What are our picks for the best events happening in Chicago worth your time this weekend (February 27-March 1)? This is the SLC Weekend Guide you need. Ready to make this weekend count? From art+culture events, fashion celebrations and spooky scenes we’ve curated the best of things to do this weekend in Chicago so you can skip the scroll.
JAPANESE & GLOBAL WHISKY RECEPTION
February 27 | 6pm
Miru Restaurant | 201 E. Ontario Street
You’re invited to a curated evening featuring one of Chicago’s largest selections of Japanese whisky. Explore an expansive lineup from Japan and beyond at your own pace, building a personalized tasting with eight ½-ounce pours of your choice.
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HANDS-ON: EATALY & THE SECOND CITY
February 27 | 6:30pm-9pm
Eataly Chicago | 43 E. Ohio Street
Let’s cook and connect at Eat, Laugh, Love! Make pizza with our La Scuola Chef and bring the laughs with a Second City instructor!
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NACERA BELAZA, LA NUÉE
February 27-March 1 | 7:30pm; 7:30pm; 2pm
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago(MCA Chicago) | 220 E Chicago Avenue
n La Nuée, Algerian-born, Paris-based choreographer Nacera Belaza shares a meditation on collective ritual, communion, and ecstatic repetition. Creating a ritual in which circularity, stamina, and shared presence form the basis of community.
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SNOWBALL 2026: FLY ME TO THE MOON
February 28 | 6pm-
Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel | 1 West Upper Wacker Drive
The Junior Council presents Snowball 2026, featuring live music, a robust silent auction, a premium open bar, and tastings from your favorite Chicago restaurants. Snowball supports the Pediatric & Adolescent HIV/AIDS Program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. 21+ event.
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SYLEENA JOHNSON
February 27 & 28 | 7:30pm; 6pm; 9:30pm
City Winery Chicago | 1200 W. Randolph Street
Grammy-nominated recording artist Syleena Johnson returns home to Chicago for three shows for a powerful night of soul, storytelling, and timeless R&B.
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EVENING OF HOPE GALA 2026
February 28 | 6:30pm-
Ritz Carlton Chicago | 220 E Chicago Avenue
Join Us for the Hope Ignites Chicago 46th Annual Evening of Hope Gala.
A glamorous and lively evening dedicated to supporting our Scholars and Collegians. The evening will include live music, dancing, casino games, auction items, and more!
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VIR DAS: HEY STRANGER
February 27| 7pm-
Chicago Theatre | 175 N. State Street
Vir Das: Hey Stranger – A Tour of the World will come to The Chicago.
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EDGEWATER INDOOR MARKET
February 28 | 10am-2pm
Broadway Armory | 5917 N. Broadway Street
Edgewater Indoor Market is BACK and BIGGER than ever in Winter 2026! The indoor market will feature 50+ food vendors, artists, and artisans selling prepared foods, baked goods, winter produce, warm drinks, local treats, art, gifts, and more!
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CHICAGO FIRE FC VS CF MONTREAL
February 28 | 1:30pm
Soldier Field | 1410 Special Olympics Drive
Chicago Fire kick off the home season going head to head with CF Montréal.
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CHICAGO BEER FESTIVAL
February 28 | 7-11pm
Field Museum | 1400 South Lake Shore Drive
The Chicago Beer Festival will feature over 65 breweries, sampling their fall seasonal beers, with attendees having access to a select number of the museum’s exhibits open to attendees.
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MOVEMENT CLIMBING FREE DAY
February 28
Movement Gyms (Lincoln Park, Wrigleyville)
Join us for a Free Climbing Day at ALL Movement gyms! Enjoy free access to climbing, yoga, fitness classes, and rental gear, thanks to our friends at The North Face.
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MAGGIE O’FARRELL’S HAMNET
February 10–March 8| 7:30pm
Chicago Shakespeare Theater | 800 E. Grand Avenue
A natural healer meets the Latin tutor, William Shakespeare. Drawn together by powerful but hidden impulses, they create a life together and make a family.
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MIGUEL:CAOS TOUR
February 28
Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom |
Miguel: Caos Tour w/ Jean Dawson.
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WWE ELIMINATION CHAMBER
February 28 | 5:30pm
United Center | 1901 W. Madison Street
WWE, in partnership with Choose Chicago, is making its return to the United Center in Chicago, the largest indoor arena in the United States, for Elimination Chamber. This marks the first WWE Premium Live Event to be held at the United Center in more than three decades.
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BLACK MAKERS MARKET
February 28 | 7pm
Navy Pier |
Explore unique vendors spotlighting makers from neighborhoods across the city—from South Shore to Rogers Park. Support Black entrepreneurs while shopping handcrafted fashion, accessories, jewelry, and more, all coming together in one place rooted in creativity, culture, and community.
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RENE VACA
February 28 | 7pm
The Chicago Theatre | 175 N.State Street
Standup NBC winner Rene Vaca will bring his tour to Chicago with a second show added.
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FRIDA KAHLO: A WOMAN WHO DARED
February 28 | 7:30pm
Epiphany Center For The Arts | 201 S Ashland Avenue
“Frida Kahlo ~ A Woman Who Dared” is a powerful multimedia concert by Linda Marie Smith that explores the passionate and turbulent life of the iconic Mexican painter. Through original music, vivid narration, and striking video projections of Frida’s paintings and photographs, Smith and her ensemble guide audiences through Kahlo’s coming of age, tempestuous relationships, physical struggles, and enduring courage.
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RAINBOW KITTEN SURPRISE
February 28-March 1 | 7pm
The Salt Shed
Rainbow Kitten Surprise: bones North American Tour. The band has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 per ticket goes to the Rainbow Kitten Surprise Fund, dedicated to building a more just and compassionate world by uplifting marginalized communities, expanding access to vital resources, and delivering critical support in times of need.
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CHINATOWN LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION
March 1 | 1pm
Chicago Chinatown
Year of the (Fire) Horse. The parade will feature traditional dragon and lion dancing teams, colorful floats, marching bands and marching groups.
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27TH CHICAGO IRISH FILM FESTIVAL CLOSING FILM
March 1 | 3:30pm
AMC NewCity
The 27th Chicago Irish Film Festival closing film is “Saipan.” More than a football story, it captures a defining rupture in Irish sporting culture, where conviction, pride, and authority collide under the weight of expectation.
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POLAR PLUNGE
March 1 | 7pm
North Avenue Beach
Don’t miss this iconic Chicago winter event! Polar Plunge® Chicago for Special Olympics Illinois presented by Special Children’s Charities raises funds to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Chicago!
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*Cover image credit Unsplash
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