Things to do in Chicago on Saturday, November 14, 2026

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

Evening

SIDEBAR Supper Club w/ BLUE LORRAINE QUARTET
Live Music · Country · 6 PM · FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR
ROOTED: An Art Exhibition Celebrating African & African American Culture
Museum & Gallery · African Culture · 6 PM – 9 PM · Bucktown
ChiTown Drive-In Presents - Elf
Film · 6 PM · Pilsen
Total Fight Challenge
Game · 6 PM · CICERO STADIUM
Author event with Catherine Bakewell
Books & Readings · 6 PM · Lakeview
A night in Sudan
Festival · Sudanese Culture · 6 PM – 11 PM · Bucktown
After-Dark Terrarium Lab Chicago: Urban Farm Workshop & Mocktails
Craft Workshop · Terrarium · 6:30 PM · Herban Produce
The Art of Being Present: A Benefit Reception with Hekiun Oda Shihan
Museum & Gallery · Calligraphy · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Gold Coast
Chicago Singles Event: Happy Hour (Ages 40-55)
Singles · 7 PM · Gold Coast
50 @ 50: Open Call for Collaborative Punk Album + Listening Session
Museum & Gallery · 7 PM · Lakeview
9th Annual Gargoyle Gala
Dance Party · Gala · 7 PM – 11 PM · Field Museum
AYCE hot pot @ Liuyishou Hotpot
Dinner · Chinese Hot Pot · 7 PM · Chinatown
Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band/Joanna Connor Blues Band
Concert · Blues · 7 PM · Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center
Legado Cultural - Concierto de 50 Aniversario
Concert · Latin · 7 PM · Pilsen
Gracey's Presents: Karl Kirkpatrick and Nora Kenny!
Live Music · Indie / Alternative · 7 PM · Avondale
Saturday Night Stand Up Comedy at Laugh Factory Chicago
Stand-up · 7 PM · Lakeview
Ali Siddiq: The Custom Fit Tour
Stand-up · 7 PM · Wintrust Arena
PEEPHOLE w/ HERVANA
Live Music · 7 PM · Lakeview
Foodies + New Friends: Chicago | Entrepreneurs Giving Back Edition
Meetup · Entrepreneurs · 7 PM – 10 PM · The Loop
Ali Siddiq Comedy Show
Stand-up · 7 PM · Wintrust Arena
The Menzingers: Everything I Ever Saw North American Tour
Live Music · Punk · 7 PM · Goose Island
TrapxCanvas - Chicago
Art Class · 7 PM · The Congress Plaza Hotel & Convention Center
Nikki Glaser: The Stunning Tour
Stand-up · 7 PM · The Loop
Aires de Otoño
Dance Show · World · 7 PM · Ravenswood
Karaoke Storytellers
Arts · 7 PM · River North
Nabala Cafe Game Night
Game Night · 7 PM – 10 PM · Uptown
Fiestas Patrias Panamá 2026 | Una Noche de Orgullo Panameño en Chicago
Festival · 7 PM · Cragin
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14: ANDY HAYNES
Stand-up · 7 PM · Streeterville
R&B Night Paint & Sip: Autumn in a Glass
Art Class · Painting · 7:30 PM · Back Of The Yards
Relish | Saturday Night Ages 29–42 | Chicago’s Elevated Dating Experience
Singles · Dating · 7:30 PM · West Loop
✨ Chicago Speed Dating | Saturday Night Ages 29-42 | Fancy a Go?
Singles · 7:30 PM · West Loop
⚡ SpeedChicago Dating | Saturday Night Ages 29–42 | Chicago’s Speed Dating
Singles · 7:30 PM · West Loop
Chistosito, Ah?
Stand-up · 8 PM · Gold Coast
Victor Wooten & The Wooten Brothers
Live Music · 8 PM · Pilsen
Emo Night Karaoke
Karaoke · 8 PM · West Town
9th Annual Slackfest
Live Music · 8 PM · South Loop
ChiTown Drive-In Presents - Home Alone
Film · 8 PM · Pilsen
Phil Yates & the Affiliates, Altgeld, Moonbird
Live Music · 8 PM · South Loop
Abigayle Oakley & Fairhazel
Concert · Folk / Americana · 8 PM · Lakeview
Sam Grisman Project
Live Music · 8 PM · Near West Side
Variants Network presents "Friendsgiving" Game Night
Game Night · Friendsgiving · 8 PM · Pilsen
Alyssa Gallarneau, Marcus Bailey
Live Music · 8:30 PM · South Loop
Hyde Park Art Center Gala After Party 2026
Dance Party · 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM · Hyde Park Art Center
CHICAGO'S BIGGEST BACHATA PARTY • La Casa de la Bachata @ Jardin GastroBar
Dance Party · Bachata · 9 PM – 2:45 AM · Clyde
An Hour of Sex with Me
Improv · 9 PM · Ravenswood
Only Fire
Live Music · 9 PM · Bucktown
Saturday Night in the SIDEBAR w/ HENRY GERAGHTY
Live Music · Jazz · 9 PM · FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR
Coach After Dark: Chicago
Dance Party · Disco / Funk · 9 PM – 5 AM · Rogers Park
*SOLD OUT* Heavens To Betsy / Bonfire Madigan
Live Music · Punk · 9 PM · Ukrainian Village
Chicago, IL - After Dark Latin Hits @ Punch Bowl Social
Dance Party · Latin · 9 PM – 12 AM · Punch Bowl Social Chicago
In My Feels presents: Wanderlust
Drag & Burlesque · Emotions · 9:30 PM · Lakeview
Sixteen Candles
Cover Band · 9:30 PM · River North

Late

Beer Goggles Comedy
Stand-up · 10 PM · Gold Coast
VIDA LIVE
Concert · World · 10 PM – 2 AM · West Rogers Park
SATURDAYZ @ MASADA: Afrobeats, Amapiano, Dancehall, R&B
Dance Party · Afrobeats & Amapiano · 10 PM – 3 AM · Logan Square
ChiTown Drive-In Presents - Scream (The Original!)
Film · 10 PM · Pilsen
Bootjack Road
Live Music · Country · 10 PM · Sheridan Park
ALL THE FEELS: 90s KIND OF LOVE (Old School R&B • Love Songs • Slow Jams)
Dance Party · Love Songs · 10 PM – 2 AM · Chinatown
Reflections: Afterparty w/ Purelink (DJ)
DJ Set · Electronic · 10:30 PM · Goose Island
Afro Fusion Saturday : Afrobeats, Hiphop, Dancehall, Soca
Dance Party · Afrobeats & Amapiano · 11 PM – 5 AM · Uptown
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