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Chicago's Summer Street Festivals 2011

Get ready to party at Chicago's summer street fests

By , About.com Guide

Chicago's greatest season is about to begin: Festival Season. Nearly every weekend this summer, Chicago will host some sort of street fest, from music and food to arts and crafts. Popular fests like Blues Fest and the Old Town Art Fair are on the docket, as are new fest like the Humbolt Park Art Fair.

See below for a list of festivals June through September. If I am missing a festival, please e-mail the festival's details to Chicago@aboutguide.com. And check back later for Web links to most if not all of the festivals.

JUNE 2011

2-5: Mayfest (Lincoln Square)

3-5: Eastside Millennium Art Festival

4-5: Printer's Row Lit Fest

4-5: Do Division Street Fest and Sidewalk Sale

4-5: 57th Street Art Fair

4-5: SausageFest

10-12: Chicago Blues Festival

10-12: Ribfest Chicago

10-12: Party at St. Mike's

11-12: Old Town Art Fair

11-12: Wells Street Art Festival

11-12: Andersonville Midsommarfest

15-Aug. 20: Grant Park Music Festival

17-19: Peace Fest

17-19: Taste of Randolph Street

24-25: Chicago Pride Fest

25-26: Green Music Fest

25-26: Randolph Street Market Festival

25-26: Chicago Summerfest

24-July 3: Taste of Chicago

JULY 2011

1-4: African-Caribbean International Festival of Life

24-July 3: Taste of Chicago

8-10: Irish American Heritage Festival

9-10: Chicago Folk and Roots Festival

9-10: Gold Coast Art Fair

9-10: Rock Around the Block

9-10: Roscoe Village Burger Fest

9-10: West Fest

9-10: Chicago Folk and Roots Festival

14: Bastille Day 5K Run/Walk and Block Party

15-16: Old St. Pat's World's Largest Block Party

15-17: Windy City RibFest

15-17: Taste of River North

16: Edgewater Arts Festival

16-17: Lincoln Park Arts and Music Festival

17: Chinatown Summer Fair

23-24: Wicker Park Fest

23-24: Sheffield Garden Walk and Festival

29-31: Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival

30-31: Randolph Street Market Festival

30-31: Summer on Southport

30-31: Taste of Lincoln Avenue

AUGUST 2011

5-7: Lollapalooza

6-7: Retro on Roscoe

8-12: Chicago Sister Cities International Festival

11-14: Taylor Street Festa Italiana

13-14: Chicago Korean Festival

13-14: Wrigleyville SummerFest

13-14: Northalsted Market Days

14: StreetFood Artistry

20-21: North Side Summerfest

20-21: Chicago Air & Water Show

23-27: Chicago Dancing Festival

26-28: Uketoberfest

27-28: Taste of Greece

27-28: Randolph Street Market Festival

27-28: Bucktown Arts Fest

SEPTEMBER 2011

2-4: Chicago Jazz Festival

2-4: North Coast Music Festival

3-4: Ravenswood Remix

9-10: Windy City Wine Festival

9-11: German-American Festival

10-11: Ukrainian Village Fest

10-11: Wells Street Fall Fest

16-17: Oyster Fest

16-17: World Music Festival

23-25: Oktoberfest Chicago

24-25: Randolph Street Market Festival

24: Humboldt Park Art Fair

24: Hyde Park Jazz Festival

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