Chicago show guides
Parking, bag rules, seating and timing for the venues that sell the most tickets, plus how resale pricing works.
Broadway In Chicago 2026–27: shows, theaters and the resale rule
Twenty-four engagements across four theaters in the Loop and at Water Tower Place, The Lion King from June 2027, and a ticket policy that bans resale.
United Center: bags, transit and gates
Bags no bigger than 10 × 6 × 2 inches, no backpacks, gates 90 minutes early, and the #19 express bus downtown after the event.
Wrigley Field and Rate Field: bags, parking and the Red Line
The two ballparks have different bag rules: Wrigley allows soft bags, Rate Field only clear ones, and neither allows backpacks. Both are on the Red Line.
The Second City: a first-timer's guide
Thirteen and up, about two hours with an intermission, no food or drink minimum, seats by arrival time, and no refunds.
Symphony Center: seeing the CSO
Orchestra Hall on Michigan Avenue: children 8 and up with their own ticket, late seating at the house's discretion, discounted garage parking.
Zanies Chicago and Rosemont: what to know
Twenty-one and over, two items per person, about 90 minutes, no late seating once the headliner starts, and purchaser ID required.
Lyric Opera of Chicago: before you go
The 3,563-seat house on Wacker: dress as you like, no lap-sitting, doors shut at curtain, and projected translations.
The cheapest months for shows in Chicago
Median cheapest resale seat by month for concerts and theater, recalculated every morning from the full Chicago ticket feed.
Resale tickets in Chicago: what you're buying
The links on this site go to a resale marketplace. Here is what its guarantee covers and when the box office is the better buy.