Nov 6, 2025 - Things to Do
Chicago events happening this weekend
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Laugh, run, eat and shop! You can do it all this weekend.
- It's an evening of laughter and shenanigans featuring comedians like Ralph Barbosa, Fortune Feimster, Jared Freid and more. View the full lineup.
- Times vary, now-Sunday at the Chicago, Vic and Riviera Theatres, Zanies in Rosemont and Old Town and the Park West.
- Ticket prices vary.
🏙️ Made in Chicago Fun Run/Walk
- Run, walk and eat with Monica and author David Hammond through South Side neighborhoods, tasting some of the foods featured in their book "Made in Chicago: Stories Behind 30 Great Hometown Bites."
- Check in begins at 9:30am, event begins 10am Saturday at Avalon library branch in Avalon Park.
- Free with access code: AxiosNewsletter
🎄 Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light
- Explore the museum's annual tradition of displaying 50 trees from around the world representing the many celebrations of light.
- 10am-3:30pm Saturday at Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in Hyde Park. The trees will be up through Jan. 5.
- Chicago resident tickets are $16.95 adults, $9.95 children.
- Out with the old and in with the new. Check out the latest toys at this traveling convention.
- 10am-6pm Saturday, 10am-5pm Sunday at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont.
😄 "Perpetual Motion Machine" Live!
- Artists from Project Onward share stories from a comic they created.
- 2-4pm Sunday at The Ramova Theatre in Bridgeport.
- Tickets start at $10.
- Explore the paintings of Chicago-born artist Nathaniel Mary Quinn and his mentor, Gregory Huebner.
- 1-5pm Thursday-Saturday through Dec. 13 at the Arts Incubator in Washington Park.
- Free
- Boot and shoe lovers meet the craftspeople behind high quality footwear.
- 11am-6pm Saturday at Artifact Events in Ravenswood.
- Tickets start at $20.