Lyric Opera of Chicago
One of the world's great opera companies, in the landmark 1929 Civic Opera House at 20 N. Wacker. The season runs fall through spring, with concerts and special events year-round.
Season & tickets →Weekly Event Calendar
Shows and street festivals in and around the West Loop this week, Monday through Sunday. Tap any event for the time, address, and tickets. Concerts are blue, festivals green, the Riverwalk series deep blue, and each Chicago team wears its own colors. A gold star marks a West Loop event. Hunt for discounted tickets on Bucketlisters (pick Chicago).
Theaters & Stages
Goodman Theatre
Chicago's oldest and largest nonprofit theater, at 170 N. Dearborn - two stages, a Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre, and the city's beloved annual 'A Christmas Carol.'
Now playing →
Broadway in Chicago - Loop Theaters
The Loop's historic touring houses: the Cadillac Palace (151 W. Randolph), the James M. Nederlander (24 W. Randolph), and the CIBC Theatre (18 W. Monroe) host Broadway tours and pre-Broadway premieres all year.
Current shows & schedules →
City Winery Chicago
A working winery, restaurant, and intimate 300-seat concert hall at 1200 W. Randolph - national touring artists most nights of the week, plus a seasonal Riverwalk outpost.
Concert calendar →
The Chicago Theatre
The 1921 movie palace at 175 N. State whose marquee is the city's unofficial logo - comedy, concerts, and special events under the six-story CHICAGO sign, steps from the ward's eastern edge.
Upcoming events →
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Just east of the ward at 220 S. Michigan, one of the world's most honored orchestras performs September through June at Orchestra Hall, with summer residencies at Ravinia.
Concerts & tickets →Museums & Galleries
National Hellenic Museum
Greektown's home for Greek history, art, and the immigrant story, at 333 S. Halsted. This summer: free admission on the first Sunday of each month (10am–4pm, June–August 2026) and free children's programming all season.
Current exhibits & events →
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
The preserved home of Nobel laureate Jane Addams' settlement house at 800 S. Halsted, on the UIC campus - the birthplace of American social work. Admission is free.
Hours & visiting info →National Public Housing Museum
Housed in the last remaining building of the Jane Addams Homes at 919 S. Ada St., the country's first museum dedicated to the story of public housing and the families who lived it.
Plan a visit →
Design Museum of Chicago
A free museum celebrating design in all its forms, at 72 E. Randolph in the Loop's Expo 72 space - rotating exhibitions on graphic design, architecture, and Chicago visual culture.
Current exhibitions →Epiphany Center for the Arts
A restored 1885 church campus at 201 S. Ashland with six galleries and three music venues. Check the venue calendar for the current season of gallery openings and live music.
Full calendar & tickets →Schedules and showtimes change frequently - each link above goes directly to the venue's own live calendar, so what you see is always current. Venue-verified highlights (like the National Hellenic Museum's free summer Sundays and Epiphany's July lineup) are refreshed through the site's daily update cycle and removed when they pass.
Photos: Cadillac Palace by Ken Lund (CC BY-SA 2.0) and Orchestra Hall by Kroum (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.