Weekend Happenings September 29 - October 2

Sept 29: Reeling: 34th Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival

Sept 30: Shaw's Oyster Fest

Sept 30 - Oct 1: West Town Art Walk

Sept 30 - Oct 1: West Town Food Truck Social

Sept 30 - Oct 2: St. Benedict's Oktoberfest

Sept 30 - Oct 16: Midnight Circus in the Parks

Oct 1: VeganMania (free)

Oct 1: Logan Square Beer Festival 

Oct 1: Bacon and Beer Classic

Oct 1: Uncorked: Chicago Wine and Champagne Festival

Oct 1: Light Up the Lakefront 

Oct 1 - Oct 2: Apple Fest

Oct 1 - Oct 31: Chicago Artists Month

Oct 2: Taste Talks Chicago: All-Star BBQ

Oct 2: Fulton Market Harvest Fest

Oktoberfest:

Berghoff Oktoberfest

Red Eye Oktoberfest Guide

MetroMix Oktoberfest Chicago Guide

TimeOut Oktoberfest Chicago Guide

Haunted Houses and Halloween:

Metromix Haunted House Guide

TimeOut Haunted House Guide

Haunted House Guide

CornMazes

Pumpkin Patches

Burbs:

Sept 30 - Oct 2: Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival (Mount Prospect)

Sept 30 - Oct 2: Evanston Art and Big Folk Fest

Sept 30 - Oct 2: Chicagoland Unconventional Bicycle Expo

Ongoing: 

Ravinia Schedule

Free days at the Museums

River Walks Vendors

Rush Hour Concerts on Tuesdays at St. James Cathedral

Upcoming: 

Oct 5 - Oct 10: Ear Taxi Festival

In the Parks:

Movies in the Parks 

Wicker Park and Bucktown Movies in the Parks

Millennium Park presents...

Rooftop Movies

Farmer's Markets!  

City of Chicago's Farmer's Market schedule

TimeOut Chicago's Farmer's Market schedule

DNAInfo Chicago Farmer's Market schedules (by week day)

Weekend Happenings September 23 - September 25

Sept 23: Movies in the Parks

Sept 23: Hamburger Hop at the Harris Theater

Sept 23 - Sept 24: Goose Island 312 Urban Block Party

Sept 23 - Sept 24: Pretty Lights Live Festival

Sept 23 - Sept 25: World Music Festival

Sept 23 - Sept 25: 2016 Chicago Horror Film Festival

Sept 23 - Sept 25: Chicago Gourmet

Sept 23 - Sept 25: Expo Chicago

Sept 23 - Sept 25: American Craft Exposition

Sept 23 - Sept 28: International Screenings Program (Free, Wednesday)

Sept 23 - Sept 29: Reeling: 34th Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival

Sept 23 - October 16: Midnight Circus in the Parks

Sept 24: Intonation's Back to School Ball

Sept 24: HOPS! 19th Annual Oktoberfest Party

Sept 24: 606 Bloomingdale Trail Family Overnight Camping Trip

Sept 24: Chinese Cultural Festival

Sept 24: Chance the Rapper's Magnificent Coloring Day

Sept 24: Logan Squarist Taco Crawl

Sept 24: Elim Dutch Festival (Film)

Sept 24 - Sept 25: Randolph Street Market Festival

Sept 24 - Sept 25: Hyde Park Jazz Festival

Sept 24 - Sept 25: Hyde Park Arts & Crafts Adventure

Sept 24 - Sept 25: AAHH! Fest by Common 

Sept 24 - Sept 25: Edgewater Art Festival

Sept 25: Music Under Glass: Viennese Cafe (Garfield Park Conservatory)

Sept 25: Chicago Half Marathon

Sept 25: Dose Market

Sept 25: Chicago Bicycle Exposition

Oktoberfest:

Sept 23 - Sept 25: Oktoberfest Chicago

Sept 23 - Sept 25: St. Alphonsus Oktoberfest

Sept 23 - Sept 24: Revolution Brewing Oktoberfest

Sept 25: Dusek's Blocktoberfest

Berghoff Oktoberfest

Red Eye Oktoberfest Guide

MetroMix Oktoberfest Chicago Guide

TimeOut Oktoberfest Chicago Guide

Burbs:

Sept 23 - Sept 25: Starving Artist Show (Highwood)

Sept 24: Lisle Ale Fest

Sept 25: Historic Berwyn's Bungalow Tour

Ongoing: 

Until October 2: Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival (Mount Prospect)

Ravinia Schedule

Free days at the Museums

River Walks Vendors

Rush Hour Concerts on Tuesdays at St. James Cathedral

Upcoming: 

5th Annual WPB Fall Dinner Crawl

In the Parks:

Movies in the Parks 

Wicker Park and Bucktown Movies in the Parks

Millennium Park presents...

Rooftop Movies

Farmer's Markets!  

City of Chicago's Farmer's Market schedule

TimeOut Chicago's Farmer's Market schedule

DNAInfo Chicago Farmer's Market schedules (by week day)

Weekend Happenings September 15 - September 18

Sept 15: Activate 

Sept 15: Cactus Bar & Grill Great Lakes Brewing Oktoberfest Sampling

Sept 15: September Full Moon Jam

Sept 16: Eataly's SeptemberFest

Sept 16: Franklin Tap's Oktoberfest Celebration

Sept 16: Chicago Pizza Boss at Begyle Brewing

Sept 16 - Sept 17: Brews, Brats, and Brass - A Different Type of Oktoberfest

Sept 16 - Sept 18: Riot Fest

Sept 16 - Sept 23: Movies in the Parks

Sept 16 - Sept 25: World Music Festival

Sept 16 - Sept 28: International Screenings Program (Free, Wednesday)

Sept 16 - October 16: Midnight Circus in the Parks

Sept 17: River North Wine Fest

Sept 17: Independence Park Beer Fest

Sept 17: All Start Bar Crawl

Sept 17: Englewood Jazz Festival

Sept 17: Harvest Day at Garfield Park Conservatory

Sept 17: Prince and Michael Experience at Beauty Bar

Sept 17: The Brown Elephant Best Of

Sept 17: Chariot Festival of India

Sept 17: Apple Fest at Women's Park and Gardens

Sept 17 - Sept 18: West Loop Art Fest

Sept 17 - Sept 18: Lakeview Taco Fest

Sept 17 - Sept 18: Andersonville City Made Fest

Sept 17 - Sept 18: American Indian Center of Chicago Powwow

Sept 17 - Sept 18: Euro-Balkan Folk Festival

Sept 18: Caravan Art Festival: Band of Bohemia

Sept 18: Little Goat Rooftop Oktoberfest

Sept 18: Sunday Spot (pop-up plaza)

Sept 18: Urban Vines Wine Festival

Sept 18: 3rd Annual Bourbon Fest

Sept 18: Vintage Garage Chicago

Sept 18: The 606 Walk + Global Peace Picnic w/ Rajab Suleiman & Kithara, Herencia de Timbiquí, and Rocky Dawuni

Oktoberfest:

Berghoff Oktoberfest

TimeOut Chicago Guide

Burbs:

Sept 16 - Sept 17: Naperville Film Festival

Sept 16 - Sept 17: Oaktoberfest (Oak Park)

Sept 17: Fall Arts & Crafts Adventure (Park Ridge)

Sept 17: St. Joseph Oktoberfest

Sept 17 - Sept 18: Riverwalk Fine Art Fair (Naperville) 

Sept 17 - Sept 18: Soul Love Fest (Oswego)

Ongoing: 

Until October 2: Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival (Mount Prospect)

Ravinia Schedule

Free days at the Museums

River Walks Vendors

Rush Hour Concerts on Tuesdays at St. James Cathedral

In the Parks:

Movies in the Parks 

Wicker Park and Bucktown Movies in the Parks

Millennium Park presents...

Rooftop Movies

Farmer's Markets!  

City of Chicago's Farmer's Market schedule

TimeOut Chicago's Farmer's Market schedule

DNAInfo Chicago Farmer's Market schedules (by week day)

Weekend Happenings September 9 - September 11

A bit late on posting due to illness.  Here are some of this weekend's happenings!

Sept 9: NoDAPL Chicago Solidarity Rally

Sept 9: Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park

Sept 9: Hulu Summer Road Trip

Sept 9: Second Fridays on The Chicago Cultural Mile

Sept 9 - Sept 10: Windy City Wine Festival

Sept 9 - Sept 10: Roscoe Village Shock Top Oyster Fest

Sept 9 - Sept 10: Lebanese Food Festival

Sept 9 - Sept 11: Hip-Hop Summerfest

Sept 9 - Sept 11: German-American Fest 

Sept 9 - Sept 11: Chicago Fringe Festival

Sept 9 - Sept 11: Festival de La Villita

Sept 9 - Sept 11: Throwback Music Festival

Sept 9 - Sept 11: World Music Festival

Sept 9 - Sept 11: The 50 Year Mission Tour (Star Trek) 

Sept 9 - Sept 15: All You Can Eat Ramen at Furious Spoon

Sept 9 - Sept 28: International Screenings Program (Free, Wednesday)

Sept 10: Princess Bride in the Park

Sept 10: River North Whiskey Festival

Sept 10 at 2pm: Von Steuben German Day Parade

Sept 10: The Chicago Exchange: Community Block Party

Sept 10: Oktoberfest in the Kaiser Tiger Beer Garden

Sept 10: International Greeter Day

Sept 10: Miller Lite Chicago Bears Block Party

Sept 10: 79th Street Renaissance Festival

Sept 10: The Chicago Country Crawl 

Sept 10: River North Rooftop Bar Crawl

Sept 10: 90s Bar Crawl

Sept 10: XPLORE Chicago (Urban adventure race)

Sept 10: Stems and Steins (Norwood Park)

Sept 10 - Sept 11: Renegade Craft Fair

Sept 10 - Sept 11: Ukrainian Village Fest

Sept 10 - Sept 11: Lakeview East Festival of the Arts

Sept 10 - Sept 11: Ravenswood ArtWalk

Sept 10 - Sept 11: Chicago Ultimate Women's Expo

Sept 11 at noon: Guatemalan Independence Parade

Sept 11: The Dog Film Festival 

Sept 11: ZooRunRun

Sept 11 - Sept 15: Chicago 48 Hour Film Project

Mexican Independence Day Parades

Sept 10 at 12pm: Pilsen Mexican Independence Day Parade

Sept 11 at 12pm: 26th Street Mexican Independence Day Parade

Sept 11 at 2pm: South Chicago Mexican Independence Day Parade

Oktoberfest:

Berghoff Oktoberfest

TimeOut Chicago Guide

Burbs:

Sept 9 - Sept 11: Sandwich Fair

Sept 10: Forest Park Ribfest

Sept 10: Taste of Hungary (Norridge)

Sept 10: Wings over Waukegan

Sept 10 - Sept 11: Revolutionary War Reenactment (Wheaton)

Sept 10 - Sept 17: Naperville Independent Film Festival 

Sept 11: Scandinavian Day Festival 

Ongoing: 

Until September 10: Movies in the Parks

Until September 11: Chicago Summer Dance (Fridays - Sundays)

Until September 28: International Screenings Program

Until October 2: Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival (Mount Prospect)

Until October 16: Midnight Circus in the Parks

Ravinia Schedule

Free days at the Museums

River Walks Vendors

Rush Hour Concerts on Tuesdays at St. James Cathedral

In the Parks:

Movies in the Parks 

Wicker Park and Bucktown Movies in the Parks

Millennium Park presents...

Rooftop Movies

Farmer's Markets!  

City of Chicago's Farmer's Market schedule

TimeOut Chicago's Farmer's Market schedule

DNAInfo Chicago Farmer's Market schedules (by week day)