And so September begins. Check out the NWN’s list of the top festivals, concerts, and events you need to know about for this month!

NILES WEST

9/1: Football v Solario Academy, Niles West High School, 7:00 PM (Theme: White Out)

9/1: Activities Fair Day, Courtyard, All Lunch Periods

9/1-3: “White Guy on the Bus,”  Black Box Theater, 7:30 PM

9/4: Labor Day, No School

9/8: Late Arrival, 10:10 AM

9/15: Late Arrival, 9:40 AM

9/19: NW Homecoming Nominations, Homeroom

9/19: Sophomore College Information Night 

9/22: Football v New Trier, Niles West High School, 7:00 PM (Theme: Camo)

9/26: Scholastic Bowl, Room 1210

DOWNTOWN CHICAGO

8/31-9/3: Chicago Jazz Festival

9/1-9/3: North Coast Music Festival

9/1-9/3: Festival of Lebanon

9/1-9/4: African Festival

9/1-9/4: Polish Festival 

9/5: Millennium Park “Summer Film Series” (Final Film for 2017), “Wayne’s World,” 6:30, Free Admission

9/7-9/10: Chris Rock, Comedy

9/8-9/24: World Music Festival

9/13-9/17: EXPO Chicago (International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art)

9/15: Ed Sheeran and James Blunt, Concert, Allstate Arena

9/21-9/28: Reeling Film Festival

TV & Entertainment (Premieres & Returns)

9/5: American Horror Story

9/12: The Mindy Project (Final Season)

9/13: South Park

9/17: 69th Primetime Emmy Awards

9/18: Dancing with the Stars

9/21: Gotham

9/22: Fuller House (Netflix)

9/24: Keeping Up With the Kardashians 10 Year Anniversary Special (E!)

9/25: The Big Bang Theory

9/25: The Voice