Things to do in Black Chicago
Last update: 11.12.25 at 5:09 pm - Events will be updated regularly.
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BLK News
🍩 Dat Donut New Store Grand Opening in Lakeview! First location in Chatham Chicago
🎞️ Just Nesh: "Self Served" Amazon Prime Special
Multiple Dates
🎥 Nov 7 - 16: Black Harvest Film Festival | Siskel Film Center
🎄 Nov 8 - Jan 5 Christmas Around the World | Museum of Science + Industry
😂 Now until Mar 2026: This Too Shall Slap (improv) | Second City Chicago
🗻 Snow tubing an hour from Chicago via BLK People Outside | Open now for booking starting Dec 20
Tue, Nov 11
🎭 Broadway in Chicago | Premiere of Hell's Kitchen: Alicia Keys Musical | James Nederland Theatre
😂 Just Nesh Comedy Show: Laugh Now, Wine Later (every Tuesday) | S.L Wine Bar (Lansing - South Suburbs)
🎉11:11 Trap R&B Tuesdays | Hue Chicago
Wed, Nov 12
🎶 Kaash Paige f/ Amari Noelle + Miriah + Dej Monae | The Promontory
🍽️ Smoke Sessions: Chef Ken Polk (Batter and Berries): 4 Courses + 4 Cocktails | Frontier Chicago
Thu, Nov 13
🎶 Once Upon A Vibe (live music f/ various local artists) | Ephipany Center for the Arts
🏛️ The Blue Paradox Exhibit f/ Spongebob Squarepants + Patrick Star | Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
👟 Chicago Run Collective | Hyrox Shakeout: 5K out and back | Public Rec Store
🎥💄 Visionaries in Motion x Beyond the Beauty (makeup artists + hairstylists) | Sisters in Cinema
🏈 Thur$day Nite Lights: Battle of Da’ East (football) | Chalet Chicago
Fri, Nov 14
🎶 One Night All Vibes (Live R&B music) | The Promontory
🎶 Sofar Sounds x AJ Grayce + SoulTribe (live music) | Undisclosed Location
🎶 Sofar Sounds x Luv Moore (live music) | West Loop
🎤 We The Diaspora x The Silverroom | Stories in the Wind: A Chicago Diaspora Storytelling Open-Mic | The Silver Room
🍹 Fridays R&B Only | S.L Wine Bar (Lansing - South Suburbs)
🎉 The Whine Down: Volume 3 | Wild Hare (Fulton Market)
🌳 Harold's #17 x Support Your Local Weedman Collaboration offering infused wings | Pohibition THCafe
Sat, Nov 15
🎉 The Juke Joint: Black Metropolis | Private Location
📚⏺️ Call & Response Books x Silk Press Ink | Vinyl Listening Party | Call & Response Books
🎾 Wellness Bestie Chi | Tennis Community Day | Toss and Spin
🎶 Dark Matter | Indigo Sessions: Anaiet.Soul Live | Elastic Arts
🎉 DJ Dutchess x DJ Escoe Bae | The Put On: House Music | Epiphany Center for the Arts
🎉 Big Stage Global | Biggest Rooftop Afrobeats Day Party North America | theWit Hotel @ Roof on the Wit
🌿 Café Con Pilates y Wellness (Latin DJ set) | Avondale Music Hall
🎶 Terry Hunter & Friends | Not Just Another House Party (Deon Cole + Raheem Devaughn + Estelle + Eric Roberson + Yolanda Adams + J. Ivy + Chef Sean + many more) | Wintrust Arena
🎶 Fourth Annual Frankie Knuckles Festival & Fundraiser (house music) | The Land School
Sun, Nov 16
🎶 Nolen Entertainment | Sunday Night Live ft. Rae Veronica + We Just Friends + Carson + Sye K | Reggies Music Joint
🍹 7 Inches + Spades + Football | Wax Vinyl Bar
🍽️ Sunday Brunch Vibes (food only) | etc. Chicago
🎉 Sophistasocial Group | The Sunday Issue | The Promontory
🎶🎫 Naturally 7 | George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center (Skokie, IL)
🎞️ Black Harvest Film Festival | "Take 290" (short film feature) | Gene Siskel Film Center
Mon, Nov 17
🌿 What the Girls Are Doing | Candlelight Yoga and Sound Healing | Stan Mansion
🌿 The MUTHAship x Beyond Wellness | Frequency Float: Sound Bath | The Ritz-Carlton Spa Chicago
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