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 24 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 2026-08-09 22:13 UTC.

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Tue, Aug 11

• Tue, Aug 11 5:30 PM Hotsauce Games Weekly Standard Nights at Hotsauce Games - Downer's Grove (Downers Grove, IL) Standard · $10
• Tue, Aug 11 6:00 PM Weekly Standard at Colosseum Games (Kenosha, WI) Standard · $10

Wed, Aug 12

• Wed, Aug 12 6:00 PM Regent cards Standard Showdown at Regent Cards and More LLC (Goshen, IN) Standard · $6
• Wed, Aug 12 6:00 PM Wednesday Night Standard at Grognard Games - Algonquin (Algonquin, IL) Standard · $10

Thu, Aug 13

• Thu, Aug 13 6:00 PM Casual Standard at Lake Geneva Games (Lake Geneva, WI) Standard · $10
• Thu, Aug 13 7:15 PM Chupacabra Games Standard Standard Showdown at Chupacabra Games - Naperville (Naperville, IL) Standard · $8

Fri, Aug 14

• Fri, Aug 14 6:30 PM Fantasy Games Standard Showdown at Fantasy Games (South Bend, IN) Standard · $5
• Fri, Aug 14 6:30 PM Standard Night Magic! at Nerd Rage Gaming (Buffalo Grove, IL) Standard · $10
• Fri, Aug 14 6:30 PM The Mana Vault Standard Showdown at The Mana Vault MKE (St Francis, WI) Standard · $15
• Fri, Aug 14 7:00 PM Friday Night Magic at GCC at Graham Crackers Comics - Naperville (Naperville, IL) Standard · $10
• Fri, Aug 14 7:10 PM Chupacabra Games Joliet - Standard at Chupacabra Games - Joliet (Joliet, IL) Standard · $8

Sat, Aug 15

• Sat, Aug 15 12:00 PM HoneyBee Games Standard Showdown at Honeybee Games (Glendale, WI) Standard · $12
• Sat, Aug 15 3:00 PM The Hobbit Standard Showdown at Critical Games - Worth (Worth, IL) Standard · $5
• Sat, Aug 15 6:00 PM Weekly Standard Showdown at Old Guard Games (Milwaukee, WI) Standard · $7
• Sat, Aug 15 6:00 PM Hidden Realm's Standard Showdown at Hidden Realm Cards (Elkhart, IN) Standard · $5
• Sat, Aug 15 6:30 PM Saturday Standard at Hero's Ink (Delavan, WI) Standard · $12

Sun, Aug 16

• Sun, Aug 16 10:30 AM Sunday Standard at Chicagoland Games (Chicago, IL) Standard · $15
• Sun, Aug 16 2:00 PM Hobbit Standard Showdown at Perfect Storm Comics and Games - West (Paw Paw, MI) Standard · $5
• Sun, Aug 16 4:00 PM Week 1 Hobbit Standard Showdown at Game 'n Grub (Fowler, IN) Standard · $15

Tue, Aug 18

• Tue, Aug 18 5:30 PM Weekly Standard Showdown at Secret Door Games (Elkhart, IN) Standard · $5
• Tue, Aug 18 5:30 PM Hotsauce Games Weekly Standard Nights at Hotsauce Games - Downer's Grove (Downers Grove, IL) Standard · $10
• Tue, Aug 18 6:00 PM Weekly Standard at Colosseum Games (Kenosha, WI) Standard · $10

Wed, Aug 19

• Wed, Aug 19 6:00 PM Regent cards Standard Showdown at Regent Cards and More LLC (Goshen, IN) Standard · $6
• Wed, Aug 19 6:00 PM Wednesday Night Standard at Grognard Games - Batavia (Batavia, IL) Standard · Free

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