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Music

Cash Money & No Limit Tour

Wintrust Arena · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Second Fridays Open Studios at the Fine Arts Building

Fine Arts Building and Studebaker Theater · 5:00 PM

Music

Cash Money & No Limit Tour

Wintrust Arena · 7:00 PM

Music

Tom Kenny & The Hi-Seas

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Music

James Armstrong

Buddy Guy's Legends · 8:00 PM

From $27.30
Event

Exploring Indigenous Ingenuity in Ancient Americas

Field Museum · 9:00 AM

Event

Itty Bitty Explorers: T. rex Teeth & Tails

Field Museum · 9:30 AM

Art & museums

Fed Up: What Evolution Reveals about Food, Diet, Health, and Eating Well

Field Museum · 2:00 PM

Comedy

Ali Siddiq: The Custom Fit Tour

Wintrust Arena · 7:00 PM

Music

Mississippi Heat

Buddy Guy's Legends · 9:00 PM

From $27.30
Festivals & markets

Celebrate Diwali at the Field Museum

Field Museum · 12:30 PM

Art & museums

Avante-Garde in the Alley: Modern Art, Theatrical Innovation, and the Chicago Artistic Renaissance in Towertown

Glessner House · 2:00 PM

Music

Dead Pink Radio

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Music

The Slackers

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Music

Sean McKee

Buddy Guy's Legends · 9:00 PM

From $16.99
Theater & dance

Performance: Dear Rhoda

Glessner House · 7:00 PM

Music

Burnout Syndromes

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Illinois Free Wednesday

Field Museum · 9:00 AM

Free1 more date through Nov 25
Art & museums

Mongolian Fossil Plants

Field Museum · 11:00 AM

Event

PlayLab PlayDate: Marvelous Mushrooms!

Field Museum · 11:00 AM

Art & museums

Armour Seminar: Pia Viglietti

Field Museum · 12:00 PM

Music

Havok

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Music

Brother John Host The Jam

Buddy Guy's Legends · 9:00 PM

From $16.992 more dates through Dec 16
Music

Jimmy Burns Host The Jam

Buddy Guy's Legends · 9:00 PM

From $16.992 more dates through Dec 23
Event

Poetry Pop-up: Poetic Mechanics

Field Museum · 10:00 AM

Art & museums

Fine Arts Building Tour Behind the Doors With Doorways of Chicago

Fine Arts Building and Studebaker Theater · 11:00 AM

Music

Classic Albums Night: Remember the Band

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Event

Covenant House Sleep Out

Soldier Field · 7:00 PM

Comedy

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Fine Arts Building and Studebaker Theater · 7:00 PM

Music

The Filthy Heathens

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Music

Planetary Blues

Buddy Guy's Legends · 9:00 PM

From $16.99
Art & museums

Northwest Coast Weaving and Spinning

Field Museum · 11:00 AM

Art & museums

Last Call: After the Age of Dinosaurs

Field Museum · 6:00 PM

Music

In The Company Of Serpents

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Music

WOOKIEFOOT

Reggies · 7:00 PM

1 more date through Nov 21
Music

Ghost Town Blues

Buddy Guy's Legends · 8:00 PM

From $27.30
Art & museums

Architecture Tour

Glessner House · 9:30 AM

Event

Fall Break Fun at Northerly Island

Northerly Island · 10:00 AM

4 more dates through Nov 27
Art & museums

Field Favorites in ASL

Field Museum · 1:30 PM

Music

Vethaken + We Used To Cut The Grass

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

MARVIN - The Marvin Gaye Musical

Arie Crown Theater · 7:00 PM

Music

Anthony Geraci

Buddy Guy's Legends · 9:00 PM

From $27.30
Sports

Chicago Bears vs. New Orleans Saints

Soldier Field · 7:00 PM

Music

Ok Goodnight

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Music

Doom Scroll

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Music

Giles Corey

Buddy Guy's Legends · 9:00 PM

From $16.99
Music

Koffin Kats

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Music

Mr. Blotto Black Wednesday

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Music

Exhumed

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Legendary Late Hours

Field Museum · 9:00 AM

2 more dates through Nov 29
Music

Hendrix Birthday Bash

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Music

Death Possession

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Music

Grammy Award Winning Bobby Rush

Buddy Guy's Legends · 8:00 PM

From $58.19
Art & museums

Servants Tour

Glessner House · 9:30 AM

Music

Brandon James & Soulogy: Motown, The Men, The Music, The Stories

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Music

McLuhan

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Music

Mary Lane

Buddy Guy's Legends · 9:00 PM

From $27.30
Music

Pat McCurdy

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Music

Mayn Groove

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Music

Paolo Apuli

Buddy Guy's Legends · 9:00 PM

From $16.99
Music

Darkest Hour

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Music

Shawn Holt

Buddy Guy's Legends · 8:00 PM

From $27.30
Festivals & markets

Children's Gingerbread House Decorating Party

Glessner House · 10:00 AM

Food & drink

We Wish You a Mattie Christmas!

Glessner House · 11:30 AM

Music

Oscar Wilson

Buddy Guy's Legends · 9:00 PM

From $27.30
Sports

Chicago Bears vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Soldier Field · 7:00 PM

Music

Matt Fuller

Buddy Guy's Legends · 9:00 PM

From $16.99
Music

Kent Burnside

Buddy Guy's Legends · 9:00 PM

From $16.99
Music

The Band Feel

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Music

Gozortenplat

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Music

Third Coast Symphony Presents Handel's Messiah

Fine Arts Building and Studebaker Theater · 7:30 PM

Music

Marty Mercer

Buddy Guy's Legends · 8:00 PM

From $27.30
Art & museums

Christmas Candlelight Tours

Glessner House · 4:15 PM

3 more dates through Dec 20
Sports

Ditka Dash

Soldier Field · 7:00 PM

Music

Jimmy Burns & Soul Message Band

Buddy Guy's Legends · 9:00 PM

From $27.30
Music

Seven Thirty Theatre Presents Motown & Soul Christmas Cabaret

Fine Arts Building and Studebaker Theater · 4:00 PM

Music

Architects of Beauty

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Music

TBA

Buddy Guy's Legends · 9:00 PM

From $16.991 more date through Dec 30
Music

Mandalyn & The Hunters

Buddy Guy's Legends · 9:00 PM

From $16.99
Music

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol

Fine Arts Building and Studebaker Theater · Through Dec 27

Music

Young Reil

Buddy Guy's Legends · 8:00 PM

From $27.30
Music

Chicago Blues Allstars

Buddy Guy's Legends · 9:00 PM

From $27.30
Music

Jazz and Jokes Holiday Edition

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Music

Mike Dangeroux

Buddy Guy's Legends · 9:00 PM

From $16.99
Sports

Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers

Soldier Field · 7:00 PM

Music

Dave Specter

Buddy Guy's Legends · 9:00 PM

From $16.99
Music

Reggies Rooftop New Years Eve Package

Reggies · 7:00 PM

Comedy

DeRay Davis' Funny And Famous Chi Town Comedy Countdown

Arie Crown Theater · 7:00 PM

Sports

Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions

Soldier Field · 7:00 PM

Music

Dominique Hammons Soul Sessions

Fine Arts Building and Studebaker Theater · 7:30 PM

Event

Chillin' at Ping Tom

Ping Tom Memorial Park · 1:00 PM

Music

8Ball & MJG and Bun B with the Renaissance Orchestra

Arie Crown Theater · 7:00 PM

Music

Chicago Jazz Orchestra Presents A Tribute to Tony Bennett

Fine Arts Building and Studebaker Theater · 3:00 PM

Theater & dance

The SA Dance Company Presents RISE A Journey through Resilience

Fine Arts Building and Studebaker Theater · 7:00 PM

Comedy

We Them One's Comedy Tour

Wintrust Arena · 7:00 PM

Music

Chicago a cappella presents Record Row

Fine Arts Building and Studebaker Theater · 7:30 PM

Music

Chicago Jazz Orchestra Presents A Tribute to Joe Williams

Fine Arts Building and Studebaker Theater · 3:00 PM

Music

A Perfect Circle

Wintrust Arena · 7:00 PM

Music

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

Wintrust Arena · Through Oct 23

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