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Sports events in Chicago

Chicago's summer season is packed with flag football brackets, park-district leagues and lakefront race series.

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What is running in Chicago

  • Football — league nights, weekend competitions and open sessions across Chicago.
  • Soccer — league nights, weekend competitions and open sessions across Chicago.
  • Basketball — league nights, weekend competitions and open sessions across Chicago.
  • Running — league nights, weekend competitions and open sessions across Chicago.
  • Volleyball — league nights, weekend competitions and open sessions across Chicago.

Where Chicago plays

  • Montrose Harbor fields
  • Lincoln Park
  • Grant Park
  • Humboldt Park

Listings show the exact venue, kick-off time, level and entry fee, so you know whether a session is a competitive league night or a relaxed drop-in before you commit.

How to get into a Chicago event this week

  1. 01

    Create your profile

    Add your sport, level and neighborhood so Chicago organizers can see you are a real player.

  2. 02

    Filter by sport and date

    Narrow the calendar to what you can actually make this week.

  3. 03

    Register or ask

    Enter as an individual or a team, or message the organizer if you need a spot on a roster.

  4. 04

    Post how it went

    Log the result in your feed so teammates and organizers invite you back.

Organizing in Chicago?

Publish your Chicago event free, take team registrations with complete rosters, and post live results from the sideline.

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