Things to do in Chicago on Thursday, November 5, 2026

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

Morning

Breakfast with Basata
Brunch · 7 AM · River North
WRISE Chicago - Coffee Hour for Prospective and Current Members
Networking · 7:30 AM · The Loop
FREE Live In Person Prospect Clinic
Class · 8 AM – 12 PM · Edgebrook
Alcuin Montessori Prospective Family November 5th Open House
Talk · Montessori · 9 AM · Downtown
AI – Public Health & Medical Care: Current Impact, Future Possibilities
Talk · AI In Healthcare · 9:30 AM · Tri-Taylor
HACE's 2026 ERG Symposium
Talk · Erg Leadership · 10 AM – 2 PM · The Loop
Choosing the Right Entity for your Business
Class · Business Entities · 10 AM · Hyde Park
MERRY FAMILY & FRIENDS GIVING
Meetup · Seniors · 11 AM – 3 PM · Chatham
Happy Fall, Ladies!! Greek Isles lunch and National Hellenic Museum
Meetup · Greek Food · 11 AM – 2 PM · Little Italy
Ballet with Jonathan E. Alsberry | Open Company Class, Nov 2026
Class · Ballet · Sold out · 11 AM · Streeterville
WESOS Chicago NW Side: Take the Pressure Off, thrive in life and business
Networking · Business · 11:30 AM · Portage Park

Afternoon

Weed Passport Tours: North Michigan Ave Experience
Hike & Walk · 12 PM · Fulton River District
Investing Essentials: VC Interview Prep
Class · Venture Capital · 12 PM · Chicago Booth Harper Center
Postpartum & Pelvic Health Workshop
Class · Pelvic Health · 1 PM · Austin
Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago
Immersive · 1:15 PM · Belmont Gardens
Vape! The Grease Parody
Musical · 2:30 PM · Wrightwood Neighbors
Classic Stadium Tour
Tour · 3 PM · Soldier Field
Building solutions for the commercial team
Talk · AI · 3:30 PM · The Loop
An Evening of Considered Living
Meetup · 4 PM · River North
The Paper Garment Class [November]
Craft Workshop · Paper Garments · 4 PM · Streeterville
Tech Pulse 2030-Transforming HR and the Future of Work
Talk · AI · 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM · The Loop

Evening

Tech Pulse 2030
Talk · AI · 5 PM · The Loop
Community Impact Collective: Policy & Behavioral Health
Meetup · Behavioral Health · 5 PM · West Town
Honores + Conexiones 2026: Identity. Influence. Impact
Meetup · 5 PM · The Loop
Golden Hour Featuring Kari Novilla Duo
Live Music · Folk / Americana · 5 PM – 8 PM · Epiphany Center for the Arts
Austin Eats Food + Film Showcase 2026 @Bethel New Life
Film · Food · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · South Austin
Tech Pulse 2030 Chicago - Transforming HR and the Future of Work
Talk · AI · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · The Loop
"A House Divided? American Foreign Policy After the Midterms" w/ Chicago Council
Talk · Foreign Policy · 5:30 PM · The Loop
2027 Buy/ Sell/ Rent & Financial Snapshots
Talk · Finance & Investing · 5:30 PM · Streeterville
Y2K Pop Ride Chicago: Throwback Cycling & Glow Social
Fitness Class · 2000s Pop · 5:30 PM · Clearing
An Artful Endeavor: The Architecture of Joseph Lyman Silsbee
Talk · Architecture · 5:30 PM · Gold Coast
Women of Inspiration Awards 2026
Dinner · Women In Sports · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Rate Field
Entre dos mundos: innovación, identidad y liderazgo
Talk · Innovation · 5:30 PM · River North
Unity Circle - Family Bingo Night
Bingo · 5:30 PM · Mayfair
THURSDAY Game Night at Snakes & Lattes Chicago (In Person! Logan Square)
Game Night · 5:30 PM – 11 PM · Bucktown
Chicago Small Business Growth & Marketing Workshop
Class · Small Business · 5:30 PM · Ravenswood
SNAGZ (Joshua Valdovinos) Art Exhibition in SIDEBAR!
Museum & Gallery · 5:30 PM · FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR
Celestial Odyssey
Social · 5:30 PM – 10 PM · The Loop
THU. INDOOR SESSION 1: $1 Off RSVP By Wed, $13.00 For 2 Games!
Play · Soccer · 5:50 PM · Andersonville
D&D/RPG 1-shot adventure!
Tabletop Games · 6 PM – 10 PM · Pilsen
An Evening With Excel Annual Fundraiser
Volunteering · Excel Fundraiser · 6 PM · South Austin
Vino Louden Blues Band/Studebaker John Blues Band
Live Music · R&B / Soul · 6 PM · Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center
Spanish Language meetup in Logan Square
Meetup · 6 PM · Logan Square
INT'L CAFE at Revolution Taproom on Kedzie
Language · 6 PM – 9 PM · Avondale
Arts Happy Hour: Anti-AI Coloring Salon
Art Class · Coloring · 6 PM · Lincoln Square
The Art of Pairing: Cheese & Chocolate
Tasting · Cheese And Chocolate · 6 PM – 9 PM · Logan Square
Tony P's Networking Social Event @ Kashmir - Thursday November 5th
Networking · 6 PM – 9 PM · West Loop
Classic R&B and Card Night
Game Night · 6 PM · Stay and Play Game Cafe
Generative AI Transformers: a Deep Dive
Talk · AI · 6 PM · The Loop
An Artful Endeavor: The Architecture of Joseph Lyman Silsbee - ONLINE
Talk · Architecture · 6 PM · Gold Coast
Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson: “Mexodus” (IN PERSON)
Talk · Underground Railroad · 6 PM · The Loop
Seeing Sounds Book Launch
Books & Readings · 6 PM · Woodlawn
Sip & Savor: Fall Wine and Cheese
Tasting · Wine And Cheese · 6 PM · River North
Hands-On: Pizza alla Pala
Cooking Class · 6 PM · River North
AI Personal Brand Lab: Find Your Voice - Chicago
Class · Personal Branding · 6 PM · Back Of The Yards
Abbie Gamboa - Have You Ever Looked Around Tour
Live Music · 6 PM · The Loop
Stitches & Shenanigans
Meetup · Fiber Arts · 6 PM · Fiber Friends Studios
Chicago Transatlantic II
Books & Readings · Poetry · 6 PM · River North
Hegel: Phenomenology of Spirit (Week 9)
Meetup · Philosophy · 6 PM · Lincoln Park
Chicago Supper Club: An Immersive Dining Experience ️
Dinner · European Summer · 6:30 PM – 10 PM · West Loop
Referral Table Chicago: Curated Networking Dinner
Networking · 6:30 PM · Ravenswood
Chicago Supper Club: An Immersive Dining Experience 🍾🍽️
Dinner · 6:30 PM – 10 PM · West Town
Tune-Yards
Live Music · 6:30 PM · Bucktown
Alone in a Crowd: Why We Are More Connected and Lonelier Than Ever
Talk · Loneliness · 6:30 PM · Streeterville
Networking With The Phoenix Club: Chicago
Networking · Career · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Irving Park
Free Quarterly Midlife Women’s Wellness Group: Chicago-Edgewater
Meetup · Wellness · 6:30 PM · Edgewater
Charity Poker Tournament
Volunteering · Poker · 6:30 PM – 10 PM · The Loop
Chicago Comedy Club
Comedy · 6:30 PM · River North
The Best Way to Meet Singles! Join our 5-Week Thursday Singles Skeeball League
Singles · Skeeball · 6:40 PM · Lakeview
The Best Way to Meet Singles! Join our 5-Week Thursday Singles Skeeball League
Singles · 6:40 PM · Lakeview
ChiTown Drive-In Presents -The Notebook
Film · 7 PM · Pilsen
Macabre Pullman Tour - Nov 5
Tour · Pullman History · 7 PM · Pullman
Writing Workshop
Class · 7 PM · Logan Square
Chicago Speed Networking | NetworkNite | Business Professionals Event
Networking · Business · 7 PM · West Loop
Connection & Insight - Free Group Psychic Reading & Spiritual Gathering
Psychic & Tarot · 7 PM · Ravenswood
A Conversation with John Scalzi!
Books & Readings · 7 PM · Hyde Park
Gilmore Girls Trivia Night
Trivia · Gilmore Girls · 7 PM · West Town
Christianity Explored—The Cross
Faith & Spiritual · Christianity · 7 PM · La Grange Public Library
MELODY ANGEL / PETER HUNT AND THE GREAT OUTDOORS /RICKY LIONTONES
Live Music · 7 PM · Lakeview
Christianity Explored—The Resurrection
Class · 7 PM · La Grange Public Library
Let's Meetup and/or Zoom to play ukulele, sing, and have fun
Open Mic · 7 PM · Fraternal Order of Eagles #1344
CCPA PianoFest: Faculty Concert Opening
Concert · Classical · 7 PM · The Loop
KIKI CORNERS PART 3: FALL FATALE
Dance Show · Fall · 7 PM – 12 AM · Hairpin Arts Center
Blacklight Tropical Sunset - Paint and Sip in Chicago | Classpop!™
Art Class · Painting · 7 PM · Logan Square
School of the Supernaturally Prophetic 12-Week Intensive with Dr. John Veal
Class · Prophecy · 7 PM – 10 PM · Enduring Faith Christian Center
DROP-IN FIGURE DRAWING - Thursdays
Art Class · Figure Drawing · 7 PM · West Town
Jon Hayes and Aaron Newsome
Concert · 7 PM · Lakeview
International Anthem & Qobuz present: megiapa - Intentions
Concert · Indie / Alternative · 7 PM – 10 PM · Cornell
Thirsty Thursday Singles Night 20s-40s!
Singles · 7 PM · Ukrainian Village
Finding Light Through the Darkness Diwali Gala
Festival · Diwali · 7 PM – 11 PM · West Town
Day of the Dead fashion show
Arts · 7 PM – 10 PM · Heart Of Chicago
Kokandy Productions Jekyll & Hyde
Musical · 7 PM · Magnificent Mile
A Clockwork Orange: A Play with Music
Theater · 7 PM · Wicker Park
FREE Community Sound Bath
Meditation · 7 PM · Edgewater
Meet IRL x Feather & Tail: Singles Only Speakeasy Social (30+)
Singles · 7 PM · Horner Park
You Are Here presents: FEAR
Theater · Everyday Challenges · 7 PM · Ukrainian Village
Matt Koziol, Natalie Lynch
Live Music · 7 PM · South Loop
Victor Garcia's Listening Party Live in the SIDEBAR!
Live Music · Jazz · 7 PM · FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR
ChiTown Drive-In Presents - Nightmare on Elm Street
Film · 7 PM · Pilsen
Charles Heath Presents: THE NEXT GENERATION OF JAZZ
Live Music · Jazz · 7 PM · Pilsen
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