Things to do in Chicago on Thursday, November 12, 2026

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

Morning

Salt & Light | Gospel Living in the Workplace
Talk · Faith At Work · 7:30 AM · The Loop
Beyond the Bank: Small Business Alternative Financing Summit
Talk · Financing · 9 AM – 12:30 PM · The Loop
AI Engineering Summit | Chicago | 2026
Talk · AI · 9 AM – 5 PM · Streeterville
Group Tibetan Sound Bowl Healing & Meditation
Meditation · 10 AM · Lincoln Square
IWC Q4 CO-WORKING DAY @ SCRATCH GOODS
Networking · 11 AM – 2 PM · West Loop
IDOT – COMTO Chicago DBE & Small Business Luncheon
Dinner · Small Business · 11:30 AM · The Loop

Afternoon

Weed Passport Tours: North Michigan Ave Experience
Tour · 12 PM · Fulton River District
Driving Growth: A Speaker Series on Operating in a Private Equity and Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (PE/ETA) Context: Healthcare Oper
Talk · Healthcare · 12 PM · Chicago Booth Harper Center
Ivotion All-On-X: Complete Monolithic Split-Bar Design in exocad
Class · 12 PM – 4 PM · The Loop
Chicago Amazon Quick User Group
Meetup · Amazon · 1 PM – 4 PM · The Loop
Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago
Immersive · 1 PM · Belmont Gardens
Discover Your Tech Path Open House
Class · Tech · 3 PM – 7 PM · Pullman

Evening

Off The Rack
Meetup · 5 PM – 8:30 PM · River North
VOILÀ Presents: Moonbloom
Live Music · 5 PM · The Loop
Community training: 1on1s- The Art of Building Relationships
Class · 5:30 PM · South Chicago
Intro to Traditional Mexican Medicine, & Rebozo
Class · Rebozo · 5:30 PM · Heart Of Chicago
Sushi Making at a Local Distillery With Chef Janet - Sushi Making Cooking Class in Chicago | Classpop!™
Cooking Class · Sushi · 5:30 PM · West Loop
Chicago Spartans Alumni Networking Happy Hour
Networking · Spartan Alumni · 5:30 PM · The Loop
Fall Wine Stroll 2026
Tasting · Wine · 6 PM – 9 PM · Albany Park
Retro Rewind with Second City Gaming
Game Night · 6 PM – 9 PM · Avondale
Socratic Seminar
Talk · 6 PM · The Loop
Meet Chicago Bears' Malik “Manny” Muhammad | Beyond the Field
Talk · 6 PM – 9 PM · Hyde Park
The Social Affair Vol. 2
Singles · 6 PM – 9 PM · Streeterville
Intimate Storytelling & Wedding Soirée
Learning · 6 PM – 9 PM · gallery 1871 (formerly Chicago Art Source Gallery)
Half Acre Beer Tasting & Handcrafted Pretzels Class at Cooking with Cass
Cooking Class · Pretzels · 6 PM – 9 PM · Lakeview
BurbSec Pilsen - Sponsors Wanted!
Networking · Infosec · 6 PM · Pilsen
Lincoln Dental Society Cocktail Hour
Networking · 6 PM – 9 PM · The Loop
Inaugural Chicago Maritime Bicentennial Launch Party at Trader Todd's
Volunteering · Boating · 6 PM – 9 PM · Lakeview
BROWN GIRL CHAOS - Comedy, Chaos & Connection
Stand-up · 6 PM – 10 PM · West Rogers Park
The Accidental Leader: Succeeding Without Formal Leadership Training
Talk · Career · 6 PM – 9 PM · Biological Science Learning Center
Retro Rewind with Second City Gaming
Game Night · Nintendo 64 · 6 PM – 9 PM · Avondale
Chicago Emerging Tech Exchange: Founder, Investor & Tech Mixer
Networking · Emerging Tech · 6 PM · West Town
Three Avenues Fantasy Book Club: Sublimation
Book Club · 6 PM · Lincoln Park
INT'L CAFE at Maria's
Language · 6 PM – 9 PM · Bridgeport
SIP & PAINT: PAINT YOUR PUP
Art Class · Pup Portrait · 6 PM · Bucktown
MATCH MY TYPE: The Exclusive First Look
Film · Dating Reality Series · 6 PM – 9 PM · South Loop
RPGs on MARZ! Feat. D&D!
Tabletop Games · 6 PM – 10 PM · Back Of The Yards
Chicago Unfiltered
Books & Readings · 6 PM · West Town
Creative Healing Arts Workshop: Reflect on Gratitude
Class · Gratitude · 6 PM · LoSAH Center of Hope
The Founder Journey: What's Next?
Talk · Founders · 6 PM · Logan Square
Photography Studies Club
Meetup · Photobooks · 6 PM · West Town
Southside & Friends With Chef Ken Polk
Dinner · Southern Food · 6 PM – 9 PM · North Pullman
Tony P's Real Estate Networking @ Machine Cocktail Bar: Thurs November 12th
Networking · Real Estate · 6 PM – 9 PM · River North
Mississippi Heat Blues Band/Joanna Connor Blues Band
Concert · Blues · 6 PM · Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center
Meet IRL | Men Seeking Men Speed Dating at The Dawson | Ages 25+
Singles · Men Seeking Men · 6:30 PM · West Loop
Ravenswood Board Game Meetup - 2nd Thursdays
Game Night · 6:30 PM – 10 PM · Ravenswood
Meet IRL | Sapphic Speed Dating at The Dawson | Ages 30+
Singles · Sapphic Dating · 6:30 PM · West Loop
Colvin Concerts: whitewolfsonicprincess & Angry Ankles
Concert · Indie / Alternative · 6:30 PM · Edgewater
No Country for Mothers: A Community Screening and Discussion
Film · Motherhood · 6:30 PM · Uptown
Chicago Comedy Club
Stand-up · 6:30 PM · River North
Art & Longevity: An Evening at the Photography Museum
Museum & Gallery · Photography · 6:30 PM · South Loop
ChiTown Drive-In Presents - The Grinch with Jim Carrey
Film · 7 PM · Pilsen
Jersey Boys (Chicago)
Musical · 7 PM · The Loop
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Buffalo Sabres
Game · Hockey · 7 PM · United Center
JC Currais - Live From The Lincoln Lodge
Stand-up · 7 PM · Logan Square
FREELANCE WRESTLING PRESENTS: HADOUKEN
Game · Pro Wrestling · 7 PM – 10 PM · Logan Square
CRAZY BINGO - "Hoot Hoot" Edition
Bingo · 7 PM · Logan Square
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12: OHJAY LAMONT & FRIENDS
Stand-up · 7 PM · Streeterville
Psycroptic, Inferi, Cognitive, Summoning the Lich, Burned In Effigy
Live Music · 7 PM · South Loop
Mack Geiger - When it's Pouring 2026 Tour
Live Music · Country · 7 PM · Goose Island
An Evening with Amber Guyton: Soulful Maximalism
Books & Readings · 7 PM · Woodlawn
Guided Meditation with Camille
Meditation · 7 PM · Hyde Park
Traitors: A Real Life Competition of Traitors and Faithfuls
Game Night · Traitors · Sold out · 7 PM – 10 PM · Uptown
Lit & Luz 2026 Keynote Address with Karen Villeda
Books & Readings · 7 PM · Uptown
Unmute Your Career Chicago: Hidden-Lounge Social & Headshots
Networking · Career · 7 PM · West Loop
Museum of You: Open Museum
Immersive · 7 PM · Ravenswood
Navigating Medicaid Changes: What to Expect in 2027 and Available Resources
Talk · Medicaid · 7 PM · Downtown
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson - Delusions of Space Enthusiasts
Learning · 7:30 PM · South Loop
The S.A.D. Screening of Princess Diana
Film · Princess Diana · 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Back Of The Yards
Uncontrolled Variables
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Logan Square
DIEGO RODRIGUEZ BIG BAND Live at FSC
Concert · Jazz · 7:30 PM · West Town
Vape! The Grease Parody
Musical · 7:30 PM · Wrightwood Neighbors
Board Games in Lincoln Square
Game Night · 7:30 PM – 11 PM · DANK Haus German American Cultural Center
ACTV Studio IRL: Vuori Rush Street x Basecamp Fitness
Fitness Class · 7:30 PM · Gold Coast
Alenia, Stolen Sun, My Undying Word, Mel Senese
Live Music · 8 PM · South Loop
Charles Wesley Godwin with Tyler Nance - Christian Name Tour
Live Music · Country · 8 PM · Goose Island
Joe Jenneman
Live Music · Indie / Alternative · 8 PM · Sheridan Park
Hiss Golden Messenger - I'm People Tour with Sam Amidon
Live Music · Country · 8 PM · Pilsen
Ashley Monroe & Charlie Worsham
Live Music · 8 PM · Near West Side
Duff Goldman Presents: The Tao of Duff
Stand-up · 8 PM · West Town
Arts and Crafts Night
Craft Workshop · 8 PM · Andersonville
IMS: Chad Kouri & Ben Lamar Gay, Willis / Worthington /Naylor / Jesalva
Concert · Jazz · 8:30 PM · Logan Square
YARN w/ special guest Terry White & The Loaded Dice at FITZGERALDS Nightclub
Concert · Folk / Americana · 8:30 PM · FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB
Improvement Movement / Jalen Reyes
Live Music · Indie / Alternative · 9 PM · Ukrainian Village
ChiTown Drive-In Presents - Nightmare on Elm Street
Film · 9 PM · Pilsen
Episode-Prov
Improv · 9 PM · Lincoln Park
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