Chicago festivals 2022: See list of summer events in city, suburbs
CHICAGO (WLS) -- After an eventful June, Chicago will continue to celebrate the summer with various food, music, art and culture festivals every weekend throughout July, August and September.
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ABC7 Chicago has compiled a Chicago Summer Festival Guide for prospective patrons to stay up-to-date on admission costs, dates, times and locations.
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Various summer dates
Grant Park Music Festival
Various dates June 15 to Aug. 20
Various times
Starting at $26
Grant Park
337 E. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL
Millennium Park Summer Music Series
Various dates June 20 to Aug. 18
Various times
Free admission
Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
201 E. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL
Chicago SummerDance
Various dates July 6 to Sept. 17
Various times
Free admission
Grant Park and other various parks
Chicago, IL
July
Rhythm World 32: Chicago's International Festival of American Tap
Various dates July 8-24
Various times
Free admission (except $15 admission at Jazz Showcase, July 13)
Various venues
Chicago, IL
Square Roots Craft Brew and Music Festival
July 8-10
Friday 5 to 10 p.m, Saturday Noon to 10 p.m., Sunday Noon to 9 p.m.
$10 suggested donation
Lincoln Square
Between Montrose and Wilson avenues
Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL
Taste of Chicago Grant Park
July 8-10
11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Free admission
Grant Park, Buckingham Fountain
Jackson and Columbus drives
Chicago, IL
West Fest Chicago
July 8-10
Friday 5 to 10 p.m., Saturday/Sunday Noon to 10 p.m.
$10 suggested donation
Between Wood Street and Damen Avenue
1800-2000 W. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL
Barrio Arts Fest
July 9-10
Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Free admission
National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture
3015 W. Division St.
Chicago, IL
Southport Art Fest
July 9-10
10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Free admission
Wrigleyville
West Waveland and North Southport avenues
Chicago, IL
West Loop Summer Fest
July 9-10
Noon to 10 p.m.
Free admission, $25 Taste the Tropics Seltzer Tasting
West Loop
120 N. Sangamon St.
Chicago, IL
Bastille Day Chicago
July 13
Starts at 5:30 p.m.
Free admission
Navy Pier
Polk Bros Park Lake Stage
Chicago, IL
Millennium Art Festival
July 15-17
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Free admission
Michigan Avenue and East Lake Street
Chicago, IL
Pitchfork Music Festival
July 15-17
Opens noon each day
$99 one-day general admission, $200 three-day general admission
Union Park
1501 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL
Roscoe Village Burger Fest
July 15-17
Friday 5 to 10 p.m., Saturday/Sunday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
$10 suggested donation
Roscoe Village
2000 W. Belmont Ave.
Chicago, IL
Dearborn Garden Walk
July 17
Noon to 5 p.m.
$30 general admission
Latin Middle School
45 W. North Ave.
Chicago, IL
Taste of Lincoln Avenue
July 22-24
Friday 3 to 10 p.m., Saturday/Sunday Noon to 10 p.m.
Free admission
Between Fullerton and Wrightwood avenues
2500 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, IL
Chicago Margarita Festival
July 23-24
$20 general admission
Navy Pier, Miller Lite Beer Garden
600 E. Grand Ave.
Chicago, IL
Pizza City Fest Chicago
July 23-24
Starting at $59 one-day general admission
Plumber's Union Hall, West Loop
1340 W. Washington Blvd.
Chicago, IL
Fiesta Del Sol
July 28-31
Thursday 5 to 10 p.m., Friday-Sunday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Free admission
Between Ashland Avenue and Morgan Street
1400 W. Cermak Road
Chicago, IL
Lollapalooza
July 28-31
Starting at $125 one-day general admission
Grant Park, nine stages
Chicago, IL
Lincolnwood Fest
July 28-31
Thursday 5 to 10 p.m., Friday 5 to 11 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Free admission
Henry A. Proesel Park
6915 Kostner Ave.
Lincolnwood, IL
Jeff Fest: Jefferson Park Arts & Music Festival
July 29-31
Friday 5 to 10 p.m., Saturday/Sunday 2 to 10 p.m.
Free admission
Jefferson Memorial Park
4822 N. Long Ave.
Chicago, IL
Summer Wine Fest at Lincoln Park Zoo
July 29
6 to 9 p.m.
Starting at $55 general admission
Lincoln Park Zoo
2001 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL
Chinatown Summer Fair
July 30-31
Saturday Noon to 10 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Free admission
Chinatown
2200 S. Wentworth Ave.
Chicago, IL
Randolph Street Market
July 30-31
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
$10 general admission
1341 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL
Aurora Puerto Rican Heritage Festival
July 31
1 to 9 p.m.
Free admission
Downtown Parking Lot B
65 S. Water St.
Aurora, IL
August
Windy City Smokeout
Aug. 4-7
Opens 2 p.m. Thursday/Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday/Sunday
$64.95 one-day general admission, $184.95 four-day general admission
United Center
1901 W. Madison St.
Chicago, IL
Northalsted Market Days
Aug. 6-7
11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Free admission
Between Belmont Avenue and Addison Street
3400 N. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL
Edison Park Fest
Aug. 12-14
Friday 5 to 10 p.m., Saturday/Sunday Noon to 10 p.m.
$5 suggested donation
Edison Park
6730 N. Olmsted Ave.
Chicago, IL
Retro on Roscoe
Aug. 12-14
Friday 5 to 10 p.m., Saturday/Sunday Noon to 10 p.m.
$10 suggested donation
Roscoe Village
2000 W. Roscoe St.
Chicago, IL
Bud Billiken Parade
Aug. 13
Two-mile parade begins at 10 a.m.
Bronzeville to Washington Park
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Chicago, IL
Chicago Fried Chicken Fest
Aug. 13-14
Cannon Drive and Fullerton Parkway
2600 N. Cannon Dr.
Chicago, IL
My House Music Festival
Aug. 13-14
3 to 10 p.m.
$30 one-day general admission
Harrison Park
1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL
Clark After Dark: USO of Illinois
Aug. 18
4 o 10 p.m.
$10 general admission
River North
420 N. Clark St. on Hubbard Street
Chicago, IL
Glenwood Ave Arts Fest
Aug. 19-21
Free admission
Rogers Park
Glenwood Avenue Arts District
Chicago, IL
Ribfest Chicago
Aug. 19-21
Friday 5 to 10 p.m., Saturday/Sunday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Free admission
Lincoln Avenue and Irving Park Road
Park/Damen
4000 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, IL
Ruido Fest
Aug. 19-21
Opens 3 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday/Sunday
$100 single day, $200 three-day
Union Park
1501 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL
Oak Park Microbrew Review
Aug. 20
2 to 6 p.m.
Various admission costs
Between Lake Street and Pleasant Avenue
Marion Street
Oak Park, IL
Chicago Air and Water Show
Aug. 20-21
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Free admission
Viewable along lakefront from Fullerton Avenue to Oak Street
North Avenue Beach
1600 N. Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL
Sangria Festival
Aug. 20-21
Noon to 10 p.m.
Starting at $15 general admission
Humboldt Park
3021 W. Division St.
Chicago, IL
Taste of Greektown
Aug. 26-28
Friday 4 to 10 p.m., Saturday/Sunday moon to 10 p.m.
Free admission
Between Van Buren and Adams streets
315 S. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL
Chalk Howard Street
Aug. 27
11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Free admission
Between Pauline Street and Ashland Avenue
Howard Street
Chicago, IL
Life Time Chicago Triathlon
Aug. 27-28
Foster Beach
5200 N. Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL
Pilsen Fest
Aug. 27-28
Noon to 10 p.m.
Free admission
18th Street and Blue Island Avenue
Chicago, IL
September
Chicago Jazz Festival
Sept. 1-4
Free admission
Millennium Park
201 E. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL
African Festival of the Arts
Sept. 2-5
Africa International House
6200 S. Drexel Ave.
Chicago, IL
Lincoln Square Greek Fest
Sept. 2-5
Friday 5 to 11 p.m., Saturday to 10 p.m., Sunday 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Free admission
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
2727 W. Winona St.
Chicago, IL
North Coast Music Festival
Sept. 2-4
Opens 2 p.m. each day
Starting at $78.57 one-day general admission
SeatGeek Stadium
7000 S. Harlem Ave.
Bridgeview, IL
Taste of Polonia
Sept. 2-5
Friday 5 to 10:30 p.m., Saturday/Sunday noon to 10:30 p.m., Monday noon to 9 p.m.
$15 general admission
Copernicus Center
5216 W. Lawrence Ave.
Chicago, IL
The Great American Lobster Fest
Sept. 2-4
Noon to 9 p.m.
Starting at $69 one-day general admission and lobster meal
Navy Pier
600 E. Grand Ave.
Chicago, IL
Lincoln Park Gyros Fest
Sept. 9-11
Free admission
St. George Greek Orthodox Church
2701 N. Sheffield Ave.
Chicago, IL
Naper Pride Fest
Sept. 10
Noon to 10 p.m.
$15 general admission
Naper Settlement
523 S. Webster St.
Naperville, IL
Chicago House Music Festival
Sept. 16
Free admission
Millennium Park
201 E. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL
Riot Fest
Sept. 16-18
Opens 11 a.m. each day
Starting at $99.98 one-day general admission
Douglass Park
1401 S. Sacramento Dr.
Chicago, IL
Sam Adams Lakeview Taco Fest
Sept. 17-18
11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
$10 suggested donation
Between Addison and Roscoe streets
3500 N. Southport Ave.
Chicago, IL
Oktoberfest Chicago
Sept. 23-25
Friday 5 to 10 p.m., Saturday noon to 10 p.m., Sunday noon to 7 p.m.
$10 Friday and Saturday
St. Alphonsus
Southport Avenue and Wellington Street and Lincoln Avenue
1429 W. Wellington Ave.
Chicago, IL
Randolph Street Market
Sept. 24-25
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
$10 general admission
1341 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL
