This Week in West Loop: Food Tour to Lyric Opera

Your week-ahead guide to the West Loop — four picks worth planning around

By Raj Singh · Published November 8, 2026.

The West Loop's week spans a Randolph Street tasting tour, cheap Fulton Market laughs, Donizetti at the Lyric, and a vintage market to cap things off.

SUNDAY

Gateway to The West Loop Food Tour @ Formento's

This guided walk down Randolph Street works through the neighborhood's restaurants, breweries, and bars, with tastings from James Beard Award-winning kitchens along the way. Tickets are $129.

WEDNESDAY

HACK JOB, A Comedy Show @ Blind Barber

A biweekly showcase of Chicago comedians takes over Blind Barber in Fulton Market on Wednesday — doors at 6, show at 7, with a $10 cover and the bar's drink specials.

THURSDAY

Don Pasquale Returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago @ Lyric Opera House

Donizetti's fizzy comedy of errors returns to the Lyric for the first time in more than a decade, in a period production directed by Mariame Clément. Thursday's performance starts at 7 p.m., with tickets from $41.

SATURDAY 11/14

Randolph Street Market Festival

The Randolph Street Market Festival returns for a weekend of European-style vintage and antique shopping — hundreds of vendors, local food, and live music inside the Beaux Arts Plumbers Union Hall on Washington Boulevard. It opens Saturday at 10 a.m.; admission is $14.

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