This Week in Lincoln Park & Old Town: Steppenwolf to Second City

Your week-ahead guide to Lincoln Park & Old Town — 4 picks worth planning around

By Raj Singh · Published July 12, 2026.

A theater-and-market week between Lincoln Park and Old Town: a drama at Steppenwolf, an outdoor movie on the History Museum lawn, Green City Market at its summer peak, and Second City doing what it's done for decades. Wednesday runs warm, so hit the market early.

SUNDAY 7/12

Catch As Catch Can @ Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf's ensemble drama plays a Sunday matinee at 3pm in the Downstairs Theater on Halsted. After, split a caramelized-crust pan pizza at Pequod's on Clybourn.

WEDNESDAY 7/15

Green City Market @ Lincoln Park

Chicago's premier farmers market runs Wednesday and Saturday mornings at the south end of Lincoln Park — peak-season peaches, tomatoes, and chef demos, free to wander. Round it out with a cupcake from Sweet Mandy B's over on Webster.

WEDNESDAY 7/15

Summer Screenings @ Chicago History Museum

A free outdoor film on the Chicago History Museum lawn at Clark and North, 6:30pm — bring a blanket. Make it dinner first with baby back ribs at Twin Anchors, the Old Town rib joint on Sedgwick.

THURSDAY 7/16

Best of The Second City @ The Second City

The flagship revue on Wells is the reliable Old Town night out — sketch and improv from the theater that made the form famous, 7pm. Get there early for tableside guacamole and a margarita at Adobo Grill next door.

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