Things to do in Black Chicago
Last update: 1.21.26 at 5:28 pm - Events will be updated regularly.
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On January 19, experience the opening of the Museum of Science and Industry's:
👢 Crafting Character: The Costumes of Paul Tazewell - Reel: Who is Paul Tazewell by Social Life Chicago
🎨 Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition (Our reel from last year)
Experiences to Book in Advance
FEVER Experiences
🎻🕯️ Candlelight Concerts: A Tribute to Drake
🎻🕯️ Candlelight Concerts: Neo-Soul Favorites
🎻🕯️ Candlelight Concerts: 90s Hip-Hop
🎺 The JAZZ Show: A Tribute to Soul
🔢🎉 Bingo Loco: The Ultimate Bingo Party
🍽️🚢 Dinner Cruise on the Chicago River
🖤 Black History & Black Love: A Reality Dating Show Experience! | Virtue Restaurant
🥁 Feb 1: Drumline Live | Auditorium Theatre
💲 Mar 12 (high demand): The Price is Right | Hard Rock Live (Rockford, IL)
Multiple Dates
🎈 Now - Apr 6: Balloon Museum - EmotionAir: Art You Can Feel | The Fields Studios - Gate 1
🍽️ Jan 23 - Feb 8: 19th Annual Chicago Restaurant Week | Over 500 participating restaurants
😂 Jan 30 - Feb 1: Funny Marco | Improv Chicago (Schaumburg)
🎭 Jan 30 - Feb 1: Short Shakespeare! Hamlet | Chicago Shakespeare Theater at Navy Pier
Tue, Jan 20
🎉 Sigma Chris | DND Tuesdays | Tabu
🎉 WTM What's the Move | Blind Barber
Wed, Jan 21
🌍 Visionboard Winedown Wednesday | studioSHAPES
🍷 Wine & Words w/ Host She.Unapologetic | Vitrendi Wine Company
🎥 Black Film Club | Cinema Coffee + Friends (Showing Banel & Adama) | Monday Coffee
🎉 1981 Tokyo: A blend of R&B, Hip-Hop | Money Gun
Thu, Jan 22
💗🌍 Da Book Joint | Friend Speed Dating | Pen & Paper: A Collective Joint
🎶🎫 Tomorrow Never Knows (TNK) Fest | Mykele Deville w/ Illville Vanguard (tickets) | Lincoln Hall + Schubas
🤣 Comedian Kevin Tate | Riddles Comedy Club
Fri, Jan 23
📚 Da Book Joint | Shut Up & Read: Silent Reading Party | Pen & Paper: A Collective Joint
😂 Comedian Martin Lawrence (tickets) | Hard Rock Live (Rockford, IL)
🎉 One Night by SA | Chalet
🎉 Afrobeats Fridays | Masada
Sat, Jan 24
🎨🎶🌍 Stoviink | Unruled x know better do better: Spifter's Art Show w/ Live Music | Pen & Paper: A Collective Joint
🥃 2026 Chicago Winter Whiskey Tasting Festival | King's Chicago
🍃 Sip & Savor | Women's Wellness Fair w/ Northwestern Medical (RSVP) | Sip & Savor (Rosenwald)
💃🏾🕺🏾 The Mambo Revival: The BIGGEST Salsa Party | Epiphany Center for the Arts
🥐 Da Book Joint | Once Upon A Brunch: Brunch, Mimosas, and a Book |
🎉 Sonny Daze - Spinning Midwest Soul + Old School Classics (Free w/RSVP) | Three Top Lounge
🎉 DAYCATION: A Chicago R&B Day Party Escape | Renaissance Bronzeville
🎉 Saturday Night Live (every Saturday) | Y Bar
Sun, Jan 25
🍃 Wellness Bestie Chi | Let's Vision Board Bestie | Little Italy Library
🍃 Bhera Wellness x BodyBar Pilates | Becoming Her - 2 sessions; pink + white activewear (tickets) | Bodybar Pilates
🎶 Keith Washington Live | City Winery
🎶 R.W.S. Collective | The Ox Jam: The Jazzy Jam | Dearly Beloved
📚 Da Book Joint | Nakeisha Elise Williams Book Signing | Pen & Paper: A Collective Joint
🎉 Bevy on Sundays (every Sunday) | Bevy
🎉 Sophistasocial | The Sunday Issue w/ Sounds by Sean Mac | TimeOut Market
Mon, Jan 26
(CLOSED ON THIS DAY) 🎶 Good Vibe Monday w/ Teddy Campbell (every Monday) |Copper Still Martini Bar
🎉 Infamis Collective | Industry Night
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