Events and Things to Do in Chicago, IL
Friday, May 15
Saturday, May 16
Sunday, May 17
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Tuesday, May 12
- Airport Small Business Summit and Job Fair 8:00 am
UIC Forum, 1213 S Halsted St, Chicago
- Get Lit: Art of the Cocktail 5:30 pm
American Writers Museum, 180 North Michigan Ave, Chicago
- Girls Like Us — It’s My Party: Celebrating the Girls & Groups of the 1960s, Chicago Cabaret Week 7:00 pm
PianoForte Chicago, 1335 S Michigan Ave, Chicago
Wednesday, May 13
- Urban Air Adventure Park – Unlimited Play Summer Pass 9:00 am
Urban Air Adventure Park locations nationwide
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Graduate Exhibition Two 2026 5:00 pm
33 E Washington St, Chicago
- Hilary Ann Feldman — The Life & Laughs of Carol Burnett, A Chicago Cabaret Week Show 7:00 pm
Borelli's Pizzeria, 2124 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago
- 24WORDS Production —The Day Before Remember When: An Equal Rights journey, Chicago Cabaret Week 7:30 pm
BUGHOUSE THEATER, 1910 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago
Thursday, May 14
- 13th Annual Chicago Business Community Battle of the Bands 7:00 am
Joe's on Weed St., 940 W Weed St, Chicago
- Business After Hours at Pup Social 5:30 pm
2200 N Ashland Ave, Chicago
- A Taste of Spain! Pintxos with Chef Marcos Campos! 6:00 pm
40 S Halsted St, Chicago
- Fairmont Chicago’s ‘Beyond the Grid’ Artist-in-Residence Launch Event 6:00 pm
Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park, 200 N Columbus Dr, Chicago
- Fairmont Chicago’s ‘Beyond the Grid’ Artist-in-Residence Launch Event 6:00 pm
Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park, 200 N Columbus Dr, Chicago
- The Peppermint Patties — Love You (Hate You) Mean It, A Chicago Cabaret Week Show 7:00 pm
Hey Nonny Live Music + Local Kitchen, 10 S Vail Ave, Arlington Heights
- Anne Burnell — Cry Me a River: The Music of Julie London, A Chicago Cabaret Week Show 7:00 pm
Gateway Theater Annex @ The Copernicus Center
- The Dance Center Presents Senior BFA Capstone Concert Spring 2026 7:30 pm
Columbia College-Dance Center, 1306 S Michigan Ave, Chicago
- Elisa Carlson — Piano Bar, A Chicago Cabaret Week Show 7:30 pm
Redhead Piano Bar, 16 W Ontario St, Chicago
Friday, May 15
- Sounds Good Choir Sings Broadway! Free Choral Concert 2:00 am
Fourth Presbyterian Church, Main Sanctuary, 126 E Chestnut St, Chicago, IL, 60611
- Jet’s Pizza Celebrates National Pizza Party Day on Friday, May 15 10:00 am
Jet's Pizza, 2811 N Ashland Ave, Chicago
- 5th Annual Lincoln Park Mayfest 4:00 pm
1000 W Armitage Ave, Chicago