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October 3, 2025: Oct3
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Teatro Zinzanni
Tickets are on sale Now at https://zinzanni.com/chicago/ for Love, Chaos, & Dinner ! Teatro Zinzanni returns to the vibrant Chicago Loop inside the velvet walls…
Loop
Event details
Friday, October 3rd
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Oct3
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…
Andersonville
Event details
Friday, October 3rd
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Oct3
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…
Event details
Friday, October 3rd
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
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Malarkey Comedy
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Oct3
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…
Event details
Friday, October 3rd
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
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Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
Oct3
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Improvised Shakespeare
Critically-acclaimed improvised comedy featuring the language and themes of William Shakespeare
Lincoln Park
Event details
Friday, October 3rd
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Oct3
Music & Comedy
The Witcher Live in Concert
The Witcher in Concert is coming to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the critically acclaimed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt! Witness the open-world RPG’s timeless…
Loop
Event details
Friday, October 3rd
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Auditorium Theatre
50 East Ida B. Wells Drive
Oct3
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Missed Call Sketch Comedy Show
Missed Call is a premier Chicago comedy group that writes and performs an entirely new sketch show every Friday — inspired by the audience’s suggestion!
Lakeview
Event details
Friday, October 3rd
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
Oct3
Music & Comedy
AFI: 2025 Tour
Award-winning rockers AFI will perform live at The Salt Shed Indoors on Oct. 3, 2025 /w special guest TR/ST.
Event details
Friday, October 3rd
8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
The Salt Shed
1357 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL
Oct3
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Lowkey Funny Comedy Show
This monthly show will shine light on some of Chicago’s emerging talent in stand-up, improv/ sketch comedy, and up and coming music artists. Break away…
Event details
Friday, October 3rd
8:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
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Laugh Factory, 3175 N. Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60657
3175 N. Broadway St
Oct3
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Trapped in a Musical – an improvised musical
Trapped in a Musical is a completely improvised Broadway-style show created before your very eyes. It’s the opening and closing night of a brand new…
Lakeview
Event details
Friday, October 3rd
9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
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Malarkey Comedy, Home of ComedySportz Chicago
929 W. Belmont Ave.
Oct3
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Voila: The Improvised Musical
iO Chicago presents: a fully made-up, off-off-off Broadway style musical every Friday at 10pm in the Fremont Theater. Spend your Friday night with us. See…
Event details
Friday, October 3rd
10:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
The iO Theater, 1501 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60642, USA,
The iO Theater, 1501 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60642, USA,
Oct3
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Hitch*Cocktails
A Chicago based improv comedy show and drinking game based on the works of Alfred Hitchcock. Based on an audience suggestion, the cast weave together…
Lakeview
Event details
Friday, October 3rd
10:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
October 4, 2025: Oct4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Teatro Zinzanni
Tickets are on sale Now at https://zinzanni.com/chicago/ for Love, Chaos, & Dinner ! Teatro Zinzanni returns to the vibrant Chicago Loop inside the velvet walls…
Loop
Event details
Saturday, October 4th
12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Oct4
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…
Event details
Saturday, October 4th
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
See all events in series
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
Oct4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Teatro Zinzanni
Tickets are on sale Now at https://zinzanni.com/chicago/ for Love, Chaos, & Dinner ! Teatro Zinzanni returns to the vibrant Chicago Loop inside the velvet walls…
Loop
Event details
Saturday, October 4th
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Oct4
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…
Andersonville
Event details
Saturday, October 4th
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Oct4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical
“CRITICS’ PICK. TRULY AMAZING!” – New York Times “BEST VISITING IMPROV COMEDY!”– TimeOut NY “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!” – The Onion “★★★★★” THEY ARE AN ENTERTAINMENT PHENOMENON AND I…
Old Town
Event details
Saturday, October 4th
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
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The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Oct4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Clued In
After getting a single suggestion, the cast of six professional comedians asks the audience to choose a detective. Enjoy as they invent a tale of…
Old Town
Event details
Saturday, October 4th
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
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The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
Oct4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Improvised Shakespeare
Critically-acclaimed improvised comedy featuring the language and themes of William Shakespeare
Lincoln Park
Event details
Saturday, October 4th
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Oct4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Piccolo Play & Adagio for Strings
Overview Pergolesi’s sacred masterpiece, the Stabat Mater, is filled with gorgeous, spine-tingling music that explores the nature of grief, hope and healing. These emotions also course…
Event details
Saturday, October 4th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
Oct4
Music & Comedy
Parker McCollum – What Kinda Man Tour
/w special guests Ashley Cooke & Hudson Westbrook
Event details
Saturday, October 4th
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
19100 Ridgeland Ave
Oct4
Music & Comedy
Ava Max – Don’t Click Play Tour
Ava Max is bringing the Don’t Click Play Tour to Huntington Bank Pavilion on Saturday, October 4!
South Loop
Event details
Saturday, October 4th
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
1300 S. Linn White Dr.
Oct4
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…
Event details
Saturday, October 4th
8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
See all events in series
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
Oct4
Music & Comedy
The Psychedelic Furs
with special guest Gary Numan
Loop
Event details
Saturday, October 4th
8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Auditorium Theatre
50 East Ida B. Wells Drive

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