Things to do in Chicago on Wednesday, December 2, 2026

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

Morning

Hired & Ready: A Workshop for Aspiring First-Time Managers
Class · Management · 9 AM – 12 PM · South Loop
☕️ 1 Million Cups Chicago ☕️
Networking · Entrepreneurs · 9 AM · The Loop
Consciousness in Leadership: 1-Day Executive Training | Chicago (IL)
Talk · Career · 9 AM – 5 PM · The Loop

Afternoon

Weed Passport Tours: North Michigan Ave Experience
Tour · 12 PM · Fulton River District
Blue Man Group - A New Holiday Surprise
Arts · 1 PM · The Loop
Using Machine-Learning Interatomic Potentials with LAMMPS
Class · Machine Learning Potentials · 2 PM · John Crerar Library - Kathleen A. Zar Room
Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago
Museum & Gallery · 3 PM · Belmont Gardens
The Sustainable/Upcycle Fashion Basics 101 [Class] [December]
Class · Upcycled Fashion · 4 PM · Streeterville
Pixels & Prosecco: Holiday Market & Networking Mixer powered by Pagame.AI & sponsored by BMO x Watson Institute
Networking · Holiday Market · 4 PM – 9 PM · The Loop

Evening

Windy City Business Network: Happy Hour @ Midwest Coast (December 2)
Networking · Business · 5:30 PM · West Town
Chicago ~ Wrapped: Slow Down, Glow Up, Give Back
Networking · Recruiting · 5:30 PM · River North
Music and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Chicago
Networking · Music · 6 PM · River North
Multi-Vertical Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Chicago
Networking · Business · 6 PM · River North
Hanukkah Happy Hour - Gen Z & Millennial
Meetup · Hanukkah · 6 PM · Lakeview
Fashion and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Chicago
Networking · Fashion · 6 PM · River North
Acting, Production Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Chicago
Networking · Acting · 6 PM · River North
Healthcare and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Chicago
Networking · Healthcare · 6 PM · River North
Media and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Chicago
Networking · Media · 6 PM · River North
Real Estate and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Chicago
Networking · Real Estate · 6 PM · River North
Shouldering Sanctuary, Chicago Premiere | Screening and Discussion
Film · 6 PM · Back Of The Yards
UIC Flames Men's Basketball v Valparaiso
Game · Basketball · 6 PM · Credit Union 1 Arena at UIC
Blockchain and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Chicago
Networking · Blockchain · 6 PM · River North
Engineering and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Chicago
Networking · Engineering · 6 PM · River North
Chicago-Style Executive Dinner at Unico Restaurante 12/2
Networking · Startups · 6 PM – 10 PM · Heart Of Chicago
Sip & Savor: Wine & Cheese for the Holidays
Tasting · Wine And Cheese · 6 PM · River North
Hospitality and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Chicago
Networking · Hospitality · 6 PM · River North
queer quilting studio (Wednesday Evening Cohort)
Craft Workshop · Quilting · 6 PM · 7067 N Glenwood Ave
Law and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Chicago
Networking · Law · 6 PM · River North
General Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Chicago
Networking · Business · 6 PM · River North
Finance and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Chicago
Networking · Finance · 6 PM · River North
Tech and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Chicago
Networking · Software · 6 PM · River North
Politics and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Chicago
Networking · Politics · 6 PM · River North
Seat at the Table - TTRPGs for Women and Gender Minority Players
Game Night · Ttrpgs · 6:15 PM – 9:30 PM · Stay and Play Game Cafe
Napkin Club: Paint, Sip & Snack
Art Class · Cocktail Napkins · 6:30 PM · Chinatown
Global & Translated Lit Book Club
Book Club · Translated Literature · 6:30 PM · Gold Coast
Poetry Reading: Wildest by Kira Tucker
Books & Readings · Poetry · 7 PM · Andersonville
HENRY CARPENDER live in the SIDEBAR!
Live Music · Jazz · 7 PM · FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR
Chicago's Hottest Networking Event For Young Professionals
Networking · Young Professionals · 7 PM · River North
Chicago Board Gaming Association - Southside League
Game Night · 7 PM – 10 PM · Back Of The Yards
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Variety Show · 7 PM · FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB
Book Talk: A Natural History of the Spirits with Jori Lewis
Talk · Ecology · 7 PM · Hyde Park
Skip the Small Talk: Make Friends, Not Small Talk
Meetup · Conversation · 7 PM · Bucktown
Vape! The Grease Parody
Musical · 7:30 PM · Wrightwood Neighbors
Symphony Orchestra
Concert · Classical · 7:30 PM · Little Italy
Men in Blazers Live! in Chicago
Books & Readings · Football · 7:30 PM · Goose Island
BTTRFLY
Live Music · 8 PM · Near West Side
Wednesday Night Stand Up Comedy at Laugh Factory Chicago
Stand-up · 8 PM · Lakeview
Shintaro Sakamoto with Rudy De Anda
Live Music · 8 PM · Pilsen
Citric Dummies / Lost Legion / Lavender / The Alices
Live Music · 9 PM · Ukrainian Village
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