Things to do in Chicago tonight

Live listings for Chicago, IL on Saturday, October 17 — 174 events happening today, 60 of them below. Still to come first, then what is already under way. Chartd rebuilds this page through the day as events are added and finished ones drop off.

174 events today

Updated 6:11 AM CDT

• Division Street Farmers Market
  7:00 AM100 W. Division St.Likely freeFood
• Beginner Birding at Horner Park
  7:30 AMHorner Park
• Fall Fest at Lincoln Park Zoo
  8:00 AMLincoln Park ZooLikely free
• Hatha Yoga with Jules
  9:00 AMFriendly Music Community
• Go Run Chicago
  9:00 AMGarfield Park
• CHICAGO, IL — Graduate National Portfolio Day Event — National Portfolio Day Association
  9:00 AMSchool of the Art Institute of ChicagoLikely free
• Sound Meditation With Jay Taylor
  9:00 AMPeoples Gas Education Pavilion, Lincoln Park Zoo$24–$30Religious/Spiritual
• Halloween Party at St. Pauls
  9:30 AMLincoln Park Chamber of CommerceCommunity Service
• Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago
  10:00 AMThe Fields Studiosaround $25–$45
• Illinois Product Expo-Chicago - Event is FREE - Please come! 10am-5pm
  10:00 AMUIC Dorin ForumFREEFood
• Spooky Zoo at Lincoln Park Zoo
  10:00 AMLincoln Park Zoo
• Fall Festival
  10:00 AMNorth Park Village Nature Center
• Is Humanity Reaching a Spiritual Tipping Point? (Free Event)
  10:00 AMThe Black SageFREEReligious/Spiritual
• American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture
  10:00 AMAmerican Writers Museum$10–$16
• The Hyde Park Kenwood Food Pantry
  10:00 AMHyde Park Union ChurchLikely freeCommunity Service
• Halloween (the 1978 Original!)
  10:30 AMChiTown Movies
• Kino, Kaffee und Kuchen
  10:30 AMDANK Haus German American Cultural Centeraround $5–$10
• The Wellness Retreat ft. Elderbrook
  11:00 AMHuntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly IslandMusic
• The Beer Garden
  11:00 AMGallagher WayFood
• Bluegrass Brunch
  11:00 AMBeat KitchenMusic
• Budding Botanists
  11:00 AMGarfield Park Conservatory
• Wright Way Rescue Adoption Event
  11:00 AMFatpour LincolnwoodLikely freeCommunity Service
• The Wellness Retreat
  11:00 AMNortherly Islandaround $50–$125Sports
• Family Friendly Animation: Tender Bonds
  11:00 AMAMC NEWCITY 14around $15–$25
• Seasonal Anime Screening (Fall 2026) @ Chicago Public Library (Brighton Park)
  11:30 AMChicago Public Library, Brighton Park BranchLikely free
• Oddball Mini Mart
  12:00 PMEmpty BottleFREE
• IPH's Fall Fest on The Riverwalk w/ Hayrides on the River & More
  12:00 PMIsland Party HutCommunity Service
• Woven Vessel Workshop with ebere agwuncha
  12:00 PMChicago Cultural Center
• Store Tour: Eat, Shop, Learn
  12:00 PMEatalyFood
• Loop Arts Fest
  12:00 PMState StreetLikely free
• Scenework Workshop with TJ Jagodowski - Chicago, IL October 17, 2026
  12:00 PMTheater$55+
• Bad Momz of Comedy at The Comedy Bar
  12:00 PMThe Comedy Bararound $25–$45
• Lenny Pearce
  12:30 PMGrand Ballroom at Navy Pieraround $25–$55Music
• No Grown-Ups Allowed
  1:00 PMThe Second City
• Kid's Kitchen: Hands-On; Fresh Pasta Making 101
  1:00 PMEatalyFood
• Wicker Park Bucktown Thrift Riot
  1:00 PMWicker Park
• Rupture Fighting Card Game Tournament
  1:00 PMSnakes & Lattes Chicagoup to about $15
• Black Poetry Day Readings & Reflections
  1:00 PMAmerican Writers MuseumFREE
• Skyline meet up and chill out
  1:00 PMTheater on the Lakeup to about $15
• Play On!
  2:00 PMChicago Shakespeare Theateraround $40–$100
• Waitress (Chicago)
  2:00 PMJames M. Nederlander Theatre$49+
• Kokandy Productions Jekyll & Hyde (Chicago)
  2:00 PMBroadway Playhouse at Water Tower Placearound $40–$85
• Notes for Peace
  2:00 PMEpiphany Center For The ArtsMusic
• La Vie: Afrobeats Day party
  2:00 PMROOF on theWitMusic
• Vape! The Grease Parody
  2:30 PMApollo Theateraround $35–$75
• You Cant Fake the Funk: A Journey Through Funk
  3:00 PMBlack Ensemble Theateraround $45–$75
• Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Dracula (21+ Event)
  3:00 PMThe Lion Theatrearound $45–$75
• The Best of The Second City
  3:00 PMThe Second City - Mainstagearound $30–$60
• Topdog / Underdog
  3:00 PMSteppenwolf Theatre
• Jess Write Live in Concert along with PTA
  3:00 PMBOOKCLUBMusic
• Paper Machete
  3:00 PMThe Green Mill
• Josh Joplin - Matinee
  3:00 PMThe HideoutMusic
• Sip & Savor: Fall Wine and Cheese
  3:00 PMEatalyFood
• OUT IN COLOR An Intuit Art Museum Activation with playOUT!
  3:00 PMIntuit Art Museum
• deadmau5 at Navy Pier Open Air
  4:00 PMNavy Pieraround $55–$130Music
• FANG-TASTIC HALLOWEEN BASH
  4:00 PMThe Dome at the BallparkBar
• Hands-On: Pasta Traditions from the South
  4:00 PMEatalyFood
• Hands-On : Filled Pasta - Sardinian Culurgiones
  4:00 PMEatalyFood
• Grupo Escolta
  4:00 PMSeven Night Clubaround $15–$30Music
• Open House Chicago
  On now5:00 AMBUILD- Austin CampusFREE

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