Events in Chicago
82 upcoming · from 24 venues
On view now
11 exhibitions open in Chicago
- Lee Miller: FearlessThrough Dec 7 · Art Institute of Chicago
- Threads of a Nation: Preserving Presidential ClothingThrough Jul 18 · Chicago History Museum
- Emma Stebbins: Carving Out HistoryThrough Apr 18 · Richard H. Driehaus Museum
- teamLab: Everything Exists in Infinite ContinuityThrough Feb 21 · Smart Museum of Art
- Pokémon Fossil MuseumThrough Apr 11 · Field Museum
- Karla Wong: Journeys of BeingThrough Jan 10 · Intuit Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
- The Odyssey ReimaginedThrough Jan 31 · National Hellenic Museum
- If Emmett Till Lived: Freedom on American GroundThrough Dec 19 · Museum of Contemporary Photography
This week
Today
- All dayDon Giovanni (Lyric Opera)Lyric Opera House (Civic Opera House)Concert
- All dayTopdog/Underdog (Steppenwolf)Steppenwolf Theatre CompanyConcert
- All dayAdirondack Chair Circle (Steppenwolf)Steppenwolf Theatre CompanyConcert
- All dayThe Winter’s Tale (Chicago Shakespeare)Chicago Shakespeare TheaterConcert
- All dayThe Book of Mormon (Cadillac Palace)Cadillac Palace TheatreConcert
- 11:00 AMIAM hauntingIntuit Center for Intuitive and Outsider ArtCommunity
- 11:00 AMSunday Somatics – Healing with Yoga: Session 3Smart Museum of ArtWorkshop
Tuesday, Nov 3
Wednesday, Nov 4
Saturday, Nov 7
Performances & concerts 27
See all →- Through Nov 1Don Giovanni (Lyric Opera)Lyric Opera House (Civic Opera House)
- Through Nov 1Topdog/Underdog (Steppenwolf)Steppenwolf Theatre Company
- Through Dec 6Adirondack Chair Circle (Steppenwolf)Steppenwolf Theatre Company
- Through Dec 12The Winter’s Tale (Chicago Shakespeare)Chicago Shakespeare Theater
- Through Nov 1The Book of Mormon (Cadillac Palace)Cadillac Palace Theatre
- Sat, Nov 7 · 3:00 PMThe Bridge at Intuit Art MuseumIntuit Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
Talks & readings 10
See all →- Sat, Nov 7 · 1:00 PMArtist Talk: Karla WongIntuit Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
- Tue, Nov 10 · 6:00 PMOnline Lecture: The History of Anesthesia and Hanaoka SeishūInternational Museum of Surgical Science
- Tue, Nov 17 · 7:00 PMNHM Online Discussions: Greek PoetryNational Hellenic Museum
- Wed, Nov 18 · 7:30 PMPénjamo: Staged Reading PresentationNational Museum of Mexican Art
- Thu, Nov 19 · 7:00 PMNHM Book Club: Ilium by Dan SimmonsNational Hellenic Museum
- Fri, Nov 20 · 4:30 PMFamily Bedtime Stories with Chicago Public LibrarySmart Museum of Art
Workshops & classes 11
See all →- Sun, Nov 1 · 11:00 AMSunday Somatics – Healing with Yoga: Session 3Smart Museum of Art
- Wed, Nov 4 · 6:00 PMLate Wednesdays: Printmaking with IGCNational Museum of Mexican Art
- Sun, Nov 8 · 10:30 AMWorkshop: Japanese PapermakingInternational Museum of Surgical Science
- Sun, Nov 8 · 11:00 AMSunday Somatics – Healing with Yoga: Session 4Smart Museum of Art
- Sun, Nov 8 · 2:00 PMKintsugi Workshop: Repair and ReconnectInternational Museum of Surgical Science
- Sun, Nov 15 · 11:00 AMSunday Somatics – Healing with Yoga: Session 5Smart Museum of Art
Family & kids 12
See all →- Sun, Nov 8Aquí en Chicago: Closing CelebrationChicago History Museum
- Nov 13 – Dec 31A Christmas Carol (Goodman Theatre)Goodman Theatre
- Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AMFamily Day: Seeing the Invisible World to Build a New OneSmart Museum of Art
- Fri, Nov 20 · 4:30 PMFamily Bedtime Stories with Chicago Public LibrarySmart Museum of Art
- Nov 24 – Dec 13Blue Man Group: A New Holiday Surprise (CIBC Theatre)CIBC Theatre
- Nov 28 – Nov 29Disney’s Encanto in Concert (Lyric Opera)Lyric Opera House (Civic Opera House)
Film & screenings 3
See all →- Tue, Dec 1 · 9:30 AMA Day With(out) Art: seeds in a dying colony – Film ScreeningInternational Museum of Surgical Science
- Tue, Dec 8 · 6:30 PMFilm Screening: Rocky Horror Picture ShowInternational Museum of Surgical Science
- Tue, Dec 8 · 9:00 PMFilm Screening: Rocky Horror Picture Show ENCORE!International Museum of Surgical Science
Festivals & community 8
See all →- Through Nov 1IAM hauntingIntuit Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
- Sun, Nov 8Aquí en Chicago: Closing CelebrationChicago History Museum
- Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AMFamily Day: Seeing the Invisible World to Build a New OneSmart Museum of Art
- Sat, Dec 5 · 11:00 AMDriehaus Museum Drie-cember MarketRichard H. Driehaus Museum
- Sat, Dec 12 · 10:00 AMFamily Day: Sky is the Limit with SkyARTSmart Museum of Art
- Thu, Dec 17 · 5:30 PMArt After Work: Appliqué Quilted Clothing with feltgirlworldIntuit Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
Later this season
December 2026
- Cultivating the City: A Conversation on Green Space · Dec 2
- The Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker (Lyric Opera House) · Dec 4
- Japanese Bookbinding: Goshuinchō & Yotsume Toji · Dec 5
- Driehaus Museum Drie-cember Market · Dec 5
- 2026 Balzekas Museum Award Dinner Honoring Fr. Jaunius Kelpšas · Dec 5
- Film Screening: Rocky Horror Picture Show · Dec 8
January 2027
- Family Night: Shadow Puppetry · Jan 8
- Laura Lee on Contemporary Art and Technology · Jan 14
- Amadeus LIVE (Lyric Opera) · Jan 15
- NHM Online Discussion: Chicago Neighborhoods w/ the Swedish American Museum · Jan 15
- Seth Meyers: Live (The Chicago Theatre) · Jan 16
- Haydn’s The Creation (Lyric Opera) · Jan 22
February 2027
- The Comeuppance (Steppenwolf) · Feb 4
- Illinoise (Chicago Shakespeare) · Feb 9
- Family Day: Animating the Everyday · Feb 13
- Hérodiade in Concert (Lyric Opera) · Feb 23
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