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Chicago Festival Guide 2008

Get on the fest track to summer with our guide to the season's best bashes

Chicago Festival Guide 2008

JULY (Jump to: August | September)


25-27: Pierogi Fest (Indiana) (free!)

26: Bughouse Square Debates (free!)


26: Disability Pride Parade (free!)

26: GhanaFest (free!)


26: Venetian Night (free!)

27: An Arts Adventure (free!)

26-27: Randolph Street Market Festival

26-27: Taste of Lincoln Avenue (see pics)

26-27: Wicker Park Fest (see 2007 pics)

29-Aug. 26: Chicago Outdoor Film Festival in Grant Park (see pics)

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AUGUST (Jump to: July | September)


1-3: Lollapalooza (see 2007 pics)

2: Uptown Summer Unity Festival

2-3: Retro on Roscoe (see pics)

2-3: Serbfest

3: Belize Day in the Park (free!)

6-8: Black Thai International Arts and Crafts Fest (free!)

8-10: Caribbean Festival 

8-10: Ginza Holiday

8-10: Gold Coast Art Fair (free!)

8-10: Taylor Street Festa Italiana

8-17: Illinois State Fair
('burbs)

9: Bud Billiken Day Parade (free!)

9-10: Korean Street Festival (free!)

9-10: Market Days (see 2007 pics)

9-10: West Fest (see 2007 pics)

15: Croatian Fest (free!)

15-17: North Side Summerfest

15-17: St. Demetrios Greek Festival

16: Barrio Art Fest (free!)

16: Carifete (free!)

16-17: Armenian Festival (free!)

16-17: Chicago Air & Water Show (free!)

16-17: The Raven: Experience the Magic of Ravenswood

22-24: Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest (free!)

23: Chicago Reggae Festival

23-24: Bucktown Arts Fest (free!)

23-24: FlavorFest

23-24: Taste of Greece (free!)

23-24: Viva! Chicago Latin Music Festival (free!)

24: Festa di Tutti i Santi (free!)

28-31: Chicago Jazz Festival (free!)

29-Sept. 1: African Festival of the Arts (see pics)

29-Sept. 1: The Last Fling ('burbs)

29-Sept. 1: Taste of Polonia

30-31: Bash on Wabash

30-31: Randolph Street Market Festival

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SEPTEMBER  (Jump to: July | August)


Through Sept. 1: African Festival of the Arts (see pics)

Through Sept. 1: The Last Fling ('burbs)

Through Sept. 1: Taste of Polonia

3-5: Black Thai International Arts and Crafts Fest (free!)

5-6: Windy City Wine Festival 

5-7: German-American Festival (free!)

6: Guinness Oyster Fest

6: Von Steuben Parade (free!)

6-7: Ukrainian Village Fest

11-14: Festival de la Villita (free!)

13: Andersonville Music and BBQ Festival

13: The Wine Crush in Old Town


13-14:
Celtic Fest Chicago (free!)

13-14: Lakeview East Fine Art Fair (free!)

13-14: Lincoln Park Art Faire (free!)

13-14: Renegade Craft Fair (free!)

14: 26th Street Mexican Independence Day Parade (free!)

17-19: Oktoberfest by Berghoff Restaurant (free!)

19-21: Winefest Chicago

20-21: Eli's Cheesecake Festival (free!)

21-22: Hideout Block Party (see pics)

26-28: Chicago Gourmet

26-28: Eighth Annual Oktoberfest

27: Hyde Park Jazz Festival (free!)

27-28: Randolph Street Market Festival

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