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 90 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 2026-10-05 19:35 UTC.

Filter by format: All · Commander (557) · Booster Draft (127) · Standard (90) · Other (66) · Modern (63) · Pauper (36) · New Player Event (34) · Sealed Deck (12) · Legacy (11) · Pick 2 Draft (2) · Pioneer (2)

Mon, Oct 05

Mon, Oct 05 6:30 PM TGS Batavia Weekly Standard Showdown Standard Showdown at TGS Batavia (Batavia, IL) Standard · $10
Mon, Oct 05 7:00 PM Boar Hat Weekly Standard Showdown at Boar's Hat Gaming (Elgin, IL) Standard · $12

Tue, Oct 06

Tue, Oct 06 5:30 PM Weekly Standard Showdown at Secret Door Games (Elkhart, IN) Standard · $5
Tue, Oct 06 5:30 PM Hotsauce Games Weekly Standard Nights at Hotsauce Games - Downer's Grove (Downers Grove, IL) Standard · $10
Tue, Oct 06 6:00 PM The Crimson Guild Standard Showdown at The Crimson Guild (Wauwatosa, WI) Standard · $20

Wed, Oct 07

Wed, Oct 07 6:00 PM The Hobbit Standard Showdown at Regent Cards and More LLC (Goshen, IN) Standard · $6
Wed, Oct 07 6:00 PM Standard Casual Play at Grognard Games - Algonquin (Algonquin, IL) Standard · $5
Wed, Oct 07 6:30 PM TGS Oswego Reality Fracture Standard Showdown at Tabletop Game Shop (Oswego, IL) Standard · $10
Wed, Oct 07 7:11 PM PEWPEWPEW! It's the WEDNESDAY Night Standard Showdown! at Dark Tower Comics - Logan Square (Chicago, IL) Standard · $13

Thu, Oct 08

Thu, Oct 08 7:15 PM Chupacabra Games Standard at Chupacabra Games - Naperville (Naperville, IL) Standard · $8

Fri, Oct 09

Fri, Oct 09 6:30 PM Fantasy Games Standard Showdown at Fantasy Games (South Bend, IN) Standard · $5
Fri, Oct 09 6:00 PM Friday Night Magic Standard Play at Heroines and Heroes (Evanston, IL) Standard · Free
Fri, Oct 09 6:30 PM FNM Standard at Nerd Rage Gaming (Buffalo Grove, IL) Standard · $10
Fri, Oct 09 6:30 PM Friday Night Magic Standard at Game Universe - Franklin (Franklin, WI) Standard · $12
Fri, Oct 09 6:30 PM The Mana Vault Standard Showdown at The Mana Vault MKE (St Francis, WI) Standard · $15
Fri, Oct 09 6:30 PM Friday Night Magic at Forever Forward Games at Forever Forward Games (Clinton, WI) Standard · $20
Fri, Oct 09 7:00 PM Standard FNM at Graham Crackers Comics - Naperville (Naperville, IL) Standard · $10
Fri, Oct 09 7:00 PM Chupacabra Games Joliet - Reality Fracture Store Championship at Chupacabra Games - Joliet (Joliet, IL) Standard · $20
Fri, Oct 09 7:00 PM BTB Games Friday Night Standard Showdown at By the Board Games and Entertainment (Lowell, IN) Standard · $10
Fri, Oct 09 7:00 PM Standard Showdown Standard Showdown at The Dragon's Refuge (Bourbonnais, IL) Standard · $10
Fri, Oct 09 7:30 PM Friday Night Magic Standard @ Tenth at The 10th Planet (Schererville, IN) Standard · $12

Sat, Oct 10

Sat, Oct 10 11:00 AM Gift of Games Reality Fracture Store Championship at GIFT OF GAMES (Grayslake, IL) Standard · Free
Sat, Oct 10 12:00 PM US RCQ | 2026-27 Round 2 Minmax Games Standard at MinMaxGames (Lombard, IL) Standard · $35
Sat, Oct 10 12:00 PM US RCQ | 2026-27 Round 2 Standard at Grognard Games - Batavia (Batavia, IL) Standard · $35
Sat, Oct 10 12:00 PM Reality Fracture Standard Showdown at Honeybee Games (Glendale, WI) Standard · $10
Sat, Oct 10 1:30 PM Reality Fracture Store Championship at Fantasy Games (South Bend, IN) Standard · $5
Sat, Oct 10 1:00 PM Reality Fracture Standard Showdown at Lake Geneva Games (Lake Geneva, WI) Standard · $9
Sat, Oct 10 2:00 PM BTB Games Reality Fracture Store Championship at By the Board Games and Entertainment (Lowell, IN) Standard · $15
Sat, Oct 10 3:00 PM Reality Fracture Standard Showdown at Critical Games - Worth (Worth, IL) Standard · $10
Sat, Oct 10 4:00 PM Motos Tcg Store Championship at Motos TCG (Northbrook, IL) Standard · $25
Sat, Oct 10 4:00 PM Reality Fracture Store Championship at Dane's Games (Geneva, IL) Standard · $10
Sat, Oct 10 4:30 PM Zamliy TCG | Reality Fracture Store Championship at Zamliy TCG (Round Lake Beach, IL) Standard · $19
Sat, Oct 10 6:00 PM Reality Fracture Store Championship at Slackers Too (St Joseph, MI) Standard · Free
Sat, Oct 10 5:00 PM Fractured Reality Store Championship at Hidden Realm Cards (Elkhart, IN) Standard · $10
Sat, Oct 10 6:00 PM Weekly Standard Showdown at Old Guard Games (Milwaukee, WI) Standard · $7
Sat, Oct 10 6:30 PM Reality Fracture Store Championship Store Championship at Hero's Ink (Delavan, WI) Standard · $20

Sun, Oct 11

Sun, Oct 11 10:30 AM Sunday Standard at Chicagoland Games (Chicago, IL) Standard · $15
Sun, Oct 11 12:00 PM US RCQ | 2026-27 Round 2 EGC Standard (3/3) at Evanston Games and Cafe (Evanston, IL) Standard · $25
Sun, Oct 11 12:30 PM Sunday Standard Showdown at Menagerie Games (Mount Pleasant, WI) Standard · $10
Sun, Oct 11 2:00 PM Hobbit Standard Showdown at Perfect Storm Comics and Games - West (Paw Paw, MI) Standard · $5
Sun, Oct 11 2:00 PM Pastimes Sunday Afternoon Standard Showdown at Pastimes (Niles, IL) Standard · $10
Sun, Oct 11 3:00 PM Store Championship Store Championship at KFL Sales (Shorewood, IL) Standard · Free

Mon, Oct 12

Mon, Oct 12 6:30 PM TGS Batavia Weekly Standard Showdown Standard Showdown at TGS Batavia (Batavia, IL) Standard · $10

Tue, Oct 13

Tue, Oct 13 5:30 PM Reality Fracture Store Championship at Secret Door Games (Elkhart, IN) Standard · $5
Tue, Oct 13 5:30 PM Hotsauce Games Weekly Standard Nights at Hotsauce Games - Downer's Grove (Downers Grove, IL) Standard · $10
Tue, Oct 13 6:00 PM The Crimson Guild Standard Showdown at The Crimson Guild (Wauwatosa, WI) Standard · $20

Wed, Oct 14

Wed, Oct 14 6:00 PM The Hobbit Standard Showdown at Regent Cards and More LLC (Goshen, IN) Standard · $6
Wed, Oct 14 6:00 PM Wednesday Night Standard at Grognard Games - Batavia (Batavia, IL) Standard · Free
Wed, Oct 14 7:11 PM PEWPEWPEW! It's the WEDNESDAY Night Standard Showdown! at Dark Tower Comics - Logan Square (Chicago, IL) Standard · $13

Thu, Oct 15

Thu, Oct 15 2:00 PM Collection House Cafe Store Championship at Collection House Cafe (Schaumburg, IL) Standard · $10
Thu, Oct 15 7:15 PM Chupacabra Games Standard at Chupacabra Games - Naperville (Naperville, IL) Standard · $8

Fri, Oct 16

Fri, Oct 16 6:30 PM Fantasy Games Standard Showdown at Fantasy Games (South Bend, IN) Standard · $5
Fri, Oct 16 6:00 PM Logan Arch Store Championship Store Championship at Logan Arch Chicago (Chicago, IL) Standard · Free
Fri, Oct 16 6:00 PM Friday Night Magic Standard Play at Heroines and Heroes (Evanston, IL) Standard · Free
Fri, Oct 16 6:30 PM FNM Standard at Nerd Rage Gaming (Buffalo Grove, IL) Standard · $10
Fri, Oct 16 6:30 PM Friday Night Magic Standard at Game Universe - Franklin (Franklin, WI) Standard · $12
Fri, Oct 16 6:30 PM The Mana Vault Standard Showdown at The Mana Vault MKE (St Francis, WI) Standard · $15
Fri, Oct 16 6:30 PM Friday Night Magic at Forever Forward Games at Forever Forward Games (Clinton, WI) Standard · $20
Fri, Oct 16 6:30 PM Standard Showdown Standard Showdown at Planet Chaos (Fort Atkinson, WI) Standard · Free
Fri, Oct 16 7:00 PM Standard FNM at Graham Crackers Comics - Naperville (Naperville, IL) Standard · $10
Fri, Oct 16 7:10 PM Chupacabra Games Joliet - Standard at Chupacabra Games - Joliet (Joliet, IL) Standard · $8
Fri, Oct 16 7:30 PM Friday Night Magic Standard @ Tenth at The 10th Planet (Schererville, IN) Standard · $12

Sat, Oct 17

Sat, Oct 17 10:00 AM Smugglers Coffee throwdown Store Championship at Smugglers Coffee (Dyer, IN) Standard · $25
Sat, Oct 17 11:00 AM US RCQ | 2026-27 Round 2 Boar Hat RCQ #2 at Boar's Hat Gaming (Elgin, IL) Standard · $35
Sat, Oct 17 11:30 AM Pastimes Reality Fracture Store Championship at Pastimes (Niles, IL) Standard · $20
Sat, Oct 17 12:00 PM Reality Fracture Standard Showdown at Honeybee Games (Glendale, WI) Standard · $10
Sat, Oct 17 1:00 PM Reality Fracture Standard Showdown at Lake Geneva Games (Lake Geneva, WI) Standard · $9
Sat, Oct 17 1:00 PM Reality Fracture Store Championship at Forever Forward Games (Clinton, WI) Standard · $20
Sat, Oct 17 3:00 PM rELAITY fRACTURE Store Championship at Gamers World - Water Tower (Chicago, IL) Standard · $20
Sat, Oct 17 3:00 PM Reality Fracture Standard Showdown at Critical Games - Worth (Worth, IL) Standard · $10
Sat, Oct 17 6:00 PM Weekly Standard Showdown at Old Guard Games (Milwaukee, WI) Standard · $7
Sat, Oct 17 6:30 PM Reality Fracture Store Championship at Battle Brothers Miniature Wargaming (Milwaukee, WI) Standard · $100

Sun, Oct 18

Sun, Oct 18 10:00 AM Colosseum Games Standard Store Championship at Colosseum Games (Kenosha, WI) Standard · $10
Sun, Oct 18 10:30 AM Sunday Standard at Chicagoland Games (Chicago, IL) Standard · $15
Sun, Oct 18 11:00 AM US RCQ | 2026-27 Round 2 @ Evo! at Evolution Gaming (Butler, WI) Standard · $48
Sun, Oct 18 12:00 PM US RCQ (2) | 2026-27 Round 2 GWOO RCQ 2 at Gamers World - Old Orchard (Skokie, IL) Standard · $25
Sun, Oct 18 12:30 PM Sunday Standard Showdown at Menagerie Games (Mount Pleasant, WI) Standard · $10
Sun, Oct 18 1:00 PM GameStorm's Reality Fracture Store Championship at Gamestorm (Lemont, IL) Standard · $20
Sun, Oct 18 2:00 PM Pastimes Sunday Afternoon Standard Showdown at Pastimes (Niles, IL) Standard · $10

Mon, Oct 19

Mon, Oct 19 6:30 PM TGS Batavia Weekly Standard Showdown Standard Showdown at TGS Batavia (Batavia, IL) Standard · $10
Mon, Oct 19 6:30 PM TGS Batavia Store Championship Store Championship at TGS Batavia (Batavia, IL) Standard · $10

Tue, Oct 20

Tue, Oct 20 5:30 PM Weekly Standard Showdown at Secret Door Games (Elkhart, IN) Standard · $5
Tue, Oct 20 5:30 PM Hotsauce Games Weekly Standard Nights at Hotsauce Games - Downer's Grove (Downers Grove, IL) Standard · $10
Tue, Oct 20 6:00 PM The Crimson Guild Standard Showdown at The Crimson Guild (Wauwatosa, WI) Standard · $20

Wed, Oct 21

Wed, Oct 21 10:15 AM Reality Fracture Store Championship at Comic Buying Center (Libertyville, IL) Standard · $30
Wed, Oct 21 7:11 PM PEWPEWPEW! It's the WEDNESDAY Night Standard Showdown! at Dark Tower Comics - Logan Square (Chicago, IL) Standard · $13

Thu, Oct 22

Thu, Oct 22 1:00 PM Reality Fractured Standard Showdown at Kruger Comics (South Haven, MI) Standard · $10
Thu, Oct 22 6:00 PM Shattered Coffee Mugs at EGC Store Championship at Evanston Games and Cafe (Evanston, IL) Standard · $18
Thu, Oct 22 7:15 PM Chupacabra Games Standard at Chupacabra Games - Naperville (Naperville, IL) Standard · $8

Fri, Oct 23

Fri, Oct 23 6:30 PM Fantasy Games Standard Showdown at Fantasy Games (South Bend, IN) Standard · $5