From '90s Zoo Jams to Ok Go at Gallagher Way

Your Saturday guide: a Chicago band returns to Gallagher Way, forty teams race custom bikes on the lakefront, outsider art opens in West Town, and Lincoln Park Zoo throws an adults-only 90s party.

By Raj Singh · Published June 13, 2026.

It's a warm, overcast Saturday in Chicago — 86F with a 42% chance of rain that may show up or may not. Today's picks span Wrigleyville (a Chicago band comes home), the South Loop lakefront (free spectator chaos on custom bikes), West Town (a landmark outsider-art exhibition opens), and Lincoln Park (the zoo goes 21+ after dark). Tomorrow: hip-hop legends at Grant Park and a first-of-its-kind art show at the MCA. And Monday: a free Pritzker Pavilion concert worth adjusting your week for.

SATURDAY, JUNE 13

Ok Go @ Gallagher Way

OK Go formed as a quartet in Chicago in 1998. They relocated to LA three years later and became globally famous — the treadmill video, the one-take Honda ad, the album-length collaborations with other disciplines. But they started here, and tonight's Budweiser Concert Series show at Gallagher Way is a proper return. They're debuting four songs from Upside Out, a new EP that previews their fourth full-length Hungry Ghosts, due in the fall on their own Paracadute label. Members: Damian Kulash, Tim Nordwind, Dan Konopka, Andy Ross. The Stone Foxes from San Francisco open.

Gallagher Way is the outdoor plaza attached to Wrigley Field — a well-designed mid-size outdoor venue where you're close to the stage without being crushed. $46 GA gets you in; $100 VIP adds front-stage access, a private terrace and bar, and priority restrooms. $1 from each ticket goes to Cubs Charities and Backline, a musician mental health nonprofit.

Show at 7PM. Weather today is 86F and overcast with a 42% chance of rain — a light layer is smart for an outdoor show. Murphy's Bleachers is around the corner on Sheffield if you want a pre-show beer (verified open).

Red Bull Spin Off @ Museum Campus

Forty teams compete on custom-built bicycles navigating a floating race track on the lakefront at Museum Campus. Judged on creativity, showmanship, and race time — so expect entries ranging from maximalist costume builds to stripped-down speed rigs. Free to watch, no ticket needed.

Museum Campus in June is as good as Chicago gets — Field Museum, Adler, and the Shedd all in one stretch, with the lake on one side and the skyline behind you. Today only. 86F and overcast. Find a spot on the grass and watch the chaos.

'90s Night at the Zoo @ Lincoln Park Zoo

Lincoln Park Zoo goes adults-only after dark tonight for its 90s Night — which means wandering past animal habitats with a canned cocktail in hand while karaoke echoes across the grounds. The nearly 200 species stay in their habitats; people show up in matching Adidas sets and mom jeans. Live DJ, live band, pop-up bars selling beer, wine, seltzer, and canned cocktails scattered through the zoo, plus lawn games and a photo booth.

The zoo itself is free year-round, but this is a ticketed event: $20.19 using the promo code DO312. 21+ with ID. 6:30PM to 10PM, no kids or strollers. Ticket prices increase as the event approaches — do not wait.

Weather: 86F, overcast, 42% rain chance. The event is outdoors, so a light layer makes sense. Doors at 6:30PM.

Cutting and Pasting a World: Henry Darger @ Intuit Art Museum

Henry Darger worked as a hospital janitor and lived alone in Chicago for most of his life. When he died in 1973, his landlord discovered 15,145 pages of illustrated narrative in his room — a sweeping war fantasy executed through cut-and-paste collage, watercolor, and traced images. The Intuit Art Museum, which holds the core of his collection, opens a new exhibition today that digs into the craft mechanics: how Darger adapted paper dolls, scrapbooks, and other everyday practices into his complex personal imagery. Art historian Dr. Mary Trent's research anchors the show, and the exhibition is part of the national Handwork 2026 celebration.

Intuit is a small, serious museum at 756 N Milwaukee Ave in West Town — dedicated entirely to outsider and self-taught art. The space is quiet in the best way. Source materials sit alongside Darger's finished works; the show highlights how he 'reclaimed these institutionalized hobbies to express the interior lives and struggles of the marginalized.' Opening day means you'll have the gallery to yourself.

$20, opens 11AM today. Blue Line to Chicago stop. Buses 56 and 66 also serve the location. The exhibition runs through January 31, 2027.

SUNDAY, JUNE 14

Legends Music Festival @ Grant Park

Global street food meets hip-hop legacy at Legends Music Festival, which takes over Grant Park tomorrow with Busta Rhymes, 2 Chainz, and Fabolous headlining. Busta formed Leaders of the New School in Brooklyn in 1990, went solo with 'Woo-Hah!! Got You All in Check' in 1996, and has been one of rap's most technically distinctive performers ever since. The Chicago Reader describes him as having 'halting, ragga-inspired style and incredible complexity, inventiveness, and humor.' The event pitches itself as a vegan feast with global street food vendors throughout the festival grounds.

Grant Park in June with the skyline visible and a crowd vibing to hip-hop — this is Chicago working as intended. Starts 11AM Sunday. Tickets available in advance; free giveaways listed on Do312.

Tomorrow is 69F high, 59F low, overcast with 35% rain chance — considerably cooler than today. A layer is smart. Grant Park is in the Loop and accessible via transit; check transit options before heading out.

Dancing the Revolution @ MCA Chicago

The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is running what it calls its first-of-its-kind exhibition on dancehall and reggaeton — not as music, but as visual, political, and spiritual force. More than 35 contemporary artists, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Edra Soto, supakid, and Lee 'Scratch' Perry, trace how both genres moved from grassroots scenes in Jamaica and Puerto Rico to globally influential movements 'tied closely to sexual and political liberation.' The exhibition opened yesterday and runs through September 20.

The MCA is at 220 E Chicago Ave in Streeterville. Red Line to Chicago is your best bet by transit. $19-$22 admission. Opens 10AM Sunday.

Tomorrow tops out at 69F and overcast with 35% rain — a natural museum day. This exhibition rewards 2-3 hours of unhurried time.

ON THE HORIZON

Arrested Development @ Millennium Park — Free, Monday June 15

Arrested Development's 'Tennessee' and 'People Everyday' belong to a specific moment in early-90s hip-hop — Afrocentric, hopeful, politically charged in a way that held up. They play the Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park this Monday, June 15, as part of the city's free summer concert series. The Chicago Reader previews it as 'timeless Afrocentric hip-hop,' and this is a genuinely rare opportunity to see a group of this significance for free in an outdoor setting.

The Pritzker Pavilion's sound system carries the audio further back than you'd expect — the lawn fills up but rarely feels chaotic. Blankets and folding chairs welcome. Show up early to claim a spot on the main lawn.

Monday, June 15. Free. No ticket needed. Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph. Weather for Monday is not yet in the forecast — check before heading out.