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Marriott Theatre Announces Spectacular 2025 Season in Celebration of Upcoming 50th Anniversary
Feb5
Jan4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marriott Theatre Announces Spectacular 2025 Season in Celebration of Upcoming 50th Anniversary

Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences will feature a remarkable season of beloved titles for kids of all ages. Chicagoland’s longest-running musical theatre invites theatergoers to…

Wednesday February 5, 2025
7:00 p.m.Sunday January 4, 2026
11:30 p.m.
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
Chicago Pizza Pass
Aug6
Dec31
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Chicago Pizza Pass

Say hello to the Choose Chicago Pizza Pass — your ticket to exploring the city’s iconic pizza scene one slice at a time. Choose Chicago…

Wednesday, August 6th
5:00 p.m.Wednesday, December 31st
7:00 p.m.
City wide
Chicago Gourmet
Sep25
Sep28
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Chicago Gourmet

Guests, start your appetites! One of the nation’s top food festivals, Chicago Gourmet, powered by Invesco QQQ, is hitting the field this fall for the…

Thursday, September 25th
6:00 p.m.Sunday, September 28th
3:00 p.m.
Millennium Park
201 E Randolph St
Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Sep27
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern

Direct from New York City, the tavern returns to Chicago with an all new production! The global phenomenon that is DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is now…

Saturday, September 27th
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Czech Heritage Week 2025
Sep27
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts

Czech Heritage Week 2025

A vibrant celebration of Czech culture in Chicago! From September 20 to 28, 2025, a wide variety of Czech-themed events will take place across the…

Saturday, September 27th
Chicago
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble Presents Full Circle Festival
Sep27
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble Presents Full Circle Festival

Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble (CDE) is pleased to announce the plays and artists featured in the reimagined “Full Circle Festival,” September 19-28, at Chicago Danztheatre, 1650…

Saturday, September 27th
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble
1650 W Foster Ave
Aladerri International Film Festival
Sep27
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Aladerri International Film Festival

Aladerri International Film Festival (AIFF) is dedicated to the celebration of ‘Short Films’ a multi-day event in Chicago supporting filmmakers and giving them an opportunity…

Saturday, September 27th
10:00 a.m.10:00 p.m.
Facets Cinema
1517 W. Fullerton
St. Helen Carnival
Sep27
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

St. Helen Carnival

From September 25th-28th, Augusta Boulevard will be filled with rides, live music, and delicious food and drinks for this four-day event.

Saturday, September 27th
12:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
2347 W Augusta Blvd, Chicago, IL 60622
2347 W Augusta Blvd
23rd Annual St. Alphonsus Oktoberfest Chicago
Sep27
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

23rd Annual St. Alphonsus Oktoberfest Chicago

Put on your Dirndls and your Lederhosen and polka on down to St. Alphonsus Oktoberfest in Chicago. It will be held Friday, Sept. 26  through…

Saturday, September 27th
12:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
1429 W. Wellington Ave in Chicago.
1429 W. Wellington Ave
Goose Island 312 Block Party
Sep27
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Goose Island 312 Block Party

We’re BACK. Chicago’s favorite end-of-summer festival – the 312 Block Party – returns on Saturday, September 27th at the Goose Island Taproom, with performances by…

Saturday, September 27th
3:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Goose Island Taproom
1800 W. Fulton St.
Teatro Zinzanni
Sep27
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…

Saturday, September 27th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Papa Roach & Rise Against: Rise of the Roach Tour
Sep27
Saturday, September 27th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
19100 Ridgeland Ave
“Magic VS Science”
Sep27
Theatre & Performing Arts

“Magic VS Science”

Chicago’s brand new Stars & Garters, 3914 N Clark St, presents Magic VS Science produced by Thom Britton, now playing every Saturday at 7 p.m.…

Saturday, September 27th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Stars and Garters Club
3914 N Clark St
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Ravel Piano Concertos & Suite from Carmen
Sep27
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Ravel Piano Concertos & Suite from Carmen

Overview Ravel’s jazz-fueled Piano Concerto in G Major fits Alice Sara Ott “like a custom suit,” raves The New York Times. Ott presents the glittering score…

Saturday, September 27th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
Mr. Wolf
Sep27
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mr. Wolf

12 years ago, Theresa was stolen from her parents. Now a precocious 15-year-old, she has been rescued and returned to a family that had nearly…

Saturday, September 27th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Big White Fog
Sep27
Theatre & Performing Arts

Big White Fog

Theodore Ward’s Big White Fog is the big shoulders on which A Raisin in the Sun stands. First completed in 1938, funded by the Federal Theatre Project, and influenced…

Saturday, September 27th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Refracted Theatre Company Presents “Dream Hou$e”
Sep27
Theatre & Performing Arts

Refracted Theatre Company Presents “Dream Hou$e”

Award-winning Refracted Theatre Company presents Dream Hou$e, written by Eliana Pipes and directed by Laura Alcalá Baker, September 12 – October 18, at the Den…

Saturday, September 27th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company’s “Wish You Were Here”
Sep27
Theatre & Performing Arts

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company’s “Wish You Were Here”

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company’s first production in its 30th anniversary season is Wish You Were Here, written by Sanaz Toossi, Pulitzer Prize winner for English…

Saturday, September 27th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
The Rhapsody Theater Presents “Joshua Jay: Making Magic”
Sep27
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Rhapsody Theater Presents “Joshua Jay: Making Magic”

Rogers Park’s premier entertainment venue, The Rhapsody Theater, 1328 W Morse Ave, presents Joshua Jay: Making Magic, Sept. 18 – Oct. 5.    Joshua Jay,…

Saturday, September 27th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Rhapsody Theater
1328 W Morse Ave
“The Shortlist: A Refracted Festival”
Sep27
Theatre & Performing Arts

“The Shortlist: A Refracted Festival”

Award-winning Refracted Theatre Company announces The Shortlist: A Refracted Festival, September 19 – October 18, at the Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. The Shortlist…

Saturday, September 27th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Ghost Fetus
Sep27
Theatre & Performing Arts

Ghost Fetus

Trap Door Theatre’s Trap Open Series Presents Ghost Fetus Written by Suz Evans Directed by Anna Klos Running September 11th-27th, 2025 A ghost seeking revenge.…

Saturday, September 27th
8:00 p.m.9:20 p.m.
Trap Door Theatre
1655 W. Cortland St.
The Lincoln Lodge
Sep27
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Lincoln Lodge

The Lincoln Lodge stand-up comedy and variety showcase plays every Friday and Saturday night in Chicago’s glamorous Logan Square! In addition to The Lodge’s rotating…

Saturday, September 27th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
ComedySportz Chicago
Sep27
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…

Saturday, September 27th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
The Book of Will
Sep27
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Book of Will

Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have literary masterpieces like ROMEO AND JULIET. But without Henry Condell and John Heminges, we would have lost half of…

Saturday, September 27th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
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