Festival SZN is here, so pick your poison ☀️
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!
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
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