Free Festival Guide

 

One of the best things about Chicago are all the amazing festivals throughout the city during the summer here is a list of some of fests to take advantage of!

JUNE    
15-20:  Free! Fiestas Puertorriquenas
17-Aug. 29:  Free! Chicago SummerDance Festival  18:  Free! Season opener: Movies in the Parks
18-20:  Free! Chicago Peace Fest
18-20:  Festa Pasta Vino
18-20:  New! MidSummer Festival
18-20:  Taste of Randolph Street 18-20:  The Raven
19:  Free! Takin' it to the Streets: Urban International Festival
19-20:  Randolph Street Market Festival   24-26:  Free! Chicago Arabesque
25-July 4:  Free! Taste of Chicago
25-26:  Chicago Pride Fest
25-27:  St. Josaphat Summerfest
26:  Free! Tour de Fat
26-27:  Back Lot Bash
26-27:  Chicago Summerfest 26-27:  Green Music Fest 27:  Free! Chicago Pride Parade  

JULY
2-5:  African-Caribbean International Festival of Life  7:  Bastille Day 5K Run, Walk and Block Party
9-10:  BenFest
9-10:  Old St. Pat's World's Largest Block Party  9-11:  Boulevard Bash
9-11:  Irish American Heritage Festival
10:  L.A.T.E. Ride 10-11: Chicago Folk and Roots Fest   10-11:  Rock Around the Block  10-11:  New! Roscoe Village Burger Fest
10-11:  Free! Taste of Little Village
10-11:  West Fest 16-18:  Pitchfork Music Festival  16-18:  Free! Windy City Ribfest
17:  Free! Southside Neighborhood Gospel Fest
17-18:  Free! Edgewater Arts Festival
17-18:  Sheffield Garden Walk and Festival 17-18:  New! Streeterville Venetian Fest
17-18:  Taste of River North
18:  Free! Chinatown Summer Fair  23-25:  Free! Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival
24:   Free! The Silver Room's Sound System Block Party   24-25:  Celebrate Clark Street Festival
24-25:  Randolph Street Market Festival  24-25:  Taste of Lincoln Avenue   29-Aug. 1:  Free! Fiesta del Sol
31-Aug. 1: Free! Gold Coast Art Fair
31-Aug. 1:  Lincoln Park Arts and Music Festival
31-Aug. 1:  Summer on Southport   31-Aug. 1:  Wicker Park Fest


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