October 19, 2021
Tuesday

Headliners

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
2:00 pmA Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800
7:00 pmHaunted History at Lincoln Park Zoo The Lincoln Park Zoo. Join Adam Selzer, author, podcaster, and host of Mysterious Chicago Tours, for spine-tingling walkabouts that dig...
7:00 pmChicago Blackhawks vs. New York Islanders United Center. National Hockey League professional hockey match.
7:30 pmA Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800
9:00 pmHaunted History at Lincoln Park Zoo The Lincoln Park Zoo. Join Adam Selzer, author, podcaster, and host of Mysterious Chicago Tours, for spine-tingling walkabouts that dig...

Festivals

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
7:00 pmHaunted History at Lincoln Park Zoo The Lincoln Park Zoo. Join Adam Selzer, author, podcaster, and host of Mysterious Chicago Tours, for spine-tingling walkabouts that dig...
9:00 pmHaunted History at Lincoln Park Zoo The Lincoln Park Zoo. Join Adam Selzer, author, podcaster, and host of Mysterious Chicago Tours, for spine-tingling walkabouts that dig...

The Arts

2:00 pmA Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800
7:00 pmThe Second City:109th Revue Second City. Comedic performance live.
7:30 pmA Christmas Carol Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Meet miserly Scrooge, hard-working Bob Crachit, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and... 312-443-3800
7:30 pmAndrew McMahon Chicago Theatre. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmFriends The Musical Parody Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmBlue 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 pmDr. Dog Thalia Hall. Pop / rock performance.

Sports

7:00 pmChicago Blackhawks vs. New York Islanders United Center. National Hockey League professional hockey match.

For Children

10:00 amPicture Book Storytime for Infants & Toddlers Barnes & Noble Booksellers Clybourn. This special storytime will have infants and toddlers under the age of 3 enjoying classic... 773-871-3610
10:00 amStudio 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-
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
1:00 pmStudio Drop In The DuPage Children's Museum, Naperville. Each session will explore alternating math, science, and art-related projects... 630-637-8000

Community

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...
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