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Friday, November 27211 events

All day
Bikes, Bites, and Brews: Chicago's Signature Dishes Bike Tour
Bobby's Bike Hike - Chicago Bike, Walking & Food Tours$88.95+
Also at 11:30 a.m.
Food & Drink
All day
Candle Making Class On Magnificent Mile
900 North Michigan Shops$75
Classes & Talks
All day
Chicago Hauntings Original Ghost Walk through Old Chicago
Reid Murdoch Building, 325 N LaSalle Dr, Chicago, IL, 60654$40
All day
Chicago Instagram Walking Tour: Most Famous Spots
521 N State St$152.95+
Also at 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Tours & Attractions
All day
Chicago Loop Secret Food Tour
805 S State St$68+
Also at 11:30 a.m.
Food & Drink
All day
Chicago's Chinatown Food and Walking Tour
Phoenix Restaurant$9.94+Family
Also at 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Food & Drink
All day
Chris Greene Quartet
Local Note Jazz Club
Music
All day
Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry$14.95+
Arts & Culture
All day
Drunk Shakespeare Chicago
The Lion Theatre Chicago
Theater & Dance
All day
Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History
The Richard H. Driehaus Museum$13+
Arts & Culture
All day
Fulton Market Delicious Donut Adventure & Walking Food Tour
Do-Rite Donuts & Chicken$70
Food & Drink
All day
Haunted Chicago Ghost and Pub Walking Tour
Glascott’s Saloon$35.82+
Festivals & Holidays
All day
Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo Chicago
Brookfield Zoo Chicago Discovery Center$14.95+Family
Family & Kids
All day
Karaoke at Trader Todd's
Trader Todd's
Community
All day
Learn To Make Mole The Real Mexican Way Before Lunch
West Iowa Street$186
Classes & Talks
All day
Mary Cassatt: After Impressionism
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL$26+
Arts & Culture
All day
Offbeat Street Art Tour of Chicago: Urban Graffiti and Murals
The Goddess and Grocer, 1649 North Damen Avenue, Chicago, 60647$24.95+
Also at 10 a.m.
Tours & Attractions
All day
Pete the Cat (at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts)
George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts$28Family
Family & Kids
All day
Racing Simulator Pop-up with Fast Lane Chicago
Double Clutch Brewing Company
All day
Retirement for Commander Bradley Batka
Engine 16
All day
Rudolph Runs Wild... (at Second City)
UP Comedy Club at Second City - Chicago$37Family
Family & Kids
All day
TBA Girls Varsity Basketball @ Lyons
Lyons Township High School North Campus
Sports
All day
Theater of The Mind
The Reid Murdoch Building$45+
Theater & Dance
All day
Underground Donut Tour - Chicago's First Donut Tour
Doughnut Vault$57.95+
Also at 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.
Food & Drink
All day
Village Holiday
Interim Housing Center
All day
Windy City Ghosts: Hauntings of Chicago Walking Tour
Oz Park, Tin Man$26
Tours & Attractions
All day
Wintrust Winter WonderFest at Navy Pier
Navy Pier - ComplexFamily
Festivals & Holidays
12 a.m.
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
The Annoyance Theatre & BarFree
Comedy
12 a.m.
Inner Worlds: Visions from the Hirshhorn Collection
Wrightwood 659$20
Arts & Culture
12 a.m.
The Chicago Theatre Tour Experience
Nederlander Theatre Chicago$55+
Theater & Dance
3 a.m.3 p.m.
Festival of Lights & Tree Sale
1356 N Gary Ave, Wheaton, IL
Festivals & Holidays
3:30 a.m.5:30 a.m.
dasq live dj set
Holiday Light - CD releaseFree
Music
4 a.m.
Bites, Finds & Vibes Fest
1060 E Peterson Rd
Business & Networking
6:30 a.m.7:30 a.m.
Kettlebell Strength and Condition Class
Chicago Movement Collective Inc.$25
Health & Wellness
7 a.m.12 p.m.
Black Friday Fitness
Park Place Family Recreation CenterFree
Health & Wellness
7 a.m.8 a.m.
Chicago YOPD
MvmtRevolution
7 a.m.10 p.m.
Chicagoland Giving Machine Kiosks
Pioneer CourtFree
Community
7 a.m.8 a.m.
Deerfield YOPD Neuro Fight Club
MvmtRevolution
7:30 a.m.
Chicago Blackhawks 26-27
USG Arena at Blackhawks Ice Center
Sports
8 a.m.1 p.m.
Festival of Arts and Crafts - Thanksgiving Weekend
Lake County Fairgrounds and Event Center
Festivals & Holidays
8 a.m.
The Field Museum of Natural History: Early Access + Guided Tour + Exhibitions
The Field Museum, Chicago, IL$73Family
Arts & Culture
8 a.m.5 p.m.
“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”
Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public LibraryFree
Arts & Culture
8:45 a.m.10:15 a.m.
Mini Mavericks - Child Enrichment Playdate (FREE)
2101 N Fremont StFreeFamily
Family & Kids
9 a.m.
11/28-12/30: Festival of Lights & Tree Sale
Cosley ZooFreeFamily
Festivals & Holidays
9 a.m.
2026 Black Friday BCBS Release Party
The Open Door Taproom & Bottleshop
Food & Drink
9 a.m.5 p.m.
Drop-in Craft
Westmont Public Library
Classes & Talks
9 a.m.
Emo Night Brooklyn
Cobra Lounge - Chicago
Music
9 a.m.9:45 a.m.
Fit 4 Life
50 S Emerson St
9 a.m.4 p.m.
Goodnight Moon Exhibition at Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry$17
Arts & Culture
9 a.m.
Nov 27-30, 2026
Chicago, IL$3536.25
9 a.m.
Pokémon Fossil Museum
The Field Museum, Chicago, IL$30
Arts & Culture
9 a.m.7 p.m.
Red Cross Lifeguard Recertification Course
McGaw YMCAFamily
Family & Kids
9 a.m.12 p.m.
Somme Woods
Somme WoodsFree
9 a.m.9 p.m.
Teen Take & Make
City of Des Plaines Public LibraryFreeFamily
Family & Kids
9 a.m.6 p.m.
Youth Reg 'n' Go Craft Bags for Grades 3-5
Lake Forest LibraryFamily
Classes & Talks
9 a.m.5 p.m.
Yuletide Treasures: An Artisan Holiday Market
DuPage Art League School and GalleryFree
Festivals & Holidays
9 a.m.
Chicago TARDIS
The Westin Chicago Lombard
9:45 a.m.10:30 a.m.
jBaby Bim Bam Baby | Nov 13 – Dec 18 2026
Temple Jeremiah$75
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.12 p.m.
11/27/2026 Pickleball 10-12pm @WHEATON 288 E GENEVA RD
Pickled
Sports
10 a.m.5 p.m.
American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture
American Writers Museum
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.6 p.m.
BOO! at the Zoo
Brookfield Zoo Chicago Discovery CenterFreeFamily
Tours & Attractions
10 a.m.
Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago
The Fields Studio$31.61+Family
Also at 10 a.m.
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.7 p.m.
Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Flex Ticket
The Fields Studios South — Studios 6 & 7Family
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.11 a.m.
Book Builders
Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public Library, 8th Fl., Room 8S-14Family
Family & Kids
10 a.m.11 a.m.
Bubble Friday
Carol Stream
10 a.m.5 p.m.
Castle
Chicago Children’s Museum, 700 E Grand Ave
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.
Charles White Across Media: A Visual Archive
Reva & David Logan Center for the Arts, University of ChicagoFree
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.
Chicago Fall Artisan & Small Business Market
205 E Randolph StFree
Business & Networking
10 a.m.
Chicago Signature Makers Fair
Grant ParkFree
Community
10 a.m.
Chicago TARDIS 2026
Yorktown Center
10 a.m.
Chicagoland Giving Machine Initiative
The Shops at North BridgeFree
Community
10 a.m.
Creative Writing Workshop
Budlong Woods, Chicago Public LibraryFree
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.
Daniel Allan
Concord Music Hall
10 a.m.8 p.m.
Feztival of Trees
Medinah BanquetsFree
10 a.m.
Flyway City: Architecture for a Flourishing Ecosystem
Chicago Architecture Center, 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, 60601$15
Also at 10 a.m.
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.6 p.m.
Grab and Go Crafts (Fall 2026)
Lake Bluff Public Library
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.
Holiday Season Kick-Off Weekend
Downtown Downers GroveFree
10 a.m.
ISAC Exhibit: Hartapu: The Forgotten King of Anatolia
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum, Breasted Hall
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Playtime
Lake Forest Library
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Seed Packing Party
Barrington Area LibraryFamily
Also at 3 p.m.
Family & Kids
10 a.m.4 p.m.
The 9th Annual Lake County Thanksgiving Turkey Tournament
Waukegan High School - Washington Campus$12.51
Also at 4 p.m.
Sports
10 a.m.
The Chicago Theatre Tour Experience
The Lion Theatre Chicago$28+
Also at 12 p.m.
Theater & Dance
10 a.m.
The Odyssey Reimagined
The National Hellenic Museum
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.
The SpongeBob Musical - Youth Edition - Lincolnshire
Marriott Theatre (Lincolnshire)$43+Family
Also at 12:30 p.m.
Theater & Dance
10 a.m.
The Spongebob Musical - Youth Edition
Marriott Theatre - Lincolnshire$41+
Also at 12:30 p.m.
Theater & Dance
10 a.m.11 a.m.
Wendy Walker & The Chocolate Dispute
The Baer Theater at Morgan Park Academy$54+Family
Family & Kids
10 a.m.
Wheaton-Warrenville South Girls Varsity Basketball @ Schaumburg
Schaumburg Christian High School
Sports
10 a.m.
Wintrust Winter WonderFest
Navy Pier’s Festival HallFamily
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.10 p.m.
Wondra: Immerse yourself in the magic of nature
5 Woodfield Mall$16.49+Family
Outdoors
10:30 a.m.11 a.m.
Cuentos en Español
Elmwood Park Public LibraryFamily
Family & Kids
10:30 a.m.
Open Play Time
West Loop Branch, Chicago Public LibraryFree
Classes & Talks
10:30 a.m.1 p.m.
🎄✨ Christkindl, Windows & Wiener Schnitzel: A Festive Chicago Triple! 🍽️🎅
Christkindlmarket - Daley Plaza
Festivals & Holidays
11 a.m.
Balloon Museum - Chicago
The Fields Studios South — Studios 6 & 7
Also at 1:30 p.m. and 4:15 p.m.
Theater & Dance
11 a.m.
Christkindlmarket at Daley Plaza
Christkindlmarket - Daley PlazaFreeFamily
Family & Kids
11 a.m.
Cutting and Pasting a World: The Paper Craft of Henry Darger
Intuit Art Museum$20
Also at 11 a.m.
Arts & Culture
11 a.m.2 p.m.
Fashion Illustration for Beginners Part 1
LMN Wedge Studio & Gallery$535.38
Classes & Talks
11 a.m.10 p.m.
Flyover Experience in Chicago
The Butterfly House at Navy Pier$17+
Classes & Talks
11 a.m.12 p.m.
Free Weekly Self-Defense Class
True Style JiuFree
Classes & Talks
11 a.m.
Hejsan!
Swedish American Museum
11 a.m.6 p.m.
LeRoy Neiman: A Keen Observer of Style Exhibit
School of the Art InstituteFree
Arts & Culture
11 a.m.
Lee Miller: Fearless
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL$26+
Arts & Culture
11 a.m.4 p.m.
Monthly Open House
Prairie Scale Model Railroad
11 a.m.
Northwestern Wildcats Women's Basketball vs DePaul
Welsh Ryan Arena / McGaw Hall
Sports
11 a.m.
Rudolph Runs Wild
The Second City Mainstage Theatre$30Family
Comedy
11 a.m.3 p.m.
Sensory Friendly Friday
The Insect Asylum$28.52Family
Family & Kids
11 a.m.
Skating in the Park
Parkway Bank Park Entertainment District$8
Sports
11 a.m.8:40 p.m.
Smithsonian Starstruck: An Immersive Experience
Germania Place$26.39+Family
Family & Kids
11 a.m.
The Shops - BLACK FRIDAY Edition! 1/2/3 Day Vending Opportunities!
IRL (in real life) at Water Tower Place$28.52+
Business & Networking
11:15 a.m.12:45 p.m.
Good Steps & Good People Line Dance 11/27
Dole Center Studio 5 – Dance/Fitness (2nd Floor)
Classes & Talks
11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Basketball-V Girls @ St. Laurence HS (Game)
St. Laurence Gym
11:30 a.m.
Tinley Park Girls Varsity Basketball @ St. Laurence
St. Laurence High School
Sports
12 p.m.1 p.m.
Cicada Pinning for Kids ages 5-17
The Insect Asylum$31.51+
Classes & Talks
12 p.m.3 p.m.
Friends Used Book Sale
Glen Ellyn Public LibraryFamily
Markets & Shopping
12 p.m.3 p.m.
Give Back Friday
Emmanuel Baptist ChurchFree
Community
12 p.m.1 p.m.
Glen Ellyn-Rock Steady Boxing
Movement Revolution
Also at 1 p.m.
Sports
12 p.m.2 p.m.
H.O.P.E. Food Pantry
Hope Food PantryFamily
Community
12 p.m.5 p.m.
Katie Luo: Breathing in Color: Landscape Impressions
Elmhurst Art MuseumFree
Arts & Culture
12 p.m.4 p.m.
Open Studio
Awakenings Art
12 p.m.
The JukeBox Heroes
Gayle V's Best Ever Grilled Cheese
12 p.m.1 p.m.
West Region Healthy Chicago invites you to Flex Friday Move & Groove!
Sinai Community Institute
12:30 p.m.3 p.m.
Learn to Country Swing Dance!
Flight Fitness Studio
Classes & Talks
12:30 p.m.6:30 p.m.
Mtg Commander Free Play
2641 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL
12:30 p.m.
Wheaton North Girls Varsity Basketball @ Hoffman Estates
Hoffman Estates High School
Sports
1 p.m.6 p.m.
Blue Man Group – A New Holiday Surprise
CIBC Theatre$49
Theater & Dance
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Cookie Decorating 101
The Joyful Gourmet$60
Classes & Talks
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Cream Glue Division Studio (Phone Case)
Division Studio$52
Also at 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Classes & Talks
1 p.m.2 p.m.
Family fun: Hands-On Pasta Shaping Express Workshop
Eataly Chicago$60.40
Food & Drink
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Fernway X Hatch Wheeling – Activation
1500 E Lake Cook Rd
1 p.m.
Freeform Friday
Kelly, Chicago Public LibraryFree
Classes & Talks
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Holiday Walk at the Library
Glen Ellyn Public LibraryFamily
Family & Kids
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Home Alone
Gorton Center 400 East Illinois Road Lake Forest, IL 60045$10+
Arts & Culture
1 p.m.6 p.m.
Jurassic Quest – Chicago, IL
Schaumburg Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center$29.93+Family
Family & Kids
1 p.m.
Mahjong: Forward Chicago
Sulzer Regional Library, Chicago Public LibraryFree
Classes & Talks
1 p.m.
Mrs. Doubtfire
James M. Nederlander Theatre$49
Theater & Dance
1 p.m.9 p.m.
Mrs. Doubtfire – The Musical
Nederlander Theatre at Ford Center for the Performing Arts
Theater & Dance
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Steppin’ With the Seniors – Dance Event
WHA/Good NeighborFree
1 p.m.9 p.m.
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
Cadillac Palace Theatre$49
Theater & Dance
1 p.m.
The Sound of Music
Music Box Theatre$15+
Arts & Culture
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Weekly Food Pantry
1448 S Homan Ave
1 p.m.3:15 p.m.
🎅🎄 6th Annual Holiday Dinner Under the Great Tree at the Walnut Room! 🎁🍽️
Marshall Field's Walnut Room at Macy's$4
Festivals & Holidays
1:15 p.m.2:15 p.m.
Evanston Rock Steady Boxing
TITLE Boxing Club Evanston
Sports
1:30 p.m.
Annie
Drury Lane Theatre - Oakbrook Terrace
Also at 1:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
Architecture of the Magnificent Mile
Chicago Architecture Center, 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, 60601$35Family
1:30 p.m.3 p.m.
Chicago Greeter – Loop InstaGreeter
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, ILFree
1:30 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Live Music with Katie Kostner - The Backyard - Wheaton, IL
The Backyard Wheaton IL
Music
1:30 p.m.
Mahjong Club
Clearing, Chicago Public LibraryFree
Classes & Talks
1:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.
Meg Dukes Heavenly 37th 🫶🏽
Green Town Tavern
1:30 p.m.
Steinmetz College Prep Boys Varsity Basketball @ Glenbrook South
Glenbrook South High School
Sports
2 p.m.
2026/27 Little Shop of Horrors
Porchlight Music Theatre
Theater & Dance
2 p.m.4 p.m.
2econd Wrestling: Vernon Thrills 2
Hawthorn Mall
Sports
2 p.m.
A Christmas Carol
Owen Theatre at Goodman Theatre - Complex$32+Family
Festivals & Holidays
2 p.m.
A Christmas Carol (Children under 5 are not permitted in the theater)
Goodman Theatre - Owen TheatreFamily
Festivals & Holidays
2 p.m.
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Chicago
Courtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theater - Complex$90+
Theater & Dance
2 p.m.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater - Complex
Theater & Dance
2 p.m.
Chicago Architecture: A Walk Through Time
Chicago Architecture Center, 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, 60601$30
2 p.m.
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
Budlong Woods, Chicago Public LibraryFree
Classes & Talks
2 p.m.4 p.m.
Greatest Comedy Ever: Thanksgiving Weekend Edition
Comedy Plex Comedy Club$12.51+
Comedy
2 p.m.
Kashmir: The Music of Led Zeppelin
The Des Plaines Theatre
Arts & Culture
2 p.m.8 p.m.
NoMI Lounge Hot Chocolate Bar
NoMI Garden$24+
2 p.m.
Festival of Arts & Crafts Show
Lake County Fairgrounds and Event Center
Festivals & Holidays
2:30 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Neuro Fight Club
Clarendale Six Corners
2:30 p.m.
Night 2 of 2: THE ZIMMERMEN Perform The Last Waltz
FitzGerald's Nightclub$35.20+
Music
2:50 p.m.
Public Skate
USG Arena at Blackhawks Ice Center
Sports
3 p.m.
Hidden In Plain Sight: Chicago Prohibition Tour
226 South Wabash Avenue$45
3 p.m.5 p.m.
Oil Lamp Theater Presents “It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play,” November 20 – December 27
Oil Lamp Theater$30+
Theater & Dance
3 p.m.6 p.m.
Squirrel Puppet Taxidermy Workshop
The Insect Asylum$31.51+
Classes & Talks
3 p.m.6 p.m.
Whisky Mil
117 W Slade St, Palatine, IL
Music
3 p.m.
Zumba Go Chair Fitness
North Austin, Chicago Public LibraryFree
Health & Wellness
3:05 p.m.4:35 p.m.
Mosaic Creations — Online Ticket Required
Color Cocktail Factory - Pilsen Studio
3:15 p.m.4:45 p.m.
Ceramic Cup and Bowl Making — Online Ticket Required
Color Cocktail Factory - Pilsen Studio
3:15 p.m.4:45 p.m.
Handbuilding Pottery Date Night for Two — Online Ticket Required
Color Cocktail Factory - Pilsen Studio
3:30 p.m.5 p.m.
Date Night on Fire for Two — Online Ticket Required
Color Cocktail Factory - Pilsen Studio
3:30 p.m.5 p.m.
Date Night on the Pottery Wheel — Online Ticket Required
Color Cocktail Factory - Pilsen Studio
3:30 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Game Day
Maywood Public Library District
3:30 p.m.5 p.m.
Wheel Throwing for Beginners — Online Ticket Required
Color Cocktail Factory - Pilsen Studio
Classes & Talks
3:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Glen Ellyn Tree Lighting Popcorn
Paul's Shoe Service
Festivals & Holidays
4 p.m.5 p.m.
75 Year Anniversary Ribbon Cutting at Paul's Shoe Service
Paul's Shoe Service
Business & Networking
4 p.m.
BYOB Holiday Lights Trolley
3101 N Sheffield Ave
Festivals & Holidays
4 p.m.7 p.m.
Black Friday Fit Flip: Free Clothing Swap
2810 N Milwaukee Ave, Fl 2nd, Chicago, IL
4 p.m.
Blue Man Group - A New Holiday Surprise
CIBC Theatre$57+Family
Theater & Dance

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