Things to do in Chicago on Sunday, December 13, 2026

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

Morning

Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago
Immersive · 10:30 AM · Belmont Gardens
Scholarship Award Ceremony
Meetup · 11 AM · Humboldt Park Health Wellness Center
Mr. Dave Plays Happy's Holiday Bar
Family Show · Holiday · 11 AM · The Loop
Strong Towns Chicago Book Club | Arbitrary Lines by M. Nolan Gray
Book Club · 11 AM · Logan Square
A Charlie Brown Christmas Brunch LIVE w/ CHRIS WHITE TRIO! **Tickets on sale Friday, 10/2 at 10am**
Brunch · 11 AM · FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB
The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of The Beatles for Kids
Family Show · Rock · 11:30 AM · Pilsen

Afternoon

Bears vs Dolphins At The Bottle
Nightlife · 12 PM · Ukrainian Village
BEARS (vs Dolphins) BRUNCH in The SIDEBAR w/ host JACK O'HARA!
Watch Party · 12 PM · FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR
Spellbound Winter: an anime mini fest
Market · Anime · 12 PM – 6 PM · Uptown
Weed Passport Tours: North Michigan Ave Experience
Tour · 12 PM · Fulton River District
Dine & Demo: Classic Italian Holiday Dishes
Dinner · 1 PM · River North
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas the Musical (Chicago)
Musical · 1 PM · The Loop
FITZKINDLE MARKET: A Christmas Tree Lot & Holiiday Extravaganza!
Market · Christmas Trees · 1 PM · FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB
Warm Hearts Community Yoga
Yoga & Pilates · 1 PM · Hyde Park
A Charlie Brown Christmas Brunch LIVE w/ CHRIS WHITE TRIO! **Tickets on sale Friday, 10/2**
Live Music · Jazz · 1 PM · FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB
Blue Man Group - A New Holiday Surprise
Theater · 1 PM · The Loop
The Unauthorized Hallmark(ish) Parody Musical
Musical · 1 PM · Magnificent Mile
Latte art for beginners!
Class · Latte Art · 1:30 PM · Sip Society Coffee Education Center
Haibayô Language Club
Language · 2 PM · Uptown
Jo Ann Daugherty Jazz Trio | Printmaker Deborah Maris Lader
Concert · Jazz · 2:30 PM · Ravenswood
Vape! The Grease Parody
Musical · 2:30 PM · Wrightwood Neighbors
Jingle Jammies: A Holiday Pajamas Dance Party For Kids
Kids · Christmas · 3 PM – 6:30 PM · Mathew Bieszczat Volunteer Resource Center
Chicago Artopia Presents: Ballet 5:8 Beyond the Nutcracker
Dance Show · Christmas · 3 PM · West Lawn
Create Your Own Custom Waistbead Workshop
Craft Workshop · Waistbead Making · 3 PM – 6 PM · Hyde Park
Drink School: Craft Cocktails + Mocktails with Clean Pour Club
Cooking Class · Mixology · 3 PM · Hyde Park
Second Sunday Unslam — Monthly Chicago Poetry Meetup — December 2026
Meetup · Poetry · 4 PM · Bucktown
Candlelight House Tour 2026
Tour · Holiday Homes · 4 PM – 7 PM · Pullman

Evening

Chicago Board Gaming Association - Northside League
Game Night · 5 PM – 8 PM · Bucktown
United Rhythm 6: Yemayá – Afro-Cuban Dance Masterclass
Class · Afro Cuban Dance · 5 PM · Albany Park
Chicago Bulls vs. Houston Rockets
Game · Basketball · 5 PM · United Center
Mike Wheeler Blues Band/Nicholas Alexander Blues Band
Live Music · Blues · 5:30 PM – 1 AM · Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center
Punk Rock Christmas
Concert · Punk · 6 PM · Near North Side
Last Harbor: A Maritime Ghost LARP
Game Night · Maritime Ghosts · 6 PM – 10 PM · Lincoln Park
Show & Tell for Grown-Ups @ Simone's in Pilsen
Meetup · Trivia · 6 PM · Pilsen
43rd Annual Chicago Music Awards (CMA) & Banquet
Meetup · Music Awards · 6 PM – 10 PM · Bridgeport
Nathan Graham and Good Company
Live Music · 7 PM · Near West Side
CYRIL NEVILLE returns to FITZGERALDS!
Live Music · 7 PM · FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB
Architects of Beauty, the Vital Evolution, the Prime
Concert · 8 PM · South Loop
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