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Chicago Greeter InstaGreeter Walks of the Loop
InstaGreeter Downtown walks Looking for a quick and easy way to see downtown Chicago’s top sights? Let InstaGreeter take you on a free hour-long guided…
Sports & Recreation
Official Rugby Tailgate Party
Kick off the day at the Official Fan Tailgate, an ALL-INCLUSIVE ticket featuring open bars, premium food buffets, tented seating, lawn games, entertainment, and TVs dialed in to…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Sports & Recreation
Pumpkins & Pickleball Fall Fest
For kids still riding the Halloween sugar-rush, parents looking to sample some fall cocktails and anyone else looking to keep the spooky season going strong…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Chicago Vintage Festival: Día de los Muertos Edition
Join Chicago Vintage Festival November 1st and 2nd at Pioneer Court, 401 N Michigan Ave! Celebrate community, culture & vintage fashion with community vendors, music,…
Tours & Attractions
Seadog Architecture Tour on the Chicago River
Soak in unobstructed views of Chicago’s world-famous architecture with an exciting 45-minute ride on our Seadog Chicago River Architecture Tour! Starting right on the Chicago…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The House That Will Not Stand
In early nineteenth-century New Orleans, widowed mother Beartrice struggles to manage her headstrong daughters after the death of her second husband. But as the matriarch…
Tours & Attractions
EXP Presents Horizon of Khufu
Be among the first to experience EXP Rosemont, a brand-new 26,000-square-foot immersive destination blending art, science and technology through rotating world-class experiences. Opening its doors…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars
Motherhood, marijuana, and the multiverse collide in this Chicago-set story of family, immigration, and American identity. Like millions of Americans, Clara is doing her best…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience
In a lively underground colony where clothing is taboo and rock music reigns, naked mole rats live by one rule: stay bare. But when Wilbur…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Paranormal Activity – A New Story Live On Stage
“★ ★ ★ ★! Enough connection to the movies to be beloved by fans, while being completely accessible to the unfamiliar.” –Chicago Sun-Times “The one…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Book Talk: Not Quite Home by Temple Lentz in Conversation with David Stuart MacLean
Temple Lentz will discuss her new book Not Quite Home. She will be joined in conversation by David MacLean. A Q&A and signing will follow…
Sports & Recreation
The Rematch: Ireland vs. New Zealand All Blacks
International Rugby is BACK in Chicago! Get ready for The Rematch, where Ireland and the New Zealand All Blacks will face off again after their…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Ugly Lies The Bone
Jonathan Berry is BACK and he’s directing Shattered Globe’s powerful season opener UGLY LIES THE BONE. After three tours in Afghanistan, Jess returns home to…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Miles Davis @100: The Prelude
Miles Davis @100: The Prelude, an extraordinary weekend of jazz celebration, film, and dialogue in honor of the legendary trumpeter and composer’s 100th birthday.
Theatre & Performing Arts
Miles Davis at 100: The Prelude
In advance of Miles Davis’s 100th Birthday in 2026, Chicago Jazz Philharmonic honors this son of Alton and East Saint Louis, IL with a weekend…
Theatre & Performing Arts
In Good Company – Chicago and Theatre Y
What if democracy isn’t just a system—but a shared movement forward? Beginning Saturday, October 18th and running Saturdays and Sundays through November 9th, 2025, Theatre…
Theatre & Performing Arts
In Good Company
What if democracy isn’t just a system—but a shared movement forward? Beginning Saturday, October 18th and running Saturdays and Sundays through November 9th, 2025, Chicagoans are invited…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
ComedySportz Chicago
Chicago’s longest running and best interactive improv comedy experience. ComedySportz is comedy played as a sport, not comedy ABOUT sports (whew). Refs, fouls, points, games…
Music & Comedy
You Win Some, You Dim Sum: a comedy show at the Lincoln Lodge
We don’t celebrate our wins enough!! Carve out some time in your week to come to You Win Some, You Dim Sum, a show where…
Music & Comedy
The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show – Chicago, IL
The Dinner Detective is an interactive true crime mystery show set in the present day and based on real cold cases. Feast on a fantastic…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Oktoberfest on Division Street Festival: Prost in the Gold Coast
Raise a stein at Prost in the Gold Coast Oktoberfest on Division Street! Dust off your lederhosen and celebrate Oktoberfest as Division Street transforms into a lively…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Mystery at the Museum: Masquerade Heist
This Halloween season, WNDR Museum transforms into a world of secrets & stolen wonders. The Masquerade Heist will run from Oct 4 to Nov 1…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Infinite Wrench
Don’t miss the longest running late-night show in Chicago! At The Infinite Wrench you’ll see 30 original plays in 60 minutes written and performed by…
Music & Comedy
Lavar Walker at The Comedy Bar
2-Item Minimum Per Guest First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Valid ID Required at Entry After winning the 2012 National Miller…
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