June 2026

• Lou Malnati's deep dish pizza flagship is closing in Chicago
• Inside the Obama Presidential Center: Celebs, presidents & opening weekend photos
• The best things to do in Chicago this week
• June 2026 events calendar for Chicago
• Your guide to World Naked Bike Ride Chicago 2026
• The best free things to do in Chicago this month
• Kitty's Cosmopolitan Club
• BERTHA: Grateful Drag
• OUT at Gallagher Way
• Budweiser Concert Series
• Toyota Movie Nights
• Music Bingo
• Movement Mondays
• Pepsi Eats Fest
• Where to celebrate the World Cup in Chicago: Watch parties, specials and freebies
• Navy Pier’s contested Crystal Gardens revived with a temporary pop-up—again
• Lakeshore Arts & Music Festival
• Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Bruce Springsteen and more to perform at the grand opening ceremony of the new Obama Presidential Center
• The 20 best Chicago Riverwalk and waterfront restaurants
• The best spots for outdoor dining and drinking in Chicago this summer
• Bar Mar
• Miru
• Obama Presidential Center Grand Opening
• The best things to do in Chicago this weekend
• The best things to do in Chicago this summer
• Summer Friday Magic
• The best things to do on the Fourth of July in Chicago
• Obama Presidential Center
• Fourth of July 2026 in Chicago: The best events and things to do
• Declarations: 250 Years of Writing Toward Independence
• Where to see Fourth of July fireworks in Chicago
• This viral home brand is opening a temporary Chicago storefront
• Rooftop Cinema Club
• This adorable Hello Kitty Cafe Truck is coming to Chicago this summer
• Free and Independent: The Declaration of Independence and the Words That Made the United States
• Independence Day Fireworks at Navy Pier
• This Chicago restaurant just won a James Beard award
• The desk from 'The Late Show' will soon be on display at this Chicago museum
• Winnetka Music Festival
• This sprawling new Mediterranean restaurant is opening inside of the former Barneys space in Chicago
• The Flip
• Chicago’s playable pinball museum reveals the game’s peculiar past with rare machines, unlimited play and old-school gaming tech
• Ox Bar & Hearth
• Eataly
• Chicago’s biggest World Cup watch party has a 360-degree jumbotron
• Grant Park Music Festival
• Movies in the Parks
• Filmspotting Fest
• Lush Fresh Market
• The 31 best restaurants in Chicago right now
• The 27 best bars in Chicago—the official ranking
• Bisous
• La Licor Panamericana
• 14 secret parks and gardens in Chicago
• Creepies
• Chicago’s pools are staying open through Labor Day this year
• The best festivals in Chicago for 2026, from music fests to street fairs
• Scottish Festival and Highland Games
• The Hand & The Eye
• BTS
• You Set Me Up!
• Blind Wolf Comedy
• Floating tracks and DIY bikes: Watch the absurd Red Bull Spin Off in Chicago this weekend
• Trino
• The Museum of Science and Industry is closing the day that the Obama Museum is opening (not forever)
• It might thunderstorm in Chicago this weekend
• The best things to do indoors in Chicago
• Garden of the Phoenix
• The Fashion Outlets of Chicago
• Chicago's First Lady
• Blind Barber
• Chicago Bath House
• HUSTLER Hollywood
• Kohler Waters Spa at Lincoln Park
• The 46 most iconic Chicago attractions
• Hot Girls Have Hobbies
• A new Portillo's location is coming to Michigan Avenue. Here's what we know.
• F1 Arcade is coming to River North this summer with 70 racing simulators, a rooftop bar and Grand Prix watch parties
• One of Chicago’s most hyped bakery openings finally has a date
• Sine Qua Non
• Allyu Spa
• The largest ever exhibition of Willem de Kooning’s drawings is taking over the Art Institute of Chicago this fall
• Ariana Grande
• Ed Sheeran
• Rosalía
• Morgan Wallen
• Summer Skate at Navy Pier
• Tori Amos
• 100 Parisian-inspired chairs were just installed around Buckingham Fountain in Chicago
• Chicago Pride Parade 2026: Timing, route, closures and everything you need to know
• The 32 best LGBTQ+ bars in Chicago
• Bank of America Chicago 13.1 Half Marathon
• Forget “work from home.” Stella Artois will pay you to work from your favorite Chicago bar during the World Cup
• NeoCon
• The 50 best things to do in Chicago right now
• Millennium Park Outdoor Public Art Walking Tour
• NASCAR Cup Series
• Bank of America Chicago Marathon
• Malört World Record Attempt
• You can take a boat to NAIA, the giant new restaurant on the Chicago River
• Porchfest
• Michelada Fest
• Chicago Taco & Tequila Fest
• Gold Coast Art Fair
• Fiesta Back of the Yards
• Wells Street Art Festival
• This Chicago spot serves one of the best pizza slices in the country according to a new ranking
• Chicago events calendar for 2026
• April 2027 events calendar for Chicago
• The best May 2027 events in Chicago
• Food Truck Thursdays
• This former Chicago firehouse in Rogers Park is becoming a cafe and event space after a $3 million redevelopment plan
• PAWS Chicago 5K
• David Byrne’s Theater of the Mind
• Mandala Makers Festival
• Merch Market
• Let's Do Fun Things
• Lollapalooza drops official aftershow lineup with 80+ acts: Zara Larsson, Empire of the Sun, Ethel Cain and more