Chicago Music Festivals Events

Lollapalooza - 2 Day Pass at Hutchinson Field at Grant Park

Hutchinson Field at Grant Park 30 Jul 2026

RIOT FEST 2026

Riot Fest Music Festival 18 Sep 2026

Lollapalooza

Grant Park 30 Jul 2026

Sunday GA ticket

Lollapolooza Grant Park 2 Aug 2026

Chicago House Music Festival & Conference

Cloud Gate 27 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

2026 ARC Music Festival - Sunday at Union Park

Union Park 6 Sep 2026

2026 ARC Music Festival - 4 Day Pass at Union Park

Union Park 4 Sep 2026

ARC Music Festival - 3 Day Pass at Union Park

Union Park 4 Sep 2026

Lollapalooza Aftershow: 5 Seconds of Summer

The Salt Shed Indoors - Chicago 1 Aug 2026

ARC Music Festival - 2026

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

ARC Music Festival (Friday Pass)

Union Park 4 Sep 2026

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

Union Park 25 Sep 2026

2026 ARC Music Festival - Saturday at Union Park

Union Park 5 Sep 2026

Lakeview Taco Fest

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

2026 ARC Music Festival - Monday at Union Park

Union Park 7 Sep 2026

Taste of Greektown

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

Riot Fest - Friday Tickets

Douglas Park Chicago IL 19 Sep 2026

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

Union Park 3 Sep 2026

Lollapalooza Aftershows: Duke Dumont (18+)

Cermak Hall - Radius Chicago 1 Aug 2026

Sixteen Candles at NORTHALSTED MARKET DAYS! **Belmont Stage**

Chicago Market Days 9 Aug 2026

Lollapalooza Aftershow: Clipse

Riviera Theatre - IL 31 Jul 2026

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

Concord Music Hall 3 Nov 2026

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

Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island 25 Aug 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

2026 ARC Music Festival - Friday at Union Park

Union Park 4 Sep 2026

An Official Lollapalooza Aftershow… Brothers Macklovitch * DJ Heather * Quicktastic

Smartbar Chicago 1 Aug 2026

Lollapalooza Aftershow - Whethan at Sound Bar - Chicago

Sound Bar - Chicago 1 Aug 2026

ARC Music Festival - Monday

Union Park 6 Sep 2026

Retro on Roscoe presented by Wells Fargo

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

WingOut Chicago 2026

Gallagher Way Chicago 26 Sep 2026

Sonido Fest

Harrison Park 15 Aug 2026

HOUSE MUSIC night at St. Agnes August Festival / Saturday August 8th

St Agnes of Bohemia 8 Aug 2026

The Lolla Lounge at Joy District Rooftop

Joy District 30 Jul 2026

Villapalooza! Little Village Music Fest 2026

La Villita Park 22 Aug 2026

SOLD OUT Reggaeton Fireworks Cruise

Anita Dee Yacht Charters 1 Aug 2026

Lollapalooza Aftershow - Loathe at Reggies Chicago

Reggies Chicago 31 Jul 2026

2026 Taylor St. Little Italy Festa (Xplosive Sounds Entertainment DJ Stage)

1400 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607-4624, United States 13 Aug 2026

80% SOLD OUT Bachata Beach Fest W/Steve Styles of Grupo Xtreme

Whispers at Oak Street Beach 2 Aug 2026

OFFICIAL LOLLAPLAOOZA PREGAME

Parlay Lincoln Park 29 Aug 2026

ARC At The Lake with Yotto

1603 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60614, United States 7 Aug 2026

Lollapalooza Aftershows: Water From Your Eyes (21+)

Empty Bottle 2 Aug 2026

Black & Bronze Music Fest 2026

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

Greensky Bluegrass - 2 Day Pass

The Salt Shed - Indoors 30 Dec 2026

Lollapalooza Aftershows: INJI with MELVV (18+)

Lincoln Hall - Chicago 1 Aug 2026

Official Lollapalooza Aftershow featDJ Trixie Mattel

Cermak Hall 31 Jul 2026

OFFICIAL LOLLAPALOOZA FRIDAY AFTER PARTY

Parlay Lincoln Park 31 Jul 2026

International Festival of Life (IFOL) combined with JSVFest

Union Park 3 Jul 2026

Sunset Society (Underground Picnic)

CHICAGO LAKEFRONT TBA 15 Aug 2026

🎷 5th Annual Bronzeville Smooth Jazz Festival 2026! 🎷

3701 to 3837 King Dr. Chicago, IL (Mariano's Bronzeville) 1 Aug 2026

Printer's Row Art Fest

728 S Dearborn St 15 Aug 2026

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

1429 W Wellington Ave 26 Sep 2026

5th Annual Bronzeville Smooth Jazz Festival 2026

Mariano's, South Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive, South Side, Chicago, IL, USA 1 Aug 2026

Lollapalooza Aftershows: Know Good (18+)

Chop Shop - Chicago 31 Jul 2026

CircuitMOM And CircuitSUN: 2DAY Queendom/Take Flight

Aragon Ballroom 8 Aug 2026

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

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

Black & Bronze: A Bronzeville Music Fest

Armstrong (Lillian Hardin) Park 29 Aug 2026

Chicago Sky Lantern Festival by Ascent

Chicago, Illinois 29 Aug 2026

Calligram Records 3rd Anniversary Celebration

Andy's Jazz Club 29 Jul 2026

SOCA IN THE CITY - ChiCarnival Weekend (Event 2)

BASSLINE || 2239 - CHICAGO 14 Aug 2026

Lollapalooza Aftershow: kwn

Park West 1 Aug 2026

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

Columbus Park Golf Course 22 Aug 2026

Fiddlehead 'In the Round' with Narrow Head, Knumears, and The Sissy Boys presented by Thalia Hall and Riot Fest

Thalia Hall 14 Aug 2026

5th Annual Bronzeville Smooth Jazz Festival

Chicago, Illinois 1 Aug 2026

3rd Annual 90's Lit BBQ Freaknik

To Be Announced 1 Aug 2026

Ukrainian Village Fest 2026

2200 W. Superior St., Chicago, IL 15 Aug 2026

LOUNGE-a-PALOOZA

455 North City Front Plaza Drive, Suite 600, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60611 30 Jul 2026

FERIA DOMINICANA EN CHICAGO

Humboldt Park Boat House 9 Aug 2026

Lollapalooza Aftershow - Vandelux at Sleeping Village

Sleeping Village 1 Aug 2026

Lollapalooza Aftershow: Lyny

Sound-Bar 31 Jul 2026

Lollapalooza Aftershow - Adela at 1st Ward at Chop Shop

1st Ward at Chop Shop 1 Aug 2026

Indie By Day Is Coming To Chicago 🎸☀️

Sound-Bar 26 Sep 2026

Holy Wave

The Empty Bottle 13 Aug 2026

The Break: A Lakefront Pop-Up Series

Montrose Beach 29 Aug 2026

SACRED Acts Presents Unity Fest 2026!

Shruti Box Studios 15 Aug 2026

Lollapalooza Aftershow: New Constellations

Garcias Chicago 1 Aug 2026

Lollapalooza Aftershows: Lucy Bedroque with Godly The Ruler (17+)

Subterranean 31 Jul 2026

Lollapalooza Aftershows: Stella Lefty (17+)

Beat Kitchen 2 Aug 2026

HOUSE MUSIC - THE LAKE EFFECT

Steelworkers Park 5 Sep 2026

DURANGO FEST EN CHICAGO

Plaza Garibaldi 9 Aug 2026

Ravenswood Feel Good Fest

1442 W Sunnyside Ave 8 Aug 2026

THE SWEET MIX

Strugglebeardbakery 1 Aug 2026

EVOLVE FEST 2026

Palmisano Nature Park 10 Oct 2026

Sunny’s Collective Vol. 4

2100 S Morgan St 29 Aug 2026

Lollapalooza Aftershows: Know Good (18+)

Chop Shop 1 Aug 2026

Lollapalooza Aftershows: Adela (18+)

Chop Shop 2 Aug 2026

Karina Rykman

Garcia's Chicago 8 Oct 2026

Bike to Feel Good: Community Bike Tour w/ NBW + GRCC

Rockwell on the River 8 Aug 2026

Second Sunday Salon•MUSIC Donovan Mixon Quartet•WORDS Tara Betts+Pugs Atomz

Colvin House 9 Aug 2026

L’Orfeo

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

Nepali Street Festival - Community Celebration 2026

5602 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL 60660-4629, United States 15 Aug 2026

Golden Hour Featuring Jade Maze w/ Larry Brown Jr.

Epiphany Center for the Arts 26 Aug 2026

You Are Here: A FunRaiser

Dorothy 2 Aug 2026

Essential CareFest 2026 / Festival de Cuidado 2026

DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center 30 Aug 2026

Death Lens

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

Lollapalooza Aftershow: PartyOf2

Schubas 31 Jul 2026

Chicago VGM Fest 5

Beat Kitchen 22 Aug 2026

Late Wednesdays: August

National Museum of Mexican Art 5 Aug 2026

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

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