MAYFEST: Start off the Chicago Festival Season in style with this kickoff celebration. This festival brings out the best entertainment and cuisine Chicago has to offer. Celebrating its 21st anniversary, Mayfest looks to bring the city together for good laughs and fun. Now featuring Chicago Kids Day, focusing on helping the youth of our city stay safe and live healthy!
Where: 3100 N. Ashland Ave
When: May 20-22nd
Admission: $10
BELMONT-SHEFFIELD MUSIC FESTIVAL: Showcasing the Chicago’s favorite tribute bands along with artists of the city, this festival looks to keep the ball rolling in kicking off the Summer Festival schedule. Celebrating its 32nd Anniversary, this festival looks to blend many different aspects of Chicago into one big party!
Where: N. Sheffield from Belmont to Roscoe
When: May 28-29th
Admission: $5 donation
MAIFEST: A spring version of the famous Oktoberfest, located in the center of Chicago’s German Community, this festival brings out the best in the German Heritage including: Beer, food and live music. Enjoy the same actives your ancestors once took part in! Engulf yourself in the German culture!
Where: Lincoln Square (4700 N. Lincoln Ave)
When: June 2-5th
DO DIVISION FESTIVAL: Directly benefiting local elementary schools, this festival looks to combine family and fun with their Family Fun Fest area and two live music stages. The festival itself includes a run way equipped with DJ and local fashion raves.
Where: Wicker Park
When: June 3-5th
LINCOLN PARK GREEK FEST: Bringing Greek culture right to your front door, the Lincoln Park Greek Fest aims at giving you only the best Greek food and music you can find here in the states.
Where: N Sheffield between Diversey and Schubert
When: June 3-5th
RIVER NORTH BEER FEST: Grab your mates and share a beer, as this local festival offers over 50 different beers of your choosing!
Where: Moe’s Cantina, John Barleycorn & Chicago Twenty Something
When: June 6th
PILSEN FOOD TRUCK FEST: Located in Chicago’s Lower West Side, this festival brings the numerous amounts of food trucks throughout our beautiful city of Chicago into one place. Featuring over 25+ food trucks along with a partnership with Revolution Brewing, good food and fun is only a couple blocks away!
Where: Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood
When: June 11-12th
Admission: $5 optional donation
RIB FEST: Do you like meat? Do you love to pig-out with your friends, drink cold beer and listen to live music? If you answered yes to any of the following questions then Rib Fest is for you. A nationally recognized food festival, including being featured on the Food Network, this festival with make your nose tingle and your taste buds water!
Where: Lincoln Ave from Irving Park Road to Berteau Ave.
When: June 10-12th
Admission: $5 optional donation
SPRING AWAKENING: This electronic music festival includes 75+ DJ’s over a three day event in its new location of Jackson Park. A bass bumping event that has in the past years included Diplo, Calvin Harris and Bassnectar, this festival with rock your world.
Where: Jackson Park
When: June 12-14th
CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL: The largest blues festival in the world right in the heart of our glorious city. This festival looks to make sure it is known that Chicago is the “Blues Capital of the World” when it welcomes over 500,000+ people.
Where: Grant Park
When: June 10-12th
WELLS STREET ART FESTIVAL: Located minutes away from the Magnificent mile, this 6 block art festival looks to display artists from around the world. You can find all types of art here ranging from traditional paintings to master woodwork. The festival includes food, live music and a designated kid’s area to keep the little ones entertained.
Where: Old Town
When: June 11-12th
TASTE OF RANDOLPH STREET: This festival looks to highlight the 20th year of Chicago’s West Loop. The festival is a three day event that highlights the various restaurants in this area of Chicago as well as providing live music entertainment on 3 various stages.
Where: West Loop
When: June 17-19th
Admission: $10 Suggested Donation
CHICAGO ALE FEST: Feautring over 200 craft beers from more than 100 American breweries, this festival is located at Buckingham Fountain in historic Grant Park. This festival allows you to let out a little steam, pop open a cold beer and enjoy the lake front and skyline view of this amazing city.
Where: Buckingham Fountain
When: June 17-18
WINDY CITY LAKESHAKE: Bringing the country music scene to the city of Chicago, this festival really knows how to party!
Where: First Merit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
When: June 17-19th
GOLD COAST ART FAIR: Rated as one of the top 30 art festivals in the country, this extravagant show takes place in the beautiful Grant Park. This is the 59th anniversary of the festival, with future years looking brighter and brighter.
Where: Grant Park
When: June 18-19th
CHICAGO PRIDE FEST:
Where: Multiple locations in and around Boystown
When: June 18-19th
DOG DAYZ OF SUMMER: Do you like hot dogs and beer? Well this festival is for you. Hot Doug brings back his glory days of hot dogs and cold beer to serve you up some cool summer fun.
Where: Goose Island Barrel Warehouse
When: June 27-28th
PRIDE PARADE:
Where:
When: June 26th
TASTE OF CHICAGO: Known as ” The Taste” to the people of Chicago, this food festival is one of the largest in the world. Chicago is know for its outstanding bountiful of food restaurants from around the world and someone was kind enough to bring them all together.
Where: Grant Park
When: July 6-10th
WINDY CITY SMOKEOUT: If you’re looking for some down right country fun then this is the festival for you! Live music and beer all day, what more could you want. Big music names including Corey Smith and Chase Rice.
Where: Grand Avenue
When: July 15-17th
ROSCOE VILLAGE BURGER FEST: Are you looking for the best burger in town? Look no further then this mouth watering festival of beef! Live music and a “Kid’s Zone”, this festival can do no wrong.
Where: Belmont and Damen
When; July 9-10th
PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL: 40 different artists in a 3 day event in the beautiful Union Park.
Where: Union Park
When: July 15-17th
SOUTHPORT ART AND MUSIC FEST: Whether its photographs or oil paintings the 75 different artists of this festival are ready to impress! If you think you are up for the task then you can even take lessons from the professionals.
Where: 3704 Southport
When: July 16-17th
TASTE OF RIVER NORTH: Looking for a good time with friends, family and food? Look no further than this delicious festival!
Where: Ward Park, Kingsbury and Erie
When: July 22-24th
Sheffield Music Festival & Garden Walk: The 48th annual walk looks to take an adventure through more than 80 gardens and architectural beauty that our city has to offer. All proceeds benefit local kids and schools.
Where: Belmont and Damen, Roscoe Village
When: July 23-24
Wicker Park Fest: A two day event, this festival provides three main stages of live music along with some of the best food, art and shopping our wonderful city as to offer!
Where: North Ave and Milwaukee
When: July 23-24
Lollapalooza: Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Lollapalooza is a world-renown music festival that brings some of the biggest stars in the industry to 1 of its 8 stages scattered throughout Grant Park. A festival that is truly legendary in every sense of the word, the 25th anniversary celebrations are not something to miss out on.
Where: Grant Park
When: July 28-31
Taste of Lincoln Ave: The annual Wrightwood neighborhood’s fundraiser, this festival which began in 1984, looks to bring families and friends together for a fun summer weekend.
Where: Lincoln and Fullerton
When: August 6-7
Wrigleyville Summerfest: Right outside one of the most famous baseball stadiums in America, this festival looks to keep summer rolling with entertainment for the whole family!
Where: Wrigleyville
When: August 6-7
Edison Park Fest: Located in a part of town named after Thomas Edison, this festival looks to liven up its old roots for some good ol fashion family fun!
Where: Edison Park (the park)
When: August 19-21
Chicago Air & Water Show: Spread around the beaches of Chicago, this high flying daredevil show provides a rush of energy to the entire city. Dazzling acrobatics along with the famous Blue Angles, this festival is one of the oldest and largest in the world bringing in over 2+ million viewers each year. Where: North Ave Beach
When: August 20-21
North Coast Music Festival: One of the must see electronic music festival of the year,this festival really brings the party to the windy city!
Where: Union Park
When: September 2-4th
Windy City Wine Festival: Dying to try wines from around the world? Look no further than this summer festival, which includes over 300 different types of wine from all around the world. Calling all wine fanatics!
Where: Buckingham fountain in Grant Park
When: September 9-10th
West Loop Art Fest: This art festival looks to portray the works of more than 150 artists from around the country in a variety of styles. Interactive art tents plus good food and vibes provides a great atmosphere to be apart this summer in the windy city.
Where: Washington Boulevard between Aberdeen and Halsted Streets
When: September 10-11th
Shock Top Oyster Fest: Shock Top is bringing the ocean to Chicago this summer! Fresh oyster and seafood along with cuisine from other local restaurants will have your mouth watering.
Where: Roscoe Village
When: September 11-12th
Riot Fest: Experience the first years of this rapidly growing music festival right here in our city of Chicago! This is a non-profit organization that aims to make the communities we live in a better place so proceeds are going straight back to you!
Where: Humboldt Park
When: September 16-18th
Chicago Gourmet: The food festival of all food festivals, featuring multiple celebrity chefs. Enjoy over 150 of Chicago’s best restaurants including some celebrity chefs special guest appearances!
Where: Millennium Park
When: Septmeber 23-25th
Oktoberfest Chicago: Calling all lovers of the German culture, if you’re looking for a place to celebrate in style then Oktoberfest is for you. Bring the Oktoberfest from Germany straight to Chicago, this festival brings an end to the festival season with a bang.
Where: St. Alphonsus Church
When: September 25-27th
Hyde Park Jazz Festival: A jazz festival that started right here in our great city almost 10 years ago. this festival aims to bring out the culture of jazz music and everything it stands for!
Where: Midway Plaisance
When: September 24-25th
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