Upcoming Standard Events Near Chicago

Standard is the rotating 60-card format built from the most recent Magic sets. It is the backbone of Friday Night Magic and Standard Showdown, and a great entry point for competitive play since card pools stay small and current.

Chicago currently has 22 upcoming Standard events listed.

Magic events within 100 miles of Chicago, IL, USA over the next 60 days, straight from the official Wizards Store & Event Locator. All times are store-local.

Pulled from the official Wizards Store & Event Locator. Last updated 2026-08-01 11:58 UTC.

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Sat, Aug 01

• Sat, Aug 01 12:00 PM HoneyBee Standard Showdown at Honeybee Games (Glendale, WI) Standard · $12
• Sat, Aug 01 1:00 PM Marvel Super Heroes Standard Showdown at Lake Geneva Games (Lake Geneva, WI) Standard · $9
• Sat, Aug 01 1:00 PM MTG Standard Showdown Standard Showdown at The Cardboard Bros (Oconomowoc, WI) Standard · Free
• Sat, Aug 01 6:00 PM Weekly Standard Showdown at Old Guard Games (Milwaukee, WI) Standard · $7
• Sat, Aug 01 6:00 PM Hidden Realm's Standard Showdown at Hidden Realm Cards (Elkhart, IN) Standard · $5

Sun, Aug 02

• Sun, Aug 02 10:30 AM Sunday Standard at Chicagoland Games (Chicago, IL) Standard · $15
• Sun, Aug 02 2:00 PM Marvel Super Heroes Standard Showdown at Perfect Storm Comics and Games - West (Paw Paw, MI) Standard · $5
• Sun, Aug 02 2:00 PM Sunday Afternoon Standard Showdown at Pastimes (Niles, IL) Standard · $10

Tue, Aug 04

• Tue, Aug 04 5:30 PM Marvel Super Heroes Standard Showdown at Secret Door Games (Elkhart, IN) Standard · $5
• Tue, Aug 04 5:30 PM Hotsauce Games Weekly Standard Nights at Hotsauce Games - Downer's Grove (Downers Grove, IL) Standard · $10
• Tue, Aug 04 6:00 PM Weekly Standard at Colosseum Games (Kenosha, WI) Standard · $10
• Tue, Aug 04 7:00 PM STANDARD TUESDAY at Super Nova Toys & Collectibles (Bridgeview, IL) Standard · $10

Wed, Aug 05

• Wed, Aug 05 6:00 PM Regent cards Standard Showdown at Regent Cards and More LLC (Goshen, IN) Standard · $6
• Wed, Aug 05 6:00 PM Wednesday Night Standard at Grognard Games - Batavia (Batavia, IL) Standard · Free
• Wed, Aug 05 6:00 PM TGS Oswego Marvel Super Heroes Standard Showdown at Tabletop Game Shop (Oswego, IL) Standard · $10

Thu, Aug 06

• Thu, Aug 06 6:00 PM Casual Standard at Lake Geneva Games (Lake Geneva, WI) Standard · $10
• Thu, Aug 06 7:11 PM PEWPEWPEW! It's the Thursday Night Standard Showdown! at Dark Tower Comics - Logan Square (Chicago, IL) Standard · $13
• Thu, Aug 06 7:15 PM Chupacabra Games Standard Standard Showdown at Chupacabra Games - Naperville (Naperville, IL) Standard · $8

Fri, Aug 07

• Fri, Aug 07 6:30 PM Standard Night Magic! at Nerd Rage Gaming (Buffalo Grove, IL) Standard · $10
• Fri, Aug 07 6:30 PM Standard FNM at Game Universe - Franklin (Franklin, WI) Standard · $12
• Fri, Aug 07 6:30 PM Modern Not So Standard Showdown at The Mana Vault MKE (St Francis, WI) Standard · $10
• Fri, Aug 07 7:10 PM Chupacabra Games Joliet - Standard at Chupacabra Games - Joliet (Joliet, IL) Standard · $8