It’s Almost Time for Festival Season
April 17, 2009 by Steve
Filed under Chicago, Chicago Fact, Chicago Photo, Free in Chicago, The Arts in the City, The City, The Cultural Conversation
I love Chicago for the summers. Many of us cocoon all winter long getting geared up for the 7 greatest months (any non-winter month is a great month, right) in Chicago. Well, here is the list of festivals coming to Chicago this summer from Metromix. What is your favorite?
15-17: Chicago Mayfest | click for pics from 2008
23-Sept. 27: Randolph Street Market Festival
24: Bike the Drive | click for pics from 2008
27-30: Chicago Turkish Festival
28-31: Free! Mayfest in Lincoln Square
30-31: Belmont-Sheffield Music Festival
30-31: Do-Division Street Fest and Sidewalk Sale | click for pics from 2008
JUNE
5-6: Free! 57th Street Art Fair
5-6: Community Art Fair
5-7: The Raven: Experience the Magic of Ravenswood
6-7: Free! Chicago Gospel Music Festival
6-7: Free! Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest
6-7: New! Metronome Celebration
11-Aug. 23: Free! Chicago SummerDance Festival | click for pics from 2008
12-14: Free! Chicago Blues Festival | click for pics from 2008
12-Aug. 30: Free! Movies in the Parks
12-14: Party at St. Mike’s
12-14: Ribfest Chicago
13-14: Andersonville Midsommarfest | click for pics from 2008
13-14: Old Town Art Fair
13-14: Wells Street Art Festival | click for pics from 2008
14: Q101 Block Party
15-21: Free! Fiesta Puertorriquenas
19-21: Free! Chicago Peace Fest
19-21: Close Up 2 Smooth Jazz Festival
19-21: Festa Pasta Vino
19-21: Taste of Greece on LaSalle Street Festival
19-21: Taste of Randolph Street
20: Free! Puerto Rican Day Parade
20-21: BAM! Belmont Arts and Music Fest
20-21: Chicago Summerfest | click for pics from 2008
24-27: Free! Chicago Arabesque
26-28: Chicago Soul Music Festival
26-July 5: Free! Taste of Chicago | click for pics from 2008
28: Free! Pride Parade
3-5: African-Caribbean International Festival of Life | click for pics from 2008
9: Bastille Day 5K Run, Walk and Block Party
10-12: Irish American Heritage Festival
10-11: Jeff Fest
10-11: Old St. Pat’s World’s Largest Block Party | click for pics from 2008
10-12: Free! Chicago Tribune Magnificent Mile Art Festival
11-12: Chicago Folk and Roots Festival
11-12: Rock Around the Block | click for pics from 2008
11-12: St. Andrew’s Greek Festival
11-12: West Fest 2009
12-14: Ribfest Chicago
14-Aug. 25: Free! Outdoor Film Festival in Grant Park
17-19: Pitchfork Music Festival | click for pics from 2008
18-19: Sheffield Garden Walk and Festival
19: Free! Chinatown Summer Fair
25: Free! Dragon Boat Race for Literacy
25: Free! Venetian Night
25-26: Taste of Lincoln Avenue | click for pics from 2008
25-26: Wicker Park Fest
30-Aug. 2: Fiesta del Sol
31: Aug. 2: Gold Coast Art Fair
1-2: Northalsted Market Days | click for pics from 2008
1-2: Retro on Roscoe | click for pics from 2008
2: Free! Belize Day in the Park
7-9: Ginza Holiday
7-9: Lollapalooza | click for pics from 2008
8: Free! Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic
8-9: Free! Korean Street Festival
8-9: New! Lincoln Park Arts and Music Festival
14-15: Free! Armenian Fest
14-16: North Side Summerfest
14-16: New! Chicago Ribs ‘n’ Soul Festival
15: Free! Croatian Fest
15-16: Free! Chicago Air & Water Show | click for pics from 2008
15-16: Free! Chicago Carifete
15-16: New! Green Music Fest
21-23: 60th Annual Greek Festival
21-23: Free! Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest
22-23: Lake View Music Fest
29-30: Free! Bucktown Arts Fest
29-30: Free! Taste of Greece 2009
29-30: Free! !Viva! Chicago Latin Music Festival
4-6: Free! Chicago Jazz Festival
4-7: African Festival of the Arts
4-7: Taste of Polonia
5-6: Bash on Wabash
11-13: Free! 89th Annual German-American Festival
12-13: Free! Celtic Fest Chicago
12-13: Free! Renegade Craft Fair | click for pics from 2008
13-14: Wells Street Crush, Music and Comedy Fest
19: Guinness Oyster Fest | click for pics from 2008
25-27: Oktoberfest | click for pics from 2008
