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October 17, 2025: Oct17
Music & Comedy
Lainey Wilson: Whirlwind World Tour
With special guests Muscadine Bloodline & Maddox Batson
Event details
Friday, October 17th
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Allstate Arena
6920 Mannheim Road
Oct17
Music & Comedy
Morgan Jay – The Goofy Guy Tour
Comedian Morgan Jay will perform live at The Chicago Theatre on Oct. 17, 2025.
Loop
Event details
Friday, October 17th
7:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
The Chicago Theatre
175 N. State
Oct17
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 17th
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Oct17
Music & Comedy
Belcea Quartet
Passion, precision, and pure emotion lie at the heart of Belcea’s Quartet performances. Featuring Romanian violinist Corina Belcea, Korean Australian violinist Suyeon Kang, Polish violist…
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Friday, October 17th
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Mandel Hall, University of Chicago
1131 East 57th Street
Oct17
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Stir Friday Night Presents: The Best of Stir Friday Night! A 30th Anniversary Comedy Celebration
Cheers to 30 years! This October, Stir Friday Night, Chicago’s longest-running AAPI comedy team, is celebrating three decades of groundbreaking comedy. Featuring favorite sketches from…
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Friday, October 17th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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American Blues Theater
5627 N Lincoln Blvd
Oct17
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Mäkelä Conducts Symphonie fantastique
Overview Love, witchcraft, murder — it’s all packed into Symphonie fantastique, Berlioz’s thriller about a lovesick artist obsessed with a young actress. Zell Music Director Designate…
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Friday, October 17th
7:30 p.m. – 9:40 p.m.
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Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
Oct17
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Music & Comedy
Ear Taxi Festival and Chicago Fringe Opera present Soper, Baiocchi, and Barnes
Chicago Fringe Opera presents powerful works by Kate Soper, Regina Harris Baiocchi, and Jasmine Barnes. Myth, memory, and community come alive in this genre-defying evening…
Event details
Friday, October 17th
7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Kehrein Center for the Arts
5628 W. Washington Blvd.. Chicago, IL 60644
Oct17
Music & Comedy
Devil’s Daughter
The hottest show in town Devil’s Daughter features a cast of seasoned comedians who have performed together in Chicago and around the country for over a decade.…
Lincoln Park
Event details
Friday, October 17th
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Oct17
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 17th
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
Oct17
Music & Comedy
Sarah Millican – Late Bloomer Tour
When Sarah Millican was a child, she wouldn’t say boo to a goose. Quiet at school, not many friends, no boobs ‘til she was 16. Now? NOW she…
Loop
Event details
Friday, October 17th
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
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Auditorium Theatre
50 East Ida B. Wells Drive
Oct17
Music & Comedy
An Evening With Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes will perform live at The Salt Shed Indoors on Oct. 17, 2025.
Event details
Friday, October 17th
8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
The Salt Shed
1357 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL
Oct17
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 17th
9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
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Malarkey Comedy, Home of ComedySportz Chicago
929 W. Belmont Ave.
Oct17
Music & Comedy
Matty Chymbor at The Comedy Bar
2-Item Minimum Per Guest First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Valid ID Required at Entry Matty Chymbor is an LA based…
River North
Event details
Friday, October 17th
9:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
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The Comedy Bar
500 N. LaSalle St.
Oct17
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 17th
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,
Oct17
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 17th
10:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
October 18, 2025: Oct18
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy
Coco in Concert Live to Film
Join Lyric for Disney and Pixar’s Coco in Concert Live to Film, the story of Miguel, a young boy who dreams of being an accomplished musician,…
Loop
Event details
Saturday, October 18th
2:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
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Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
Oct18
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 18th
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
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Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
Oct18
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…
Event details
Saturday, October 18th
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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Courtyard by Marriott Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile
165 E Ontario St
Oct18
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 18th
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Oct18
Music & Comedy
Matty Chymbor at The Comedy Bar
2-Item Minimum Per Guest First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Valid ID Required at Entry Matty Chymbor is an LA based…
River North
Event details
Saturday, October 18th
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
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The Comedy Bar
500 N. LaSalle St.
Oct18
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 18th
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
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Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Oct18
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 18th
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
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The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Oct18
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 18th
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
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The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
Oct18
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 18th
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.

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