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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 purchaseFestivals, 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 AveTours & 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 purchaseFestivals, 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 StreetFestivals, 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, ILTheatre & 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 RdFestivals, 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 AddisonMuseums, 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.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 DriveTours & 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 purchaseTheatre & 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 AveTheatre & 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.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 AveFestivals, 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 StTours & 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 purchaseFestivals, 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 StTheatre & 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…
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, 60804Theatre & 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, 60640Theatre & 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, 60640Museums, 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 AvenueTheatre & 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 AvenueMuseums, 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. AshlandFestivals, 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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