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

Things to do in Black Chicago

Last update: 9.24.26 at 11:54 pm 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
🎉🍽️ Wellsey All Week | Wellsey Tavern
🌿 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 Sep 25th through Sep 27th) | Notre Chicago - 118 N. Peoria St
📚 11th Annual Chicago Urban Book Expo Weekend | Hilton Rosemont O'hare
🎷🎶 Sep 25 - 27: Hyde Park Jazz Festival (lineup) | Various Venues in Hyde Park
🍗🎟️ Sep 26 + 27: Wingout Fest Chicago | Gallagher Way (3635 N. Clark St)
🍽️🌿🌍 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 | 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
🎉 Wellsey Unplugged: Kanye West College Dropout Tribute (Happy Hour + Late Night) | Wellsey Tavern

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
📺🎉 A Different World Premiere Watch Party | Honey & Hue
🎤 Monthly Open Mic hosted by Boukhepra. (free) | The Silverrroom
🎤 Respect The Mic September edition | Monday Coffee
🎤🎶 The Vocal Shed (For singers!) | The BlkRoom
🍹🍸🍷🎶 R&B Happy Hour | ETC Chicago
🍹🎶🎉 R&B Girl Dinner (every Thursday) | Chalet
🌈🎉 Adult Supervision Needed | Sip & Chill (tix) - A 27+ Listening Experience + Lesbian & Queer Loft Party + Music By DJ Cashera | 2029 N. Avenue
🍽️🎉 R&B Dinner Thursdays + Friday Jr. (late-night) | Wellsey Tavern
🎉 The Ryans, AKA Ryan Moses & Ryan the Person (tickets) | Punch House
🎉 Open Swim - Hosted by Slot-A: Live Beats | Emporium Arcade
🎉 Flirty Thursday | The Hidden Gem

Fri, Sept 25

😂 Rent Party Comedy Show | 12155 S. Normal
😂 Y'all Still Know What It Is | Arie Crown Theater
🎤🎶 Choir Rehearsal with Friends Chicago (tickets) | Greenwood Oasisbnn`
🎶 Celebrating 50 Years of “Songs in The Key of Life” - A live Stevie Wonder tribute performed by Sarah Marie Young | Untitled Supper Club
🎶🌿 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
🎤🍹🎉 Unplugged: An R&B/Karaoke Happy Hour Experience (tickets) | The View 1701
🎉 B.A.D. Happy Hour | Brulee Chicago
🎉 Leisure | Chalet
🎉 Honey by DJ Cashera (Sells out in an hour - next date Nov 25) | Three Top Lounge
🎉 That's So Rubes x Link Up Collective | First Class Fridays (every Friday) | Hue Chicago
🎉 Decent w/ DJ Slot-A + Such (tickets) | Wellsey Tavern
🎉 That's So Y2K | Expat
🎉 Club Crib ($5 cover) | The California Clipper

Sat, Sept 26

🍽️🎣🍟🍹🎉4th Annual 7323 Fish Fry | 7323 Chicago
🛍️🌍 Bronzeville Summer Nights: “Fall” In Love with Bronzeville | East 47th St. (Wabash - Cottage Grove) in Bronzeville
🎨 Diasporal Rhythms for Art Smart: Black Collector Forum - A focused conversation on the business of art | Blanc Gallery (Bronzeville)
😂 Saturday Night Sketch | iO Theater (1501 N. Kingsbury)
🎺🎶 Ben LaMar Gay: Yowzers! | Dusable Black History Museum & Education Center
🎫🎶🌮🍋‍🟩 Tacos & Tequila Festival | Northwestern Medicine Field (Geneva, IL)
🍷🎉 Wine Down Every Saturday | Park Manor
🌈🎉 Potentially Yours - Intentional Black Sapphic Singles (tickets) | Wicker 64 Bar & Brill
🎉 DJ Slot-A and Friends | Punch House
🎉 Sigma Chris + That's So Rubes | South House Party (tickets) | Joy District
🎉 Kinda Like A Love Song (DJ Vic Lloyd + Ryan Moses) | Revolver Chicago
🎉 Saturday Luv | Easy Does It
🎉 No Tomorrow | EZ INN
🎉 Solito Carlito presents: Saturday Night Service (tickets) | Koi Noodles

Sun, Sept 27

🍎🥔🥕🥑🥐 Roseland People’s Market | 11026 S. Michigan Ave.
🎲🎵🎤 The #1 Music Game Night | Pitch + Pour
🍽️🏈 Endless Brunch + Football | Wellsey Tavern
🛍️ 312 Markets Chicago's Affordable Pop-up Market - $10 & Under (RSVP by commenting on post) | City Hall Events
😂 Comedy Showcase (Zac Boog + Leon Rogers) | Laugh Factory Chicago
Maplewood Market Chicago | 2535 W North Ave (Wicker Park)
🎤🌍 New Sound Cafe Open Mic - Music + Poetry + Comedy | New Sound Cafe
📸🌍 Community Headshot Day | The Silverroom
🥞🥓🍽️🎉 Pretty Girls Brunch and R+B | The Duplex
🚣🏾🎉 Neon Sessions w/ Slot-A | Ping Tom Park
🎉🌍 The Brown Get Down | The.BLKRoom
🔥🎉 Mimosa Club | Mimosa at Moxy Day Party (tickets) | Moxy Chicago
🎉 Neon Palm Sunday’s | Hue Chicago

Mon, Sept 28

🎫🎶 Kota the Friend | Just Happy To Be Here Tour | Garcia's Chicago
⛴️ BOATGATE w/ Israel Idonije | Navy Pier
📺🏈🍽️ Game Day Social: Bears vs Eagles Watch Party | Renaissance Bronzeville
 🎉 Mondayze After the Pier: Late-night Amapiano curated by DJ Diesel of Life | Hue Chicago