
Things to Do
Discover the best things to do in Chicago, including popular events, festivals, attractions, tours and free activities


The best Chicago museums

The best Chicago attractions

Cheap things to do in Chicago

The best things to do indoors
Things to do in Chicago every day
Things to do this fall in Chicago

Fall activities in Chicago: The best things to do

Watch a spooky flick

Admire fall foliage

Turn up the volume

Celebrate spooky season
Events at Time Out Market Chicago

Industry Mondays


Winesday

Trivia with Whaddayaknow?

Bottomless Lunch at Time Out Market
The latest things to do in Chicago

EmotionAir: Art You Can Feel

Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind

David Byrne's Theater of the Mind

The best things to do in Chicago this weekend

The best Halloween events and parties in Chicago
The latest Chicago news

Restaurants
A Chicago cocktail veteran is opening her ethereal debut bar in West Town

Art
Inside EmotionAir: Is the Balloon Museum’s Chicago exhibition worth the hype?

Theater
David Byrne is bringing an immersive walk-through experience to a Chicago office next spring
The latest Chicago events

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Chicago Architecture Biennial

Art
ART on THE MART

Art
DÃa de Muertos: A Celebration of Remembrance
Things to do in Chicago neighborhoods

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Avondale


Shopping & Style


Shopping
The best boutiques and shopping in Logan Square, Chicago

Shopping
19 Chicago gift shops for unique presents
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Take a look inside Chicago’s one and only puppet-powered haunted house
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The best Halloween events, pop-up bars and parties in Chicago this weekend and next
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Time In - movies we love

The best Halloween movies of all time

The Best Movies of 2025 (So Far) – Updated October 2025

The world's most exciting filmmakers share alternative Halloween movie picks

'A House of Dynamite' review: Kathryn Bigelow’s nuclear thriller will spike your stress levels

'Hamnet' review: Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal extraordinary in Tudor tearjerker
Time In - songs we love

The 40 best Halloween songs of all time

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