If you need us, we’ll be reliving things vicariously through our Riot Fest videos.

The Choose Chicago Pizza Pass is your ticket to explore the city’s best pies. Unlock exclusive deals at 30+ pizza spots, from deep dish to tavern-style, and enter for a chance to win amazing prizes.*

JUST ANNOUNCED

• DoMORE members, Golden DoWEE unlocks Southern Smoke Festival October 4th: Lexus VIP passes, Four Seasons stay, $600 credit. Join for culinary bliss and more flyaways! Sign up for DoMORE!*

• They’ve been doing it longer than most of us have been alive, and they’re still louder, tighter, and weirder than your favorite band. Los Fabulosos Cadillacs are bringing that ska-punk-Latin chaos to The Salt Shed on October 21st. Enter to win tickets.*

• Randolph Street Market, Saturday-Sunday, now pours Gardenista’s premium cocktails. Low-sugar, real ingredients, made for treasure hunts. Sip bold amid vintage finds.*

• INZO is bringing the bass from another dimension on March 13th at Radius. Expect synth sorcery, big drops, and visuals that’ll rearrange your brain. Grab tickets while they’re still in this universe.

• PLUS just announced shows from Ted Chi, Draggy Tingz, The Barr Brothers, Fort Frances, Earth, Doug Benson, Lili K, Exquisite Corpse Ball, and more!

BEST FALL EVENTS IN CHICAGO

You already know Chicago crushes summer. But fall? She’s the sleeper hit. Street fests swap out for cider, Halloween goes full Broadway, and live music just feels better when you can see your breath. We pulled together the can’t-miss concerts, spooky pop-ups, and food events to keep you busy till the snow shows up.

• OKTOBERFEST NATION: Now-October 19th in Fulton Market

• FALL FEST ON THE RIVERWALK: Now-October 25th at Island Party Hut

• DÍA DE MUERTOS: A CELEBRATION OF REMEMBRANCE: Now-December 14th at National Museum of Mexican Art

• FALL EQUINOX BUNNY YOGA: Wednesday at Cuddle Bunny

• CIDER FEST: Thursday at Artifact Events

• FALL CRAFT FAIR: Saturday-Sunday at Lizards Liquid Lounge

IN THE FUTURE

FEATURED SPOTLIGHT

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• Leo High School’s choir is making it big! The group just made it to the America’s Got Talent finals with a Fall Out Boy cover. South Side kids, national spotlight. Root for ‘em hard the next two days.

• Chicago health officials reported 81 mpox cases in the last 6 months. Vax is still one of your best defenses - free, easy, and available all over the city.

• Mr. Dave is back with Baby Rave, a kid-friendly day party where DJ Matt Roan spins for toddlers who dance like it’s 1999. Snag tix for the next one on October 26th.

• Chicago thrifts like no other city. One minute you’re knee-deep in $4 band tees, the next you’re debating if you need a velvet fainting couch. We rounded up the shops that make “secondhand” feel like a brag.

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