August 2025

• River North steakhouse Hawksmoor debuts new London-inspired bar—and it's swanky
• The best free things to do in Chicago
• The 45 best Chicago attractions
• All You Can Eataly SeptemberFest
• Selena Tribute Concert
• Zoo After Dark: Boos & Brews at Brookfield Zoo Chicago
• Z Bar
• The Aviary
• Eataly’s all-you-can-eat SeptemberFest is coming to Chicago next month
• The nation’s only museum escape room returns to Chicago
• Escape the Museum
• The 10 best ways to celebrate Labor Day weekend in Chicago
• Van Leeuwen is opening its first Chicago location—and, yes, there will be Malört ice cream
• Riot Fest
• Dimmi Dimmi
• Lady Gaga
• Chicago has a new No. 1 rooftop restaurant, according to Time Out
• The 20 best rooftop bars in Chicago
• You might fall in love at this R&B rooftop party in the West Loop
• Terror Vision Records & Video Pop-Up
• A music-and-wellness festival is taking over the Salt Shed in September
• Oktoberfest at Brookfield Zoo Chicago
• These are the 15 best brunch spots in Chicago
• Fall activities in Chicago: The best things to do
• The best orchards to go apple picking near Chicago
• The 19 best corn mazes near Chicago
• The best beer gardens in Chicago
• The 26 best places for hiking near Chicago
• A major new restaurant is coming to the Chicago riverfront
• The most hauntingly beautiful cemeteries in Chicago
• Guinness Chicago’s Oktoberfest
• Fine-dining restaurant Next ventures into the cosmos this fall
• The best drive-in movie theaters near Chicago
• Lincoln Park Health & Wellness Weekend
• Sub shop J.P. Graziano is bringing back cannabis-infused giardiniera
• Island Party Hut's Fall Fest on The Riverwalk
• Renegade Craft Fair
• Fall Fest at Parkway Bank Park
• 14 secret parks and gardens in Chicago
• Wild Mile
• ART on THE MART brings a dazzling new sound-and-visual experience this fall
• Carmen
• This beautiful Chicago bakery was just shortlisted at the 2025 Restaurant & Bar Design Awards
• “Día de Muertos: A Celebration of Remembrance” Opening Reception
• Field Family Nights: Boo with SUE
• Time Out Market Rooftop Bar
• Port Wine Fest Chicago
• Some might say…there’s an Oasis pop-up shop coming to Chicago
• The Cellar Door
• Red Clay Dance Company, Freedom Square: The Black Girlhood Altar
• Avondale, Chicago: The ultimate guide to the neighborhood
• The Oakville Grill & Cellar
• The best things to do in Avondale
• New immersive exhibit WONDRA brings crystal caves, cool cloudscapes and more to Woodfield Mall
• Watershed Studioworks
• Chicago is crowning the city’s “Baddest Baldie” in a bald-off contest next week
• The J. Parker
• Joffrey at the Harris: Matters of the Heart
• Bar Avec
• This iconic Midwestern ice cream shop is opening its first new location in five years after a near-closure
• The Market Shop: Summer Reset Edition
• Back to School Musical Story Time
• Back-to-School Donut Decorating Class with 2d
• Drag Show at the Market
• La Vita Spritz
• Trivia Wednesdays!
• Lot'sa
• Sundays on State
• Chicago Beer Festival
• Chicago Fashion Week
• Here's where Gen Z is going for functional health drinks in Chicago
• An Evening with David Byrne
• Sanctum Dark Music Festival
• Millennium Park Outdoor Public Art Walking Tour
• EEEEEATSCON
• Theaster Gates: Unto Thee Opening Day Celebration
• The best Labor Day weekend 2025 events in Chicago
• Post-Barbecue Labor Day Music Trivia Night
• Jenny Hagel Gives Advice
• Sushi Making Class at Sunda
• The Chicago Air and Water Show returns this weekend—see who’s performing and how to get there
• Bring-Your-Own-Craft Meetup at the Glessner House
• Chicago Storytelling
• The 2025 Chicago Triathlon is on track to be the largest in the city's history
• Tattoo Lady Fest
• Bric-A-Brac Records and Collectibles
• Amélie: The Musical
• Where to watch the Chicago Air and Water Show 2025
• The Humboldt Jungle
• Chicago Labor Day weekend 2025 guide
• Evanston Folk Festival
• Hot Dam! We're 30!
• Chicago is officially one of the world’s best cities for Gen Z
• Chicago Air and Water Show 2025: Everything you need to know
• African Festival of the Arts
• The Lion King
• Chicago Triathlon
• Chicago Tool Library Repair Fair
• Chicago Tool Library
• 79th Street Renaissance Festival
• Movies at Gallagher Way
• Intro to DJing: For the girls, gays and theys
• Point Blank Gallery
• Common Language
• Mood Masters: A Fragrance & Wine Workshop with Diptyque
• Journey Chicago
• Oktoberfest with the Cubs
• The Cubs are bringing Oktoberfest to Wrigleyville
• Robert’s Pizza and Dough Company
• Bon Vivant Cakes
• Mindful Looking
• Six Scores for Yoko Ono
• Olio | Wicker Park
• Galactic Bangers: N/A Drink & Draw & DJ Set
• The Sugar Hole
• Joy Machine
• SAUCED Summer Night Market
• ART on THE MART
• You can officially swim in the Chicago River for the first time in 100 years
• Sunset Skyline Yoga & Ecstatic Dance
• Submersed: Wonder, Obsession, and Murder, in the World of Amateur Submarines
• Realm Photo Book Pop-Up
• Tropical Cocktail Fest on the Beach
• Bulls Fest
• Chicago Gourmet
• WingOut Chicago
• West Loop Music and Art Fest
• Wrigleyville Country Fest
• El Grito Chicago
• OPTION
• Junior Chefs Kitchen
• PAWS Chicago 5K
• Black Harvest Film Festival
• Monster Jam
• Sangria Festival Chicago
• Retro on Roscoe
• Move at the Shed
• Plantasia
• Chicago's most famous street party returns downtown next month
• You can buy Tom Brady’s personal sports memorabilia at this new Wrigley Field shop
• Elston Electric
• Inside the “Man in Bean” hoax: Chicago’s latest viral urban legend
• BULL
• The Chicago Ducky Derby will bring 100,000 rubber duckies to the Chicago River tomorrow
• Music Box Garden Movies
• Cougar Bingo with Aunt Nance
• AIDS Run & Walk
• North Coast Music Festival
• Is/Was Brewing Sixth Anniversary
• Edgewater Music Fest
• Guided Exhibition Tour: "Winging It"
• The Center of Order and Experimentation
• Sound & Gravity
• Printers Row Lit Fest
• Buddy
• 360 Sky Yoga
• Butterfly Haven Yoga
• Little Table Night
• Little Craft School
• Show & Tell for Grown-Ups
• Let's Make Cocktails
• The Happy Hour Shop
• Bike the Drive
• Beginner Bonsai 101 at Konbini & Kanpai
• Konbini & Kanpai
• Patterned by Nature
• Hot Drip Sessions
• “Hey, You! Who, Me?”: A Joint Exhibition by Mario Desa & Gordon McCloud
• Garfield Park Conservatory | Chicago, IL
• The Chicago Air and Water Show returns in August—see who's included