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Romeo and Juliet
Jul5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare’s eternal tragic story of young love between warring Italian families is performed free, outdoors, in six Chicago parks. Audiences are encouraged to come early…

Friday July 5, 2024
6:00 p.m.7:40 p.m.
Gross Park
2708 W. Lawrence Ave.
Teatro Zinzanni
Jul5
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro Zinzanni

Tickets are on sale Now at https://zinzanni.com/chicago/ for Love, Chaos, & Dinner ! Teatro Zinzanni returns to the vibrant Chicago Loop inside the velvet walls…

Friday July 5, 2024
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
The Chicago Dogs VS Kane County Cougars
Jul5
Sports & Recreation

The Chicago Dogs VS Kane County Cougars

The Chicago Dogs will play against the Kane County Cougars at the state-of-the-art Impact Field in Rosemont. The game starts at 6:30pm and gates open at 5:30pm. Tickets start…

Friday July 5, 2024
6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Impact Field
9850 Balmoral Avenue
The Infinite Wrench
Jul5
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Infinite Wrench

Don’t miss the longest running late-night show in Chicago! At The Infinite Wrench you’ll see 30 original plays in 60 minutes written and performed by…

Friday July 5, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
BLANK! The Musical
Jul5
Theatre & Performing Arts

BLANK! The Musical

This unique show is completely improvised, with no script or book – just the performers on stage and suggestions from the audience. At BLANK! The…

Friday July 5, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.

Circus Vazquez
Jul5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Circus Vazquez

Circus Vazquez (www.circusvazquez.com), America’s largest family-owned big top circus, brings its thrilling new 2024 production to three Chicago area locations.  Tickets are on sale now…

Friday July 5, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Little Village
4400 W. 26th Street
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Jul5
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience

Go back in time to Chicago’s Prohibition Era at The Roar on Rush! A lively Speakeasy that lights the way to a hidden 4-room cocktail…

Friday July 5, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Roar on Rush
437 N. Rush Street
Neon Paddle
Jul5
Sports & Recreation

Neon Paddle

Night time guided electric motorized paddle board tours with LED lights. Located in Ping Tom Park, Neon Paddle is the only glowing motorized paddle board…

Friday July 5, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Ping Tom Memorial Park
1700 South Wentworth Avenue
Take Two: The Improvised Movie at Second City
Jul5

Take Two: The Improvised Movie at Second City

Take Two is a longform, narrative show consisting of TWO never-before-seen, made-up-on-the-spot movies! Give us a song, we’ll give you a movie! Based on a…

Friday July 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play
Jul5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play

CHICAGO – Jackalope Theatre Company continues its 16th season at Edgewater’s Berger Park, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd., with  the world premiere of The Singularity Play,…

Friday July 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Edgewater’s Berger Park
6205 N. Sheridan Rd.
Big Bus Tours’ Sunset Live Tour
Jul5
Tours & Attractions

Big Bus Tours’ Sunset Live Tour

Big Bus Tours, the global leader in open-top bus sightseeing, invites visitors to experience the enhanced Sunset Live Tour in Chicago. Available now through Oct.…

Friday July 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
63 West Ontario Street Chicago, IL 60654
63 West Ontario Street
Hedwig and The Angry Inch
Jul5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Hedwig and The Angry Inch

With music and lyrics by Stephen Trask and a book by John Cameron Mitchell, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” follows the journey of Hedwig Robinson,…

Friday July 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement
Jul5
Theatre & Performing Arts

GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement

Giordano Dance Chicago, America’s original jazz dance company, presents their spring engagement at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph St. at…

Friday July 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Jul5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work

CHICAGO – Bramble Theatre Company, is proud to announce the third annual Festival of Unfinished Work at the new Bramble Arts Loft located on the…

Friday July 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Little Bear Ridge Road
Jul5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Little Bear Ridge Road

In the outer limits of rural Idaho, the last two estranged members of the Fernsby family tree, a reclusive aunt and her gay nephew, reunite to…

Friday July 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Six The Musical
Jul5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Six The Musical

From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration…

Friday July 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
2 Pianos 4 Hands
Jul5
Aug4
Theatre & Performing Arts

2 Pianos 4 Hands

A talented duo of would-be concert pianists trade stories of pushy parents, eccentric teachers, endless practice, and dreams of stardom. Piano wizardry and roaring comedy…

Friday July 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.Sunday August 4, 2024
5:30 p.m.
Northlight Theatre
9501 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL 60077, Skokie, Illinois, 60077
The Lincoln Lodge
Jul5
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 July 5, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Magic VS Science hosted by Thom Britton and Jacob Mayfield
Jul5
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 July 5, 2024
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Sideshow Gelato
4819 N Western
Improvised Sitcom
Jul5
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 July 5, 2024
8:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Second City
230 W North Ave., 2nd Floor
Latin Dance Night
Jul5
Jul6
Tours & Attractions

Latin Dance Night

Immerse yourself in a cultural experience on Friday evening! It’s the new and exciting Salsa & Bachata Night at Takito Street, where you can immerse…

Friday July 5, 2024
9:00 p.m.Saturday July 6, 2024
2:00 a.m.
Takito Street
2423 N Lincoln Ave
Voila: The Improvised Musical
Jul5
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 July 5, 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
Jul5
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 July 5, 2024
10:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Marcus The Artist: City Of Gold
Jul6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marcus The Artist: City Of Gold

The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts is proud to present Marcus the Artist’s “City of Gold” curated by Dorian Sylvain. The exhibition…

Saturday July 6, 2024
8:00 a.m.8:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Café Logan
915 E. 60th St.
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