May 8, 2025
Thursday

Headliners

1:00 pm-
9:00 pm
Chicago Blues Festival Millennium Park. A free, four-day blues festival held annually in Millennium Park, Chicago, the world's largest of its kind, featuring multiple...

Festivals

1:00 pm-
9:00 pm
Chicago Blues Festival Millennium Park. A free, four-day blues festival held annually in Millennium Park, Chicago, the world's largest of its kind, featuring multiple...

The Arts

6:00 am-
11:00 pm
Augmented Chicago: Inaugural Realities Millennium Park. Featuring the innovative works of four internationally acclaimed Chicago-based artists, Claire Ashley, Faheem Majeed...
6:00 pmShred Fest: Obscura Reggies Rock Club. Live rock / metal music.
6:30 pmJacob Banks House of Blues Chicago. Techno / electronic concert performance.
7:00 pmCats Paramount Theatre, Aurora. The 25th Anniversary tour of the longest running show in North America and the winner of seven Tony... 630-896-6666
7:00 pmGang of Four Bottom Lounge Restaurant. Alternative music performance.
7:00 pmHadestown CIBC Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmZoltan Kaszas Zanies. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmTitanique - Musical Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmAli - The Musical James M. Nederlander Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmTrousdale Thalia Hall. Pop / rock performance.
7:00 pmTitanic - The Musical Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmStephen Stanley The WC Social Club, West Chicago. Pop / rock performance.
7:00 pmCorbin The Promontory. R&B / soul music performance.
7:00 pmAl Madrigal Chicago Improv, Schaumburg. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmCircus Vazquez Hawthorn Mall, Vernon Hills. Circus live event.
7:30 pmJackopierce City Winery. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmWait Wait...Don't Tell Me Studebaker Theater. Event with tickets available.
7:30 pmChicago Symphony Orchestra: Jaap Van Zweden - Mahler's Symphony No. 6 Symphony Center. Classical concert.
7:30 pmHymn Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmRock Of Ages Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Arlington Heights. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmAttack On Titan: Beyond The Walls World Tour Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Live concert performance.
7:30 pmJacob's Ladder With Jacob Slocum Epiphany Center for the Arts. Jazz / blues concert performance.
7:30 pmPrayer for the French Republic North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmBust Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmAmyl and The Sniffers The Salt Shed. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmPaul Thorn S.P.A.C.E., Evanston. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmCheem Beat Kitchen. Pop / rock performance.
8:30 pmJackie Venson Fitzgerald's Nightclub, Berwyn. Jazz / blues concert performance.

Retail Events

3:00 pm-
7:00 pm
Lincoln Square Farmers Market With 50 vendors, the market connects local farmers, artisans, and food vendors to the Northside of Chicago at 4513 North Lincoln Avenue in the parking...

For Children

10:00 am-
4:00 pm
Istock Family Look-In Lab Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Explore the Nature Museum's live collections of reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates... 773-755-5100
11:00 amBest of Shedd Tour Shedd Aquarium. Discover the aquarium like never before with a 75 minute guided tour that includes behind-the-scenes access, front-row seats...

Community

9:30 am-
3:45 pm
Home and Studio: Inside and Out Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, Oak Park. Pair a guided tour of the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio with a self-guided... 312-994-4000
9:30 am-
4:00 pm
Robie House: Inside and Out Frederick C. Robie House. A guided interior tour and a self-guided outdoor audio tour along 58th Street, exploring its architectural story...
9:45 amBeluga Encounter Shedd Aquarium. In this 75-minute experience, step into chest-deep water with a caretaker to meet a beluga whale up close. Touch, interact...
10:00 am-
4:00 pm
Judy Istock Butterfly Haven Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Discover over 40 exotic butterfly species and colorful birds in a tropical 2,700 sq. ft. greenhouse... 773-755-5100
10:00 am-
4:00 pm
RiverWorks Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Splash through this waterplay experience and learn about Chicago's waterways and how they... 773-755-5100
10:00 am-
4:00 pm
Wilderness Walk Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Three meticulously re-created environments in Wilderness Walk immerse visitors in a prairie... 773-755-5100

Miscellaneous

7:30 pmIMomSoHard Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet. TV / radio taped program.

Dining Specials

4:00 pm-
5:00 pm
Gilt Bar Happy Hour Gilt Bar Chicago. Enjoy a variety of crave-worthy bites and drinks, starting with sliders like the American cheeseburger & hot fried chicken...
4:00 pm-
6:00 pm
Bub City Happy Hour Bub City. Sip on refreshing favorites like High Noon for $5 or grab a High Noon Bucket for $25. Enjoy a Back Porch Tea or Easy Peasy Lemonade, both...

Nightlife

6:00 pmRed Lace Burlesque Show and Variety Show Red Lace Burlesque. A live show blending burlesque, cabaret, and variety acts for an evening of dazzling, high-energy entertainment...
8:00 pmImprovised Disney Channel Original Movie Malarkey Comedy Kingsbury Theater. Relive the magic of Disney Channel Original Movies with the cast of Improvised DCOM! This all-star team...
8:00 pm-
12:00 am
Alan Gresik's Swing Orchestra The Green Mill Jazz Club. Gresik's piano performances blend traditional, international, and Swing Era styles with modern hits, creating...