After-work events in Chicago in December 2026: what’s on?

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

• Music

  Dec 1 · 6 PM

  Suicide Silence

  House of Blues Chicago · River North

  • Music
  • Metalcore

  Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 1 · 6:30 PM

  Kim Petras

  Radius Chicago · Lower West Side

  • Music
  • Dance
  • Electropop
  • Electronic

  Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

• Music

  Dec 2 · 4 PM

  Golden Hour Featuring giverupper

  Epiphany Center for the Arts

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• Music

  Dec 3 · 4 PM

  Jade Maze's Holiday Golden Hour w/ Chris Mahieu

  Epiphany Center for the Arts

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 3 · 6 PM

  Gerry Hundt - Acoustic Set - 6pm

  Kingston Mines · Lincoln Park

  • Music
  • Acoustic

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Friday, December 4, 2026

• Music

  Dec 4 · 4 PM

  Golden Hour Featuring Cobra B

  Epiphany Center for the Arts

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 4 · 5:30 PM

  The Hoyle Brothers

  Empty Bottle · Ukrainian Village

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 4 · 6 PM

  DragonForce

  Riviera Theatre · Uptown Square

  • Music
  • Metal

  Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 4 · 6 PM

  Helen 55

  Helen 55 · Upon Your Dead Body

  Cobra Lounge · West Loop

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  until Dec 13

  New Stages Festival 26/27

  Goodman Theatre · The Loop

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Saturday, December 5, 2026

• Music

  Dec 5 · 6 PM

  Bodysnatcher

  Avondale Music Hall

  • Music
  • Metalcore

  Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 5 · 6 PM

  Spafford

  Park West · Lincoln Park

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
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• Music

  Dec 5 · 6:30 PM

  I Am the Avalanche

  Cobra Lounge · West Loop

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Sunday, December 6, 2026

• Music

  Dec 6 · 5 PM

  Outcast Jazz Band's Big Band Dance Party

  Epiphany Center for the Arts

  • Music
  • Band
  • Big band
  • Dance

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 6 · 5:30 PM

  Acoustic Set TBA- 5:30 pm

  Kingston Mines · Lincoln Park

  • Music
  • Acoustic

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 6 · 5:30 PM

  Story of the Year

  Story of the Year · Silverstein · Stand Atlantic

  Riviera Theatre · Uptown Square

  • Music
  • Emo
  • Metalcore
  • Pop punk

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 6 · 6:30 PM

  La Mar de Bien - A Flamenco Jazz Collective

  Epiphany Center for the Arts

  • Music
  • Flamenco
  • Jazz

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 6 · 6:30 PM

  Rico McFarland - North Stage - 6:30pm

  Kingston Mines · Lincoln Park

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

• Music

  Dec 8 · 6 PM

  Senses Fail

  House of Blues Chicago · River North

  • Music
  • Emo
  • Hardcore punk

  Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  until Dec 9

  Holiday Rhythms (Chicago Human Rhythm Project)

  Chicago Human Rhythm Project

  Jazz Showcase · South Loop

  • Music
  • Dance

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

• Music

  Dec 9 · 4 PM

  Golden Hour Featuring Kare

  Epiphany Center for the Arts

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 9 · 6 PM

  Organic Music Quartet

  Epiphany Center for the Arts

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Other

  Dec 9 · 6 PM

  Partner Event | Chamber Music Immersive - Holiday Special: Brahms & Tchaikovsky

  Chicago History Museum · Lincoln Park

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 9 · 6 PM

  Thor Bremer's Chakras

  Epiphany Center for the Arts

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
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• Music

  Dec 9 · 6:30 PM

  Babyfxce E

  Park West · Lincoln Park

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Thursday, December 10, 2026

• Music

  Dec 10 · 6 PM

  Studebaker John - Acoustic Set - 6p,

  Kingston Mines · Lincoln Park

  • Music
  • Acoustic

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 10 · 6:30 PM

  Gaerea

  Riviera Theatre · Uptown Square

  • Music
  • Black metal
  • Metal

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Friday, December 11, 2026

• Music

  Dec 11 · 4 PM

  Golden Hour featuring DJ Mwelwa

  DJ Mwelwa

  Epiphany Center for the Arts

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 11 · 5:30 PM

  Honey Revenge

  Honey Revenge · Dead Poet Society · Broadside

  Bottom Lounge · Near West Side

  • Music
  • Rock

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 11 · 5:30 PM

  The Hoyle Brothers

  Empty Bottle · Ukrainian Village

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 11 · 6 PM

  Broadside

  Bottom Lounge · Near West Side

  • Music
  • Pop
  • Pop punk
  • Punk

  Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Saturday, December 12, 2026

• Music

  Dec 12 · 4 PM

  Golden Hour Featuring Lizzi Trumbore

  Epiphany Center for the Arts

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 12 · 6 PM

  Face to Face

  Concord Music Hall · Logan Square

  • Music
  • Pop
  • Pop punk
  • Punk

  Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 12 · 6:30 PM

  Christmas Cabaret Thee Ricky Harris Way

  Epiphany Center for the Arts

  • Music
  • Cabaret
  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Sunday, December 13, 2026

• Music

  Dec 13 · 6 PM

  Lakeshore Rush Presents: String Quartet Summit

  Epiphany Center for the Arts

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 13 · 6 PM

  Through n' Through

  Through n' Through · Court Order · M.I.C.T.L.Ä.N · Baldilocks

  Cobra Lounge · West Loop

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
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• Music

  Dec 13 · 6:30 PM

  Nicholas Alexander Band - North Stage - 6:30pm

  Kingston Mines · Lincoln Park

  • Music
  • Band
  • Acoustic

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Monday, December 14, 2026

• Music

  Dec 14 · 6:30 PM

  Preservation Hall Jazz Band

  Garcia's Chicago · Near West Side

  • Music
  • Band
  • Jazz

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Wednesday, December 16, 2026

• Music

  until Dec 17

  Salsa on a School Night

  Epiphany Center for the Arts

  • Music
  • Salsa

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 16 · 6 PM

  dino gala

  dino gala · Friendly Faces · Ava Brennan

  Cobra Lounge · West Loop

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 16 · 6:30 PM

  Preservation Hall Jazz Band

  Garcia's Chicago · Near West Side

  • Music
  • Band
  • Jazz

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Thursday, December 17, 2026

• Music

  Dec 17 · 6 PM

  Gerry Hundt - Acoustic Set - 6pm

  Kingston Mines · Lincoln Park

  • Music
  • Acoustic

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 17 · 6:30 PM

  Emily Cavanagh

  Emily Cavanagh · Carl Banks

  Schubas Tavern · Lakeview

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

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• Music

  Dec 17 · 6:30 PM

  Singing Christmas in Chicago with Jackson Jay Kidder and Lucy Smith

  Epiphany Center for the Arts

  • Music
  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Friday, December 18, 2026

• Music

  Dec 18 · 5:30 PM

  Into It. Over It.

  Into It. Over It. · Silent Majority · NNAMDÏ

  House of Blues Chicago · River North

  • Music
  • Experimental
  • Hip hop
  • Indie

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 18 · 5:30 PM

  NNAMDÏ

  House of Blues Chicago · River North

  • Music
  • Experimental
  • Hip hop
  • Indie

  Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 18 · 5:30 PM

  The Hoyle Brothers

  Empty Bottle · Ukrainian Village

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 18 · 6 PM

  Devon Kay & the Solutions

  Devon Kay & the Solutions · Sorry SweetHeart · Tiny Stills · summerbruise · Junebug

  Cobra Lounge · West Loop

  • Music
  • Punk
  • Ska punk

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
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• Music

  Dec 18 · 6:30 PM

  DJ Meredith Marks

  Meredith Marks · DJ Meredith Marks

  Park West · Lincoln Park

  • Music
  • Dance

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Saturday, December 19, 2026

• Music

  Dec 19 · 6 PM

  Bugsy

  Bugsy · Pictoria Vark · Almost There But Not Really · Mourning Star

  Cobra Lounge · West Loop

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Sunday, December 20, 2026

• Music

  Dec 20 · 5 PM

  Baby Smoove

  House of Blues Chicago · River North

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 20 · 5:30 PM

  Gerry Hundt - Acoustic Set - 5:30pm

  Kingston Mines · Lincoln Park

  • Music
  • Acoustic

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 20 · 6:30 PM

  Rico McFarland - North Stage - 6:30pm

  Kingston Mines · Lincoln Park

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 20 · 6:30 PM

  TATUM LANGLEY Presents: A MIDWEST HOLIDAY

  Epiphany Center for the Arts

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Thursday, December 24, 2026

• Music

  Dec 24 · 6 PM

  CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS EVE

  Kingston Mines · Lincoln Park

  • Music
  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Friday, December 25, 2026

• Music

  Dec 25 · 6 PM

  CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS DAY

  Kingston Mines · Lincoln Park

  • Music
  • Christmas

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Saturday, December 26, 2026

• Music

  until Dec 27

  CUMBIA CATEDRAL: HOLIDAY EDITION  

  Epiphany Center for the Arts

  • Music
  • Cumbia

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 26 · 6:50 PM

  Dixon's Violin

  Noyes Cultural Arts Center

  • Music
  • Experimental

  Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Sunday, December 27, 2026

• Music

  Dec 27 · 5:30 PM

  Nicholas Alexander - Acoustic Set - 5:30pm

  Kingston Mines · Lincoln Park

  • Music
  • Acoustic

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Wednesday, December 30, 2026

• Music

  Dec 30 · 6:30 PM

  Anne & Mark Burnell’s Eve of the Eve: A Chicago Musical Tradition

  Epiphany Center for the Arts

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

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