Pizza City Fest Chicago 2026
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Pizza lovers unite! Pizza City Fest is coming back to Chicago—August 15&16! Featuring a stellar lineup of Chicago’s best pizza makers in one location, Pizza City Fest gives pizza enthusiasts and pros the unique opportunity to taste their favorite pies, view live demos, attend panel discussions with culinary experts, connect with chefs, and much, much more.
TICKETS:
Pizza City Fest is offering a variety of tickets for pizza fans, including a VIP experience which includes UNLIMITED pizza, dessert, drinks, one-hour early entry to the event, reserved seating and game area, private bar, private restroom trailers, swag bags and more.
General admission tickets are also available for pre-purchase online and include UNLIMITED PIZZA and one dessert. Prices will increase so grab your tickets now!
GATES:
Saturday, gates open at 3pm (2pm for VIP) and festivities run until 7pm.
Sunday, gates open at 2pm (1pm for VIP) and attendees can indulge until 6pm.
PARKING:
Destination Parking available for purchase: 10 E Grand AveChicago, IL 60611
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Our charitable partner is Pilot Light, a local non-profit that believes that Food Ed. for PreK-12 students is vitally important to creating a better food systems future.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING:
Saturday, August 15
4:00 PM | Panel Discussion: "The Dough Whisperers"
5:00 PM | Demo: "The Pizza Principle: A Home Baker's Masterclass"
6:00 PM | Book Signing: Dan Richer, "The Joy of Pizza"; Leo Spizzirri, "Pizza Love: 100+ Recipes Perfected for the Home Cook"
Sunday, August 16
3:00 PM | Demo: "Will This Pan Out? Making Chicago Deep Dish, Deep Pan, or Detroit Style at Home"
4:00 PM | Panel Discussion: "All in the Family: Staying Relevant for the Next Generation of Pizza Makers"
PARTICIPATING PIZZERIAS (more to come!)
Angelo's Stuffed Pizza
Bonci
Capriccio
Desi Boys Pizza
Home Run Inn
Labriola
Lefty's Pizza Kitchen
Nancy's
Paulie Gee's Logan Square
Pizza Dada
Stix n Brix
Triano's
Uncle Jerry's Deep Dish
TICKETS:
Pizza City Fest is offering a variety of tickets for pizza fans, including a VIP experience which includes UNLIMITED pizza, dessert, drinks, one-hour early entry to the event, reserved seating and game area, private bar, private restroom trailers, swag bags and more.
General admission tickets are also available for pre-purchase online and include UNLIMITED PIZZA and one dessert. Prices will increase so grab your tickets now!
GATES:
Saturday, gates open at 3pm (2pm for VIP) and festivities run until 7pm.
Sunday, gates open at 2pm (1pm for VIP) and attendees can indulge until 6pm.
PARKING:
Destination Parking available for purchase: 10 E Grand AveChicago, IL 60611
https://www.iparkit.com/locations/north-bridge-parking/purchase?expressSearch=false&timezone=America%2FChicago&start=2026-05-29T17:30:00.000Z&end=2026-05-29T18:30:00.000Z&email=&monthly=false&promo=
Our charitable partner is Pilot Light, a local non-profit that believes that Food Ed. for PreK-12 students is vitally important to creating a better food systems future.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING:
Saturday, August 15
4:00 PM | Panel Discussion: "The Dough Whisperers"
5:00 PM | Demo: "The Pizza Principle: A Home Baker's Masterclass"
6:00 PM | Book Signing: Dan Richer, "The Joy of Pizza"; Leo Spizzirri, "Pizza Love: 100+ Recipes Perfected for the Home Cook"
Sunday, August 16
3:00 PM | Demo: "Will This Pan Out? Making Chicago Deep Dish, Deep Pan, or Detroit Style at Home"
4:00 PM | Panel Discussion: "All in the Family: Staying Relevant for the Next Generation of Pizza Makers"
PARTICIPATING PIZZERIAS (more to come!)
Angelo's Stuffed Pizza
Bonci
Capriccio
Desi Boys Pizza
Home Run Inn
Labriola
Lefty's Pizza Kitchen
Nancy's
Paulie Gee's Logan Square
Pizza Dada
Stix n Brix
Triano's
Uncle Jerry's Deep Dish
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Where is it happening?
430 N Rush St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60611
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