| 6:00 am- 12:00 pm | Run Mag Mile 5K & 10K Grant Park. Experience running past Chicago's iconic landmarks and lakefront. Then celebrate at the post-race party with brunch, live music... |
| 10:00 am- 6:00 pm | Printers Row Lit Fest Enjoy an outdoor literary festival featuring author talks, readings, and literary events on multiple stages, plus hundreds of book vendors and... |
| 11:00 am- 9:00 pm | Taste of Chicago Grant Park. Taste the flavors of Chicago with many of Chicago's finest restaurants and enjoy live music, children's acts, dancing, cooking... |
| 12:00 pm | Evanston Folk Festival Dawes Park. An annual music festival celebrating folk music. |
| 1:20 pm | Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals Wrigley Field. MLB Baseball Game. 773-404-2827 |
| 2:00 pm | A Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800 |
| 7:30 pm | Chicago Fire FC vs. New England Revolution SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview. Major League Soccer professional soccer game. |
| 7:30 pm | Chicago Fire FC vs. New England Revolution Soldier Field. Major League Soccer professional soccer game. |
| 8:00 pm | A Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800 |
| 10:00 am- 6:00 pm | Printers Row Lit Fest Enjoy an outdoor literary festival featuring author talks, readings, and literary events on multiple stages, plus hundreds of book vendors and... |
| 11:00 am- 9:00 pm | Taste of Chicago Grant Park. Taste the flavors of Chicago with many of Chicago's finest restaurants and enjoy live music, children's acts, dancing, cooking... |
| 12:00 pm- 10:00 pm | Retro on Roscoe Walk down Roscoe Street in Roscoe Village and enjoy the throwback atmosphere with music from across the decades on multiple stages, a showcase... |
| 12:00 pm- 10:00 pm | Chicago German-American Oktoberfest Celebrate German culture with traditional food, beer, live music, dancing, carnival games, a festive parade, and a kid-friendly Kinderfest... |
| 12:00 pm | Evanston Folk Festival Dawes Park. An annual music festival celebrating folk music. |
| 7:30 pm | Gertrude Berg - The First Lady of Television North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Film oriented event. |
| 6:00 am- 11:00 pm | Augmented Chicago: Inaugural Realities Millennium Park. Featuring the innovative works of four internationally acclaimed Chicago-based artists, Claire Ashley, Faheem Majeed... |
| 6:00 am- 11:00 pm | Franz West: Millennium Park Millennium Park. Set in Millennium Park, this exhibition features two major works by Austrian artist Franz West - Stonehenge (2011) and Dorit... |
| 2:00 pm | A Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800 |
| 2:00 pm | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Auditorium Theatre. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings African-American artistic expression and the American modern... 312-922-2110 |
| 2:00 pm | Come From Away Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 3:00 pm | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Auditorium Theatre. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings African-American artistic expression and the American modern... 312-922-2110 |
| 4:00 pm | Catch Me If You Can Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 6:00 pm | Comedysportz Malarkey Comedy Kingsbury Theater. The ultimate comedy battle where two improv teams compete for laughs and points! A witty Ref keeps the... |
| 6:30 pm | Candlelight: Tribute to Taylor Swift Stan Mansion. Live concert performance. |
| 6:30 pm | d4vd The Salt Shed. R&B / soul music performance. |
| 6:30 pm | Ryan Hamilton Chicago Improv, Schaumburg. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Wanda Sykes Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana, Gary. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Second City Mainstage Revue Second City. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Will Burkart Comedy Vault, Batavia. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Alec Flynn Zanies. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | The Second City e.t.c. 49th Revue e.t.c. Theater. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | SWV Country Club Hills Amphitheater. R&B / soul music performance. |
| 7:30 pm | Dua Lipa United Center. Pop / rock performance. |
| 7:30 pm | Ashland Avenue Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 7:30 pm | Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Live theatrical performance. |
| 7:30 pm | Socks In The Frying Pan Woodstock Opera House. Celtic world music performance. |
| 8:00 pm | A Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800 |
| 8:00 pm | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Auditorium Theatre. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings African-American artistic expression and the American modern... 312-922-2110 |
| 8:00 pm | Comedysportz Malarkey Comedy Kingsbury Theater. The ultimate comedy battle where two improv teams compete for laughs and points! A witty Ref keeps the... |
| 8:00 pm | Kruder and Dorfmeister Auditorium Theatre. Techno / electronic concert performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Doro The Arcada Theatre, St. Charles. Live rock / metal music. |
| 8:00 pm | Geoff Tate's Operation: Mindcrime Des Plaines Theatre. Pop / rock performance. |
| 8:00 pm | George Porter Jr. & Runnin Pardners Garcia's. Alternative music performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Pink Turns Blue Bottom Lounge Restaurant. Alternative music performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Andres Parra Copernicus Center. Comedic performance live. |
| 8:00 pm | Moonhole & Whatsername The Cubby Bear. Alternative music performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Shelly Belly The Forge, Joliet. Comedic performance live. |
| 8:00 pm | Lauren Alaina The Venue at Horseshoe Casino, Hammond. Performing country music live. |
| 8:00 pm | Blue Heaven Black Ensemble Theater. Pop / rock performance. |
| 8:30 pm | Baby Wants Candy Donny's Skybox Theatre. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 8:30 pm | Nrbq Fitzgerald's Nightclub, Berwyn. Pop / rock performance. |
| 9:00 pm | Terrapin Flyer The WC Social Club, West Chicago. Pop / rock performance. |
| 9:00 pm | El Circo Joe's Sports Bar. Latin music in concert. |
| 9:00 pm | Satin Jackets Subterranean. Techno / electronic concert performance. |
| 9:00 pm | Sam Evian Empty Bottle. Pop / rock performance. |
| 9:00 pm | A Tribute to Bob Dylan S.P.A.C.E., Evanston. Live concert performance. |
| 9:30 pm | Uncle Waffles Ramova Theatre. Techno / electronic concert performance. |
| 9:30 pm | Binge the Fringe iO Theater. Comedic performance live. |
| 9:00 am- 1:00 pm | Horner Park Farmers Market Horner Park. Shop items from local farmers and makers of food related products, bakers, specialty food producers, live plant, flower and herb... |
| 1:00 pm | Roosevelt Lakers vs. Quincy Hawks Roosevelt University. College football (Div I-A and Div I-AA) game. |
| 1:20 pm | Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals Wrigley Field. MLB Baseball Game. 773-404-2827 |
| 7:30 pm | Chicago Fire FC vs. New England Revolution SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview. Major League Soccer professional soccer game. |
| 7:30 pm | Chicago Fire FC vs. New England Revolution Soldier Field. Major League Soccer professional soccer game. |
| 10:00 am- 4:00 pm | Istock Family Look-In Lab Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Explore the Nature Museum's live collections of reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates... 773-755-5100 |
| 11:00 am | Best of Shedd Tour Shedd Aquarium. Discover the aquarium like never before with a 75 minute guided tour that includes behind-the-scenes access, front-row seats... |
| 9:30 am- 3:45 pm | Home and Studio: Inside and Out Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, Oak Park. Pair a guided tour of the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio with a self-guided... 312-994-4000 |
| 9:30 am- 4:00 pm | Robie House: Inside and Out Frederick C. Robie House. A guided interior tour and a self-guided outdoor audio tour along 58th Street, exploring its architectural story... |
| 10:00 am- 4:00 pm | Judy Istock Butterfly Haven Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Discover over 40 exotic butterfly species and colorful birds in a tropical 2,700 sq. ft. greenhouse... 773-755-5100 |
| 10:00 am- 4:00 pm | RiverWorks Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Splash through this waterplay experience and learn about Chicago's waterways and how they... 773-755-5100 |
| 10:00 am- 4:00 pm | Wilderness Walk Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Three meticulously re-created environments in Wilderness Walk immerse visitors in a prairie... 773-755-5100 |
| 7:00 pm | Talking Sopranos - A Conversation with Michael Imerioli and Steve Schirripa Athenaeum Theatre. Lecture event. |
| 6:00 am- 12:00 pm | Run Mag Mile 5K & 10K Grant Park. Experience running past Chicago's iconic landmarks and lakefront. Then celebrate at the post-race party with brunch, live music... |
| 10:00 am- 2:00 pm | Weekend Brunch at Cindy's Cindy's Rooftop. Menu items features Cindy's Breakfast Platter, Stuffed French Toast, Quiche, Braised Pork Croque Madame, Salmon Carpaccio... |
| 10:00 am- 3:00 pm | Brunch at Aba's Aba. Enjoy Acai Bowl, Strawberry Rhubarb Biscuit, Chocolate Babka French Toast, Avocado & Spinach Frittata, Shawarma-Spiced Skirt Steak... |
| 11:00 am- 1:00 pm | Hangover Happy Hour Bub City. Features $6 Bloody Mary's and Espresso Martinis. |
| 11:00 am- 3:00 pm | Bub's Brunch Bub City. Brunch favorites include sweet Cinnamon Sticky Buns, the hearty Day Breaker Burrito, Egg White Tacos, a Bacon, Egg and Cheeseburger... |
| 11:00 am- 2:00 pm | Lunch Prix Fixe Menu Specials Alla Vita. Enjoy a three-course meal with your choice of a starter like stracciatella soup, spring green salad; a main course featuring roasted... |
| 11:00 am- 18:00 am | Weekend Brunch at Ema Ema. Weekend brunch features fresh favorites like Soft Scrambled Eggs with mushrooms and parmesan cream, a vibrant Acai Bowl with fruit and... |
| 4:00 pm- 5:00 pm | Gilt Bar Happy Hour Gilt Bar Chicago. Enjoy a variety of crave-worthy bites and drinks, starting with sliders like the American cheeseburger & hot fried chicken... |
| 4:00 pm | Delilah's Rock n Roll Jukebox Delilah's. Saturdays features $3 Genesee Cream Ale, $3 Evan Williams Bourbon. |
| 5:30 pm | The 30+ Party House of Blues Chicago. Live concert performance. |
| 6:00 pm | Red Velvet Burlesque Show Y Bar. Captivating audiences with standout choreography and timeless burlesque in this adult-theme perfromance. |
| 6:00 pm | Red Lace Burlesque Show and Variety Show Red Lace Burlesque. A live show blending burlesque, cabaret, and variety acts for an evening of dazzling, high-energy entertainment... |
| 6:00 pm | Red Velvet Burlesque Show Red Velvet Burlesque Show. Adult themed event. |
| 7:30 pm | Sounds Of Blackness City Winery. Live concert performance. |
