Chicago Festivals Events

Derrick Carter & Très Mortimer at Never Have I ever

2247 N Lincoln Ave 29 Nov 2025

The Wintrust Magnificent Mile Lights Festival

The Magnificent Mile, Chicago 22 Nov 2025

AfroSocaLove : Chicago One Love Festival (Feat Maga Stories )

The Venue Chicago 6 Dec 2025

Chicago SantaCon 2025

PB&J: Pizza Beer and Jukebox 20 Dec 2025

27th National Cuatro Festival Puertorriqueño 2025

Harris Theater for Music and Dance 15 Nov 2025

The New Mastersounds

Garcia's Chicago 15 Nov 2025

All Inclusive New Year's Eve 2026 Fireworks Cruise aboard Anita Dee II

Anita Dee II TEMPORARILY LOCATED at BURNHAM HARBOR (See directions below) 31 Dec 2025

FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS CHANUKAH SOIREE

The Old Post Office 14 Dec 2025

STAY H: Trinket Fest At Royal Palms

1750 N Milwaukee Ave 16 Nov 2025

Chicago Official Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl

PB&J: Pizza Beer and Jukebox 20 Dec 2025

Cumbia Catedral 3 - Cumbia Festival

Epiphany Center for the Arts 6 Dec 2025

Chicago Artopia Presents: Chris White, A Charlie Brown Christmas Trio

West Lawn Branch, Chicago Public Library 13 Dec 2025

Bridgerton Ball

Ballroom Dance Chicago 10 Jan 2026

Broken Hearts w/ Railhopper

Broken Hearts 28 Nov 2025

saturdays at your place in Chicago

Bottom Lounge 22 Nov 2025

Fourth Annual Frankie Knuckles Festival

1353 E 72nd St 15 Nov 2025

National Coquito Festival 2025

2726 W Roscoe St, Chicago, IL 60618-5910, United States 13 Dec 2025

2026 Chicago Beer Fest

The Field Museum 28 Feb 2026

Junk Dump Magazine Release Party

Point Blank Gallery 15 Nov 2025

Renegade Chicago

Morgan Manufacturing 20 Dec 2025

Two Nights of Kitchen Dwellers presented by Thalia Hall and Deep Cut @ Thalia Hall

Thalia Hall 21 Nov 2025

2026 Chicago Winter Tequila Tasting Festival (February 14)

Downtown Chicago 14 Feb 2026

Cariño Festival de Cine

Yollocalli Fire Station 15 Nov 2025

Free Blues Friday featuring Cat Gaddis Project

201 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60607 5 Dec 2025

New Year's Eve Sunset Cocktail Cruise on Wednesday, December 31st

Anita Dee II TEMPORARILY LOCATED at BURNHAM HARBOR (See directions below) 31 Dec 2025

Ravenswood Light Up Nights Festival + Holiday Market

Ravenswood, Chicago 6 Dec 2025

AMFM L!ve | Season 2, Episode 2

Working From_Fulton Market 20 Nov 2025

C2E2: Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo - Friday

McCormick Place 26 Mar 2026

Tributes to Chris Stapleton, Eric Church & Lainey Wilson

Theater on the Lake 21 Nov 2025

Restorative Yoga Soundbath Chicago (90 minutes)

4007 N. Broadway #202, Chicago, IL, Illinois 60613 28 Nov 2025

24 Hour Play Festival and Food Drive

4001 N Ravenswood Ave 22 Nov 2025

Nogu Svelo! in Chicago

201 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60607 22 Nov 2025

Indigo Sessions

Dorothy 30 Nov 2025

Solo Jazz Harpist - Charles Overton Live at Lyon and Healy Harps

Lyon & Healy Harps 15 Nov 2025

IN PARALLEL

646 N Franklin St, Chicago, IL 28 Nov 2025

Bryce Crawford at Park West

Park West 16 Nov 2025

The Official Christmas Bar Crawl - Chicago

SPIN 20 Dec 2025

Krampusnacht! presented by the Illumi-Naughtie Occult Burlesque

The Newport Theater 5 Dec 2025

Restorative Yoga Soundbath Chicago (90 minutes)

4007 N. Broadway #202, Chicago, IL, Illinois 60613 12 Dec 2025

The Christkindlmarket 2025 | Chicago

Daley Plaza 20 Nov 2025

MONDAY DECEMBER 15: LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA

The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage 15 Dec 2025

Mac Obrien and Band at BarStool Sports River North Chicago

Barstool River North 12 Dec 2025

ATREYU THE CURSE TOUR w/ NORMA JEAN AND ZERO 9:36

Concord Music Hall 28 Nov 2025

VOLUNTEER at NATURAL HAIR FEST® CHICAGO - CLICK HERE

201 W Lake St 30 Nov 2025

Future Artists

The Edge Theater 17 Jan 2026

AHEE: WUBCRAFT TOUR

2047 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60647 22 Nov 2025

Free Blues Friday featuring Ivy Ford

Epiphany Center for the Arts 19 Dec 2025

Ulcerate

Reggie's Rock Club 15 Nov 2025

Dizgo and Space Bacon at Garcia's | 12/5

1001 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60607 5 Dec 2025

Freshly Brewed Presents - Common Ground: Producer Round Table

The Understudy Coffee and Books 17 Nov 2025

Mora in Chicago

The Chicago Theatre 26 Nov 2025

Shoe Fest 2025 Holiday Jam - Martyrs' - Chicago, IL

Martyrs' 26 Dec 2025

St. Al’s Trivia

1429 W Wellington Ave, Chicago, IL 15 Nov 2025

Big Gigantic at Salt Shed - Indoor Shed

Salt Shed - Indoor Shed 15 Nov 2025

Dirty Soda Fest - Unlimited Dirty Sodas, Cookies & Pretzel Bites

Chicago's BEST Bars TBA 31 Jan 2026

Saturdays At Your Place: these things happen tour

Bottom Lounge 22 Nov 2025

The Dirty Nil / War on Women

235 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, USA 15 Nov 2025

Chicago St. Patrick's Day Bar Crawl

Chicago 14 Mar 2026

Karl Denson's Tiny Universe

Garcia's Chicago 30 Dec 2025

Family Fun Fest

400 South State St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60605 16 Nov 2025

Merry Merry Chicago at Chicago Symphony Center

Chicago Symphony Center 19 Dec 2025

The Happy Fits

Vic Theatre 28 Nov 2025

St. Patrick's Day Lucky Charms West Loop Bar Crawl

West Loop 14 Mar 2026

HEYZ • HEYZ’D & CONFUSED TOUR

226 W Ontario St, Chicago, IL 22 Nov 2025

Chicago Santa Bar Crawl

PB&J: Pizza Beer and Jukebox 20 Dec 2025

Share the Love WinterFest

6402 S Honore St 13 Dec 2025

Book Launch: Dandelion: A Memoir in Essays by Danielle Bainbridge

Women & Children First 19 Nov 2025

St. Patrick's Day Lucky Charms Lincoln Park Bar Crawl

Lincoln Park 14 Mar 2026

Harvest Music Fest : All Star Edition

BASSLINE || 2239 - CHICAGO 20 Nov 2025

Pickin’ & Grinnin’ returns to Os Tap

O’s Tap 22 Nov 2025

Marcus Rezak Band: Performing Originals, Grateful Dead, Phish, Zappa, & More

Garcia's Chicago 18 Dec 2025

RUDIMENTAL at Sound-Bar

226 W Ontario St, Chicago, IL 14 Nov 2025

Nate Craig - Live in Chicago - 2026

The Lincoln Lodge 9 Jan 2026

Atheer Yacoub & Friends

The Lincoln Lodge 18 Nov 2025

NYE at Liar's Club with Bev Rage & the Drinks / Yada Yada

Liar's Club 31 Dec 2025

Bird and Byron

Beat Kitchen 22 Nov 2025

Demo & Dine: Holiday Desserts

Eataly Chicago 12 Dec 2025

Avalon 30

Pianoforte Studios, 1335 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60605 21 Nov 2025

Wine Lips / Mr Phylzzz

235 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, USA 21 Nov 2025

Ana Everling & Grażyna Auguścik: Pagan Carols From The East

201 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60607 12 Dec 2025

Rematch / When The Sun Sets / 5ever

235 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, USA 20 Dec 2025

Deff Jam at Thalia Hall

Thalia Hall 3 Jan 2026

MONDAY DECEMBER 1: LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA

The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage 1 Dec 2025

Mental Filmness Screens 5000 Blankets With Special Guest Douglas Shaffer

Albany Park Branch, Chicago Public Library 22 Nov 2025

Saturdays At Your Place: these things happen tour

Bottom Lounge 23 Nov 2025

2026 Chicago Winter Whiskey Tasting Festival (January 24)

Downtown Chicago 24 Jan 2026

Chicago Immigrant Orchestra

201 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60607 21 Dec 2025

4B at Sound-Bar

226 W Ontario St, Chicago, IL 29 Nov 2025

HEALTH + CARPENTER BRUT w/ Desire at The Salt Shed

The Salt Shed 11 Apr 2026

Afrofusion Friday : Afrobeats, Hiphop, Dancehall, Soca (Free Entry)

BASSLINE 19 Dec 2025

The Castellows at Joes on W**d Street

Joes on Weed Street 22 Nov 2025

Attack the Sound with Viano and the Wave and Ahona M

UncommonGround - Lakeview 20 Nov 2025

Newport Peek-Easy: Burlesque, Drag, and Variety Show

The Newport Theater 11 Jun 2021

The High Kings - The Rocky Road Tour

The Vic Theatre 21 Mar 2026

MONDAY NOVEMBER 24: LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA

The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage 24 Nov 2025

Leftover Salmon

Garcia's Chicago 7 Mar 2026

Graduate Council Presents: Friendsgiving Fest

Quadrangle Club 19 Nov 2025

Leftover Salmon

Garcia's Chicago 6 Mar 2026

The Kitchen Dwellers

Thalia Hall 20 Nov 2025

CALCIUM at Sound-Bar

226 W Ontario St, Chicago, IL 20 Dec 2025