April 11, 2025
Friday

Headliners

10:00 amC2E2: Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo - Friday McCormick Place Lakeside Center. Visitors can come and enjoy the fair / festival.
7:00 pmChicago Bulls vs. Washington Wizards United Center. National Basketball Association professional basketball game.

Festivals

10:00 amC2E2: Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo - Friday McCormick Place Lakeside Center. Visitors can come and enjoy the fair / festival.

The Arts

7:00 pmThe Listeners Lyric Opera House of Chicago. Operatic theatrical performance.
7:00 pmSunny Afternoon The Yard. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmTitanique - Musical Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmMoulin Rouge - The Musical Cadillac Palace Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmChicago Symphony Orchestra: Harry Bicket & The Joffrey Ballet Symphony Center. Classical concert.
7:30 pmKen Ludwig?ås The Three Musketeers Woodstock Opera House. Musical theatrical performance.
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...
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...

Sports

7:00 pmChicago Bulls vs. Washington Wizards 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
8:00 pm-
12:00 am
Cocktails and Clay Hyde Park Art Center. Imagine happy hour... with clay! Join us at the Hyde Park Art Center for a night of mud-mashing, dance partying... 773-324-5520
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 Y Bar. Adult themed event.
6:00 pmRed Lace Burlesque Show and Variety Show Red Lace Burlesque. Adult themed event.