Chicago Music Festivals Events

2026 Lollapalooza - Friday at Hutchinson Field at Grant Park

Hutchinson Field at Grant Park 31 Jul 2026

2026 Lollapalooza - Saturday at Hutchinson Field at Grant Park

Hutchinson Field at Grant Park 1 Aug 2026

African/Caribbean International Festival of Life (IFOL) - 33rd Annual.

Union Park 3 Jul 2026

Lollapalooza - Thursday

Hutchinson Field Grant Park 29 Jul 2026

2026 Lollapalooza - Sunday at Hutchinson Field at Grant Park

Hutchinson Field at Grant Park 2 Aug 2026

Wells Street Art Festival 2026

West Division Street 13 Jun 2026

2026 ARC Music Festival - 4 Day Pass at Union Park

Union Park 4 Sep 2026

Suenos Music Festival - 2 Day Pass

Hutchinson Field Grant Park 22 May 2026

Windy City Smokeout Festival: Blake Shelton Warren Zeiders & George Birge - Sunday

Windy City Smokeout 11 Jul 2026

Sixteen Candles at ANDERSONVILLE MIDSOMMARFEST-Swedish Stage!

Andersonville Midsommarfest 14 Jun 2026

Warm Love Cool Dreams Festival - Sunday - with Courtney Barnett, Toro y Moi, Whitney, and more

The Salt Shed - Outdoors 24 May 2026

Windy City Smokeout Festival: Lainey Wilson Hudson Westbrook & Vincent Mason - Friday

Windy City Smokeout 9 Jul 2026

2026 ARC Music Festival - Sunday at Union Park

Union Park 6 Sep 2026

Windy City Smokeout Festival: Jordan Davis Russell Dickerson & Tyler Hubbard - Saturday

Windy City Smokeout 10 Jul 2026

ARC Music Festival - 3 Day Pass at Union Park

Union Park 4 Sep 2026

Warm Love Cool Dreams - 2 DAY PASS

The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) 23 May 2026

Riot Fest

Douglass Park 19 Sep 2026

ARC Music Festival (Friday Pass)

Union Park 4 Sep 2026

Legends Chicago Festival

Butler Field 14 Jun 2026

2026 ARC Music Festival - Saturday at Union Park

Union Park 5 Sep 2026

2026 ARC Music Festival - Monday at Union Park

Union Park 7 Sep 2026

ARC Music Festival - 3 Day Pass (Friday - Sunday)

Union Park 3 Sep 2026

NORTH COAST MUSIC FESTIVAL

226 W Ontario St, Chicago, IL 4 Sep 2026

SPACE ECHO

RADIUS, CHICAGO 2 May 2026

Windy City Smokeout

United Center 8 Jul 2026

Chicago Food Truck Festival, Season 13, "Summer Daisy Margarita Returns"

2300 S Indiana Ave 20 Jun 2026

Chicago Arte Agave Tequila and Mezcal Festival

Artifact Events 29 May 2026

2026 ARC Music Festival - Friday at Union Park

Union Park 4 Sep 2026

ARC Music Festival - Monday

Union Park 6 Sep 2026

MOTOBLOT #13 (Official)

Bridgeport, Chicago, Illinois 19 Jun 2026

Sucker Punch LIVE at Belmont Sheffield Fest

3200 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL 60657-2211, United States 24 May 2026

Forever Mine Music Festival

Union Park 23 May 2026

Slide Away Festival - Saturday - with HUM, Nothing, Chapterhouse, and more

Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom 23 May 2026

Michelada Fest Chicago

Chicago 26 Jun 2026

Rewind - The Ultimate 2000s Rave at House of Blues Chicago

House of Blues Chicago 17 Apr 2026

CINCO DE MAYO FEST - LOS INQUIETOS DEL NORTE & MAS

Plaza Garibaldi Chicago 3 May 2026

Second Hand Soul Band | Chicago Taco & Tequila Fest | Wrightwood Park | Fri Jun 26th 6:30p

2555 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60614-2003, United States 26 Jun 2026

Critical Sounds Symposium Closing Party: DJ Lady D

Green Line Performing Arts Center 11 Apr 2026

Millennium Art Festival

Michigan Ave & E Lake St, Chicago 27 Jun 2026

International Festival of Life (IFOL)

Union Park 3 Jul 2026

Windy City Summer Nights

Copernicus Center 26 Jun 2026

Slide Away Festival - Friday - with HUM, Nothing, Chapterhouse, and more

Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom 22 May 2026

Chicago Night Market & Music Fest

337 E Randolph St 10 Apr 2026

3rd Annual Taste of Bronzeville

3701 S Martin Luther King Dr 25 Jul 2026

Sazón Latin Food Festival 2026: Chicago’s Taste of Latin American Food

KOVAL Store 14 Jun 2026

Tyler Rich & James Barker Band

Chop Shop Chicago 24 Apr 2026

Afro Fusion Rooftop Day Party | Brand New Venue

Reserv 30 Aug 2026

Sabor Y Cultura CHICAGO 2026

Morgan Arts Complex 9 May 2026

Shoot the Moon Fest with The Goddamn Gallows, Codefendants

Reggies Rock Club 8 May 2026

A Bicycle Day Celebration ft Mr. Bill (A/V Set) + more tba

Bourbon on Division 18 Apr 2026

Windy City Tango Festival 2026

Crowne Plaza Chicago West Loop, an IHG Hotel 2 Jul 2026

Claire Huangci: Live in Concert

PianoForte Chicago 23 Apr 2026

Songkran Chicago 2026 | The Elements Anniversary Production

Elements karaoke lounge 17 Apr 2026

CircuitMOM And CircuitSUN: 2DAY Queendom/Take Flight

Aragon Ballroom 8 Aug 2026

L’Orfeo

Jarvis Opera Hall at Depaul University School of Music 24 Sep 2026

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WNDR Museum 10 Apr 2026

Chicago Jazz & Heritage Festival Mixer

House of Blues Chicago 16 Apr 2026

The Avengers

235 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, USA 12 Jun 2026

Autoflamingo/Mel Senese/False Spring/Hex Toy @ Underground Lounge, Sunday April 26

Underground Lounge - Chicago 26 Apr 2026

CHICAGO FEMMEROCK FEST @ Underground Lounge, Friday April 3

Underground Lounge - Chicago 3 Apr 2026

Fem Flow: Welcome to the Freakshow

3759 N Ravenswood Ave #122 24 Apr 2026

Legions of Metal 2026

Reggies Rock Club 1 May 2026

Golden Hour Featuring Riley Martin Duo

Epiphany Center for the Arts 24 Apr 2026

Grassfed Collective w/ Buffalo Galaxy at Martyrs'

3855 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60613 2 Jul 2026

The Nth Power

Garcia's Chicago 11 Jul 2026

Ava Logan at Haven - Chicago Cabaret Week

Haven Entertainment Center 16 May 2026

SCAMP On The Road Tour at Bourbon On Division - Chicago

2050 West Division Street, Chicago, Illinois 60622, United States 24 Apr 2026

5th Annual Words of Wonder Literary Festival

Dr. Conrad Worrill Track & Field Center 25 Jul 2026

Viva Acid Presents Dance Mania Legends

Avondale Music Hall 18 Apr 2026

Bike Routes / Innerlove

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

Noble Visual Arts Fundraiser

Salvage One 16 Apr 2026

CLEAT Series: Teerath Majumder, Jaehoon Choi

Elastic Arts 10 Apr 2026

The Mixtape New Works Festival Vol. 2 Night 2

UncommonGround - Lakeview 13 May 2026

Red Sun / Morris Village

235 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, USA 18 Apr 2026

BUNT. Tickets

Chicago, Illinois 23 Apr 2026

Arankai / buffalo_farm

235 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, USA 2 May 2026

Long Story Short

Front Porch Arts Center 13 Apr 2026

Windy City Smokeout Festival: Treaty Oak Revival Braxton Keith & Sterling Elza - Wednesday

Windy City Smokeout 7 Jul 2026

Windy City Smokeout Festival: Hootie and The Blowfish Scotty McCreery & Ghost Hounds - Thursday

Windy City Smokeout 8 Jul 2026

Monthly Group Ukulele Lessons in Pilsen. FREE Ukulele Giveaway!

1637 W 18th St 12 Oct 2025

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

Windy City Smokeout 8 Jul 2026

Riot Fest with Carpenter Brut, HEALTH

The Salt Shed - Indoors 12 Apr 2026