craft cocktails and diverse cuisine from Park Hyatt locations around the world. From September…

Monday, September 18thSunday, October 8th
Park Hyatt Chicago @ Nomi Lounge
110 E Chicago ave
Sapphire & Crystals Café Exhibition And Silent Auction
Sep20
Oct13
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Sapphire & Crystals Café Exhibition And Silent Auction

Logan Center Exhibitions is pleased to present Sapphire & Crystal’s Silent Auction in Café Logan as part of their exhibition Freedom’s Muse. The auction will close at the…

Wednesday, September 20th
9:00 a.m.Friday, October 13th
9:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Café Logan
915 E 60th St
Chicago Gourmet
Sep21
Sep24
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Chicago Gourmet

Attention travelers! We are now approaching Chicago Gourmet. Please gather up your friends and your appetites. Grab your sun glasses and wine glasses, and put…

Thursday, September 21stSunday, September 24th
City wide
Reeling 2023: The 41st Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival
Sep21
Oct8
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Reeling 2023: The 41st Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival

From award-winning international feature films to social documentaries to experimental shorts, Reeling has always presented a range of genres that demonstrate the rich diversity of…

Thursday, September 21stSunday, October 8th
Chicago Filmmakers Firehouse Theater
5720
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Sep22
Sep23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre

Each week, Chicago comics bring the freshest, most experimental new material to the Annoyance for the Comedy Hour. The weekly show is an eclectic mix…

Friday, September 22nd
12:00 a.m.Saturday, September 23rd
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Oaktoberfest
Sep22
Sep23
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Oaktoberfest

OAKTOBERFEST 2023. September 22 & 23. Free admission. All are welcome to experience traditions, celebrate culture, and try out new tastes, moves and expressions at…

Friday, September 22nd
4:00 p.m.Saturday, September 23rd
10:00 p.m.
Downtown Oak Park
1026 North Blvd.
Festival au Cinema
Sep22
Sep24
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Festival au Cinema

Festival au Cinéma is Haven Chicago’s new platform for visionary and innovative filmmakers and media artists staking their claim in the future of digital storytelling. Whether by…

Friday, September 22nd
6:00 p.m.Sunday, September 24th
6:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Friday Night Stand Up Comedy
Sep22
Sep23
Music & Comedy

Friday Night Stand Up Comedy

Nick Callas is a stand-up comedian, actor, writer/director and alumni of NYU Tisch Dramatic Writing. He starred in Music Choice’s Questionable Choices and has been…

Friday, September 22nd
11:30 p.m.Saturday, September 23rd
1:00 a.m.
Laugh Factory, 3175 N. Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60657
3175 N. Broadway St
Of Exceptions: Matt Bodett
Sep23
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Of Exceptions: Matt Bodett

Challenging us to each confront our own psychology, Matt Bodett’s solo exhibition Of Exceptions utilizes a variety of media to approach each viewer with a…

Saturday, September 23rd
2:00 a.m.3:00 a.m.
ARTRUSS
4553 W Diversey Ave
The Cauldron AfterDark
Sep23
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

The Cauldron AfterDark

Join us for a magical night of dancing and enchantment at The Cauldron AfterDark! Get ready to cast some serious moves at The Cauldron Chicago,…

Saturday, September 23rd
8:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
The Cauldron Chicago
1612 W Division
WANT Neighborhood Yard Sale
Sep23
Tours & Attractions

WANT Neighborhood Yard Sale

WANT is hosting their annual neighborhood yard sale Saturday, 9/23, from 9AM – 4PM. The yard sale will be located throughout the West Andersonville area (boundaries…

Saturday, September 23rd
9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
andersonville
5200 N. Clark St.
Capturing the Stars: The Untold History of Women at Yerkes Observatory
Sep23
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Capturing the Stars: The Untold History of Women at Yerkes Observatory

Women contributed to the advancement of astronomy and astrophysics at Yerkes Observatory in the early twentieth century. They were not only calculators or assistants. They…

Saturday, September 23rd
9:00 a.m.4:45 p.m.
Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Gallery
1100 East 57th Street
Englewood Village Farmer’s Market
Sep23
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Englewood Village Farmer’s Market

Grow Greater Englewood hosts its Saturday Englewood Village Farmers Market featuring fresh produce from local farmers, food and goods from Black-owned businesses, and a weekly…

Saturday, September 23rd
10:00 a.m.2:00 p.m.
Englewood Village Plaza
5800 S Halsted
Ruth Duckworth: Life as a Unity
Sep23
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Ruth Duckworth: Life as a Unity

Ruth Duckworth (1919–2009) was an innovative Chicago sculptor who was deeply engaged in the natural world and the scientific advances happening at the University of…

Saturday, September 23rd
10:00 a.m.4:30 p.m.
Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago
5550 S. Greenwood Avenue
Boil, Toil + Trouble
Sep23
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Boil, Toil + Trouble

Curator Zoe Lukov and cultural producer Abby Pucker, co-founders of the nonprofit creative enterprise Art in Common, present the newest iteration of the large-scale group…

Saturday, September 23rd
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Art in Common
400 N Peoria
Chim: Between Devastation and Resurrection
Sep23
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions

Chim: Between Devastation and Resurrection

Chim: Between Devastation and Resurrection shines a light on the work of one of the most respected photojournalists of his day. Born Dawid Szymin in Warsaw…

Saturday, September 23rd
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
9603 Woods Drive
Great Ideas of Humanity: One of a Series
Sep23
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Great Ideas of Humanity: One of a Series

Presented in partnership with the Design Museum of Chicago Featuring works that embrace the increasing globalization of our world and celebrate the resulting cross-pollination of…

Saturday, September 23rd
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
Randolph Street Market
Sep23
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Randolph Street Market

Joining other world-class cities including Paris, London, LA, and New York, Chicago’s Randolph Street Market is a key market event destination that locals and fans…

Saturday, September 23rd
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Union Hall
1340 West Washington Boulevard
Special Exhibition – The Girl in the Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Łódz Ghetto
Sep23
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions

Special Exhibition – The Girl in the Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Łódz Ghetto

In I945, a diary was found in the ashes of a destroyed crematorium in the liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau Camp. It was written by a 14-year-old Jewish…

Saturday, September 23rd
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
9603 Woods Drive
Perceptual Experience
Sep23
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Perceptual Experience

Chicagoans are invited to dive into the extraordinary this fall with renowned inventor and artist Michael Murphy’s inaugural showcase, Perceptual Experience. Murphy,  a trailblazing artist…

Saturday, September 23rd
10:00 a.m.7:00 p.m.
The Shops at North Bridge
540 N Michigan Ave
William Estrata’s Multiples and Multitudes
Sep23
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

William Estrata’s Multiples and Multitudes

Hyde Park Art Center, the renowned non-profit hub for contemporary art located on Chicago’s vibrant South Side, announces Multiples and Multitudes, the first solo exhibition…

Saturday, September 23rd
10:00 a.m.7:00 p.m.
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S. Cornell Ave
Perceptual Experience
Sep23
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Perceptual Experience

Chicagoans are invited to dive into the extraordinary this fall with renowned inventor and artist Michael Murphy’s inaugural showcase, Perceptual Experience. Murphy, a trailblazing artist…

Saturday, September 23rd
10:00 a.m.8:00 p.m.
The Shops at North Bridge
540 N Michigan Ave
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