September 4, 2026
Friday

Headliners

12:00 pm-
9:00 pm
Chicago Jazz Festival Millennium Park. With a diverse lineup, the festival highlights both local jazz talent and acclaimed artists from across the country and around...
12:00 pmNorth Coast Music Festival SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview. Showcasing over a 100 mix of electronic, hip-hop and other performers, the festival also features art installations...
6:40 pmChicago White Sox vs. Minnesota Twins Rate Field. MLB Baseball Game. 312-674-1000

Festivals

12:00 pm-
9:00 pm
Chicago Jazz Festival Millennium Park. With a diverse lineup, the festival highlights both local jazz talent and acclaimed artists from across the country and around...
12:00 pmNorth Coast Music Festival SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview. Showcasing over a 100 mix of electronic, hip-hop and other performers, the festival also features art installations...
12:00 pmARC Music Festival Union Park. Celebrates the roots of house music in BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities.
4:30 pm-
10:30 pm
Taste of Polonia Copernicus Center. A four-day Labor Day weekend festival is a celebration of Polish culture with 30+ food vendors serving authentic dishes...

The Arts

6:30 pmThe Second City Mainstage 114th Revue Second City. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmComedysportz Malarkey Comedy Kingsbury Theater. The ultimate comedy battle where two improv teams compete for laughs and points! A witty Ref keeps the...
7:00 pmAdam Hunter Comedy Vault, Batavia. Comedic performance live.
7:20 pmBabymetal, Halestorm & Violent Vira Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island. Live rock / metal music.
7:30 pmCome From Away Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmWu-Tang Clan & Bone Thugs N Harmony Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Tinley Park. Rap / hip hop music performance.
7:30 pmSnoop Dogg Ravinia Park, Highland Park. Rap / hip hop music performance.

Sports

6:40 pmChicago White Sox vs. Minnesota Twins Rate Field. MLB Baseball Game. 312-674-1000
7:00 pmExtreme Dwarfanators Wrestling Candela, Niles. Wrestling sport match.

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
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

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
Grazing Hour Cabra. Dig into bold bites like Spicy Sticky Wings, Pork Belly Sliders, and mix-and-match Empanadas, paired with drink specials including...

Nightlife

4:00 pmDelilah's Rock n Roll Jukebox Delilah's. Features Juke Box Friday spins starting at 9pm with $3 Labatt Blue, $3 Maker's Mark Bourbon.
5:00 pm-
2:00 am
Fridays at Cerise Cerise Rooftop. Sip, sway, and take in the skyline views. Sunset Set White Owl, 5pm-9pm and Night Shift with Local Chicago DJs from 9pm-2am...
7:00 pmTrivia Night at The Pink Squirrel The Pink Squirrel. Hosted by Whaddayaknow Trivia.
9:00 pmTrapped in a Musical Malarkey Comedy Kingsbury Theater. A fully improvised Broadway-style show where you decide the story, characters, and chaos. With no script...