April 12, 2025
Saturday

Headliners

10:00 amC2E2: Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo - Saturday McCormick Place Lakeside Center. Visitors can come and enjoy the fair / festival.
3:10 pmChicago White Sox vs. Boston Red Sox Rate Field. MLB Baseball Game. 312-674-1000
6:00 pmChicago Blackhawks vs. Winnipeg Jets United Center. NHL Hockey Game.

Festivals

10:00 amC2E2: Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo - Saturday McCormick Place Lakeside Center. Visitors can come and enjoy the fair / festival.
10:00 amCollect A Con - Saturday Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont. Museum exhibit.
7:30 pmBoleros de Noche: Tres Souls & Trio Remembranza Symphony Center. Festival tour performance.

The Arts

11:00 amLeaf - Play Lifeline Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
2:00 pmComedysportz4kidz ComedySportz of Chicago. A comedy show just for kids 9 and under!
2:00 pmLa Boheme Lyric Opera House of Chicago. Operatic theatrical performance.
2:00 pmTitanique - Musical Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Musical theatrical performance.
2:00 pmSunny Afternoon The Yard. Musical theatrical performance.
2:00 pmKen Ludwig?ås The Three Musketeers Woodstock Opera House. Musical theatrical performance.
2:00 pmTwyla Tharp Dance Harris Theater for Music and Dance. Dance theatrical performance.
4:00 pmTitanic - The Musical Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance.
5:00 pmLate Night Catechism Greenhouse Theatre Center. A religious comedy from playwrights Vicki Quade and Maripat Donovan which features a nun played... 773-404-7336
6:30 pmCapstan All Rise Brewing Company. Pop / rock performance.
7:00 pmTony Baker Chicago Improv, Schaumburg. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmSheng Wang Chicago Theatre. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmShapel Lacey - Comedian Zanies. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmMystical Arts of Tibet The Blizzard Theatre, Elgin. Tour performance that shares Tibetan culture.
7:15 pmVince Carone Zanies Comedy Club, Rosemont. Comedic performance live.
7:30 pmWatch What Crappens Park West. TV / radio taped program.
7:30 pmMoulin Rouge - The Musical Cadillac Palace Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmButterfly Lovers Violin Concerto McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn. Classical concert.
7:30 pmParsons Dance Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Dance theatrical performance.
7:30 pmOsamaSon Patio Theater. Rap / hip hop music performance.
7:30 pmThe Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, Grayslake. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmPrayer for the French Republic North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmDavid Sedaris Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Comedian David Sedaris performing live. 630-896-6666
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 pmThunderstruck - A Tribute to AC/DC The Arcada Theatre, St. Charles. Live concert performance.
8:00 pmElder Reggies Rock Club. Live rock / metal music.
8:00 pmBoDeans Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmRod Tuffcurls and The Bench Press Joe's Live, Rosemont. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmMyles Smith The Salt Shed. Rap / hip hop music performance.
8:00 pmLuis Angel & Luis Antonio Lopez Credit Union 1 Arena. Latin music in concert.
8:00 pmLos Tucanes De Tijuana Allstate Arena, Rosemont. Latin music in concert.
8:00 pmJessi Uribe Rosemont Theatre. Latin music in concert.
8:00 pmJames McMurtry Gary & Laura Maurer Concert Hall. Performing country music live.
8:00 pmCorey Kent Joe's Sports Bar. Performing country music live.
8:00 pmConnor Price Riviera Theatre. World music performance.
8:00 pmSierra Hull Thalia Hall. Performing country music live.
8:00 pmLA LOM The Vic Theater. Latin music in concert.
8:00 pmThe Lil Smokies S.P.A.C.E., Evanston. Performing country music live.
8:00 pmThe Temptations & The Four Tops The Venue at Horseshoe Casino, Hammond. R&B / soul music performance.
8:30 pmReverso - Ryan Kebrle, Frank West & Vince Curt Constellation. Jazz / blues concert performance.
8:30 pmNoeline Hofmann Hideout. Performing country music live.
9:00 pmCloakroom Empty Bottle. Pop / rock performance.
9:30 pmDJ Habibeats Ramova Theatre. 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 pmKayzo Radius. Techno / electronic concert performance.

Sports

3:10 pmChicago White Sox vs. Boston Red Sox Rate Field. MLB Baseball Game. 312-674-1000
6:00 pmChicago Blackhawks vs. Winnipeg Jets United Center. NHL Hockey Game.

For Children

9:00 am-
12:00 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
11:00 amKid's Storytime at Deerfield's Borders Borders, Deerfield. A weekly storytime event featuring the latest and greatest children's stories. 847-559-1999
11:00 am-
12:00 pm
Storytime at Azizi for Kids! Azizi Books, Matteson. Join us for Storytime Hour featuring selections from our diverse Children's Books category. Children... 708-283-9850
1:00 pmKid's Storytime at Deerfield's Borders Borders, Deerfield. A weekly storytime event featuring the latest and greatest children's stories. 847-559-1999
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
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

Health & Fitness

1:00 pmCheer Fitness: A Cheerleading/Dance Fusion Aerobics Class Studio L'amour. Burn fat, melt inches, and tone your body while learning exciting cheer and dance choreography. 5-week progressive... 773-875-8478

Miscellaneous

7:00 pmEyes of The Nile - Iron Maiden Tribute The Vixen, McHenry. Live concert performance.
7:30 pmBonfire - AC/DC Tribute The Forge, Joliet. Live concert performance.
10:00 pm30 Years of Ghetto House Avondale Music Hall. Live concert performance.

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.