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Saturday, November 28213 events

All day
Lydia Loveless
FitzGerald's
All day
2026 Chicago Holiday Indoor Farmers Market
Experimental Station & Zoom
Markets & Shopping
All day
2026 Ravenswood Small Business Saturday Makers Market
Koval Distillery
Markets & Shopping
All day
30th Holiday in the Park & Parade
Jackman Park 1930 Prairie St
Festivals & Holidays
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 Bulls Home Game
Millennium Station at Randolph St.
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 Military Academy Boys Varsity Basketball @ Julian
Percy Julian High School
Sports
All day
Chicago Pizza Tour
61 E Madison St$74.95+Family
Also at 11 a.m.
Food & Drink
All day
Chicago's Chinatown Food and Walking Tour
Phoenix Restaurant$9.94+Family
Also at 11:30 a.m.
Food & Drink
All day
Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry$14.95+
Arts & Culture
All day
Dave Miller Trio
Local Note Jazz Club
All day
Downtown Evanston Small Business Saturday
Throughout Downtown Evanston
Markets & Shopping
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
Fliptastic Youth Pinball Club
The Pinball CapitalFamily
Family & Kids
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
Northwestern University Football vs. Illinois
Ryan Field 1501 Central St Northwestern University Football Stadium.
Sports
All day
Northwestern Wildcats Football vs Illinois
Ryan Field 1501 Central St Northwestern University Football Stadium.
Sports
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. and 11 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
Rudolph Runs Wild... (at Second City)
UP Comedy Club at Second City - Chicago$37Family
Family & Kids
All day
TBA Boys Varsity Basketball @ De La Salle
De La Salle High School
Sports
All day
TBA Girls Varsity Basketball @ Lyons
Lyons Township High School North Campus
Sports
All day
TIME TBD- Basketball-V Girls @ St. Laurence HS (Game)
St. Laurence Gym
All day
The Nutcracker Performed by Salt Creek Ballet at Hinsdale Central
Hinsdale Central Auditorium$48Family
Family & Kids
All day
Theater of The Mind
The Reid Murdoch Building$45+
Theater & Dance
All day
Tree Lighting & Kris Kringle Market
Old Town Park
Festivals & Holidays
All day
Underground Donut Tour - Chicago's First Donut Tour
Doughnut Vault$57.95+
Also at 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Food & Drink
All day
WALKIN' WITH COLIN! Chicago : History-Mystery-Comedy-Tragedy
1 North Dearborn Street$33+
Arts & Culture
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
All day
Wise Men Tree Sale 2026
Gordon Park
12 a.m.
Inner Worlds: Visions from the Hirshhorn Collection
Wrightwood 659$20
Arts & Culture
3 a.m.10 a.m.
Play in a Day
1619 Wesley Ave, Berwyn, ILFamily
Theater & Dance
3:30 a.m.5:30 a.m.
dasq live dj set
Holiday Light - CD releaseFree
Music
4:30 a.m.8:30 a.m.
The Legacy Game: Battle of Englewood Charity Game
825 W 69th St$20
Community
5 a.m.10 a.m.
Community Animal Rescue Effort Holiday Faire
Oakton Community Center
Also at 11 a.m.
Arts & Culture
5 a.m.
Fitzkindle Market: A Christmas Tree Lot & Holiiday Extravaganza!
FitzGerald's Nightclub
Also at 11 a.m.
Festivals & Holidays
5 a.m.9 a.m.
Gramma Dumpling-Lemons of Love
Countryside Saloon
Community
5 a.m.8 a.m.
Welcome to Fatherhood: Thanksgiving Food & Clothing Giveaway
5835 W Division St
Festivals & Holidays
6 a.m.8 a.m.
Peel the Love: Preserving Holiday Leftovers
Lurvey Home & Garden Center$25
Classes & Talks
7 a.m.10 p.m.
Chicagoland Giving Machine Kiosks
Pioneer CourtFree
Community
7 a.m.2 p.m.
Cook + Serve with Fight2Feed: Saturday Serving Missions
McCormick Place East Kitchen
7 a.m.8 a.m.
Running with Christ in Chicagoland (for Christian Men in Chicago)
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Community
7:30 a.m.10:30 a.m.
Coffee Lovers Run 5K/10K/13.1 CHICAGO/EVANSTON
Lakefront Trail (Course Map will be emailed)$30+
Sports
7:30 a.m.10:30 a.m.
Thanksgiving Gobble Trot Run 5K/10K/13.1 CHICAGO/EVANSTON
Lakefront Trail (Course Map will be emailed)$30+
Sports
7:30 a.m.9:30 a.m.
Saturday Group Run
Busse Woods Forest Preserve
7:45 a.m.
360 Sky Yoga
360 CHICAGO$55Family
Health & Wellness
8 a.m.3 p.m.
18th Annual Schaumburg Turkey Trot Half Marathon & 5K
Busse Woods – Ned Brown Meadow - Grove 28-30$0+Family
Sports
8 a.m.8 p.m.
Jurassic Quest Chicago, IL 2026 Nov 27-29
Schaumburg Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center$35+Family
Classes & Talks
8 a.m.8 p.m.
Jurassic Quest – Chicago, IL
Schaumburg Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center$29.93+Family
Family & Kids
8 a.m.12 p.m.
Oak Park Farmers Market Band
Friendly Community Room
Markets & Shopping
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
8:15 a.m.9:15 a.m.
Yoga & Gyrokinesis
Grateful Yoga$25
Health & Wellness
8:30 a.m.11 a.m.
People's Resource Center Food Pantry Distribution - Wheaton
People's Resource Center
8:30 a.m.
Surfside Farmers Market
Surfside Community Center
Markets & Shopping
8:30 a.m.9:30 a.m.
Wrestling-JV Boys @ Chicago HS for Agricultural Science (Game)
Chicago Cultural Center
9 a.m.
18th Annual Beverly Hills Turkey Trot 5K Run & Family Walk
Christ the King School Gymnasium$30+
Sports
9 a.m.10 a.m.
A Walk in the Park
Berkeley Park
9 a.m.12 p.m.
Clark Park Work Day
Clark Park Natural Area
9 a.m.11 a.m.
Cornerstone Community Outreach!
Cornerstone Community Outreach
Community
9 a.m.12 p.m.
Crafter-morning @ Back of the Yards Coffee
Back of the Yards Coffee Co.
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.10 a.m.
Hatha Yoga with Jules
Friendly Community Room
Health & Wellness
9 a.m.
Holiday Family Photo Sessions at Wilder Mansion
Elmhurst Park DistrictFamily
Family & Kids
9 a.m.10 p.m.
Material Drop-Off - November
Chicago Sustainable Manufacturing Center
Classes & Talks
9 a.m.10 a.m.
Men Overcoming Life Weekly Gathering
Chicago Online EventFree
Community
9 a.m.11 a.m.
Open Level Yoga w/ Gosia
Northshore Healing Center
Health & Wellness
9 a.m.12 p.m.
People's Resource Center Food Pantry Distribution - Westmont
104 Chestnut Ave
9 a.m.
Pokémon Fossil Museum
The Field Museum, Chicago, IL$30
Arts & Culture
9 a.m.9 p.m.
Teen Take & Make
City of Des Plaines Public LibraryFreeFamily
Family & Kids
9 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Walk and Talk About Life's Big Questions
North Pond Rustic GazeboFamily
Classes & Talks
9 a.m.2 p.m.
Yuletide Treasures: An Artisan Holiday Market
DuPage Art League School and GalleryFree
Festivals & Holidays
9 a.m.10 a.m.
Zumba®: Turkey Burn
Glenside Library
Health & Wellness
9:30 a.m.10:15 a.m.
Beginning Ballet at Berger Park
Berger Park Cultural Center
Also at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Theater & Dance
9:30 a.m.10:15 a.m.
Beginning Ballet at Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park Cultural Center
Also at 10:30 a.m.
Theater & Dance
9:30 a.m.
Saturday Game Day
Garfield Ridge Branch, Chicago Public LibraryFree
Classes & Talks
9:30 a.m.11 a.m.
Watercolor for Beginners — Online Ticket Required
Color Cocktail Factory - Pilsen Studio
9:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Servants Tour
Glessner House
Tours & Attractions
10 a.m.
11/28, 12/5, 12/12: Santa’s Craft Corner
Cosley Zoo$20Family
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.
2026-27 Logan Square Indoor Farmers Market
2810 N Milwaukee Ave, Fl 2nd, Chicago, IL
Markets & Shopping
10 a.m.1 p.m.
Adoption Event – Schaumburg
PetSmart – Schaumburg(Woodfield)
10 a.m.5 p.m.
American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture
American Writers Museum
Arts & Culture
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.3 p.m.
Brunch @ Lone Owl Wicker Park
Lone Owl, North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL, USAFree
Food & Drink
10 a.m.
Brunch with Santa 10am-12pm
Impact Field
Food & Drink
10 a.m.1 p.m.
Cashflow Meetup
A and N Mortgage event space
Business & Networking
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.11 a.m.
Chicago - Rock Steady Boxing
Edgewater Fitness Center
Sports
10 a.m.
Chicagoland Giving Machine Initiative
The Shops at North BridgeFree
Community
10 a.m.
Community Yoga with Collective Yoga Co-Op
Austin Branch, Chicago Public LibraryFree
Health & Wellness
10 a.m.3 p.m.
Dagwaagin (Fall) Artist Market – Small Business Saturday
Mitchell Museum of the American IndianFree
Markets & Shopping
10 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Down In Front: Saturday Morning Cartoons
Color Club Tavern$12.36
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Downers Grove Walking Club
Orange & Brew Bottle Shop
Sports
10 a.m.11:30 a.m.
English conversation group
Westmont Public Library
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Fair Game – Pokémon TCG League
Fair GameFamily
10 a.m.10:30 a.m.
Family Story Time
Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public Library, 8th Fl., Room 8S-14Family
Family & Kids
10 a.m.3 p.m.
Fern – Small Business Saturday Maker’s Market
Fern
Markets & Shopping
10 a.m.7 p.m.
Feztival of Trees
Medinah BanquetsFree
10 a.m.11 a.m.
Fitness In The Park: Chicago
Phenomenal Fitness
Health & Wellness
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.12 p.m.
Free Farmers Market Pop Up
103 N Laramie AveFree
Markets & Shopping
10 a.m.
Genealogy Session ONLINE
Swedish American Museum$10
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.11 a.m.
Highpoint Care Center Free Food Market
1310 N Main St
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.
ITW David Speer Academy Girls Varsity Basketball @ Christ the King
Christ the King High School
Sports
10 a.m.1 p.m.
Junk Journaling Meetup
La Grange Public Library
Community
10 a.m.1 p.m.
Love Rogers Park Small Business Saturday Welcome Station
Peckish Pig
Markets & Shopping
10 a.m.3 p.m.
Microchip Clinic
Reach Rescue
10 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Mosaic Creations — Online Ticket Required
Color Cocktail Factory - Pilsen Studio
Also at 12 p.m.
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Neighborhood Food Pantries
260 Glen Ellyn Rd
10 a.m.11 a.m.
OUTDOOR WORKOUT with "T"!
Montrose Beach Track
Health & Wellness
10 a.m.4 p.m.
Pinche Cumbión Bien Loco Brunch
La Victoria Chicago
Food & Drink
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Protectors Rewilding Workday
Theosophical Society in America
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Saturday Get Your Gravel On
Half Day Brewing Company - 200 Village Green S
Outdoors
10 a.m.11 a.m.
Saturday Morning Doodle Class
LMN Wedge Studio & Gallery$20
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Saturday Pickup - Golf Entrance
Busse Woods Picnic Grove 28
Sports
10 a.m.2 p.m.
Saturday Volunteering
3248 N Pulaski RdFree
Community
10 a.m.11 a.m.
Scott Green Lies to Your Kids (at iO Theater)
The iO Theater$23+Family
Family & Kids
10 a.m.11:15 a.m.
Stargazers Adventure Club: The Great Sea Adventure
Stars and Garters Theater$25.50Family
Family & Kids
10 a.m.2 p.m.
Sustainable Makers' Market
The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum$10+
Markets & Shopping
10 a.m.
The Chicago Theatre Tour
The Chicago Theatre
Theater & Dance
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
Theater & Dance
10 a.m.
The Spongebob Musical - Youth Edition
Marriott Theatre - Lincolnshire$41+
Theater & Dance
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Tu Taza Tu Arte: Taller de Ceramica
5420 W Belmont Ave
Classes & Talks
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.
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 a.m.10:50 a.m.
Yaritza - Yoga Sculpt (Saturday)
Mi Flow Studio$18.45
Health & Wellness
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Young Engineers
Maywood Public Library District
10 a.m.
Youth Art Club
Pilsen Arts & Community HouseFamily
Family & Kids
10:15 a.m.11:45 a.m.
Pottery Painting & Glazing — Online Ticket Required
Color Cocktail Factory - Pilsen Studio
10:30 a.m.
Chicago Architecture: A Walk Through Time
Chicago Architecture Center, 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, 60601$30
10:30 a.m.
Chicago Blackhawks 26-27
USG Arena at Blackhawks Ice Center
Sports
10:30 a.m.12 p.m.
Elf - FREE Holiday Movie
The Glen Art TheatreFree
Arts & Culture
10:30 a.m.4 p.m.
Financial Capability & Leadership Summit
3647 S State StFree
Business & Networking
10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Hands-On Knife Skills
The Chopping Block Lincoln$95
Food & Drink
10:30 a.m.
Kino, Kaffee und Kuchen
DANK Haus German American Cultural Center
Arts & Culture
10:30 a.m.12 p.m.
Make Your Own Plate Set on the Wheel — Online Ticket Required
Color Cocktail Factory - Pilsen Studio
Classes & Talks
10:30 a.m.
Public Speaking Practice With the WAO Toastmasters Club
Wrightwood-Ashburn Branch, Chicago Public LibraryFree
Community
10:45 a.m.12:45 p.m.
Candle Making — Online Ticket Required
Color Cocktail Factory - Pilsen Studio
Classes & Talks
10:45 a.m.1:55 p.m.
Make & Paint a Charcuterie Board — Online Ticket Required
Color Cocktail Factory - Pilsen Studio
11 a.m.
Chicago Artisan Market
Artifact Events Center$8+
Markets & Shopping
11 a.m.
Chicago Artisan Market - Ravenswood
Artifact Events Center$8+
Markets & Shopping
11 a.m.
Christkindlmarket at Daley Plaza
Christkindlmarket - Daley PlazaFreeFamily
Family & Kids
11 a.m.1 p.m.
Coffee Class: Espresso. Become an expert home barista.
Sip Society Coffee Education Center$180
Classes & Talks
11 a.m.
Coquito Fest
150 S Sheridan Rd, Waukegan, IL
Festivals & Holidays
11 a.m.1 p.m.
Cream Glue Division Studio (Phone Case)
Division Studio$52
Also at 12 p.m.
Classes & Talks
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.
Deer in the 'Dale
Immanuel Hall
11 a.m.3 p.m.
Dungeons & Dragons Club (Ages 16+ Only)
Elmwood Park Public Library
11 a.m.
Explore the Universe's Deepest Mysteries
Kersten Physics Teaching CenterFree
Classes & Talks
11 a.m.10 p.m.
Flyover Experience in Chicago
The Butterfly House at Navy Pier$17+
Classes & Talks
11 a.m.3:30 p.m.
Friends of the Library Holiday Book Bundles
Glenside LibraryFamily
Family & Kids
11 a.m.12:30 p.m.
HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (ACCORDING TO MAX) Storytime with The Grinch
297 Oakbrook CenterFamily
Family & Kids
11 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Handbuilt Ceramic Vase — Online Ticket Required
Color Cocktail Factory - Pilsen Studio
11 a.m.1 p.m.
Hands On Beer Brewing for Two
9030 S Hermitage Ave$149
Food & Drink
11 a.m.1 p.m.
History Center Open
Park Ridge Country Club
Arts & Culture
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.12 p.m.
Music Moves Chicago Presents: South Side FireFlies
Arts + Public LifeFree
Classes & Talks
11 a.m.12 p.m.
Oro Chocolate and Coffee Behind-The-Scenes Tour
1553 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA$59.81
Food & Drink
11 a.m.12 p.m.
Pigeon Gets a Big Time Holiday Extravaganza
Studio 44 in the Greenhouse Theater Center$22.95+
Theater & Dance
11 a.m.2 p.m.
Post Holiday Reset
Burnham Park Promontory Point$7.18
Health & Wellness
11 a.m.
Rudolph Runs Wild
The Second City Mainstage Theatre$30Family
Comedy
11 a.m.10 p.m.
Skating in the Park
Parkway Bank Park Entertainment District$8
Music

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