Festivals & Special Events in Chicago

JUL 23 – JUL 26

Festivals & Special Events

Lincolnwood Fest

· Henry A. Proesel Park

JUL 24 – JUL 26

Festivals & Special Events Sheffield & DePaul

Taste of Lincoln Avenue presented by Wells Fargo

· N. Lincoln Avenue between Fullerton & Wrightwood

JUL 24 – JUL 26

Festivals & Special Events

Algonquin Fest

16:00 – 19:00 · Spella Park

JUL 25 – JUL 26

Festivals & Special Events Chinatown

Chinatown Summer Fair

· Chinatown

JUL 30

Festivals & Special Events Chinatown

Queer Radical Fair at Ping Tom

4:00 PM - 8:00 PM · Tom (Ping) Memorial Park

JUL 31 – AUG 2

Festivals & Special Events Jefferson Park

Chicago Italian Beef Fest

17:00 – 20:00 · Jefferson Memorial Park

AUG 1

Festivals & Special Events North Lawndale

NLCCC Annual Arts Festival at Douglass

11:00 AM - 7:00 PM · Douglass (Anna and Frederick) Park

AUG 6

Festivals & Special Events Jackson Park

Toro Nagashi: Lantern Ceremony at Jackson Park

7:00 PM - 11:00 PM · Jackson (Andrew) Park

AUG 7 – AUG 9

Festivals & Special Events Lake View

Northalsted Market Days®

· N. Halsted Street, between Belmont and Addison

AUG 8

Festivals & Special Events River North

Summer Market

· Driehaus Museum

AUG 12

Festivals & Special Events Englewood

Shorty's Shindig at Hamilton

3:00 PM - 7:00 PM · Hamilton (Alexander) Park

AUG 13

Festivals & Special Events West Town

Transilience: Chicago Trans Pride Festival at Eckhart

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM · Eckhart (Bernard) Park

AUG 14

Festivals & Special Events Lake View

Transilience: Chicago Trans Pride Festival at Gill

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM · Gill (Joseph) Park

AUG 15

Festivals & Special Events Englewood

Transilience: Chicago Trans Pride Festival at Hamilton

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM · Hamilton (Alexander) Park

AUG 15

Festivals & Special Events Lower West Side

Fiesta Mexicana: Interactive Family Show at Throop

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM · Throop (Amos Gager) Park

AUG 15 – AUG 16

Festivals & Special Events Calumet Heights

Chicago Air and Water Show

August 15 & 16 · North Avenue Beach

AUG 21 – AUG 23

Festivals & Special Events Lake View

Lakeview Taco Fest

· On Southport between Addison and Roscoe

AUG 22

Festivals & Special Events Portage Park

Celebrating Peruvian Independence through Arts at Dunham

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Dunham (Robert) Park

AUG 22

Festivals & Special Events Galewood

Galewoodstock

12:00 – 21:00 · 6950 W Bloomingdale Ave, Chicago IL 60707

AUG 23

Festivals & Special Events

Detroit Bourbon & Blues Festival

12:00 – 19:00 · Eastern Market Shed #5

AUG 25

Festivals & Special Events Chatham

Summertime, Chicago Style

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM · Whitney M. Young, Jr.

AUG 28 – AUG 30

Festivals & Special Events Greektown

Taste of Greektown

· On Halsted between Van Buren & Adams

AUG 28 – AUG 30

Festivals & Special Events Grant Park

Panda Fest

16:00 – 22:00 · Upper Hutchinson Field

AUG 29

Festivals & Special Events North Park

Musika SamaSama Filipino Festival at Eugene Field

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Field (Eugene) Park

AUG 29

Festivals & Special Events Mckinley Park

A Multi-ethnic Ode to Autumn at McKinley

1:00 PM - 3:30 PM · McKinley (William) Park

AUG 29 – AUG 30

Festivals & Special Events Lincoln Park

Big Grill Fest Chicago

12:00 – 22:00 · Wrightwood Park

SEP 3

Festivals & Special Events Lincoln Square

Fiesta Mexicana: Interactive Family Show at Winnemac

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM · Winnemac Park

SEP 4 – SEP 7

Festivals & Special Events Jefferson Park

Taste of Polonia

16:30 – 21:30 · Copernicus Center

SEP 5

Festivals & Special Events Grant Park

IndigiFest: Celebrating Indigenous Culture at Grant

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Grant (Ulysses) Park

SEP 12 – SEP 13

Festivals & Special Events Grant Park

El Grito Chicago

· Grant Park

SEP 16 – SEP 17

Festivals & Special Events Jackson Park

CAC Designing Futures Gala 2026

11:00 PM - 2:00 AM · Obama Presidential Center

SEP 18 – SEP 20

Festivals & Special Events North Center

Retro on Roscoe presented by Wells Fargo

17:00 – 20:00 · On Roscoe from Damen to Leavitt

SEP 18 – SEP 20

Festivals & Special Events Old Town

Old Town Oktoberfest

17:00 – 20:00 · On Wells Street at Schiller

SEP 19

Festivals & Special Events River North

Murphy After Hours | Dance Party Curated by Brendan Fernandes

· Driehaus Museum

SEP 19

Festivals & Special Events Gage Park

Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at Gage

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM · Gage (George) Park

SEP 19 – SEP 20

Festivals & Special Events Lincoln Park

World Dumpling Fest

11:00 – 20:00 · Wrightwood Park

SEP 25 – SEP 27

Festivals & Special Events Lake View

Oktoberfest Chicago

· Southport/Wellington/Lincoln Ave.

OCT 9 – OCT 11

Festivals & Special Events Sheffield & DePaul

Lincoln Park Wine Fest

· Jonquil Park

OCT 10

Festivals & Special Events Lower West Side

Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration at Harrison

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM · Harrison (Carter) Park

OCT 10

Festivals & Special Events Lake View

Lincoln Brunch Fest

10:00 – 14:00 · On Lincoln Avenue from Diversey to Wellington

OCT 17 – OCT 18

Festivals & Special Events Loop

Open House Chicago

3:00 PM - 10:00 PM · Chicago

OCT 24

Festivals & Special Events Oakland

Mitote Día De Los Muertos in La Ronda Parakata at Burnham

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM · Burnham (Daniel) Park

NOV 20 – NOV 22

Festivals & Special Events Millenium Park

Millennium Park Holiday Market

November 20-22 · Millennium Park, Chase Promenade North