Skip to consent to cookiesSkip navigation
events-cat-theatre-arts

Upcoming Chicago Events

Check out what's happening all around Chicago.

Que Te Vaya Bien by Omar Vicente Fernandez
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Que Te Vaya Bien by Omar Vicente Fernandez

Set in Wrigley Field during a Cubs game, Que Te Vaya Bien tells the story of Elias, a young man on a journey toward reconciliation…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
League of Chicago Theatres
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Azira’i

Azira’i is a biographical play that looks at Zahy Tentehar’s relationship with her mother, Azira’i, the first female Shaman from the Cana Brava reserve (MA),…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Upstairs Theater
800 E. Grand, Chicago, IL, 60611
League of Chicago Theatres
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Josey y Las Mariachis

A vibrant one-woman musical journey through culture, love, and self-discovery in Chicago, accompanied by Live Mariachi music!

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
APO Cultural Center
1438 W. 18th St.
The Addams Family – A New Musical Comedy
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Addams Family – A New Musical Comedy

This creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky musical hilariously explores the macabre as the eccentric Addams family must navigate the challenges of their daughter’s unexpected romance…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Baer Theater at Morgan Park Academy
2153 W 111th St, Chicago, IL, 60643
Seven Guitars
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Seven Guitars

The Chicago non-Equity premiere of this searing August Wilson drama about six friends in the Hill District of Pittsburgh in 1948 mourning the death of…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
Atonement
Oct25
Nov4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Atonement

Witness the U.S. premiere of renowned choreographer Cathy Marston’s ‘Atonement’ in her re-imagining of Ian McEwan’s 2001 novel-turned Academy Award®-winning film. The poignant story follows…

Friday October 25, 2024Monday November 4, 2024
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
IRONBOUND by Martyna Majok
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

IRONBOUND by Martyna Majok

PUBLIC TICKETS AVAILABLE AUGUST 26THSUBSCRIBERS & GROUP EARLY ACCESS AVAILABLE AUGUST 1ST At a bus stop in a run-down New Jersey town, Darja, a Polish immigrant…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.Monday November 25, 2024
9:30 p.m.
Raven Theatre East Stage
6157 N. Clark St. , Chicago, IL, 60660
The Lincoln Lodge
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Lincoln Lodge

The Lincoln Lodge stand-up comedy and variety showcase plays every Friday and Saturday night in Chicago’s glamorous Logan Square! In addition to The Lodge’s rotating…

Friday October 25, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
2 Square
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

2 Square

In 2 Square, John Lutz and Peter Grosz take a single suggestion then spin that into a 45 minute longform show featuring the kaleidoscope of…

Friday October 25, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Book of Me
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Book of Me

Wanda stands on the cusp of womanhood. Educated in the finest schools by successful Black parents she appears to be a well adjusted child of…

Friday October 25, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Magic VS Science hosted by Thom Britton and Jacob Mayfield
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Magic VS Science hosted by Thom Britton and Jacob Mayfield

Tickets for Magic VS Science hosted by Thom Britton and Jacob Mayfield in Chicago🎫 VIP – Get a free VIP bag full of various merchandise from Thom Britton…

Friday October 25, 2024
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Sideshow Gelato
4819 N Western
Charles Lloyd Quartet / Pérez, Patitucci & Blade with Turner
Oct25
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Charles Lloyd Quartet / Pérez, Patitucci & Blade with Turner

Charles Lloyd Quartet featuring Aaron Parks, Larry Grenadier & Eric Harland Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci & Brian Blade with special guest Mark Turner Legacy of…

Friday October 25, 2024
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
BABES WITH BLADES THEATRE COMPANY’S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, OCT. 16 – NOV. 23
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

BABES WITH BLADES THEATRE COMPANY’S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, OCT. 16 – NOV. 23

CHICAGO – Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) announces tickets are now on sale for one of William Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies, A Midsummer Night’s…

Friday October 25, 2024
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Charles Lloyd Quartet / Pérez, Patitucci & Blade with Turner
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Charles Lloyd Quartet / Pérez, Patitucci & Blade with Turner

“Music of total transport and delight” (Jazzwise) Experience an evening highlighting two of jazz’s pioneering saxophonists and composers. Bringing his lifetime of genre blending and…

Friday October 25, 2024
8:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.

220 S. Michigan Ave.
A Paper Orchestra
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Paper Orchestra

Lazy Susan Theatre Co. is welcoming the Emmy nominated screenwriter of: King of the Hill, Beavis & Butt-Head, Just Shoot Me, Wilfred, Maron, Rules of…

Friday October 25, 2024
8:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Steep Theatre’s Happy Day’s Are Here (Again)
Oct25
Friday October 25, 2024
8:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
1700 Theatre
1700 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL, 60614
League of Chicago Theatres
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Juicio a una Zorra

In front of a long ceremonial table filled with wine bottles and crystal glasses stands a blonde woman in a red dress and high heels.…

Friday October 25, 2024
8:00 p.m.11:59 p.m.
Citlalin Gallery & Theater
2005 S. Blue Island Ave
Improvised Sitcom
Oct25
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Improvised Sitcom

Cue the laugh track- it’s a very special episode of your favorite long running tv show! The gang gets up to the same ‘ol wacky…

Friday October 25, 2024
8:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Second City
230 W North Ave., 2nd Floor
Burlesque is Gore
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Burlesque is Gore

A spooky-fun Halloween themed sexy burlesque show!

Friday October 25, 2024
8:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre and Bar
851 West Belmont Avenue
Chicago Style Improv
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Style Improv

Get ready to experience “classic” improvisation that will leave you laughing long after the curtains close! Combining lightning-fast wit, razor-sharp skills, and boundless creativity, Chicago…

Friday October 25, 2024
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.

CREAMATORIUM
Oct25
Oct26
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts

CREAMATORIUM

Abandon all hope, ye who enter her ❤️‍🔥 Welcome to CREAMATORIUM, the lesbian Halloween party you’ve been praying for. All hell breaks loose on October…

Friday October 25, 2024
9:00 p.m.Saturday October 26, 2024
2:00 a.m.
Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 South Ashland Avenue
Voila: The Improvised Musical
Oct25
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Voila: The Improvised Musical

iO Chicago presents: a fully made-up, off-off-off Broadway style musical every Friday at 10pm in the Fremont Theater. Spend your Friday night with us. See…

Friday October 25, 2024
10:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
The iO Theater, 1501 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60642, USA,
The iO Theater, 1501 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60642, USA,
Hitch*Cocktails
Oct25
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Hitch*Cocktails

A Chicago based improv comedy show and drinking game based on the works of Alfred Hitchcock. Based on an audience suggestion, the cast weave together…

Friday October 25, 2024
10:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Destinos 7th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival
Oct26
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts

Destinos 7th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival

CLATA ANNOUNCES DESTINOS, 7TH CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL LATINO THEATER FESTIVAL, FEATURING MOST EXTENSIVE FESTIVAL LINE-UP IN ITS HISTORY, WITH WORKS FROM BRAZIL, CHILE, ARGENTINA, MEXICO, THE…

Saturday October 26, 2024
Citywide
bean-night

Explore Chicago hotels, flights, deals, and more

Plan your trip

Expedia
Expedia
Expedia
Expedia

CTA Newsletter

Chicago Newsletter

Stay in the know

Sign up

OVG25_enews_cover_for website footer

Chicago Visitors Guide

Start planning today

Get the guide