What up, Chicago! Hope you had your pączki fill yesterday (and ricecakes, for those who celebrate), we know we sure did. Now that the weather is nice, there’s no stopping us from being out on the town. Here’s some of our favorite stuff happening around town. Start planning for the weekend.

Everything’s better with bacon. Chicago Bacon Fest brings bacon cocktails, bacon-focused food menus, and even a bacon photo-op to Old Crow Smokehouse on February 28th. Enter now for your chance to win tickets and experience a day of bacon in all its glory.*

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Fitzgeralds, one of the Chicagoland area’s favorite music venues, is back with its American Music Festival for its 43rd year. The lineup just dropped, and tickets go on sale on March 6th. Save the date.

• Ever wanted to experience Night At The Museum for yourself? Solve mysteries throughout the Field Museum exhibits after hours at the Game Night: Clues from the Curator, where the museum becomes a game board for an immersive evening of play. Enter to win tickets!*

• All the best Chicago venues come together for CIVL FEST, and they’re back this year from April 16th through April 25th. Catch live music, comedy, and more at tons of independent venues around the city. Check out the full lineup here.

• LCD Soundsystem is back, and they’re bringing their funky flow to all of Chicago. Catch them on March 8th at Aragon Ballroom. You can even win free tickets.*

• Plus other just announced shows from Bruce Springsteen, J. Cole, Thee Sacred Souls, Young The Giant, Rufus Du Sol, Steve Aoki, Poppy, The Kid LAROI, Hemlocke Springs, Sixteen Candles, and more!

WIN STUFF WEDNESDAY

The only thing better than going to a show in Chicago is going to a show in Chicago… for free. We have 250+ tickets to give away, so do us a favor and enter to win some (if not all) of them. It’s completely free, and there’s no limit. Plus, you might even win tickets to the best night ever. What do you have to lose?

• 02.28 - WEST LOOP MARGARITA FEST

• 03.07 - ELECTRIC FEELS at CONCORD MUSIC HALL

• 03.26 - FKA TWIGS at WINTRUST ARENA

• 05.05 - CHICAGO THE MUSICAL at THE AUDITORIUM THEATRE

• 05.07 - MAC DEMARCO at THE SALT SHED (sold out)

• 09.04-09.06 - NORTH COAST MUSIC FESTIVAL at SEATGEEK STADIUM

THE HAPPENINGS

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• Chicago is grieving civil rights legend Reverend Jesse Jackson, who passed yesterday at age 84. If you want to honor his commitment to social justice and community care, the best way to do so is to vote. Register to vote now.

• Celebrate the Year of the Horse the Chicago way. We’ve put together a list of the best Lunar New Year events around the city, and many are still on the horizon, including the Lunar New Year Celebration on Argyle this Saturday. Check out the whole list.

• Good with people? Love Chicago? Come work with us.

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