| 10:00 am- 6:00 pm | Printers Row Lit Fest Enjoy an outdoor literary festival featuring author talks, readings, and literary events on multiple stages, plus hundreds of book vendors and... |
| 11:00 am- 9:00 pm | Taste of Chicago Grant Park. Taste the flavors of Chicago with many of Chicago's finest restaurants and enjoy live music, children's acts, dancing, cooking... |
| 12:00 pm | Evanston Folk Festival Dawes Park. An annual music festival celebrating folk music. |
| 1:20 pm | Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Wrigley Field. MLB Baseball Game. 773-404-2827 |
| 2:00 pm | A Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800 |
| 2:00 pm- 10:00 pm | El Grito Chicago Grant Park. Chicago hosts this iconic Mexican Independence Day party that celebrates Mexican culture with live music, dance, authentic food... |
| 3:30 pm | McHenry Music Festival Peterson Park Beach, McHenry. An annual three day festival featuring country and rock music with Hardy, Lakeview, & McCoy Moore... |
| 8:00 pm | A Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800 |
| 10:00 am- 6:00 pm | Printers Row Lit Fest Enjoy an outdoor literary festival featuring author talks, readings, and literary events on multiple stages, plus hundreds of book vendors and... |
| 11:00 am- 9:00 pm | Taste of Chicago Grant Park. Taste the flavors of Chicago with many of Chicago's finest restaurants and enjoy live music, children's acts, dancing, cooking... |
| 12:00 pm- 10:00 pm | Chicago German-American Oktoberfest Celebrate German culture with traditional food, beer, live music, dancing, carnival games, a festive parade, and a kid-friendly Kinderfest... |
| 12:00 pm | Evanston Folk Festival Dawes Park. An annual music festival celebrating folk music. |
| 2:00 pm- 10:00 pm | El Grito Chicago Grant Park. Chicago hosts this iconic Mexican Independence Day party that celebrates Mexican culture with live music, dance, authentic food... |
| 3:30 pm | McHenry Music Festival Peterson Park Beach, McHenry. An annual three day festival featuring country and rock music with Hardy, Lakeview, & McCoy Moore... |
| 11:00 am | Venardos Circus Benedictine University, Lisle. Circus live event. |
| 11:00 am | Venardos Circus The Sports Complex at Benedictine University, Lisle. Circus live event. |
| 1:00 pm | Flip Circus North Riverside Park Mall. Circus live event. |
| 2:00 pm | A Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800 |
| 2:00 pm | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Auditorium Theatre. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings African-American artistic expression and the American modern... 312-922-2110 |
| 2:00 pm | Mean Girls Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 2:00 pm | Jekyll & Hyde Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 2:00 pm | Dirty Dancing James M. Nederlander Theatre. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 3:00 pm | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Auditorium Theatre. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings African-American artistic expression and the American modern... 312-922-2110 |
| 3:00 pm | Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story Drury Lane Theater, Oakbrook Terrace. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 4:00 pm | Come From Away Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 5:00 pm | Roger Daltrey New Lenox Commons. Pop / rock performance. |
| 6:00 pm | Comedysportz Malarkey Comedy Kingsbury Theater. The ultimate comedy battle where two improv teams compete for laughs and points! A witty Ref keeps the... |
| 6:00 pm | KVON - Kevan Moezzi Comedy Vault, Batavia. Comedic performance live. |
| 6:00 pm | Gregory Porter Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana, Gary. Jazz / blues concert performance. |
| 6:30 pm | The Second City Mainstage 114th Revue Second City. Comedic performance live. |
| 6:30 pm | Candlelight: 90s Unplugged Wicker Park Lutheran Church. Live concert performance. |
| 6:30 pm | Sam Barber The Salt Shed. Performing country music live. |
| 6:30 pm | Jason Salmon Zanies Comedy Club, Rosemont. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Emarosa Bottom Lounge Restaurant. Pop / rock performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Alison Krauss And Union Station Ravinia Park, Highland Park. Live bluegrass performance. |
| 7:00 pm | You Can't Fake the Funk Black Ensemble Theater. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 7:00 pm | World Doctors Orchestra Harris Theater for Music and Dance. Live concert performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Anees - Artist House of Blues Chicago. Rap / hip hop music performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Peter Cunningham and the Bread & Butter Band Hungry Brain. Pop / rock performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Ceremony Metro. Pop / rock performance. |
| 7:00 pm | All Shall Perish Reggies Rock Club. Live rock / metal music. |
| 7:00 pm | Nick Murphy Zanies. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Paula Poundstone Raue Center For The Arts, Crystal Lake. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Rajkumari - A Poetry & Storytelling By Nayab Midha Community Christian Church, Naperville. Live theatrical performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Dan And Shay Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Tinley Park. Performing country music live. |
| 7:15 pm | Gabby Bryan The Den Theatre. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:30 pm | Chicagoland Stand-Up Comedy Show The Hobart Art Theater. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:30 pm | Robyn United Center. Pop / rock performance. |
| 7:30 pm | Black Label Society Aragon Ballroom. Alternative music performance. |
| 7:30 pm | Chief Keef Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island. Rap / hip hop music performance. |
| 7:30 pm | Sons of Legion Riviera Theatre. Pop / rock performance. |
| 7:30 pm | Russell Peters Genesee Theatre, Waukegan. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:30 pm | Shane - The Play City Lit Theater. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 8:00 pm | A Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800 |
| 8:00 pm | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Auditorium Theatre. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings African-American artistic expression and the American modern... 312-922-2110 |
| 8:00 pm | Comedysportz Malarkey Comedy Kingsbury Theater. The ultimate comedy battle where two improv teams compete for laughs and points! A witty Ref keeps the... |
| 8:00 pm | Emma Harner Schubas Harmony Grill. Performing country music live. |
| 8:00 pm | Mojo Brookzz Wintrust Arena. Comedic performance live. |
| 8:00 pm | Jim Belushi & The Sacred Hearts McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn. Jazz / blues concert performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Binomio de Oro de America Rosemont Theatre. Latin music in concert. |
| 8:00 pm | The Players Rivers Casino Des Plaines. R&B / soul music performance. |
| 9:00 pm | Sam Salem Gino's East of Chicago. Comedic performance live. |
| 9:00 pm | Luis Alfonso V Live Night Club. Latin music in concert. |
| 9:30 pm | Musiq Soulchild City Winery. R&B / soul music performance. |
| 10:00 pm | Oskar Med K Radius. Techno / electronic concert performance. |
| 1:20 pm | Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Wrigley Field. MLB Baseball Game. 773-404-2827 |
| 3:00 pm | Chicago Classic Soldier Field. College football (Div I-A and Div I-AA) game. |
| 4:00 pm | DePaul Blue Demons Volleyball vs. Western Michigan Broncos DePaul University. College (Div I-A and Div I-AA) volleyball match. |
| 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 am | Best 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... |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 10:00 am- 2:00 pm | Weekend Brunch at Cindy's Cindy's Rooftop. Menu items features Cindy's Breakfast Platter, Stuffed French Toast, Quiche, Braised Pork Croque Madame, Salmon Carpaccio... |
| 10:00 am- 3:00 pm | Brunch at Aba's Aba. Enjoy Acai Bowl, Strawberry Rhubarb Biscuit, Chocolate Babka French Toast, Avocado & Spinach Frittata, Shawarma-Spiced Skirt Steak... |
| 11:00 am- 1:00 pm | Hangover Happy Hour Bub City. Features $6 Bloody Mary's and Espresso Martinis. |
| 11:00 am- 3:00 pm | Bub's Brunch Bub City. Brunch favorites include sweet Cinnamon Sticky Buns, the hearty Day Breaker Burrito, Egg White Tacos, a Bacon, Egg and Cheeseburger... |
| 11:00 am- 18:00 am | Weekend Brunch at Ema Ema. Weekend brunch features fresh favorites like Soft Scrambled Eggs with mushrooms and parmesan cream, a vibrant Acai Bowl with fruit and... |
| 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 | Delilah's Rock n Roll Jukebox Delilah's. Saturdays features $3 Genesee Cream Ale, $3 Evan Williams Bourbon. |
