Events in Chicago October




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Thu Oct 1 1:00pm
Come From Away
Marriott Theatre  •  Lincolnshire, 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 7:30pm
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Klaus Makela - Mahler 9
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 8:00pm
MARO
Schubas  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 1 9:30pm
Roast Battle Chicago
Zanies Comedy Club  •  Chicago, 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 7:30pm
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 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 9:00pm
Owen Riegling
Carol's Pub  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 2 9:15pm
Ali Macofsky
Zanies Comedy Club  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 3 1:00pm
Roosevelt Lakers vs. Michigan Tech Huskies
Robert Morris Field At Roosevelt University  •  Arlington Heights, 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 7:00pm
Ali Macofsky
Zanies Comedy Club  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 3 7:30pm
Doja Cat
United Center  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 3 8:00pm
Mt. Joy
Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 3 8:00pm
Come From Away
Marriott Theatre  •  Lincolnshire, IL
Sat Oct 3 8:00pm
Leonid & Friends - A Tribute To Chicago
George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts  •  Skokie, IL
Sat Oct 3 8:00pm
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Garcias Chicago  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 3 8:00pm
Cristian Castro
Rosemont Theatre  •  Rosemont, IL
Sat Oct 3 8:00pm
Tommy James and The Shondells
Arcada Theatre  •  Saint Charles, IL
Sat Oct 3 8:00pm
Bruce Hornsby And The Noisemakers
Cahn Auditorium  •  Evanston, IL
Sat Oct 3 8:00pm
Banda MS
Allstate Arena  •  Rosemont, IL
Sat Oct 3 9:15pm
Ali Macofsky
Zanies Comedy Club  •  Chicago, IL
Sun Oct 4 1:00pm
Come From Away
Marriott Theatre  •  Lincolnshire, IL
Sun Oct 4 3:00pm
Chicago Stars FC vs. Denver Summit FC
Northwestern Medicine Field At Martin Stadium  •  Evanston, IL
Sun Oct 4 5:00pm
Come From Away
Marriott Theatre  •  Lincolnshire, IL
Sun Oct 4 5:00pm
Leonid & Friends - A Tribute To Chicago
Arcada Theatre  •  Saint Charles, IL
Sun Oct 4 7:00pm
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Garcias Chicago  •  Chicago, IL
Sun Oct 4 7:30pm
Ludovico Einaudi
Chicago Symphony Center  •  Chicago, IL
Sun Oct 4 8:00pm
Leonid & Friends - A Tribute To Chicago
Arcada Theatre  •  Saint Charles, IL
Mon Oct 5 7:30pm
Ludovico Einaudi
Chicago Symphony Center  •  Chicago, IL
Mon Oct 5 7:30pm
My Hero Academia In Concert
Auditorium Theatre  •  Chicago, IL
Tue Oct 6 8:00pm
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Garcias Chicago  •  Chicago, IL
Wed Oct 7 1:00pm
Come From Away
Marriott Theatre  •  Lincolnshire, IL
Wed Oct 7 7:00pm
Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa
Zanies Comedy Club  •  Chicago, IL
Wed Oct 7 7:30pm
Ghostbusters in Concert
George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts  •  Skokie, IL
Wed Oct 7 8:00pm
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Garcias Chicago  •  Chicago, IL
Wed Oct 7 8:00pm
Wesley Joseph
Schubas  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 8 1:00pm
Come From Away
Marriott Theatre  •  Lincolnshire, IL
Thu Oct 8 5:45pm
Koe Wetzel & Corey Kent
The Salt Shed Outdoors  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 8 7:00pm
Come From Away
Marriott Theatre  •  Lincolnshire, IL
Thu Oct 8 7:30pm
Gorillaz
United Center  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 8 7:30pm
Don West
Chop Shop Chicago  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 8 7:30pm
Ghostbusters in Concert
George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts  •  Skokie, IL
Thu Oct 8 8:00pm
UB40
Auditorium Theatre  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 8 8:00pm
Chasing Abbey
Bottom Lounge  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 8 8:00pm
SYML
Thalia Hall  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 9 6:00pm
Martin Sexton
City Winery  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 9 7:00pm
Escape to Margaritaville
North Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts  •  Skokie, IL
Fri Oct 9 7:00pm
World Ballet Company: Swan Lake
Genesee Theatre  •  Waukegan, IL
Fri Oct 9 7:30pm
Come From Away
Marriott Theatre  •  Lincolnshire, IL
Fri Oct 9 7:30pm
Face 2 Face: Billy Joel & Elton John Tribute
Rialto Square Theatre  •  Joliet, IL
Fri Oct 9 7:30pm
Shaboozey
Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 9 7:30pm
Wednesday 13
The Vixen  •  Mchenry, IL
Fri Oct 9 8:00pm
Tito Nieves
Copernicus Center  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 9 8:00pm
Beck
Auditorium Theatre  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 9 8:00pm
War - Band
Hollywood Casino  •  Joliet, IL
Fri Oct 9 9:30pm
Martin Sexton
City Winery  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 10 3:30am
Collect A Con - 2 Day Pass
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center  •  Rosemont, IL
Sat Oct 10 3:30am
Valparaiso University vs. Drake Bulldogs
Brown Field  •  Valparaiso, IN
Sat Oct 10 10:00am
Collect A Con
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center  •  Rosemont, IL
Sat Oct 10 1:30pm
Chicago Fire FC vs. New York City FC
Soldier Field  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 10 4:00pm
Come From Away
Marriott Theatre  •  Lincolnshire, IL
Sat Oct 10 6:30pm
Symphony Ball with Klaus Makela
Chicago Symphony Center  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 10 7:30pm
Escape to Margaritaville
North Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts  •  Skokie, IL
Sat Oct 10 7:30pm
Face 2 Face: Billy Joel & Elton John Tribute
George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts  •  Skokie, IL
Sat Oct 10 7:30pm
Book of Love
Metro Chicago  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 10 8:00pm
Armand Hammer
Thalia Hall  •  Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 10 8:00pm
Come From Away
Marriott Theatre  •  Lincolnshire, IL
Sat Oct 10 8:00pm
W.A.S.P.
Arcada Theatre  •  Saint Charles, IL
Sat Oct 10 8:00pm
Mariachazo: Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlan & Nuevo Tecatitlan Mariachi
Rosemont Theatre  •  Rosemont, IL
Sun Oct 11 10:00am
Collect A Con
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center  •  Rosemont, IL
Sun Oct 11 2:00pm
Escape to Margaritaville
North Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts  •  Skokie, IL
Sun Oct 11 7:00pm
Kanan Gill
Park West  •  Chicago, IL
Sun Oct 11 7:00pm
Interpol
The Salt Shed Outdoors  •  Chicago, IL
Sun Oct 11 7:30pm
Emei
Thalia Hall  •  Chicago, IL
Sun Oct 11 8:00pm
Metaphor: ReFantazio Orchestra Concert
Auditorium Theatre  •  Chicago, IL
Tue Oct 13 6:30pm
Slift
Outset  •  Chicago, IL
Tue Oct 13 7:30pm
White Denim
Evanston Space  •  Evanston, IL
Tue Oct 13 8:00pm
Monsta X
Rosemont Theatre  •  Rosemont, IL
Tue Oct 13 8:00pm
Jessie Ware
Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom  •  Chicago, IL
Wed Oct 14 2:00pm
Escape to Margaritaville
North Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts  •  Skokie, IL
Wed Oct 14 7:30pm
Chicago Fire FC vs. Philadelphia Union
Soldier Field  •  Chicago, IL
Wed Oct 14 8:00pm
Chrono Trigger Orchestra Concert: Melodies Across Time
Auditorium Theatre  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 15 7:30pm
Osees
Thalia Hall  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 15 7:30pm
Dadi Freyr
Vic Theatre  •  Chicago, IL
Thu Oct 15 8:00pm
Camilo - Artist
Rosemont Theatre  •  Rosemont, IL
Thu Oct 15 9:30pm
Roast Battle Chicago
Zanies Comedy Club  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 16 7:30pm
Brad Williams
The Chicago Theatre  •  Chicago, IL
Fri Oct 16 7:30pm
Osees
Thalia Hall  •  Chicago, IL


Events in Chicago October 2026 schedule

October in Chicago is packed with an exciting lineup of events spanning music, sports, and cultural performances. Music enthusiasts can look forward to incredible concerts at top venues such as the United Center, Auditorium Theatre, and The Chicago Theatre. Main performers include Doja Cat, performing on October 3rd at the United Center, and Gorillaz on October 8th at the same venue. Indie fans will enjoy the Fruit Bats concert on October 24th at The Salt Shed Indoors, while alternative rock fans can catch Mt. Joy on October 3rd at the Huntington Bank Pavilion. Classical music lovers have several opportunities to experience the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, with performances of Mahler's 9th Symphony led by Klaus Makela on October 1st and 3rd, as well as a dramatic rendition of Petrushka and Belshazzar's Feast on October 8th and 9th at Orchestra Hall. Comedy fans can enjoy Ben Schwartz live at The Chicago Theatre on October 17th, and Brad Williams on October 16th at the same venue. For sports enthusiasts, October features the Chicago Fire FC's intense matches at Soldier Field, including multiple games against New York City FC on October 10th and a matchup with Philadelphia Union on October 14th. The month also highlights special performances such as the Metaphor: ReFantazio Orchestra Concert at the Auditorium Theatre on October 11th and a stunning ballet presentation of Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights at the Athenaeum Center on October 1st. With a vibrant array of events, October in Chicago promises entertainment for everyone, from live music and comedy to thrilling sports and cultural showcases.