Things to do in Chicago on Friday, November 6, 2026

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

Morning

Practical Chairside 3D Printing: A Hands-On Approach
Class · 3d Printing · 8 AM – 6 PM · River North
Bitcoin and Coffee
Meetup · Bitcoin · 8 AM · 3938 North Central Avenue
Copy of Food Service Sanitation Class, ServSafe and City of Chicago
Class · Food Sanitation · 9 AM – 4 PM · Mount Greenwood
City in an Orchard - Tree Planting at Harambee Community Garden
Class · Tree Planting · 9 AM · South Austin
Chicago Handmade Vendor Market- Call for Vendors
Expo & Convention · Handmade Goods · 9 AM · Park Manor
All Systems Grow! Grant Writing And Management Master Class
Class · Grant Writing · 9 AM – 5 PM · The Loop
Breakin' It Down Conference 2026
Talk · Career · 9 AM – 3 PM · Near West Side
CHICAGO MAKERS & MARKETPLACE EXPERIENCE ️
Market · Local Makers · 10 AM · South Loop
Mindful Eating
Class · Mindful Eating · 10 AM · Near West Side
Chicago Small Business Marketplace
Expo & Convention · Small Business · 10 AM · Streeterville
Fall Facial Treatments with Dr. Hauschka Skincare
Spa & Recovery · 10:30 AM – 6 PM · Lincoln Square
AARP Chicago | Veterans Recognition Luncheon
Volunteering · Veterans · 11 AM · UI Health Mile Square Health Center - Primary and Immediate Care
Community Health Workshop: Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE)
Class · Trauma · 11 AM · Hyde Park Art Center
Book Binding Workshop with Nathan Lewis
Craft Workshop · Bookbinding · 11 AM · Hyde Park Art Center
BIPOC Writing Workshop: “War. Resistance. Freedom. Fighter.”
Class · War Resistance · 11 AM · Hyde Park Art Center
Fashion Illustration for Beginners Part 1
Art Class · Fashion Illustration · 11 AM – 2 PM · Bucktown
Commercial Jazz with Craig D. Black Jr. | Open Company Class, Nov 2026
Class · Jazz Dance · Sold out · 11 AM · Streeterville

Afternoon

Cody Keenan & Josh Earnest: Obama Head Speechwriter + Press Secretary
Talk · 12 PM · The Loop
Weed Passport Tours: North Michigan Ave Experience
Hike & Walk · 12 PM · Fulton River District
MPowerment: Monthly Sexual Health + HIV Prevention Group
Support Group · 12 PM · TaskForce Prevention and Community Services
Chicago Coffee Club: A coffee tasting and bean swap
Tasting · Coffee · 12 PM – 3 PM · Sip Society Coffee Education Center
Open House
Craft Workshop · 12 PM – 8 PM · Fiber Friends Studios
Queer Therapist Network Training Seminar: "Steering Queer of Addiction"
Class · Addiction · 1 PM · Center on Halsted
Warrior Writers Workshop with Kevin Basl & Lovella Calica
Class · Writing · 1:30 PM · Hyde Park Art Center
Community Quilting Workshop with Dorothy I. Burge
Craft Workshop · Quilting · 1:30 PM · Hyde Park Art Center
FITZGERALDS TEACHER HAPPY HOUR 11/6
Happy Hour · 3 PM · FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR
CCPA PianoFest: ISMTA Conference Artist Concert: Winston Choi, piano
Concert · Classical · 4:30 PM · The Loop

Evening

BQAC Sweet 16 Annual Fundraiser 2026 (In Person)
Volunteering · Bi And Queer · 5 PM – 8 PM · Lakeview
Parent's Night Out! For Ages 4+ (Members get $5 Discount)
Kids · 5 PM – 8 PM · Maplewood
Chicago: Comics on Canes live podcast
Live Podcast · 5 PM · Wicker Park
Lakeview Insider Edit Event!
Class · Beauty · 5:30 PM · Lakeview
Hard Country Honky Tonk with The Hoyle Brothers
Live Music · Country · 5:30 PM · Ukrainian Village
Workshop : Building Production-Ready AI Agents with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore 🚀
Class · AI · 5:30 PM · The Loop
Southside Critical Mass Chicago Bicycle Ride (1st Fridays)
Group Ride · Cycling · 5:45 PM – 10 PM · Hyde Park
Sable Bourbon Launch
Tasting · 6 PM · River North
Listening Hours with Ayana Contreras
Concert · 6 PM – 9 PM · Cornell
First Friday Open Mic & Jam!
Open Mic · 6 PM – 10 PM · Wicker Park
First Friday Art Walk at the Flat Iron Arts Building
Museum & Gallery · Art Exhibits · 6 PM – 9 PM · Wicker Park
Board Games
Game Night · 6 PM – 9 PM · Culver’s
Game Night at Stay & Play - 1st Fridays
Game Night · 6 PM – 10 PM · Stay and Play Game Cafe
Moulin Rouge Drag Dinner
Dinner · Drag · 6 PM · Lakeview
Sip & Savor: Sicilian Cheese and wine Getaway
Tasting · Sicilian Wine · 6 PM · River North
Brother O’s Blessed & Prospeeous Openmic feature
Open Mic · 6 PM – 9 PM · Kenwood
In-person class: Classic French Macaron (Chicago)
Cooking Class · French Macaron · 6 PM · Lincoln Square
Singles Meet Up at 88 Marketplace (21-35) November- Chicago
Singles · 6 PM – 9 PM · Chinatown
The Heart of AI: A Networking Event
Networking · AI · 6 PM · Chinatown
Basement
Concert · Indie / Alternative · 6 PM · The Loop
Friday Night Climbing at Movement (Lincoln Park)
Climbing · 6 PM – 9 PM · Lincoln Park
Kintsugi for Beginners
Craft Workshop · Kintsugi · 6 PM · Back Of The Yards
Laughs on the Lake!
Stand-up · 6 PM · Lincoln Park
Singles Meet Up at 88 Marketplace 50+ November- Chicago
Singles · 6 PM – 9 PM · Chinatown
Soup & Stitch Night
Meetup · Stitching · 6 PM · Hyde Park
CIAP Wine Tasting: The Wines of Veneto
Tasting · Veneto Wines · 6 PM – 9 PM · ZEN Community Center (Logan Square)
I AM THE FLAME: An Evening of Truth, Reflection, and Legacy
Talk · Book Release · 6 PM – 9 PM · Hyde Park
GRAND OPENING: The Pelvic Institute Wicker Park
Social · 6 PM – 10 PM · Ukrainian Village
Endless Imagination: A Solo Exhibition by Jason Hayth
Museum & Gallery · 6 PM – 10 PM · Near West Side
One Mat: Martial World Network Celebration
Networking · Martial Arts · 6 PM · River North
Singles Meet Up at 88 Marketplace 36-49 November - Chicago
Singles · 6 PM – 9 PM · Chinatown
Paint it Forward art exhibition
Museum & Gallery · Oil Paintings · 6 PM – 9 PM · Jefferson Park
GaanMela - A Free Two-day World Music Festival in Rogers Park
Festival · World · 6 PM · Rogers Park
Guided Buddhist Meditation | Diamond Way Buddhist Center Chicago
Meditation · 6:30 PM · Diamond Way Buddhist Center: Chicago
Homemade Pasta Cooking Class - Cacio e Pepe
Cooking Class · Cacio E Pepe · 6:30 PM · River North
Gay AF Book Club
Book Club · 6:30 PM · Logan Square
Board Game Night (Portillo's)
Game Night · 6:30 PM – 12:30 AM · Avondale
First meeting!
Meetup · 6:30 PM · Andersonville
Nuestros Soneros
Talk · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center
Happy Lamb Hot Pot Lincoln Park
Dinner · Hot Pot · 6:45 PM · Park West
$5 First Fridays Stand Up Comedy Shows at Chicago's best venue!
Stand-up · 7 PM · Lakeview
A Masquerade Gala at Colvin House
Immersive · 7 PM – 10 PM · Edgewater
A Night of Music and Comedy with Oh Jeremiah and Jared Kassebaum 11/6/26
Stand-up · Singer-Songwriter · 7 PM · Logan Square
Chicago Steel vs. Des Moines Buccaneers
Game · Hockey · 7 PM · USG Arena at Blackhawks Ice Center
BERT KREISCHER: PERMISSION TO PARTY
Stand-up · 7 PM · The Loop
Friday Night Stand Up Comedy at Laugh Factory Chicago
Stand-up · 7 PM · Lakeview
So CHI's Game Night Nov. 6th (Ages 18-24 ONLY) ‼️READ EVENT OVERVIEW‼️
Game Night · 7 PM – 11 PM · Longwood Manor
Berwyn Moose Fri Night Bingo
Bingo · 7 PM · Berwyn Moose Lodge 424
Pretty Bad Portrait Session at Lemon Wedge Arts
Arts · 7 PM · Bucktown
Join Our Friday Night Coed, All Skill Level Indoor Kickball or Volleyball Teams!
Play · Volleyball · 7 PM · Roscoe Village
Rico McFarland Blues Band/Sheryl Youngblood Blues Band
Live Music · R&B / Soul · 7 PM · Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center
Press Start with Second City Gaming and Friends!
Game Night · 7 PM – 10 PM · Logan Square
What's Yours Like? Improv
Improv · 7 PM · Roscoe Village
UIC Flames Men's Basketball v Robert Morris
Game · Basketball · 7 PM · Credit Union 1 Arena at UIC
Velvet Pour: Wine Social Club & Wine Tasting
Tasting · 7 PM · Uptown
Kokandy Productions Jekyll & Hyde
Musical · 7 PM · Magnificent Mile
Parra for Cuva
Live Music · 7 PM · Bucktown
CAT MERKLE / AND THE ANIMAL / KELSEY MONTANEZ / J-LINE
Live Music · 7 PM · Lakeview
FASTLANE | Chicago Masters At Work
Dance Party · 90s House · 7 PM – 11:45 PM · West Pullman
Taco Tuesday in CHICAGO - Stevie Mackey & Friends
Dinner · Tacos · 7 PM – 11 PM · Lincoln Park
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6: PANDJI PRAGIWAKSONO
Stand-up · 7 PM · Streeterville
Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago
Immersive · 7:15 PM · Belmont Gardens
Let’s watch “WILD HORSE NINE” @ Landmark + dinner, drinks, discussion
Film · 7:15 PM · Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
The Incredibly Serious Stand Up Hour
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Lakeview
Phoebe Robinson: Feral & Fired Up!
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Pilsen
ChiTown Drive-In Presents - Shrek
Film · 7:30 PM · Pilsen
FUNHAÜS: The Great Spirit of Fun
Variety Show · 7:30 PM · Lakeview
FC 27 1v1 Tournament!!
Tournament · Soccer · 7:30 PM – 11:30 PM · West Loop
Weatherday , Sports., Rosacade, Cable-Knit
Live Music · 7:30 PM · Restaurant Row
Vape! The Grease Parody
Theater · 7:30 PM · Wrightwood Neighbors
BYOB Paint & Sip: Sunset Swing
Art Class · Painting · 7:30 PM · Back Of The Yards
Godzilla Minus Zero - Movie Night
Film · 7:45 PM · Streeterville
Lee Bains at Apricot Vintage, Chicago, IL - Fri., Nov. 6
Live Music · Rock · 8 PM · Old Irving Park
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