Things to do in Chicago this weekend

What's on in and around Chicago, Fri Oct 30 – Sun Nov 1.

Fri Oct 30

Halloween Pottery: Pumpkin - River North
Craft Workshop · Pottery · 4 PM · River North
Tricks, Treats & Plant Based Eats
Food & Drink · 4 PM – 9 PM · Wicker Park
OneOne Club Happy Hour
Happy Hour · 5 PM · Streeterville
Hard Country Honky Tonk with The Hoyle Brothers
Live Music · Country · 5:30 PM · Ukrainian Village
Orchestra of The Unseen: Halloween x Reformation
Concert · Classical · 5:30 PM · Lincoln Square
AQ, Uncle El & Filthe Analects "Dont Panic" Listening Party
Concert · Hip-Hop / Rap · 6 PM – 9 PM · Logan Square
Red Lace Burlesque Show Chicago & Variety Show Chicago
Drag & Burlesque · 6 PM · The Loop
Chicago's Horrible Histories: Spooky Stories from the City's Past
Arts · 6 PM · The Congress Plaza Hotel & Convention Center
Frequency Friday: Cosmic Sound Healing Jazz Fusion and Reggae
Concert · Jazz · 6 PM · Hyde Park
Singles Meet Up at 88 Marketplace 36-49 November- Chicago
Singles · 6 PM – 9 PM · Chinatown
CURBSIDE COCKTAILS SPECIAL EDITION Edgar Miller Gallery Tour
Tour · 6 PM · Old Town
Villains Halloween Ball + Drag Dinner
Drag & Burlesque · Halloween · 6 PM · Lakeview
Nostalgia Show 2026 Y2K Edition!
Dance Party · 6 PM – 10 PM · Pilsen
An Evening in Piedmont: A Fontanafredda Wine Dinner
Dinner · Wine · 6 PM · River North

Sat Oct 31

Cook + Serve with Fight2Feed: Saturday Serving Missions
Volunteering · Community Meals · 7 AM – 2 PM · McCormick Place East Kitchen
Craft & Chat 🎃
Meetup · Crafts · 8 AM · Logan Square
Run Club
Run Club · 8 AM · Jesse Owens Park
Halloween Run
Run Club · 9:30 AM · 10 Pine Ave
Tamales and Tacos Cooking Class at Su Casa
Cooking Class · Tamales And Tacos · 10 AM · River North
Autumn Harmony: 1-Day Ohara-Ryu Ikebana Workshop
Craft Workshop · Ikebana · 10 AM · Japanese Culture Center
Chicago Ultimate Food & Flavors Festival 2026
Food Festival · 10 AM – 6 AM · Butler Field
Botanical Cyanotype Workshop
Craft Workshop · Cyanotype · 10 AM · Cragin
Crafter-morning @ Chile Toreado
Craft Workshop · 10 AM · Mount Pleasant
City In An Orchard - Tree Planting at La Huerta Roots and Rays
Volunteering · Tree Planting · 11 AM – 2 PM · Pilsen
Thirza's SPRINT CLUB
Fitness Class · 11 AM · Wilson Turf Field
Halloween Cleanup at Ping Tom Park + Lunch!
Volunteering · Cleanup · 11 AM · South Loop
Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago
Immersive · 11:45 AM · Belmont Gardens
Broom Making
Craft Workshop · Broom Making · 1 PM · Irving Park

Sun Nov 1

Run, Walk & Indulge: Hot Chocolate Run Chicago
Race · Running · 7:30 AM · South Loop
Higher Grounds Ravenswood: Deeper Conversations
Meetup · Deeper Conversations · 10 AM · Ravenswood
Free Pickup - Horner Park
Play · Soccer · 10 AM · Horner Park
Matcha! The masterclass
Cooking Class · Matcha · 11 AM · Sip Society Coffee Education Center
Latin Day of the Dead Bottomless Drag Brunch
Drag & Burlesque · Pop · 11 AM · Lakeview
Hands-On: Tiramisù al Pistacchio
Cooking Class · Tiramisu · 12 PM · River North
Plato's Cave, The Sun, & Divided Line
Meetup · History · 12 PM – 3 PM · Old Town
Prairie Biome Preservation with Riverbank Neighbors-flex shift time
Volunteering · Prairie Preservation · 12 PM · River Bank Neighbors Trail
TRINKET FEST Day Of The Dead
Market · Trinkets · 12 PM – 6 PM · Ravenswood
4TH ANNUAL FREEDOM CONCERT & Early Voter Accompaniment !
Concert · 1 PM – 4 PM · Rogers Park
American Mah Jongg
Game Night · Mah Jongg · 1 PM · Stay And Play Game Cafe
First Sunday Walking Tour at Pullman National Historical Park - Nov 2026
Tour · 1 PM · Pullman
Graceland Cemetery Tour with Author Adam Selzer: Spooky Edition
Tour · Cemetery · 1:30 PM · Lakeview
Fatale Follies
Drag & Burlesque · 2 PM · Lakeview
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