Music Festivals in Chicago

Check out happening music festivals events all around Chicago, IL

2026 Lollapalooza - Friday at Hutchinson Field at Grant Park

 Fri, 31 Jul at 12:00 pm Hutchinson Field at Grant Park

African/Caribbean International Festival of Life (IFOL) - 33rd Annual.

 Fri, 03 Jul at 12:00 am Union Park USD 20 to 145

2026 Lollapalooza - Saturday at Hutchinson Field at Grant Park

 Sat, 01 Aug at 12:00 pm Hutchinson Field at Grant Park

Lollapalooza - Thursday

 Wed, 29 Jul at 06:00 pm Hutchinson Field Grant Park

2026 Lollapalooza - Sunday at Hutchinson Field at Grant Park

 Sun, 02 Aug at 12:00 pm Hutchinson Field at Grant Park

Sixteen Candles at ANDERSONVILLE MIDSOMMARFEST-Swedish Stage!

 Sun, 14 Jun at 08:00 pm Andersonville Midsommarfest

Wells Street Art Festival 2026

 Sat, 13 Jun at 10:00 am West Division Street

Suenos Music Festival - 2 Day Pass

 Fri, 22 May at 06:00 pm Hutchinson Field Grant Park

2026 ARC Music Festival - 4 Day Pass at Union Park

 Fri, 04 Sep at 09:59 am Union Park

Windy City Smokeout Festival: Blake Shelton Warren Zeiders & George Birge - Sunday

 Sat, 11 Jul at 06:00 pm Windy City Smokeout

ARC Music Festival - 3 Day Pass at Union Park

 Fri, 04 Sep at 10:59 am Union Park

2026 ARC Music Festival - Sunday at Union Park

 Sun, 06 Sep at 02:00 pm Union Park

Warm Love Cool Dreams Festival - Sunday - with Courtney Barnett, Toro y Moi, Whitney, and more

 Sun, 24 May The Salt Shed - Outdoors

Windy City Smokeout Festival: Lainey Wilson Hudson Westbrook & Vincent Mason - Friday

 Thu, 09 Jul at 06:00 pm Windy City Smokeout

Windy City Smokeout Festival: Jordan Davis Russell Dickerson & Tyler Hubbard - Saturday

 Fri, 10 Jul at 06:00 pm Windy City Smokeout

Warm Love Cool Dreams - 2 DAY PASS

 Sat, 23 May at 02:00 pm The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds)

Riot Fest

 Sat, 19 Sep at 11:00 am Douglass Park

NORTH COAST MUSIC FESTIVAL

 Fri, 04 Sep at 12:00 pm 226 W Ontario St, Chicago, IL

ARC Music Festival (Friday Pass)

 Fri, 04 Sep at 05:00 pm Union Park

Legends Chicago Festival

 Sun, 14 Jun at 03:00 pm Butler Field USD 78 to 108

2026 ARC Music Festival - Saturday at Union Park

 Sat, 05 Sep at 02:00 pm Union Park

SPACE ECHO

 Sat, 02 May at 06:00 pm RADIUS, CHICAGO

2026 ARC Music Festival - Monday at Union Park

 Mon, 07 Sep at 12:00 pm Union Park

ARC Music Festival - 3 Day Pass (Friday - Sunday)

 Thu, 03 Sep at 06:00 pm Union Park

Windy City Smokeout

 Wed, 08 Jul United Center

Chicago Food Truck Festival, Season 13, "Summer Daisy Margarita Returns"

 Sat, 20 Jun at 10:00 am 2300 S Indiana Ave USD 0 to 87

Chicago Arte Agave Tequila and Mezcal Festival

 Fri, 29 May at 06:00 pm Artifact Events USD 86 to 114

2026 ARC Music Festival - Friday at Union Park

 Fri, 04 Sep Union Park

ARC Music Festival - Monday

 Sun, 06 Sep at 06:00 pm Union Park

Lincoln Park Mayfest

 Fri, 15 May at 04:00 pm 1000 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60614-4126, United States

Sucker Punch LIVE at Belmont Sheffield Fest

 Sun, 24 May at 02:00 pm 3200 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL 60657-2211, United States

MOTOBLOT #13 (Official)

 Fri, 19 Jun at 04:00 pm Bridgeport, Chicago, Illinois

Forever Mine Music Festival

 Sat, 23 May at 12:00 pm Union Park USD 137 to 254

Slide Away Festival - Saturday - with HUM, Nothing, Chapterhouse, and more

 Sat, 23 May at 11:00 pm Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

Michelada Fest Chicago

 Fri, 26 Jun at 05:00 pm Chicago USD 39 to 322

Rewind - The Ultimate 2000s Rave at House of Blues Chicago

 Fri, 17 Apr House of Blues Chicago

Viva Acid Presents Dance Mania Legends

 Sat, 18 Apr at 10:00 pm Avondale Music Hall

CINCO DE MAYO FEST - LOS INQUIETOS DEL NORTE & MAS

 Sun, 03 May at 01:00 pm Plaza Garibaldi Chicago USD 70

Second Hand Soul Band | Chicago Taco & Tequila Fest | Wrightwood Park | Fri Jun 26th 6:30p

 Fri, 26 Jun at 06:30 pm 2555 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60614-2003, United States

Critical Sounds Symposium Closing Party: DJ Lady D

 Sat, 11 Apr at 09:30 pm Green Line Performing Arts Center Free

Millennium Art Festival

 Sat, 27 Jun at 10:00 am Michigan Ave & E Lake St, Chicago

International Festival of Life (IFOL)

 Fri, 03 Jul at 12:00 pm Union Park USD 18 to 743

Slide Away Festival - Friday - with HUM, Nothing, Chapterhouse, and more

 Fri, 22 May at 11:00 pm Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

Windy City Summer Nights

 Fri, 26 Jun at 10:00 am Copernicus Center USD 50 to 141

Chicago Night Market & Music Fest

 Fri, 10 Apr at 10:00 am 337 E Randolph St Free

3rd Annual Taste of Bronzeville

 Sat, 25 Jul at 11:00 am 3701 S Martin Luther King Dr Free

Sazón Latin Food Festival 2026: Chicago’s Taste of Latin American Food

 Sun, 14 Jun at 12:00 pm KOVAL Store Free

Tyler Rich & James Barker Band

 Fri, 24 Apr at 06:00 pm Chop Shop Chicago

Sabor Y Cultura CHICAGO 2026

 Sat, 09 May at 03:00 pm Morgan Arts Complex USD 55 to 135

Shoot the Moon Fest with The Goddamn Gallows, Codefendants

 Fri, 08 May Reggies Rock Club

A Bicycle Day Celebration ft Mr. Bill (A/V Set) + more tba

 Sat, 18 Apr at 09:00 pm Bourbon on Division

JANGUEO MUSIC FEST EN CHICAGO

 Fri, 24 Apr at 09:00 pm V Live USD 20

Claire Huangci: Live in Concert

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:30 pm PianoForte Chicago USD 0 to 50

Windy City Tango Festival 2026

 Thu, 02 Jul at 11:00 am Crowne Plaza Chicago West Loop, an IHG Hotel USD 39 to 482

Songkran Chicago 2026 | The Elements Anniversary Production

 Fri, 17 Apr at 11:00 pm Elements karaoke lounge USD 0 to 2

Festival of Independent Artists

 Fri, 08 May at 05:00 pm 2408 N Kedzie Blvd USD 17 to 33

MayDay Madness presented by Ritual Rhythms Chicago

 Fri, 01 May at 09:30 pm The Newport Theater USD 29 to 45

CircuitMOM And CircuitSUN: 2DAY Queendom/Take Flight

 Sat, 08 Aug at 12:00 am Aragon Ballroom

Coffee Sessions

 Sun, 14 Jun at 11:00 am Butler Field USD 37 to 61

L’Orfeo

 Thu, 24 Sep at 07:00 pm Jarvis Opera Hall at Depaul University School of Music

Chicago Jazz & Heritage Festival Mixer

 Thu, 16 Apr at 05:30 pm House of Blues Chicago Free

Autoflamingo/Mel Senese/False Spring/Hex Toy @ Underground Lounge, Sunday April 26

 Sun, 26 Apr at 06:00 pm Underground Lounge - Chicago

The Avengers

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm 235 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

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 Fri, 10 Apr at 07:00 pm WNDR Museum USD 7 to 23

Fem Flow: Welcome to the Freakshow

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm 3759 N Ravenswood Ave #122 USD 36

SCAMP On The Road Tour at Bourbon On Division - Chicago

 Fri, 24 Apr at 09:00 pm 2050 West Division Street, Chicago, Illinois 60622, United States

Legions of Metal 2026

 Fri, 01 May at 05:00 pm Reggies Rock Club

Golden Hour Featuring Riley Martin Duo

 Fri, 24 Apr at 05:00 pm Epiphany Center for the Arts Free

Grassfed Collective w/ Buffalo Galaxy at Martyrs'

 Thu, 02 Jul at 08:00 pm 3855 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60613

The Nth Power

 Sat, 11 Jul at 08:00 pm Garcia's Chicago

Chicago French Bulldog Rescue Pup Prom 2026 PUPCHELLA

 Sat, 16 May at 12:00 pm Rizzo's Bar & Inn USD 13 to 45

Ava Logan at Haven - Chicago Cabaret Week

 Sat, 16 May at 06:00 pm Haven Entertainment Center USD 32 to 49

5th Annual Words of Wonder Literary Festival

 Sat, 25 Jul at 11:00 am Dr. Conrad Worrill Track & Field Center Free

Noble Visual Arts Fundraiser

 Thu, 16 Apr at 05:00 pm Salvage One USD 0 to 1,000

CLEAT Series: Teerath Majumder, Jaehoon Choi

 Fri, 10 Apr at 08:00 pm Elastic Arts

Salukis at the Chosen Few Picnic and Festival

 Sat, 11 Jul at 11:00 am Jackson Park USD 43 to 54

Bike Routes / Innerlove

 Sun, 26 Apr at 07:00 pm 235 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

The Mixtape New Works Festival Vol. 2 Night 2

 Wed, 13 May at 07:00 pm UncommonGround - Lakeview USD 18

Red Sun / Morris Village

 Sat, 18 Apr at 06:00 pm 235 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

BUNT. Tickets

 Thu, 23 Apr at 08:00 pm Chicago, Illinois

Arankai / buffalo_farm

 Sat, 02 May at 06:00 pm 235 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

Long Story Short

 Mon, 13 Apr at 10:00 am Front Porch Arts Center USD 10

Cosmo Rotary Social - Belmont Sheffield Music Festival

 Fri, 22 May at 06:30 pm Music Festival Free

Windy City Smokeout Festival: Treaty Oak Revival Braxton Keith & Sterling Elza - Wednesday

 Tue, 07 Jul at 06:00 pm Windy City Smokeout

Windy City Smokeout Festival: Hootie and The Blowfish Scotty McCreery & Ghost Hounds - Thursday

 Wed, 08 Jul at 06:00 pm Windy City Smokeout

Monthly Group Ukulele Lessons in Pilsen. FREE Ukulele Giveaway!

 Sun, 12 Oct at 12:00 pm 1637 W 18th St Free

Windy City Smokeout Festival: Hootie and The Blowfish Blake Shelton Jordan Davis & Lainey Wilson - 4 Day Pass

 Wed, 08 Jul at 06:00 pm Windy City Smokeout

Riot Fest with Carpenter Brut, HEALTH

 Sun, 12 Apr at 12:30 am The Salt Shed - Indoors