Sign about important annual public festivities in the city
This is a list of festivals in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Architecture
- Open House Chicago, October
Arts and crafts
- 57th Street Art Fair, Hyde Park, June
- Chicago Art Book Fair, November[1]
- Chicago Artists Month, September/October[2]
- Gold Coast Art Fair, Grant Park, June[3]
- Manifest, Columbia College Chicago, May
- SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier, October/November[4]
- Wells Street Art Festival, Old Town, June[5]
Community festivals and celebrations
- Andersonville City Made Fest, Andersonville, September[6]
- Fulton Fest, Near West Side, September[7]
- Northalsted Market Days, Boystown, August
- Ribfest Chicago, North Center, June[8]
- Six Corners BBQ Fest, Six Corners, Portage Park, June[9]
Culture, heritage and folk
- African Festival of the Arts
- American Spanish Dance and Music Festival[10]
- Celtic Fest Chicago
- Chicago Humanities Festival
- Fiesta Del Sol Pilsen
- Lebanese Food Festival
- Midwest Buddhist Temple Ginza Holiday Festival
- Printers Row Lit Fest, June[11]
- Venetian Night, August [12]
- Von Steuben Day (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)
Fiction and fantasy
Film
- Chicago Feminist Film Festival[13]
- Chicago International Children's Film Festival
- Chicago International Documentary Film Festival
- Chicago International Film Festival
- Chicago International REEL Shorts Festival
- Chicago Latino Film Festival
- Chicago Outdoor Film Festival
- Chicago Palestine Film Festival
- Chicago Underground Film Festival
- Juggernaut: A Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival
- Midwest Independent Film Festival
- Polish Film Festival in America[14]
Flowers
- Botanic Gardens Antiques & Garden Fair
- Chicago Flower and Garden Show
Food
- Chicago Food Truck Festival
- Good Food Festival & Conference
- Ribfest Chicago
- Six Corners BBQ Fest
- Taste of Chicago
- Taste of Polonia
- Taste of Randolph, June
Holiday
- Christkindlmarket
- Clark Street Spooktacular
- Magnificent Mile Lights Festival
- Spooky Zoo Spectacular
- The Way of the Cross Downtown Chicago
LGBT
Music, theatre and performing arts
Music
- Alehorn of Power
- Chicago Blues Festival
- Chicago Country Fest
- Chicago Flamenco Festival
- Chicago Gospel Music Festival
- Chicago Jazz Festival
- Chicago Maritime Festival
- Estrojam's Decibelle Music and Culture Festival
- Grant Park Music Festival
- Hyde Park Jazz Festival
- Lake Shake
- Latino Music Festival
- Lollapalooza
- Mamby on the Beach
- Midwest Clinic
- Midwest Wonderland Music Festival
- North Coast Music Festival
- Pitchfork Music Festival
- Ribfest Chicago
- Riot Fest
- Spring Awakening Music Festival
- Square Roots
- World Music Festival Chicago
Performing arts
- Chicago Fringe Festival
- Chicago Improv Festival[15]
- Chicago Sketch Fest
- Paragon: A Sci-Fi and Fantasy Short Theatre Play Festival
- Windy City Burlesque Festival
Parades
- Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic
- Chicago Columbus Day Parade
- Chicago Pride Parade
- Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade
- Chinese New Year Parade
- McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade
- Mexican Independence Day Parade
- Northwest Side Irish Parade
- Polish Constitution Day Parade
- Puerto Rican Day Parade
Sports
Transportation
Other
Discontinued festivals
References
- ↑ Rosenberg, Tal (2017-11-16). "The inaugural Chicago Art Book Fair isn't for art-book people—it's for everyone". The Reader. Chicago, Illinois: The Reader. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ↑ "About Us". Chicago Artist Month. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "Gold Coast Art Fair". Amdur Productions. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ↑ "About Us". Sculpture Objects & Functional Art. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "Wells Street Art Festival". Special Events Management. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "Andersonville City Made Fest". Chi Town Festivals. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "About the Fulton Fest". Fulton Fest - ICNC. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "Ribfest Chicago". Northcenter Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "About Us". Six Corners BBQ Fest. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ↑ "American Spanish Dance and Music Festival Flamenco Passion". Seechicagodance.com. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ↑ "Printers Row Lit Fest". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "Venetian Night, http://www.chiff.com/articles/chicago-venetian-night.htm".
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- ↑ "About Us". Polish Film Festival in America. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "Chicago Improv Festival". Chicago Improv Festival. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ Chicago Science Festival
- ↑ "Version Fest 14 to Gather Chicago's 'Placemakers'". DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
- ↑ Levitt, Aimee. "Version fest drops OS13". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ↑ "Bridgeport art scene". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ↑ Klein, Paul (2011-04-22). "The People's Art Fair". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
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