| 5:00 pm | Umphrey's McGee The Salt Shed. Pop / rock performance. |
| 6:00 pm | O.A.R. & Fitz and The Tantrums Ravinia Pavilion, Highland Park. Alternative music performance. |
| 6:00 pm | Kittie Concord Music Hall. Alternative music performance. |
| 6:30 pm | Babe Rainbow The Outset. Alternative music performance. |
| 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 | Coached Ensembles Donny's Skybox Theatre. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Drunk Shakespeare Lion Theatre. Live theatrical performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Don't Quit Your Daydream Second City. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Oh, The Places You??ll Glow e.t.c. Theater. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Lindsey Stirling Rosemont Theatre. Pop / rock performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Lord Of The Rings The Yard. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Zainab Johnson Zanies. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Missy Elliott, Ciara, Busta Rhymes & Timbaland Allstate Arena, Rosemont. Rap / hip hop music performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Marcello Hernandez Chicago Improv, Schaumburg. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Deep Purple Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Tinley Park. Pop / rock performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Michael Blaustein Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana, Gary. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:00 pm | Venardos Circus Benedictine University, Lisle. Circus live event. |
| 7:30 pm | Lovett or Leave It The Vic Theater. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:30 pm | Dave Barnes City Winery. Alternative music performance. |
| 7:30 pm | Back To The Future - Theatrical Production Cadillac Palace Theatre. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 7:30 pm | The Script House of Blues Chicago. Alternative music performance. |
| 7:30 pm | Thursday - Band, Pelican & Nate Bergman The Forge, Joliet. Alternative music performance. |
| 7:45 pm | Lynch Mob The Vixen, McHenry. Alternative music performance. |
| 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 | Les Miserables Cadillac Palace Theatre. Live On Stage. |
| 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 | Andrew Dice Clay Des Plaines Theatre. Comedic performance live. |
| 8:00 pm | An Act of God Raue Center For The Arts, Crystal Lake. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 8:00 pm | The Full Monty Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Built To Spill Metro. Pop / rock performance. |
| 8:00 pm | 1776 - The Musical Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 8:30 pm | Terrance Simien Fitzgerald's Nightclub, Berwyn. Live bluegrass performance. |
| 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... |
| 11:00 pm | Second City After Hours: A Late Night Improv Show UP Comedy Club. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:10 pm | Chicago White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers Guaranteed Rate Field. MLB Baseball Game. Times to be announced. 312-674-1000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 8:00 pm | Old Gods of Appalachia Park West. TV / radio taped program. |
| 6:00 pm | Red Velvet Burlesque Show Chicago Y Bar. Event with tickets available. |
| 7:30 pm | Magic Men Australia Studebaker Theater. Event with tickets available. |
| It's Finally Friday Weather Mark Tavern. TGIF-Thank Goodness It's Friday!! After a long day at the office come relax and enjoy a couple of drinks... 312-296-6447 |
