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Daily Email - Saturday - 8/2/2025
This is the final full month of summer. It’s all fun and festivals now, until we wake up one day craving pumpkin spice. Get outside while the city's still loud.
What do jazz hands, vampiric thirst, and questionable wig choices have in common? TWIHARD! A Twilight Musical Parody. It’s unhinged, sung, gloriously self-aware, and now playing at the Apollo Theater. Buy tickets today!*
50 THINGS TO DO IN AUGUST
Photo: John Legend Facebook
It’s the last full month of summer, and Chicago is pulling zero punches. Street fests are peaking, rooftops are poppin’, and your group chat is somehow double-booked every weekend. We pulled together 50 must-do events—from sweaty basement shows to bougie movie nights in the park—so you can wring every last drop out of this hot, chaotic month.
OLD STYLE PRESENTS:
NIGHT OWLS WANTED: EXPLORE 4AM BARS & WIN OLD STYLE SWAG
You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.” We’ve all heard it at 1:54 a.m. Luckily, Chicago’s 4 a.m. bars keep the night alive. These late-night spots draw in night owls, industry workers, Old Style local legends, and unforgettable characters you’d never cross paths with in daylight.
IN THE FUTURE
🐲 Best Tattoo Shops
A permanent love letter to your body: these are Chicago’s best tattoo shops, curated for vibe, style, and serious skill.
🤣 The Best of Second City
Monday at The Second City
Sixty-five years of improv chaos, sketch legends, and jokes that aged surprisingly well. Second City’s greatest hits show is a fast-and-furious tribute to the comedy institution that birthed SNL icons and your funniest ex.
🕺 Earth, Wind & Fire
Thursday, August 7th at Ravinia Festival
Some say the planets align when Earth, Wind & Fire play “Fantasy” under the open sky. prepare for a glitter-drenched funk spiral powered by bell bottoms, falsetto magic, and inexplicable joy.
🎤 Dominic Fike
Tomorrow at House of Blues
If Sunburn soundtracked your last breakup, you owe it to yourself to scream it out in person. Dominic Fike brings all the feelings to House of Blues tomorrow.
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Indie Rock Magic @ Empty Bottle
Reggae Hip-Hop Fusion @ Outset
A Night of Hardcore @ Queercore at Sleeping Village
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We gave you the events. The rest is on you. Hydrate, show up, and make some legendary summer mistakes. Til tomorrow.