Things To Do

BLK in the City: Events Guide 9.15 - 9.21 (2026)

By Nkoya Kidd

Sep 15, 2026

BLK in the City: Events Guide 9.15 - 9.21 (2026)

Things to do in Black Chicago

Last update: 9.15.26 at 4:49 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

😂 Every Sat in Sep: The Spades Table
🎶🍷 Sep 18 + Sep 19: Daley Live | City Winery
Sep 19 + Sep 20: World Dumpling Fest | Lincoln Park
Sep 21 - 27: Chicago Wellness Week | Various Locations
🍽️🌿🌍 Now - Sep 27: Bronzeville's Farmers Market | The South Side Sanctuary
🌿🌍 Now - Sep 30: Sunset Yoga | the Arts Lawn
🎫 Now - Sep 20: Martini Expo Week | Various Locations depending on package
🎨🌍 Now - Dec 19: Emmett Till Lived: Freedom on American Ground | MoCP - Museum of Contemporary Photography
🎬 Sep 4 - Oct 4: Black Girl From a White Suburb | American Blue Theater
🎬 Sep 11 - Nov 1: Detroit 67 | Pulse Theater
🎬 Sep 11 -Sep 27: How We Got On | Definition Theater
🎬 Sep 17 - Nov 1: Top Dog Underdog | Steppenwolf Theater

Tue, Sept 15

🎉🎶 Tuesdays are for Drake | 401 N Morgan St
🎶 Karaoke Taco Tuesday | 1115 S 5th Ave (Maywood)
🎉 TOPFLORE CHICAGO: LAMI CRUISE & FRIENDS | Juliana Restaurant
😂 Tuesday Night Stand Up Comedy | Laugh Factory Chicago
🎨🌍 Book Talk: Breakup for Two with E.M. Wilson | Call & Response Books

Wed, Sept 16

🍷 Wine Down Wednesdays | Park Manor 75
🎉 SOH-JU | Moneygun

Thu, Sept 17

🎶🎫 Big Freedia: Big Freedom Tour | Outset
😂 Medicate Comedy Show w/ Arlieta Hall | Monday Coffee
😂 Eddie B: If These Classroom Walls Could Talk (tix) | Vic Theatre
🎉 AfroRave | On the River

Fri, Sept 18

🎶 Sofar Sounds | "Tired of Broken Hearts" EP Release | Secret location in River North
🍷🎉 The Englewood Wine Experience (tix) | 1122 W 63rd St
🍷🎉 The Wine Down: An R&B Party | Chez Event Space
🎉 S&S Fridays with a night for the ladies | Fame Cocktail Club Chicago

Sat, Sept 19

🌿👟 HBCU Run + Brunch | Rainbow Beach
🌿👟 Thryve Fest | South Side YMCA
🌍 The Social Essence: A Conversation on Creating (rsvp) | Overflow Coffee
🛍️ Loop! Chicago: A curated clothing exchange (tix) | Register to see address
🍵🎉 Open Tabs: A R&B Cafe Kickback | Guild Row
🏓 Feminine Alone Time | Pretty in Pickleball | 2121 N Clybourn Ave (Chicago)
👟 Morning Run Collective (tix) | Burnham Park Outdoor Fitness Station
🎶 Sabbath at The Sanctuary: Supa Bwe aka Freddy Got Magic (tix) | Southside Sanctuary
💃🏾 Shades of Power Wellness Weekend + Nile Noir: A Curated Cultural Experience & Belly Dance Cabaret (Black women belly dancers, wellness practitioners, artists, and local artisans) | Connect Gallery
🍸🌍 Martini Expo | River North - various locations depending on packages
👟🌍 CO-ED FIELD DAY | Washington Park
🌍 Community Reading Day | Da Book Joint
🎶 Farm Flowers | 5800 S Ada St
🎉 Off The Grid Culture | No Address | Chicago Riverwalk
🎉 Love Jones an R&B Party | The Duplex

Sun, Sept 20

Mon, Sept 21

🎶 Unfamiliar Sessions Jam | Cole's Bar
🌿👟 Chicago Wellness Week Kickoff (schedule) | Various Locations