This week in Chicago
What's on in Chicago, Friday November 13 to Sunday November 15, 2026: 2,342 events, 549 of them free. A few picks per kind of event; every event links to its original listing.
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Music 321
- Fri Nov 13 · 7 PM Almost Monday House of Blues - Chicago
- Fri Nov 13 · 7 PM Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band/Joanna Connor Blues Band Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center
- Fri Nov 13 · 7 PM Amber Autry: Happy Holler Tour The Vic Theatre
- Sat Nov 14 · 4 PM A House Music is Love Day Party Stacked w House Music Titans. Le Nocturne Chicago · $12.51-$65.87
- Sat Nov 14 · 6 PM Kamasi Washington City Winery - Chicago
- Sat Nov 14 · 6 PM Julia Jacklin Riviera Theatre
Comedy 97
- Fri Nov 13 · 7 PM Michael Rowland @ Zanies Comedy Club - Chicago Zanies Comedy Club
- Fri Nov 13 · 7:30 PM Dysfunctional Friends – 312 Comedy Fesitval (Herm & Aaron Co-Headline) Park West
- Fri Nov 13 · 9 PM Andy Haynes at The Comedy Bar The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage · $33.64-$46.09
- Sat Nov 14 · 3 PM Best of The Second City The Second City
- Sat Nov 14 · 7 PM Ali Siddiq @ Wintrust Arena Wintrust Arena
- Sat Nov 14 · 7 PM Trigger Happy: Annoyance's Signature Improv Show 851 W Belmont Ave
Arts, theater & film 857
- Fri Nov 13 · 7 PM A Midsummer Night's Dream Courtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
- Fri Nov 13 · 7 PM Six60 Metro
- Fri Nov 13 · 7 PM Jersey Boys at CIBC Theatre CIBC Theatre
- Sat Nov 14 · 1 PM Wild Kratt's Live 2.0 The Auditorium
- Sat Nov 14 · 7 PM The Menzingers Shed
- Sat Nov 14 · 7 PM PEEPHOLE w/ HERVANA Cubby Bear
Tech, AI & startups 79
- Fri Nov 13 · 9 AM SCRA Midwest ECO Conference 2026 Adler University · $15-$55
- Fri Nov 13 · 3 PM Incorporation/Organization Day Polsky Exchange North · Free
- Fri Nov 13 · 7 PM Tom Kenny & The Hi Seas, Expo’76 Reggies
- Sat Nov 14 · 8:30 AM Partner Teacher Conference: Rooted, Restored, Resilient Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
- Sat Nov 14 · 10:30 AM Public Speaking Practice With the WAO Toastmasters Club Wrightwood-Ashburn Library · Free
- Sat Nov 14 · 3 PM How To Say No To AI Logan Square Branch · Free
Food & drink 179
- Fri Nov 13 · 12 PM Chicago African Restaurant Week 2026 Chicago · Free
- Fri Nov 13 · 6 PM THE 24TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF WOOD & BARREL-AGED BEER (FOBAB) RETURNS TO CHICAGO NOVEMBER 13-14 Credit Union 1 Arena
- Sat Nov 14 · 2:30 PM Almost Sold Out - Chicago Holiday Cocktail Tasting Festival - Nov 14 Utopian Tailgate · $0-$73.62
- Sun Nov 15 · 11 AM Lesbian Singles Brunch at Turquoise Cafe 50+ November-Chicago Turquoise Cafe & Restaurant · $12.51
- Sun Nov 15 · 11 AM Siren Sundays at Fathom Fathom · $66.80-$255.73
- Sun Nov 15 · 11 AM Child Free Social Club Sunday Brunch Club Lucy’s Cafe · Free
Nightlife & dancing 212
- Fri Nov 13 · 9 PM Vibes On Logan Presents: CLASSICS Whistler
- Fri Nov 13 · 10 PM 6 SENSE + SHOKI287 Smoke & Mirrors
- Fri Nov 13 · 10 PM Elderbrook (DJ SET) TAO Chicago
- Sat Nov 14 · 7:30 PM Twin Peaks: A Conversation With The Stars Old Town School of Folk Music
- Sat Nov 14 · 7:30 PM Sol Invictus Hervé Koubi Harris Theater
- Sat Nov 14 · 8 PM Only Fire & Friends Outset
Family & kids 139
- Fri Nov 13 · 5 AM Midtown Athletic Club Launches the Alan G Schwartz Community Tennis Program Midtown Athletic Club · Free
- Fri Nov 13 · 8 PM Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel The Fields Studios
- Sat Nov 14 · 9:30 AM Saturday Story Time Daley · Free
- Sat Nov 14 · 10 AM Family Day: Seeing the Invisible World to Build a New One Smart Museum of Art · Free
- Sat Nov 14 · 7:30 PM A Christmas Carol Goodman Theatre's Albert Theater
- Sun Nov 15 · 12 PM CVTK Presents: Another Vegan Market Emporium Arcade Bar
Outdoors 21
- Fri Nov 13 · 7 AM Discover Chicago’s hidden gems with a scavenger hunt by World City Trail! Navy Pier · $8.78-$15.70
- Fri Nov 13 · 10 AM Chicago Riverwalk Secrets Quest Michigan Avenue & East Wacker Place · $23.18
- Fri Nov 13 · 8 PM Chicago Discover Africa: Travel to Africa in the Digital Age Chicago · Free
- Sun Nov 15 · 11 AM Intuitive Listening in Nature Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary · $20
- Sun Nov 15 · 12 PM Prairie Biome Preservation with Riverbank Neighbors-flex shift time River Bank Neighbors Trail
- Sun Nov 15 · 1 PM Tour Guide 101 Rogers Park Branch · Free
Free 488
- Fri Nov 13 · 5 PM Golden Hour Featuring Hungu Epiphany Center for the Arts · Free
- Fri Nov 13 · 6 PM CHILL SET- SAVE THE DATE! National Museum of Mexican Art · Free
- Fri Nov 13 · 11 PM Chemistry Cell Block · Free
- Sat Nov 14 · 10 AM Holiday Delight & Kodomo Matsuri Japanese American Service Committee · Free
- Sat Nov 14 · 10 AM 22nd Annual Lycée French Market Lycée Français de Chicago · Free
- Sat Nov 14 · 10 PM Pedro Sampaio Ramova Theatre · Free
Week 2026-W46. Built from Chicago Events’s listings of 2026-11-13; picks favour events several sources list, with a set time and place, over weekly classes and repeating series. Times are local (America/Chicago).