LIVE MUSIC & SHOWS (August 24th - 31st, 2026)🎷

🎬 $10 Silent Film Series: “The Unknown” starring Lon Chaney (1927) (Des Plaines) | 7:00 PM | $10 | Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

🎵 Outdoor Concert: Denny Diamond – A Neil Diamond Story (Lake Zurich) | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Free | Ela Area Public Library (Back Lawn), 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich (Link)

🎸 Damn Tall Buildings (Arlington Heights) | 7:30 PM | $32+ | Hey Nonny (Link)

🃏 Board Game & Spades Tournament Night (Barrington) | 7:00 PM - 11:59 PM | Free | Shirley's Piano Bar (Link)

🎬 $1 Film Series: "Shrek" (Des Plaines) | 7:00 PM | $1 | Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

🃏 BINGO NIGHT (Prospect Heights) | 6:30 PM | Free | Union Ale House (Link)

🎸 Trigger Gospel (Arlington Heights) | 7:30 PM | $44+ | Hey Nonny (Link)

🎸 Summer Concert Series: Voyage (Buffalo Grove) | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Free | Adriane Johnson Amphitheater at Mike Rylko Community Park (Link)

🎸 Bourbon 'N Brass Speakeasy: The Bourbon 'N Brass Trio with Eric Schneider (Des Plaines) | 7:30 PM | $5 | Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

🎸 Big Suit: The Talking Heads Tribute (Des Plaines) | 7:30 PM | $22.50 - $46.75 | Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

🍷 Wine Wednesday at Plank Road Tap Room (Elgin) | 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Free | Plank Road Tap Room (Link)

🎸 Live Music: On The Air - Jim, Rich, and Friends (Lake Zurich) | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Free | Copper Fiddle Distillery (Link)

🧠 Urban Chestnut Sponsored Trivia Night (Park Ridge) | 7:00 PM | Free | Beer on the Wall (Link)

🎭Shakespeare in the Park Festival: As You Like It Live Performance (Algonquin) | 6:30 PM | Free | Towne Park (Link)

🎸Community Live Music Series:  The Throwbacks (Itasca)  | 7:00 PM | Free | Usher Park (Link)

🎸 Sounds of Summer Concert: The Blooze Brothers (Arlington Heights) | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Free | Harmony Park (Link)

🎸 Thursday Night After Party: Music by Blue Rose Duo (Arlington Heights) | 8:30 PM - 11:30 PM | Free | Hey Nonny (Link)

🎸 Pandora's Box (Ultimate Aerosmith Tribute) with Bad Medicine (Bon Jovi Tribute) (Des Plaines) | 7:30 PM | $46.75 - $66.75 | Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

🎸 Live R&B and Blues with The Cat Gaddis Project (Des Plaines) | 7:30 PM | $5 | Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

🎹 Piano Performance: Steve Yoder (Elgin) | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Free | Gail Borden Public Library - Main Library Lobby (Link)

🎤 Dina Bach Pop Concert (Elk Grove Village) | 6:00 PM | Free | Cefalu Seaside Sicilian (Link)

🎸 Summer Sounds on the Green: ARRA (Classic Rock) (Hoffman Estates) | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Free | Hideaway Brew Garden (Link)

🎤 Open Mic Night! (Lake Zurich) | 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Free | Copper Fiddle Distillery (Link)

🪩 Oak Park Concert: The Disco Circus (Niles) | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Free | Oak Park at Ottawa Ave & Lee St (Link)

🎷 Ogie's Fault — Latin Jazz Jam Session (Niles) | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Free | Sabor a Café Niles (Link)

🎸 Heartache Tonight (Eagles Tribute Concert) (Palatine) | 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM | Free | Fred P. Hall Amphitheater (Link)

🎷 Sax Performance & Food Truck! (Vernon Hills) | 4:30 PM | Free | Everleigh Vernon Hills (Link)

🎸 Wheeling Thursday Night Live: Westend 40 (Wheeling) | 4:30 PM – 8:30 PM | Free | Wheeling Town Center (Link)

🎸Algonquin Summer Concert Series: Reckless (Algonquin) | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Free | Towne Park Jerry Kautz Pavilion (Link)

🎸Summer Concert: The Wayouts (Lincolnshire ) | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Free | Village Green (Link)

🎸Summer Concert Series: Beyond the Blonde (Roselle) | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Free | Roselle Main Street Plaza (Link)

🎸Rockin' in the Park: No Quarter Led Zeppelin Tribute (Rosemont)| 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Free | Parkway Bank Park (Link)

🎸Summer Concert: Big Boss and The Toes (Wauconda ) | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Free | Phil's Beach Park (Link)

🎸Music in the Park:  Soul Sacrifice(McHenry)| 4:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Free | Veterans Memorial Park (Link)

🍷 HeyDay Happy Hour: Music by Jon Gram (Arlington Heights) | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Free | Hey Nonny Bistro & Lounge (Link)

🎭 Jeff Harnar Presents: The 1959 Broadway Songbook (Arlington Heights) | 7:30 PM | $38+ | Hey Nonny (Link)

🎸 Live Music: Sam Savage (Arlington Heights) | 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM | Free | Palm Court Restaurant (Link)

🕯️ Lumos at Southminster: Candlelight Music of Queen & Elton John (Arlington Heights) | 6:30 PM / 9:30 PM | $$ | Southminster Presbyterian Church (Link)

🎸 Moretti's Live w/ Maurice & Friends (Barrington) | 7:30 PM | Free | Moretti's Barrington (Link)

🎹 Kaleen Dolan LIVE at Shirley's Piano Bar (Barrington) | 8:30 PM | Free | Shirley's Piano Bar (Link)

🎸 In The Flesh: Echoes of Pink Floyd (Des Plaines) | 8:00 PM | $22.75 - $32.75 | Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

🎷 Bourbon 'N Brass Speakeasy: Live Jazz with The Bourbon 'N Brass Quartet (Des Plaines) | 8:30 PM | $10 | Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

🎹 Piano Performance - Ling Low (Elgin) | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Free | Main Library - Lobby - Piano (Link)

🎸 Solo Vocal Acoustic Show (Elk Grove Village) | 7:00 PM | Free | Cefalu Seaside Sicilian (Link)

🎸 Live Music at Bridges Beer Garden: The King of Mars (Hoffman Estates) | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Free | Bridges Beer Garden (Link)

🎤 Imposters in Effect & Too Hype Crew (Hoffman Estates) | 6:30 PM | Free | Hideaway Brew Garden (Link)

🎸 Live Music: Jeff Grandt (Lake Zurich) | 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Free | Copper Fiddle Distillery (Link)

🎸 Fridays on the Green: The Throwbacks (Mount Prospect) | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Free | Village Green (Link)

🎸 The TChi Experience Live (Mount Prospect) | 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM | Free | Station 34 (Link)

🎸 Durty Nellie's Rooftop Live Music: Odd Roots Duo (Palatine) | 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM | Free | Durty Nellie's Gastropub & Concert Hub (Link)

🎸 Atomic Live at Madcats (Blondie & 80s Rock Cover) (Palatine) | 9:00 PM | $5 | Madcats (Link)

🎷 Live Swing Performance by Stevie Swing (Schaumburg) | 7:00 PM | Free | Bella Napoli (Link)

🎸 Jim Messina with The Road Runners (Skokie) | 7:30 PM | $70.75-$93.40 | North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie (Link)

🎸 Summer of Sound Concert Series: Smash Mouth (Skokie) | 7:00 PM–9:00 PM | Free | Westfield Old Orchard (Link)

🎸Summer Music Series: Better Dayz (McHenry) | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Free | Miller Point Amphitheater (Link)

🎸Rockin' in the Park: Bee Gees Gold & The Wayouts (Rosemont) | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Free | Parkway Bank Park (Link)

🍷 HeyDay Saturday Happy Hour: Music by Pierce Crask (Arlington Heights) | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Free | Hey Nonny Lounge (Link)

🎸 Saturday in the Lounge: Music by Jeanie B (Arlington Heights) | 7:00 PM | Free | Hey Nonny Lounge (Link)

🎸 The Cogstet (Arlington Heights) | 7:30 PM | $32+ | Hey Nonny (Link)

🎤 Carla Cooke: Daughter of Legendary Sam Cooke (Des Plaines) | 2:00 PM | $22.75 - $32.75 | Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

🎸 The Reflex (Duran Duran Tribute) with special guests Heatwave 80's (Des Plaines) | 8:00 PM | $18.75 | Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

💃 Tropical Saturdays: Salsa, Bachata, and Cumbia Social (Des Plaines) | 8:00 PM - 2:00 AM | $10 | Ostras Lounge (Link)

🎸 Live Blues with Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames (Des Plaines) | 8:30 PM | $10 | Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

🎭 The Lodge: Golden Age Cabaret (Elgin) | 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Free | The Lodge Performing Arts Center (Link)

🎧 90's Throwback Night with DJ Cass (Elgin) | 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM | Free | Martini Room (Link)

🎹 Simply Elton (Hoffman Estates) | 8:00 PM | Free | Hideaway Brew Garden (Link)

🎸 Live Music: Matt Claus and the Shakers (Lake Zurich) | 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Free | Copper Fiddle Distillery (Link)

🎸 Live Music with Courtney & Chris (Lake Zurich) | 5:00 PM | Free | Sunset Pavilion at Breezewald Park (Link)

🎸 Head Honchos Live (Mount Prospect) | 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM | Free | Station 34 (Link)

🎸 Pipe Dream Chicago & Band-X (Palatine) | 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | $12+ | Durty Nellie's Gastropub & Concert Hub (Link)

🎸 Woody's Revenge Matinee Show (Palatine) | 4:00 PM | Free | Durty Nellie's Gastropub & Concert Hub (Link)

🃏 Trading Card Game (TCG) Night (Park Ridge) | 7:00 PM | Free | Beer on the Wall (Link)

💃 Social Dance Party - End of Summer & Ray's Birthday Bash!! (Prospect Heights) | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | $20+ | 746 Pinecrest Drive (Link)

🎸 Summer Breeze Concert Series: Shining Star (Earth, Wind & Fire Tribute) (Schaumburg) | 7:00 PM | Free | Al Larson Cultural Center Grounds (Link)

🎤 Live Musical Performance by David D'Rone (Schaumburg) | 7:00 PM | Free | Bella Napoli (Link)

🥂 Day Dream 2026: An R&B Brunch and Day Party (Streamwood) | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM | $97+ | The Seville (Link)

🎸 Veterans Charity Concert: Thunderstruck (AC/DC Tribute) & The Cave Dwellers (Des Plaines) | 4:00 PM | $37.75 - $84.75 | Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

🎉 "Pariah" Release Party (Des Plaines) | 4:00 PM | Free | Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

🎸 Petty Union (Hoffman Estates) | 12:30 PM | Free | Hideaway Brew Garden (Link)

🎸 Tierra Cali Hnos Plancarte, Banda Pachuco, Guardianes Del Amor & Viry Sandoval en Concierto (Niles) | 8:00 PM - 2:00 AM | $56 | Candela Night Club (Link)

🎸 Robb Janov (Niles) | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Free | Une Année (Link)

🎸 Monthly Blues Jam with David Levit (Palatine) | 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM | Free | Madcats (Link)

🎸 Sunday Funday Music Fest: 4 Local Bands (Palatine) | 4:00 PM | $10/$13 | Durty Nellie's Gastropub & Concert Hub (Link)

🎸StreetFest at The Arb: Fast Times Chicago, Nick & Adam from 7th Heaven & More | 1:00 PM | Free | The Arboretum of South Barrington (Link)

🎸 Concerts in the Park: Wild Daisy (Finale) (Mundelein) | 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Free | Kracklauer Park (Link)

🍷 August Elgin Arts Happy Hour (Elgin) | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | RSVP | Chip Shots Golf & Whiskey Bar (Link)

🎹 Piano Performance - Jeremy Cassidy (Elgin) | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Free | Main Library - Lobby - Piano (Link)