BLK in the City: Events Guide 9.22 - 9.28 (2026)

Things to do in Black Chicago

Last update: 9.22.26 at 10:04 am CT - Events will be updated regularly.
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Experiences

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

Events

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😂 Every Sat in Sep: The Spades Table
🌿 Sep 21 - 27: Chicago Wellness Week | Various Locations
🎨🥬🍂 Sep 24 - Nov 1: Black Plant It 2026: The Oracle of Evergreen | Garfield Park Conservatory
🎨🥾 Sep 24 + 25 - 27: “Falling Backwards” - An art exhibition hosted in collaboration with Ugg (If you miss the talk, the full Falling Backwards exhibition will remain open for viewing from September 25th through September 27th) | Notre Chicago - 118 N. Peoria St
🎷🎶 Sep 25 - 27: Hyde Park Jazz Festival (lineup) | Various Venues in Hyde Park
🍽️🌿🌍 Now - Sep 27: Bronzeville's Farmers Market | The South Side Sanctuary
🎬 Now - Sep 27: How We Got On | Definition Theater
🌿🌍 Now - Sep 30: Sunset Yoga | the Arts Lawn
🎬 Now - Oct 4: Black Girl From a White Suburb | American Blue Theater
🎬 Now - Nov 1: Detroit 67 | Pulse Theater
🎬 Now - Nov 1: Top Dog Underdog | Steppenwolf Theater
🎨🌍 Now - Dec 19: Emmett Till Lived: Freedom on American Ground | MoCP - Museum of Contemporary Photography

Tue, Sept 22

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Wed, Sept 23

🎨 For The Love of Art: The Heart Experience | Boxville (outdoors) 332 E 51st St
🛍️🎉 All Summa | Opening Night 9.23 w/ Jumpman 23 | 456 N. Union Avenue

Thu, Sept 24

🎨🥬🍂 Art West | Black Plant It 2026: The Oracle of Evergreen Opening (tix) | Garfield Park Conservatory
🎨🥾 “Falling Backwards” - An art exhibition hosted in collaboration with Ugg | Notre Chicago - 118 N. Peoria St -
🎤 Monthly Open Mic hosted by Boukhepra. (free) | The Silverrroom
🎤 Respect The Mic September edition | Monday Coffee
🎤🎶 The Vocal Shed (For singers!) | The BlkRoom

Fri, Sept 25

🎶🌿 Frequency Friday Cosmic Sound Healing, Jazz Fusion & Reggae by Tchiya Amet (free) | The Silverrroom
🎷🎶 Hyde Park Jazz Festival Kickoff (lineup) | Various Venues in Hyde Park

Sat, Sept 26

🎨 Diasporal Rhythms for Art Smart: Black Collector Forum - A focused conversation on the business of art | Blanc Gallery (Bronzeville)
🎫🎶🌮🍋‍🟩 Tacos & Tequila Festival | Northwestern Medicine Field (Geneva, IL)
🎉 Slot-A (DJ) | Punch House

Sun, Sept 27

🍎🥔🥕🥑🥐 Roseland People’s Market | 11026 S. Michigan Ave.
🛍️ 312 Markets Chicago's Affordable Pop-up Market - $10 & Under (RSVP by commenting on post) | City Hall Events
🎉 Mimosa Club | Easy Saturday Day Hang | Moxy Chicago

Mon, Sept 28

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