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BLK in the City: Events Guide 9.1 - 9.7 (2026)

By BLK Chicago

Sep 1, 2026

BLK in the City: Events Guide 9.1 - 9.7 (2026)

Things to do in Black Chicago

Last update: 9.1.26 at 8:30 pm CT - Events will be updated regularly.
🏢 Company (if different from venue) | 🎟️ Event + Ticket hyperlink | 📍 Venue

GENERAL KEY: 🎨 Art + Culture 😂 Comedy 🌍 Community 🎬 Film 🎫 Festival 🍽️ Food 🧥 Fashion 🎶 Live Music

🛍️ Marketplace 🎤 Open Mic 🎉 Party/Social 🏀 Sports 🎭 Theatre ✈️ Travel 🌿 Wellness; NB=NonBlack

Experiences

Fever Experiences
Unique experiences from immersive art exhibits and candlelight concerts to food events, comedy shows, pop-up experiences, and more.

Events

Multiple Dates

🎆 Free summer fireworks every Wednesday at 9:00 PM and Saturday at 10:00 PM through Labor Day weekend (ending September 5, 2026).

🎶 Sept 3 - Sept 4: Lyfee Jennings | City Winery
🎶🌍 Sept 3– Sept 6: Jazz Fest | Millennium Park + Chicago Cultural Center
🎫 Sept 4 - Sept 7: ARC Music Festival | Union Park NB
🎨🎶🛍️ Sept 5 - Sept 7: 36th Annual African Festival of the Arts Chicago | DuSable Museum Sunken Garden
🍽️🎫 Sept 5 - Sept 6: Lobster Fest | Navy Pier Beer Garden NB
🎶 Sept 7 - Sept 12: Musiq Soulchild | City Winery

Tue, Sept 1

🎉 Sigma Chris | DND: Tuesdays are for Drake | Bar Tabu

Wed, Sept 2

👟 5K Walk/Run Club | Muffy’s Lounge + Components
🍷 Wine Down Wednesday (no cover) | Park Manor 75
🎉 Aced Spade | MoneyGun
🎶🎉 Mary J Blidge My Life The Live Album Experience | Wellsey Tavern

Thu, Sept 3

Check back soon.

Fri, Sept 4

🎉 BLACKOUT | 2100 S Morgan St Ste c-102

Sat, Sept 5

Sun, Sept 6

Mon, Sept 7

🎉 NO STRESS LDW SUMMER SEND-OFF | Three Top Lounge