Chicago Music Festivals Events

Chicago House Music Festival & Conference

Cloud Gate 27 Aug 2026

Chasing Sun(Sets) II — House of Friends Preview: 2026 Summers End

Castaways Beach Club 22 Aug 2026

Outlaw Music Festival with Willie Nelson & Family, The Avett Brothers, Sheryl Crow and more

Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island 25 Aug 2026

Lakeview Taco Fest

3500 N Southport Ave,, Chicago, Illinois 60657, United States 21 Aug 2026

Taste of Greektown

315 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60661-5424, United States 28 Aug 2026

ARC Music Festival - 2026

1501 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60606 4 Sep 2026

2026 ARC Music Festival - 4 Day Pass at Union Park

Union Park 4 Sep 2026

ARC Music Festival (Friday Pass)

Union Park 4 Sep 2026

2026 ARC Music Festival - Sunday at Union Park

Union Park 6 Sep 2026

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

Union Park 3 Sep 2026

ARC Music Festival - 3 Day Pass at Union Park

Union Park 4 Sep 2026

2026 ARC Music Festival - Monday at Union Park

Union Park 7 Sep 2026

Outlaw Festival: Willie Nelson, Avett Brothers, Lukas Nelson & More!

Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island 25 Aug 2026

2026 ARC Music Festival - Saturday at Union Park

Union Park 5 Sep 2026

Skrillex - 2 Day Pass (18+)

Festival Hall At Navy Pier 11 Sep 2026

Outlaw Music Festival at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island 25 Aug 2026

NORTH COAST MUSIC FESTIVAL

226 W Ontario St, Chicago, IL 4 Sep 2026

Villapalooza! Little Village Music Fest 2026

La Villita Park 22 Aug 2026

2026 ARC Music Festival - Friday at Union Park

Union Park 4 Sep 2026

Sixteen Candles at LAKEVIEW TACO FEST! **SOUTH STAGE**

3500 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657-1436, United States 22 Aug 2026

RIOT FEST 2026

Riot Fest Music Festival 18 Sep 2026

Greensky Bluegrass - 2 Day Pass

The Salt Shed - Indoors 30 Dec 2026

Black & Bronze Music Fest 2026

Armstrong (Lillian Hardin) Park - 4433 S Saint Lawrence, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60653 29 Aug 2026

Michele Thomas Septet performing at the Chicago Jazz Festival

Millennium Park 6 Sep 2026

Riot Fest Late Night: Alkaline Trio

Metro Chicago 19 Sep 2026

Riot Fest - Friday Tickets

Douglas Park Chicago IL 19 Sep 2026

DJ Feature: Ca$h Era at Dorothy

Dorothy 21 Aug 2026

Black & Bronze: A Bronzeville Music Fest

Armstrong (Lillian Hardin) Park 29 Aug 2026

Riot Fest Late Night: PUP & Destroy Boys

Metro Chicago 18 Sep 2026

2nd Annual Austin RibFest and 12th Annual Urban Smoke Cook-Off

Columbus Park Golf Course 22 Aug 2026

Riot Fest Late Night: Motion City Soundtrack

Concord Music Hall 19 Sep 2026

Riot Fest Late Night: Pretty Girls Make Graves

The Empty Bottle 20 Sep 2026

33rd African/Caribbean Intl Fest of Life combined with 10th JSVFest

Union Park 25 Sep 2026

Chicago Sky Lantern Festival by Ascent

Chicago, Illinois 29 Aug 2026

Riot Fest Late Night: The Beths

Concord Music Hall 18 Sep 2026

Riot Fest Late Night: Mariachi El Bronx

Reggie's Rock Club 18 Sep 2026

Retro on Roscoe presented by Wells Fargo

2000 W Roscoe St., Chicago, IL 60618 18 Sep 2026

Free Blues Friday Featuring Michael Charles and His Band

Epiphany Center for the Arts 16 Oct 2026

Beyond Bollyland: Golden Hour Rave | Open Air Edition

Moxy Chicago Downtown 29 Aug 2026

RADIO WAAH HOUSE MUSIC SUMMER BEATDOWN

Midway Plaisance Park, 1130 Midway Plaisance, Chicago, IL 60637 22 Aug 2026

WingOut Chicago 2026

Gallagher Way Chicago 26 Sep 2026

Harper Court Summer Music Series - Shawnee Dez with DJ Selah Say

Harper Court, South Harper Court, Chicago, IL, USA 10 Sep 2026

HOUSE MUSIC - THE LAKE EFFECT

Steelworkers Park 19 Sep 2026

The Break: A Lakefront Pop-Up Series

Montrose Beach 29 Aug 2026

Karina Rykman

Garcia's Chicago 8 Oct 2026

Riot Fest Late Night: Yard Act

Cobra Lounge 18 Sep 2026

Madison Row Fest

1100 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60607-2012, United States 12 Sep 2026

TBR X DMS House Music Takeover

Elastic Arts 29 Aug 2026

Riot Fest Late Night: The Flatliners

Cobra Lounge 20 Sep 2026

Wavy Vibes: Labor Day Weekend Edition

Reggies On The Beach 5 Sep 2026

Sunny’s Collective Vol. 4

2100 S Morgan St 29 Aug 2026

Y2K & 16 Candles Live at St. Al's Oktoberfest – Chicago

1429 W Wellington Ave 26 Sep 2026

JBP SummerFest Carnival

10201 S Ewing Ave 21 Aug 2026

Essential CareFest 2026 / Festival de Cuidado 2026

DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center 30 Aug 2026

Golden Hour Featuring Jade Maze w/ Larry Brown Jr.

Epiphany Center for the Arts 26 Aug 2026

The Dinosaur of Lake Michigan

2210 W Pershing Rd, Chicago, IL 60609, United States 22 Aug 2026

Thirsty Ears Festival

1758 W Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL 60640-4515, United States 22 Aug 2026

Chicago VGM Fest 5

Beat Kitchen 22 Aug 2026

International Festival of Life (IFOL) combined with JSVFest

Union Park 3 Jul 2026

Rod Tuffcurls and The Bench Press at Lakeview Taco Fest!

Southport Corridor 23 Aug 2026

Komrads // [melter] // My New Sawblade // DJ Veganinblack

3425 West Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60647, United States 20 Aug 2026

Death Lens

235 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, USA 5 Sep 2026

Riot Fest Late Night: Casa Gogol Records Party

Sleeping Village 19 Sep 2026

Indie By Day Is Coming To Chicago 🎸☀️

Sound-Bar 26 Sep 2026

Arch Enemy + The Black Dahlia Murder: Wrath Across North America 2026, CHICAGO

Concord Music Hall 3 Nov 2026

ROCK THE BLOCK - Village Block Party

Village Inn Bar 22 Aug 2026

2026 Sound and Gravity Festival - Sunday at Athenaeum Center

Athenaeum Center 6 Sep 2026

Oktoberfest

1010 W Webster Ave 19 Sep 2026

Luscia Jane and Casey Rivers

UncommonGround - Lakeview 26 Aug 2026

Crazy Bars Fest: Chicago

3243 W 16th St 22 Aug 2026

Riot Fest: Tool Morrissey & Social Distortion - Saturday

Douglass Park 19 Sep 2026

Red Line Jazz Festival

Harris Theater 16 Oct 2026

Riot Fest: Twenty One Pilots Iggy Pop & Rise Against - Friday

Douglass Park 18 Sep 2026

Operation Icons of Country

Chicago Bridgeport VFW Post 5079 29 Aug 2026

JESUS FEST CHICAGO

1815 N Kostner Ave 19 Sep 2026

L’Orfeo

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

EVOLVE FEST 2026

Palmisano Nature Park 10 Oct 2026

Red Line Jazz Festival

Harris Theater for Music and Dance 16 Oct 2026

Sanctuary Park Tour: Celebrating 40 Years of The Jayhawks

The Riviera Theatre 19 Nov 2026

Beatdown Soundsystem : Vibrations of Freedom

Ping Tom Park, Chinatown 26 Sep 2026

Golden Hour Featuring Casey Rivers

Epiphany Center for the Arts 27 Aug 2026

END OF SUMMER FREESTYLE JAM

Stereo Nightclub 28 Aug 2026

28th National Cuatro Festival Puertorriqueño 2026

Harris Theater for Music and Dance 7 Nov 2026

Songs and Dances From Around the World | Juan Pablo Horcasitas

Pianoforte Studios, 1335 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60605 10 Oct 2026

ARC Music Festival - 4 Day Pass

Union Park 4 Sep 2026

Riot Fest: Pierce The Veil Alanis Morissette & Elvis Costello and The Imposters - Sunday

Douglass Park 20 Sep 2026

Taste of Serbia

3062 W Palmer Blvd, Chicago, IL 60647-2817, United States 12 Sep 2026

Diego Rodriguez Big Band featuring Walter Smith III

201 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60607 6 Feb 2027

Dom Dolla - 2 Day Pass at Festival Hall at Navy Pier

Festival Hall at Navy Pier 30 Oct 2026

Riot Fest: Twenty One Pilots Tool & Pierce The Veil - 3 Day Pass

Douglass Park 18 Sep 2026

Buen Coffee x Buena Gente | Summer Pop-Up Festival | Chicago Tour

Back of the Yards Coffeehouse 13 Sep 2026

Heavy Temple, Crystal Spiders, Shadow of Jupiter

Reggies Music Joint 11 Oct 2026