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Things to do in Chicago, October 2026
Browse 153 upcoming events and things to do in Chicago during October 2026. Venues include Empty Bottle, Reggies Rock Club, United Center. Highlights include Automatic / Accessory, Revocation, Defeated Sanity, Fuming Mouth, Weeping, LE SSERAFIM - 2026 LE SSERAFIM 'PUREFLOW' TOUR IN CHICAGO and more. Each listing links to tickets, venue details and practical visitor info.
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Blondshell w/ Prewn
Tank and The Bangas - The Last Balloon Tour with Ariel J.
🎟️ From $40
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Florida Panthers
Sleeping With Sirens: An Ending In Itself Tour
Streetlight Manifesto: The Presence of the Past Tour
Icon For Hire: Scripted 15 Year Anniversary Tour
🎟️ From $32
She Wants Revenge
Tedeschi Trucks Band: Future Soul 2026 Tour · Oct 27
SiM - HOOMAN WORLD TOUR
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Los Angeles Kings
Tedeschi Trucks Band: Future Soul 2026 Tour · Oct 28
Dylan Gossett - Live In Concert
*SOLD OUT* This Is Lorelei with @
🎟️ Free entry
Shakey Graves w/ Wild Pink
Phillip Phillips - Let’s Go Far Tour with Katie Lynne Sharbaugh
🎟️ Free entry
Delicate Steve / Yellow Ostrich
🎟️ From $29
Rescheduled
ESTEMAN & DANIELA SPALLA - AMORIO USA TOUR
Gavn!, Tba
The Airborne Toxic Event
The Dresden Dolls
Alicia Villarreal - Bendita Locura Tour 2026
The Tallest Man on Earth
The Limiñanas / Native Sun
🎟️ From $40
Dom Dolla · Oct 30
Periphery - A Pale White Dot US Tour
Winyah
Forbidden, Heathen, Void
Sanctum Dark Music Festival
🎟️ From $46
The Living Tombstone - The Multiplayer Tour
Kurtis James Band
🎟️ From $10
Sweeping Promises / Clickbait / Uniflora
🎟️ From $27
Dom Dolla · Oct 31
Autumn arts season
October tends to bring a strong indoor cultural calendar — film festivals, theatre and live music pick up as the weather cools.
- Browse film festivals, theatre openings and live-music line-ups
- Look for Halloween-season events later in the month
- Check for autumn food and drink festivals while they’re still running