October 2026 in Chicago

Bears vs. Patriots Watch Party — OXJAM Edition

Echodroides takes over the booth this Thursday with New Wave, ’80s and ’90s alternative dance favorites

Toadstool Jamboree

Death at the Drag Show

Buena Vista Orchestra

Whitney at Metro

Ovven with Samuel Aaron & Glass-Beagle

@sexmexsux returns to McAllen, Texas!

Whitney Hometown Show

RECESS FREAKY FRIDAY

Friday October 23rd Live at Reed's Local

DJ Fricktion Return Show

Back at Matilda This Friday 🪩

Birthday beats with a little bite.

Yousuke Yukimatsu is coming to Aragon Ballroom

Jazz & Improvised Music Series

TRUTH w/ special guest Chmura, plus Medicine Place, CØNTRA, and Wolf'd

The blues are calling. Grammy Award winning artist @ruthiefostermusic brings her soulful sound and powerful vocals to City Winery Chicago on October 23.

The Rubberz Tour

Cosmic Country Showcase

Swingin’ and stompin’ with the Stein/Smith/Shead trio at Edgefest last weekend. This trio is joined by Chicago legend Wadada Leo Smith on October 23rd at Constellation.

Fur+Fang Haunted Manor / Monster Mash After Party

Dead City Oddities Market

Omar Gitos Open Patio Vibes

Día de los Muertos Celebration

Steel String Singers, Sundew, Collective Fictions, Flip Phone

HALLOWEEN BLOCK PARTY UNDER THE STARS

Bringing the heat to Spooky Season. Afroton x The Whine Down returns to @simonesbar on Oct 24th.

80s for the Babies Block Party Throwback Costume Night

Anime Night: Shonen vs Avatar

Saturday, October 24th, 2026 - Main Room Event

Finally Outside Tour

Blondshell at the Vic Theatre

Paige Fish at Subterranean

Halloween Party

Krewe Of Boo! Monster Mash. Official after-parade party.

KING OF NIGHTCLUBS DOING IT AGAIN & BIGGER HALLOWEEN 2026 BLOCK PARTY NIGHTMARE ON 10th ST

Strokes tribute @thebrokes.band are back in the Rock Club on Saturday, October 24th with @saintmarlboromusic!

AFROTÓN IS BACK AT SIMONES

Performing my own original composition titled ‘Hill Halcyon’ I wrote in collaboration with @greenttea.tempos at @evanstonspace Catch us live @martyrslive Sat 10/24 ticket link in bio

Palladium Nightclub Halloween Lineup

Halloween Special at Empty Bottle

The Ends of The Earth Tour

Latin Lingo

#OrdinaryPeepholes is back this October with NOSFERA2!!

Rent 30th Anniversary LiveStream / City Sessions: Songwriters In The Round / @averywilson / @thisisthesession R & B Jam / @maui_w An Evening of Poetry, Love & Community / @gregorybrothers

Cerise Rooftop Send Off

Halloween Costume Party and Themed Celebration

My House Tour

Creature of the Night Pageant

Kill Your Idols

Phillip Phillips - Let’s Go Far Tour with Katie Lynne Sharbaugh

JUST ANNOUNCED Maximum Wage with Stander & Retrogression

Hey Mama.. #Listdrop with #Tempdrop. #OSN

Poolish / Bike Routes / Bella Poarch / Hans Williams / Surfaces

One Last Dance with DJ Brady Prince

Burgers & Blues

Heat Sync

halloweekend!!! kickoff!!!

HALLOWEEN PARTY AT LA FIESTA CANTINA

NIGHT OF THE LIVING GROOVE VOL. 2 with New Nostalgia, Snooze & Cold World

Happy release day to The Tallest Man on Earth! His new album, Just Beyond Endless Mountain is out today. Don’t miss him live at Thalia Hall on October 29th with Gwenifer Raymond.

¡Chicago! Consigue boletos 2x1 para ver a @estemanmusic y @danielaspalla este 29 de Octubre en el House of Blues. Invita a alguien especial y aseguren sus boletos hoy.

Halloween Down the Rabbit Hole

LATIN & HIPHOP THURSDAYS 🩸 Pick Your Poison Edition 🩸

EPIC HALLOWEEN WEEKEND

One Last Dance with @l3xxmusic & friends

All Hallows Eve

Nerds Halloween Bash

PLAY [010] HALLOWEEN EVE SHOW

Karaoke R&B "Pass The Mic"

THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE HALLOWEEN

Halloween weekend at MASADA

Karaoke R&B "Pass The Mic" Every Friday

SPIDER MAFIA PRESENTS: THE NIGHTMARE BELOW

Scary Hours

SCARY HOURS Night Before Halloween Party

Freaky Deaky New Orleans

DL + DL ‘Anything Goes’

Sanctum Fest

Quadeca hits Metro with DERBY and Olēka

Freaky Deaky NOLA

Right Here Right Now tour

HALLOWEEN WEEKEND HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN STACKED

Circus After Dark

Exquisite Corpse Ball: A Benefit for Intonation Music

YOUR FREAKY DEAKY NOLA CRASH COURSE HAS ARRIVED!

FREAKY DEAKY AFTERPARTIES: FRIGHT NIGHT vs. HELL’S GALA

THE ODYSSEY HALLOWEEN AT CELESTE

Danger Danger

Young Irish Halloween Party

All Hallow's Eve

Don't miss @teamwhitmore with @the_goldenrods and @megandthewheelers in the Rock Club this Friday! Grab tickets at reggieslive.com.

Infectious indie trio @silvisband are in the Shack this Friday with @everydayfantasticband and @omingold!

The @nerdsgonewild Halloween party

Sailor Moon Halloween Party

5th Annual South Loop Halloween Bar Crawl

45th Annual Halloween Tavern Tour

One Last Dance

Happy Halloween! Sincere Engineer are getting in costume playing a covers set as The Hives at Cobra Lounge with special guests Won't Stay Dead (Alkaline Trio) and Reely Big Moose (Agent Orange).

Halloween show at Reggie’s in the joint

Shibuya Meltdown Halloween Event

Digital Doom Disco: One Last Dance with Billa Beats

Kombi Halloween a pilsen

Halloween Dance Party

DANCE PLANET HALLOWEEN BANGER

EPIC HALLOWEEN BASH!

Maria's Asian Horror Halloween

Mom’s Gone Mad. A Night Underground with @djgudlife.

Halloween covering some of your favorites

Daft Disko Halloween: Chicago

Halloween with Rod Tuffcurls and The Benchpress

Troutman Open Streets Halloween party

Metro Concert Posters

JUST ANNOUNCED: Freakeasy Halloween: Mecca Black Cat with J.Phlip & Christian Martin along with Freakeasy DJs, Artists, and Performers at Park West on Oct 31st. Get your tickets now!

Halloween Saturday thriller night