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New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Jan26
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes

Envisioned as the first in a series of interventions that engage monuments in and outside of the United States, New Monuments | Chicago by Brendan Fernandes seeks…

Sunday, January 26th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Maggie Daley Ice Skating Ribbon
Jan26

Maggie Daley Ice Skating Ribbon

A unique skating experience awaits you in downtown Chicago at Maggie Daley Park.  Enjoy skating on a ribbon, surrounded by trees, bushes and other natural…

Sunday, January 26th
11:00 a.m.10:00 p.m.
Maggie Daley Ice Ribbon
Restaurant Week at Legal Sea Foods
Jan26
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Restaurant Week at Legal Sea Foods

Join Legal Sea Foods for Chicago Restaurant Week from January 24th – February 9th! Feast on a 2-course prix fixe lunch menu for $30 or…

Sunday, January 26th
11:30 a.m.9:00 p.m.
Legal Sea Foods
315 N Dearborn St.
SPF Anniversary Backyard Party Open Play
Jan26
Sports & Recreation

SPF Anniversary Backyard Party Open Play

SPF, Chicago’s largest indoor pickleball facility, invites you to celebrate its first anniversary with a special weekend-long birthday bash on Saturday, January 25 and Sunday,…

Sunday, January 26th
12:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
SPF Pickleball Chicago
2121 N Clybourn Ave Building 1
Sashay Comedy and Drag Show
Jan26
Music & Comedy

Sashay Comedy and Drag Show

Every last Sunday of the month at 1:00 pm, Chicago’s legendary Laugh Factory opens its doors for Sashay! Sashay brings together some of the nation’s…

Sunday, January 26th
1:00 p.m.2:30 p.m.
Laugh Factory, 3175 N. Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60657
3175 N. Broadway St
Come From Away
Jan26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Come From Away

Broadway’s COME FROM AWAY is a Best Musical winner all across North America! This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable…

Sunday, January 26th
1:00 p.m.2:40 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Jan26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

IT’S TIME TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC Broadway’s Spellbinding Sensation Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is coming to Chicago on its first-ever North American Tour. Join the…

Sunday, January 26th
1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Chicago Puppet Festival: UnterWasser: Untold
Jan26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Puppet Festival: UnterWasser: Untold

The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts and Theater and Performance Studies at The University of Chicago & Chicago Puppet Fest present: UnterWasser:…

Sunday, January 26th
1:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Theater East
915 E. 60th St.
Fat Ham
Jan26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Fat Ham

A boisterous Southern cookout sets the scene for a Black, queer discovery of self and resilience in this Pulitzer Prize-winning, five-time Tony nominated “uproarious reimagining…

Sunday, January 26th
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
The 82nd Annual Dolphin Show Presents: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Jan26
Theatre & Performing Arts

The 82nd Annual Dolphin Show Presents: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella

The Dolphin Show at Northwestern University is thrilled to announce its 82nd production Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. The nation’s largest annual student-produced musical will take…

Sunday, January 26th
2:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Cahn Auditorium
600 Emerson St
Porchlight Music Theatre Presents the Tony Award-Winning Fun Home
Jan26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Porchlight Music Theatre Presents the Tony Award-Winning Fun Home

Porchlight Music Theatre presents the Tony-award winning and Pulitzer Prize-nominated musical Fun Home, opening January 16, 2025, at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts,…

Sunday, January 26th
2:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Ruth Page Center for the Arts
1016 N. Dearborn St.
Treewhispers Exhibition
Jan26
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Treewhispers Exhibition

Treewhispers is an ongoing international collaboration celebrating the profound connection between trees and humanity through handmade paper and artistic exploration. Participants contribute handmade paper rounds…

Sunday, January 26th
2:30 p.m.6:00 p.m.
Artists Book House
4207 W Irving Park
Glassheart
Jan26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Glassheart

Chicago premiere of a new play by Chicago-based playwright Reina Hardy. A modern-day reimagining of the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale. The Beast has…

Sunday, January 26th
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
Music of the Baroque: Minkowski Conducts
Jan26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Music of the Baroque: Minkowski Conducts

Renowned French conductor Marc Minkowski makes his Music of the Baroque debut with music by three orchestral gods—Handel, Rameau, and Mozart. Handel’s concerto grosso was…

Sunday, January 26th
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie
9501 Skokie Blvd.
Chinese New Year Dumpling-Making Dinner
Jan26
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Chinese New Year Dumpling-Making Dinner

Join us at the Annual Chinese New Year Dumpling Making Dinner on Saturday, Jan 26, 2025 at Hing Kee Restaurant, 2nd Floor. This is our 20th year anniversary. Get ready…

Sunday, January 26th
3:00 p.m.5:30 p.m.
Hing Kee Restaurant, 2nd Floor
2140 South Archer Avenue
Restaurant Week: The Chicago Firehouse Restaurant Offers a Menu to Warm Up this Winter
Jan26
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Restaurant Week: The Chicago Firehouse Restaurant Offers a Menu to Warm Up this Winter

The Chicago Landmark Steakhouse, located in the South Loop housed in a 1905 firehouse, is offering a pre-fixe menu this Restaurant Week for $60 a…

Sunday, January 26th
4:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
1401 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Restaurant Week at El Tapeo: Small Plates, Sangria & More!
Jan26
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Restaurant Week at El Tapeo: Small Plates, Sangria & More!

El Tapeo, located at Le Méridien Chicago – Oakbrook Center (2100 Spring Rd) is a prime stop to make this Restaurant Week (Jan 24 through…

Sunday, January 26th
4:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
2100 Spring Rd, Oak Brook, IL 60523
2100 Spring Rd, Oak Brook, IL 60523
Chicago Restaurant Week 2025 at NoMI Kitchen
Jan26
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Chicago Restaurant Week 2025 at NoMI Kitchen

CHICAGO RESTAURANT WEEK 2025 Friday, January 24 – Sunday, February 9 See Full Menu Here Indulge in Executive Chef Terence Zubieta’s modern twists on midwestern…

Sunday, January 26th
5:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
NoMI Kitchen
800 N. Michigan Ave
The Inner Compass
Jan26
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Inner Compass

Identity can be both innate and shaped by context and environment. It can both inform our choices and cause our identity to evolve moment by…

Sunday, January 26th
5:30 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Haymarket Pub & Brewery
737 W Randolph St
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Minnesota Wild
Jan26
Sunday, January 26th
6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
United Center
1901 W Madison St.
Chicago Restaurant Week Dinner Cruise on the Chicago River
Jan26
Tours & Attractions

Chicago Restaurant Week Dinner Cruise on the Chicago River

The best reservation this Chicago Restaurant Week is a table on the water! As the city celebrates its award-winning culinary scene, join us for world-class…

Sunday, January 26th
6:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
City Cruises – River Esplanade
455 N Cityfront Plaza Dr
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Jan26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

IT’S TIME TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC Broadway’s Spellbinding Sensation Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is coming to Chicago on its first-ever North American Tour. Join the…

Sunday, January 26th
6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Erica Nicole Clark at The Comedy Bar
Jan26
Music & Comedy

Erica Nicole Clark at The Comedy Bar

SHOWS WILL BE HELD at 162 E SUPERIOR ST. — Most tables seat 4 total guests. You may be seated with strangers if your party…

Sunday, January 26th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Comedy Bar
500 N. LaSalle St.
Thank You Chicago
Jan26
Music & Comedy

Thank You Chicago

Thank You Chicago is a headlining series on the last Sunday of every month at 7PM. Look forward to a night of stand-up with working…

Sunday, January 26th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Laugh Factory, 3175 N. Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60657
3175 N. Broadway St
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