Things to Do in Downtown, the Loop & West Loop the Weekend of Nov 6–8, 2026

Nov 6–8 · 67 picks hand‑checked by Stumblday against organizer pages · 1 free in the top 10 · updated Oct 28

The 10 best things to do in Downtown, the Loop & West Loop next weekend (Nov 6–8)

  1. Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers — Opens Sat, Nov 7 through Apr 25, 2027 · the Loop & West Loop
  2. 312 Comedy Festival 2026 — Nov 5–15 · the Loop & West Loop
  3. Chicago Bears vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Sun, Nov 8 7:20pm · Downtown
  4. Tangible Sound: Arrival to a Higher Ground — Fri, Nov 6 10:00am · Free · Downtown
  5. F1 Arcade — Open this weekend — recently opened · Downtown
  6. Self, Made: Fourteen Modern Artists from the Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Collection — On view through Nov 9 · Downtown
  7. Pitch And Pour Supper Club — Open this weekend — recently opened · West Loop
  8. Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Dracula (21+ Event) — Fri, Nov 6 7:00pm · Downtown
  9. Kokandy Productions Jekyll & Hyde — Fri, Nov 6 7:00pm · Downtown
  10. Saint-Porchaire — On view through Nov 15 · Downtown

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If Emmett Till Lived: Freedom on American GroundMuseum of Contemporary Photography, South Loop, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopViselippi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
September 10–December 19, 2026; Mon–Wed and Fri–Sat 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Thu 10 a.m.–8 p.m.; Sun closedFree

If Emmett Till Lived: Freedom on American Ground

Downtown, the Loop & West Loop

Imagine the life Emmett Till was denied through a free MoCP exhibition drawing on photographs by more than 110 artists.

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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in Downtown, the Loop & West Loop the weekend of Nov 6–8, 2026: 67 picks, refreshed weekly.

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