events-cat-theatre-arts

Upcoming Chicago Events

Check out what's happening all around Chicago.

June 5, 2026: Jun5
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Honk! A Short Form Improv Show
Honk! is a short form, game-based improv show that asks: what good is comedy if you can’t get a little silly? Comprised of some of…
Event details
Friday, June 5th
9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
See all events in series
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
Jun5
Theatre & Performing Arts
Physical Theater Festival Chicago Returns, Celebrating Movement-Based Performance
Physical Theater Festival Chicago announces their 2026 festival lineup of contemporary and movement-based performance, June 1 – 7, 2026 with performances at both Theater Wit,…
Lakeview
Event details
Friday, June 5th
9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
See all events in series
Theater Wit
Jun5
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, June 5th
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,
Jun5
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, June 5th
10:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
June 6, 2026: Jun6
Theatre & Performing Arts
Theater of the Mind
Now through July 12, 2026 Multiple experiences per day at the Reid Murdoch Building, 333 N LaSalle Visit TheateroftheMindChicago.com for dates, times, and tickets Created…
Event details
Saturday, June 6th
See all events in series
Reid Murdoch Building – 333 N LaSalle
333 N LaSalle
Jun6
Theatre & Performing Arts
Goodnight Moon
This musical based on Margaret Wise Brown’s beloved children’s book is drenched in primary colors that pay homage to Clement Hurd’s vivid illustrations in an…
West Loop
Event details
Saturday, June 6th
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
See all events in series
Chicago Children’s Theatre
100 S Racine Ave
Jun6
Theatre & Performing Arts
Champions Of Magic
The phenomenal Champions Of Magic bring their acclaimed illusion spectacular to Chicago for a limited engagement this summer. See the production that critics have described…
Event details
Saturday, June 6th
1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
See all events in series
Fine Arts Building – Studebaker Theater
410 S. Michigan Avenue
Jun6
Theatre & Performing Arts
The 8th Dwarf
Binkley, an outsider dwarf from the Kingdom of Magical Land, is quiet, timid and scared of the dark — not exactly the best characteristics for…
Event details
Saturday, June 6th
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
See all events in series
Bughouse Theater
1910 West Irving Park Road
Jun6
Theatre & Performing Arts
Physical Theater Festival Presents Jet Lag
Jetlag is, above all, an emotional journey—one that is constantly out of step. Moving between airports, from crowded transit zones to the confined cabin of…
Event details
Saturday, June 6th
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
See all events in series
Columbia College Chicago Dance Center
1306 South Michigan Avenue
Jun6
Theatre & Performing Arts
Covenant
BY YORK WALKER DIRECTED BY MALKIA STAMPLEY “Everybody got a secret.” Expect one devilish twist after another in Covenant, a mythic and suspenseful new play hailed…
Loop
Event details
Saturday, June 6th
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
See all events in series
Goodman Theatre
170 N. Dearborn St.
Jun6
Theatre & Performing Arts
Brokeback Mountain
“Top Shows to See in the U.S. This Spring” in The New York Times Gather around the campfire for the highly anticipated North American premiere! This…
Event details
Saturday, June 6th
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
See all events in series
Chicago Shakespeare Courtyard Theater
800 E. Grand, Chicago, IL, 60611
Jun6
Theatre & Performing Arts
For Gustave
On the Spot Theatre Company is delighted to present the world premiere of For Gustave, a new drama about French Impressionist Gustave Caillebotte. For Gustave…
Event details
Saturday, June 6th
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
See all events in series
6205 N Sheridan Rd,
6205 N Sheridan Rd,
Jun6
Theatre & Performing Arts
An Enemy of the People
An award-winning new take on the historic masterwork about citizens standing up to power. When a respected doctor in small-town Norway makes a deadly discovery…
Event details
Saturday, June 6th
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
See all events in series
TimeLine Theatre Company
5035 N Broadway
Jun6
Theatre & Performing Arts
Physical Theater Festival Chicago Returns, Celebrating Movement-Based Performance
Physical Theater Festival Chicago announces their 2026 festival lineup of contemporary and movement-based performance, June 1 – 7, 2026 with performances at both Theater Wit,…
Lakeview
Event details
Saturday, June 6th
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
See all events in series
Theater Wit
Jun6
Theatre & Performing Arts
Champions of Magic
The phenomenal Champions of Magic bring their acclaimed illusion spectacular to Chicago for a limited engagement this summer. See the production that critics have described…
Event details
Saturday, June 6th
2:00 p.m. – 9:45 p.m.
See all events in series
Fine Arts Building – Studebaker Theater
410 S. Michigan Avenue
Jun6
Theatre & Performing Arts
Catch As Catch Can
When a prodigal son returns to blue collar New England, his homecoming sets off a spiraling crisis for two families, threatening not only their relationships…
Lincoln Park
Event details
Saturday, June 6th
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
See all events in series
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Jun6
Theatre & Performing Arts
Oil Lamp Theater Presents “The Last Five Years”
Oil Lamp Theater presents The Last Five Years, written and composed by Jason Robert Brown and directed by Christina Ramirez, June 5 – July 5,…
Event details
Saturday, June 6th
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
See all events in series
Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
Jun6
Theatre & Performing Arts
Cosmic Underground Show
Fridays and Saturdays, the Cosmic Underground Show blasts off for a 90-minute immersive comedy, magic, and mind-reading show. Cosmic founders Harrison Lampert (a quirky sleight-of-hand…
Event details
Saturday, June 6th
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
See all events in series
cosmic underground theater
3433 W Fullerton Ave
Jun6
Theatre & Performing Arts
[producing body] Presents “Spaceman”
[producingbody] is pleased to announce the Chicago premiere of Spaceman, by Leegrid Stevens and directed by Eric Slater, May 19 – June 13, at The…
Edgewater
Event details
Saturday, June 6th
4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
See all events in series
The Edge Off Broadway Theatre
1133 W Catalpa Ave.
Jun6
Theatre & Performing Arts
Physical Theater Festival Chicago Returns, Celebrating Movement-Based Performance
Physical Theater Festival Chicago announces their 2026 festival lineup of contemporary and movement-based performance, June 1 – 7, 2026 with performances at both Theater Wit,…
Lakeview
Event details
Saturday, June 6th
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
See all events in series
Theater Wit
Jun6
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Àkójọpọ̀ Presents: 3rd Annual Taste of Nigeria: African Art Music Fundraiser Night
The 3rd Annual Taste of Nigeria: African Art Music Fundraiser Night will take place on Saturday, June 6th, 2026 at Connect Gallery in Hyde Park.…
Event details
Saturday, June 6th
5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
1451 East 53rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60615 United States
1451 East 53rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60615 United States
Jun6
Theatre & Performing Arts
Physical Theater Festival Presents Jet Lag
Jetlag is, above all, an emotional journey—one that is constantly out of step. Moving between airports, from crowded transit zones to the confined cabin of…
Event details
Saturday, June 6th
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
See all events in series
Columbia College Chicago Dance Center
1306 South Michigan Avenue
Jun6
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
“Outta This World!” An Original Play
“Outta This World!” is an absurd comedic play about two aliens who land in mid-century Chicago after running out of fuel. In our story, the…
Lincoln Park
Event details
Saturday, June 6th
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
See all events in series
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Jun6
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
You Win Some, You Dim Sum: an uplifting comedy show
This weekend, celebrate everyday wins with Chicago Standups at a comedy show that will leave you feeling uplifted and craving dim sum! We don’t celebrate…
Event details
Saturday, June 6th
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge
2040 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647, United States

bean-night

Explore Chicago hotels, flights, deals, and more

Plan your trip

CTA Newsletter

Chicago Newsletter

Stay in the know

chvg26-enews-cropped

Chicago Visitors Guide

Start planning today

Made with  in Chicago