Festivals in Chicago

Check out happening festivals events all around Chicago, IL

Chi-Town Blues Festival

 Fri, 21 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm USD 72 to 193

Chicago Mimosa Fest 2025

 Sun, 23 Feb, 2025 at 12:00 pm Chicago, Illinois

Chandni Chowk To Chicago Holi Special

 Sun, 16 Mar, 2025 at 01:00 pm The Graff, 3527 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL, USA USD 0 to 60

Terrapin Flyer Mardi Gras Weekend at Martyrs'! NIGHT 2!!

 Sat, 01 Mar, 2025 at 09:00 pm Martyrs'

POP Cats Chicago

 Sat, 01 Mar, 2025 at 11:00 am Artifact Events

Chicago African Restaurant Week 2025

 Thu, 10 Jul, 2025 at 12:00 pm Chicago Free

Godfrey Wine Fest - Wine Tasting at I|O Godfrey Rooftop! Early Bird Tix on Sale NOW!

 Sat, 12 Apr, 2025 at 01:00 pm IO Godfrey

CHICAGO RAASLEELA | HOLI IN THE DARK | MARCH 14 | 18+

 Fri, 14 Mar, 2025 at 10:00 pm Seven Nightclub Chicago USD 20 to 180

Kumail Nanjiani: Live Special Taping

 Sat, 15 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm The Vic Theatre

Chicago Food Truck Festival, Season 12, "Summer of the Chicago Style Hot Dog"

 Sat, 28 Jun, 2025 at 10:00 am 2300 S Indiana Ave, Chicago, IL 60616-2402, United States USD 0 to 87

Chicago Pickle Fest: Live Bands, Beer and Everything Pickle!

 Sat, 12 Apr, 2025 at 12:00 pm Wrigleyville's Best Bars TBA USD 16 to 40

Ugochi Nwaogwugwu

 Tue, 25 Feb, 2025 at 09:00 pm Jazz Showcase USD 20 to 35

Jim Jefferies: Give 'Em What They Want Tour *SPECIAL TAPING*

 Fri, 21 Mar, 2025 at 09:30 pm The Vic Theatre

Saturday Night at the Zoo - An Adults Only Evening at Lincoln Park Zoo

 Sat, 10 May, 2025 at 06:30 pm Lincoln Park Zoo USD 20

Jeremy Piven Live

 Fri, 06 Jun, 2025 at 07:30 pm The Vic Theatre

Chicago Chamoy Fest - $10 Early Bird Tix - Flamin' Hot, Pica, & Everything In-Between!

 Sat, 03 May, 2025 at 01:00 pm Moe's Cantina River North

Keep The Pint Night – Hop Tropical IPA 🍻🌴

 Wed, 19 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm The Old Plank Free

Espresso Martini Fest at Hubbard Inn - Tastings Included

 Sat, 05 Apr, 2025 at 05:00 pm Hubbard Inn USD 29 to 42

Saturday Night Fireworks Cruise on Lake Michigan | 21+ | Live DJ | Full Bar

 Sat, 07 Jun, 2025 at 08:30 pm Sightseer Boat located at Monroe Harbor (See map and directions at bottom of page for exact location) USD 37 to 59

An Evening with the Bow Tides

 Fri, 28 Feb, 2025 at 07:00 pm Mayfair Theatre USD 25

Mo Amer: El Oso Palestino Tour

 Sat, 22 Feb, 2025 at 07:30 pm The Chicago Theatre

Dwayne Kennedy Headlines a Weekend Tight Ship

 Sat, 01 Mar, 2025 at 08:00 pm Half Sour USD 20

Hinamatsuri: Girls' Day Celebration

 Sun, 02 Mar, 2025 at 02:30 pm Japanese Culture Center USD 29 to 55

Lollapalooza & Sueños Festival Job Fair

 Wed, 05 Mar, 2025 at 03:00 pm Malcolm X College Free

DJ Ca$h Era at Dorothy

 Fri, 14 Mar, 2025 at 09:00 pm Dorothy Free

YAM Game Night

 Sat, 22 Feb, 2025 at 06:00 pm 1429 W Wellington Ave, Chicago, IL

Thrown / Varials / No Cure / Heavensgate

 Sat, 01 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm 235 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

Kiran Deol LIVE in Chicago

 Sun, 02 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm The Lincoln Lodge USD 30

Heloísa Fernandes in Concert

 Sun, 23 Feb, 2025 at 07:00 pm Epiphany Center for the Arts

SATURDAY MARCH 15: KRISTEN TOOMEY

 Sat, 15 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage USD 30 to 45

Pat Mallinger Quartet

 Sun, 23 Feb, 2025 at 08:00 pm Jazz Showcase USD 30 to 46

Volleywood 2025 |Chicago

 Sat, 19 Jul, 2025 at 11:00 am North Avenue Beach USD 123

CHIODOS: 20 Years of All’s Well That Ends Well

 Sat, 22 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm The Vic Theatre

Gully Boys / Skating Polly

 Sat, 08 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm 235 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

Blues at the Bean 2025

 Fri, 06 Jun, 2025 at 11:00 am Forteza Fitness and Martial Arts

Butoh Artist Talk and Community Discussion with Joan Laage

 Sat, 22 Feb, 2025 at 02:00 pm Heritage Museum of Asian Art Free

Saturday Night Fireworks Cruise on Lake Michigan | 21+ | Live DJ | Full Bar

 Sat, 24 May, 2025 at 08:30 pm Sightseer Boat located at Monroe Harbor (See map and directions at bottom of page for exact location) USD 37 to 59

Subhumans w/ FEA

 Sun, 06 Apr, 2025 at 06:00 pm Reggie's Music Joint

Tina Friml at Zanies Chicago

 Thu, 27 Feb, 2025 at 07:00 pm 1548 N Wells St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60610

Trumpeter Keyon Harrold Quintet

 Fri, 14 Mar, 2025 at 08:00 pm Jazz Showcase USD 35 to 51

Anke Loh: RenaisSENSES Gallery Opening

 Fri, 28 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm International Museum of Surgical Science Free

LIL TEXAS • NEED FOR SPEED TOUR

 Fri, 28 Feb, 2025 at 10:00 pm 226 W Ontario St, Chicago, IL

The CBASO & the CBA Chorus in Concert at St James Cathedral

 Sat, 01 Mar, 2025 at 07:30 pm 65 E Huron St USD 13 to 18

PIPO ROMERO

 Sat, 01 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm Instituto Cervantes - Chicago USD 34

FRIDAY MARCH 14: KRISTEN TOOMEY

 Fri, 14 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage USD 30 to 45

Kirtan Chicago Frequency Harmonics

 Sat, 08 Mar, 2025 at 05:00 pm Yoga Body Elements Studio

Chicago Wine Fest at Hubbard Inn - Wine Tastings Included

 Sat, 08 Mar, 2025 at 05:00 pm Hubbard Inn USD 31 to 58

Sounds of Chicago Feat. Afro Fusion

 Sun, 02 Mar, 2025 at 05:00 pm Untitled Supper Club

Chicago Irish Film Festival 2025

 Thu, 27 Feb, 2025 at 06:30 pm 1500 N Clybourn Ave c301, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60610

Golden Hour featuring Fiesta Cuba

 Sat, 22 Feb, 2025 at 06:30 pm 201 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60607

Free Film Screening: Meeting With Pol Pot

 Thu, 06 Mar, 2025 at 06:30 pm Alliance Française de Chicago Free

4th Annual Black Wellness Fair

Sat, 15 Mar, 2025 at 10:00 am 4510 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60653

Feels So Close

 Fri, 28 Feb, 2025 at 09:00 pm House of Blues

COLOR BLAST | Annual HOLI Celebration | Joe's on W**d St

 Sat, 08 Mar, 2025 at 09:00 pm Joe's on Weed St. USD 18 to 162

Holi White Out: Chicago's Biggest Indoor Bollywood Holi Event

 Fri, 07 Mar, 2025 at 09:00 pm Tunnel USD 20 to 119

Nashville Recording Artist: Dylan Raymond at Bub City

 Sat, 01 Mar, 2025 at 10:00 pm Bub City

Agnostic Front / Murphy's Law / Violent Way

 Sun, 16 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm 235 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

Free Blues Friday featuring Dave Specter

 Fri, 28 Feb, 2025 at 07:30 pm Epiphany Center for the Arts Free

Chase Petra / Small Crush / Sorry Mom

 Sat, 19 Apr, 2025 at 06:00 pm 235 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

Dune Rats: If It Sucks, Turn It Up Tour

 Sat, 22 Feb, 2025 at 07:00 pm 235 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

Isaiah Collier & the Chosen Few

 Fri, 28 Mar, 2025 at 08:00 pm Jazz Showcase USD 30 to 46

ELEPHANTE • DJ SET • COPE TOUR

 Sat, 22 Mar, 2025 at 10:00 pm 226 W Ontario St, Chicago, IL

Frequency Festival: Ensemble Dal Niente

 Sun, 23 Feb, 2025 at 08:30 pm 3111 N Western Ave Chicago IL 60618

Town & County: Process & Publication

 Sat, 01 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm Inside Town Art Collective Free

THURSDAY MARCH 27: ABBAS WAHAB

 Thu, 27 Mar, 2025 at 07:30 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage Free

The Jeremiahs

 Tue, 04 Mar, 2025 at 08:00 pm Chief O'Neill's Pub Restaurant Beer Garden USD 25

St. Patrick's Day Friday Night River Cruise on Fri, March 14

 Fri, 14 Mar, 2025 at 08:00 pm Anita Dee ONE Boarding at Dusable Harbor (See map and directions at bottom of page for exact location) USD 26 to 42

Trumpeter Keyon Harrold Quintet

 Sun, 16 Mar, 2025 at 08:00 pm Jazz Showcase USD 35 to 51

The 19th Annual Chi-Town Blues Festival

 Sat, 22 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm Arie Crown Theater

Chicago Bacon Fest

 Sat, 22 Feb, 2025 at 12:00 pm Old Crow Smokehouse (Wrigleyville)

AIRMW Presents: Drazek Fuscaldo with Tatsu Aoki feat. Jörg Schneider

 Sat, 22 Mar, 2025 at 08:00 pm 3429 W Diversey #208, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60647

Digging Deeper into Movies: And the Oscars Go To…

 Sat, 01 Mar, 2025 at 11:00 am Alliance Française de Chicago

Love is LoveFest IV presented by Ritual Rhythms Chicago

 Sat, 22 Feb, 2025 at 09:30 pm The Newport Theater USD 29 to 45

DRINKURWATER WATER • THE RIPPLE TOUR Featuring FOCUSS

 Fri, 14 Mar, 2025 at 10:00 pm 226 W Ontario St, Chicago, IL

Richard Brasseale and Eleni Katz- Recital at May Chapel

 Wed, 26 Feb, 2025 at 07:30 pm Horatio N May Chapel USD 10 to 23

Isaiah Collier & the Chosen Few

 Sun, 30 Mar, 2025 at 08:00 pm Jazz Showcase USD 30 to 46

Golden Hour featuring Patrixia

 Sat, 29 Mar, 2025 at 05:00 pm 201 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60607

Chicago, IL- David Nihill, Shelf Help Tour at The Vic Theatre

 Sat, 22 Feb, 2025 at 07:30 pm The Vic Theatre

Cardio Dance Workout

 Fri, 14 Mar, 2025 at 03:15 pm 3800 N New England Ave Free

Free Blues Friday featuring Nick Moss Band

 Fri, 18 Apr, 2025 at 08:30 pm 201 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60607

Trumpeter Keyon Harrold Quintet

 Thu, 13 Mar, 2025 at 08:00 pm Jazz Showcase USD 30 to 46

St. Patrick's Day Friday Night Lake Michigan Shamrock Cruise

 Fri, 14 Mar, 2025 at 08:00 pm Anita Dee II TEMPORARILY LOCATED at BURNHAM HARBOR (See directions below) USD 26 to 42

Keep The Pint Night: Half Acre Far Star Lager 🍺

 Thu, 20 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm The Harding Tavern Free

Saturday Night Fireworks Cruise on Lake Michigan | 21+ | Live DJ | Full Bar

 Sat, 28 Jun, 2025 at 08:30 pm Sightseer Boat located at Monroe Harbor (See map and directions at bottom of page for exact location) USD 37 to 59

A Tribute to Joni Mitchell

 Sat, 22 Mar, 2025 at 07:30 pm 201 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60607

NEXUS Chamber Music

 Sat, 12 Apr, 2025 at 07:30 pm Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts

Passport Vibes Street Festival 2025

 Sat, 12 Jul, 2025 at 12:00 pm The Promontory Free

Seeds of Change: Power the Movement

 Fri, 04 Apr, 2025 at 05:30 pm Malcolm X College

Kyle Swan Quartet

 Sat, 01 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm 806 South Plymouth Ct,Chicago,60605,US USD 30 to 46

FRIDAY APRIL 4: BRADY MATTHEWS & STEVEN BRIGGS

 Fri, 04 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage USD 33 to 52

THICK: a crumbling freak show by Po' Chop | Jenn Freeman (Fri 3/14)

 Fri, 14 Mar, 2025 at 07:30 pm The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago USD 0 to 50

Steve Schneck Quartet

 Wed, 26 Feb, 2025 at 07:00 pm Jazz Showcase USD 20 to 35

St. Patrick's Day Evening Lake Michigan Cruise on Sat, March 15

 Sat, 15 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm Anita Dee II TEMPORARILY LOCATED at BURNHAM HARBOR (See directions below) USD 26 to 42

Chicago Margarita Crawl on National Margarita Day

 Sat, 22 Feb, 2025 at 04:00 pm River North's Best Bars TBA USD 16 to 28

Helmet: Betty 30th Anniversary Show

 Wed, 12 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm 235 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

Cal Tjader's 1964 release SOUL SAUCE Performed Live at JRAC

 Wed, 26 Mar, 2025 at 07:30 pm Fulton Street Collective Free

Macseal / Carly Cosgrove / Buffchick / Guppy

 Sat, 15 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm 235 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

St. Patrick's Day Pub Crawl in River North on March 17th

 Mon, 17 Mar, 2025 at 04:00 pm River North's Best Pubs & Bars TBA USD 16 to 28

1st Annual Black Business Fair & Housing Expo

 Thu, 27 Feb, 2025 at 05:00 pm Sankofa Cultural Arts & Business Center USD 0 to 82

Twin Peaks Wrapt: Fix Your Hearts

 Fri, 18 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm International Museum of Surgical Science USD 0 to 82