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Readers can meet up at the Ukrainian Village bar and curl up with a book on the second Sunday of every month.

There's also the St. Helen Carnival, AIDS Run & Walk, Lincoln Park Zoo Fall Fest and an art show dedicated to Chicago-style hot dogs.

Local artist Andrew Rose Vickers hosts regular chalk meetups, and encourages Chicagoans of all ages, skill levels and backgrounds to get involved with the city's art scene.

The local exhibition gallery is also prepping for a masquerade-themed artist market opening Oct. 13.

The 312 Block Party, Chicago Live!, SAUCED Night Market and Chicago Gourmet are also on deck.

The Englewood Jazz Festival, Mexican Independence Day Parade and Connect South Shore Arts Fest are also back this weekend.

A Pilsen Malört Fest, Asian film festival, Madison Row block party and a tour of Avondale-Logan Square thrift shops are also on deck.

The Chicago Jazz Festival, Taste Of Polonia, Fiesta Boricua and rescheduled Queer Fam Pride Jam are also on tap.

Lisa Marie Farver and Coelti hit Chicago's streets on the weekends, hauling around 10-pound typewriters and writing poems on the spot for strangers.

Celebrate the end of August with Pizza City Fest at the Salt Shed, the Thalia Hall Block party, Cultivate Festival, a Hyde Park flea market, a Humboldt Park salsa band concert and more.

Chance the Rapper fans will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Acid Rap, and the Jollof Festival, froSkate pop-ups and a Pilsen walking tour are also on deck.

There is no shortage of art fests, back-to-school bashes, neighborhood walking tours, concerts and more.

Attend Chicago's only classical music street fest, do yoga at Promontory Point, enjoy an outdoor Mexican music concert and so much more.

You can also catch a live recording of the Gayish podcast, attend a bookshop open mic, bike North Branch and Albany Park and more.

A vintage Barbie fashion show will thrill Barbie fans and beloved street fests like Ravenswood On Tap and Horner Brew Fest are back this weekend.

Sip on cocktails or mocktails and bask in the sunlight at these rooftop hotspots with skyline vistas and Lake Michigan views.

You can also go on a neighborhood walking tour, shop at a vintage market and check out a Colombian festival.

Not sure what to do this weekend? We've got you covered.

You can also bar crawl along the Riverwalk while solving trivia, try out a Japanese Bon Odori dance class and pitch in on a queer quilting project.

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