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SAUCED Summer Night Market
Aug15
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

SAUCED Summer Night Market

Small businesses make Chicago shine, and there has never been a more important time to support small businesses than right now. The SAUCED Summer Night…

Friday, August 15th
5:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
wndr museum
1130 W Monroe St.
Wicker Park Bucktown’s “First Fridays” Art Walk
Aug15
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Wicker Park Bucktown’s “First Fridays” Art Walk

The “First Fridays Art Walk,” organized by the Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce, welcomes art enthusiasts to explore the neighborhoods’ vibrant arts scene. All…

Friday, August 15th
6:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Jackson Junge Gallery
1389 N Milwaukee Ave
Teatro Zinzanni
Aug15
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…

Friday, August 15th
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest 2025
Aug15

Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest 2025

For over two decades, the Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest (GAAF) has been a beacon of artistic celebration, embodying the grassroots spirit and volunteer-driven ethos of…

Friday, August 15th
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
6900 N Glenwood Ave., Chicago, IL 60626
6900 N Glenwood Ave
“How Is Migration Woven Into America?” Comes To Chicago With Art Exhibition And Panel Event
Aug15
Theatre & Performing Arts

“How Is Migration Woven Into America?” Comes To Chicago With Art Exhibition And Panel Event

In Chicago, one in five people is an immigrant. “How is Migration Woven Into America?” is a free event featuring an art exhibit and panel…

Friday, August 15th
6:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Zhou B Art Center
1029 West 35th Street
Grant Park Music Festival Presents Carmina Burana
Aug15
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts

Grant Park Music Festival Presents Carmina Burana

For over 90 years, the Grant Park Music Festival has offered free classical music in the heart of Chicago. On August 15th, experience the grandeur…

Friday, August 15th
6:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Millennium Park
201 E Randolph Street
The Infinite Wrench
Aug15
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…

Friday, August 15th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
ComedySportz Chicago
Aug15
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…

Friday, August 15th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
ComedySportz Chicago
Aug15
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…

Friday, August 15th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
Our Lan’
Aug15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Our Lan’

Join Court Theatre for a staged reading of Our Lan’, part of their 2025 Spotlight Reading Series. A notable play at the time it was…

Friday, August 15th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St,
Zhou B Art Center 3rd Friday
Aug15
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Zhou B Art Center 3rd Friday

Zhou B Art Center opens exhibitions every 3rd Friday of the month with an evening reception from 7pm-10pm hosted by resident artists and galleries. This…

Friday, August 15th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Zhou B Art Center
1029 West 35th Street
Tate McRae – Miss Possessive Tour
Aug15
Music & Comedy

Tate McRae – Miss Possessive Tour

Tate McRae is bringing her Miss Possessive Tour, with Zara Larsson, to United Center on August 15, 2025! Singer, songwriter, and dancer triple threat Tate…

Friday, August 15th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
United Center
1901 W Madison St.
The Fray – HTSAL: 20th Anniversary Tour With The Strike
Aug15
Music & Comedy

The Fray – HTSAL: 20th Anniversary Tour With The Strike

The Fray will bring the How To Save a Life: The 20th Anniversary Tour with special guest The Strike to The Chicago Theatre on Friday,…

Friday, August 15th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Chicago Theatre
175 N. State
Chevelle: Summer 2025 North American Tour
Aug15
Music & Comedy

Chevelle: Summer 2025 North American Tour

Alt-metal band Chevelle will perform live at Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom on Aug. 15, 2025 /w special guests Asking Alexandria & Dead Poet Society.

Friday, August 15th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches
Aug15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches

Part One of Tony Kushner’s two-part, Pulitzer Prize-winning expansive, poetic, and politically charged look at the ‘80s in America. In the midst of the AIDS…

Friday, August 15th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
KIDZ BOP Live Certified BOP Tour 2025
Aug15
Music & Comedy

KIDZ BOP Live Certified BOP Tour 2025

The KIDZ BOP Kids are back in 2025 with their all new KIDZ BOP Live Certified BOP Tour, coming to a city near you. Sing…

Friday, August 15th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
19100 Ridgeland Ave
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
Aug15
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Improvised Shakespeare Company®

The Improvised Shakespeare Company® proudly presents its critically-acclaimed, long-running hit show Improvised Shakespeare Chicago, now in its 19th year! Join us for an evening of…

Friday, August 15th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Improvised Shakespeare
Aug15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Improvised Shakespeare

Critically-acclaimed improvised comedy featuring the language and themes of William Shakespeare

Friday, August 15th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Abi Sanchez at The Comedy Bar
Aug15
Music & Comedy

Abi Sanchez at The Comedy Bar

2-Item Minimum Per Guest Valid ID Required for Entry First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Abi Sanchez is a Chicago-based standup comedian.…

Friday, August 15th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Comedy Bar
500 N. LaSalle St.
Big Bus Tours’ Sunset Live Tour
Aug15
Tours & Attractions

Big Bus Tours’ Sunset Live Tour

Big Bus Tours, the global leader in open-top bus sightseeing, invites visitors to experience the enhanced Sunset Live Tour in Chicago. Available May 8 through…

Friday, August 15th
7:30 p.m.9:15 p.m.
618 N Clark St.
618 N. Clark St
Tom & Eliza
Aug15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Tom & Eliza

Tom & Eliza is a dual meditation on the choices we make (and those we don’t) in a world that spins relentlessly into the future. Performed…

Friday, August 15th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
TUTA Theatre
4670 N. Manor Avenue
Female, Ashkenazi with a Sewing Machine
Aug15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Female, Ashkenazi with a Sewing Machine

In the full length play with music, FEMALE, ASHKENAZI WITH A SEWING MACHINE, a diagnosis of ovarian cancer propels adoptee Anna on a journey, with…

Friday, August 15th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Berger Park Coach House Theater
6205 N. Sheridan Road
Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train
Aug15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train

A cage-rattling prison drama from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis (BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY) that boldly examines faith, dignity, and our system of justice.…

Friday, August 15th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
Buddha’s Birthday
Aug15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Buddha’s Birthday

BUDDHA’S BIRTHDAY is a comedy about anxiety, enlightenment, and raccoons. Pamela, an insecure history professor, is pressed by her husband to try medication for anxiety.…

Friday, August 15th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
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