Chicago Cabaret Week, now in its fifth year, is the premier cabaret event of the year, celebrating local artists and acclaimed venues throughout the city. The 10-day festival runs from May 8 – 17, 2026, with all shows priced at $30 or less — offering cabaret fans and those new to cabaret a way to explore a range of cabaret genres and styles, including blues, jazz, American songbook, world music, pop, comedy, burlesque and Broadway.
Cabaret Week shows include celebrated cabaret artists, including Ava Logan, Anne & Mark Burnell, and Hilary Ann Feldman as well as a showcase concert from Chicago Cabaret Professionals. Venues include Epiphany Center For The Arts, Gateway Lounge at Copernicus Center, Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights, Bronzeville’s Haven Entertainment Center, The Labyrinth Club, PianoForte, The CheckOut, Rhapsody Theater, Stars and Garters, Borelli’s Pizzeria, BugHouse Theater, Red Head Piano Bar, Fulton Street Collective, and Newport Theater!
Chicago Cabaret Week is coordinated by two non-profit cabaret organizations: Working In Concert and Chicago Cabaret Professionals with support from the tourism bureau, Choose Chicago.
Ticket and show information available at ChicagoCabaretWeek.org.
