Chicago Music Festivals Events

2026 Lollapalooza - Friday at Hutchinson Field at Grant Park

Hutchinson Field at Grant Park 31 Jul 2026

2026 Lollapalooza - Sunday at Hutchinson Field at Grant Park

Hutchinson Field at Grant Park 2 Aug 2026

2026 Lollapalooza - Saturday at Hutchinson Field at Grant Park

Hutchinson Field at Grant Park 1 Aug 2026

Lollapalooza - 4 Day Pass - with Charli XCX, Tate McRae, Lorde and more

Grant Park - Chicago 30 Jul 2026

2026 Lollapalooza - Thursday at Hutchinson Field at Grant Park

Hutchinson Field at Grant Park 30 Jul 2026

Lollapalooza - Thursday

Hutchinson Field Grant Park 29 Jul 2026

Ribfest Chicago

4000 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60618-3010, United States 5 Jun 2026

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

Windy City Smokeout 11 Jul 2026

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

Union Park 3 Jul 2026

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

The Salt Shed - Outdoors 24 May 2026

Lollapalooza 2026 in Chicago

Grant Park 1 Aug 2026

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

Windy City Smokeout 9 Jul 2026

Sue Foley Live at Chicago Blues Festival Chicago, IL

Chicago Millenial Park 7 Jun 2026

Lollapalooza

Grant Park 31 Jul 2026

Legends Chicago Festival

Butler Field 14 Jun 2026

Wells Street Art Festival 2026

West Division Street 13 Jun 2026

Windy City Smokeout

United Center 9 Jul 2026

Suenos Music Festival - 2 Day Pass

Hutchinson Field Grant Park 22 May 2026

Belmont-Sheffield Music Festival

3200 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL 60657-2211, United States 22 May 2026

Warm Love Cool Dreams - 2 DAY PASS

The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) 23 May 2026

Lollapalooza - 2 Day Pass at Hutchinson Field at Grant Park

Hutchinson Field at Grant Park 30 Jul 2026

Dirty Heads and 311 at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island 12 Jul 2026

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

Windy City Smokeout 10 Jul 2026

Riot Fest

Douglass Park 19 Sep 2026

Chicago Arte Agave Tequila and Mezcal Festival

Artifact Events 29 May 2026

Sixteen Candles at ANDERSONVILLE MIDSOMMARFEST-Swedish Stage!

Andersonville Midsommarfest 14 Jun 2026

Tacos y Tamales Festival 2026

Blue Island Ave & Paulina St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60608 17 Jul 2026

The 19th Annual Silver Room Sound System Block Party

The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) 18 Jul 2026

THE DAMNED – FINAL DAMNATION 50, CHICAGO

Concord Music Hall 31 Oct 2026

Outlaw Music Festival at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island 25 Aug 2026

WingOut Chicago 2026

Gallagher Way 26 Sep 2026

FESTIVAL OF LIFE - Click Here for EARLY BIRD SPECIALS

Martin's International Special Events 3 Jul 2026

2026 ARC Music Festival - 4 Day Pass at Union Park

Union Park 4 Sep 2026

Second Hand Soul Band | Roscoe Village Burger Fest | Chicago | Fri Jul 17 | 6:00 pm

2000 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60618-6412, United States 17 Jul 2026

2026 Forever Mine Music Festival - 2 Day Pass at Union Park

Union Park 23 May 2026

Colombian Fest Chicago 2026

Humboldt Park 17 Jul 2026

ARC Music Festival - 3 Day Pass at Union Park

Union Park 4 Sep 2026

NORTH COAST MUSIC FESTIVAL

226 W Ontario St, Chicago, IL 4 Sep 2026

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

Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island 25 Aug 2026

Club 1776: A 4th of July Celebration

Morgan MFG 4 Jul 2026

Lakeshore Arts & Music Festival at Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park (Grove #2) 19 Jun 2026

Lincoln Park Mayfest

1000 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60614-4126, United States 15 May 2026

ARC Music Festival - 2026

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

Sucker Punch LIVE at Belmont Sheffield Fest

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

MOTOBLOT #13 (Official)

Bridgeport, Chicago, Illinois 19 Jun 2026

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

Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom 23 May 2026

WingOut Chicago 2026

Gallagher Way Chicago 26 Sep 2026

2026 ARC Music Festival - Sunday at Union Park

Union Park 6 Sep 2026

ARC Music Festival - Monday

Union Park 6 Sep 2026

Lakeview Taco Fest

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

ARC Music Festival (Friday Pass)

Union Park 4 Sep 2026

2026 ARC Music Festival - Monday at Union Park

Union Park 7 Sep 2026

Michelada Fest Chicago

Union Park 26 Jun 2026

Chosen Few Picnic & Festival 2026 in Chicago

Jackson Park 11 Jul 2026

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

Union Park 3 Sep 2026

Zoo Fiesta

N Cannon Dr at W Fullerton Pkwy, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60614 26 Jun 2026

2026 ARC Music Festival - Saturday at Union Park

Union Park 5 Sep 2026

Sixteen Candles at WELLS STREET ARTS FEST! ** Main Stage**

Wells Street Art Festival 13 Jun 2026

Lincoln Roscoe Art + Craft Fair

3329 N Lincoln Ave 16 May 2026

International Festival of Life (IFOL)

Union Park 3 Jul 2026

DESIPALOOZA 2026: Chicago's Premier South Asian Nightlife Festival

ROCBAR 22 May 2026

3rd Annual Taste of Bronzeville

3701 S Martin Luther King Dr 25 Jul 2026

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

Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom 22 May 2026

Windy City Summer Nights

Copernicus Center 26 Jun 2026

Millennium Art Festival

180 N Stetson Ave 27 Jun 2026

2026 ARC Music Festival - Friday at Union Park

Union Park 4 Sep 2026

Windy City Summer Nights in August

Copernicus Center 14 Aug 2026

Black & Bronze: A Bronzeville Music Fest

Armstrong (Lillian Hardin) Park 29 Aug 2026

Harper Court Summer Music Series - Rich Medina with LeftJones

5235 S Harper Ct 9 Jul 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

Free Blues Friday Featuring Will Tilson

Epiphany Center for the Arts 5 Jun 2026

High Vibes Chicago Fest (second annual)

Bucktown 7 Jun 2026

Coffee Sessions

Butler Field 14 Jun 2026

Millennium Art Festival

Michigan Ave & E Lake St, Chicago 27 Jun 2026

CircuitMOM And CircuitSUN: 2DAY Queendom/Take Flight

Aragon Ballroom 8 Aug 2026

Lincoln Roscoe Art + Craft Fair

N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, United States 16 May 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

Porchfest Lakeview 2026

West Lakeview 31 May 2026

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

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

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

KOVAL Store 14 Jun 2026

Ava Logan at Haven Entertainment Center - Chicago Cabaret Week

Haven Entertainment Center 16 May 2026

Chicago African Restaurant Week Festival 2026

TBA 10 Oct 2026

FREESTYLE VS. HOUSE BOAT EDITION SAT MAY 30th CHICAGO!

900 S Wells St 30 May 2026

Back Outside Fest

BASSLINE || 2239 - CHICAGO 14 May 2026

Golden Hour Featuring Johnny Burgin and Noah Wotherspoon

Epiphany Center for the Arts 5 Jun 2026

Velvet Underground ft. Millie Ahearn

Dorothy 11 May 2026

The Avengers

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

Salukis at the Chosen Few Picnic and Festival

Jackson Park 11 Jul 2026

SOMBR at Lollapalooza

Grant Park 30 Jul 2026

Chicago French Bulldog Rescue Pup Prom 2026 PUPCHELLA

Rizzo's Bar & Inn 16 May 2026

L’Orfeo

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

Windy City Tango Festival 2026

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

Generación Suicida / Loosey

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

DURANGO FEST EN CHICAGO

Plaza Garibaldi 9 Aug 2026

THE CHICAGO SIGNATURE MUSIC AND MAKERS FESTIVAL

1501 W Randolph St 11 Jul 2026

Chicago VGM Fest 5

Beat Kitchen 22 Aug 2026

The Mixtape New Works Festival Vol. 2 Presents Ikkan and the Sunweaver

UncommonGround - Lakeview 13 May 2026

EVOLVE FEST 2026

Palmisano Nature Park 10 Oct 2026

Renaissance On Division Art & Music Festival: The Summer Pre-Game!

Yardsale Vintage 23 May 2026

Forever Deaf Fest and Empty Bottle Present: Vow (Record Release) / Warforged / Barren Heir

Empty Bottle 6 Jun 2026