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
