October 2009
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Free mp3s of Tom Waits.
While not really a Chicago thing, here at Free Chicago we love Tom Waits. We also love free legal music. Combine the two and we are really happy.
From tomwaits.com:
As a special thank you for visiting tomwaits.com, we’d like to offer a sneak preview of the new Tom Waits album, Glitter and Doom Live, arriving November 24th. Check out the first 8 songs for free, including a roaring version of...
urchicago: Free download + tix/12" giveaway from... →
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Free beer (seriously.)
Tomorrow (Saturday October 3rd) the Midwest Microfest is going down.
The Plaza at Park Grill (at Millennium Park) Saturday, October 3, 2009, 12-7 pm
Must be 21 years or older to attend. Rain or Shine. Free to get in. Free beer to drink.
Featuring: Dark Horse Brewery (Marshall, MI) Lakefront Brewery (Milwaukee, WI) Goose Island (Chicago, IL) Metropolitan (Chicago, IL) Two Brothers...
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Free tickets to see Capitalism: A Love Story.
HollywoodChicago is giving away 25 passes to see Michael Moore’s new movie, Capitalism: A Love Story. They can be used anytime as long as the movie is playing in Chicago. Go to the site to see how to get them.
September 2009
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See Zombieland for free tomorrow!
Hurry over to this page and they are giving away passes to see the movie Zombieland for FREE in Chicago. When they are gone, they’re gone!
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Just wanted to put a little note out there that I’ve added more museums to the free list. If you have any suggestions or something you want to see, please feel free to submit anything to me. Thanks!
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See comedy in Chicago for free or as cheap as...
As many of you know, Chicago is one of the great hubs for comedic talent anywhere. While it might seem like improv rules supreme, there is way more than that here.
Improv/Sketch:
At iO (Improv Olympic), they have two theatres. In the Cabaret Theatre, every Wednesday, you can see a FREE improv performance at 8:00pm. All of the late night shows Sunday through Thursday are $5. In the Del Close...
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Half-off (and more) deals only for Chicago.
A number of websites have popped up that advertise specials or deals exclusively for Chicago. All of them are worth a look:
Groupon - A special deal everyday. The catch: a certain number of people have to buy it for the deal to take a effect. While this might cause worry, almost always the specials are extremely good and always kick in.
ChicagoHalfOff & Half-Price Chicago - The idea of...
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra (kinda) free this...
This Monday at 8:30pm, CSO presents its Civic Orchestra of Chicago (with Cliff Colnot conducting) performing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 and Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber.
I’m not even going to pretend I know what any of what that means, but I do know this: I like listening to beautiful music and I like it when...
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Hyde Park Jazz Festival, free this weekend.
Quoting their website:
The 3rd Hyde Park Jazz Festival on Saturday, September 26, 2009, will bring together world-class headliners and local emerging artists for 15 hours of FREE, non-stop jazz.
From 11am to 2am at these venues. Check the schedule to see who’s performing!
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See free or cheap movies in Chicago.
There are SO MANY ways to see free or really cheap movies all over Chicago including renting movies or streaming movies online. Here is everything that is available:
Free movies at the theatre:
The Chicago Park District shows free movies throughout the summer all over the city.
The Chicago Outdoor Film Festival happens every Tuesday in Grant Park after July 4th.
University of Chicago Film...
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Free night of theatre.
I can’t believe I forgot this on the last post. This is going on in Chicago:
Theatre Communications Group’s FREE NIGHT OF THEATER program is celebrating its 5th anniversary and returns to theatres across the country on October 15, 2009.
This is going on in Chicago and there are some great shows on the line-up. Best of all, it’s 100% free. Most of the reservations will...
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See free or cheap theatre in Chicago.
Chicago has an amazing theatre community with more theatres than any other city in the world. (Suck it, NYC.) Here are some ways to see some shows for free or cheap.
Free:
If you usher at Steppenwolf, you get to see the shows for free.
If you usher at Goodman, you get to see the shows for free.
All productions of the Shakespeare Project of Chicago are free.
The easiest (and shadiest) is...
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Take free walking tours of Chicago.
Have you ever wondered about a neighborhood in Chicago? Have ever just wanted to be a tourist even if you live in the city? The Chicago Greeter program is one of the nicest programs out there. All tours are 2 to 4 hours either on foot or using public transportation for parties no larger than 6. All tours must be reserved 7 to 10 business days in advance. They have 25 neighborhood tours and 40...
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Go to Chicago museums for free.
First, there are an incredible number of great museums in Chicago. Second, many are free or have free days. This is a list of the free museums or those who have special free days.
Museums with free admission:
ArchiCenter
DePaul University Museum of Art
Garfield Park Conservatory
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
Lincoln Park Conservatory
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The Free Things List.
Obviously, I’m not the first person to think of having a list of free things in Chicago. Here’s the first places to check:
Chicago Reader’s ‘Free Shit’ listings
Time Out Chicago’s free events of the week
Time Out Chicago’s ‘Freebie of the Week’
Hello there!
I live in Chicago and I love this city. But, like a lot of people, I don’t always have a lot of cash to enjoy it. So, through my casual perusals and deep dives looking for ways I can enjoy myself as inexpensively as possible, I’ve accumulated a bit of a list. Other places I’ve found that list it out tend to be weird and cluttered, so I though I would throw up a site here to keep it neat, clean,...