Things to do in Chicago on Wednesday, November 18, 2026

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

Morning

Consciousness in Leadership: 1-Day Executive Training | Chicago (IL)
Class · Career · 9 AM – 5 PM · The Loop
☕️ 1 Million Cups Chicago ☕️
Networking · Entrepreneurs · 9 AM · The Loop
My Three Plus Me Book Launch — Chicago
Books & Readings · 11:30 AM · River North

Afternoon

Weed Passport Tours: North Michigan Ave Experience
Tour · 12 PM · Fulton River District
BVVC National Security Founders' Assembly
Talk · Startups · 12 PM – 3 PM · Near West Side
Jersey Boys (Chicago)
Musical · 1 PM · The Loop
DDC26 Sustainability Tours at the Obama Presidential Center
Tour · 2 PM – 5 PM · The Obama Presidential Center
CCPA String Chamber Music Recital - 11/18, 3 PM
Concert · Classical · 3 PM · The Loop
Lockton | Fireside Chat with Erin Coupe | Performance, People & What's Next
Talk · Performance · 3 PM – 6 PM · The Loop
Passport to Founders: Holiday Market
Market · Holiday · 3 PM – 6 PM · River North
ISAC Visiting Scholar Lecture: Prof. Dr. Verena Lepper
Talk · Elephantine · 4 PM · Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum
Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago
Immersive · 4:15 PM · Belmont Gardens
Dance! Coffee! Dance!
Dance Fitness · 4:30 PM · Logan Square

Evening

IABC Chicago Meet Up - Professionals at the Puttery
Networking · Professionals · 5 PM – 8 PM · West Loop
ChicagoLand Braver Angels Meet & Greet: Try it yourself! - Iran War
Meetup · 5 PM – 8 PM · West Loop
GIS Day Career Fair
Networking · Career · 5 PM – 8 PM · Albany Park
Community Social - Learn & Play
Game Night · 5:30 PM – 9 PM · Stay and Play Game Cafe
Natural Dyes: Silk Scarves and Black-owned Cotton Tees/Socks
Craft Workshop · Natural Dyes · 5:30 PM – 9 PM · Albany Park
RNRA 29th Annual Meeting & Gala at NAIA
Meetup · River North · 5:30 PM · The Loop
Chicago Data Night: Royal Hansen (Google)
Talk · Data Science · 5:30 PM · The Loop
Chicago Poetry Center's Blue Hour Generative Workshop
Writing Group · Poetry · Sold out · 6 PM · Uptown
Chicago Business Collaboration Circuit: Meet & Build
Networking · Business · 6 PM · West Loop
BVVC LP Welcome Reception
Social · 6 PM – 10 PM · River North
Yoga en silla en Cicero
Yoga & Pilates · 6 PM · The Town of Cicero Community Center
Wine Down Wednesday at Da Book Joint
Wine & Spirits · 6 PM · Woodlawn
Wine and Cheese: Perfect Holiday Picks
Tasting · Wine And Cheese · 6 PM · River North
PMM Dinner in Chicago | Blue Manta x Troupe
Dinner · 6 PM · The Loop
Hawthorne Heights - 20th anniversary of If Only You Were Lonely
Live Music · Rock · 6 PM · Near North Side
French Guided Conversation
Language · French · 6 PM · Logan Square
Chicago Singles Meet & Mingle | Ages 28–49
Singles · 6 PM · Bucktown
Ruby Drinkup @ Begyle Brewing
Meetup · Ruby · 6 PM · Bricktown
Breastfeeding - WEISSBLUTH PEDIATRICS (BUCKTOWN)
Class · Breastfeeding · 6 PM · Bucktown
Wine Down Wednesday Wine Tasting at Cooking with Cass
Tasting · Wine · 6 PM – 9 PM · Lakeview
Pilsen Monthly Game Night!
Game Night · 6 PM – 10 PM · Pilsen
OutPro LGBTQ+ and Allies Networking on the Riverwalk - Chicago
Networking · 6 PM – 9 PM · Streeterville
Flexagons and Kaleidocycles
Craft Workshop · Paper Forms · 6 PM · Chinatown
Listening Hours with D-Composed: 2027 Season Preview
Concert · Classical · 6 PM · Cornell
Build Your Herbal Apothecary
Class · Herbal Remedies · 6 PM · South Loop
Wolf Days: Slavic Folk Magic, Ancestors & the Wild
Class · Slavic Folk Magic · 6 PM · 1409 West Morse Avenue
Tech, Business & Society Action Lab
Class · 6 PM – 9 PM · Logan Square
Gourd Vibes & Good Times
Art Class · Pumpkins And Blooms · 6:30 PM · ERIS Brewery and Cider House
Make Your Own Mosaic Nightlight
Craft Workshop · Mosaic Nightlight · 6:30 PM · EcoShip NFP
November Happy Hour! Drink, Socialize, Hang out!
Networking · Local Elections · 6:30 PM · Lakeview
Friendsgiving Cocktail Class: Hands-On BYOB Mixology in Chicago
Cooking Class · Cocktails · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Lakeview
Cassidy Theater Film Club x Art is Labor: SHOWING UP
Film · 6:30 PM · Chicago Cultural Center
Backpackers Monthly Social : Let's Chat About Our Adventures!
Meetup · Backpacking · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Lincoln Park
Mountainfilm On Tour
Film · 6:30 PM · Pilsen
Next Showcase Awards Show
Live Music · 6:30 PM · River North
Learn to Use Crystals
Class · Crystals · 7 PM · Lincoln Square
Victoria Monét: Frequency Of Love Tour
Live Music · 7 PM · Uptown
✨ Chicago Speed Dating | Ages 27-42 | Fancy a Go?
Singles · 7 PM · West Loop
VIBE TRIBE SISTERHOOD CHICAGO: BOOK CLUB
Book Club · 7 PM · Jefferson Park
Startup Pitch Events Chicago: 5 Founders on Stage
Networking · Startups · 7 PM – 10 PM · River North
Relish | Ages 27-42 | Chicago’s Elevated Dating Experience
Singles · 7 PM · West Loop
Havok , Hellripper, Slackjaw, Xoth
Live Music · 7 PM · South Loop
Startup Networking Chicago: Founders, Investors & Talent Mixer
Networking · Startups · 7 PM – 10 PM · River North
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 18: CHICAGO'S BEST COMEDY SHOW
Stand-up · 7 PM · Streeterville
"Moves With Purpose" Fashion Show @ The Scout - A Tony P's Production
Expo & Convention · Fashion · 7 PM – 10 PM · Gold Coast
Sapphic Songwriter Series
Concert · Folk / Americana · 7 PM · Ukrainian Village
Startup Tech & AI Networking in Chicago
Networking · AI · 7 PM – 10 PM · River North
Investor Connect: Pitch & Deal Flow Night | Chicago
Networking · Investors · 7 PM – 10 PM · River North
The Neighbourhood: THE WOURLD TOUR
Live Music · 7 PM · United Center
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
Book Club · 7 PM · Andersonville
Jazz in the Sidebar w/ Aval Stanley Zaucha Organ Trio!
Live Music · Jazz · 7 PM · FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR
AI & Tech Networking Event in Chicago by Ascent Valley
Networking · AI · 7 PM – 10 PM · River North
Single Professionals, 20s & 30s - Downtown - Chicago, IL
Singles · 7 PM · The Loop
Sixty On Stage: Sonic Becomings
Concert · 7 PM – 10 PM · Logan Square
TEARS OF SATURN & Special Guests
Live Music · 7 PM · Lakeview
Startup & Business Networking in Chicago
Networking · Startups · 7 PM · River North
The Genre Society, Volume 4
Books & Readings · Genre Fiction · 7 PM · Logan Square
Book Talk: Don't Stop Snowing with Gabriel Bump
Books & Readings · 7 PM · Hyde Park
The Liquid Underground
Meetup · 7 PM – 10 PM · River North
Viernes Verde Acústico Chicago
Concert · Rock · 7 PM – 1 AM · El Balcón Chicago
Let’s see “Goodfellas” Classic Scorsese!
Film · 7:15 PM · Lakeview East
Frankie Gavin Live in Concert at Chief O'Neill's
Concert · Folk / Americana · 7:30 PM · Avondale
GREG ARTRY QUARTET Live at Fulton Street Collective
Concert · Jazz · 7:30 PM · West Town
Jazz Combos
Concert · Jazz · 7:30 PM · Little Italy
Chicago's Late Night Talk Show: The Not That Late Show
Variety Show · 7:30 PM · Logan Square
Vape! The Grease Parody
Musical · 7:30 PM · Wrightwood Neighbors
Silence Speaks: Writing Visuals
Books & Readings · Audio Storytelling · 7:30 PM · Andersonville
November Blue Hour Featuring Alyssa Moore and Katherine Gibbel
Books & Readings · Poetry · 7:30 PM · Uptown
Jackie Greene
Live Music · 8 PM · Near West Side
Ours
Live Music · 8 PM · Restaurant Row
Don’t Tell the Kids Comedy Showcase
Stand-up · 8:15 PM · Logan Square
*SOLD OUT* Makaya McCraven
Live Music · Jazz · 9 PM · Ukrainian Village
Spanglish Karaoke
Karaoke · Latin · 9 PM – 12 AM · Lakeview
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