This Week in West Loop: Opera, a Food Tour and Greektown Art

Your week-ahead guide to the West Loop — three picks worth planning around, from a Lyric season opener to Greektown's public-art walk.

By Raj Singh · Published November 1, 2026.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1

Don Giovanni @ Lyric Opera House

The Lyric's 2026/27 season opens with Don Giovanni, a fable of deceit and retribution; bass-baritone and Lyric veteran Christian Van Horn stars as the unrepentant lord, in director Robert Falls's staging. The matinee is at 2 p.m.

Gateway to The West Loop Food Tour @ Formento's

Starting at Formento's, this afternoon walking tour heads down Randolph Street for tastings from James Beard Award-winning chefs, homegrown breweries and dive bars. Tickets are $129.

ALL WEEK

We the People: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Beauty in Greektown Chicago @ Greektown Chicago

A free public-art exhibit runs along South Halsted Street through Greektown, with 40 indoor and outdoor works by 27 professional and emerging artists marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Find more West Loop events on our neighborhood page.