Festivals
in Chicago, IL (showing 1 - 9 out of 9)

Get ready to be wowed at the Chicago Air & Water Show. The festival takes place every August on Lake Michigan and features stunts and acrobatics by pilots, skydivers, skiers and water sport professionals.

Join the party with 500,000+ other blues fans at the Chicago Blues Festival. The largest blues festival in the world is held annually at Grant Park in June. Big ticket names are included every year and the festival has hosted performances by Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Ray Charles, Chuck Berry and many more.

The Chicago Gospel Music Festival gathers each year to pay righteous tribute to America’s great musical art form on the holy ground where it was born. Join them at Millennium Park and enjoy many performances and shop the venders at the art fair & marketplace each year around May.

Known for its artistic creativity, the Chicago Jazz Festival is a favorite Labor Day Weekend tradition. It promotes awareness and appreciation for all forms of jazz through free, quality live musical performance.

Chicago Kids and Kites Festival is a fun-filled day to celebrate the joys of being a kid. From running around outdoors, flying FREE paper kites and enjoying family-focused programming including face painting, crafts, balloon artists and more.

One of Chicago’s most popular summer events, the annual Chicago Summer Dance is a free eleven-week festival featuring one-hour dance lessons by professional instructors, followed by two hours of live music and dancing in Grant Park.

Find out why the Ravinia Festival attracts over 600,000 people a year. The festivities take place from June through September at Ravinia Park, where anywhere between 120 and 150 music events take place.

Make plans to attend the Taste of Chicago food showcase and prepare your body for a 10-day feast. The world's largest food festival takes place in Grant Park every June and presents culinary delights by the most popular chefs in the city. Enjoy live music and movie screenings while chowing down on truly delicious food.

The annual World Music Festival Chicago features dozens of free and ticketed concerts with international and local artists performing music from all over the globe at venues throughout the city, including the Chicago Cultural Center and Millennium Park.