Things to do in Chicago on Friday, November 13, 2026

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

Morning

The Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health Annual Convening
Meetup · Immigrant Mental Health · 8 AM – 6 PM · West Town
Coffee & Riverwalk Networking Walk
Networking · 8:30 AM · The Loop
2026 DEATHcon - Chicago On Site
Class · Threat Hunting · 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM · Lincoln Park
SCRA Midwest ECO Conference 2026
Talk · Community Psychology · 9 AM · The Loop
PrimeCare Community Health’s Hermosa Health Center Groundbreaking
Meetup · Health Center · 9 AM · Belmont Gardens
2026 Research Symposium - Alzheimer's Association Community Conference
Talk · Alzheimer S Research · 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM · Near West Side
Through The Eyes of A Child-A Foundational Training
Class · Clinician Training · 10 AM – 1 PM · Bucktown

Afternoon

Weed Passport Tours: North Michigan Ave Experience
Hike & Walk · 12 PM · Fulton River District
A Landlord's Guide to Buying, Financing & Protecting Property
Talk · Real Estate · 12 PM · Downtown
Open Studio
Craft Workshop · 12 PM – 8 PM · South East Ravenswood
Incorporation/Organization Day
Class · Business Formation · 3 PM · Hyde Park
Holiday Soirèe
Social · 4 PM – 8 PM · Uptown
Friday the 13th Family Night at the STEM Station
Family Learning · Stem · 4:30 PM · Hyde Park

Evening

Opening Reception: Material Bodies - Identities in Clay
Museum & Gallery · 5 PM – 9 PM · Logan Square
Golden Hour Featuring Hungu
DJ Set · Electronic · 5 PM – 8 PM · Epiphany Center for the Arts
Moments of Justice 2026
Volunteering · 5 PM – 8 PM · South Loop
The Not-So-Spooky Friday the 13th Bash
Meetup · Friday The 13th · 5:15 PM · DePaul University - Schmitt Academic Center
Hard Country Honky Tonk with The Hoyle Brothers
Live Music · Country · 5:30 PM · Ukrainian Village
Firefli Fitness: Sweat & Social
Fitness Class · 5:30 PM · West Loop
Happy Hour in the SIDEBAR w/ HILLBILLY FROLIC!
Live Music · 5:30 PM · FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR
Glow & Gratitude
Yoga & Pilates · 6 PM · Old Irving Park
A Different Friendsgiving Chicago
Meetup · Friendsgiving · 6 PM – 10 PM · Bronzeville
Leftovers & Laughs: A Cooking Class & Comedy Night!
Cooking Class · 6 PM – 10 PM · Lakeview
Hands-On: Pasta Traditions from the South
Cooking Class · Pasta · 6 PM · River North
AGBARA NLA: THE RETURN
Film · 6 PM – 9:30 PM · Rccg New Hope Assembly Church Chicago
Brother O’s Blessed & Prosperous Openmic feature
Open Mic · 6 PM · Kenwood
Music Moves Chicago Presents Future Folk Festival
Concert · Folk / Americana · 6 PM · Douglas Park
Queer Nerd Meetup at Goblin Market
Meetup · Nerds · 6 PM · Lincoln Park
Meet and Greet Pop-Up with Matthew Venus
Meetup · Witchcraft · 6 PM · 1409 West Morse Avenue
West Town Growth Exchange: Small Business & Creative Leader Mixer
Networking · Small Business · 6 PM · Ukrainian Village
Singles Meet Up at 88 Marketplace 36-49 November - Chicago
Singles · Food Court · 6 PM – 9 PM · Chinatown
2026 SNMA Wine & Cheese Fundraiser: A Toast to Taste
Wine & Spirits · 6 PM – 9 PM · South Loop
Oops We Did It Again: Y2K Drag Dinner
Drag & Burlesque · 2000s Pop · 6 PM · Lakeview
Worship Night | Come to the Well
Faith & Spiritual · Worship · 6 PM – 9 PM · North Lawndale
2026 iShine Women's Conference | Upgrade (In-Person)
Talk · Christian Women · 6 PM · Kenwood
WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE PRAY - CHICAGO
Faith & Spiritual · 6 PM · Cornell
Singles Meet Up at 88 Marketplace 50+ November- Chicago
Singles · Food Court · 6 PM – 9 PM · Chinatown
Singles Meet Up at 88 Marketplace 21-35 November- Chicago
Singles · Food Court · 6 PM – 9 PM · Chinatown
Clothing Swap
Meetup · 6 PM – 9 PM · Chicago
Meet IRL | Friday Night Pickleball for Singles | SPF Lincoln Park
Singles · Pickleball · 6:15 PM – 10 PM · Lincoln Park
Guided Buddhist Meditation | Diamond Way Buddhist Center Chicago
Meditation · 6:30 PM · Diamond Way Buddhist Center: Chicago
Doom Yoga: 2nd Anniversary Class!
Yoga & Pilates · 6:30 PM · Portage Park
Africa Forum: November 2026
Talk · Black Theater · 6:30 PM · NEIU Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS)
CJA's 87th Anniversary Awards Ceremony
Meetup · Journalism · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Gold Coast
Cheers to Our Volunteers 2026
Meetup · 6:30 PM · The Loop
Hip Hop Vs Juke Yacht Party (3 Levels) Chicago
Dance Party · Hip-Hop / Rap · 6:45 PM – 11 PM · South Loop
Juke Me Til I Scream Friday The 13th Yacht Party (3 Levels) Chicago
Dance Party · R&B / Soul · 6:45 PM – 11 PM · South Loop
BA Vibes Art After Dark
Museum & Gallery · 7 PM · Logan Square
LSQP Art After Dark - Featuring artists BA Vibes & Designs and Mad Marie
Museum & Gallery · Art · 7 PM · Logan Square
Friday Night Stand Up Comedy at Laugh Factory Chicago
Stand-up · 7 PM · Lakeview
Nikki Glaser: The Stunning Tour
Stand-up · 7 PM · The Loop
Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks
Game · Basketball · 7 PM · United Center
Chicago Entrepreneur Networking Event
Networking · Entrepreneurship · 7 PM · River North
Static Trip w/ Highdiver, Moose, Brass Calf
Live Music · 7 PM · Lakeview
Art Battle Chicago - November 13, 2026
Museum & Gallery · 7 PM – 10 PM · River North
Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band/Joanna Connor Blues Band
Concert · Blues · 7 PM · Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center
almost monday - THANK GOD IT'S ALMOST MONDAY
Live Music · 7 PM · Near North Side
Let the Right Book In book club
Book Club · 7 PM · The Loop
Raks Inferno: Cirque Burlesque
Drag & Burlesque · 7 PM · Lakeview
Mindful Meditation/Yoga w. Keanna
Yoga & Pilates · 7 PM · Beverly Hills
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13: ANDY HAYNES
Stand-up · 7 PM · Streeterville
Danny Brown
Live Music · Hip-Hop / Rap · 7 PM · Bucktown
Jersey Boys (Chicago)
Musical · 7 PM · The Loop
Social Mixer!! @ The Moxy *November Edition
Meetup · Social Mixer · 7 PM · River North
Retro Game Night Chicago: Singles, Puzzles & Coffee Social
Singles · Puzzles · 7 PM · Athena Board Game Cafe
Cocktails for Creatives: Chicago | Film + Music Industry Monthly Mingle
Networking · Film And Music · 7 PM – 10 PM · Gold Coast
Dancing at Lughnasa
Theater · 7:30 PM · The Loop
BYOB Paint & Sip: Sunflower Harvest
Art Class · Sunflower Painting · 7:30 PM · Back Of The Yards
The Re:Up - A Monthly Comedy Show
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Lakeview
A Box of Miracles , an instant drama - Free tickets!
Improv · 7:30 PM · Roscoe Village
Ethan Regan - Young Regan Tour with Lily Kershaw
Live Music · 7:30 PM · Pilsen
ChiTown Drive-In Presents - Friday the 13th (the original!)
Film · 7:30 PM · Pilsen
Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago
Immersive · 7:30 PM · Belmont Gardens
Vape! The Grease Parody
Musical · 7:30 PM · Wrightwood Neighbors
Dassah — The Heartfelt Apology to My Younger Self EP Release Show
Concert · Indie / Alternative · 7:30 PM · Lakeview
Cash Money & No Limit Tour
Live Music · Hip-Hop / Rap · 8 PM · Wintrust Arena
Premo Rice - Another Night At The Chateau Tour
Live Music · 8 PM · Restaurant Row
Glee Pub: DIVAS!
Concert · 8 PM · Lakeview
Sam Grisman Project
Live Music · 8 PM · Near West Side
Bus Trip to Obama Presidential Center
Tour · Presidential Center · 8 PM · Obama Presidential Center
Tom Kenny & the Hi-Seas, Expo'76
Live Music · 8 PM · South Loop
Carter Faith - Cherry Valley Forever Tour
Live Music · Country · 8 PM · Goose Island
Hotell, Yolk, Steeplechase, Spider Baby
Live Music · 8 PM · South Loop
Palace with Willie J Healey - USA & Canada Tour 2026
Live Music · 8 PM · Goose Island
ARYIA - LIVE in Chicago (VIP RESERVED SEATS)
Concert · Electronic · 8 PM · Kilbourn Park
Gatsbys American Dream
Live Music · 8 PM · Chop Shop
A Little Love, A Little Tenderness: A Film Date with BHFF
Film · Black Diaspora · 8:15 PM · Gene Siskel Film Center
FRIDAY NIGHT in SIDEBAR w/ KEVIN GORDON
Live Music · R&B / Soul · 8:30 PM · FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR
THEM COULEE BOYS FINAL TOUR @ FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB
Live Music · Country · 8:30 PM · FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB
Creature Feature
Improv · 9 PM · Ravenswood
House Party [Chicago]
Dance Party · 9 PM – 2 AM · Wicker Park
Sicard Hollow, Janky Limo
Live Music · 9 PM · South Loop
Slumber Party
Bar & Lounge · Slumber Party · 9 PM – 2 AM · Lakeview
Demon Hour Comedy - Chicago’s Raw and Untamed Confessions!
Stand-up · 9 PM · Logan Square
How You Remind Me! The cringe-rousing genre of divorced dad rock
Drag & Burlesque · 9:30 PM · Lakeview
Kwamin Marshall and Sam Biru Split an Hour
Stand-up · 9:30 PM · Logan Square
Blue Rose
Live Music · Country · 9:30 PM · Sheridan Park
FRIDAYZ @ MASADA: Afrobeats, Amapiano, Dancehall, RnB
Dance Party · Afrobeats & Amapiano · 9:30 PM – 2 AM · Logan Square

Late

XOXO: THE DEEP CUTS (R&B • Hidden Gems • Slow Jamz)
Dance Party · R&B / Soul · 10 PM – 2 AM · Chinatown
ALTÉ COUPÉ TOUR - CHICAGO EDITION
Dance Party · Afrobeats & Amapiano · 11 PM – 4 AM · Uptown
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