Things to do in Chicago on Friday, November 20, 2026

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

Morning

Work With Friends
Networking · 10 AM – 4 PM · Irving Park
Más Que Calladita: Breaking Cultural Silence & Owning Every Room
Class · Career · 11 AM · South Edgebrook

Afternoon

Weed Passport Tours: North Michigan Ave Experience
Tour · 12 PM · Fulton River District
Smartphone Storytelling Lab
Class · Photography · 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Back Of The Yards
The Right Room — Women's Reflection Social
Meetup · Reflection · 2 PM – 5 PM · Logan Square
BIG DOG MEET-UP
Pets & Animals · Big Dogs · 3 PM – 7 PM · Bucktown
Family Bedtime Stories with Chicago Public Library
Kids · Bedtime Stories · 4:30 PM · Hyde Park

Evening

Chicago Homeless Outreach Packing Day - The Friday before the 3rd Saturday
Volunteering · Homeless Outreach · 5 PM · Wicker Park
FashionBar's Showroom - OPEN HOUSE - November 2026
Expo & Convention · Fashion · 5 PM · Streeterville
XKLFridayAfterWork
Dance Party · 5 PM – 1:30 AM · Little Italy
4th Annual Jingle Mingle Bash at Kirkwood Bar in Lakeview
Dance Party · 5 PM – 2 AM · Lakeview
Hard Country Honky Tonk with The Hoyle Brothers
Live Music · Country · 5:30 PM · Ukrainian Village
Happy Hour in the SIDEBAR w/ GROOVE WITNESS
Live Music · R&B / Soul · 5:30 PM · FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR
ENTIENDE TU TRAUMA
Class · Trauma · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Edgewater
Art Gallery & Workshop Studio Opening Reception
Museum & Gallery · 5:30 PM · The Loop
Handmade Pumpkin & Sage Pasta With Chef Janet - Pasta Making Cooking Class in Chicago | Classpop!™
Cooking Class · Pasta Making · 5:30 PM · West Loop
Christkindlmarket (30th anniversary)
Market · 5:30 PM · The Loop
Citywave Night Fest
Dance Party · Electronic · 6 PM – 11 PM · Uptown
Beartooth: Pure Ecstasy World Tour
Live Music · 6 PM · Uptown
Hollywood: Screen Queens Drag Dinner
Drag & Burlesque · 6 PM · Lakeview
Singles Meet Up at 88 Marketplace 50+ November- Chicago
Singles · 6 PM – 9 PM · Chinatown
Game Night - November 20
Game Night · 6 PM – 9 PM · 8302 Normandy Ave
Singles Meet Up at 88 Marketplace 36-49 November- Chicago
Singles · 6 PM – 9 PM · Chinatown
Fur Coats & Wine Tour
Wine & Spirits · 6 PM · Kenwood
Thanksgiving Friendsgiving with Chef Alissia Trent at Cooking with Cass
Cooking Class · Friendsgiving · 6 PM – 10 PM · Lakeview
How to Walk In Heels Chicago, IL
Class · Walking In Heels · 6 PM · River North
Singles Meet Up at 88 Marketplace (21-35) November- Chicago
Singles · 6 PM – 9 PM · Chinatown
Justin Reynolds Community Activation: Financial Empowerment + Youth Soccer Clinic
Lesson · Soccer · 6 PM – 10 AM · North Austin
Friendsgiving Harvest Supper & Gratitude Circle
Dinner · Friendsgiving · 6 PM – 9 PM · Ukrainian Village
Hands-On: Pasta Traditions from the North
Cooking Class · Pasta · 6 PM · River North
Headache
Live Music · 6:30 PM · Bucktown
An Italian Wine Dinner at Motel Bar
Dinner · 6:30 PM · River North
Young Stunners - Talha Anjum - Talha Yunus - Jokhay
Concert · Hip-Hop / Rap · 6:30 PM – 11:30 PM · Copernicus Center
Cinema Heal
Class · Film Poetry · 6:30 PM · Back Of The Yards
Steakhouse Classics Cooking Class
Cooking Class · Steak · 6:30 PM · River North
Atheist Women’s Guild Chicago THIRD FRIDAY MEET UPS!
Meetup · Atheist Women · 6:30 PM · Altgeld Fieldhouse
First Drink Free! (Friday Social) @ Hubbard Inn (River North)
Meetup · Anime · 7 PM · River North
Chicago AI, Tech & Finance Networking Event
Networking · AI · 7 PM · River North
Sounding/BODY: V. Vecker, Casey Adams, & Paige Alice Naylor
Concert · Electronic · 7 PM · Gold Coast
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20: SARPER
Stand-up · 7 PM · Streeterville
Michigander
Live Music · 7 PM · West Town
Meet IRL | Child-free Speed Dating | Ages 32-45 ~Ladies tickets sold out~
Singles · 7 PM · Ukrainian Village
Jersey Boys (Chicago)
Musical · 7 PM · The Loop
LOMBARDY BLACK / IN LIMBO / GREYSTONE / BELLEVUE HOLIDAY
Live Music · 7 PM · Lakeview
This Just In Comedy
Stand-up · 7 PM · Bucktown
Aura & Space Clearing
Class · Energy Cleansing · 7 PM · Lincoln Square
OT Staged Reading: Sip & Share
Theater · 7 PM · Jamii Center for Arts and Media
Chicago Steel vs. Green Bay Gamblers
Game · Hockey · 7 PM · USG Arena at Blackhawks Ice Center
Fall Voice Recital
Concert · 7 PM · Downtown
Chicago Bulls vs. Washington Wizards
Game · Basketball · 7 PM · United Center
MANIC HONEY w/ Turning Birds & Dutch Cove
Live Music · 7 PM · River North
Nurse John: Against Medical Advice Tour
Comedy · 7 PM · The Loop
Buena Onda Comedy
Stand-up · 7 PM · Logan Square
Stephen Hull Experience/Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band
Live Music · Blues · 7 PM – 4 AM · Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center
Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago
Museum & Gallery · 7:15 PM · Belmont Gardens
Introductory Kendo Session
Class · Kendo · 7:30 PM · Collective Dance Fitness
FALL IN LOVE - Singles Only Mixer
Singles · 7:30 PM · Gold Coast
BYOB Paint & Sip: Blossom Moonlight
Art Class · Painting · 7:30 PM · Back Of The Yards
Greyloww SEAA la madree comedy tour
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · West Rogers Park
Jay Moreno: Boricua Comedy Tour — Chicago
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Lakeview
Vape! The Grease Parody
Musical · 7:30 PM · Wrightwood Neighbors
The CBASO & the CBA Chorus in Concert at the Merit School of Music
Concert · Classical · 7:30 PM · West Loop
The Gesualdo Six - Live in Concert
Concert · Classical · 7:30 PM · River North
Jazz Ensemble and Combo
Concert · Jazz · 7:30 PM · Little Italy
Seductive Approach® | Heels Dance Class
Class · Heels Dance · 7:30 PM · South Loop
The Fry Street Quartet
Concert · Classical · 7:30 PM · Albany Park
Nervous Laughter Comedy Show: Laugh now, overthink later
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Logan Square
Mountain Grass Unit
Live Music · 8 PM · Near West Side
In the Company of Serpents, Pale Horseman, Embittered, Barren Heir
Live Music · 8 PM · South Loop
Fetty Wap: Nostalgia Tour
Live Music · Hip-Hop / Rap · 8 PM · Goose Island
Varsity Dropout with Martin Bandz and Alma Yeon
Live Music · 8 PM · Lakeview
Squirrel Flower with Sour Widows and Free Range
Live Music · 8 PM · Pilsen
"VEČERAS SMO SAMI" - Balkanska hit komedija u Čikagu 20.novembra!
Stand-up · 8 PM · Irish American Heritage Center
CRAIG FINN & The Band of Forgiveness @ FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB
Live Music · Singer-Songwriter · 8:30 PM · FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB
Friday Night in the SIDEBAR w/ The Meadowlark Lemons!
Live Music · 9 PM · FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20: CHICAGO'S BEST COMEDY SHOW
Stand-up · 9 PM · Streeterville
Jowell & Randy Reggaeton Concert & Dance Party!
Concert · Reggaeton · 9 PM – 4 AM · Little Village
Heart of Glass: 70's Glam Disco [Chicago]
Dance Party · 70s Disco / Funk · 9 PM – 1 AM · Roscoe Village
PROMISCUOUS - A 2000's CLUB BANGERS THROWBACKS PARTY
Dance Party · 2000s Pop · 9 PM – 2 AM · Belmont Central
Jowell & Randy LIVE in Concert | Latin Grammy-Nominated Reggaeton Legends
Live Music · Latin · 9 PM – 2 AM · Little Village
Zack Fedor & The Long Goodbyes
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
Wookiefoot, Heatbox, Secret Formula
Concert · Rock · 9:30 PM · South Loop

Late

Afro Fusion South Loop Edition - FREE/RSVP
Dance Party · Afrobeats & Amapiano · 10 PM – 2 AM · South Loop
Omni (Deluxe 10 Year Anniversary)
Live Music · Punk · 10 PM · Ukrainian Village
Into the Groove
Dance Party · Electronic · 10 PM – 2 AM · Lakeview
Sapphic Serenade: Friday Night Feelings
Karaoke · 10 PM – 2 AM · Ukrainian Village
SILENT “LOVE & TOXIC” PARTY CHICAGO (Love Songs • Toxic R&B • Trap)
Silent Disco · R&B / Soul · 10 PM – 2 AM · Chinatown
Hubbard Inn Blue Violet Fridays
Dance Party · Hip-Hop / Rap · 10 PM – 2 AM · River North
Love in the Club - 2000's Hip Hop and R&B Party
Dance Party · 10 PM · The Loop
VYBZ PON AH FRIDAY: Chicagos Hottest Monthly Caribbean Party
Dance Party · Reggae / Caribbean · 11 PM – 4 AM · Uptown
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