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JULY Jump to: August | September
Daily through July 5: Free! Taste of Chicago | click for pics from 2009
2-6: Chicago Windy City Black Pride Festival
3-5: African-Caribbean International Festival of Life | click for pics from 2008
Through Aug. 23: Free! Chicago SummerDance Festival | click for pics
Through Aug. 15: Free! Grant Park Music Festival
Through Aug. 30: Free! Movies in the Parks
8-10: Free! Thai Festival Chicago
9: Bastille Day 5K Run, Walk and Block Party
10-12: Irish American Heritage Festival
10-11: Jeff Fest
10-11: Old St. Pat's World's Largest Block Party | click for pics from 2008
10-12: Free! Chicago Tribune Magnificent Mile Art Festival
11: Free! 'I Have a Vision' Community Gospel Festival
11-12: Chicago Folk and Roots Festival
11-12: Rock Around the Block | click for pics from 2008
11-12: St. Andrew's Greek Festival
11: Free! Tour de Fat
11-12: West Fest 2009
14-Aug. 25: Free! Outdoor Film Festival in Grant Park
17-19: Pitchfork Music Festival | click for pics from 2008
18: Southside Neighborhood Gospel Fest
18-19: Sheffield Garden Walk and Festival
18-19: The Taste of River North
19: Free! Chinatown Summer Fair
25: Free! Bughouse Square Debates
25: Free! Dragon Boat Race for Literacy
25: Free! Venetian Night
25-Sept. 27: Randolph Street Market Festival | click for pics from 2009
25-26: Taste of Lincoln Avenue | click for pics from 2008
25-26: Wicker Park Fest
26: Free! An Arts Adventure
26: Free! Celebrate Clark Street Festival
30-Aug. 2: Fiesta del Sol
31: Aug. 2: Gold Coast Art Fair
AUGUST Jump to: July | September
1-2: Northalsted Market Days | click for pics from 2008
1-2: Retro on Roscoe | click for pics from 2008
2: Free! Belize Day in the Park
7-9: Ginza Holiday
7-9: Lollapalooza | click for pics from 2008
8: Free! Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic
8-9: Free! Korean Street Festival
8-9: New! Lincoln Park Arts and Music Festival
14-16: Free! Edison Park Fest
14-16: North Side Summerfest
15: Free! Croatian Fest
15-16: Free! Armenian Fest
15-16: Free! Chicago Air & Water Show | click for pics from 2008
15-16: Free! Chicago Carifete
15-16: New! Green Music Fest
15-16: New! Windy City Ribs Festival
21-23: 60th Annual Greek Festival
21-23: Free! Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest
22-23: Lake View Music Fest
29-30: Free! Bucktown Arts Fest
29-30: Free! Taste of Greece 2009
29-30: Free! !Viva! Chicago Latin Music Festival
SEPTEMBER Jump to: July | August
4-6: Free! Chicago Jazz Festival
4-7: African Festival of the Arts
4-7: Taste of Polonia
5-6: Bash on Wabash
11-13: Free! 89th Annual German-American Festival
11-12: Windy City Wine Festival
12-13: Free! Celtic Fest Chicago
12-13: Groovin' on the Grove Festival
12-13: Free! Renegade Craft Fair | click for pics from 2008
12-13: Ukrainian Village Fest
13: Free! 26th Street Mexican Independence Day Parade
13-14: Wells Street Crush, Music and Comedy Fest
19: Guinness Oyster Fest | click for pics from 2008
19: Musky Fest
25-27: Oktoberfest | click for pics from 2008
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