Chicago’s Summer festival guide
Street festivals, lakefront weekends, music, food, and the city traditions that make summer feel like Chicago.
61 festivals to know
- Chicago Blues Festival — June 4–7, 2026
- Lincoln Park Greek Fest — June 5–7, 2026
- Ribfest Chicago (North Center) — June 5–7, 2026
- 57th Street Art Fair — June 6–7, 2026
- Beyond Wonderland Chicago — June 6–7, 2026
- Grant Park Music Festival — June 10 – Aug 15, 2026
- Puerto Rican Festival & People's Parade — June 11–14, 2026
- Andersonville Midsommarfest — June 12–14, 2026
- Summer Smash — June 12–14, 2026
- Old Town Art Fair — June 13–14, 2026
- Wells Street Art Festival — June 13–14, 2026
- Millennium Park Summer Music Series — June 15 – Aug 6, 2026
- Fiesta Back of the Yards — June 19–21, 2026
- Taste of Randolph — June 19–21, 2026
- Chicago Pride Fest — June 20–21, 2026
- Flavors of Albany Park — June 24, 2026
- Chicago Taco & Tequila Fest — June 26–27, 2026
- Logan Square Arts Festival — June 26–28, 2026
- Millennium Art Festival — June 27–28, 2026
- Chicago Pride Parade — June 28, 2026
- Millennium Park Summer Film Series — June 30 – Aug 18, 2026
- Chicago SummerDance — July–August 2026 (select dates)
- Taste of Chicago — July 8–12, 2026
- Windy City Smokeout — July 8–12, 2026
- Square Roots Festival — July 10–12, 2026
- Bucktown Garden Walk — July 11–12, 2026
- Chosen Few Picnic & House Music Festival — July 11, 2026
- Southport Art Fest — July 11–12, 2026
- Andersonville Vintage Market — Six Sundays · Jul 12 – Sep 27, 2026
- Roscoe Village Burger Fest — July 17–19, 2026
- Tacos y Tamales — July 17–19, 2026
- Taste of River North — July 17–18, 2026
- Silver Room Sound System Block Party — July 18, 2026
- Fiesta del Sol — July 23–26, 2026
- Chicago Gospel Music Festival — July 24–25, 2026
- Taste of Lincoln Avenue — July 24–26, 2026
- Wicker Park Fest — July 24–26, 2026
- Chinatown Summer Fair — July 25–26, 2026
- Faces of Fitness — July 25–26, 2026
- Pullman Railroad Days — July 25–26, 2026
- Randolph Street Market — July 25–26 and September 26–27, 2026
- Lollapalooza — July 30 – Aug 2, 2026
- Chicago Italian Beef Fest — Jul 31 – Aug 2, 2026
- Ravinia Festival — Aug. 1 - Sept. 19, 2026 (remaining summer season highlights)
- Northalsted Market Days — August 7–9, 2026
- Bud Billiken Parade — August 8, 2026
- Taylor Street Festival — August 13–16, 2026
- Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest — August 14–16, 2026
- Chicago Air & Water Show — August 15–16, 2026
- Chicago Caribbean Carnival — August 15, 2026
- Printer's Row Art Fest — August 15–16, 2026
- Sangria Festival Chicago — August 15–16, 2026
- Wine and Art Walk at Morton Arboretum — August 15–16, 2026
- Lakeview Taco Fest — August 21–23, 2026
- Supertri Chicago Triathlon — August 22–23, 2026
- Villapalooza — August 22, 2026
- West Loop Art Fest — August 22–23, 2026
- Chicago House Music Festival & Conference — August 27–30, 2026
- Edgewater Music Fest — August 28–30, 2026
- Edison Park Fest — August 28–30, 2026
- Taste of Greektown — August 28–30, 2026