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Summer Scaries
Oct30
Music & Comedy

Summer Scaries

Summer Scaries: The Improvised Teen Horror Musical will have you screaming for your life – and singing along! Inspired by everyone’s favorite nostalgic teen horror…

Wednesday October 30, 2024
9:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Destinos 7th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival
Oct31
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts

Destinos 7th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival

CLATA ANNOUNCES DESTINOS, 7TH CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL LATINO THEATER FESTIVAL, FEATURING MOST EXTENSIVE FESTIVAL LINE-UP IN ITS HISTORY, WITH WORKS FROM BRAZIL, CHILE, ARGENTINA, MEXICO, THE…

Thursday October 31, 2024
Citywide
Local on Lincoln Artisian Market
Oct31
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Local on Lincoln Artisian Market

JOIN US FOR AN INDOOR POP-UP MARKET IN THE RETAIL SPACE AT 3169 N LINCOLN, ON THE CORNER OF BELMONT AND LINCOLN FROM 11AM-4PM A…

Thursday October 31, 2024
11:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
3169 N. Lincoln Ave
3169 N. Lincoln Ave
Local on Lincoln Artisian Market
Oct31
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Local on Lincoln Artisian Market

JOIN US FOR AN INDOOR POP-UP MARKET IN THE RETAIL SPACE AT 3169 N LINCOLN, ON THE CORNER OF BELMONT AND LINCOLN FROM 11AM-4PM A…

Thursday October 31, 2024
11:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
3169 N. Lincoln Ave
3169 N. Lincoln Ave
Roseland Community Hospital’s Trunk or Treat
Oct31
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Roseland Community Hospital’s Trunk or Treat

With a rich and storied history in the Greater Roseland Area, Roseland Community Hospital is keeping the community safe this Halloween by offering an alternative to traditional trick-or-treating…

Thursday October 31, 2024
4:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
45 West 111th Street
45 West 111th Street
Lit & Luz Festival
Oct31
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Lit & Luz Festival

Chicago’s Lit & Luz Festival returns with a fantastic roster of writers and artists from the US and Mexico. The weeklong series of free events…

Thursday October 31, 2024
5:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Teatro Zinzanni
Oct31
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…

Thursday October 31, 2024
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Kat Von D
Oct31
Music & Comedy

Kat Von D

Long before the history-making tattoos, ubiquitous television shows, best-selling books, and influential beauty empire, Kat Von D sat down at a piano for nearly two…

Thursday October 31, 2024
6:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Outset
1675 N Elston Ave
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Riccardo Muti & Mitsuko Uchida – Beethoven’s Emperor & Eroica
Oct31
Music & Comedy

Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Riccardo Muti & Mitsuko Uchida – Beethoven’s Emperor & Eroica

Music Director Emeritus for Life Riccardo Muti returns with Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony, a work that shattered the symphonic conventions of its day, with themes of…

Thursday October 31, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
What Are You Afraid Of? Halloween Concert presented by Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion
Oct31
Music & Comedy

What Are You Afraid Of? Halloween Concert presented by Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion

Step into a world where cats, witches, circus acts, and French, German, and English songs converge. This is the unique essence of the Chicago Paris…

Thursday October 31, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
DANK Haus German American Cultural Center
4740 North Western Avenue
Trick or Treat Screening with Marc Price
Oct31
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Trick or Treat Screening with Marc Price

7:30 – DOORS 8:00 – SHOW 10:00 – COSTUME PARTY Metalheads, heshers, and thrashers of Chicago better get ready for an evening of Halloween badassery…

Thursday October 31, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Splatter Theater
Oct31
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Splatter Theater

In the town of Mayfield, thirteen horror movie caricatures find themselves at the murderous whims of some guy in a hockey mask. In the annual…

Thursday October 31, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
USHER: Past Present Future Tour
Oct31
Music & Comedy

USHER: Past Present Future Tour

Following his incredibly successful two year My Way: The Las Vegas Residency run culminating in 100 sold out shows at Dolby Live at Park MGM,…

Thursday October 31, 2024
8:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
United Center
1901 W Madison St.
Destinos 7th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival
Nov1
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts

Destinos 7th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival

CLATA ANNOUNCES DESTINOS, 7TH CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL LATINO THEATER FESTIVAL, FEATURING MOST EXTENSIVE FESTIVAL LINE-UP IN ITS HISTORY, WITH WORKS FROM BRAZIL, CHILE, ARGENTINA, MEXICO, THE…

Friday November 1, 2024
Citywide
Creation Chicago – Salute To Supernatural
Nov1
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Creation Chicago – Salute To Supernatural

Join the cast of Supernatural the longest running Sci/Fi Fantasy television series for a jam-packed weekend of events including; autographs photo ops Rob’s Spooky Chicago…

Friday November 1, 2024
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
5555 North River Road
Creation Chicago – Salute To Supernatural
Nov1
Nov3
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Creation Chicago – Salute To Supernatural

Join the cast of Supernatural, the longest running Sci-Fi / Fantasy television series, for a jam-packed weekend of events including autographs, photo ops, Rob’s spooky…

Friday November 1, 2024Sunday November 3, 2024
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
5555 North River Road
The Improvised Housewives of iO
Nov1
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Improvised Housewives of iO

In this town, the Improvised Housewives call the shots… and they’re thinking Malört! Fridays at 8PM this Fall, don’t miss the most dramatic season of…

Friday November 1, 2024
8:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
2024 Belloween Concert
Nov1
Music & Comedy

2024 Belloween Concert

“Belloween” is an exclusive Halloween tradition of the UChicago Guild of Carillonists, who plays the 72-bell carillon at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel at the University of…

Friday November 1, 2024
5:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
5850 S Woodlawn Ave
Lit & Luz Festival
Nov1
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Lit & Luz Festival

Chicago’s Lit & Luz Festival returns with a fantastic roster of writers and artists from the US and Mexico. The weeklong series of free events…

Friday November 1, 2024
5:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
SAUCED 10 Year Anniversary Night Market
Nov1
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

SAUCED 10 Year Anniversary Night Market

For the past ten years, SAUCED has welcomed hundreds of local vendors and thousands of customers to dozens of night markets throughout Chicago. To celebrate…

Friday November 1, 2024
5:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Half Acre Beer Co
2050 W Balmoral Ave
Little Orphan Boy The Musical!
Nov1
Music & Comedy

Little Orphan Boy The Musical!

The critically acclaimed original musical returns one more time to the Annoyance Theater just in time for the holiday season. Come enjoy some of Chicago’s…

Friday November 1, 2024
5:30 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Wicker Park Bucktown First Fridays Art Walk
Nov1
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Wicker Park Bucktown First Fridays Art Walk

The Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce is organizing a “First Fridays” art walk, kicking off November 1. The event features a range of galleries,…

Friday November 1, 2024
6:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Wicker Park
1425 N. Damen Ave.
Teatro Zinzanni
Nov1
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 November 1, 2024
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
The Infinite Wrench
Nov1
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 November 1, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
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