October 18, 2024
Friday

Headliners

7:00 pmNBA Preseason: Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers United Center. National Basketball Association professional basketball game.

The Arts

6:00 pmThe Jins All Rise Brewing Company. Alternative music performance.
6:30 pmAll Hallows Eve Naper Settlement, Naperville. Eve and Evan are twins roped into yet another desperately dull Halloween by their parents...
7:00 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
7:00 pmCoached Ensembles Donny's Skybox Theatre. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmDrunk Shakespeare Lion Theatre. Live theatrical performance.
7:00 pmHarry Potter and The Cursed Child James M. Nederlander Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmThe Audience Drury Lane Theater, Oakbrook Terrace. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmAccidental Election of an Anarchist Athenaeum Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmSecond City Mainstage Revue Second City. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmKishi Bashi The Outset. Alternative music performance.
7:00 pmBrooks Wheelan Zanies. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmThe Second City e.t.c.'s 48th Revue e.t.c. Theater. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmJordan Jensen Comedy Vault, Batavia. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmRachael Yamagata S.P.A.C.E., Evanston. Pop / rock performance.
7:00 pmThe Black Crowes Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana, Gary. Pop / rock performance.
7:15 pmShayne Smith Zanies Comedy Club, Rosemont. Comedic performance live.
7:30 pmThe Choir of Man Apollo Theater Chicago. Performance series.
7:30 pmWhitney Cummings Chicago Theatre. Comedic performance live.
7:30 pmSueco House of Blues Chicago. Event with tickets available.
7:30 pmRise Against The Salt Shed. Alternative music performance.
7:30 pmChicago Symphony Orchestra: Nicholas Kraemer - Mozart's Coronation Mass Symphony Center. Classical concert.
7:30 pmJoffrey Ballet: Atonement Lyric Opera House of Chicago. Ballet theatrical performance.
7:30 pmSTS9 - Sound Tribe Sector 9 Radius. Techno / electronic concert performance.
7:30 pmWinifred Haun and Dancers: Absent Moon Studebaker Theater. Dance theatrical performance.
7:30 pmJess Glynne The Vic Theater. R&B / soul music performance.
7:30 pmSecond Hand News - Tribute to Fleetwood Mac Woodstock Opera House. Live concert 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 pmLes Miserables Cadillac Palace Theatre. Live On Stage.
8:00 pmBye 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 pmGreat White & Slaughter The Arcada Theatre, St. Charles. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmDaniel Habif Copernicus Center. Classical concert.
8:00 pmSlift Reggies Rock Club. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmChristian Nodal Allstate Arena, Rosemont. Latin music in concert.
8:00 pmPatti Vasquez CG's Comedy Club, Bolingbrook. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmBandstand - The Musical Raue Center For The Arts, Crystal Lake. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmNothing But Thieves Aragon Ballroom. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmvaultboy Beat Kitchen. Techno / electronic concert performance.
8:00 pmGavin Adcock Joe's Sports Bar. Live rock / metal music.
8:00 pmThe Lemon Twigs Lincoln Hall. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmAn Act of God Copley Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmTerror Reid Avondale Music Hall. Rap / hip hop music performance.
8:00 pmChameleons Bottom Lounge Restaurant. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmDexter and The Moonrocks Metro. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmVertical Horizon Des Plaines Theatre. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmMetalachi The Forge, Joliet. Live rock / metal music.
8:00 pmThe Blind Boys of Alabama North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Jazz / blues concert performance.
8:30 pmOsees Thalia Hall. Pop / rock performance.
8:30 pmTim Daisy Constellation. Jazz / blues concert performance.
8:30 pmKokoroko Logan Square Auditorium. Jazz / blues concert performance.
8:30 pmRonnie Baker Brooks Fitzgerald's Nightclub, Berwyn. Jazz / blues concert performance.
9:00 pmLayton Giordani Concord Music Hall. Techno / electronic concert performance.
10:00 pmBye 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 pmFruit Bats Empty Bottle. Pop / rock performance.
11:00 pmSecond City After Hours: A Late Night Improv Show UP Comedy Club. Comedic performance live.

Sports

7:00 pmNBA Preseason: Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers United Center. National Basketball Association professional basketball game.

For Children

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 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 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
7:00 pmAnne Wilson Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington. Religious concert performance.
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

Nightlife

6:00 pmRed Velvet Burlesque Show Chicago Y Bar. Event with tickets available.