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Walking Tour: The World Within (Dazzling Interiors of the Loop)
Aug26
Tours & Attractions

Walking Tour: The World Within (Dazzling Interiors of the Loop)

Everyone does a boat tour when they visit Chicago. But as fun as that is, it’s a very tiny sliver of what Chicago has to…

Saturday August 26, 2023
11:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Inside Chicago Walking Tours
Starting location given upon ticket purchase
Tenth Annual Lakeview Taco Fest
Aug26
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Tenth Annual Lakeview Taco Fest

Whether one prefers their taco shells filled with traditional chicken, steak, chorizo and beef, or stuffed with imaginative ingredients such as mushrooms, seafood, goat and…

Saturday August 26, 2023
11:00 a.m.10:00 p.m.
3500 N. Southport Ave
3500 N. Southport Ave
Walking Tour: All That Glam (Art Deco Architecture)
Aug26
Tours & Attractions

Walking Tour: All That Glam (Art Deco Architecture)

This tour is the answer to many requests for an Art-Deco-specific tour because — let’s face it — we all LOVE the elegance, glam, and…

Saturday August 26, 2023
11:30 a.m.1:30 p.m.
Inside Chicago Walking Tours
Starting location given upon ticket purchase
Scavenger Quest Chicago: X Marks the Spot
Aug26
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Scavenger Quest Chicago: X Marks the Spot

Compete to find clues and solve puzzles in the 1st Chicago Scavenger Quest, an immersive outdoor escape game experience. Fun for all ages! 🏴‍☠️ Long ago,…

Saturday August 26, 2023
12:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Woodie’s Flat
1535 N Wells Street
Pizza City Fest
Aug26
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Pizza City Fest

This is the 2nd annual Pizza City Fest in Chicago, curated by 13-time James Beard Award winning food journalist Steve Dolinsky. 40 pizza makers over…

Saturday August 26, 2023
12:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
The Salt Shed
1357 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL
Tend
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Tend

Tend is a service-based performance experience fulfilling a socially requisite and biologically exigent allogrooming need. Structured as a one hour appointment, the self-care informed dance…

Saturday August 26, 2023
12:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Berger Mansion
6205 N Sheridan Rd
Taste Of Greektown Festival
Aug26
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Taste Of Greektown Festival

Greektown Chicago’s popular Taste of Greektown festival returns for its 33rd year this summer with the city’s largest celebration of Hellenic cuisine and culture, Friday,…

Saturday August 26, 2023
12:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Halsted Street from Belmont to Addison
The Bicycle: Two Wheels to Adventure
Aug26
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

The Bicycle: Two Wheels to Adventure

Over the past 200 years, the bicycle has evolved into a vehicle that opens doors to new adventures and experiences for all ages. Learn about…

Saturday August 26, 2023
1:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Elmhurst History Museum
120 E. Park Ave.
MCA x Blanc: It’s A Family Affair
Aug26
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

MCA x Blanc: It’s A Family Affair

In conjunction with the exhibition Gary Simmons: Public Enemy (June 13–October 1, 2023) is a special collaborative event between Blanc Gallery and the MCA. Closing…

Saturday August 26, 2023
1:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Blanc Gallery
4445 South King Drive
Walking Tour: Open Your Eyes (Chicago’s Underground Pedway & Other Secrets of the Loop)
Aug26
Tours & Attractions

Walking Tour: Open Your Eyes (Chicago’s Underground Pedway & Other Secrets of the Loop)

Come experience Chicago’s famous “Pedway” – the mysterious underground tunnels downtown that keeps us all warm & dry in bad weather. Walking in the Pedway,…

Saturday August 26, 2023
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Inside Chicago Walking Tours
Starting location given upon ticket purchase
Kinky Boots
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Kinky Boots

Kinky Boots is the big-hearted musical extravaganza that won six Tonys including Best Musical, the Grammy for Best Musical Theatre album and London’s Olivier Award for Best Musical.…

Saturday August 26, 2023
2:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
McGrath Family Center for Performing Arts (1100 Laramie Ave, Wilmette, IL 60091)
McGrath Family Performing Arts Center | 1100 Laramie Ave
MJ-The Musical
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

MJ-The Musical

BROADWAY’S MOST ELECTRIFYING NEW MUSICAL! He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry is finally coming…

Saturday August 26, 2023
2:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Wicker Park Bucktown Art Quest
Aug26
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Wicker Park Bucktown Art Quest

Head to this year’s Wicker Park and Bucktown Art Quest to soak up the neighborhood’s vast art culture on a fun and exciting scavenger hunt. Art enthusiasts…

Saturday August 26, 2023
2:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
Jackson Junge Gallery
1389 N Milwaukee Ave
24th Annual Romanian Food & Folk Festival
Aug26
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

24th Annual Romanian Food & Folk Festival

FREE ADMISSION! Join us for our 24th Annual Romanian Food & Folk Festival where you can enjoy traditional Romanian foods, live Romanian music, performances of…

Saturday August 26, 2023
2:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Holy Nativity Romanian Orthodox Church
5825 N Mozart St
Walking Tour: Haunted by Our Dark Side
Aug26
Tours & Attractions

Walking Tour: Haunted by Our Dark Side

The rise in popularity of true crime TV shows tells us something: we are fascinated — morbidly fascinated — by true stories of death and…

Saturday August 26, 2023
2:30 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Inside Chicago Walking Tours
Starting location given upon ticket purchase
2023 Chicago Summer Whiskey Tasting Festival
Aug26
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

2023 Chicago Summer Whiskey Tasting Festival

Don’t miss out on this limited-time offer! Save 20% with code “SocialScene” Click here to get the deal now! https://bit.ly/3DENwqJ   “Test Your Taste Buds”…

Saturday August 26, 2023
2:30 p.m.6:00 p.m.
Blüm Restaurant & Bar
316 W Erie St
Chicago Dance’s 11th Annual Chicago Dance Month Performance
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Dance’s 11th Annual Chicago Dance Month Performance

See Chicago Dance, the dance industry’s nonprofit service organization, is proud to announce that its popular annual offering, Chicago Dance Month, returns this June. Now…

Saturday August 26, 2023
3:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Navy Pier
300 East Grand Avenue
Working – A Musical
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Working – A Musical

Based on Studs Terkel’s best-selling book of interviews with American workers, Working paints a vivid portrait of the workers that the world so often takes…

Saturday August 26, 2023
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Jedlicka Performing Arts Center
3801 S. Central Ave. , Cicero, IL, 60804
The Writer
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Writer

Join us for an onstage experience, unlike anything you have ever seen before! A playwright wants to create a new story for a new world…

Saturday August 26, 2023
3:00 p.m.5:30 p.m.
The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
A Taste of Soul
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Taste of Soul

“A Taste of Soul” is an outstanding musical tribute to a genre of music that has influenced popular culture worldwide. Experience how Soul music has…

Saturday August 26, 2023
3:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center
4450 N. Clark St. , Chicago, IL, 60640
“DISARM, Everyday Violence, Every Day” Exhibition at Weinberg/Newton Gallery
Aug26
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

“DISARM, Everyday Violence, Every Day” Exhibition at Weinberg/Newton Gallery

After nine years of serving the Chicago community as a non-commercial gallery dedicated to promoting social justice causes through art and programming, Weinberg/Newton Gallery is…

Saturday August 26, 2023
5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Weinberg/Newton Gallery
688 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Late Nite Catechism
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Late Nite Catechism

Call it Loretta Young meets Carol Burnett and Whoopi Goldberg. Late Nite Catechism is part catechism class, part stand-up routine. Written by Vicki Quade &…

Saturday August 26, 2023
5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists: The Happiness Show
Aug26
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists: The Happiness Show

Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists The Happiness Show Chase Gallery July 14, 2023 to August 26, 2023 In this exhibition, CAVA (Chicago Alliance of Visual…

Saturday August 26, 2023
6:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S. Ashland
Chicago SummerDance
Aug26
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Chicago SummerDance

Citywide in the neighborhoods and Grant Park The beloved Chicago SummerDance series returns this summer at parks across the city and downtown. Dancers of all…

Saturday August 26, 2023
6:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Grant Park
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