Events in Chicago October




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Thu Oct 1 3:30am
Minnesota Golden Gophers Women's Volleyball vs. Northwestern Wildcats
Maturi Pavilion  •  Minneapolis, MN
Thu Oct 1 1:00pm
Come From Away
Marriott Theatre  •  Lincolnshire, IL
Thu Oct 1 6:00pm
Millionaire$
Cobra Lounge  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 1 7:00pm
Come From Away
Marriott Theatre  •  Lincolnshire, IL
Thu Oct 1 7:00pm
World Ballet Company: Swan Lake
Rialto Square Theatre  •  Joliet, IL
Thu Oct 1 7:00pm
Swan Lake - Symphony of Lights
Historic Main Stage at Athenaeum Center  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 1 7:00pm
Ali Macofsky
Zanies Comedy Club  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 1 7:00pm
Militarie Gun
Metro Chicago  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 1 7:00pm
Jekyll & Hyde
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 1 7:00pm
Mean Girls
Paramount Theatre  •  Aurora, IL
Thu Oct 1 7:00pm
Operation Mincemeat
CIBC Theatre  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 1 7:00pm
John Heffron
Chicago Improv  •  Schaumburg, IL
Thu Oct 1 7:00pm
Utah Mammoth vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Delta Center  •  Salt Lake City, UT
Thu Oct 1 7:00pm
Sasha Rosser
Zanies Comedy Club  •  Rosemont, IL
Thu Oct 1 7:30pm
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Klaus Makela - Mahler 9
Orchestra Hall At Chicago Symphony Center  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 1 7:30pm
Reed Timmer
George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts  •  Skokie, IL
Thu Oct 1 7:30pm
Edgehill
Subterranean  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 1 7:30pm
Ultimate Salute To Chris Stapleton & Eric Church
Arcada Theatre  •  Saint Charles, IL
Thu Oct 1 7:30pm
Naomi Sharon
Park West  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 1 7:30pm
Best of Chicago Comedy
The Foundation Room at House Of Blues  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 1 8:00pm
MARO
Schubas  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 1 8:00pm
The Second City Mainstage 114th Revue
Mainstage at Second City  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 1 8:00pm
Ashley Cooke
Joe's Live  •  Rosemont, IL
Thu Oct 1 8:00pm
Elder Island
Lincoln Hall  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 1 8:00pm
Dan & Phil
Rosemont Theatre  •  Rosemont, IL
Thu Oct 1 8:00pm
Issa Rae
The Chicago Theatre  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 1 9:00pm
Shwayze
Chop Shop Chicago  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 1 9:00pm
Automatic
The Empty Bottle  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 1 9:30pm
Roast Battle Chicago
Zanies Comedy Club  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 1:30pm
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Klaus Makela - Mahler 9
Orchestra Hall At Chicago Symphony Center  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 5:00pm
DJ Pauly D
Bulldog Park  •  Crown Point, IN
Fri Oct 2 5:30pm
WWE: Smackdown
Allstate Arena  •  Rosemont, IL
Fri Oct 2 6:30pm
The Second City Mainstage 114th Revue
Mainstage at Second City  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 6:30pm
Hot Flash Heat Wave
Cobra Lounge  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 7:00pm
Northwestern Wildcats vs. Penn State Nittany Lions
Ryan Field  •  Evanston, IL
Fri Oct 2 7:00pm
World Ballet Company: Swan Lake
George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts  •  Skokie, IL
Fri Oct 2 7:00pm
Ali Macofsky
Zanies Comedy Club  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 7:00pm
Emil Wakim
Zanies Comedy Club  •  Rosemont, IL
Fri Oct 2 7:00pm
Dauood Naimyar
The Comedy Bar  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 7:00pm
Oakwood
Outset  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 7:00pm
Revocation
Reggie's Rock Club  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 7:00pm
Mean Girls
Paramount Theatre  •  Aurora, IL
Fri Oct 2 7:00pm
Operation Mincemeat
CIBC Theatre  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 7:00pm
Jekyll & Hyde
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 7:00pm
John Heffron
Chicago Improv  •  Schaumburg, IL
Fri Oct 2 7:00pm
Kate McKinnon - Live In Conversation In Chicago
Cahn Auditorium  •  Evanston, IL
Fri Oct 2 7:30pm
Come From Away
Marriott Theatre  •  Lincolnshire, IL
Fri Oct 2 7:30pm
MrBallen
The Chicago Theatre  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 7:30pm
DJ Shadow
Vic Theatre  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 7:30pm
Le Sserafim
United Center  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 7:30pm
The Carpenters Songbook
Rialto Square Theatre  •  Joliet, IL
Fri Oct 2 7:30pm
Bill Burr
The Chicago Theatre  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 7:30pm
Mastodon
Riviera Theatre  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 7:30pm
Creighton Bluejays Women's Volleyball vs. DePaul Blue Demons
Ryan Center & DJ Sokol Arena  •  Omaha, NE
Fri Oct 2 7:30pm
Adam Paddock
The Loft at Ramova Theatre  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 7:30pm
Isaiah Falls
Park West  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 8:00pm
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Garcias Chicago  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 8:00pm
Pure Prairie League
Arcada Theatre  •  Saint Charles, IL
Fri Oct 2 8:00pm
Gnash
House Of Blues  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 8:00pm
MARO
Evanston Space  •  Evanston, IL
Fri Oct 2 8:00pm
Walker Hayes
The Event Center At Rivers Casino Des Plaines  •  Rosemont, IL
Fri Oct 2 8:00pm
Rock Of Ages
Memorial Opera House  •  Valparaiso, IN
Fri Oct 2 8:00pm
Joe Russo's Almost Dead
The Salt Shed Indoors  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 8:00pm
Boy Harsher
Metro Chicago  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 8:00pm
The Holdup
Beat Kitchen  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 8:00pm
Love Spells
Schubas  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 8:00pm
Zach John King
Joe's Bar On Weed St.  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 9:00pm
Owen Riegling
Carol's Pub  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 9:15pm
Ali Macofsky
Zanies Comedy Club  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 9:15pm
John Heffron
Chicago Improv  •  Schaumburg, IL
Fri Oct 2 9:30pm
The Second City Mainstage 114th Revue
Mainstage at Second City  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 10:00pm
Dennett
Concord Music Hall  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 10:00pm
Indo Warehouse
Cermak Hall At Radius  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 10:00pm
Cat Dealers
Sound  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 3 12:00am
Chicago Steel vs. Green Bay Gamblers
Usg Arena  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 3 3:30am
Northwestern Wildcats Women's Volleyball vs. Ohio State Buckeyes
Welsh Ryan Arena  •  Evanston, IL
Sat Oct 3 1:00pm
Roosevelt Lakers vs. Michigan Tech Huskies
Robert Morris Field At Roosevelt University  •  Arlington Heights, IL
Sat Oct 3 2:00pm
Rock Of Ages
Memorial Opera House  •  Valparaiso, IN
Sat Oct 3 2:00pm
Mean Girls
Paramount Theatre  •  Aurora, IL
Sat Oct 3 2:00pm
Operation Mincemeat
CIBC Theatre  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 3 2:00pm
Jekyll & Hyde
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 3 2:00pm
Play On!
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 3 3:00pm
Leonid & Friends - A Tribute To Chicago
George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts  •  Skokie, IL
Sat Oct 3 4:00pm
Come From Away
Marriott Theatre  •  Lincolnshire, IL
Sat Oct 3 5:30pm
Cryogeyser
Beat Kitchen  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 3 6:30pm
The Second City Mainstage 114th Revue
Mainstage at Second City  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 3 6:30pm
Emil Wakim
Zanies Comedy Club  •  Rosemont, IL
Sat Oct 3 6:30pm
Pertinence
Cobra Lounge  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 3 6:30pm
Ministry, Acid Bath & Windhand
The Salt Shed Outdoors  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 3 7:00pm
Ali Macofsky
Zanies Comedy Club  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 3 7:00pm
Dauood Naimyar
The Comedy Bar  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 3 7:00pm
Bill Burr
The Chicago Theatre  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 3 7:00pm
Zolita
Chop Shop Chicago  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 3 7:00pm
Mean Girls
Paramount Theatre  •  Aurora, IL
Sat Oct 3 7:00pm
John Heffron
Chicago Improv  •  Schaumburg, IL
Sat Oct 3 7:00pm
Buffalo Sabres vs. Chicago Blackhawks
KeyBank Center  •  Buffalo, NY
Sat Oct 3 7:00pm
Play On!
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 3 7:30pm
Doja Cat
United Center  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 3 7:30pm
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Klaus Makela - Mahler 9
Orchestra Hall At Chicago Symphony Center  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 3 7:30pm
Buzzcocks
Park West  •  Chicago, IL


Events in Chicago October 2026 schedule

Chicago in October is a vibrant hub of events, offering a diverse array of entertainment options for locals and visitors alike. Sports fans can enjoy the excitement of the NBA preseason games at the United Center, where the Chicago Bulls face off against notable teams like the Phoenix Suns, Memphis Grizzlies, and Minnesota Timberwolves, with game dates spanning from October 7 to October 16, 2026. The Blackhawks also bring thrilling hockey action to the United Center, facing teams such as the St. Louis Blues, Carolina Hurricanes, Pittsburgh Penguins, Winnipeg Jets, and the Columbus Blue Jackets, with key matchups scheduled from October 6 to October 15, 2026. Music enthusiasts can look forward to special concerts and celebrations, including 'Souvenirs: A Celebration of John Prine' at The Chicago Theatre on October 8, and performances by Olivia Rodrigo on October 11 and 12 at the United Center. Additionally, the city hosts dynamic local acts like Iron Lung at The Empty Bottle on October 9 and Houseplant at Garcias Chicago on October 22. Notable venues like Radius will feature the energetic Lil Yachty on October 24, while Rod Wave performs at the United Center on October 31. Sports events like the Chicago Bears' NFL games against the New York Jets on October 4 and the New England Patriots on October 22 also highlight the city's lively October calendar. From exciting hockey and basketball games to memorable concerts and local showcases, Chicago offers a rich tapestry of events this October, making it an ideal time to experience the city's vibrant culture and entertainment scene.