| 10:00 am- 11:30 pm | Pier Pumpkin Lights Navy Pier Chicago. Navy Pier will once again transform into an experiential fall spectacle with nearly 1,000 pumpkins for the... 312-595-7437 |
| 4:00 pm- 9:00 pm | Wizard World Chicago 2021 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont. Join tens of thousands of fans as they converge to celebrate the best in pop culture. Celebrate... |
| 6:30 pm- 10:30 pm | Night of 1,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe. More than 1,000 hand-carved pumpkins will light up the night. Featured images of superheroes, celebrities... |
| 7:00 pm | NBA Preseason: Chicago Bulls vs. Memphis Grizzlies United Center. National Basketball Association professional basketball game. |
| 10:00 am- 11:30 pm | Pier Pumpkin Lights Navy Pier Chicago. Navy Pier will once again transform into an experiential fall spectacle with nearly 1,000 pumpkins for the... 312-595-7437 |
| 6:30 pm- 10:30 pm | Night of 1,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe. More than 1,000 hand-carved pumpkins will light up the night. Featured images of superheroes, celebrities... |
| 6:30 pm | Ginger Billy The Hobart Art Theater. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Blue Man Group Briar Street Theatre. Performances feature three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory... 773-348-4000 |
| 7:00 pm | J.I. Prince Avondale Music Hall. Rap / hip hop music performance. |
| 7:00 pm | The Second City:109th Revue Second City. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Heather McDonald City Winery. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Jason Bieler & Jeff Scott Soto Reggies Chicago. Live rock / metal music. |
| 7:30 pm | Hairball Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet. Live concert performance. |
| 7:30 pm | Joffrey Ballet: Home - A Celebration Civic Opera House. Ballet theatrical performance. |
| 7:30 pm | Drowning Pool & Ill Nino The Forge, Joliet. Live rock / metal music. |
| 8:00 pm | Blue Man Group Briar Street Theatre. Performances feature three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory... 773-348-4000 |
| 8:00 pm | Forever Plaid Drury Lane Theater, Oakbrook Terrace. Forever Plaid is a fun, lively, toe-tapping trip back in time concert by a 1950s 4-man... 630-530-0111 |
| 8:00 pm | Bye Bye Liver: The Chicago Drinking Play The Public House Theater. Outrageous interactive comedy revolving around the joys and pitfalls of boozing in the windy city. Yep, it's just... |
| 8:00 pm | Bible Bingo Royal George Theatre. The audience shares stories about religion in society while playing seven games of Bingo and winning prizes... |
| 8:00 pm | Kinky Boots Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 8:00 pm | The World Goes 'round Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 8:00 pm | The Teskey Brothers Riviera Theatre. R&B / soul music performance. |
| 8:00 pm | 070 Shake House of Blues Chicago. Rap / hip hop music performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Air Supply Copernicus Center. Pop / rock performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Juanes Rosemont Theatre. Latin music in concert. |
| 8:00 pm | Sweetest Day Weekend: Maze & Frankie Beverly The Venue at Horseshoe Casino, Hammond. R&B / soul music performance. |
| 8:00 pm | The Second City: She The People UP Comedy Club. Comedic performance live. |
| 8:00 pm | The Second City: Out Of The House Party e.t.c. Theater. Comedic performance live. |
| 8:30 pm | Forever Plaid Drury Lane Theater, Oakbrook Terrace. Forever Plaid is a fun, lively, toe-tapping trip back in time concert by a 1950s 4-man... 630-530-0111 |
| 8:30 pm | Jake Miller Bottom Lounge Restaurant. Rap / hip hop music performance. |
| 9:30 pm | Jim Breuer Chicago Improv, Schaumburg. Comedic performance live. |
| 10:00 pm | Bye Bye Liver: The Chicago Drinking Play The Public House Theater. Outrageous interactive comedy revolving around the joys and pitfalls of boozing in the windy city. Yep, it's just... |
| 10:00 pm | Garcia Peoples Schubas Harmony Grill. Pop / rock performance. |
| 7:00 pm | NBA Preseason: Chicago Bulls vs. Memphis Grizzlies United Center. National Basketball Association professional basketball game. |
| 8:00 am- 6:00 pm | Open Play Days My Corner Playroom. Corner Playroom is a Parent/Caregiver supervised indoor play place for kids ages 6 months to 5 years... 773-388-2121 |
| 10:00 am | Studio Drop In The DuPage Children's Museum, Naperville. Each session will explore alternating math, science, and art-related projects... 630-637-8000 |
| 1:00 pm | Studio Drop In The DuPage Children's Museum, Naperville. Each session will explore alternating math, science, and art-related projects... 630-637-8000 |
| 4:00 pm- 9:00 pm | Wizard World Chicago 2021 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont. Join tens of thousands of fans as they converge to celebrate the best in pop culture. Celebrate... |
| 6:00 am- 7:30 am | Silent Sitting Inner Metamorphosis University - IMU. The thoughts and feelings that might arise during the silent sitting are simply to... 773-262-1468 |
| 10:00 am- 4:00 pm | The Pritzker Military Museum & Library Announces "Drawn To Combat: Bill Mauldin & the Art of War" Pritzker Military Museum Library. The exhibition will highlight the active role that Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Bill Mauldin took... |
| 8:00 pm | Jane Lynch & Kate Flannery: Two Lost Souls North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Lecture event. |
| Judy Istock Butterfly Haven Notebaert Nature Museum. The Judy Istock Butterfly Haven features a kaleidoscope of butterflies with 75 species from around... 773-755-5100 | |
| River Works Notebaert Nature Museum. Splash through this waterplay experience and learn about Chicago's waterways and how they support... 773-755-5100 | |
| Mysteries of the Marsh Notebaert Nature Museum. Explore the variety of local wetlands and the creatures that live there and find out why these increasingly... 773-755-5100 | |
| Wilderness Walk Notebaert Nature Museum. Three meticulously re-created environments in Wilderness Walk immerse visitors in a prairie, savanna... 773-755-5100 | |
| Hands-on Habitat Notebaert Nature Museum. Hands-on Habitat invites budding naturalists (ages 3 - 7) to explore the secret world of animal homes... 773-755-5100 | |
| The Extreme Green House Notebaert Nature Museum. The Extreme Green House explains how our homes are linked to nature and offers recycling tips... 773-755-5100 | |
| Istock Family Look-in Animal Lab Notebaert Nature Museum. A detailed look at our native wetlands and their residents. 773-755-5100 |
