# Music Events in Evanston | Concerts & Live Music

- **Subtitle**: Explore music events in Evanston — concerts, live music, gigs and festivals across every genre. Find dates, venues and tickets in one place.
- **Category**: Music
- **Display Name**: Music events
- **Type**: category

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## About

Music signifies the vibrant energy of the place! Such music events in Evanston make the city alive throughout the year. From live music shows and concerts to karaoke nights and gigs at bars and cafes, music fills the silence beautifully in Evanston. The city has a lot for you in store, and there isn’t any lack of music events in Evanston for classical lovers or concertgoers! Music is here to heal you and make you groove with festivals and heartfelt concerts in Evanston. Explore such music events happening near you with us and get in the groove to set the stage on fire.

## Music Events in Evanston

- **Event Name**: Fall Fest @ First | FREE Family Fall Festival in Evanston
  - **Description**: 🍂 Celebrate fall with family, friends and neighbors at Fall Fest @ First!Come enjoy a FREE community fall festival for all ages featuring live entertainment, family activities, food and plenty of fa
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  - **Date**: Sat Oct 03 2026 at 03:30 pm – Sat Oct 03 2026 at 04:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/evanston/fall-fest-first-free-family-fall-festival-in-evanston-tickets/80003244403516
  - **Venue**: First Presbyterian Chuch of Evanston
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: Festivals, Entertainment, Kids, Music, food-drinks
- **Event Name**: The Music Of Laurel Canyon at Evanston SPACE
  - **Date**: Sun Oct 04 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sun Oct 04 2026 at 07:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/evanston/the-music-of-laurel-canyon-at-evanston-space/2400030675986502
  - **Venue**: Evanston SPACE
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- **Event Name**: Copeland at Evanston SPACE
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 10 2026 at 08:00 pm – Sat Oct 10 2026 at 10:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/evanston/copeland-at-evanston-space/2400030367952055
  - **Venue**: Evanston SPACE
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- **Event Name**: Julian Lage Quartet with John Medeski at Cahn Auditorium
  - **Date**: Fri Nov 06 2026 at 08:00 pm – Fri Nov 06 2026 at 10:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/evanston/julian-lage-quartet-with-john-medeski-at-cahn-auditorium/2400030178705008
  - **Venue**: Cahn Auditorium
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  - **Categories**: trips-adventures, contests
- **Event Name**: Blue Monday: Fernando Jones & My Band! w. Felton Crews and Patrick McFowler ft. 2 of Fernando's star blues students
  - **Description**: InformationFernando Jones s star blues students________If one word could describe this Chicago Blues Hall of Famer and Keeping the Blues Alive Award winning creative named Fernando Jones it would be rare. This multi-instrumentalist sta
  - **Date**: Mon Sep 28 2026 at 08:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/evanston/blue-monday-fernando-jones-and-my-band-w-felton-crews-and-patrick-mcfowler-ft-2-of-fernandos-star-bl/210008462623261
  - **Venue**: SPACE
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  - **Price**: USD 21
  - **Categories**: Music
- **Event Name**: Julian Lage Quartet
  - **Date**: Thu Nov 05 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri Nov 06 2026 at 10:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/evanston/julian-lage-quartet/2300030189545354
  - **Venue**: Cahn Auditorium
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- **Event Name**: Copeland w. Special Guest Jenny Dee at Space
  - **Description**: Longevity in music comes through pushing yourself and expanding the possibilities of your sound. This has never been more true for Copeland. The band, which originally formed in Lakeland, Florida in 2001, has unveiled six albums, spanning from their 2003s
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  - **Date**: Sat Oct 10 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/evanston/copeland-w-special-guest-jenny-dee-at-space/200030420640302
  - **Venue**: Evanston SPACE
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Little Miss Ann and Friends Halloween Concert at Evanston SPACE
  - **Date**: Sun Oct 18 2026 (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/evanston/little-miss-ann-and-friends-halloween-concert-at-evanston-space/2400030672426648
  - **Venue**: Evanston SPACE
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  - **Categories**: Concerts, Music, Entertainment
- **Event Name**: Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel
  - **Description**: InformationDuane Betts ignites and brings an evolution to the Southern rock tradition. With a fiery legacy forged by his father, the legendary Dickey Betts, the second generation musician infuses it with his own soul-stirring blend of b
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 16 2026 at 08:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/evanston/duane-betts-and-palmetto-motel/210003264271970
  - **Venue**: SPACE
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  - **Price**: USD 39 to 52
  - **Categories**: Music
- **Event Name**: LES VAMPIRES (1916) in 16mm w/ Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart
  - **Description**: The string trio accompanies a 16mm screening of “Hypnotic Eyes,” the iconic sixth episode of Louis Feuillade’s timeless crime serial.About this EventLES VAMPIRES - EPISODE SIX, “HYPNOTIC EYES” (Louis Feuillade, 1916
  - **Date**: Wed Oct 14 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed Oct 14 2026 at 10:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/evanston/les-vampires-1916-in-16mm-w-whitney-johnson-lia-kohl-and-macie-stewart/100001999719814797
  - **Venue**: Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: fitness, Art, Entertainment, Music, fine-arts, Theatre
- **Event Name**: Jon Cleary and The Absolute Monster Gentlemen at Evanston SPACE
  - **Date**: Fri Nov 06 2026 at 08:00 pm – Sat Nov 07 2026 at 09:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/evanston/jon-cleary-and-the-absolute-monster-gentlemen-at-evanston-space/2400030671732607
  - **Venue**: Evanston SPACE
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- **Event Name**: Sunny War at Evanston SPACE
  - **Date**: Tue Sep 29 2026 at 07:30 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/evanston/sunny-war-at-evanston-space/2400030377345030
  - **Venue**: Evanston SPACE
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- **Event Name**: Bill Callahan
  - **Date**: Mon Nov 09 2026 at 07:30 pm – Mon Nov 09 2026 at 09:30 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/evanston/bill-callahan/2300030559717115
  - **Venue**: Evanston Space
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- **Event Name**: Maggie Rose at Evanston SPACE
  - **Date**: Thu Oct 22 2026 at 08:00 pm – Thu Oct 22 2026 at 10:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/evanston/maggie-rose-at-evanston-space/2400030672775000
  - **Venue**: Evanston SPACE
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- **Event Name**: THE KIRTAN EXPERIENCE: EVANSTON
  - **Description**: A joyful immersion in mantra, music & danceAbout this EventLet Your Heart SoarKirtan is a joyous form of meditation that combines music with hearing and singing sacred ma
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 16 2026 at 06:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/evanston/the-kirtan-experience-evanston/100002001240036822
  - **Venue**: Hilton Garden Inn Chicago North Shore/Evanston
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: bhajan-jamming, health-wellness, music, meditation, entertainment, art, live-music, yoga

## Trending Events in Evanston

- **Event Name**: Kate McKinnon - Live In Conversation In Chicago
  - **Venue**: Cahn Auditorium
- **Event Name**: Michigan State Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats Mens Basketball at Welsh Ryan Arena
  - **Venue**: Welsh Ryan Arena
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- **Event Name**: Ball State Cardinals at Northwestern Wildcats Football
  - **Description**: 📍 Venue: Ryan Field
🏠 Address: 1502 Central St., Evanston, IL 60201
🌆 City: Evanston
📍 Location: 42.0641, -87.6926✨ Discover the extraordinary at Ball State Cardinals at Northwestern Wildcats Football, where magic meets reality in ways y
  - **Venue**: Ryan Field
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- **Event Name**: Northwestern vs Ball State and The Great Chicago Food Festival
  - **Description**: Nearby AttractionsNorthwestern Wildcats Football has 12 upcoming events.Ball State University Cardinals Football has 11 upcoming events.Note: Your tickets will be available to view, manage and tra
  - **Venue**: Ryan Field
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- **Event Name**: Northwestern Wildcats vs. Penn State Nittany Lions
  - **Venue**: Northwestern Medicine Field At Martin Stadium
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- **Event Name**: Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats Womens Volleyball at Welsh Ryan Arena
  - **Venue**: Welsh Ryan Arena
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- **Event Name**: Fall Fest @ First | FREE Family Fall Festival in Evanston
  - **Description**: 🍂 Celebrate fall with family, friends and neighbors at Fall Fest @ First!Come enjoy a FREE community fall festival for all ages featuring live entertainment, family activities, food and plenty of fa
  - **Venue**: First Presbyterian Chuch of Evanston
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- **Event Name**: PARKING: Northwestern Wildcats vs. Penn State Nittany Lions
  - **Venue**: Ryan Field Parking Lots
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- **Event Name**: Nebraska Cornhuskers at Northwestern Wildcats Womens Volleyball at Welsh Ryan Arena
  - **Venue**: Welsh Ryan Arena
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Music events in Evanston?
  - **A:** Fall Fest @ First | FREE Family Fall Festival in Evanston (Sat Oct 03 2026 at 03:30 pm at First Presbyterian Chuch of Evanston), The Music Of Laurel Canyon at Evanston SPACE (Sun Oct 04 2026 at 05:00 pm at Evanston SPACE), Copeland at Evanston SPACE (Sat Oct 10 2026 at 08:00 pm at Evanston SPACE), Julian Lage Quartet with John Medeski at Cahn Auditorium (Fri Nov 06 2026 at 08:00 pm at Cahn Auditorium), Blue Monday: Fernando Jones & My Band! w. Felton Crews and Patrick McFowler ft. 2 of Fernando's star blues students (Mon Sep 28 2026 at 08:00 pm at SPACE).
- **Q**: What are the top free Music events in Evanston?
  - **A:** Fall Fest @ First | FREE Family Fall Festival in Evanston (Sat Oct 03 2026 at 03:30 pm at First Presbyterian Chuch of Evanston), LES VAMPIRES (1916) in 16mm w/ Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart (Wed Oct 14 2026 at 07:00 pm at Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University), THE KIRTAN EXPERIENCE: EVANSTON (Fri Oct 16 2026 at 06:30 pm at Hilton Garden Inn Chicago North Shore/Evanston).
- **Q**: What Music events are happening in Evanston in September 2026?
  - **A:** Blue Monday: Fernando Jones & My Band! w. Felton Crews and Patrick McFowler ft. 2 of Fernando's star blues students (Mon Sep 28 2026 at 08:00 pm at SPACE), Sunny War at Evanston SPACE (Tue Sep 29 2026 at 07:30 pm at Evanston SPACE).
- **Q**: How can I find Music events in Evanston?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Music events in Evanston on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Music events in Evanston?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Music events in Evanston?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Music events in Evanston include First Presbyterian Chuch of Evanston, Evanston SPACE, Cahn Auditorium.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Music events in Evanston?
  - **A:** Prices for Music events in Evanston range from USD 21 to USD 52. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Music events in Evanston?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Music events in Evanston include First Pres Evanston, Vivid Events, Ticket Network Events.
- **Q**: What types of Music events can I find in Evanston?
  - **A:** You can explore a variety of music sub-genres and styles including Hip Hop Music, House Music, Classical Music, Afrobeats, Bachata and more.
- **Q**: Are there any online Music events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Music events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Music events in Evanston?
  - **A:** Follow the Music category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Music events are listed in Evanston.

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