Things to do in Chicago on Thursday, October 29, 2026

187 events listed in and around Chicago, each with its time and venue.

Evening

Chicago Comedy Club
Comedy · 6:30 PM · River North
Build, Buy, Bond: ETA Reception, 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. CT
Social · 6:30 PM – 10 PM · The Loop
Beat The Brewer at WhirlyBall vs. Haymarket Brewing | Chicago
Play · 6:30 PM · Bucktown
THURSDAY OCTOBER 29: OHJAY LAMONT AND FRIENDS
Stand-up · 7 PM · Streeterville
Trick Or Tequila Rooftop Party @ Utopian Tailgate (Chicago) Indoor/Outdoor
Rooftop Party · 7 PM – 1 AM · Gold Coast
Improvised Animorphs
Improv · 7 PM · Lakeview
$8 Margaritas RNB Party @ Utopian Tailgate (Chicago) Indoor/Outdoor
Dance Party · Halloween · 7 PM – 1 AM · Gold Coast
DIA DE MUERTOS: Cumbias, Sones y Huapangos at Fitzgeralds
Live Music · Latin · 7 PM · FitzGerald's
SIP & SANG THURSDAYS @ NEW LINE TAVERN
Karaoke · 7 PM – 11:30 PM · West Loop
Halloween Party at Logan Arcade
Meetup · Anime · 7 PM · Logan Square
Bedazzled Books & Cider
Craft Workshop · Book Bedazzling · 7 PM · Lincoln Park
House of Couture Thursdays w/ Jacky Couture
Drag & Burlesque · 7 PM · Lakeview
Chicago Real Estate, Interior Designer, Construction & Renovation NE
Networking · Real Estate · 7 PM – 10 PM · River North
October Zine Workshop Series by Keisa Reynolds at Three Avenues Bookshop
Craft Workshop · Zine Making · 7 PM · Lakeview
BITE! – Halloween Circus Experience Chicago
Theater · Halloween · 7 PM · River North
The Book of Mormon (Chicago)
Musical · 7 PM · The Loop
‘Something for the ‘witches’: A Halloween Paint & Sip
Art Class · Halloween · 7 PM · Lakeview
An Evening with Don Lemon
Talk · 7 PM · Woodlawn
ChiTown Drive-In Presents - Beetlejuce (the Original)!
Film · 7 PM · Pilsen
All Talent Open Mic
Meetup · Talent · 7 PM – 10 PM · South Chicago
Thursday Night Bingo
Bingo · 7 PM – 10 PM · Calumet
Singles Ages, 30s & 40s -SOLD OUT for MEN - Downtown Chicago
Singles · Dating · 7 PM · The Loop
The Traitors: New Blood Watch Parties at Fathom
Watch Party · The Traitors · 7 PM · Roscoe Village
Inevitable
Magic · 7 PM · Lakeview
Kokandy Productions Jekyll & Hyde (Chicago)
Musical · 7 PM · Magnificent Mile
Conversational Apologetics
Class · Apologetics · 7 PM · River North
Singles Ages 30s & 40s (Downtown) - SOLD OUT for MEN - Chicago, IL
Singles · Dating · 7 PM · The Loop
Xtreme Bar Drag Bingo at Lark
Bingo · 7 PM – 10 PM · Lakeview
DROP-IN FIGURE DRAWING - Thursdays
Art Class · Figure Drawing · 7 PM · West Town
BYOB Sip & Paint Event - "Catrina Rose"
Art Class · Painting · 7 PM – 10 PM · Jefferson Park
Knightcap at Soho House Chicago
Game Night · Sold out · 7 PM – 11 PM · West Loop
THE GREEN ROOM: Chicago’s Open Mic for Poets, Lyricists & Singers
Open Mic · 7 PM · Lakeview
Drag Bingo Chicago- Ultimate Drag Queen Bingo & Drag Show in Chicago
Bingo · 7 PM · The Loop
HEX AND THE CITY: MARKET AND PARTY
Market · Witchy · 7 PM – 11 PM · Lakeview
Uncommon Round: Songwriter Showcase w/ Emmet Love, Aaron Spiro, and Ahona M
Concert · Singer-Songwriter · 7 PM · Lakeview
The Thursday Show: Chicago's Funniest Comedians with New Jokes!
Stand-up · 7 PM · Logan Square
Let's Meetup and/or Zoom to play ukulele, sing, and have fun
Open Mic · 7 PM · Fraternal Order of Eagles #1344
Board Game Night at One Lake Brewery
Game Night · 7 PM · Austin
Film-Reel Therapy presents: OBSESSION
Film · Obsession · 7 PM – 10 PM · Bucktown
Ladies Night / Poetry & Open Mic
Books & Readings · Poetry · 7 PM – 11 PM · Chinatown
Caught Read-Handed Book Club - Oct
Book Club · 7 PM · Ravenswood
Seerah Stories
Faith & Spiritual · Seerah Stories · 7 PM · Pilsen
APOLLO THEATER - EVENT PARKING PASS -2026
Expo & Convention · 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Wrightwood Neighbors
Halloween Show w/Blueshift Big Band & Abram Collier Nonet @ FSC
Concert · Jazz · 7:30 PM · West Town
21+ Trampoline Park Glow Nights in Chicago (West Town) | One Beer Included
Fitness Class · 7:30 PM · West Loop
Vape! The Grease Parody
Musical · 7:30 PM · Wrightwood Neighbors
Free Foosball Thursday!!!!!!
Tournament · 7:30 PM · Logan Square
Adults Night at the Trampoline Park | 21+ Only | Jump Then Enjoy a Beer!
Fitness Class · 7:30 PM · West Loop
Masquerade Singles Mixer 30s, 40s, 50s
Singles · 7:30 PM · River North
Mud Life at Collaboraction Theatre
Theater · 7:30 PM · Logan Square
Argentine Tango Class For Couples
Class · Latin · 7:30 PM · Ravenswood
Chicago Comedy Club at the House of Blues! Chicago's BEST Comedy Show!
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · The Loop
The Thursday Show
Improv · 7:30 PM · Logan Square
WILD THINGS - Singles Only Halloween Party
Singles · Halloween · 7:30 PM – 11:30 PM · Gold Coast
Truffle Pig Comedy
Stand-up · 8 PM · Near West Side
Arts and Crafts Night
Craft Workshop · 8 PM · Andersonville
Dammit!, Sour Milk, The Human Trials
Live Music · 8 PM · Restaurant Row
Pilsen Stand-Up presents: Halloween Laughs!
Stand-up · 8 PM · Pilsen
Rock & Rye
Live Music · 8 PM · Near West Side
Latin Thursday Nights CaliVe
Class · Latin Dance · 8 PM · 3036 S Laramie Ave
Alice In Chains "Dirt", Pearl Jam "VS"
Live Music · 8 PM · South Loop
The Tallest Man On Earth with Gwenifer Raymond
Live Music · 8 PM · Pilsen
Latin Thursdays CaliVe
Class · Latin Dance · 8 PM · 3036 S Laramie Ave
Exotic Erotic presented by Gender F*cked Productions and KazMo Universe
Drag & Burlesque · 8 PM · Lakeview
The Dresden Dolls with Aurora Gozmic
Concert · Punk · 8 PM · Goose Island
Blue Stone Phoenix @ Phyllis’ Inn
Live Music · 8 PM · Phyllis' Musical Inn
Game Night : Thirsty Thursday
Game Night · Reggae / Caribbean · 8 PM – 2 AM · 3109 W Irving Park Rd
Iris Marlowe
Live Music · Country · 8 PM · Sheridan Park
A Night with Xscape, Plies, Case, Pleasure P, and Ann Marie
Live Music · Hip-Hop / Rap · 8 PM · The Loop
Willows at Uptown Lounge
Live Music · Indie / Alternative · 8 PM · Uptown
Dead Sullivan’s Retro Rock & Roll Halloween Bash!
Cover Band · Rock · 8:30 PM · FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB
Halloween Pregame: Jade Dragon
Dance Party · Halloween · 8:30 PM · South Loop
Improvised Music Series: Gerrit Hatcher/Erez Dessel + Larvavision
Concert · Jazz · 8:30 PM · Logan Square
ChiTown Drive-In Presents - Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Film · 8:45 PM · Pilsen
Paul Bielatowicz's Nosferatu Live
Live Music · 9 PM · South Loop
CHICAGO TIK TOK PARTY
Dance Party · Tiktok · 9 PM · Kelvyn Grove
Reggae Gold on the rooftop w/ Dj Papa G
Dance Party · Reggae / Caribbean · 9 PM – 1 AM · South Loop
The Haunting Begins at Hubbard Inn
Dance Party · Halloween · 9 PM · River North
HIP HOP Thursday w/ DUH Network
Dance Party · Hip-Hop / Rap · 9 PM – 2 AM · West Loop
Spread Joy (Album Release) / Body Shop / Goo / Crassostrea LLC / Elyse Johnson
Live Music · Punk · 9 PM · Ukrainian Village
MY BUDDY'S LIVE! FREE COMEDY SHOW EVERY THURSDAY AT 10PM
Stand-up · 9:30 PM · Ravenswood
👻 CJFC Hōga Club Meetup: HOUSE (Hausu) – Halloween Special! 🎃
Meetup · Japanese Horror · 9:30 PM · Lincoln Square
A New Work: An Improvised Play in One Act
Theater · 9:30 PM · Logan Square

Late

The Carries Sketch Show
Variety Show · 10 PM · Ravenswood
Thursday's @ ERA Social Club
Dance Party · R&B / Soul · 10 PM – 2 AM · The Loop
Status Thursdays
Dance Party · Latin · 10 PM – 4 AM · Icon Bar & Lounge
ChiTown Drive-In Presents - Halloween (the 1978 Original!)
Film · 10:30 PM · Pilsen
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