What's on today and this weekend, the happy hours pouring right now, and the places worth your time — hand-picked by Whosly, the Chicago-made app for making plans with friends.
Nothing on our sample is pouring right now. Most start again tomorrow afternoon — the app's On now filter tracks all 200.
Twelve days of premieres, international competition films and red-carpet galas at theaters around the city. Buy single tickets or a multi-film pass.
A free weekend inside 200-plus buildings in about 30 neighborhoods, from lobbies and churches to spaces usually closed to the public. Most sites open 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Eleven days of runway shows, pop-up markets and talks with Chicago designers, boutiques and neighborhood business groups, at venues around the city.
A survey of Lee Miller's photographs, from Surrealist portraits and Vogue fashion work to her World War II reporting, shown with her letters and drafts. Included with museum admission.
More than 75 Cassatt paintings, pastels and prints from her years after Impressionism, plus the story of her lost mural from Chicago's 1893 World's Fair.
theMART's river facade becomes a screen again: a data-as-light piece from Argonne and UIC plus Adler Planetarium space imagery, Thursday to Sunday nights.
20 favorites with real prices and times, by neighborhood — and what's on right now.
Find a happy hour →Festivals, markets and shows for Sun, Oct 18, updated every day.
See what's on →The light shows, markets, tree lightings and parades worth bundling up for — with dates and tips.
Open the holiday guide →The big shows for the next two weeks, with dates, venues and ticket links.
See the shows →A local's plan for one, two or three days in Chicago.
Read the guide →25 hand-picked essentials — The Art Institute of Chicago, Millennium Park and Museum of Science and Industry and more — mapped.
Open the city guide →The most exciting openings of the season, with what to order and how to get a table.
See what's new →The 100 best, by neighborhood — 25 on the page, all 100 in the app.
Find a bar →Whosly keeps the city's best spots, every happy hour and what's on in one place — and turns any of it into a plan your friends can answer in a tap.
Or search “Whosly: Plans, Places & RSVPs” on the App Store
“Whosly: Plans, Places & RSVPs”.
The happy hour lists, the Festivals & Events and Concerts calendars and the Pro City Packs are included with Planner Pro; each city's Essentials pack is free. Starting a plan and RSVPing are free, always.
