Things to do in Chicago on Monday, November 2, 2026

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

Morning

Coppin Community Center Food Pantry
Volunteering · Food Pantry · 8 AM · Coppin Community Center - Food Distribution Center
Women’s World Day of Prayer 2026: Women at the Well
Faith & Spiritual · Prayer · 9 AM – 3 PM · Fuller Park
Day Off Camp: Escape Room Design
Kids Class · Escape Room Design · 9 AM – 3 PM · Lincoln Square
Bosch eBike Systems MY27 Dealer ADVANCED Training (Chicago, IL)
Class · Sold out · 10 AM – 3 PM · Big Marsh Park - Ford Calumet Evironmental Center
Horton with Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell | Open Company Class, Nov 2026
Class · Sold out · 11 AM · Streeterville

Afternoon

Weed Passport Tours: North Michigan Ave Experience
Tour · 12 PM · Fulton River District
The Basics of Sewing 101 [November Class]
Class · 12 PM · Streeterville
Theory of Design & Development [November Session]
Talk · Fashion Design · 12 PM · Lincoln Square
Investing Essentials: How to Build a Strong Investment Thesis
Class · Investing · 12 PM · Chicago Booth Harper Center
Catalog Cupping - Counter Culture Coffee Chicago
Tasting · Coffee · 1 PM · West Loop
Basics of Pattern Making [November Session]
Class · Pattern Making · 2 PM · Streeterville
Prediction Markets: Go Institutional | Chicago Nov 2
Talk · Prediction Markets · 3:30 PM – 7 PM · Chicago Cultural Center
Prediction Markets: Go Institutional
Talk · Prediction Markets · 3:30 PM – 7 PM · Chicago Cultural Center
UIC Flames Men's Basketball v St. Francis
Game · Basketball · 4 PM · Credit Union 1 Arena at UIC

Evening

Monday Chess - Riverside
Game Night · Chess · 5 PM · Riverside Public Library
Learn and play board games on Monday nights!
Game Night · 5:30 PM – 9 PM · Pilsen
Serious Strategy: Avalon
Game Night · Avalon · 6 PM – 9 PM · Lakeview
Chicago | Proof We're Here...Distilled by Community. Crafted thru Culture
Tasting · Bourbon · 6 PM – 9 PM · Ravenswood
Chinese Club // Mandarin Mondays
Language · Chinese · 6 PM · Chinatown
Open Discussion
Meetup · Philosophy · 6 PM · Lincoln Park
Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago
Immersive · 6:15 PM · Belmont Gardens
Monday Night Run and Drinks
Run Club · 6:30 PM · Lincoln Square
Anything But Dragons: A Live TTRPG Show @ Annoyance Theater (Lakeview East)
Immersive · 6:45 PM · Lakeview
Contradance at IAHC
Dance Social · Folk / Americana · 7 PM · Irish American Heritage Center
JEOPARDY! Bar League
Trivia · 7 PM · Lakeview
Blackhawks Game Night with CGWW
Game · Hockey · 7 PM – 10 PM · United Center
Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago
Immersive · 7 PM · Belmont Gardens
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Colorado Avalanche
Game · Hockey · 7 PM · United Center
Movement Philosophy ::::: Fall Session
Class · Movement And Reading · 7 PM · Cragin
Startups, Investors and Professionals Pitch and Networking Event
Networking · Startups · 7 PM – 10 PM · Roscoe Village
CHICAGO MEDITATES - 11/2 - Holy Trinity/Zoom
Meditation · 7 PM · Roscoe Village
Monday Night Trivia Nights at Fathom
Trivia · 7 PM – 10 PM · Roscoe Village
StartUps, Founders, Investors, Talent Networking & Pitch Chicago
Networking · Startups · 7 PM – 10 PM · Roscoe Village
MONDAY NOVEMBER 2: LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA
Stand-up · 7 PM · Streeterville
The Chicago German Language Meetup Group Monthly Meetup
Language · German · 7 PM · Roscoe Village
Chicago Startups, Investors, Professionals: Pitch & Networking Event
Networking · Startups · 7 PM – 10 PM · Roscoe Village
Chicago Startup Founders, Innovators & Investors Networking Night
Networking · Startups · 7 PM – 10 PM · Roscoe Village
Revolutionary Healing Circle
Meditation · 7:15 PM · Rogers Park
HERE: for the holidays
Drag & Burlesque · Holidays · 7:30 PM · Lakeview
Monday Night Stand Up Comedy at Laugh Factory Chicago
Stand-up · 8 PM · Lakeview
All Souls/Zaduszki at Chopin
Concert · Jazz · 8 PM · Noble Square
The Blasting Company plays Over The Garden Wall with Patrick McHale & J.R. Kaufman
Live Music · Country · 8 PM · Pilsen
Standup Seminary Grad Show
Stand-up · 8:30 PM · Logan Square
FREE MONDAY w/ Chocolate Labs / Tri-County Liquidators / Joe Glass / Rent Party
Live Music · 9 PM · Ukrainian Village
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