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Category: Chicago Summer Festivals

Summer Calendar of Festivals and events: Chicago 2021

They’re back! It’s looking like the summer of 2021 is going to be the real deal with an exciting line up of summer festivals, concerts and neighborhood blowouts. Although not everything is back–it looks like we’ll have to wait until 2021 for Jazz fest, Blues Fest, the 57th Street Art Fair, Andersonville Midsommarfest and others... Read more »

By Carole Kuhrt Brewer,
June 3, 2021 at 9:53 am •

Chicago Summer Festival calendar 2020: latest updates and cancellations

Please note: The City has cancelled all festivals, parades and most events through Labor Day 2020 With the landscape changing daily, due to the coronavirus, it is hard to predict the future for Summer 2020. But we can hope for the best. With many events and festivals already cancelled, one thing we can say for... Read more »

By Carole Kuhrt Brewer,
May 8, 2020 at 10:03 am •

Will Lollapalooza be cancelled & what about the rest of the fests?

It’s hard to believe that it was only 5 weeks ago that Show Me Chicago published our annual list of Summer Festivals. Even through COVID-19 was making small waves in the U.S. with the first cases being announced, summer seemed far off. At the time it seemed inconceivable that any festivals would be cancelled. Although... Read more »

By Carole Kuhrt Brewer,
April 9, 2020 at 4:08 pm •

Chicago Summer Festivals 2020: Calendar of summer festivals and events

COVID-19: CHANGES ARE IN THE WORKS FOR THE SUMMER FESTIVAL CALENDAR. STAY TUNED. It’s time to think summer, Chicago. Show Me Chicago’s annual calendar of Chicago’s biggest and best festivals and events for the summer of 2020 is up and running. Make sure to put your favorites on your calendar and check back for more... Read more »

By Carole Kuhrt Brewer,
February 27, 2020 at 4:21 pm •

Randolph Street Market kicks off 2018 outdoor season

Randolph Street Market, the country’s largest urban antiques market, kicks off its summer season this weekend (May 26 and 27) with a “garden party” at their outdoor market/festival at 1340 W. Washington Street. Named USA Today’s “Top 10 American Flea Markets” and an “An authority on Stylish Living” by Sophisticated Living Magazine, the Randolph Street Market has been featured in... Read more »

By Carole Kuhrt Brewer,
May 26, 2018 at 7:23 am •

Art Festival summer calendar of events for 2018

With 22 major art festivals throughout Chicagoland (and one in Milwaukee, Wisconsin), 2018 promises a reason to get out and enjoy the summer season while viewing the exciting scope of original works from world-class artists along with the festival atmosphere. Daley Plaza Art Markets, Fridays, May 11, June 22, July 13, and August 10, 8 am. to... Read more »

By Carole Kuhrt Brewer,
April 12, 2018 at 8:50 am •

Millennium Park summer events calendar 2018

Get your calendars ready for a summer full of fun and special events including city festivals, SummerDance, the Grant Park Music Festival, the summer film series and more taking place in Millennium Park. The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) and its partners are pleased to present a diverse lineup of Chicago artists... Read more »

By Carole Kuhrt Brewer,
March 21, 2018 at 2:27 pm •

Insider's guide to Chicago Tall Ships Festival

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by …English Poet Laureate John Masefield. Tall Ships have a mystery, a glamour—they appear in literature in Joseph Conrad’s The Mirror of the Sea and Henry... Read more »

By Carole Kuhrt Brewer,
July 25, 2016 at 9:36 am •

Navy Pier turns 100: a look back and ahead

Chicago’s Navy Pier officially hits the century mark on Friday, July 15, 2016. The 100-year celebration will kick off at 10 am. featuring a day filled with fun events, special activities and free giant slices of Eli’s cheesecake. At 6:30 pm. Chicago Shakespeare Theater will perform the Bard’s romantic comedy, “Twelfth Night,” for free, on... Read more »

By Carole Kuhrt Brewer,
July 12, 2016 at 9:24 am •

Chicago Summer 2016 Film Series at Millennium Park

Year four of Chicago’s highly popular Summer Film Series at Millennium Park kicks off the season at 6:30 pm. Tuesday, June 21 with Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. The 1986 John Hughes classic staring Matthew Broderick follows the misadventures of a high school student who skips school to take his girlfriend and reluctant best friend on... Read more »

By Carole Kuhrt Brewer,
March 29, 2016 at 9:35 am •

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