Bucket Listers is excited to partner with Duff Entertainment to offer you an exclusive pricing:

💰 Price List: Early Bird SOLD OUT! Buy early as prices will increase closer to festival
- General Admission: Starting at $30.70 per person (including fees)
- VIP: Starting at $163 per person (including fees)
- 2 Day VIP Pass: Starting at $237.52
- 3 Day VIP Pass: Starting at $316.36

Check the ticket name to pick your date and ticket type (General Admission or VIP).
If you're coming on Friday, August 22, choose the “Friday General Admission (8/22, 5 PM – 10 PM)” ticket, if not, please choose the correct date/time from the remaining options.

🗓️ August 22nd - 24th 
⏰ Schedule:
- Friday & Saturday: 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
- Sunday: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
📍 443 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
👤​ All ages are welcome

Your GA Ticket Includes: 
- 5 PM Entry Friday & Saturday, 1 PM on Sunday
- Access to the festival and 14 different pizzerias each day!

Your VIP Ticket Includes:
- 4 PM Entry Friday & Saturday, 12 PM entry on Sunday (1-hour early entry)
- Unlimited pizza from up to 14 different pizzerias each day!
- 2 drinks
- Reserved seating and game area
- Private bar
- Private restroom trailers
- Swag bags and more

About the event:

Pizza lovers unite! Pizza City Fest is coming back to Chicago in a big way, August 22nd, 23rd and 24th! Featuring a stellar lineup of Chicago’s best pizza makers in one location, Pizza City Fest gives pizza enthusiasts and pros the unique opportunity to taste their favorite pies, view live demos, attend panel discussions with culinary experts, connect with chefs, and much, much more. The three-day festival, taking place in the heart of Chicago’s River North neighborhood, will not only highlight some of the best pizza the region has to offer, but also live entertainment from favorite bands, Sixteen Candles, Sunfallen, Trippin' Billies, and One for the Ditch.

Friday and Saturday, gates open at 5 pm (4 pm for VIP) and festivities run until 10 pm. On Sunday, August 24th, gates open at 1 pm (12 pm for VIP) and attendees can indulge until 6 pm.

Our charitable partner is Doughnate Pizza, a local non-profit that purchases pizzas from local restaurants and delivers them to shelters that are allowed to accept hot food.

 

Some of the Participating Pizzerias Include:
Alla Vita | Angelo's Stuffed Pizza | Antepli Mediterranean Grill |Candlelite Chicago Lincoln Park | George’s | Deep Dish | Home Run Inn | Labriola Chicago | Lynn's Chicago Pizza | middle brow | My Pi | Nancy's Pizza | Paper Plane Pizza | Pazza Pizza | Pompei on Taylor | Stix n Brix Pizza x Cafe | Suparossa | Tievoli Pizza Bar | Uncle Jerry's Pizza Company.

Talent Lineup:
Friday, August 22
4:00 PM - The Acousticholics 
5:30 PM - One for the Ditch (acoustic)
7:30 PM - Too Fighters (acoustic)

Saturday, August 23
4:00 PM - Jon Allegretto Duo (acoustic)
5:15 PM - Sunfallen (acoustic)
7:45 PM - Sixteen Candles (acoustic)

Sunday, August 24
4:30 PM - Trippin' Billies (acoustic)
Sunday, August 24 Educational Programming
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM - Panel Discussion: "What is 'Chicago Style' Pizza?"
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM - Demonstration: Making Great Pizza at Home in ANY Type of Oven