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FREE TUESDAY w/ Displacer & Mensa [presented by Still Austin Whiskey Co.]
Nov 10
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8:00 PM
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Free
Sleeping Village
Live music
rocknite presents!
Nov 19
·
8:00 PM
•
Free
Cole's Bar
Live music
FREE MONDAY w/ Answering Machines / Oildrum / Pebbles Inc
Dec 7
·
9:00 PM
•
Free
The Empty Bottle
Live music
Songwriter Circle w/ host Terry White and guests Rick Mosher and Al Rose
Nov 24
·
7:00 PM
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Free
FitzGerald's
Live music
Extraordinary Popular Delusions
Nov 16
·
8:00 PM
•
Free
Beat Kitchen
Live music
Third Wednesday: December Lights
Dec 16
·
6:00 PM
•
Free
The Richard H. Driehaus Museum
Live music
Drown Among the Dead
Nov 11
·
6:00 PM
•
Free
National Museum of Mexican Art
Film
Free Blues Friday featuring Fernando Jones & His Band w/ The KNOTT US Band FREE ADMISSION | RSVP BELOW
Dec 18
·
8:00 PM
•
Free
Epiphany Center for the Arts
Live music
Aunt Nance's Game Night
Dec 29
·
7:30 PM
•
Free
Carol's Pub
Comedy
FREE live entertainment
Nov 20
•
Free
Hawthorne's Backyard
Live music
Guitar For Guaraldi - Live
Dec 20
·
8:30 PM,
10:30 PM
•
Free
Skylark
Live music
DJ Atlas
Jan 9
·
9:00 PM
•
Free
Hungry Brain
Live music
Green Room - An Improv Jam
Dec 9
·
9:00 PM
•
Free
The iO Theater
Comedy
Second Fridays
Jan 8
·
5:00 PM
•
Free
Studebaker Theater
Art
Community Day IAM a collector
Nov 14
•
Free
Intuit Art Museum
Art
Monday Night Open Mic
Nov 16
·
8:00 PM
•
Free
Riddles Comedy Club
Comedy
Holiday Lights
Nov 20
·
5:30 PM
•
Free
Gurnee Park District
Lingonberry Lane Winter Holidays Market
Nov 20
·
12:00 PM
•
Free
IKEA Restaurant
Lucid Mobz Experience
Nov 27
·
8:00 PM
•
Free
Bookclub Chicago
Live music
ChristkindlMarket 2026 – Free Event
Nov 20
•
Free
Paramount Theatre
Fall Free Days
Dec 4
•
Free
Elmhurst Art Museum
Art
A Rustic Fox Christmas
Dec 5
·
10:00 AM,
12:00 PM
•
Free
The Rustic Fox - Furniture & Decor
WDCB 90.9FM
Dec 22
·
8:00 PM,
11:00 PM
•
Free
Jazz Showcase
Live music
Standing On Christmas Live 2026 with Evrod Cassimy
Nov 28
·
7:00 PM
•
Free
Thalia Hall
Live music
Live Music Weekends
Nov 14
·
2:00 PM
•
Free
Famous Freddie's Road House
Live music
Winter Fireworks
Nov 28
·
8:00 PM
•
Free
Navy Pier Wheel
Guided Tour with David Canright
Nov 21
·
11:00 AM,
12:00 PM
•
Free
Porter County Museum
Tours
Christmas at the Museums
Dec 5
·
10:00 AM
•
Free
Kenosha Public Museum
Christmas Open House
Dec 6
·
1:00 AM,
1:00 PM
•
Free
George Clayson House Museum
LAVENDER: Queer Dance Social
Nov 19
·
9:00 PM
•
Free
Color Club
Nightlife
Thanksgiving Turkey Walk
Nov 26
·
11:00 AM
•
Free
Friendship Botanic Gardens
Christmas Bazaar
Dec 6
·
9:00 AM,
10:00 AM
•
Free
Irish American Heritage Center
Kids Club
Nov 14
•
Free
Pinstripes
Family & Kids
Free music trivia from Whaddayaknow?
Dec 7
•
Free
aliveOne
Nightlife
ANDY BROWN
Dec 31
·
5:00 PM
•
Free
The Green Mill
Live music
Whiskey Tasting Wednesdays
Dec 2
·
6:00 PM
•
Free
Brother Chimp Brewing
Sip, Shop & Discover Something New!
Nov 12
·
4:30 PM
•
Free
McHenry Riverwalk Shoppes
Open House Chicago
Nov 23
•
Free
Chicago Architecture Center
Tours
Santa's Mailbox
Nov 23
•
Free
Glen Ellyn Park District
Family & Kids
Bingo Industry Night!
Nov 16
·
7:00 PM
•
Free
Goat Village
The Warm Up Happy Hour
Nov 13
·
8:00 PM
•
Free
The Bassment
Line Dancers Anonymous Wednesdays with Rita Svane at Jamo’s Live
Dec 23
·
7:00 PM
•
Free
Jamo's Live
Learn
On Your Own Terms: An Artist AMA
Nov 11
·
7:00 PM
•
Free
Spybar
Learn
Bar Bingo
Nov 24
·
6:30 PM
•
Free
Tailgaters Sports Bar & Grill
HeyDay Happy Hour-Music by Kacie Swierk
Nov 13
·
4:00 PM
•
Free
Hey Nonny Live Music + Local Kitchen
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