Arts & Entertainment
2025 Chicago Summer Festival Guide
Get ready for fun with this guide to neighborhood street fests, art shows, outdoor concerts, cultural celebrations and events of all sizes across Chicago and the suburbs. To submit an event for consideration, email [email protected].
Rockin' in the Park Concert Series. (Courtesy of Village of Rosemont)
Jump to: May | June | July | August | September
May 17-Aug. 30: Millennium Park Summer Workouts | Map
May 23-Sept. 1: Live on the Lake! (Navy Pier) | Map
May 24-Aug. 30: Summer Fireworks (Navy Pier) | Map
May 24-Aug. 30: Summer Concert Series (Wheaton) | Map
May 24-Aug. 30: Wave Wall Wax (Navy Pier) | Map
May 25-Aug. 29: Rockin’ in the Park (Rosemont) | Map
May 28-Aug. 20: Arbor Evenings (Lisle) | Map
May 29-Aug. 29: Skyline Sessions (Navy Pier) | Map
May 30-Aug. 29: Moonlit Movies (Wheaton) | Map
May 31-June 25: Pier Dance (Navy Pier) | Map
May 31-Sept. 21: Lakeside Pavilion Free Outdoor Summer Series (Glen Ellyn) | Map
June 2-Aug. 20: Summer Screenings | Various locations
June 4-Aug. 27: Highwood Evening Gourmet Market | Map
June 5-Aug. 28: Thursday Night Out (Oak Park) | Map
June 6-28: Bitter Jester Music Festival (Highland Park) | Map
June 6-Aug. 31: Ravinia Festival (Highland Park) | Map
June 7-28: Wave Wall Moves (Navy Pier) | Map
June 10-Aug. 5: Concerts in the Plaza (Libertyville) | Map
June 11-Aug. 16: Grant Park Music Festival (Loop) | Map
June 12-Aug. 14: Summer Concert Series (Lincoln Square) | Map
June 12-Aug. 21: Uniquely Thursdays (Hinsdale) | Map
June 15-Aug. 13: Fitness in the Park (Rosemont) | Map
June 22-Aug. 10: Bells of Summer Concert Series (Hyde Park) | Map
July 8-Aug. 26: Millennium Park Summer Film Series | Map
July 9-Aug. 13: Northcenter Summer Concert Series | Map
July 26-Aug. 7: Millennium Park Summer Music Series | Map
Sueños Music Festival. (Courtesy of Sueños Music Festival)
Jump to: June | July | August | September | Recurring Events
May 16: Manifest (South Loop) | Map
May 16-18: Lincoln Park Mayfest | Map
May 16-18: Chocolate Fest (Long Grove) | Map
May 16-18: Windy City Margarita Fest (Lower West Side) | Map
May 17: Wine Tasting in Lilacia Park (Lombard) | Map
May 17: Swing Into Summer (Navy Pier) | Map
May 17: Blooming Fest (West Chicago) | Map
May 17-18: Lincoln Roscoe Art + Craft Fair (Lakeview) | Map
May 17-18: Renegade Craft Fair (Andersonville) | Map
May 17-18: Skokie Festival of Cultures | Map
May 17-18: Pullman Railroad Days | Map
May 18: Spring Fun Fest (Rosemont) | Map
May 18: Rhubarb Festival (Kankakee) | Map
May 23-25: Belmont-Sheffield Music Fest (Lakeview) | Map
May 23-26: Summer Kickoff at Lincoln Park Zoo | Map
May 24: Chicago Memorial Day Parade (Loop) | Map
May 24: Blues, Brews & BBQ Fest (Lemont) | Map
May 24-25: Randolph Street Market Festival | Map
May 24-25: Barrington Art Festival | Map
May 24-25: Mayfestiversary | Map
May 24-25: St. Charles Fine Art Show | Map
May 24-25: Sueños Chicago (Loop) | Map
May 29-June 1: Maifest Chicago (Lincoln Square) | Map
May 30-June 1: Windy City Hot Dog Fest | Map
May 30-June 1: Do Division Street Fest (Wicker Park) | Map
May 31: What’s Blooming on Harrison Street Festival (Oak Park) | Map
May 31: La Grange Pet Parade | Map
May 31: BARK (Lincoln Park) | Map
May 31-June 1: Deerfield Art Festival | Map
May 31-June 1: Kalayaan Fest (Long Grove) | Map
Andersonville Midsommarfest. (Timmy Samuel / Starbelly Studios)
Jump to: May | July | August | September | Recurring Events
June 1: The Art of Pride (Hyde Park) | Map
June 1: Lakeview Porchfest | Various locations
June 2-8: Physical Theater Festival Chicago | Map
June 5-8: Cream of Wheaton | Map
June 5-8: Chicago Blues Festival (Loop) | Map
June 5-8: Old Canal Days (Lockport) | Map
June 6-7: Art & Garden Street Fair (Homewood) | Map
June 6-8: Harvard Milk Days | Map
June 6-8: Lincoln Park Greek Fest | Map
June 6-8: Lincoln Square Greek Fest | Map
June 6-8: Ribfest Chicago (North Center) | Map
June 7: Park-A-Palooza (Crete) | Map
June 7: Blues, Brews and BBQ (Lisle) | Map
June 7-8: Hinsdale Fine Arts Festival | Map
June 7-8: 57th Street Art Fair (Hyde Park) | Map
June 7-8: Riverside Arts Weekend | Map
June 7-8: Gold Coast Art Fair (Loop) | Map
June 8: Maxwell Street Market (Near West Side) | Map
June 12-15: Fiestas Patronales Puertorriqueñas (Humboldt Park) | Map
June 13: ‘90s Night at the Zoo (Lincoln Park) | Map
June 13-14: Taste of Des Plaines | Map
June 13-14: Scottish Festival & Highland Games (Wheaton) | Map
June 13-15: Andersonville Midsommarfest | Map
June 14: A-Town House Music Fest (Aurora) | Map
June 14: Zoo Uncorked: Tequila & Tails (Brookfield) | Map
June 14: Summer Solstice Uprising Market and Art Festival (Beverly) | Map
June 14: Beaubien Woods Celebration (Riverdale) | Map
June 14-15: Old Town Art Fair | Map
June 14-15: Arts on Sheridan (Highland Park) | Map
June 14-15: Artists of the Wall Festival (Rogers Park) | Map
June 14-15: Wells Street Art Festival (Old Town) | Map
June 15: Jazz and Wine Fest (Wheaton) | Map
June 18-27: Swedish Days (Geneva) | Map
June 19-22: Rotary GroveFest (Downers Grove) | Map
June 20-21: Naper Nights (Naperville) | Map
June 20-21: Winnetka Music Festival | Map
June 20-21: Taste of Highland Park | Map
June 21: Roaring Nights (Brookfield) | Map
June 21: Make Music Chicago | Various locations
June 21-22: Magnificent Mile Art Festival | Map
June 21-22: Chicago Pride Fest (Lakeview) | Map
June 21-22: Vegandale Chicago (Loop) | Map
June 20-22: Summer Smash (Bridgeview) | Map
June 22: Garden Walk & Unique Boutique (Arlington Heights) | Map
June 22: Forge Food Fest (Lemont) | Map
June 25: Inferno Fest (Highwood) | Map
June 25: Malt Row on Damen Beer Stroll (Ravenswood) | Map
June 25: Summer Block Party (Navy Pier) | Map
June 26: Kultivator’s Garden Walk and Artisan Faire (Kankakee) | Map
June 26-29: HomerFest (Homer Glen) | Map
June 27-28: Chicago Taco & Tequila Fest (Lincoln Park) | Map
June 27-29: Strawberry Fest (Long Grove) | Map
June 28: Craft Brews at Lincoln Park Zoo | Map
June 28: Chicago Food Truck Festival (Near South Side) | Map
June 28: Taste of Marquette Park | Map
June 28: Navy Pier Pride | Map
June 28-29: Millennium Art Festival (Loop) | Map
June 28-29: Naperville Fine Art & Artisan Fair | Map
June 28-29: Back Lot Bash (Andersonville) | Map
June 29: Chicago Pride Parade (Uptown, Lakeview, Lincoln Park) | Map
Glencoe Festival of Art. (Courtesy of Amdur Productions)
Jump to: May | June | August | September | Recurring Events
July 2-6: Frontier Days Festival (Arlington Heights) | Map
July 2-6: Mount Prospect Lions Club Annual Festival | Map
July 2-6: Palatine Jaycees Hometown Fest | Map
July 3: Taste of Oak Brook | Map
July 4: Hinsdale 4th for All: Family Festival & Art Fair | Map
July 4: Lake Forest Festival & Fireworks | Map
July 5-6: Lincolnshire Art Festival | Map
July 10-13: Windy City Smokeout (Near West Side) | Map
July 11: Fresh Fest (Navy Pier) | Map
July 11-13: International Festival of Life (Washington Park) | Map
July 11-13: Square Roots (Lincoln Square) | Map
July 12: Chicago Gospel Music Festival (Loop) | Map
July 12: Chosen Few DJs Music Festival & Picnic (Woodlawn) | Map
July 12: Kids’ Fest (Thornton) | Map
July 12: Forge Fest (Lemont) | Map
July 12: Jazz Up Music Festival (Glen Ellyn) | Map
July 12: Naperville Ale Fest | Map
July 12-13: Southport Art Fest (Lakeview) | Map
July 13: Maxwell Street Market (Near West Side) | Map
July 13: Bastille Day (Navy Pier) | Map
July 16: Margarita Night (Highwood) | Map
July 16-20: Kane County Fair (St. Charles) | Map
July 17-20: Highwood Days With Taste of Highwood | Map
July 18: Horner Brew Fest (Horner Park) | Map
July 18: Roaring Nights (Brookfield) | Map
July 18-19: Naper Nights (Naperville) | Map
July 18-19: Taste of River North | Map
July 18-20: West Fest Chicago (West Town) | Map
July 18-20: Colombian Fest (North Park) | Map
July 18-20: Tacos y Tamales Festival (Pilsen) | Map
July 18-20: Roscoe Village Burger Fest | Map
July 19: Volleywood (Lincoln Park) | Map
July 19: Taste of Pullman Park | Map
July 19-20: Ravenswood on Tap | Map
July 19-20: Glencoe Festival of Art | Map
July 19-20: Renegade Craft Fair (Logan Square) | Map
July 20: Voyage en France (Wheaton) | Map
July 20: Dearborn Garden Walk (Near North Side) | Map
July 23-27: Lake County Fair (Grayslake) | Map
July 24-27: DuPage County Fair (Wheaton) | Map
July 24-27: Lincolnwood Fest | Map
July 24-27: Out of Space (Skokie) | Map
July 25: Summer Wine Fest (Lincoln Park) | Map
July 25-26: Taste of Lincoln Avenue (Lincoln Park) | Map
July 25-27: Wicker Park Fest | Map
July 26: Willow Springs Blues Fest | Map
July 26: Homegrown Arts & Music Festival (Lisle) | Map
July 26: Uncorked: The Forge Wine Festival (Lemont) | Map
July 26: Cocktails in the Park (Batavia) | Map
July 26-27: Vintage Days (Long Grove) | Map
July 26-27: Geneva Arts Fair | Map
July 26-27: Art at the Glen (Glenview) | Map
July 26-27: Chinatown Summer Fair | Map
July 31-Aug. 3: Fiesta del Sol (Pilsen) | Map
July 31-Aug. 3: Lollapalooza (Loop) | Map
Chicago Jazz Festival. (Patrick L. Pyszka / City of Chicago)
Jump to: May | June | July | September | Recurring Events
Aug. 1-2: Jeff Fest (Jefferson Park) | Map
Aug. 2-3: Wilmette Art Fair | Map
Aug. 2-3: Destination Asia Festival (Lisle) | Map
Aug. 7-17: Illinois State Fair (Springfield) | Map
Aug. 8-10: Chicago Brewing District’s Dancing in the Streets (West Town) | Map
Aug. 9: Joliet Blues Festival | Map
Aug. 9: Taste of Albany Park | Map
Aug. 9: Bud Billiken Parade (Bronzeville) | Map
Aug. 9-10: Printer’s Row Art Fest | Map
Aug. 9-10: Northalsted Market Days (Lakeview) | Map
Aug. 9-10: Burr Ridge Art Fair | Map
Aug. 9-10: Veggie Fest (Lisle) | Map
Aug. 9-10: LatiNxt (Navy Pier) | Map
Aug. 10: Maxwell Street Market (Near West Side) | Map
Aug. 13: Garlic Fest (Highwood) | Map
Aug. 15-16: Naper Nights (Naperville) | Map
Aug. 15-17: Chicago Air and Water Show (Near North Side) | Map
Aug. 15-17: Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest (Rogers Park) | Map
Aug. 16: Roaring Nights (Brookfield) | Map
Aug. 16: Oak Park Microbrew Review | Map
Aug. 16-17: Evanston Art & Big Fork Festival | Map
Aug. 16-17: The Great American Lobster Fest (Near North Side) | Map
Aug. 16-17: Wine and Art Walk (Lisle) | Map
Aug. 17: Around the World Food Festival (Lemont) | Map
Aug. 17: Roscoe Village Porchfest | Various locations
Aug. 17: Bloody Mary Fest (Highwood) | Map
Aug. 20: Will County Fair (Peotone) | Map
Aug. 22-23: Chicago House Music Festival and Conference (Loop) | Map
Aug. 22-24: Palatine Street Fest | Map
Aug. 22-24: Skokie’s Backlot Bash | Map
Aug. 22-24: Edison Park Fest | Map
Aug. 22-24: Corn Fest (DeKalb) | Map
Aug. 22-24: Taste of Greektown | Map
Aug. 23: Zoo Uncorked: Wine & Vines (Brookfield) | Map
Aug. 23: Woodstock Festival (Lemont) | Map
Aug. 23: Galewoodstock | Map
Aug. 23: West Chicago Food Festival | Map
Aug. 23: Noche Caribeña (Navy Pier) | Map
Aug. 23-24: Glen Ellyn Festival of the Arts | Map
Aug. 23-24: Bucktown Arts Fest | Map
Aug. 23-24: Port Clinton Art Festival (Highland Park) | Map
Aug. 23-24: Lakeview Taco Fest | Map
Aug. 28-31: Chicago Jazz Festival (Loop) | Map
Aug. 29-31: ARC Music Festival (West Town) | Map
Aug. 29-31: Nashwood (Highwood) | Map
Aug. 29-31: North Coast (Bridgeview) | Map
Aug. 29-Sept. 1: Naperville Jaycees’ Last Fling | Map
Aug. 29-Sept. 1: Taste of Polonia (Jefferson Park) | Map
Aug. 30: Alley Art Festival (Aurora) | Map
Aug. 30-31: WingOut Chicago (Lakeview) | Map
Aug. 30-Sept. 1: Frankfort Fall Festival | Map
Aug. 30-Sept. 1: Irish Days (Long Grove) | Map
Aug. 30-Sept. 1: Schaumburg Septemberfest | Map
Aug. 31: Block Party & Taste of Batavia | Map
Maxwell Street Market. (Walter S. Mitchell III / City of Chicago)
Jump to: May | June | July | August | Recurring Events
Sept. 3-7: Sandwich Fair | Map
Sept. 5-7: German American Oktoberfest (Lincoln Square) | Map
Sept. 5-7: Retro on Roscoe (Roscoe Village) | Map
Sept. 5-7: Taste of Chicago (Loop) | Map
Sept. 5-7: Festival of the Vine (Geneva) | Map
Sept. 5-7 Throwback Music Fest (Norwood Park) | Map
Sept. 6: Vintage Car Show (Highland Park) | Map
Sept. 6-7: Art on the Fox (Algonquin) | Map
Sept. 6-7: Printers Row Lit Fest | Map
Sept. 6-7: Renegade Craft Fair (Wicker Park) | Map
Sept. 6-7: Evanston Folk Festival | Map
Sept. 7: Scandinavian Day (South Elgin) | Map
Sept. 7: Sundays on State (Loop) | Map
Sept. 12-13: Norwood Park Fall Fest | Map
Sept. 12-14: Urban Birding Festival | Various locations
Sept 13-14: Highland Park Vintage Shindig | Map
Sept. 13-14: Highwood Arts, Crafts and Drafts | Map
Sept. 13-14: Lakeview East Festival of the Arts | Map
Sept. 13-14: El Grito Chicago | Map
Sept. 13-14: Ravenswood Artwalk | Map
Sept. 14: Maxwell Street Market (Near West Side) | Map
Sept. 19-20: Naperville Irish Fest | Map
Sept. 19-21: Riot Fest (Douglass Park) | Map
Sept. 20: Tacos and Tequila Festival (Geneva) | Map
Sept. 20-21: Riverwalk Fine Art Fair (Naperville) | Map
Sept. 20-21: Woodstock Art Fair on the Square | Map
Sept. 20-21: Halfway to St. Patrick’s Corned Beef Festival (West Loop) | Map
Sept. 20-21: Chicago Live! (Navy Pier) | Map
Sept. 26-28: Apple Fest (Long Grove) | Map
Sept. 26-28: Oktoberfest Chicago (Lakeview) | Map
Sept. 26-28: Hyde Park Jazz Festival | Map
Sept. 26-Oct. 5: World Music Festival Chicago | Various locations
Sept. 27: HOPtober Fest (Wheaton) | Map
Sept. 27-28: Randolph Street Market Festival | Map
Sept. 27-28: Celebración de los Árboles (Lisle) | Map
