Upcoming Chicago Events

Name: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Start: 2027-01-01T21:30:00-06:00
End: 2027-01-01T23:00:00-06:00
Location: The Second City

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December 27, 2026: Dec27
Theatre & Performing Arts
Bubble Wonderland
Step into Bubble Wonderland, a magical holiday adventure filled with breathtaking bubbles, dazzling lights, lasers, festive music and unforgettable surprises! Starring internationally acclaimed bubble artist…
Jefferson Park
Event details
Sunday, December 27th
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
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Copernicus Center
main stage is located at 2550 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL 60614
Dec27
Theatre & Performing Arts
A View from the Bridge
Eddie Carbone, a longshoreman living in Red Hook, Brooklyn, harbors an obsessive love for his niece Catherine. When two illegal immigrants arrive from Sicily —…
Wicker Park / Bucktown
Event details
Sunday, December 27th
4:00 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.
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Chopin Theatre
1543 West Division Street
Dec27
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Drunk Christmas Carol
Drunk Christmas Carol, presented by the Drunk Shakespeare Society, brings a boozy twist on Charles Dickens’ holiday classic to Chicago for a limited run at…
Event details
Sunday, December 27th
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
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182 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago
182 N. Wabash Ave.
Dec27
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
Sunday, December 27th
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
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The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Dec27
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
Sunday, December 27th
7:30 p.m. – 8:55 p.m.
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Apollo Theater
2550 N. Lincoln Ave.
Dec27
Theatre & Performing Arts
ATPT Announces Final Season of “Port of Entry”
After four years of sold-out performances, Port of Entry returns for its final season beginning Oct. 29. Created by Albany Park Theater Project and Third…
Event details
Sunday, December 27th
7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
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Albany Park
3030 West Lawrence
December 28, 2026: Dec28
Theatre & Performing Arts
Bubble Wonderland
Step into Bubble Wonderland, a magical holiday adventure filled with breathtaking bubbles, dazzling lights, lasers, festive music and unforgettable surprises! Starring internationally acclaimed bubble artist…
Jefferson Park
Event details
Monday, December 28th
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
See all events in series
Copernicus Center
main stage is located at 2550 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL 60614
Dec28
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Drunk Christmas Carol
Drunk Christmas Carol, presented by the Drunk Shakespeare Society, brings a boozy twist on Charles Dickens’ holiday classic to Chicago for a limited run at…
Event details
Monday, December 28th
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
See all events in series
182 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago
182 N. Wabash Ave.
Dec28
Theatre & Performing Arts
ATPT Announces Final Season of “Port of Entry”
After four years of sold-out performances, Port of Entry returns for its final season beginning Oct. 29. Created by Albany Park Theater Project and Third…
Event details
Monday, December 28th
7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
See all events in series
Albany Park
3030 West Lawrence
December 29, 2026: Dec29
Theatre & Performing Arts
Bubble Wonderland
Step into Bubble Wonderland, a magical holiday adventure filled with breathtaking bubbles, dazzling lights, lasers, festive music and unforgettable surprises! Starring internationally acclaimed bubble artist…
Jefferson Park
Event details
Tuesday, December 29th
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
See all events in series
Copernicus Center
main stage is located at 2550 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL 60614
Dec29
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Drunk Christmas Carol
Drunk Christmas Carol, presented by the Drunk Shakespeare Society, brings a boozy twist on Charles Dickens’ holiday classic to Chicago for a limited run at…
Event details
Tuesday, December 29th
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
See all events in series
182 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago
182 N. Wabash Ave.
Dec29
Theatre & Performing Arts
ATPT Announces Final Season of “Port of Entry”
After four years of sold-out performances, Port of Entry returns for its final season beginning Oct. 29. Created by Albany Park Theater Project and Third…
Event details
Tuesday, December 29th
7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
See all events in series
Albany Park
3030 West Lawrence
December 30, 2026: Dec30
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Drunk Christmas Carol
Drunk Christmas Carol, presented by the Drunk Shakespeare Society, brings a boozy twist on Charles Dickens’ holiday classic to Chicago for a limited run at…
Event details
Wednesday, December 30th
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
See all events in series
182 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago
182 N. Wabash Ave.
Dec30
Theatre & Performing Arts
ATPT Announces Final Season of “Port of Entry”
After four years of sold-out performances, Port of Entry returns for its final season beginning Oct. 29. Created by Albany Park Theater Project and Third…
Event details
Wednesday, December 30th
7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
See all events in series
Albany Park
3030 West Lawrence
December 31, 2026: Dec31
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Drunk Christmas Carol
Drunk Christmas Carol, presented by the Drunk Shakespeare Society, brings a boozy twist on Charles Dickens’ holiday classic to Chicago for a limited run at…
Event details
Thursday, December 31st
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
See all events in series
182 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago
182 N. Wabash Ave.
Dec31
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
Thursday, December 31st
7:30 p.m. – 8:55 p.m.
See all events in series
Apollo Theater
2550 N. Lincoln Ave.
Dec31
Theatre & Performing Arts
A View from the Bridge
Eddie Carbone, a longshoreman living in Red Hook, Brooklyn, harbors an obsessive love for his niece Catherine. When two illegal immigrants arrive from Sicily —…
Wicker Park / Bucktown
Event details
Thursday, December 31st
7:30 p.m. – 9:45 p.m.
See all events in series
Chopin Theatre
1543 West Division Street
Dec31
Theatre & Performing Arts
ATPT Announces Final Season of “Port of Entry”
After four years of sold-out performances, Port of Entry returns for its final season beginning Oct. 29. Created by Albany Park Theater Project and Third…
Event details
Thursday, December 31st
7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
See all events in series
Albany Park
3030 West Lawrence
January 1, 2027: Jan1
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Drunk Christmas Carol
Drunk Christmas Carol, presented by the Drunk Shakespeare Society, brings a boozy twist on Charles Dickens’ holiday classic to Chicago for a limited run at…
Event details
Friday January 1, 2027
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
See all events in series
182 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago
182 N. Wabash Ave.
Jan1
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 January 1, 2027
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
See all events in series
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Jan1
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 January 1, 2027
7:30 p.m. – 8:55 p.m.
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Apollo Theater
2550 N. Lincoln Ave.
Jan1
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 January 1, 2027
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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Kermess
32 W Randolph St, Floor 14
Jan1
Theatre & Performing Arts
ATPT Announces Final Season of “Port of Entry”
After four years of sold-out performances, Port of Entry returns for its final season beginning Oct. 29. Created by Albany Park Theater Project and Third…
Event details
Friday January 1, 2027
7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
See all events in series
Albany Park
3030 West Lawrence
Jan1
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 January 1, 2027
9:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
See all events in series
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.