Featured Experiences

Featured Experiences

A curated selection of live events, immersive and cultural experiences.


90's R&B Sing-A-Long + Mini Candle Making

Description

ing, pour, and vibe your way through a 90s R&B night at Above Average Candle Studio.

Step into a space where music, creativity, and nostalgia come together for a fun two-hour experience. This 90’s R&B Sing-A-Long + Mini Candle Making session invites guests to create their own custom-scented candle while classic R&B hits keep the energy going all night.

Guided by the studio’s team, you’ll blend your fragrance, pour your candle, and sing along to the songs that defined the era. It’s a laid-back, feel-good experience that mixes creativity with a little bit of karaoke-style fun.

Expect good music, good vibes, and a candle you get to take home at the end of the night.

Heated Duffy Boat Cruise

Description + Discount Codes

Cruise the Chicago River with skyline views from a private boat. Chicago Boat Company offers year-round rentals, including heated Duffy boats for colder months, making it an easy and unique way to experience the city from the water.

BLK Chicago members receive a limited-time discount on Chicago Boat Company’s heated Duffy boat cruises.

BLK in the City Member Discount Code
- 2-hour Heated Duffy cruises
- Valid Wednesday–Friday & Sundays
- Booking window expires March 18, 2026

Candlelight Concert: Tribute to Drake

Description

A Candlelight concert featuring the music of Drake, set inside Stan Mansion and illuminated by candlelight.

Tentative Program
Passionfruit
Marvins Room
Teenage Fever
Headlines
Take Care
Laugh Now Cry Later
God's Plan
Controlla
Fair Trade
Crew Love
Over
In My Feelings
One Dance
Hold On, We're Going Home


Candlelight Concert: Neo-Soul Favorites ft. Songs by Prince, Childish Gambino, & More

Description

Candlelight concerts offer an immersive live music experience set in striking Chicago venues. This edition features Neo-Soul and Hip-Hop favorites at Wicker Park Lutheran Church, illuminated by candlelight.

Tentative Program
SZA – Good Days
Lauryn Hill – Ex-Factor
Solange – Don’t Touch My Hair
Miguel – Adorn
Frank Ocean – Thinkin Bout You
Prince – Purple Rain
Sade – Smooth Operator
D’Angelo – Untitled (How Does It Feel)
Childish Gambino – Redbone
H.E.R. – The Best Part
Alicia Keys – You Don’t Know My Name
Boyz II Men – End of the Road


Bingo Loco: The Ultimate Bingo Party

Description

Bingo Loco turns classic bingo into a high-energy rave experience. Expect comedian MCs, throwback anthems, lip-sync battles, dance-offs, confetti drops, and CO₂ cannons — all woven between fast-paced bingo rounds with prizes ranging from trips and cars to unexpected surprises.

This is a global party phenomenon bringing bingo, music, and chaos together for one unforgettable night in Chicago.


The Jazz Room: Tribute to Soul

Description

A live Jazz Room concert featuring classic and contemporary soul, reinterpreted in a relaxed, immersive setting.

Program
Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Let's get it on - Marvin Gaye
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) - Stevie Wonder
...and many more


Dinner Cruise on the Chicago River

Description

A 2.5-hour Premier Plus Dinner Cruise offering a three-course plated dinner, reserved tables, curated DJ music, and views of the Chicago River. Wheelchair accessible with dietary accommodations available.


The Jury Experience – Death by AI: Will Chicago Make Justice?

Description

A driverless car has caused a fatal accident and accountability is on trial. In this live, immersive investigation, you’ll examine testimonies, evidence, and cast real-time votes as technology, morality, and human judgment collide.

This experience challenges how you define responsibility when AI makes a deadly mistake. Every detail matters, every perspective differs, and once the verdict is cast, debate is inevitable.

Will you stand by your decision?
Can you change someone else’s mind?
Can a room ever agree on what’s fair?

Take part in The Jury Experience: Death by AI and spend the night shaping the outcome yourself.