September 2026

• Adler Planetarium is bringing free stargazing and space science to Chicago libraries this fall
• The best Halloween bars and parties in Chicago
• Lincoln Park Spooktacular
• This Chicago steakhouse is offering 79-cent lunch items—including its famous pork chop—for one day only this week
• The 18 best corn mazes near Chicago
• Aire Ancient Baths
• Terror in the Tropics: Midnight in Mexico
• Diplo’s Run Club
• Streeterville Doggy & Kitty Halloween Party
• Rocky Horror Picture Show: Halloween Edition
• A Nightmare on Fulton Street
• Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns
• Boo! at the Zoo
• Ravenswood Costume Crawl
• Sanctum Dark Music Festival
• Queen Symphony Sensation
• It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!: A Guitar for Guaraldi Tribute
• The 22 best Mexican restaurants in Chicago
• Haunted Halsted Halloween Fest & Parade
• Nightmare on Clark Street
• Lightscape
• Travel Can Be Murder
• Some of Japan's best bartenders are coming to Chicago this fall
• 4 on-the-rise Chicago comedians you should know before they blow up
• West Town, Chicago: The ultimate neighborhood guide
• The best pumpkin patches near Chicago to visit this fall
• Jack's Pumpkin Pop-Up
• Jonamac Orchard
• Taqueria Chingón
• Mariscos San Pedro
• Mirra
• You can buy costumes from real productions at the Chicago Opera Theater’s costume sale
• Two Chicago hotels earned new Michelin key designation for 2026
• The St. Regis Chicago
• The best Oktoberfest celebrations in Chicago
• The best free things to do in Chicago
• Mocktoberfest
• Waldorf Astoria Chicago
• Healing Arts Chicago Summit
• This Wicker Park shop sells vintage Japanese clothes by the pound—and a $500 Dior shirt just went for $2.98
• Lululemon Run Rush
• Sip and Speak
• The Odyssey Reimagined
• Inner Worlds: Visions from the Hirshhorn Collection
• Harry Styles
• Clark Street Live
• Pretty Good Fest
• Hot Chocolate Run
• Black Lagoon
• Ciderfest
• Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light
• Manhattan Vintage
• Big Lebowski Costume Party & Concert
• The Nutcracker
• The 11 best haunted houses near Chicago
• Dungeon of Doom
• Disturbia Haunted House
• Basement of the Dead
• The 20 most amazing bakeries in Chicago
• City Market IRL
• The Center of Order and Experimentation
• You can buy non-edible food and a $409 cutting board at this West Town shop that’s definitely not a cult
• Two Chicago-area eateries made the New York Times list of America’s best restaurants, including this suburban Greek charmer
• Happy Belated Clothing
• Riot Fest 2026: Everything you need to know
• Riot Fest 2026 lineup and set times: the full list to keep track of
• The best places to see fall colors in Chicago
• Del Sur Bakery
• Lincoln Park
• Sugar Moon Bakery
• Chiu Quon Bakery
• This Chicago neighborhood was just named one of the world's coolest, ranking higher than places in New York, Paris and Amsterdam
• Downtown Chicago is finally getting a new IMAX theater, but will it offer 70mm movies?
• Amy Poehler is bringing her ‘Good Hang’ podcast live to The Vic next month, and tickets are on sale now
• City of Confidence: Hope in Motion
• Twin Peaks: Moving Through Time
• Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History
• Nightmare on Wacker Drive: Dia De Los Muertos
• World Dumpling Fest
• Two of Chicago's busiest bridges will be shut down this week—here's what drivers should know
• Amtrak service will officially resume between Chicago and the Quad Cities for the first time in nearly 50 years
• Ukrainian National Museum
• Polish Museum of America
• Chicago was just named the most climate-resilient city on the planet
• Armitage County Fair
• The Last Chapter Book Shop
• Less is best at these 6 Chicago bookstores that specialize in just one genre
• Bucket O' Blood Books and Records
• The best sports bars in Chicago for watching every big game
• Renderings of the proposed White Sox stadium have arrived, and there’s already controversy among baseball fans
• Wicker Park Wine Wobble
• Quimby's
• Gangsters & Ghosts Tour
• Move at the Shed
• The 18 best Airbnbs in Chicago from East Village to Uptown Square
• The 28 best museums in Chicago
• The 13 best things to do over Labor Day weekend in Chicago
• Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel
• The 13 best downtown Chicago hotels in the Loop
• This massive Mexican fiesta returns to Grant Park next week after a 2025 cancellation due to safety concerns
• The best Labor Day weekend 2026 events in Chicago
• The Green Mill
• Buckingham Fountain
• The 34 best bars in Chicago—the official ranking
• Chicago Labor Day weekend 2026 guide
• El Grito Chicago
• Dolly Parton Tribute Night
• Guinness Chicago’s Oktoberfest
• Creepy Cruise
• 11 free things you probably didn’t know you can do with a Chicago Public Library card
• This cozy Lincoln Park bistro was just named the 2026 Restaurant of the Year by Food & Wine
• West Town Art Walk
• The 53 best things to do in Chicago right now
• The best August 2027 events in Chicago
• Park Hyatt Chicago