Festival season is here! From neighborhood newbies to suburban classics, check out our list of what to expect. We'll be updating this list all season long. Cheers!

MAY     Jump to:  JUNE  |  JULY  |  AUGUST  |  SEPTEMBER  |  Top

31-June 3: Mayfest Chicago  |  Lincoln Square

JUNE     Jump to:  MAY  |  JULY  |  AUGUST  |  SEPTEMBER  |  Top

1-3: Do-Division Street Fest and Sidewalk Sale  |  Wicker Park

2-3: Free! 57th Street Art Fair  |  Hyde Park

2-3: SausageFest Chicago  |  Wrigleyville

5, 19: Free! Cruise Nites  |  Berwyn

8-9: Free! Art and Garden Street Fair  |  Homewood

8-10: Free! Chicago Blues Festival  |  Grant Park

8-9: Free! Forest Park Summer Fest  |  Forest Park

8-10: Ribfest Chicago  |  North Center

9-10: Andersonville Midsommarfest  |  Andersonville

9-10: Free! Printers Row Lit Fest  |  South Loop

9-10: Wells Street Art Festival  |  Old Town

11: Free! Movies in the Parks kicks off  |  Various parks

15-17: Festa Pasta Vino  |  Heart of Chicago

15-17: Taste of Randolph Street  |  West Loop

16-17: 6 Corners BBQ Fest  |  Portage Park

16-17: Custer's Last Stand Festival of the Arts  |  Evanston

16-17: Pizza Fest Chicago  |  Uptown

16-17: Spring Awakening Music Festival  |  Soldier Field

21: Free! Chicago Gospel Music Festival  |  Millennium Park

22: Free! Gospel Music Festival  |  Chicago Cultural Center

22-23: Chicago Pride Fest  |  Boystown

22-24: Long Grove Strawberry Festival  |  Long Grove

23-24: Chicago Gospel Music Festival  |  Ellis Park

23-24: Chicago Summerfest  |  Lincoln Park

23-24: Fountain Square Art Festival  |  Evanston

23-24: Green Music Fest  |  Wicker Park

23-24: Randolph Street Market Festival  |  Near West Side

24: Free! Chicago Pride Parade  |  Boystown

27-July 1: Eyes to the Skies Festival  |  Lisle

29-July 1: Craft Beer Festival  |  Old Town

29-July 3: Naperville Ribfest  |  Naperville

29-30: Old St. Pat's World's Largest Block Party  |  West Loop

30-July 1: Free! Gold Coast Art Fair  |  Butler Field, Grant Park

30-July 1: L.A.T.E. Ride  |  Buckingham Fountain

30-July 1: Wavefront Music Festival  |  Montrose Beach

JULY     Jump to:  MAY  |  JUNE  |  AUGUST  |  SEPTEMBER  |  Top

4-8: International Festival of Life  |  Washington Park

4: Lake Forest Festival and Fireworks  |  Lake Forest

6-8: Free! Chicago Tribune North Michigan Avenue Art Festival  |  Mag Mile

7: The Chosen Few Picnic  |  Jackson Park

7-8: Lincoln Park Arts and Music Festival  |  Lincoln Park

7-8: Rock Around the Block  |  Lake View

7-8: West Fest  |  West Town

11-15: Free! Taste of Chicago  |  Grant Park

12: Bastille Day 5K Run, Walk and Block Party  |  Lincoln park

13-15: Des Plaines Summer Fling  |  Des Plaines

13-15: Pitchfork Music Festival  |  West Town

13-15: Windy City Ribfest  |  Uptown

14-15: Free! DuSable Museum Arts and Crafts Festival  |  Washington Park

15: Free! Chinatown Summer Fair  |  Chinatown

18-22: Kane County Fair  |  St. Charles

19-Sept. 16: Free! Chicago SummerDance  |  Grant Park

20-22: Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival  |  Logan Square

20-22: Square Roots  |  Lincoln Square

20-22: Taste of River North  |  River North

21: Tour de Fat  |  Palmer Square

21-22: Free! Ethnic Arts Festival  |  Evanston

21-22: Roscoe Village Burger Fest  |  Roscoe Village

21-22: Sheffield Garden Walk and Festival  |  Lincoln Park

21-22: Summer on Southport  |  Lake View

22: Free! Music in the Street  |  Berwyn

25-29: Lake County Fair  |  Grayslake

26-29: Free! Fiesta del Sol  |  Pilsen

28: Free! IgboFest  |  West Rogers Park

28-29: Irish Fest  |  Arlington Heights

28-29: Taste of Lincoln Avenue  |  Lincoln Park

28-29: Wicker Park Fest  |  Wicker Park



AUGUST     Jump to:  MAY  |  JUNE  |  JULY  |  SEPTEMBER  |  Top

3-5: Lollapalooza  |  Grant Park

4-5: Edge Fest  |  Edgewater

4-5: Free! Lakeshore Arts Festival  |  Evanston

4-5: Wrigleyville Summerfest  |  Wrigleyville

9-12: Free! Wood Dale Prairie Fest  |  Wood Dale

10-12: Ginza Holiday  |  Old Town

11-12; Northalsted Market Days  |  Boystown

11-12: Retro on Roscoe  |  Roscoe Village

17-19: Free! Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest  |  Rogers Park

17-19: North Side Summerfest  |  North Center

18-19: Free! Chicago Air & Water Show  |  North Avenue Beach

18-19: Free! Long Grove Art Fest  |  Long Grove

22-26: Will County Fair  |  Peotone

23: Clark After Dark  |  River North

24-26: The Boulevard  |  Logan Square

24-26: St. Helen School Carnival  |  Ukrainian Village

24-26: Free! Taste of Latin America  |  Logan Square

30: Free! Chicago Jazz Festival  |  Chicago Cultural Center

30-31: Free! Chicago Jazz Festival  |  Millennium Park

31-Sept. 2: North Coast Music Festival  |  West Town

31-Sept. 2: Taste of Melrose Park  |  Melrose Park

31-Sept. 3: The Last Fling  |  Naperville

SEPTEMBER     Jump to:  MAY  |  JUNE  |  JULY  |  AUGUST  |  Top

30-31: Free! Chicago Jazz Festival  |  Grant Park

1-2: Ravenswood Remix  |  Ravenswood

1-3: Free! Schaumburg Septemberfest  |  Schaumburg

2-3: Free! Art Fair on the Square  |  Lake Forest

7-9: Free! Festival de la Villita  |  Little Village

7-9: Free! German-American Fest  |  Lincoln Square

8: Free! 79th Street Renaissance Festival  |  Gresham

8-9: Ukrainian Village Fest  |  Ukrainian Village

14: Riot Fest  |  Congress Theater

15-16: Guinness Oyster Fest  |  Roscoe Village

15-16: Riot Fest  |  Humboldt Park

21-23: Oktoberfest Chicago  |  Lake View

28-30: Long Grove Apple Festival  |  Long Grove

29-30: Chicago Gourmet  |  Millennium Park

29-30: Hyde Park Jazz Festival  |  Hyde Park

Are we missing a festival or art fair? Please let us know.