Agenda
Things to do and see in Chicago
Dogs and cats, hip-hop, and fancons
Things to do in Chicago on Sunday 8/7/2022
Sound healing, Lawndale Arts Festival, Jane, and more music
Things to do in Chicago for Saturday 8/6/2022
More things to do
Monday Night Foodball
Chicago community calendar event listings
Guides
Summer in the city: youth edition
How to enjoy Chicago when you’re a teen with a budget and a curfew
Hot weather, hot shows
Our writers offer a few performance picks from the bounty of the season.
The ‘new normal’ hangs over another summer of live music
As the pandemic grinds on, so do Chicago’s many music festivals. The Reader collects 16 of the biggest and best—though as usual, there’s little correlation between “biggest” and “best.”