Chicago Festivals Events

C2E2: Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo - Friday

McCormick Place 26 Mar 2026

2026 Chicago Winter Whiskey Tasting Festival (January 24) AE

King's 24 Jan 2026

Pokémon Go Fest

Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois 5 Jun 2026

2026 Chicago Winter Whiskey Tasting Festival (January 24)

Downtown Chicago 24 Jan 2026

Save the Date to Windy City Smokeout 2026

1901 W. Madison St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60612 8 Jul 2026

C2E2: Chicago Comic And Entertainment Expo - 3 Day Pass

McCormick Place 26 Mar 2026

Sueños Festival in Chicago

Grant Park 24 May 2026

First Bites Bash 2026

Field Museum 22 Jan 2026

Parking Germany at U.S. Mens National Soccer Team

Soldier Field 6 Jun 2026

Suenos Festival - (Sunday) with Fuerza Regida

Grant Park 24 May 2026

Tyler Childers

Wrigley Field 12 Jul 2026

2026 Chicago Beer Fest

The Field Museum 28 Feb 2026

2026 Windy City Smokeout - 4 Day Pass at United Center

United Center 9 Jul 2026

Windy City Smokeout Festival: Hootie and The Blowfish Jordan Davis & Lainey Wilson - 4 Day Pass

Windy City Smokeout 8 Jul 2026

2026 Chicago Winter Tequila Tasting Festival (February 14) AE

Kings Dining & Entertainment 14 Feb 2026

St. Patrick's Day Lucky Charms Wrigleyville Bar Crawl

Wrigleyville 14 Mar 2026

2026 Suenos - Saturday at Hutchinson Field at Grant Park

Hutchinson Field at Grant Park 23 May 2026

C2E2: Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo - Saturday

McCormick Place 27 Mar 2026

Suenos Music Festival - 2 Day Pass

Hutchinson Field Grant Park 22 May 2026

DubVision at Electric Hotel

Electric Hotel 23 Jan 2026

Windy City Smokeout Festival: Treaty Oak Revival

Windy City Smokeout 7 Jul 2026

2026 Windy City Smokeout - Saturday at United Center

United Center 11 Jul 2026

Chicago St. Patrick's Day Bar Crawl

Chicago 14 Mar 2026

2026 Windy City Smokeout - Sunday at Windy City Smokeout Festival

Windy City Smokeout Festival 12 Jul 2026

2026 Windy City Smokeout - Saturday at Windy City Smokeout Festival

Windy City Smokeout Festival 11 Jul 2026

El Ultimo Sueno de Frida y Diego at Lyric Opera House

Lyric Opera House 21 Mar 2026

The 79th Annual 57th Street Art Fair: June 6–7, 2026

Hyde Park 6 Jun 2026

Chicago, IL: David Nihill at The Den Theatre

The Den Theatre 13 Feb 2026

AAEN Networking @ AACC 2026 Lunar New Year Celebration

Marriott Marquis Chicago 28 Feb 2026

2026 Windy City Smokeout - Friday at Windy City Smokeout Festival

Windy City Smokeout Festival 10 Jul 2026

2026 Beyond Wonderland Chicago - Sunday at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island 7 Jun 2026

ANNUAL: Irish You Were Here St Patty's OFFICIAL River North Bar Fest

River North 14 Mar 2026

The Effigies / The Bollweevils / The Evictions

Cobra Lounge 21 Feb 2026

St. Patrick's Day Lucky Charms Lincoln Park Bar Crawl

Lincoln Park 14 Mar 2026

SPACE ECHO

RADIUS, CHICAGO 2 May 2026

2026 Suenos - Sunday at Hutchinson Field at Grant Park

Hutchinson Field at Grant Park 24 May 2026

Uncorked: Chicago

Field Museum 14 Mar 2026

VALENTINO KHAN at Sound-Bar

226 W Ontario St, Chicago, IL 24 Jan 2026

St. Patrick's Day Lucky Charms River North Bar Crawl | Afternoon

Headquarters Beercade 14 Mar 2026

BPSO XXVII: The 27th Annual Brewpub Shootout

Half Acre Beer Co 31 Jan 2026

Parking Suenos Festival - (Saturday)

Grant Park 23 May 2026

2026 Chicago Winter Tequila Tasting Festival (February 14)

Downtown Chicago 14 Feb 2026

Leftover Salmon

Garcia's Chicago 6 Mar 2026

Music Frozen Dancing with Los Thuthanaka / Lip Critic / Good Flying Birds / Snuffed / Body Shop

1035 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60622 21 Feb 2026

St. Patrick's Day Lucky Charms Lake View Bar Crawl

Lake View 14 Mar 2026

2026 Windy City Smokeout - Sunday at United Center

United Center 12 Jul 2026

Taste of Ravenswood

Ravenswood Event Center 6 Feb 2026

Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble

Garcia's Chicago 25 Jan 2026

Run for the Zoo 2026

N Cannon Dr at W Fullerton Pkwy, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60614 31 May 2026

MOTOBLOT #13 (Official)

Bridgeport, Chicago, Illinois 19 Jun 2026

Afrofusion Friday : Afrobeats, Hiphop, Dancehall, Soca (Free Entry)

BASSLINE 16 Jan 2026

St. Patrick's Day Lucky Charms West Loop Bar Crawl

West Loop 14 Mar 2026

Leftover Salmon

Garcia's Chicago 7 Mar 2026

Chicago Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl

PB&J: Pizza Beer and Jukebox 5 May 2026

Raks Inferno: A Valentine Speakeasy

The Newport Theater 13 Feb 2026

Chicago Bagel Fest: Bagel Tastings, Live Acoustic Music, Photo Ops & More!

Wrigleyville 7 Mar 2026

TUFF FEST VI: 2 - DAY PASS: MARCH 6 & 7

Joe's on Weed St. 6 Mar 2026

Nubya Garcia / Somi

220 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60604 13 Mar 2026

Mario Adrion LIVE in Chicago, IL!

Zanies Comedy Club Chicago 22 Jan 2026

Champagne & Sparkling Wine Fest at Hubbard Inn on Valentine's Day

Hubbard Inn 14 Feb 2026

Big Richard

Garcia's Chicago 31 Jan 2026

St. Patrick's River Dancing at Rebar 2026

Rebar 14 Mar 2026

Michelada Fest Chicago

Chicago 26 Jun 2026

David Drake At The Lincoln Lodge

The Lincoln Lodge 27 Feb 2026

Second Hand Soul Band | Chicago Mayfest | Lincoln Park | Sun May 17th 3p

1000 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60614-4126, United States 17 May 2026

Chicago Restaurant Week

620 N State St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60654 23 Jan 2026

Gold Coast Art Fair (68th annual)

Grant Park 20 Jun 2026

Millennium Art Festival

Michigan Ave & E Lake St, Chicago 27 Jun 2026

2026 Lunar New Year Market

The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club Chicago 22 Feb 2026

Chicago Pickle Fest: Live Bands, Beer and Everything Pickle!

Wrigleyville's Best Bars 9 May 2026

Touché Amoré: Stage Four 10 Year Anniversary

Concord Music Hall 10 Apr 2026

Parking Mexico vs Belgium

Soldier Field 31 Mar 2026

MLK Day 2026 - Chaos or Community

Hyde Park Art Center 19 Jan 2026

Cupid's Vintage & Artisan Fest presented by Windy City Market

Artifact Events 7 Feb 2026

Opening Night of the 2026 Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival

Studebaker Theater 21 Jan 2026

Wrigleyville Country Fest - Live Music All Day @ Chicago's Top Country Bars

Wrigleyville's BEST Country Bars TBA 30 May 2026

Pop! Culture Chicago

Aon Grand Ballroom Navy Pier 12 Feb 2026

West Loop Margarita Fest | Margarita Tastings & Pizza Included

PB&J: Pizza Beer and Jukebox 28 Feb 2026

Hunter Hill (an evening of stand up comedy)

The Lincoln Lodge 7 Mar 2026

GRUM at Sound-Bar

226 W Ontario St, Chicago, IL 30 Jan 2026

Soul Rebels 2026: Honoring the Life and Legacy of Bob Marley

201 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60607 6 Feb 2026

Rough House Puppet Arts: Nasty, Brutish & Short: Wknd One

3111 N Western Ave. Chicago IL 60618 23 Jan 2026

2026 Lunar New Year Market

Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club 22 Feb 2026

Parking Riot Fest with Carpenter Brut, HEALTH

The Salt Shed - Indoors 12 Apr 2026

Chicago Rum Fest 2026

Logan Square Auditorium 25 Apr 2026

Gilles Peterson Presents: Liner Notes (Chicago Edit)

The Land School 17 Jan 2026

Milonga Tango Bar - Chicago - w/ DJ Scola

4043 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60613-1155, United States 30 Jan 2026

West Loop Old Fashioned Fest | Cocktail Tastings & Pizza Included

PB&J: Pizza Beer and Jukebox 18 Apr 2026

Sade Day: 2nd Annual Day Dedicated to Sade

1451 E 53rd St, Chicago, IL 60615-4513, United States 17 Jan 2026

WINTERFEST: Chicago Roots Music 2026

Artifact Events 24 Jan 2026

Rugao Puppet Art Troupe Performance

1400 S. Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive , Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60605 30 Jan 2026

Playboy Manbaby: Corporations are People Toour

235 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, USA 10 Feb 2026

Dirty Soda Fest - Unlimited Dirty Sodas, Cookies & Pretzel Bites

Chicago's BEST Bars TBA 31 Jan 2026

Lunar New Year with Jewel-Osco!

Jewel-Osco 6 Feb 2026

Dreamfest 2026

1250 W 119th St 19 Jan 2026

MONDAY JANUARY 19: LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA

The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage 19 Jan 2026

Lunar New Year with Jewel-Osco!

Jewel-Osco (1340 S Canal St, Chicago) 6 Feb 2026

Apes of the State / Rent Strike!

235 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, USA 26 Feb 2026

Dinosaur Pile-Up

235 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, USA 11 Feb 2026

Ekushey - A Celebration of International Mother Language Day

Chicago Theater Works 20 Feb 2026