Go out in Loop .

Flyway City: Bird Sculpture Studio

Chicago Architecture Center · 7:00 PM

Fall Undergraduate Exhibition

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Events · Through Nov 18

Andrew Bird & the CSO

Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center · Through Nov 14

Flyway City: Bird Sculpture Studio

Chicago Architecture Center · 7:00 PM

Laura

Gene Siskel Film Center · 7:00 PM

Sol Invictus

Harris Theater for Music and Dance · 7:00 PM

1 more date through Nov 15

312 Comedy Festival Presents Nikki Glaser: The Stunning Tour

The Chicago Theatre · 7:00 PM

Wild Kratts Live! 2.0

Auditorium Theatre · 7:00 PM

Teen Saturday Studios

Chicago Architecture Center · Through Nov 21

Monthly Free Museum Day

American Writers Museum · 10:00 AM

Family Fun Fest

Harold Washington Library Center · 1:00 PM

Shostakovich 11 at Lincoln-Way East High School

Lincoln-Way East High School · 6:00 PM

Coffee and Connections

Harold Washington Library Center · 9:30 AM

GeNarrations Fall Citywide

Goodman Theatre · 2:00 PM

Gallery Tour (Monday at 3:00, Modern Wing start)

Art Institute of Chicago · 3:00 PM

2 more dates through Dec 7

The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program

Harold Washington Library Center · 5:30 PM

A Quilt is a Poem That We Say Again: Panel Discussion

Harold Washington Library Center · 5:30 PM

Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. Lecture

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Events · 6:00 PM

Beyond the Aria: Ying Fang, Ian Rucker, Camille Robles

Harris Theater for Music and Dance · 7:00 PM

Shostakovich 11

Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center · 7:30 PM

Toni Erdmann

Gene Siskel Film Center · 7:00 PM

8 more dates through Dec 16

Gallery Tour (Wednesday at 1:00, Grand Staircase start)

Art Institute of Chicago · 1:00 PM

AIADO Mitchell Lecture: José de la O (de la O Design Studio)

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Events · 4:00 PM

Chicago Film Society Presents: Rachel Getting Married

Gene Siskel Film Center · 7:00 PM

Wings of Desire

Gene Siskel Film Center · 7:00 PM

Mindful Looking

Art Institute of Chicago · 12:00 PM

One Book, One Chicago Discussion: Orbital

Harold Washington Library Center · 12:00 PM

Gallery Conversation: Provenance Research at the Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago · 2:00 PM

3 more dates through Dec 5

Open Shop

Harold Washington Library Center · 2:00 PM

Watch Party: OBOC Finale with Samantha Harvey, author of Orbital

Harold Washington Library Center · 3:00 PM

Teen Karaoke Night

Harold Washington Library Center · 4:00 PM

UNIQLO Third Thursdays

Art Institute of Chicago · 5:00 PM

Film Screening: 17th edition of MOSTRA: Brazilian Film Festival

Harold Washington Library Center · 5:00 PM

Nick Cave Presents Spinner Forest NVAM: A New Installation for Reflection on Veteran Experiences

Harold Washington Library Center · 6:00 PM

Lecture: A Material Exploration of Mary Cassatt's Printmaking Process

Art Institute of Chicago · 6:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 18

The Nutcracker: Symphony of Lights

Harris Theater for Music and Dance · 7:00 PM

Jaap van Zweden & Vadim Gluzman

Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center · Through Nov 21

Little Big Town: For The Art Of It Tour

The Chicago Theatre · 7:30 PM

Simply Ina: An Evening with Ina Garten

Auditorium Theatre · 7:30 PM

2026 Holiday Art Sale

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Events · 10:00 AM

Book Builders

Harold Washington Library Center · 10:00 AM

Christkindlmarket Chicago

Daley Plaza · Through Dec 24

McCormick Tribune Ice Rink season opens

McCormick Tribune Ice Rink · Through Jan 31

From $18

Millennium Park Holiday Market

Millennium Park · Through Nov 22

113th City of Chicago Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

Millennium Park · 5:00 PM

Christkindlmarket Aurora

RiverEdge Park · Through Dec 24

Nurse John: Against Medical Advice

The Chicago Theatre · 7:00 PM

Christkindlmarket in Wrigleyville

Gallagher Way · Through Dec 31

Wagner: Myth & Music

Lyric Opera House · Through Nov 22

City of Chicago Christmas Tree on display

Millennium Park · Through Jan 10

1 more date through Nov 28

Family Story Time

Harold Washington Library Center · 10:00 AM

Gamer's Universe Showdown Series

Harold Washington Library Center · 11:00 AM

Symphonic Superheroes

Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center · 7:00 PM

National Theatre Live: Golden Boy

Gene Siskel Film Center · 7:00 PM

George Lopez

The Chicago Theatre · 7:00 PM

Antonio Gaudí

Gene Siskel Film Center · 7:00 PM

Andrea Gibson's Love Letter from the Afterlife

Auditorium Theatre · 7:30 PM

Nemanja Radulović & Double Sens

Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center · 3:00 PM

Daniel Sloss

Auditorium Theatre · 7:00 PM

SOLO

Harris Theater for Music and Dance · 7:00 PM

Holidays at the Hall: Ronnie Malley

Chicago City Hall · 1:00 PM

Blue Man Group: A New Holiday Surprise

Broadway In Chicago · Through Dec 13

Mrs. Doubtfire

Broadway In Chicago · Through Nov 29

The Hip Hop Nutcracker

Broadway In Chicago · Through Nov 29

Bitter Christmas

Gene Siskel Film Center · 7:00 PM

Kwaidan

Gene Siskel Film Center · 7:00 PM

How to Train Your Dragon 2 in Concert

Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center · Through Nov 29

Vienna Boys Choir: Christmas in Vienna

Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center · 1:30 PM

Magic the Gathering for Beginners

Harold Washington Library Center · 2:00 PM

Disney's Encanto in Concert: Live to Film

Lyric Opera House · Through Nov 29

The Rules of the Game

Gene Siskel Film Center · 7:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 6

Parachute Play

Harold Washington Library Center · 3:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 7

Knit Together

Harold Washington Library Center · 6:00 PM

Off Center: B/Side

Gene Siskel Film Center · 7:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 7

Holiday Concerts: Hawthorne High School

Harold Washington Library Center · 12:00 PM

Holidays at the Hall: Opal Staples

Chicago City Hall · 1:00 PM

LEGO® and More Club

Harold Washington Library Center · 3:30 PM

The Stories Behind Our Stories: Behind the scenes with Pulitzer Prize Winners

Harold Washington Library Center · 6:00 PM

Architect Talk: Elias Kalach of Vertebral

Chicago Architecture Center · 7:00 PM

3 Days in September

Gene Siskel Film Center · 7:00 PM

Young at Heart: Short Story Discussion

Harold Washington Library Center · 12:00 PM

Drop-In Sketching

Art Institute of Chicago · 12:00 PM

Lecture: Dressing at the Crossroads of the Arabian Peninsula

Art Institute of Chicago · 6:00 PM

Film Screening: X-Men (2000)

Harold Washington Library Center · 2:00 PM

Holiday Sing-Along: Leo High School Choir

Millennium Park (by Cloud Gate) · 6:00 PM

Nate Jackson

Auditorium Theatre · 7:00 PM

The Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker

Lyric Opera House · Through Dec 27

Silver and Gold

Harris Theater for Music and Dance · 7:00 PM

Explore SAIC: Graduate Admissions Event

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Events · 10:00 AM

Silent Read-In

Harold Washington Library Center · 1:00 PM

Learn to Make Groutless Mosaics on Mirror with Julie Mars

Harold Washington Library Center · 1:00 PM

Make a Sublimation Tote Bag

Harold Washington Library Center · 2:30 PM

Family Days

Chicago Architecture Center · 7:00 PM

The Moth Mainstage: TIGHTROPE

Auditorium Theatre · 7:30 PM

BenDeLaCreme Presents The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show

Auditorium Theatre · 7:00 PM

CityKey ID Card Printing Event

Harold Washington Library Center · 11:00 AM

Luminary Tour: Utamaro, Elements of Beauty

Art Institute of Chicago · 1:00 PM

From $25

Holidays at the Hall: Maxwell Street Klezmer Trio

Chicago City Hall · 1:00 PM

The Unauthorized Hallmark(ish) Parody Musical

Broadway In Chicago · Through Dec 13

Burnham Exclusive: Timeline Theatre Site Visit

Chicago Architecture Center · 7:00 PM

A Chanticleer Christmas

Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center · 7:30 PM

Get Lit: Santa's Book Fair

American Writers Museum · 10:00 AM

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical

Broadway In Chicago · Through Dec 27

Advanced FMS Open Studios

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Events · 3:00 PM

Design News Roundtable: Journalists' Edition

Chicago Architecture Center · 7:00 PM

3 more dates through Dec 14

The Artist's Studio: Care and Share

Art Institute of Chicago · 11:00 AM

Holiday Sing-Along: Chicago Chamber Choir

Millennium Park (by Cloud Gate) · 6:00 PM

A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live at The Auditorium

Auditorium Theatre · 1:00 PM

Love Actually In Concert

Broadway In Chicago · 7:00 PM

Brandenburg Concertos

Harris Theater for Music and Dance · 7:00 PM

Bach Marathon Finale

Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center · 7:00 PM

Holidays at the Hall: Son Monarcas

Chicago City Hall · 1:00 PM

Potted Potter

Broadway In Chicago · Through Jan 3

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass

Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center · 7:30 PM

Performance: The Second City at the Art Institute of Chicago

Meet in Gallery 394 · 6:00 PM

Holiday Sing-Along: GraceNote Collective

Millennium Park (by Cloud Gate) · 6:00 PM

Bluey's Big Play

Broadway In Chicago · Through Dec 20

Auditorium Philms Presents: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York in Concert

Auditorium Theatre · 7:00 PM

Holidays at the Hall: Chicago HBCU Alumni Choir

Chicago City Hall · 1:00 PM

The Sound of Music

Broadway In Chicago · Through Dec 27

Chicago New Year's Eve Celebration

Chicago Riverwalk · 7:00 PM

Maybe Happy Ending

Broadway In Chicago · Through Jan 17

1 more date through Jun 12

Second Saturdays: ChangoSnakeDog and Friends

Goodman Theatre · 11:00 AM

Rising Stars in Concert

Lyric Opera House · 7:00 PM

Mozart 40 & Tchaikovsky Pathétique

Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center · 7:30 PM

Amadeus LIVE

Lyric Opera House · Through Jan 16

Soul Force: Annual Dr. King Celebration & Fundraiser

Harris Theater for Music and Dance · 7:00 PM

OH, MARY!

Broadway In Chicago · Through Feb 7

Haydn's The Creation

Lyric Opera House · Through Jan 23

English Eccentrics

Harris Theater for Music and Dance · 7:00 PM

Great Clarinet Quintets: Dvořák, Mozart, and Weber

Harris Theater for Music and Dance · 7:00 PM

ALL THINGS EQUAL: The Life & Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Broadway In Chicago · Through Jan 28

Beyond the Aria: J'Nai Bridges, Finn Sagal, Daniel Luis Espinal

Harris Theater for Music and Dance · 7:00 PM

2 more dates through Mar 6

Kids Meet the Music 1 with D-Composed

Harris Theater for Music and Dance · 7:00 PM

William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet Film in Concert

Broadway In Chicago · 7:00 PM

Wicked: Part One in Concert

Auditorium Theatre · 7:30 PM

Food & drink

25th Annual Banchet Awards for Culinary Excellence

Harris Theater for Music and Dance · 7:00 PM

The Legend of Korra in Concert

Auditorium Theatre · 7:00 PM

White Space

Harris Theater for Music and Dance · 7:00 PM

Tomeka Reid: In Tribute to Ellington

Harris Theater for Music and Dance · 7:00 PM

Kenia OS

Auditorium Theatre · 8:00 PM

1 more date through Jul 10

Second Saturdays: Staging the Senses

Goodman Theatre · 11:00 AM

The Who's Tommy

Broadway In Chicago · Through Feb 28

Hérodiade: An Opera in Concert

Lyric Opera House · Through Feb 28

Engineering Fest | Festival de Ingeniería

Chicago Architecture Center · 7:00 PM

MAMMA MIA!

Broadway In Chicago · Through Mar 28

Second Saturdays: Make A Play

Goodman Theatre · 11:00 AM

String Radiance: Boccherini, D'Ambrosio, and Dvořák

Harris Theater for Music and Dance · 7:00 PM

Handel's Resurrection: In Concert

Harris Theater for Music and Dance · 7:00 PM

Bach's Markus-Passion

Harris Theater for Music and Dance · 7:00 PM

Season 64: untamed passion

Harris Theater for Music and Dance · Through Apr 3

The Bodyguard

Broadway In Chicago · Through Apr 18

Aga Khan Master Musicians

Harris Theater for Music and Dance · 7:00 PM

Second Saturdays: Yes and for All

Goodman Theatre · 11:00 AM

Minkowski Returns

Harris Theater for Music and Dance · 7:00 PM

Beyond the Aria: Gabriella Reyes, Matthew Cairns, Sihao Hu

Harris Theater for Music and Dance · 7:00 PM

Women on Fire

Harris Theater for Music and Dance · 7:00 PM

Mary Halvorson's Canis Major

Harris Theater for Music and Dance · 7:00 PM

Burn the Floor Presents Maks & Peta Live!

Broadway In Chicago · Through Apr 25

Hadestown

Broadway In Chicago · Through May 2

Alonzo King LINES Ballet

Harris Theater for Music and Dance · Through May 2

Balanchine + Beyond

Harris Theater for Music and Dance · Through May 8

Second Saturdays: Hora de Cuentinflas

Goodman Theatre · 11:00 AM

Disney's The Lion King

Broadway In Chicago · Through Aug 1

Heathers the Musical

Broadway In Chicago · Through Jun 20

The Princess Bride

Broadway In Chicago · Through Aug 22

Just In Time

Broadway In Chicago · Through Aug 22

Buena Vista Social Club

Broadway In Chicago · Through Sep 12

Sports

Bank of America Chicago Marathon

Bank of America Chicago Marathon · 7:00 PM

On now: exhibits and runs

Through Sat, Dec 5

Coming up at Harris Theater for Music and Dance

Sat, Nov 14

Sol Invictus

Mon, Nov 16

Beyond the Aria: Ying Fang, Ian Rucker, Camille Robles

Thu, Nov 19

The Nutcracker: Symphony of Lights

Mon, Nov 23

SOLO

Fri, Dec 4

Silver and Gold

Sat, Dec 12

Brandenburg Concertos

Sat, Jan 16

Soul Force: Annual Dr. King Celebration & Fundraiser

Mon, Jan 25

English Eccentrics

Tue, Jan 26

Great Clarinet Quintets: Dvořák, Mozart, and Weber

Wed, Jan 27

Beyond the Aria: J'Nai Bridges, Finn Sagal, Daniel Luis Espinal

Sat, Jan 30

Kids Meet the Music 1 with D-Composed

Sun, Jan 31

25th Annual Banchet Awards for Culinary Excellence

Close by, in River North, West Loop, Streeterville

Lucky Boys Confusion - 25 Years of Throwing the Game

House of Blues Chicago

Epiphany Center for the Arts

Golden Hour Featuring Waack Attack Chicago

1st Set Singer Meets Saxophonist

Andy's Jazz Club

Sat, Nov 14 · Streeterville

Luke Pytel with Mzz Reese

Blue Chicago

Thaddeus Tukes Quintet feat. Jeremy Kahn, Henry Johnson, Marlene Rosenberg, Charles Heath, Angel Spiccia, Paul Marinaro

Winter's Jazz Club

Sat, Nov 14 · Streeterville

Saturday November 14: Andy Haynes

Comedy Bar Chicago

Sat, Nov 14 · South Loop

Ali Siddiq: The Custom Fit Tour

Wintrust Arena

Epiphany Center for the Arts

Dorothy Roberson presents: Tribute to Tina Turner

Epiphany Center for the Arts

In the Mixx Artist Showcase

Premo Rice – Another Night At The Chateau Tour

Bottom Lounge

Sat, Nov 14 · South Loop

Mississippi Heat

Buddy Guy's Legends