Sat, 14th of February, '26: Nocturna Valentine's Ball w/ DJ Scary Lady Sarah at Metro, 3730 N. Clark, Chicago. 10pm - 5am/ 18+ welcome. LINK IN BIO! #chicagogoth #nocturnachicago #scaryladysarah

💔🖤❤️ Sat, 14th of Feb, 2026: Nocturna "New Loves & Broken Hearts" Valentine's Ball w/ DJ Scary Lady Sarah 🥀

𝐍𝐎𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀, now in our 37th year, is an 18+ dark alternative dance night held once every other month or so in Chicago. DJ Scary Lady Sarah spins a highly request-driven mix of current & classic goth, industrial, post-punk, deathrock, darkwave, ethereal, shoegaze, new wave, ebm, & more. It's a lot of fun & you should go! Come DANCE UNTIL DAWN!

For this Nocturna, the first live of 2026, we present our annual "NEW LOVES & BROKEN HEARTS" VALENTINE BALL theme and will feature:

🖤 Live free photo booth by the fantastic GlitterGuts Photobooth (dress to impress- 𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 encouraged!)

🖤 The return of the VALENTINE'S MAILBOX GAME! Send your secret crush a message, anonymous or not (or just flatter your friends!) Free & running until 4am.

🖤 GIVEAWAYS & VENDORS!

🖤 PERFORMANCE! Sihaya Scarlett will be performing a tragically exotic Cabaret Dance Performance with a hint of theatrical action, you won’t want to miss this!

🖤 Also:
• Complimentary Valentines, candy & treats for all
• Complimentary Nocturna buttons & stickers while they last
• Free copies of the February 2026 issue of our newsletter, "Nocturna Emissions"
• Broken hearts/new loves decor (*𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗱 & 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸!*)💔🖤❤️
• Coat check will be open!

At Metro Chicago, 3730 N. Clark Street, Chicago
10pm - 5am / 18+ welcome / $20. in advance; $25. at the door

Advance tickets available NOW:
https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/88838437
♪ ★ ☆︵‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿︵ ♪ ★ ☆︵‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿︵ ♪ ★ ☆ ♪

𝐍𝐎𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀 ~ Established 1988
𝓭𝓪𝓻𝓴 𝓫𝓮𝓪𝓾𝓽𝓲𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝓶𝓾𝓼𝓲𝓬
𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓊𝒶𝓁 𝒹𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝓅𝒶𝑔𝑒𝒶𝓃𝓉𝓇𝓎 𝓁𝒾𝒷𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓈
𝓪𝔀𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝔀𝓮 𝓭𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓶

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Sat, 14th June, '25: Nocturna's 37th Anniversary Ball! Come dance until dawn! Featuring: DJ SLS; Blood Club; Videowaste; SioBast + more!
Full details: https://metrochicago.com/event/nocturna-37th-anniversary-ball/metro-chicago/chicago-illinois/

#nocturnachicago #scaryladysarah #gothchicago #gothicchicago #chicagogoth #chicagogothic #goth #darkwave #industrial #postpunk #nocturna #chicagonightlife 🖤

Saturday 5th of April 2025: The Nocturna “Graveyard Garden” Spring Ball w/ DJ Scary Lady Sarah
𝐍𝐎𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀 now in our 36th year is an 18+ dark alternative dance night held once every other month or so in Chicago. DJ Scary Lady Sarah spins a highly request-driven mix of current & classic goth, darkwave, industrial, post-punk, & more. It's a lot of fun & you should go! Come DANCE UNTIL DAWN amidst a 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 decor theme & amongst Chicago's denizens of the dark!
Featuring:
• Live free photo booth by GlitterGuts
• GIVEAWAYS
• VENDORS
• The Candy Cauldron will be on stage (help yourself!)
• Coat check will be open ($4 per item)
• Dress up or down! All black encouraged or your interpretation of “𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧” attire (flowers or other foliage perhaps?)

10pm - 5am / 18+ welcome / $15. in advance; $20. at the door

Advance tickets: www.etix.com/ticket/p/79444708
Metro 3730 N. Clark Street Chicago

꧁ᬊᬁSpecial early feature:ᬊ᭄꧂ツ
And What About the Bells: The Poetry of Rozz Williams

Rozz Williams is best known as the founder of the death rock band Christian Death but he was also a performance collage & film artist who experimented with numerous musical genres and considered himself primarily a poet. Nocturna will be opening an hour earlier than usual to present a special celebration of Williams’ poetry which will feature live readings of his poems from the book And What About the Bells from foreword author Zach Shaw and William Faith of Christian Death and Shadow Project.
The hardcover book And What About the Bells (signed by the editor) will be available for purchase during Nocturna.
Arrive early for the readings and video at 10:30
❀𖤣𖥧𖡼⊱✿⊰𖡼𖥧𖤣❀

𝐍𝐎𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀 ~ Established 1988
𝓭𝓪𝓻𝓴 𝓫𝓮𝓪𝓾𝓽𝓲𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝓶𝓾𝓼𝓲𝓬
𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓊𝒶𝓁 𝒹𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝓅𝒶𝑔𝑒𝒶𝓃𝓉𝓇𝓎 𝓁𝒾𝒷𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓈
𝓪𝔀𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝔀𝓮 𝓭𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓶

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❤️ Saturday, 15th of February, '25:
NOCTURNA- now in our 36th year, is an 18+ dark alternative dance night held once every other month or so in Chicago. DJ SCARY LADY SARAH spins a mix of current & classic goth, industrial, post-punk, deathrock, cold wave, ethereal, shoegaze, new wave, ebm, darkwave, dark indie & more. It's a lot of fun & you should go! Come DANCE UNTIL DAWN!

For this Nocturna, the first live of 2025, we present our annual "NEW LOVES & BROKEN HEARTS" VALENTINE BALL theme and will feature:

• Live free photo booth by the fantastic GlitterGuts Photobooth (dress to impress- red & black encouraged!)
• GIVEAWAYS
• VENDORS
Also:
• Complimentary Valentine's candy
• Complimentary Nocturna buttons while they last
• Broken hearts/new loves decor
• Coat check will be open!

At Metro, 3730 N. Clark Street, Chicago
11pm - 5am / 18+ welcome / $15. in advance; $20. at the door
(Ticket link in bio.)

#nocturnachicago #americangothicproductions #scaryladysarah #gothchicago #gothicchicago #chicagogoth #chicagogothic #chicago #danceuntildawn #gothgoth #goth #ebm #darkwave #industrial #nocturna #chicagonightlife #everydayishalloween #chicagovalentine #chicagofun #spookychicago