Summer has officially begun, which means the festivals are finally starting up! The warm months have a tendency to welcome Chicagoans outside after a long, cold (frigid), winter. Festivals are a great way to celebrate the outdoors. 

You may want to take notes, because there is something going down every weekend this summer. From music to food to flea markets - oh my! There is literally something for everyone to join in on the fun. Don't worry, we've gone ahead and rounded up a summers-worth of festivals below! 

(Photo Courtesy of Lincoln Park Zoo) 

JUNE

June 14 – 15, 2019: Craft Brews At Lincoln Park Zoo 

June 15, 2019: Chicago Taco & Tequila Fest 

June 14 – 16, 2019: Ribfest Chicago 

June 21 – 22, 2019: World's Largest Block Party 

June 22, 2019: Craft Beer Festival At The Morton Arboretum

June 22 – 23, 2019: Ravenswood On Tap

June 28-30, 2019: Millennium Art Festival

June 29, 2019: Pride In The Park Chicago 

June 29 – 30, 2019: Randolph Street Market Festival

June 30, 2019: Chicago Pride Parade 

June 26 – August 24, 2019 // Every Wednesday: Chicago Summerdance

(Photo Credit: Taste of Chicago)

July

Select Mondays & Thursdays, June 13 – Aug. 15, 2019: Millennium Park Music Series 

 June 12 – Aug. 17, 2019: Grant Park Music Festival

 July 4, 2019: Fourth Of July Fireworks At Navy Pier

July 4 – 6, 2019: Windy City Ribfest In Uptown 

July 4 – 7, 2019: African/Caribbean International Festival Of Life 

July 5 – 7, 2019: West Fest 

July 10 – 14, 2019: Taste Of Chicago 

July 12 – 14, 2019: Square Roots Craft Brew & Music Festival 

July 12 – 14, 2019: Irish American Heritage Festival 

July 12 – 14, 2019: Windy City Smokeout 

July 13, 2019: Bastille Day Chicago 

July 13 – 14, 2019: Outside Experience

July 13, 2019: Chicago Yacht Club  Race To Mackinac

July 13 – 14, 2019: Roscoe Village Burger Fest 

July 16, 2019: Chinatown Summer Fair 

July 19 – 21, 2019: Pitchfork Music Festival 

July 19 – 21, 2019: Taste Of River North 

July 19 – 21, 2019: Sheffield Street Fest

July 20, 2019: Sheffield Craft Beer Fest 

July 20 – 21, 2019: Sheffield Garden Walk 

July 20: Chalk Howard Street 

July 19 – 20, 2019: Artfest Michigan Avenue 

July 20 – 21, 2019: Chicago Craft Beer Festival 

July 26: Summer Wine Fest At Lincoln Park Zoo

July 26 – 28, 2019: Wicker Park Fest 

July 26 – 28, 2019: Lincoln Square Greek Fest 

July 27 – 28, 2019: Taste Of Lincoln Avenue 

July 27 – 28, 2019: Chicago Margarita Festival

July 25 – 28, 2019: Fiesta Del Sol 

June 12 – Aug. 17, 2019: Grant Park Music Festival 

Through Aug. 24, 2019 // Wednesdays – Sundays: Chicago Summerdance 

August

Aug. 1 – 4, 2019: Lollapalooza 

Aug. 3 – 4, 2019: Edge Fest 

Aug. 9 – 11, 2019: Ginza Festival Chicago 

Aug. 9 – 11, 2019: Retro On Roscoe 

Aug. 9 – 11, 2019: Chicago Hot Dog Fest 

Aug. 10, 2019: Bud Billiken Parade 

Aug. 10 – 11, 2019: Northalsted Market Days 

Aug. 10 – 11, 2019: My House Music Festival 

Aug. 16 – 18, 2019: Edison Park Fest

Aug. 16 – 18, 2019: Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest 

Aug. 17 – 18, 2019: Chicago Air & Water Show 

Aug. 17– 18, 2019: Pilsen Fest 

Aug. 17 – 18, 2019: Sangria Festival 

Aug. 22 – 25: Chicago Women’s Funny Festival 

Aug. 23 – 25, 2019: Taste Of Greektown 

Aug 24, 2019: Greenleaf Festival

Aug. 24 – 25, 2019: Transamerica Chicago Triathlon 

Aug. 23 – September 1, 2019: Chicago Jazz Festival

Aug. 30 – 31, 2019: North Coast Music Festival 

Aug. 30 – September 1, 2019: Great American Lobster Fest 

Aug. 30 – September 2, 2019: Taste Of Polonia 

Aug. 30 – September 2, 2019: African Festival Of The Arts

(Photo Credit: Chicago Jazz Festival)