Theater & arts in Chicago in December 2026

Plan your visit

Theater & arts in Chicago in December 2026. Explore 643 events, check dates and compare ticket prices.

Where to go

1. The Lincoln Lodge (37 events)
2. Courtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theater - Complex (36 events)
3. Zanies Comedy Night Club - Chicago (31 events)
4. Main Stage at The Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture - Complex (29 events)
5. Lyric Opera House (Chicago) (27 events)

Coming up next

1. Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago — December 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM · The Fields Studios
2. A Drunk Christmas Carol — December 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM · The Lion Theatre Chicago
3. A Midsummer Night's Dream — December 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM · Courtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theater - Complex
4. Conor Cawley — December 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM · Zanies Comedy Night Club - Chicago
5. Blue Man Group — December 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM · CIBC Theatre
6. Michael Meyers Stand Up Comedy Special Recording (Early Show) — December 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM · Empty Bottle
7. Chicago Symphony Orchestra — December 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM · Symphony Center - Complex
8. Tuesday Night Stand Up Comedy — December 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM · Laugh Factory Chicago
9. The Second City Mainstage 114th Revue — December 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM · Mainstage at The Second City Chicago - Complex
10. Best Night Ever — December 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM · The Lincoln Lodge