Things to do in Chicago on Sunday, November 8, 2026

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

Morning

Free weekly meditation classes on Sundays
Meditation · 8:45 AM · Logan Square
🐛🌳Caterpillar Park Work Day - Let's build a park!
Volunteering · Park Cleanup · 9 AM · Englewood
110826CHEBC CoreFit Education Workshop Series
Class · 9 AM – 5 PM · River North
preSERVE Garden Upkeep
Volunteering · Gardening · 10 AM · North Lawndale
Chicago Community Cat Insulated Shelter-Making Event
Volunteering · Cat Shelters · 10 AM – 3 PM · Marshall Square
Free Pickup - Horner Park
Play · Soccer · 10 AM · Horner Park
Sunday Morning Zen
Meditation · 10 AM · Mayfair
Higher Grounds Andersonville: Deeper Conversations
Meetup · Deeper Conversations · 10 AM · Andersonville
Workshop: Japanese Papermaking
Class · 10:30 AM · Gold Coast
Cityside Center for Spiritual Living - HYBRID SUNDAY GATHERING
Faith & Spiritual · New Thought · 10:30 AM · Cityside Center for Spiritual Living
Chakra Talk & New Moon Activation
Faith & Spiritual · 10:30 AM · Lincoln Square
¡Comienza tu viaje de yoga con nosotros!
Yoga & Pilates · 10:45 AM · Lincoln Square
STEAM & Trades Academy: Nail Tech Edition
Class · Nail Tech · 11 AM · Discover Customer Care Center
Rosehill Cemetery Tour with author Adam Selzer - Autumn Leaves
Tour · Cemetery History · 11 AM · Andersonville
Sunday Somatics - Healing with Yoga: Session 4
Yoga & Pilates · 11 AM · Hyde Park
Ravensburger Puzzle Race Mini Tournament - Snakes & Lattes Chicago
Game Night · Puzzles · 11 AM · Bucktown
The Modern Mullet by Mckayla Holmes
Class · Barbering · 11 AM – 2 PM · Downtown
Appalachian Folk Art: Ceramic Face Jugs
Class · 11:30 AM – 3 PM · Uptown
Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago
Immersive · 11:30 AM · Belmont Gardens
Chai and Clay: Diyas for Diwali
Craft Workshop · Diwali · 11:30 AM – 3 PM · Uptown

Afternoon

Pour Into Her: Raíces y Renacer Her Soul, Her Power
Meetup · Women S Wellness · 12 PM – 6 PM · Lawndale Christian Fitness Center
Gourd Ornament Decorating with Abeni Pierson
Craft Workshop · Gourd Decorating · 12 PM – 4 PM · DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
sundays: cowork + goal-setting for chicago's creatives and founders
Meetup · Vision Boarding · 12 PM · South Loop
Weed Passport Tours: North Michigan Ave Experience
Tour · 12 PM · Fulton River District
Hands-On: Pasta Traditions from the South
Cooking Class · Pasta · 12 PM · River North
Graduate Council Presents: Puppy Yoga
Yoga & Pilates · 12 PM · UChicagoGRAD 4th Floor Lounge
FREE Uke Giveaway! Monthly Group Ukulele Lessons in Pilsen Chicago
Class · Ukulele · 12 PM · Pilsen
Beginner Friendly Kimono
Craft Workshop · Kimono · 12 PM – 3 PM · The Loop
Metaphysical "Intuition" - Henri Bergson
Book Club · Metaphysics · 12 PM – 3 PM · Old Town
Film Screening - Between Sky and Sea
Film · 12:45 PM · Chicago Cultural Center
Archaeology and the Bible Tour at the ISAC Museum
Tour · 1 PM · Hyde Park
Sundays Are for the Girls — Chicago Pilates & Wellness | November 8
Yoga & Pilates · 1 PM – 4 PM · West Town
Kokandy Productions Jekyll & Hyde
Musical · 1 PM · Magnificent Mile
Family Dance Party: SuperHero Stomp
Kids · Superheroes · 1 PM · Lincoln Square
Acorns in Autumn: An Autumn Landscape Painting Sip and Paint
Art Class · Autumn Landscape · 1 PM · Austin
Self-Care Networking Sunday for Therapists
Networking · Therapists · 1 PM · Wicker Park
UIC Flames Women's Basketball v Northwestern
Game · Basketball · 1 PM · Credit Union 1 Arena at UIC
Leadership for Entrepreneurs Part 1
Talk · Entrepreneur Leadership · 1:30 PM · Bronzeville
Sunday Chess - Ravenswood
Game Night · Chess · 1:30 PM · Lincoln Square
Philosophy in the Graveyard: The Egyptian Book of the Dead
Talk · Egyptian Book · 2 PM · Lakeview
Manga Discussion: The Girl who Raised the Dead (Whole Series 1 vol)
Book Club · Horror Manga · 2 PM · Lincoln Park
Saborcito Soul Day Social & Market *November Social
Dance Social · Latin · 2 PM – 6 PM · Humboldt Park
Showponies' Cabaret
Drag & Burlesque · 2 PM · Lakeview
Haibayô Language Club
Language · 2 PM · Uptown
Pour Me a Glass - Paint and Sip in Chicago | Classpop!™
Art Class · 2 PM · Andersonville
Kintsugi Workshop: Repair and Reconnect
Craft Workshop · Kintsugi · 2 PM · Gold Coast
Depaul Women's Basketball game
Game · Basketball · 2 PM · Wintrust Arena
Chicago Sketch Club - Cultural Center
Art Class · Sketching · 2 PM · Chicago Cultural Center
Mushrooms 101: How to culture fungi
Class · Mushroom Culturing · 2 PM · Rogers Park
Vape! The Grease Parody
Musical · 2:30 PM · Wrightwood Neighbors
Introduction to Ikebana Flower Arrangement: 6 Week Class
Craft Workshop · Ikebana · Sold out · 2:30 PM · Japanese Culture Center
Chicago Bulls vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Game · Basketball · 2:30 PM · United Center
BEAR DOWN! THE ULTIMATE GAME DAY EXPERIENCE IS HERE!
Tailgate · Football · 3 PM – 10 PM · Soldier Field
Silver Screen Science: Project Hail Mary
Film · 3 PM – 7 PM · DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
Cicada Pinning for Kids ages 5-17
Family Learning · Cicadas · 3 PM · Logan Square
Meditation + "Teacher's Corner" Dharma Learning (online & in-person)
Meditation · 3:15 PM · Lincoln Square
Second Sunday Unslam — Monthly Chicago Poetry Meetup — November 2026
Meetup · Poetry · 4 PM · Bucktown
BLISS The Ultimate Afro Caribbean Rooftop Party 11-8-26
Day Party · Afrobeats & Amapiano · 4 PM – 9 PM · West Loop
From My Healing Heart — Two Years Later Official Book Launch Celebration
Books & Readings · 4 PM – 8 PM · Valencia's World of Beauty
Strapped Presents: Sappho Bingo - But I'm a Cheerleader at Fathom
Bingo · 4 PM – 7 PM · Roscoe Village
Reading the World, Paulo Freire in Angicos- Live At the Logan Center
Film · Paulo Freire · 4 PM · Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
Guided Buddhist Meditation | Chicago Diamond Way Buddhist Center
Meditation · 4 PM · Diamond Way Buddhist Center: Chicago

Evening

Second Sunday Salon•musicBROOKLYN BRITCHES•wordsIVAN RAMOS•artPUGS ATOMZ
Books & Readings · 5 PM · Edgewater
BEARS GAME TAILGATE/ $45 ALL YOU CAN DRINK (Alcohol) AND FOOD!!!
Tailgate · Football · 5 PM · Chinatown
The AfterSwipe™ | Pizza, Wine & New Girlfriends 🍕🥂
Meetup · Pizza · 5 PM · Logan Square
Fashion 4 Ukraine x Chicago
Expo & Convention · Ukrainian Fashion · 5 PM – 10 PM · Avondale
Second Sunday Salon • BROOKLYN BRITCHES • i Ri Se • PUGS ATOMZ
Books & Readings · Spoken Word · 5 PM – 9 PM · Edgewater
Fall Clothing Swap Party
Meetup · Clothing Swap · 5 PM – 8 PM · Chicago Lawn
Foosball Sunday Funday!!!
Tournament · 5:30 PM · Logan Square
Free Yoga Community Class
Yoga & Pilates · 5:30 PM · Moksha Yoga Center
Mike Wheeler Blues Band/Sheryl Youngblood Blues Band
Concert · Blues · 5:30 PM · Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center
Relish | Ages 36-48 | Chicago’s Elevated Speed Dating Experience
Singles · 6 PM · West Loop
Relish | Ages 36-48 | Chicago’s Elevated Dating Experience
Singles · 6 PM · West Loop
Club Italiano
Language · Italian · 6 PM · Logan Square
Silent Book Club ft. The Last Chapter Chicago
Book Club · 6 PM – 11 PM · Ukrainian Village
⚡ SpeedChicago Dating | Ages 36–48 | Chicago’s Speed Dating
Singles · 6 PM · West Loop
Death Looms Large: a symposium on the matter of death
Talk · Death · 6 PM – 9 PM · Albany Park
Game Show Night - Big Brother Themed!
Game Night · Big Brother · 6 PM – 11 PM · Heart Of Chicago
Fall Supper Club with Lea Gume at enid
Dinner · 6 PM – 9 PM · Ukrainian Village
Last Harbor: A Maritime Ghost LARP
Game Night · Maritime Ghosts · Sold out · 6 PM – 10 PM · Lincoln Park
✨ Chicago Speed Dating | Ages 36-48 | Fancy a Go?
Singles · Speed Dating · 6 PM · West Loop
Suzy Sheer
Live Music · 6:30 PM · Bucktown
Paint Yoni with Watercolors (women only)
Art Class · Yoni · 6:30 PM · Ravenswood
ChiTown Drive-In Presents - Sinners
Film · 7 PM · Pilsen
Big Band & BBQ w/ SHOUT SECTION BIG BAND
Live Music · Jazz · 7 PM · FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB
Sanel Redžić, Classical Guitar
Concert · Classical · 7 PM · Ravenswood
Better Than Ezra - Legends of the Fall: Closer To The Edge
Live Music · 7 PM · Near North Side
Reprise
Live Music · 7 PM · Near West Side
Sueco, with Jeris Johnson
Live Music · 7 PM · West Town
MLW Lucha de los Muertos (Fusion TV Taping)
Game · Boxing & MMA · 7 PM – 11 PM · Cicero Stadium
Sunday Night Stand Up Comedy at Laugh Factory Chicago
Stand-up · 7 PM · Lakeview
RON WHITE
Comedy · 7 PM · The Loop
Chicago Bears vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Game · Football · 7:20 PM · Soldier Field
BEARS (vs Buccaneers) GAME on THE PATIO!
Watch Party · Football · 7:20 PM · FitzGerald's
Party's Here
Arts · 8 PM · Lakeview
Comedians That Are Gay
Stand-up · 8 PM · Logan Square
Elastro: Alex Koi/Kirin McElwain; Madame Orange; Nolan Chin/Macie Stewart
Concert · Electronic · 8 PM · Logan Square
Pavlov's Party
Improv · 8 PM · Lakeview
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 8: BARRY BREWER
Stand-up · 8:30 PM · Streeterville
Sunday Night Live Ft. the Vocal Avengers
Live Music · 9 PM · South Loop
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