Chicago Music Events

*SOLD OUT* The Empty Bottle Turns 34 with Post Animal / Gift (Early Show)

Empty Bottle 31 Oct 2026

The Fright Crawl | Chicago Halloween Bar Crawl 2026 River North | Sat, Oct 31

Fado Irish Pub 31 Oct 2026

Yo-Yo Ma and The Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Chicago Symphony Center 11 Nov 2026

Chicago Build

McCormick Place 28 Oct 2026

Dave Matthews Band

United Center 7 Nov 2026

Saturday, 31st of October, 2026: Annual Nocturna All Hallows’ Eve Ball w/ DJ Scary Lady Sarah + more

Metro Chicago 31 Oct 2026

Swerv & Friends Part 2

United Center 6 Nov 2026

A Chosen Few DJs Halloween Day Party. A House Music Event w $1,000 Costume Contest.

Le Nocturne Chicago 31 Oct 2026

Chicago Halloween Bar Crawl — Halloween Saturday on Sat, Oct 31st

Fado Irish Pub 31 Oct 2026

Chicago Halloween Party Cruise | Pier Pressure® Black Pearl

Spirit of Chicago Yacht 31 Oct 2026

The Fright Crawl | Chicago's Hottest Halloween Bar Crawl 2026 | Fri, Oct 30

HQ Beercade 30 Oct 2026

Rod Wave: Don't Look Down Tour

United Center 1 Nov 2026

ORIGIN // CHICAGO

RADIUS Chicago 6 Nov 2026

Sanctum Dark Music Festival - Saturday at Thalia Hall

Thalia Hall 31 Oct 2026

Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Beethoven 5 & Mao Fujita at Chicago Symphony Center

Chicago Symphony Center 5 Nov 2026

Trippie Redd

Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom 5 Nov 2026

Stevie Wonder at United Center

United Center 21 Nov 2026

Lyric Opera of Chicago - Don Giovanni

Lyric Opera of Chicago 10 Oct 2026

Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Beethoven 5 & Mao Fujita

Chicago Symphony Center 6 Nov 2026

Lucinda Williams

Old Town School of Folk Music 8 Nov 2026

Beethoven 5 & Mao Fujita

Symphony Center-IL 8 Nov 2026

Jorja Smith

Riviera Theatre - IL 23 Nov 2026

The Fright Crawl | Chicago Halloween Bar Crawl 2026 | Thursday, October 29

HQ Beercade 29 Oct 2026

Danny Brown at The Outset

The Outset 13 Nov 2026

The Neighbourhood

United Center 18 Nov 2026

Offshore Rooftop Halloween Party in Chicago — Oct 31

Offshore Rooftop 31 Oct 2026

Vince Staples in Chicago

Riviera Theatre 8 Nov 2026

All-Building Hallo-Queen!

3730 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60613 1 Nov 2026

Andrew Bird & The Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra Hall At Chicago Symphony Center 14 Nov 2026

5th Annual South Loop Halloween Crawl

Jerk Villa Bar & Grill 31 Oct 2026

Music for the Masses: Dark 80's New Wave Halloween [Chicago]

Beat Kitchen 31 Oct 2026

Wooten Brothers at Thalia Hall

Thalia Hall 14 Nov 2026

Chicago's Biggest 2 Day Halloween Bar Crawl Boos & Booze Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park 31 Oct 2026

Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Brahms Requiem

Orchestra Hall At Chicago Symphony Center 29 Oct 2026

Andrew Bird at Chicago Symphony Center

Chicago Symphony Center 13 Nov 2026

Arch Enemy & The Black Dahlia Murder

Concord Music Hall 2 Nov 2026

Quadeca at Metro Chicago

Metro Chicago 30 Oct 2026

Andrew Bird and The Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Chicago Symphony Center 13 Nov 2026

Beethoven 5 at Chicago Symphony Center

Chicago Symphony Center 7 Nov 2026

Blue October at Riviera Theatre - IL

Riviera Theatre - IL 11 Nov 2026

The Living Tombstone at Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom 30 Oct 2026

Haunted Halloween Night Lake Cruise on Friday, October 30th

Anita Dee II Boarding at Dusable Harbor (See map and directions at bottom of page for exact location) 30 Oct 2026

I|O Godfrey Halloween 2026

I|O Godfrey Rooftop Lounge 31 Oct 2026

Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Jaap van Zweden & Vadim Gluzman at Chicago Symphony Center

Chicago Symphony Center 19 Nov 2026

Cash Money & No Limit Tour - Master P, Birdman, Juvenile & Mannie Fresh

Cincinnati, OH 14 Nov 2026

Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox

Vic Theatre - Chicago 5 Nov 2026

Prateek Kuhad

Park West 17 Nov 2026

Beyond Hunger Benefit with Death Cab for Cutie at Salt Shed - Indoor Shed

Salt Shed - Indoor Shed 21 Nov 2026

SATURDAYZ @ MASADA: Afrobeats, Amapiano, Dancehall, R&B

Masada 29 Aug 2026

Candlelight: Halloween Classics

The Congress Plaza Hotel & Convention Center 30 Oct 2026

Andrew Bird in Chicago

Chicago Symphony Center 14 Nov 2026

11.06.26 - The Gemeliza Tour - Aragon Ballroom @ Chicago IL

Aragon Ballroom 6 Nov 2026

Mad Tsai in Chicago

Schubas Tavern 8 Nov 2026

Jessie Reyez

Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom 16 Nov 2026

CELESTE HALLOWEEN PARTY: THE ODYSSEY (Friday)

DISCO 30 Oct 2026

Lucinda Williams and her band: World's Gone Wrong Tour

4544 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60625 7 Nov 2026

SOMBR - You Are The Reason Tour

United Center 4 Nov 2026

Pedro Sampaio

Ramova Theatre 14 Nov 2026

Jersey Boys at Nederlander Theatre Chicago

Nederlander Theatre Chicago 15 Nov 2026

Afro Fusion Saturday : Halloween Spooky Party [$1000 Cash Prizes]

Le Nocturne Chicago 31 Oct 2026

Rawayana

Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom 7 Nov 2026

Los Gemelos de Sinaloa

Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom 6 Nov 2026

The Dresden Dolls at Salt Shed - Indoor Shed

Salt Shed - Indoor Shed 29 Oct 2026

ATLiens at Radius Chicago

Radius Chicago 30 Oct 2026

Ballets Jazz Montreal: Dance Me - The Music of Leonard Cohen

Auditorium Theatre - IL 7 Nov 2026

Ferry Corsten at Sound Bar - Chicago

Sound Bar - Chicago 20 Nov 2026

Offshore Rooftop Halloween Party in Chicago — Oct 30

Offshore Rooftop 30 Oct 2026

UAU 2026 FANCON [Playlist #Your Youth] in Chicago

Logan Square Auditorium 30 Oct 2026

Candlelight - Hip Hop on Strings at Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago 11 Sep 2026

The Menzingers

The Salt Shed Indoors - Chicago 13 Nov 2026

Jersey Boys at CIBC Theatre

CIBC Theatre 10 Nov 2026

Haunted Halloween Night Lake Cruise on Saturday, October 31st

Anita Dee II Boarding at Dusable Harbor (See map and directions at bottom of page for exact location) 31 Oct 2026

The Blasting Company plays Over The Garden Wall @ Thalia Hall

Thalia Hall 2 Nov 2026

Zac Brown Band – Rosemont

Zac Brown Band – Rosemont, Illinois – November 21 21 Nov 2026

OsamaSon with Waka Flocka Flame

Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom 31 Oct 2026

Sanctum Dark Music Festival

Thalia Hall 30 Oct 2026

Rawayana at Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom - Chicago, IL 7 Nov 2026

Yung Gravy at House of Blues Chicago

House of Blues Chicago 22 Nov 2026

Halloween Party at Howl at the Moon Chicago

Howl at the Moon Chicago 30 Oct 2026

Trivium

Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom 21 Nov 2026

The Jazz Room: This is Halloween Edition

The Den Theatre 31 Oct 2026

Sound Bar Halloween Party: Chapel of the Undead — Oct 31

Sound Bar 31 Oct 2026

R&B Halloween Costume Yacht Party (Chicago) Anita Dee II

Anita Dee Yacht Charters 31 Oct 2026

Shyne & Lil Cease

Vic Theatre 11 Nov 2026

CHAPEL OF THE UNDEAD at Sound Bar - 10/31

226 W Ontario St 31 Oct 2026

Wilco at Chicago Theatre

Chicago Theatre 4 Dec 2026

Joshua Radin

City Winery - Chicago 6 Nov 2026

Blade Runner in Concert at Chicago Theatre

Chicago Theatre 4 Nov 2026

Postmodern Jukebox at Vic Theatre

Vic Theatre 4 Nov 2026

Daft Disko Halloween at Subterranean - Downstairs

Subterranean - Downstairs 31 Oct 2026

A Pilsen Halloween - Dance Party and Costume Contest

Simone's 31 Oct 2026

Vivian Green

City Winery - Chicago 1 Nov 2026

The Living Tombstone

Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom 29 Oct 2026

Graveyard Bash Hosted By: DJ Saggitari

Backporch Stage at House of Blues Chicago 31 Oct 2026

Vic Mensa

Garcia's Chicago 28 Oct 2026

Jalen Ngonda at Thalia Hall

Thalia Hall 10 Nov 2026

The Jazz Room: Journey to the Heart of Cuba

The Den Theatre 31 Jul 2026

Noah Gundersen

Lincoln Hall 30 Oct 2026

Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Jaap van Zweden & Vadim Gluzman

Orchestra Hall At Chicago Symphony Center 18 Nov 2026

Jaap van Zweden & Vadim Gluzman

Symphony Center-IL 20 Nov 2026