Chicago, week of November 9, 2026
What's on in Chicago, Monday November 9 to Sunday November 15, 2026: 5,053 events, 1,345 of them free. A few picks per kind of event; every event links to its original listing.
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- Mon Nov 9: 536
- Tue Nov 10: 719
- Wed Nov 11: 655
- Thu Nov 12: 801
- Fri Nov 13: 762
- Sat Nov 14: 969
- Sun Nov 15: 611
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Music 542
- Mon Nov 9 · 8 PM Hurricane Wisdom Park West
- Tue Nov 10 · 7:30 PM Hunxho The Vic Theatre
- Tue Nov 10 · 8 PM TRIAGE! An Industry Night The California Clipper
- Wed Nov 11 · 5 PM Golden Hour Featuring MACE Epiphany Center for the Arts · Free
- Wed Nov 11 · 6 PM Lilith's Demise / Slamwich / Traumatization / Orbital Gate Cobra Lounge
- Thu Nov 12 · 5 PM Voila Presents: Moonbloom House Of Blues Chicago
Comedy 230
- Mon Nov 9 · 7 PM Best of The Second City The Second City
- Thu Nov 12 · 7:30 PM Chicago Comedy Club at the House of Blues! Chicago's BEST Comedy Show! House of Blues Chicago · $16.95
- 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
- Sat Nov 14 · 7 PM Ali Siddiq @ Wintrust Arena Wintrust Arena
- Sat Nov 14 · 9 PM Andy Haynes at The Comedy Bar The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage · $33.64-$46.09
Arts, theater & film 1,546
- Mon Nov 9 · 6:30 PM Alyssa Grace Metro
- Tue Nov 10 · 7 PM Jersey Boys at CIBC Theatre CIBC Theatre
- Tue Nov 10 · 7:30 PM Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson - Astronomy Bizarre The Auditorium
- Wed Nov 11 · 6:30 PM Abigail Riccards & Friends - A Night of Soul / Jazz / Blues Favorites Winter's Jazz Club
- Wed Nov 11 · 7 PM A Midsummer Night's Dream Chicago Shakespeare Theater
- Thu Nov 12 · 6 PM Psycroptic, Inferi, Cognitive, Summoning The Lich, Burned In Effigy Reggies
Tech, AI & startups 230
- Mon Nov 9 · 3 PM AI and the Future Ahead of Us Woodson Regional Library · Free
- Mon Nov 9 · 3:30 PM Why Are We Sprinting Off the AI Cliff? Pullman Branch · Free
- Tue Nov 10 · 6 PM AI Tech & Startup Night - Chicago Emerald Loop Bar & Grill · $28-$57
- Wed Nov 11 · 5 PM General Business Networking - Lincoln Park Parlay Lincoln Park · $0-$22.59
- Wed Nov 11 · 6:30 PM Chicago Networking Event: Make New Business and/or Social Connections Barcocina Lakeview · $17.47
- Fri Nov 13 · 7 PM Tom Kenny & The Hi Seas, Expo’76 Reggies
Food & drink 350
- Mon Nov 9 · 12 PM Chicago African Restaurant Week 2026 Chicago · Free
- Tue Nov 10 · 6 PM Hands-On: Ravioli and Filled Pastas Eataly Chicago · $120.30
- Wed Nov 11 · 6 PM 11:11 Night to Manifest - For The Benefit of Alderman Walter Red Burnett The Book & The Residence · $11.11-$111.11
- 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
Nightlife & dancing 619
- Wed Nov 11 · 6:30 PM Let's Go Line Dancing Epiphany Center for the Arts - Epiphany Hall
- Wed Nov 11 · 8 PM Donna the Buffalo Garcia's Chicago
- Fri Nov 13 · 9 PM Vibes On Logan Presents: CLASSICS Whistler
- Fri Nov 13 · 10 PM 6 SENSE + SHOKI287 Smoke & Mirrors
- 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
Family & kids 410
- Tue Nov 10 · 10:30 AM Preschool Story Time Merlo Library · Free
- Wed Nov 11 · 10 PM Afterlife Afterparty: Frost Children (Dj) Outset
- Thu Nov 12 · 6 PM Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel The Fields Studios
- Thu Nov 12 · 6:30 PM Frost Children, Olswel Radius
- Sat Nov 14 · 1 PM Wild Kratt's Live 2.0 The Auditorium
- Sat Nov 14 · 7:30 PM A Christmas Carol Goodman Theatre's Albert Theater
Outdoors 39
- Mon Nov 9 · 7 AM Discover Chicago’s hidden gems with a scavenger hunt by World City Trail! Navy Pier · $8.78-$15.70
- Mon Nov 9 · 10 AM Chicago Riverwalk Secrets Quest Michigan Avenue & East Wacker Place · $23.18
- Thu Nov 12 · 8 PM Chicago Discover Africa: Travel to Africa in the Digital Age Chicago · Free
- Fri Nov 13 · 8 PM Bus Trip to Obama Presidential Center Obama Presidential Center · $588.73
- 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
Free 1,085
- Wed Nov 11 · 7 PM Kai Castro Spybar · Free
- Thu Nov 12 · 7 PM Mack Geiger - When it's Pouring 2026 Tour with Trey Pendley Joe's on Weed Street · Free
- Thu Nov 12 · 11 PM Rinovrse | Rino Bar RiNo Bar · Free
- Fri Nov 13 · 5 PM Golden Hour Featuring Hungu Epiphany Center for the Arts · Free
- Fri Nov 13 · 11 PM Chemistry Cell Block · Free
- Sat Nov 14 · 10 PM Pedro Sampaio Ramova Theatre · Free
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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).