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July 12, 2025: Jul12
Sports & Recreation, Tours & Attractions
Urban Rappels at theWit
Conquer your limits at 278 feet up and rappel down theWit in downtown Chicago. Professional equipment provided and no experience needed. Trained experts guide participants…
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Saturday, July 12th
12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
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The Wit
201 North State Street
Jul12
Tours & Attractions
Chicago Skyline Sail – Escape the City Hustle
Experience Chicago’s Stunning Skyline from the Water! AVAILABLE NOW SAIL DAILY May 16, THROUGH Sept 28! Leave the hustle and bustle behind! Explore Chicago’s shores with…
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Saturday, July 12th
1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
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Tall Ship Windy
600 East Grand Avenue Navy Pier
Jul12
Tours & Attractions
The World Within: Chicago’s Original & Best Architecture Interiors Tour
“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” (Confucius) Everyone does a boat tour when they visit Chicago. But as fun as that is, it’s…
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Saturday, July 12th
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Chicago Loop & River North
Jul12
Theatre & Performing Arts
Titanique
Broadway In Chicago presents the Porchlight Music Theatre production of TITANIQUE All aboard NYC’s must-sea musical comedy! When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian…
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Saturday, July 12th
2:00 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.
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Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Jul12
Theatre & Performing Arts
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Be Our Guest at Disney’s newly reimagined 30th Anniversary production of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the breathtaking musical filled with the romance and grandeur audiences know and…
Loop
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Saturday, July 12th
2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601
Jul12
Theatre & Performing Arts
Shop Black Fest Chicago
Shop Black Fest Chicago | Midway Plaisance Park, Hyde Park | Friday, July 12, 2025 | 2 PM – 7 PM Chicago, it’s time to…
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Saturday, July 12th
2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Midway Plaisance Park
1130 Midway Plaisance
Jul12
Tours & Attractions
Chicago Skyline Sail – Escape the City Hustle
Experience Chicago’s Stunning Skyline from the Water! AVAILABLE NOW SAIL DAILY May 16, THROUGH Sept 28! Leave the hustle and bustle behind! Explore Chicago’s shores with…
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Saturday, July 12th
3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
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Tall Ship Windy
600 East Grand Avenue Navy Pier
Jul12
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
World Fair US
Experience the world. All in one place. World Fair US is an unforgettable international festival coming to Chicago from July 7–28, 2025, at SeatGeek Stadium.…
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Saturday, July 12th
3:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
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SeatGeek Stadium
7000 S Harlem Ave
Jul12
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
World Fair US
Experience the world. All in one place. World Fair US is an unforgettable international festival coming to Chicago from July 7–28, 2025, at SeatGeek Stadium.…
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Saturday, July 12th
3:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
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SeatGeek Stadium
7000 S Harlem Ave
Jul12
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Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
World Fair US
Experience the world. All in one place. World Fair US, an unforgettable international festival, is coming to Chicago from July 7–28, 2025, at SeatGeek Stadium…
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Saturday, July 12th
3:00 p.m. – Saturday, August 2nd
10:00 p.m.
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SeatGeek Stadium
7000 S Harlem Ave
Jul12
Tours & Attractions
90 Minute Architecture River Tour in Chicago
Experience Chicago’s Best 90-Min Architecture Boat Tour starting May 3, 2025! Led by expert tour guides, this is perfect for all ages. Explore the city’s…
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Saturday, July 12th
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
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Summer Of George, 900 South Wells Street, Chicago, United States
Summer Of George, 900 South Wells Street, Chicago, United States
Jul12
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…
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Saturday, July 12th
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
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Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
Jul12
Theatre & Performing Arts
Love’s Labour’s Lost
One of William Shakespeare’s early comedies performed free, outdoors, in six Chicago parks. It follows the King of Navarre and his three companions as they attempt to…
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Saturday, July 12th
6:00 p.m. – 7:40 p.m.
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Nichols Park
1355 E. 53rd Street
Jul12
Theatre & Performing Arts
Nitti’s Supper Club
Step inside landmark building of Harry Caray’s Italian Steakhouse in River North, once owned by infamous Chicago mobster Frank Nitti, and travel back in time for…
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Saturday, July 12th
6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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Harry Caray’s Italian Steakhouse, River North
33 West Kinzie
Jul12
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…
Loop
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Saturday, July 12th
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Jul12
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…
Andersonville
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Saturday, July 12th
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Jul12
Music & Comedy
Prince T-Dub at The Comedy Bar
Timothy Wilson also known as Prince T-Dub – The Chicago Comedic Sensation Prince T-Dub, born and raised in the Windy City of Chicago, is a…
River North
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Saturday, July 12th
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
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The Comedy Bar
500 N. LaSalle St.
Jul12
Theatre & Performing Arts
Lookingglass Theatre Company Iraq, But Funny
Chicago’s Tony-Award winning Lookingglass Theatre Company is proud to announce its next production, the world premiere of Iraq, But Funny, May 29 – July 20,…
The Magnificent Mile
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Saturday, July 12th
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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Lookingglass Theatre Company
821 N. Michigan Ave.
Jul12
Music & Comedy
Kesha: The Tits Out Tour
/w special guests Scissor Sisters
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Saturday, July 12th
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
19100 Ridgeland Ave
Jul12
Theatre & Performing Arts
Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika
Part Two 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…
Irving Park
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Saturday, July 12th
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
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Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
Jul12
Theatre & Performing Arts
You Will Get Sick
A young man with a secret. An older woman who will listen. A predatory flock of birds. An upcoming audition for The Wizard of Oz. Welcome…
Lincoln Park
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Saturday, July 12th
7:30 p.m.
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Jul12
Theatre & Performing Arts
War of the Worlds
Breaking news: the Martians have landed…in Chicago! Our world is being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than ours, yet just as mortal. They…
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Saturday, July 12th
7:30 p.m.
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Lifeline Theater, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago, IL 60626
6912 N. Glenwood Ave.
Jul12
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical
“CRITICS’ PICK. TRULY AMAZING!” – New York Times “BEST VISITING IMPROV COMEDY!”– TimeOut NY “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!” – The Onion “★★★★★” THEY ARE AN ENTERTAINMENT PHENOMENON AND I…
Old Town
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Saturday, July 12th
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
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The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Jul12
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Clued In
After getting a single suggestion, the cast of six professional comedians asks the audience to choose a detective. Enjoy as they invent a tale of…
Old Town
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Saturday, July 12th
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
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The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor

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