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Free & cheap things to do in Chicago this weekend

Weekend listings across Chicago under a modest budget.

Updated Nov 4, 2026 · 2:25 AM CST

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Friday, November 6

  1. All day Created Equal: The Premises and Promises of the Declaration of Independence
    Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center · Free
  2. 6:00 AM – 7:00 AM Ice Skating - Freestyle Ice (Studio Rink) at McFetridge
    McFetridge Sports Center, 3843 N. California Ave. · $8
  3. 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Ice Skating - Freestyle Ice (Studio Rink) at McFetridge
    McFetridge Sports Center, 3843 N. California Ave. · $8
  4. 7:15 AM – 8:45 AM Adult Swim at Shabbona
    Shabbona Park, 6935 W. Addison St. · Free
  5. 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Ice Skating - Freestyle Ice (Main Rink) at McFetridge
    McFetridge Sports Center, 3843 N. California Ave. · $8
  6. 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM SATELLITE EXHIBITION | CHARLES WHITE ACROSS MEDIA: A VISUAL ARCHIVE
    Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th S, Chicago · see listing for cost
  7. 8:10 AM – 10:10 AM Stick & Puck at Morgan Park SC
    Morgan Park Sports Center Ice Rink (Indoor), 11505 S.Western Ave · $6
  8. 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Walking Club at Harris
    Harris (Harriet) Park, 6200 S. Drexel Ave. · Free
  9. 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Seed Library: Seeds Available
    5615 W. Race Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  10. 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Walking Club at Washington
    Washington (George) Park, 5531 S. King Dr. · Free
  11. 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Pierre Bismuth: Love Bless America
    Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society · Free
  12. 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM Walking Club at Eugene Field
    Field (Eugene) Park, 5100 N. Ridgeway Ave. · Free
  13. 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Puzzlemania for Adults
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  14. 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM Stick & Puck at McFetridge
    McFetridge Ice Rink (Indoor), 3843 N. California Ave. · $9
  15. 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Mobile DMV at Merlo Library
    Merlo Library, 644 W Belmont, Chicago · see listing for cost
  16. 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Walking Club at Sherwood
    Sherwood (Jesse) Park, 5701 S. Shields Ave. · Free
  17. 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Film Screening: Alpha (2018)
    2111 W. 47th Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  18. 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Mindful Eating Workshop
    6 S. Hoyne Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  19. 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Community Cinema: Alpha (2018)
    2111 W. 47th Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  20. 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM TV Screening: The Golden Girls (1985)
    8530 S. Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  21. 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Fall Fest
    Lincoln Park Zoo, 2001 N Clark St, Chicago, IL · Free
  22. 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Game Room at Emmerson
    Emmerson (Louis) Park, 1820 W. Granville Ave. · $5
  23. 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Pickleball - Open at Warren
    Warren (Laurence) Park, 6601 N. Western Ave. · $30
  24. 10:30 AM History of Hyde Park: A Walking Tour with Prof. Raymond Lodato
    E. 53rd St. & S. Harper Ave. · Free
  25. 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM Walking Club at Hollywood
    Hollywood Park, 3312 W. Thorndale Ave. · Free
  26. 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Social Club at Donovan
    Donovan (George) Park, 3620 S. Lituanica Ave. · $5
  27. 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM DePaul Women's Basketball vs. PFW
    Wintrust Arena, 200 East Cermak Road, Chicago · see listing for cost
  28. 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Motivational Interviewing - HEAT Training
    Student Center (Lincoln Park), 2020 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago · see listing for cost
  29. 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Quilting
    5615 W. Race Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  30. 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Basketball - Open at Williams
    Williams (Daniel Hale) Park, 2820 S. State St. · $2
  31. 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Volleyball - Open at West Pullman
    West Pullman Park, 401 W. 123rd St. · Free
  32. 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Adult Basic Computer Skills Help
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  33. 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Café Francophone
    Schmitt Academic Center (SAC), 2320 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago · see listing for cost
  34. 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Autumn Carillon Tower Tours
    Rockefeller Memorial Chapel · see listing for cost
  35. 11:59 AM – 12:59 PM Spiderbaby // The Publik // Laikaa // Inline 9
    The Burlington, 3425 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL · see listing for cost
  36. 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Pickleball - Open at Brooks
    Brooks (Oscar) Park, 7100 N. Harlem Ave. · $8
  37. 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Boxing - Open at Ogden
    Ogden (William) Park, 6500 S. Racine Ave. · $30
  38. 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Ice Skating - Adult Skate (Hockey) at McFetridge
    McFetridge Sports Center, 3843 N. California Ave. · $4
  39. 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM MPH Applied Practice Experience & FSM Area of Scholarly Concentration Poster Session
    Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Potoscnak Atrium, 303 E. Superior, Chicago · see listing for cost
  40. 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Slice of Success
    Student Center (Lincoln Park), 2020 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago · see listing for cost
  41. 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Social Club at Carver
    Carver (George Washington) Park, 939 E. 132nd St. · Free
  42. 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM English Conversation Practice Group
    6 S. Hoyne Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  43. 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Spudnik Press at Wayzgoose ORD
    Spudnik Press, 1821 W Hubbard St, Suite 302, Chicago · see listing for cost
  44. 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM Walking Club at Austin Town Hall
    Austin Town Hall Park, 5610 W. Lake St. · $10
  45. 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Ice Skating - Adult Skate (Figure Skating) at McFetridge
    McFetridge Ice Rink (Indoor), 3843 N. California Ave. · $4
  46. 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Crocheting Oya Workshop with Hale Ekinci
    Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Rooms, 2nd Floor North, 78 E. Washington St., Chicago, IL 60602 · Free
  47. 12:30 PM Arts and America at 250: We Stand at the Intersection of Creativity and Politics
    Logan Center · see listing for cost
  48. 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Basketball - Open at Loyola
    Loyola Park, 1230 W. Greenleaf Ave. · $20
  49. 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Arts and America at 250: We stand at the intersection of creativity and politics
    5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL · Free
  50. 12:30 PM – 1:50 PM France/Francophone Workshop, with Emily Cox
    Wieboldt Hall, Room 206 · see listing for cost
  51. 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Social Club at River
    River Park, 5100 N. Francisco Ave. · Free
  52. 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM Matt Beard (National Laboratory of the Rockies/NLR)
    Kent Chemical Laboratory, Room 120 · Free
  53. 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Pickleball - Open at Mandrake
    Mandrake (Henry Brown) Park, 3858 S. Cottage Grove · Free
  54. 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Mahjong: Forward Chicago
    4455 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  55. 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Intentionality, 1960: Whose Dreams? Gallery Hours
    Arts Incubator, Washington Park · Free
  56. 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM I-Cash: Unclaimed Property Assistance with the Illinois State Treasurer's Office
    6800 N. Western Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  57. 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Cultural Stewardship Reading Room Open Hours
    301 East Garfield Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States · Free
  58. 1:00 PM American Lectures in the History of Religion | Annette Yoshiko Reed: “Erasures of Religion and History: Amnesia of Origins: Temporal Regimes of Comparison in Late Antiquity and Modernity”
    Swift Hall · Free
  59. 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Pickleball - Open at Eugene Field
    Field (Eugene) Park, 5100 N. Ridgeway Ave. · $22
  60. 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Social Club at McKiernan Playground
    McKiernan (David) Park, 10714 S. Sawyer Ave. · Free
  61. 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Adult Swim at Mann
    Mann (James) Park, 3035 E. 130th St. · Free
  62. 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM Table Tennis - Open at Green Briar
    Green Briar Park, 2650 W. Peterson Ave. · $5
  63. 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Walking Club at Ogden
    Ogden (William) Park, 6500 S. Racine Ave. · Free
  64. 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Walking Club at Smith Playlot
    Smith (Wendell) Park, 9912 S. Princeton Ave. · Free
  65. 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM November First Friday Free Tour
    Chicago Maritime Museum, 1200 W 35th St, Chicago, IL · Free
  66. 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Badminton - Open at Pottawattomie
    Pottawattomie Park, 7340 N. Rogers Ave. · $10
  67. 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM Mahjong Club
    6423 W. 63rd Place, Chicago, IL · Free
  68. 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Bingo at Online
    Galewood Park, 5729 W. Bloomingdale Ave. · Free
  69. 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM Pickleball - Open at Brands
    Brands Park, 3285 N. Elston Ave. · Free
  70. 1:45 PM – 3:30 PM Rat Hockey at McFetridge
    McFetridge Ice Rink (Indoor), 3843 N. California Ave. · $12
  71. 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Beginner Table Tennis
    830 W. 119th Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  72. 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Chè Workshop
    Arts and Letters Hall, 2315 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago · see listing for cost
  73. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Alexander Borisov (Binghamton): The Jacobian Conjecture: one of the oldest Algebraic Geometry mysteries [AG seminar]
    Zoom · see listing for cost
  74. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Adult Swim at Independence
    Independence Park, 3945 N. Springfield Ave. · Free
  75. 2:00 PM – 3:45 PM Reading Club at Rainbow Beach
    Rainbow Beach Park, 3111 East 77th St. · Free
  76. 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Open Swim at Don Nash
    Nash (Don) Community Center Park, 7125 South Bennett Avenue · Free
  77. 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Ceramics Open Studio at Riis
    Riis (Jacob) Park, 6100 W. Fullerton Ave. · $25
  78. 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
    5630 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  79. 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM ESL/ELL Practice: English Conversation Group
    3710 E. 106th Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  80. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Geo. Sci. Seminar: Kalina Grabb, Dalhousie University
    Henry Hinds Laboratory, Room 101 · see listing for cost
  81. 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Introduction to Zine Making
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  82. 2:10 PM – 3:30 PM Stick & Puck at Morgan Park SC
    Morgan Park Sports Center Park (Park No. 577), 11505 S. Western Ave. · $6
  83. 2:30 PM Artists Go to Work (Keynote Conversation)
    Logan Center · see listing for cost
  84. 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM Crochet Club / Club de Tejer
    2311 S. Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  85. 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Open Swim at Stanton
    Stanton (Edwin) Park, 618 W. Scott St. · Free
  86. 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM “The Handshake” Screen Print Release Party
    Navy Pier South Dock · see listing for cost
  87. 3:00 PM Dictaminal Attitudes: Transcribing and Compiling Peter of Blois
    Regenstein Library, Room 122A-B · see listing for cost
  88. 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Open Swim at Ridge
    Ridge Park, 1817 W. 96th Street · Free
  89. 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM Rehumanizing Education in an Age of AI
    International House, Assembly Hall · Free
  90. 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Zumba Go Chair Fitness
    5724 W. North Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  91. 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
    4904 S. Lake Park Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  92. 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM Bid Whist at Foster
    Foster (J. Frank) Park, 1440 W. 84th St. · Free
  93. 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Chicago Astronomer Sky Viewing
    1336 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  94. 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM R.P. Singletary - "Speak Softly Among Icebergs" - Elizabeth, or Ez, Pence
    The Seminary Co-op, 5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL, 60637 · Free
  95. 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Abendbrot
    Schmitt Academic Center (SAC), 2320 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago · see listing for cost
  96. 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM Crisis Cinema
    Cobb Lecture Hall, Room 307 · Free
  97. 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM CMES Friday Lecture with Omer Cheta: “How Commerce Became Legal: Merchants and Market Governance in Nineteenth-Century Egypt”
    Saieh Hall for Economics, Room 146 · see listing for cost
  98. 4:30 PM Artists Go to Work (Breakout Sessions)
    Logan Center · see listing for cost
  99. 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Autumn Carillon Tower Tours
    Rockefeller Memorial Chapel · see listing for cost
  100. 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM FGD: Movie Night
    Student Center (Lincoln Park), 2020 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago · see listing for cost
  101. 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Pickleball - Open at Chippewa
    Chippewa Park, 6748 N. Sacramento Ave. · Free
  102. 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM Dia de los Muertos at Marquette
    Marquette (Jacques) Park, 6743 S. Kedzie Ave. · Free
  103. 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Listening Hours with Ayana Contreras
    The Land School, Chicago · see listing for cost
  104. 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM Roller Skating at Seward
    Seward (William) Park, 375 W. Elm St. · $10
  105. 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Project Play Fall-4-All in Little Village
    3000 S. Lawndale, Chicago, IL · Free
  106. 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Lacrosse Practice
    Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreation Center, 2235 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago · see listing for cost
  107. 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Volleyball - Open at Union
    Union Park, 1501 W. Randolph St. · Free
  108. 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM From Screen To Sound: An Evening with Anthony Ramos, ‘The 65th’ Film Preview & Salsa Concert
    AMC NEW CITY + LOGAN AUDITORIUM, Chicago, IL · see listing for cost
  109. 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM Ciné Club
    Alliance Française de Chicago, 54 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL · $15.00 for Non-Members / Non-AF Chicago Students
  110. 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Hoop Dancing with Starr Chief Eagle at Douglass
    1401 S. Sacramento Dr., Chicago, IL · Free
  111. 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Basketball - Family at Oriole
    Oriole Park, 5430 N. Olcott Ave. · $25
  112. 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM Bingo at Avalon
    Avalon Park, 1215 E. 83rd St. · $10
  113. 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Opening Reception for “Charles White Across Media: A Visual Archive”
    Logan Center, Gallery · Free
  114. 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM Pickleball - Open at Sheridan
    Sheridan (Philip Henry) Park, 910 S. Aberdeen St. · $25
  115. 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM Public Media Institute's Annual Fundraising Party
    Co-Prosperity, 3221 S. Morgan St, Chicago · Free
  116. 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM LEAVE ONE DAY (European Union Film Showcase 2026)
    Facets, 1517 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL · $12
  117. 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM 🌹West Cook Social (Members and friends)
    Bobby's Eastside, 7321 Madison St STE 200, Forest Park, IL 60130 · Free
  118. 6:00 PM A Star of Our Own
    Xoco Art Gallery, 2317 W. 18th St, Chicago · Free
  119. 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Hoop Dancing with Starr Chief Eagle at Douglass
    Douglass (Anna and Frederick) Park, 1401 S. Sacramento Dr. · Free
  120. 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Basketball - Open at Fuller
    Fuller (Melville) Park, 331 W. 45th St · Free
  121. 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM "Charles White Across Media: A Visual Archive" Opening Reception
    Logan Center Exhibitions, 915 E 60th St, Chicago · Free
  122. 6:00 PM Sick of the Two Party System?
    Chicago Liberation Center, 2712 W. Cermak Road, Chicago · Free
  123. 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Pickleball - Open at Sauganash
    Sauganash Park, 5861 N. Kostner Ave. · $20
  124. 6:30 PM Friday: Chris White Quartet
    Le Piano, 6970 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL · $15–$20
  125. 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM Table Tennis - Open at Sheridan
    Sheridan (Philip Henry) Park, 910 S. Aberdeen St. · $20
  126. 7:00 PM BLACK HARVEST FILM FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  127. 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Amateur, Avant-Garde, or Underground? Gay Filmmaking at Mid-Century
    Logan Center, Screening Room · Free
  128. 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Golden Age Cabaret Performance
    Cortelyou Commons, 2324 N Fremont St, Chicago · see listing for cost
  129. 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Screening: "The Returning Tide"
    Mouse Arts and Letters Club, 555 W 31st St, Chicago, IL · Free
  130. 7:30 PM Sanctuary City
    Logan Center, Theater West · 6 advance | $8 at the door
  131. 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM Peter Pan
    Theatre School, 2350 North Racine Avenue, Chicago · $5-30
  132. 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM Dancing on the Spot Presents Artist(s) Statement! at Berger
    Berger (Albert) Park, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd. · $15
  133. 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM DePaul Concert Orchestra
    Holtschneider Performance Center, 2330 North Halsted Street, Chicago · Free
  134. 7:30 PM Craig Taborn Trio
    Logan Center, Performance Hall · $14-$39, $25
  135. 8:00 PM Vocal Studies Showcase: “In the Spotlight!”
    Goodspeed Hall, Fulton Recital Hall · Free
  136. 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival Night 1 w/ Seiji "WABI" Yuguchi, MIYUMI Reduction Quintet
    Elastic Arts, 3429 W Diversey Ave #208, Chicago, IL · see listing for cost
  137. 8:00 PM ELIZA NEALS
    Buddy Guy's Legends, 700 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL · $27.30
  138. 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM (8PM-Midnight) NICK MAZZARELLA QUINTET
    Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL · $20
  139. 8:30 PM – 10:30 PM Volleyball - Open at Addams
    Addams (Jane) Park, 1434 S. Loomis · $8
  140. 9:00 PM – 10:30 PM CLUB S**T (november 2026 edition)
    The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL · Free
  141. 9:00 PM Radio Outernational + Puzzle House
    Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL · see listing for cost
  142. 9:45 PM Friday Frisson
    Le Piano, 6970 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL · $15–$20
  143. 1:00 AM – 3:30 AM (1 am - 3:30 am) GREEN MILL JAM SESSION with MARQUIS HILL
    Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL · see listing for cost

Saturday, November 7

  1. All day Created Equal: The Premises and Promises of the Declaration of Independence
    Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center · Free
  2. All day Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light
    Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago · see listing for cost
  3. 6:00 AM – 7:00 AM Ice Skating - Freestyle Ice (Studio Rink) at McFetridge
    McFetridge Sports Center, 3843 N. California Ave. · $8
  4. 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM The Lincoln Park Farmers Market
    724 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL · Free
  5. 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Ice Skating - Freestyle Ice (Studio Rink) at McFetridge
    McFetridge Sports Center, 3843 N. California Ave. · $8
  6. 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM Wheelchair Basketball Bonanza at Broadway Armory
    Broadway Armory Park, 5917 N. Broadway · Free
  7. 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM Green City Market — West Loop
    900 W Monroe St, Chicago, IL · Free
  8. 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM Green City Market — Lincoln Park
    1817 N Clark St, Chicago, IL · Free
  9. 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM ESL Conversation Cafe With Aquinas Literacy Center
    1915 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  10. 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Mens Basketball - Open at Calumet
    Calumet Park, 9801 S. Avenue G · $25
  11. 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Go Run Chicago at Humboldt
    Humboldt (Alexander Von) Park, 1440 N. Humboldt Boulevard · Free
  12. 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM Charles White Across Media: A Visual Archive
    Logan Center, Gallery · Free
  13. 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Go Run Chicago at Humboldt
    1400 N. Humboldt Dr., Chicago, IL · Free
  14. 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Pickleball - Open at Touhy-Herbert
    Touhy-Herbert (John, Victor) Park, 2106 W. Adams St. · $25
  15. 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM Pickleball - Open at Scottsdale
    Scottsdale Park, 4637 W. 83rd St. · $21
  16. 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Pickleball - Open at Sauganash
    Sauganash Park, 5861 N. Kostner Ave. · $20
  17. 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM A NOTEWORTHY DAY OF JAZZ EDUCATION
    148 South California Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States · Free
  18. 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM Saturday Game Day
    6348 S. Archer Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  19. 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Puzzlemania for Adults
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  20. 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Pickleball - Open at Pottawattomie
    Pottawattomie Park, 7340 N. Rogers Ave. · $21
  21. 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Mens Basketball - Open at Olympia
    Olympia Park, 6566 N. Avondale Ave. · Free
  22. 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Friends of Budlong Woods Library Book Sale
    5630 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  23. 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Hands Off Chicago march
    130 Lake Street Chicago Il · Free
  24. 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Fall Fest
    Lincoln Park Zoo, 2001 N Clark St, Chicago, IL · Free
  25. 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Color Relationships: 101 & 102
    4455 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  26. 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Toastmasters: MJM Speakers' Circle
    7506 S. Racine Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  27. 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM HEP: MASTER CLASS WITH CRAIG TABORN
    915 East 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States · Free
  28. 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Holiday Hot Chocolate 1 Mile Run at West Lawn
    4233 W. 65th St., Chicago, IL · Free
  29. 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Holiday Hot Chocolate 1 Mile Run at West Lawn
    West Lawn Park, 4233 W. 65th St. · Free
  30. 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM The Art of Paper Magic: Origami for Everyone
    310 W. Division Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  31. 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Game On: Board Game Play
    2100 S. Wentworth Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  32. 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Spanish Study Group
    8148 S. Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  33. 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Five Bands Brotherhood Forum Series: The Inner Life of a Man
    DuSable Black History Museum, 740 E 56th Place, Chicago, IL · see listing for cost
  34. 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Film Screening: Hidden Figures (2016)
    11071 S. Hoyne Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  35. 10:30 AM Kino, Kaffee und Kuchen
    DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States · see listing for cost
  36. 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Cozy or Cluttered?
    6000 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL · Free
  37. 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Cook by the Book Discussion: 50 Pies, 50 States
    5331 W. Devon Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  38. 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Walking Club at Rainbow Beach
    Rainbow Beach Park, 3111 East 77th St. · Free
  39. 11:00 AM COMMUNITY FILM WORKSHOP OF CHICAGO SHOWCASE
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  40. 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Plant Chicago Farmers Market
    4444 S Marshfield Ave, Chicago, IL · Free
  41. 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM Film Screening: The Fifth Element (1997)
    3401 W. Foster Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  42. 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Pickleball - Open at Owens
    Owens (Jesse) Park, 8800 S. Clyde · $10
  43. 11:00 AM Compton Lectures: Luca Grandi “The 85% We Cannot See: The Long, Tireless Quest for Dark Matter”
    Kersten Physics Teaching Center, Room 106 · Free
  44. 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Basketball - Open at Marquette
    Marquette (Jacques) Park, 6743 S. Kedzie Ave. · $15
  45. 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Pickleball - Open at River
    River Park, 5100 N. Francisco Ave. · $10
  46. 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Free Blood Pressure Screeing by CDPH/Examen gratuito de la Presiòn Arterial por CDPH
    2708 S. Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL · Free
  47. 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM English Conversation Class for Beginners
    6800 N. Western Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  48. 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM First Saturdays Stitch-a-Palooza
    929 W. Buena Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  49. 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM 🌹What Is Socialism? – Socialist Night School Session 3: West Cook Branch (West Cook Branch, Political Education Committee)
    Oak Park Public Library, Main Branch, 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL 60301 · Free
  50. 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Meet Calvin B. Jones: Make a Mini-Mural
    5363 W. Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  51. 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM South Side Fireflies
    Arts Incubator, Washington Park · Free
  52. 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CAPOEIRA: An Afro-Brazilian Martial Art
    4455 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  53. 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Create Space / Espacio para Crear
    2111 W. 47th Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  54. 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM LOST IN SPACE WITH KEVIN KING
    6 South Hoyne Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States · Free
  55. 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Basic Computer Skills Help
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  56. 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM AI Made Simple: Easy Tools for Everyday Life
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  57. 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM South Side Fireflies
    301 East Garfield Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States · Free
  58. 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Jazz Institute of Chicago presents: Lost in Space with Kevin King
    6 S. Hoyne Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  59. 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Family Day: Picture This
    Ryan Learning Center, Art Institute of Chicago · Free
  60. 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Pickleball - Open at Kilbourn
    Kilbourn Park, 3501 N. Kilbourn Ave. · $20
  61. 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Basketball - Open at Kelvyn
    Kelvyn (William) Park, 4438 W. Wrightwood Ave. · $20
  62. 11:30 AM SPACE IS THE PLACE
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  63. 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM AI Safety: Why AI Is Our Ultimate Test
    2401 E. 100th Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  64. 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Old Town School family jam
    Old Town School of Folk Music, 909 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL · Free
  65. 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Pop Up Market to Benefit a Family in Gaza
    Nabala Cafe, 4660 N. Broadway Ave, Chicago · Free
  66. 12:00 PM – 1:45 PM Art Encounter at the Museum
    The National Puerto Rican Museum, Chicago, IL · see listing for cost
  67. 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Café conversation
    810 N. Dearborn St. · Free
  68. 12:00 PM – 5:30 PM Marshfield Courts Ribbon Cutting
    Marshfield Courts, Chicago · Free
  69. 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Basketball - Open at Rosenblum
    Rosenblum (J. Leslie) Park, 7547 S. Euclid Ave. · Free
  70. 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Painting Open Studio at Wrightwood
    Wrightwood Park, 2534 N. Greenview Ave. · $15
  71. 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Ice Skating - Freestyle Ice Pre-Alpha-Delta at McFetridge
    McFetridge Sports Center, 3843 N. California Ave. · $4
  72. 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Hoop Dancing with Starr Chief Eagle at Indian Boundary
    2500 W. Lunt Ave., Chicago, IL · Free
  73. 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Hoop Dancing with Starr Chief Eagle at Indian Boundary
    Indian Boundary Park, 2500 W. Lunt Ave. · Free
  74. 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Basketball - Open at Mandrake
    Mandrake (Henry Brown) Park, 3858 S. Cottage Grove · $30
  75. 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Intentionality, 1960: Whose Dreams? Gallery Hours
    Arts Incubator, Washington Park · Free
  76. 1:00 PM Drawing Sound: Charles White, Craig Taborn, and the Black Arts Tradition
    Logan Center, Screening Room · Free
  77. 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Soap Making Class Hosted by Detoxx Products
    955 E. 131st Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  78. 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Real or AI? Detecting AI Misinformation
    3710 E. 106th Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  79. 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Medicare 101 on Saturday
    6083 N. Northwest Highway, Chicago, IL · Free
  80. 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Open Swim at Independence
    Independence Park, 3945 N. Springfield Ave. · Free
  81. 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Pickleball - Open at Calumet
    Calumet Park, 9801 S. Avenue G · $8
  82. 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Open Swim at Hayes
    Hayes (Francis) Park, 2936 W. 85th St. · Free
  83. 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Economic Warfare Townhall
    Windsor Park Lutheran Evangelical Church, 2619 E. 76th St, Chicago · Free
  84. 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Adult Book Club: The Cliffs
    8148 S. Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  85. 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Adult Nonfiction Book Discussion: Native Nations
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  86. 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM Student Recital: Mallory Welsch, viola
    Holtschneider Performance Center, 2330 North Halsted Street, Chicago · Free
  87. 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Drop-in Mindful Art
    Ida Noyes Hall, Spiritual Life, 034 · see listing for cost
  88. 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Basketball - Family at Broadway Armory
    Broadway Armory Park, 5917 N. Broadway · $10
  89. 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Table Tennis - Open at Broadway Armory
    Broadway Armory Park, 5917 N. Broadway · $20
  90. 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Silent Read-In
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  91. 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Basketball - Open at Brainerd
    Brainerd Park, 1246 W. 92nd St. · $20
  92. 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM Constructing Jathi Choreography with Harini Nilakantan
    Kalapriya Studio, 2101 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, United States · see listing for cost
  93. 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM Film Screening: We Shall Remain (2009)
    2401 E. 100th Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  94. 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ISAC Discovery Tours
    The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) Museum · see listing for cost
  95. 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Crisis Poetics
    Social Science Research, Room 122 · Free
  96. 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM Fall Maker Summit
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  97. 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM Womens Crocheting Club at Ridge
    Ridge Park, 1817 W. 96th Street · $27
  98. 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Chicago: The Birthplace of Black History Tour with Dilla the Urban Historian
    4801 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  99. 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Antoine’s Organ | Bethany Pickens
    Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL · Free
  100. 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Write at CPL: Character, Emotion, and Suspense
    6907 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  101. 2:00 PM Sanctuary City
    Logan Center, Theater West · see listing for cost
  102. 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Chicago Poet Laureate Mayda del Valle: eL Cien Poetry Workshop
    2311 S. Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  103. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Artist Conversation: Jordan Ann Craig
    Fullerton Hall, Art Institute of Chicago · Free
  104. 2:00 PM – 4:45 PM Open Swim at La Follette
    La Follette (Robert) Park, 1333 N. Laramie Ave. · Free
  105. 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: London Has Fallen (2016)
    North Austin · see listing for cost
  106. 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Pickleball - Open at West Lawn
    West Lawn Park, 4233 W. 65th St. · $10
  107. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Elisa Tamarkin - "Done in A Day" - Deborah L. Nelson
    The Seminary Co-op, 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL, 60637 · Free
  108. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Open Swim at Fernwood
    Fernwood Park, 10436 S. Wallace St. · Free
  109. 2:00 PM A Map of Me
    Theatre School, 2350 North Racine Avenue, Chicago · $5-30
  110. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Open Swim at Ellis
    Ellis (Samuel) Park, 3520 S. Cottage Grove Ave. · Free
  111. 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM November Logan Center Family Saturday: Paint and Power!
    Logan Center for the Arts · Free
  112. 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Write at CPL: Finding the Story in Your Life: A Memoir Writing Workshop
    5055 S. Archer Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  113. 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM Film Screening: Apollo 13 (1995)
    7506 S. Racine Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  114. 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Passengers (2016)
    11071 S. Hoyne Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  115. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Can You Imagine?: The Musical Career of Tania León
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  116. 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
    7454 W. Balmoral Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  117. 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Basketball - Open at Riis
    Riis (Jacob) Park, 6100 W. Fullerton Ave. · $10
  118. 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Adult Open Gym Gymnastics at Morgan Park SC
    Morgan Park Sports Center Park (Park No. 577), 11505 S. Western Ave. · $14
  119. 2:15 PM EVERYDAY PEOPLE
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  120. 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM Comic Book Roundtable: The X-Men
    4455 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  121. 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
    642 W. 43rd Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  122. 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Open Swim at Harrison
    Harrison (Carter) Park, 1824 S. Wood St. · Free
  123. 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM Volleyball - Open at Merrimac
    Merrimac Park, 6343 W. Irving Park Rd. · $25
  124. 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Dancing on the Spot Presents Artist(s) Statement! at Berger
    Berger (Albert) Park, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd. · $15
  125. 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Grandpa and the Library: How Charles White Learned to Paint
    Logan Center, Gallery · Free
  126. 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM Basketball - Open at Don Nash
    Nash (Don) Community Center Park, 7125 South Bennett Avenue · Free
  127. 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Gökçe Günel: “Floating Power: Energy, Infrastructure, and South-South Relations”
    Social Science Research, Room 122 · Free
  128. 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM OLIVIA AND THE INVISIBLE EARTHQUAKE (European Union Film Showcase 2026)
    Facets, 1517 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL · $12
  129. 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM The Paper Machete
    The Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640, USA · Free
  130. 3:00 PM Monkey Business (1952)
    Max Palevsky Cinema, 1212 E 59th St, Chicago, IL · $7
  131. 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Spanish Conversation Group
    122 N. Aberdeen Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  132. 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (3pm - 5pm) PAPER MACHETE
    Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL · see listing for cost
  133. 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Open Swim at Foster
    Foster (J. Frank) Park, 1440 W. 84th St. · Free
  134. 3:00 PM FLOATING CLOUDS
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  135. 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Volleyball - Open at Touhy-Herbert
    Touhy-Herbert (John, Victor) Park, 2106 W. Adams St. · $10
  136. 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Basketball - Family at Shabbona
    Shabbona Park, 6935 W. Addison St. · $20
  137. 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Basketball - Family at Oriole
    Oriole Park, 5430 N. Olcott Ave. · $25
  138. 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Page to Screen Book Club: Whalefall
    1659 W. Melrose Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  139. 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Meet Captain Walter H. Dyett: A Concert Performance
    929 W. Buena Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  140. 4:00 PM UChicago MFA Open Studios
    Logan Center for the Arts · see listing for cost
  141. 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM Autumn Bonfire Fundraiser for Venezuela
    Cedillo's Fresh Produce, 325 W. 70th Pl, Chicago · Free
  142. 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Cally Spooner, Warm Up
    Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL · Free
  143. 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM RENOVATION (European Union Film Showcase 2026)
    Facets, 1517 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL · $12
  144. 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ARCE-ISAC Joint Lecture: Treasure Fit for a Queen: Royal Burials from el-Kurru, Sudan
    The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) · Free
  145. 5:00 PM TO KNOW HER IS TO LOVE HER
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  146. 5:15 PM WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  147. 6:00 PM Michigan 8 Benefit Concert
    Grace United Methodist Church (Grace Church of Logan Square), 3325 W. Wrightwood Ave, Chicago · Free
  148. 6:00 PM Swamp / Partially Buried / Vidéoème / Partially Buried Continued (1971 / 1996 / 1976 / 1997)
    Max Palevsky Cinema, 1212 E 59th St, Chicago, IL · $7
  149. 6:30 PM The Tim Fitzgerald Trio
    Le Piano, 6970 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL · $15–$20
  150. 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Golden Age Cabaret Performance
    Cortelyou Commons, 2324 N Fremont St, Chicago · see listing for cost
  151. 7:00 PM Depose: Luigi Mangione, the Right to Health, and the Unfinished American Revolution
    Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago · Free
  152. 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Spirit Stories Show & Tell For Gaza
    Nabala Cafe, 4660 N. Broadway Ave, Chicago · Free
  153. 7:00 PM Honey Pot Chicago's 'Fill the Pot' 25th Annual Fundraiser
    TBA · Free
  154. 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM Student Recital: Nora Sullivan, tenor
    Holtschneider Performance Center, 2330 North Halsted Street, Chicago · Free
  155. 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM HOW COULD I LIVE WITHOUT YOU? (European Union Film Showcase 2026)
    Facets, 1517 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL · $12
  156. 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM DePaul Symphony Orchestra
    Holtschneider Performance Center, 2330 North Halsted Street, Chicago · $10, $5
  157. 7:30 PM Sanctuary City
    Logan Center, Theater West · 6 | $8 at the door
  158. 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM Dancing on the Spot Presents Artist(s) Statement! at Berger
    Berger (Albert) Park, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd. · $15
  159. 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM (8 PM-Midnight) Jenny Scheinman's All Species Parade RECORD RELEASE PARTY!
    Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL · $25
  160. 8:00 PM IF I GO WILL THEY MISS ME?—VISIONARY AWARD PRESENTATION
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  161. 8:00 PM – 11:59 PM Waco // Jeremy Weber // Liam Barrett
    The Burlington, 3425 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL · see listing for cost
  162. 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival Night 2 w/ Kenji Lee + Stephen Paul Duo, Miminari Trio
    Elastic Arts, 3429 W Diversey Ave #208, Chicago, IL · see listing for cost
  163. 8:15 PM ABOUT HIM
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  164. 9:00 PM KAT RIGGINS
    Buddy Guy's Legends, 700 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL · $27.30
  165. 9:30 PM Niagara (1953)
    Max Palevsky Cinema, 1212 E 59th St, Chicago, IL · $7
  166. 9:45 PM Stacy McMichael
    Le Piano, 6970 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL · $20
  167. 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM RESET
    The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL · Free
  168. 1:00 AM – 4:00 AM (1 am - 4 am) RIGHTEOUS ROOSTER ORGAN TRIO
    Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL · see listing for cost

Sunday, November 8

  1. All day Created Equal: The Premises and Promises of the Declaration of Independence
    Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center · Free
  2. All day New Directions in Jewish Intellectual History: Knowledge Production and Modernity - a conference in memory of Paul Mendes-Flohr
    Swift Hall Third Floor Lecture Room · Free
  3. 6:00 AM – 7:30 AM Stick & Puck at McFetridge
    McFetridge Sports Center, 3843 N. California Ave. · $9
  4. 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM Community Roots: Garden Plot Application at Skinner
    Skinner (Mark) Park, 1331 W. Adams St. · Free
  5. 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Fall Fest
    Lincoln Park Zoo, 2001 N Clark St, Chicago, IL · Free
  6. 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Volleyball - Open at Loyola
    Loyola Park, 1230 W. Greenleaf Ave. · $30
  7. 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM Sundays at Rockefeller
    Rockefeller Memorial Chapel · see listing for cost
  8. 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM Sunday Somatics – Healing with Yoga: Session 4
    Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL · Free
  9. 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM Sunday Somatics – Healing with Yoga
    Smart Museum of Art · Free
  10. 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Sunday Somatics: Healing with Yoga
    5550 S. Greenwood Ave. · Free
  11. 12:00 PM – 7:30 PM MCA Presents | asses.masses
    Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL · Free
  12. 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Benefit Show for ICIRR, Liberation Underground & Liberation Center
    La Villita · Free
  13. 12:00 PM THE WORLD
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  14. 12:00 PM Gourd Ornament Decorating with Abeni Pierson
    DuSable Black History Museum, 740 E 56th Place, Chicago, IL · see listing for cost
  15. 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM ALMA Open Gallery Hours
    Alma Gallery, Chicago · Free
  16. 12:30 PM BLACK PANTHER & THE SIGHT UNSEEN
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  17. 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Yoga with April Falcon at The Land School
    The Land School, 7200 South Dorchester Avenue, Chicago, IL 60619 · see listing for cost
  18. 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Grab and Go: Watercolor Library Greeting Card
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  19. 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM TARRAC (European Union Film Showcase 2026)
    Facets, 1517 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL · $12
  20. 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM Friends of Budlong Woods Library Book Sale
    5630 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  21. 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Coloring & Coffee for Adults: Golden Girls Edition
    5331 W. Devon Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  22. 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Community Repair with Bevel & Kerf Woodworking
    5108 W. Belmont Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  23. 1:15 PM – 4:15 PM Film Screening: Interstellar (2014)
    11071 S. Hoyne Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  24. 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM Sulzer Chess Meetup
    4455 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  25. 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Sunday Crafternoon
    644 W. Belmont Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  26. 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Get Ready for Baby
    Harold Washington Library Center · Free
  27. 1:30 PM – 4:15 PM Film Screening: Project Hail Mary (2026)
    3436 S. King Drive, Chicago, IL · Free
  28. 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM Junk Journaling with The Wasteshed
    3030 W. Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  29. 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM November New Member Introduction
    Manning Branch, Chicago Public Library, 6 S Hoyne Ave, Chicago, IL 60612, USA · Free
  30. 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM Puzzlemania for Adults
    3647 S. State Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  31. 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Family Film Screening: Wicked: For Good (2025)
    West Lawn · see listing for cost
  32. 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM DePaul Women's Basketball vs. Stonehill
    Wintrust Arena, 200 East Cermak Road, Chicago · see listing for cost
  33. 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: The Martian (2015)
    3710 E. 106th Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  34. 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Fall Supply Drive
    Paradise Garden Logan Square, 2214 N Drake Ave., Chicago · Free
  35. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM One Hundred Years of Old Town Art & Design: The World of Edgar Miller in A Total Work of Art
    310 W. Division Street, Chicago, IL · Free
  36. 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Art/Access Lab: Open Lab
    6100 South Blackstone Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60637, United States · Free
  37. 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Conclave (2024)
    5055 S. Archer Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  38. 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Club de Lectura en Español: Temporada de Huracanes / Fernanda Melchor
    Little Village · see listing for cost
  39. 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
    11001 S. Indiana Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  40. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Twisted Threads: Fiber Arts Club- Beaded Flowers
    8148 S. Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  41. 2:00 PM – 3:45 PM Film Screening: Sheep Dectectives (2026)
    6120 S. Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  42. 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Acrylic Galaxy Painting Workshop
    3104 N. Narragansett Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  43. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Adult Arts & Crafts Circle
    Independence · see listing for cost
  44. 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Michael (2026)
    6151 S. Normal Boulevard, Chicago, IL · Free
  45. 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CHAnon Presents: Hidden Gems of Little Village
    2311 S. Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IL · Free
  46. 2:30 PM – 8:30 PM The Trans Sylvanian Convention
    3219 S. Morgan St, Chicago · Free
  47. 2:30 PM LISTEN TO ME
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  48. 3:00 PM ABANITU: A FAMILY DOCUMENTARY
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  49. 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PINOCCHIO (European Union Film Showcase 2026)
    Facets, 1517 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL · $12
  50. 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM C2ST Presents Silver Screen Science
    DuSable Black History Museum, 740 E 56th Place, Chicago, IL · see listing for cost
  51. 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM Chess Afternoon
    Mouse Arts and Letters Club, 555 W 31st St, Chicago, IL · Free
  52. 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM DePaul Baroque Ensemble
    Holtschneider Performance Center, 2330 North Halsted Street, Chicago · Free
  53. 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM Basketball - Open at Grand Crossing
    Grand Crossing Park, 7655 S. Ingleside Ave. · $5
  54. 3:00 PM CelloGayageum
    Logan Center, Performance Hall · $14-$44, $25, $39
  55. 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Second Sunday Unslam
    kibbitznest books, brews & blarney, 2212 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago, IL 60614, USA · Free
  56. 4:00 PM Beckie & Irwin are 2 Cute!
    Le Piano, 6970 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL · $15
  57. 4:00 PM Reading the World: Paulo Freire in Angicos
    915 E. 60th Street, Chicago · Free
  58. 4:00 PM HotHouse Presents Reading the World Screening & Conversation
    Logan Center, Screening Room · Free
  59. 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM STELIOS (European Union Film Showcase 2026)
    Facets, 1517 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL · $12
  60. 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Cally Spooner, Warm Up
    Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL · Free
  61. 5:30 PM DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  62. 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Uncommon Ground open mic
    Uncommon Ground Lakeview, 3800 N Clark St, Chicago, IL · $5 suggested
  63. 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Diwali Celebrations
    Rockefeller Memorial Chapel · see listing for cost
  64. 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Go Club
    Mouse Arts and Letters Club, 555 W 31st St, Chicago, IL · Free
  65. 6:00 PM EVERYDAY PEOPLE
    Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL · $14
  66. 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM Gallery Cabaret Open Mic
    Gallery Cabaret, 2020 N Oakley Ave, Chicago, IL 60647, USA · Free
  67. 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM Composer’s Forum for Original Vocal Music – Compositions by Aidan Costanzo and Mason Kurtz
    Holtschneider Performance Center, 2330 North Halsted Street, Chicago · Free
  68. 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM THE SILVER CHERRY’S BIRTHDAY PARTY!
    The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL · Free
  69. 7:00 PM Don’t Bother to Knock (1952)
    Max Palevsky Cinema, 1212 E 59th St, Chicago, IL · $7
  70. 7:00 PM Sunday : Latin Jazz with Pianist Jose Valdez
    Le Piano, 6970 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL · $15–$20
  71. 7:20 PM – 10:30 PM Chicago Bears Watch Party vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    Student Center (Lincoln Park), 2020 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago · see listing for cost
  72. 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM Hades Redux
    6018North, 6018 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL · Free
  73. 8:00 PM – 11:59 PM The Orrs (Boston) // Model Living // Jim the Kid
    The Burlington, 3425 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL · see listing for cost
  74. 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM (8pm - 12am) SOUL MESSAGE
    Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL · see listing for cost
  75. 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM Elastro: Alex Koi x Kirin McElwain Duo, Madam Orange, Macie Stewart / Nolan Chin
    Elastic Arts, 3429 W Diversey Ave #208, Chicago, IL · see listing for cost
  76. 9:00 PM Microplastique + Common Ghosts
    Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL · see listing for cost
  77. 9:00 PM DEREK CARUSO
    Buddy Guy's Legends, 700 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL · $16.99
  78. 12:00 AM Silver Shave Club for men 55+
    8000 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago · Free