These 83 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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Thu, May 27 · 1:15 PM
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop • Free
Look up: this free docent-led tour winds through a landmark of marble staircases, hand-laid mosaics, and a glowing stained-glass dome. Forty-five minutes of pure gilded-age wow.
Tue, May 25 · 11:30 AM
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel · Hyde Park • $0-$5
Climb 271 steps to the top of a 200-foot neo-Gothic tower and stand among one of the world's largest carillons. The views over Chicago and the Hyde Park neighborhood are worth every step.
Every day at 5pm
Jack's Pumpkin Pop-up · West Town
Ten thousand pumpkins, Downtown's only corn maze (with a secret bar tucked inside), axe throwing, and enough photo ops to fill your camera roll. This sprawling fall festival goes full autumn: carnival games, gem mining, fortune tellers, and seasonal cocktails at every turn.
Every day at 5pm
The Parlour at The Albion · Lincoln Park
Chicago's outpost of the international Black Lagoon pop-up turns The Albion Manor's second floor into a fully decked-out Halloween haunt. Expect eerie cocktails in custom-branded glassware, a Halloween Burlesque show, and a surprisingly great bowl of Pozole.
Mon, May 24 · 7:30 PM
Chicago Magic Lounge · Ravenswood
Subtle movements project live onto a big screen as three featured magicians perform close-up sleight-of-hand each Monday on the Harry Blackstone Cabaret stage at Chicago Magic Lounge.
May 23 at 6pm +1
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago Loop
The Joffrey Ballet closes its season with a fairy tale done big: Christopher Wheeldon's Sleeping Beauty pairs Tchaikovsky's lush score with cinematic storytelling and lavish design inside the gorgeous 1929 Lyric Opera House.
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Sun, May 23 · 10:00 AM
Chicago · Chicago
Thu, May 27 · 8:30 PM
Moe's Cantina - River North · River North
$10
Thu, May 27 · 7:00 PM
Ed & Joe's Restaurant & Pizzeria · Tinley Park
$$
Sun, May 23 · 8:00 AM
Millennium Park · Chicago Loop
Fri, May 28 · 11:30 PM
Laugh Factory · Lake View East
$20
Sun, May 23 · 12:00 PM
Chicago · Chicago
$45-$105
Sun, May 23 · 7:00 AM
Village Cycle Center · Near North Side
$75
Sun, May 23 · 3:00 PM
Wings of Mexico · River North
$49-$99
Sun, May 23 · 9:00 AM
Field Museum Store · Near South Side
$626
Sun, May 23 · 11:00 AM
William Shakespeare Monument · Lincoln Park
$90-$125
Thu, May 27 · 1:15 PM
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Free
Mon, May 24 · 3:30 PM
Lil' Ba-Ba-Reeba! · River North
$$
Fri, May 28 · 8:00 PM
Bizzy Bees · Forest Park
Free
Sun, May 23 · 1:00 AM
Downtown Chicago · Chicago
$640
Thu, May 27 · 1:15 PM
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Free
Sun, May 23 · 9:30 AM
Brookfield Zoo Chicago · Brookfield
Fri, May 28 · 9:00 PM
Dearborn Observatory · Evanston
Free
Sun, May 23 · 10:00 AM
American Writers Museum · Chicago Loop
$0-$16
Sun, May 23 · 11:30 AM
Chinatown Visitor Center · South Loop
$10-$85
Wed, May 26 · 11:00 AM
Beautiful Rind · Logan Square
$$
Sun, May 23 · 10:30 AM
FFC Oak Park · Oak Park
Thu, May 27 · 1:15 PM
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Sun, May 23 · 8:00 AM
Lizard Investors LLC · Streeterville
$15-$49
Sun, May 23 · 10:30 AM
2189 S Wentworth Ave · Armour Square
$0-$30
Sun, May 23 · 8:00 AM
632 N Dearborn St · River North
$14.99
Sun, May 23 · 6:00 AM
Chicago · Chicago
$425
Fri, May 28 · 1:00 PM
Rogers Park · Rogers Park
Sun, May 23 · 8:00 AM
The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago Loop
$14.99
Sun, May 23 · 8:00 AM
Lincoln Park Zoo · Lincoln Park
Fri, May 28 · 8:00 PM
Bizzy Bees · Forest Park
Free
Sat, May 29 · 8:00 AM
Wooded Island · Jackson Park
Free
Sat, May 29 · 3:00 PM
Oak Park Public Library - Main Library · Oak Park
Sat, May 29 · 2:00 PM
Swedish American Museum · Andersonville
Free
Sun, May 23 · 4:00 PM
Cuzin's Tavern, Gaming & Pizza Tinley Park · Tinley Park
$$
Sun, May 23 · 10:00 PM
PRYSM Chicago · Goose Island
Sun, May 23 · 12:00 PM
ROOF on theWit · Chicago Loop
Sun, May 23 · 12:00 PM
The Hidden Gem · West Town
$40
Sun, May 23 · 9:30 AM
Sheil Catholic Center · Evanston
Sun, May 23 · 3:00 PM
Martyrs' · North Center
Sun, May 23 · 4:00 PM
Cuzin's Tavern, Gaming & Pizza Tinley Park · Tinley Park
$$
Sun, May 23 · 12:00 PM
Fitzgerald's Sidebar · Berwyn
Free
Sun, May 23 · 3:00 PM
Martyrs' · North Center
Mon, May 24 · 7:00 PM
Marz Community Brewing Company · McKinley Park
Mon, May 24 · 4:00 PM
ROOF · Chicago Loop
Mon, May 24 · 7:00 PM
Dark Matter Coffee - The Mothership · West Town
$
Mon, May 24 · 11:00 AM
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Mon, May 24 · 5:00 PM
Riverside Public Library · Riverside
Tue, May 25 · 3:00 PM
Roseland East 115th Street Health Hub · Roseland
Tue, May 25 · 4:00 PM
Beity - West Loop · Fulton Market District
$$$$
Tue, May 25 · 11:00 PM
Dark Matter Coffee - The Mothership · West Town
$
Tue, May 25 · 9:00 PM
Laugh Factory · Lake View East
Tue, May 25 · 10:00 AM
Chicago Cultural Center · Chicago Loop
Tue, May 25 · 6:00 PM
The Whistler · Logan Square
Free
Wed, May 26 · 6:00 PM
Ed & Joe's Restaurant & Pizzeria · Tinley Park
$$
Wed, May 26 · 7:00 PM
Hillgrove Tap · Tinley Park
$$
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