List of festivals in Chicago explained

This is a list of festivals in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Architecture

• Open House Chicago, October

Arts and crafts

• 57th Street Art Fair, Hyde Park, June
• Chicago Art Book Fair, November^[1]
• Chicago Artists Month, September/October^[2]
• Gold Coast Art Fair, Grant Park, June^[3]
• Manifest, Columbia College Chicago, May
• SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier, October/November^[4]
• Wells Street Art Festival, Old Town, June^[5]

Community festivals and celebrations

• Andersonville City Made Fest, Andersonville, September^[6]
• Fulton Fest, Near West Side, September^[7]
• Northalsted Market Days, Boystown, August
• Ribfest Chicago, North Center, June^[8]
• Six Corners BBQ Fest, Six Corners, Portage Park, June^[9]

Culture, heritage and folk

• African Festival of the Arts
• American Spanish Dance and Music Festival^[10]
• Celtic Fest Chicago
• Chicago Humanities Festival
• Fiesta Del Sol Pilsen
• Lebanese Food Festival
• Midwest Buddhist Temple Ginza Holiday Festival
• Printers Row Lit Fest, June^[11]
• Venetian Night, August ^[12]
• Von Steuben Day (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)

Fiction and fantasy

• Capricon
• Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo
• Wizard World Chicago

Film

• Chicago Feminist Film Festival^[13]
• Chicago International Children's Film Festival
• Chicago International Documentary Film Festival
• Chicago International Film Festival
• Chicago International REEL Shorts Festival
• Chicago Latino Film Festival
• Chicago Outdoor Film Festival
• Chicago Palestine Film Festival
• Chicago Underground Film Festival
  • Midwest Film Festival
• Midwest Independent Film Festival
• Polish Film Festival in America^[14]

Flowers

• Botanic Gardens Antiques & Garden Fair
• Chicago Flower and Garden Show

Food

• Chicago Food Truck Festival
• Good Food Festival & Conference
• Ribfest Chicago
• Six Corners BBQ Fest
• Taste of Chicago
• Taste of Polonia
• Taste of Randolph, June

Holiday

• Christkindlmarket
• Clark Street Spooktacular
• Magnificent Mile Lights Festival
• Spooky Zoo Spectacular
• The Way of the Cross Downtown Chicago

LGBT

• Chicago Is a Drag Festival
• Chicago Pride Parade

Music, theatre and performing arts

Music

• Alehorn of Power
• Chicago Blues Festival
• Chicago Country Fest
• Chicago Flamenco Festival
  • • Chicago Gospel Music Festival Chicago Jazz Festival Chicago Maritime Festival
• Estrojam's Decibelle Music and Culture Festival
• The Fest for Beatles Fans
• Grant Park Music Festival
• Hyde Park Jazz Festival
• Lake Shake
• Latino Music Festival
• Lollapalooza
• Mamby on the Beach
• Midwest Clinic
• Midwest Wonderland Music Festival
• Million Tongues Festival
• North Coast Music Festival
• Pilsen Fest
• Pitchfork Music Festival
• Ribfest Chicago
• Riot Fest
• Ruido Fest
• Spring Awakening Music Festival
• Square Roots
• Sueños
• Wicker Park Fest
• World Music Festival Chicago

Performing arts

• Chicago Fringe Festival
• Chicago Improv Festival^[15]
• Chicago Sketch Fest
  • Windy City Burlesque Festival

Parades

• Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic
• Chicago Columbus Day Parade
• Chicago Pride Parade
• Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade
• Chinese New Year Parade
• McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade
• Mexican Independence Day Parade
• Northwest Side Irish Parade
• Polish Constitution Day Parade
• Puerto Rican Day Parade

Sports

• Bike The Drive
• Boulevard Lakefront Tour
• Chicago Marathon
• Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac
• Crosstown Classic

Transportation

• Chicago Air & Water Show
• Chicago Auto Show

Other

• Around the Coyote
• Chicago Science Festival^[16]
• MDW Fair
• Pier Walk
• Version Fest^{[17] [18] [19] [20]}
• Viva Chicago

Discontinued festivals

• Art Chicago
• Asian Animation Film Festival
• Chicago Railroad Fair
• Chicago Reggae Festival
• ChicagoFest
• Cineme
• Green Apple Music & Arts Festival
• Intonation Music Festival
• Looptopia

External links

• Chicago festivals
• Chitown Festivals
• Seasonal Chicago festivals

Notes and References

1. News: Rosenberg . Tal . The inaugural Chicago Art Book Fair isn't for art-book people—it's for everyone . The Reader . Chicago, Illinois . The Reader . 2017-11-16 . 2019-11-14 .
2. Web site: About Us. Chicago Artist Month. 1 December 2013.
3. Web site: Gold Coast Art Fair. Amdur Productions. 2 December 2013.
4. Web site: About Us. Sculpture Objects & Functional Art. 1 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203013413/http://www.sofaexpo.com/AboutUs.htm. 3 December 2013. dead.
5. Web site: Wells Street Art Festival. Special Events Management. 1 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203042901/http://chicagoevents.com/event.cfm?eid=141. 3 December 2013. dead.
6. Web site: Andersonville City Made Fest. Chi Town Festivals. 1 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203033808/http://www.chitownfestivals.com/andersonville-city-made-fest/. 3 December 2013. dead.
7. Web site: About the Fulton Fest. Fulton Fest - ICNC. 1 December 2013.
8. Web site: Ribfest Chicago. Northcenter Chamber of Commerce. 1 December 2013.
9. Web site: About Us. Six Corners BBQ Fest. 2 December 2013.
10. Web site: American Spanish Dance and Music Festival Flamenco Passion. Seechicagodance.com. 3 July 2018.
11. News: Printers Row Lit Fest. 1 December 2013. Chicago Tribune.
12. News: Venetian Night, http://www.chiff.com/articles/chicago-venetian-night.htm.
13. http://chicagofeministfilmfestival.com/ Chicago Feminist Film Festival
14. Web site: About Us. Polish Film Festival in America. 1 December 2013.
15. Web site: Chicago Improv Festival. Chicago Improv Festival. 1 December 2013.
16. http://www.illinoisscience.org/ Chicago Science Festival
17. Web site: Version Fest 14 to Gather Chicago's 'Placemakers'. DNAinfo Chicago. 2018-03-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20180302163936/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140611/bridgeport/version-fest-14-gather-chicagos-placemakers. 2018-03-02. dead.
18. News: Version fest drops OS13. Levitt. Aimee. Chicago Reader. 2018-03-23. en.
19. News: Bridgeport art scene. tribunedigital-chicagotribune. 2018-03-23. en.
20. Web site: The People's Art Fair. Klein. Paul. 2011-04-22. Huffington Post. en-US. 2018-03-23.