Upcoming Chicago Events

Name: The Séance
Start: 2026-10-31T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-10-31T20:30:00-05:00
Location: Stars & Garters

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October 29, 2026: $Refracted Theatre Company Presents “I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire”$
Oct29
Theatre & Performing Arts
Refracted Theatre Company Presents “I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire”
Award-winning Refracted Theatre Company is proud to announce the cast and creative team of I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire, written by Samantha Hurley and…
Wicker Park / Bucktown
Event details
Thursday, October 29th
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Oct29
Theatre & Performing Arts
Redtwist Theatre Presents The First Show of Its 22nd Season, “Prayer Circle”
Award-winning Redtwist Theatre’s new 22nd season, “State of Violence,” begins with Prayer Circle, September 17 – November 8, by Erik Gernand and directed by Executive…
Edgewater
Event details
Thursday, October 29th
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
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Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Oct29
Theatre & Performing Arts
Oil Lamp Theater Presents “Dial M for Murder”
Oil Lamp Theater is proud to announce the cast and creative team for its next production, Dial M for Murder, October 2 – November 1,…
Event details
Thursday, October 29th
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
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Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
Oct29
Theatre & Performing Arts
Andy Cohen – Chicago, IL – Twenty Years of the Real Housewives and Bravoverse Tour
Emmy Award-winning host and reality TV mogul Andy Cohen will perform live in Chicago on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at the Athenaeum Center for Thought…
Event details
Thursday, October 29th
10:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Historic Main Stage at Athenaeum Center
2936 N. Southport Ave
October 30, 2026: Oct30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Brahms Requiem
Brahms once called A German Requiem his “human requiem” — and it fits. The gently powerful score emphasizes consolation for the living rather than fiery judgment, and…
Loop
Event details
Friday, October 30th
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
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220 S. Michigan Ave.
Oct30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Pandemonium, Please Hold
The Second City’s 114th Mainstage Revue Pandemonium, Please Hold is a loud, fast, and gloriously unhinged night of comedic mayhem. The Second City’s six-person cast…
Old Town
Event details
Friday, October 30th
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Oct30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Don Giovanni
The path to damnation never sounded so sweet The 2026/27 Season kicks off with a thrilling fable of deceit and retribution. Sharp humor, high drama,…
Loop
Event details
Friday, October 30th
7:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
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Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
Oct30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Vape! The Grease Parody
Vape! lovingly pokes fun at all of the wonderful moments, sexual innuendos, outrageous characters, rivalries and secret romances from the original musical. The hair products may…
Event details
Friday, October 30th
7:30 p.m. – 8:55 p.m.
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Apollo Theater
2550 N. Lincoln Ave.
Oct30
Theatre & Performing Arts
Premonitions Inc. at Kermess
We saw you coming. Fourteen floors above Randolph Street, aerialists fly through a century-old Belgian Spiegeltent while acrobatics, burlesque, cabaret, and comedy unfold around your…
Event details
Friday, October 30th
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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Kermess
32 W Randolph St, Floor 14
Oct30
Theatre & Performing Arts
Topdog/Underdog
“Take thuh cards and show me whatcha got!” Brothers Lincoln and Booth, named in jest, are two Black men living in America just trying to…
Lincoln Park
Event details
Friday, October 30th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Oct30
Theatre & Performing Arts
Adirondack Chair Circle
A gaggle of suburban moms, armed with pickleball paddles and hard kombucha, are ready to take on the school board in the fight of their…
Lincoln Park
Event details
Friday, October 30th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St. , Chicago, IL, 60614
Oct30
Theatre & Performing Arts
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Presents “Mud Row”
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce the cast, creative and production teams for the first production in its 2026 – 2027 season, Mud…
Lakeview
Event details
Friday, October 30th
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
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Theater Wit
$Refracted Theatre Company Presents “I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire”$
Oct30
Theatre & Performing Arts
Refracted Theatre Company Presents “I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire”
Award-winning Refracted Theatre Company is proud to announce the cast and creative team of I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire, written by Samantha Hurley and…
Wicker Park / Bucktown
Event details
Friday, October 30th
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Oct30
Theatre & Performing Arts
Redtwist Theatre Presents The First Show of Its 22nd Season, “Prayer Circle”
Award-winning Redtwist Theatre’s new 22nd season, “State of Violence,” begins with Prayer Circle, September 17 – November 8, by Erik Gernand and directed by Executive…
Edgewater
Event details
Friday, October 30th
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
See all events in series
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Oct30
Theatre & Performing Arts
Oil Lamp Theater Presents “Dial M for Murder”
Oil Lamp Theater is proud to announce the cast and creative team for its next production, Dial M for Murder, October 2 – November 1,…
Event details
Friday, October 30th
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
See all events in series
Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
Oct30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Pandemonium, Please Hold
The Second City’s 114th Mainstage Revue Pandemonium, Please Hold is a loud, fast, and gloriously unhinged night of comedic mayhem. The Second City’s six-person cast…
Old Town
Event details
Friday, October 30th
9:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
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The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
October 31, 2026: Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts
IMAGINE U: Grace and the Butterfly Effect
In this foot-stomping new musical, Grace accidentally knocks down the fence between her dad’s well-manicured backyard and Mr. Hertz’s wildflower garden, where she discovers three…
Event details
Saturday, October 31st
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
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Northwestern University – Ethel M. Barber Theater
30 Arts Circle Drive
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts
La Llorona
Ballet 5:8 brings La Llorona to Elgin for a special Halloween afternoon performance at The Hemmens Cultural Center. A legend, reimagined with empathy, La Llorona…
Event details
Saturday, October 31st
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Hemmens Cultural Center
45 Symphony Way
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Presents “Mud Row”
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce the cast, creative and production teams for the first production in its 2026 – 2027 season, Mud…
Lakeview
Event details
Saturday, October 31st
2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
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Theater Wit
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts
Topdog/Underdog
“Take thuh cards and show me whatcha got!” Brothers Lincoln and Booth, named in jest, are two Black men living in America just trying to…
Lincoln Park
Event details
Saturday, October 31st
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
See all events in series
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts
Adirondack Chair Circle
A gaggle of suburban moms, armed with pickleball paddles and hard kombucha, are ready to take on the school board in the fight of their…
Lincoln Park
Event details
Saturday, October 31st
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
See all events in series
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St. , Chicago, IL, 60614
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts
Oil Lamp Theater Presents “Dial M for Murder”
Oil Lamp Theater is proud to announce the cast and creative team for its next production, Dial M for Murder, October 2 – November 1,…
Event details
Saturday, October 31st
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
See all events in series
Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
Oct31
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Pandemonium, Please Hold
The Second City’s 114th Mainstage Revue Pandemonium, Please Hold is a loud, fast, and gloriously unhinged night of comedic mayhem. The Second City’s six-person cast…
Old Town
Event details
Saturday, October 31st
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Séance
The Séance is an original stage show that recreates an authentic Victorian-era séance. We investigate the history, tell the stories of the participants, and demonstrate…
Event details
Saturday, October 31st
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
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Stars & Garters
3914 N Clark St