Free in Chicago, week of November 16, 2026
Free in Chicago, Monday November 16 to Sunday November 22, 2026: 912 events. Picks by day; every event links to its original listing.
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Mon Nov 16
- 2 PM Meet Calvin B. Jones: Make a Mini-Mural Archer Heights Library · Free
- 6 PM Game Night Monochrome Brewing · Free
- 6 PM Chinese Club // Mandarin Mondays Nine Bar · Free
- 6:30 PM Adult Book Discussion: The Searcher Dunning Library · Free
- 7 PM Monday Night Trivia Nights at Fathom Fathom · Free
- 9 PM FREE MONDAY w/ Rent Control featuring Nonnie Parry / Twice Told Tale / Timelife / Tender Object System The Empty Bottle · Free
Tue Nov 17
- 9 AM Coffee and Connections - Portage Park Power Partners Networking Open House FXN Performance Therapy · Free
- 12 PM Brown Bag Lecture with Dr. Aurore Motte, Université de Liège The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures · Free
- 1 PM Antoine's Organ | Bethany Pickens Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago · Free
- 6 PM JoJo's Feast Mode: A Friendsgiving Celebration & Celebrity Chef Showdown Rockwell on the River · Free
- 6:30 PM Tech Leader Premium Series - Chicago (Toronto Maple Leafs @ Chicago Blackhawks) United Center · Free
- 7 PM Tomato Throw Show at The Comedy Bar The Comedy Bar · Free
Wed Nov 18
- 9 AM ☕️ 1 Million Cups Chicago ☕️ Workbox Chicago – Civic Opera · Free
- 12 PM The Iran War & India’s Role in the World: A Conversation with Rahul Gandhi David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago · Free
- 4 PM ISAC Visiting Scholar Lecture with Prof. Dr. Verena Lepper The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) · Free
- 5 PM Golden Hour Featuring Vivian Garcia Epiphany Center for the Arts · Free
- 6 PM CuSP Holiday Kickoff: Our Last Event of 2026! Chi Bar · Free
- 7 PM Startup Tech & AI Networking in Chicago Joy District · Free
Thu Nov 19
- 10 AM Business Acumen Series: Q&A on AI Adoption for Small Business Operations Polsky Exchange North · Free
- 3 PM Watch Party: OBOC Finale with Samantha Harvey, author of Orbital Harold Washington Library Center · Free
- 5:30 PM Anjan Chatterjee & Judith Schaechter on Neuroaesthetics Smart Museum of Art · Free
- 11 PM Rinovrse | Rino Bar RiNo Bar · Free
Fri Nov 20
- 3 PM Student Research Spotlight: Hawaiian Protest in Print Newberry Library · Free
- 7 PM In My View Paintings by Ann Pickett –Artist Reception Zhou B Art Center · Free
- 10 PM Luke Alexander Spybar · Free
Sat Nov 21
- 10:30 AM Azania Day vol.III Logan Center for the Arts · Free
- 7 PM Vinyl Sessions at Parachute HiFi | SOULPHONETICS Djs Parachute HiFi · Free
- 9:30 PM Eptic Ramova Theatre · Free
Sun Nov 22
- 12 PM Santa Sails the Seadog Harry Caray's Navy Pier · Free
- 7:30 PM Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra: New Horizons Chicago Symphony Center · Free