September 19, 2025
Friday

Festivals

11:00 amRiot Fest Douglass Park Cultural and Community Center. This three-day punk rock music festival blends high-energy performances with a lively...
6:00 pmEnglewood Jazz Festival Hamilton Park. Featuring standout performances by Nicole Mitchell, Jeremiah Collier, Corey Wilkes, Junius Paul, Greg Ward, The Young Masters...
7:30 pmGertrude Berg - The First Lady of Television North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Film oriented event.

The Arts

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...
5:00 pmLuke Bryan Berning Family Farms, McHenry. Performing country music live.
6:30 pmBlessthefall House of Blues Chicago. Alternative music performance.
6:30 pmCandlelight: Tribute to The Beatles The Arts Center of Oak Park. Live concert performance.
7:00 pmComedysportz Malarkey Comedy Kingsbury Theater. The ultimate comedy battle where two improv teams compete for laughs and points! A witty Ref keeps the...
7:00 pmArnez J Chicago Improv, Schaumburg. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmSecond City Mainstage Revue Second City. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmClued In - An Improvised Murder Mystery Donny's Skybox Theatre. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmK. Trevor Wilson Comedy Vault, Batavia. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmSextile & Automatic The Outset. Pop / rock performance.
7:00 pmLorde United Center. Alternative music performance.
7:00 pmThe Second City e.t.c. 49th Revue e.t.c. Theater. Comedic performance live.
7:15 pmLucy Darling The Den Theatre. Entertaining magic show.
7:30 pmAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater Auditorium Theatre. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings African-American artistic expression and the American modern... 312-922-2110
7:30 pmCatch Me If You Can Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmGrease - The Musical Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Arlington Heights. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmAshland Avenue Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmDungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Live theatrical performance.
7:30 pmJoffrey Ballet: Carmen Lyric Opera House of Chicago. Ballet theatrical performance.
7:30 pmChristone Kingfish Ingram Park West. Jazz / blues concert performance.
7:30 pmKayko Subterranean. Alternative music performance.
7:30 pmSnot The Forge, Joliet. Alternative music performance.
7:30 pmWalk Off The Earth Genesee Theatre, Waukegan. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmKristin Key Woodstock Opera House. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmLoverboy The Arcada Theatre, St. Charles. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmThe Best of The Second City UP Comedy Club. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmGeorge Janko Athenaeum Theatre. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmQuinn XCII Aragon Ballroom. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmHannibal Buress Ramova Theatre. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmHokus Pokus Live! Riviera Theatre. Live theatrical performance.
8:00 pmColony House Thalia Hall. Pop / rock performance.
8:45 pmCandlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer Stan Mansion. Live concert performance.
9:00 pmBig Wild The Salt Shed. Techno / electronic concert performance.
9:15 pmShane Torres Zanies. Comedic performance live.
10:00 pmChris Stussy Radius. Techno / electronic concert performance.

Sports

6:40 pmChicago White Sox vs. San Diego Padres Rate Field. MLB Baseball Game.

For Children

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 amBest 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...

Community

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 pmSteven Curtis Chapman Willow Creek Community Church - Crystal Lake. Religious concert performance.

Dining Specials

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-
6:00 pm
Grazing Hour Cabra. Dig into bold bites like Spicy Sticky Wings, Pork Belly Sliders, and mix-and-match Empanadas, paired with drink specials including...

Nightlife

4:00 pmDelilah's Rock n Roll Jukebox Delilah's. Features Juke Box Friday spins starting at 9pm with $3 Labatt Blue, $3 Maker's Mark Bourbon.
5:00 pm-
2:00 am
Fridays at Cerise Cerise Rooftop. Sip, sway, and take in the skyline views. Sunset Set White Owl, 5pm-9pm and Night Shift with Local Chicago DJs from 9pm-2am...
6:00 pmRed Velvet Burlesque Show Y Bar. Captivating audiences with standout choreography and timeless burlesque in this adult-theme perfromance.
6:00 pmRed 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 pmRed Velvet Burlesque Show Red Velvet Burlesque Show. Adult themed event.
7:00 pmTrivia Night at The Pink Squirrel The Pink Squirrel. Hosted by Whaddayaknow Trivia.
7:30 pmA Walk Down 42nd Street Epiphany Center for the Arts. Live concert performance.
8:00 pmJerry's Middle Finger Garcia's. Live concert performance.
9:00 pmTrapped in a Musical Malarkey Comedy Kingsbury Theater. A fully improvised Broadway-style show where you decide the story, characters, and chaos. With no script...