Oktoberfest Chicago, Hyde Park Jazz Fest: Weekend things to do in Chicago NBC Chicago [Video]

WHAT: The 18th annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival celebrates creativity and community this year with 36 performances.WHERE: Various venues in Hyde ParkWHEN: Saturday, Sept. 28 – Sunday, Sept. 29

WHAT: “Fashion, Plated” is the theme of this year’s Chicago Gourmet, with a delicious culinary fashion show featuring several events throughout the weekend.WHERE: Millennium Park and other locationsWHEN: Through Sunday, Sept. 29

WHAT: The 22nd annual Oktoberfest Chicago, featuring traditional Bavarian cuisine, craft beer and live entertainmentWHERE: St. Alphonsus Church, 1429 W. Wellington Ave., ChicagoWHEN: Friday, Sept. 27 – Sunday, Sept. 29

WHAT: Lyric Opera of Chicago opens its 2024/2025 season with Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto, based on a play by Victor Hugo.WHERE: Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Dr., ChicagoWHEN: On stage through Sunday, Oct. 6

WHAT: The next chapter of the Oscar-winning Spider-Verse Saga Concert Series, known for groundbreaking soundtracks, comes to Chicago for two shows.WHERE:…