Chicago Festivals to Enjoy This Summer
From food festivals to art fairs, there is something for everyone to enjoy during Chicago’s festival season. Start planning your weekends now.
JUNE
7 – 9 ANDERSONVILLE MIDSOMMARFEST Clark St., Foster to Catalpa
7 – 9 CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL Millennium Park
7 – 9 SPRING AWAKENING MUSIC FESTIVAL Poplar Creek, Hoffman Estates
8 – 9 WELLS STREET ART FESTIVAL Wells St., North to Division
8 – 9 OLD TOWN ART FAIR Old Town Triangle Historic Dist.
14 – 15 RIBFEST CHICAGO Lincoln/Damen/Irving Park
21 – 23 COUNTRY LAKESHAKE MUSIC FESTIVAL Northerly Island
22 – 23 RAVENSWOOD ON TAP Ravenswood & Berteau
22 – 23 CHICAGO PRIDE FEST Boystown, Chicago
28 – 30 MILLENNIUM ART FESTIVAL Lake St. at Michigan Ave.
30 PRIDE PARADE Broadway/Halsted/Belmont
JULY
4 – 6 WINDY CITY RIBFEST Lawrence & Broadway
4 – 7 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF LIFE Washington Park
5 – 7 WEST FEST Chicago Ave., Damen & Wood
10 – 14 TASTE OF CHICAGO Grant Park
12 – 14 SQUARE ROOTS FESTIVAL Lincoln Ave., Montrose to Wilson
12 – 14 IRISH AMERICAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL Irish American Heritage Center
12 – 14 WINDY CITY SMOKEOUT United Center Parking Lot C
13 – 14 ROSCOE VILLAGE BURGER FEST Belmont & Damen
19 – 20 ARTFEST MICHIGAN AVENUE Michigan Ave., Tribune Building
19 – 21 PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL Union Park
19 – 21 BENFEST 2215 W. Irving Park Rd.
19 – 21 TASTE OF RIVER NORTH Kingsbury & Erie
19 – 21 SHEFFIELD MUSIC FESTIVAL & GARDEN WALK Sheffield & Webster
20 – 21 CHICAGO CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL Lincoln Ave., Addison to Roscoe
21 CHINATOWN SUMMER FAIR 2200 S. Wentworth Ave.
26 – 28 WICKER PARK FEST North & Milwaukee
27 – 28 TASTE OF LINCOLN AVENUE Lincoln Ave., Fullerton to Wrightwood
AUGUST
1 – 4 LOLLAPALOOZA Grant Park
2 – 4 JEFF FEST Jefferson Memorial Park
10 – 12 GINZA HOLIDAY FEST 435 W. Menomonee St.
10 BUD BILLIKEN PARADE Martin Luther King Dr, 39th – 55th
10 – 11 NORTHALSTED MARKET DAYS Halsted St., Belmont to Addison
16 – 18 GLENWOOD AVENUE ARTS FEST Glenwood & Morse, Rogers Park
17 – 18 CHICAGO AIR & WATER SHOW North Avenue Beach
23 – 25 TASTE OF GREEKTOWN Halsted & Van Buren
23 – 1 CHICAGO JAZZ FESTIVAL Millennium Park & venues throughout Chicago
30 – 31 NORTH COAST MUSIC FESTIVAL Northerly Island
31 – SEPT 2 AFRICAN FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS Washington Park
SEPTEMBER
13 – 15 RIOT FEST & CARNIVAL Douglas Park
14 – 15 CHICAGO BOURBON & BARBECUE FESTIVAL Damen & Roscoe
21 – 22 SAM ADAMS LAKEVIEW TACO FEST Southport Ave., Addison to Roscoe
28 – 29 HYDE PARK JAZZ FESTIVAL Multiple venues throughout Hyde Park