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

Lollapalooza - 2 Day Pass at Hutchinson Field at Grant Park

 Thu, 30 Jul Hutchinson Field at Grant Park

Lollapalooza - 4 Day Pass - with Charli XCX, Tate McRae, Lorde and more

 Thu, 30 Jul at 08:30 am Grant Park

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

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

2026 Lollapalooza - Thursday at Hutchinson Field at Grant Park

 Thu, 30 Jul Hutchinson Field at Grant Park

2026 Lollapalooza - Sunday at Hutchinson Field at Grant Park

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

Lollapalooza 2026 in Chicago

 Sat, 01 Aug at 05:00 pm 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

Belmont-Sheffield Music Festival

 Fri, 22 May at 04:00 pm 3200 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL 60657-2211, United States

Suenos Music Festival - 2 Day Pass

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

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

2026 ARC Music Festival - 4 Day Pass at Union Park

 Fri, 04 Sep at 09:59 am Union Park

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

 Sun, 24 May at 07:00 pm The Salt Shed - Outdoors

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 - 2 DAY PASS

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

Dirty Heads and 311 at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

 Sun, 12 Jul at 05:30 pm Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

Lollapalooza

 Fri, 31 Jul at 11:00 am Grant Park

ARC Music Festival - 2026

Fri, 04 Sep at 02:00 pm 1501 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60606

Riot Fest

 Sat, 19 Sep at 11:00 am Douglass Park

ARC Music Festival (Friday Pass)

 Fri, 04 Sep at 05:00 pm Union Park

SPACE ECHO

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

Chosen Few Picnic & Festival 2026 in Chicago

 Sat, 11 Jul at 07:00 am Jackson Park

NORTH COAST MUSIC FESTIVAL

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

2026 ARC Music Festival - Saturday at Union Park

 Sat, 05 Sep at 02:00 pm Union Park

2026 ARC Music Festival - Monday at Union Park

 Mon, 07 Sep Union Park

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

 Thu, 03 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

Colombian Fest Chicago 2026

 Fri, 17 Jul at 01:00 pm Humboldt Park

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

MOTOBLOT #13 (Official)

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

Windy City Smokeout

 Thu, 09 Jul at 01:00 pm United Center

Second Hand Soul Band | Roscoe Village Burger Fest | Chicago | Fri Jul 17 | 6:00 pm

 Fri, 17 Jul at 06:00 pm 2000 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60618-6412, United States

Sixteen Candles at WELLS STREET ARTS FEST! ** Main Stage**

 Sat, 13 Jun at 08:00 pm Wells Street Art Festival

2026 Forever Mine Music Festival - 2 Day Pass at Union Park

 Sat, 23 May Union Park

Sucker Punch LIVE at Belmont Sheffield Fest

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

2026 ARC Music Festival - Friday at Union Park

 Fri, 04 Sep at 12:00 pm Union Park

ARC Music Festival - Monday

 Sun, 06 Sep at 06:00 pm Union Park

FESTIVAL OF LIFE - Click Here for EARLY BIRD SPECIALS

 Fri, 03 Jul at 12:00 pm Martin's International Special Events USD 21 to 156

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

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

Outlaw Festival: Willie Nelson, Avett Brothers, Lukas Nelson & More!

 Tue, 25 Aug at 03:20 pm Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

The 19th Annual Silver Room Sound System Block Party

 Sat, 18 Jul at 12:00 pm The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds)

Michelada Fest Chicago

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

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

Millennium Art Festival

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

Sick Individuals 360 DJ. Set

 Sun, 26 Apr at 10:00 pm Hideaway USD 23 to 34

Eran Hersh Untold Story IV 360 Experience

 Sat, 16 May at 09:00 pm Hideaway USD 20

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

Lincoln Roscoe Art + Craft Fair

 Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am 3329 N Lincoln Ave Free

Windy City Summer Nights

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

Lincoln Roscoe Art + Craft Fair

 Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

Millennium Art Festival

 Sat, 27 Jun at 10:00 am 180 N Stetson Ave Free

3rd Annual Taste of Bronzeville

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

Chicago African Restaurant Week Festival 2026

 Sat, 10 Oct at 12:00 pm TBA Free

Shoot the Moon Fest with The Goddamn Gallows, Codefendants

 Fri, 08 May Reggies Rock Club

Maifest

 Sat, 02 May at 11:00 am Goose Island Salt Shed Pub Free

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

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

Sabor Y Cultura CHICAGO 2026

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

Windy City Tango Festival 2026

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

Festival of Independent Artists

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

CircuitMOM And CircuitSUN: 2DAY Queendom/Take Flight

 Sat, 08 Aug at 12:00 am Aragon Ballroom

The Avengers

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

MayDay Madness presented by Ritual Rhythms Chicago

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

Fiddlehead 'In the Round' with Narrow Head, Knumears, and The Sissy Boys presented by Thalia Hall and Riot Fest

 Fri, 14 Aug at 07:00 pm Thalia Hall Free

EVOLVE FEST 2026

 Sat, 10 Oct at 02:00 pm Palmisano Nature Park

Chicago Color Run By Color Craze

 Sat, 09 May at 12:00 pm Chicago, Illinois

Velvet Underground ft. Millie Ahearn

 Mon, 11 May at 08:00 pm Dorothy Free

L’Orfeo

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

The Day Session: Boolu Mama's House | Mother’s Day House Music Celebration

 Sat, 09 May at 11:00 am Visions Odeum and Events USD 13 to 162

Generación Suicida / Loosey

 Sat, 11 Jul at 07:00 pm 235 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

Legions of Metal 2026

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

Ava Logan at Haven - Chicago Cabaret Week

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

Back Outside Fest

 Thu, 14 May at 08:00 pm BASSLINE || 2239 - CHICAGO USD 0 to 200

Chicago French Bulldog Rescue Pup Prom 2026 PUPCHELLA

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

DURANGO FEST EN CHICAGO

 Sun, 09 Aug at 12:00 pm Plaza Garibaldi USD 50

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

THE CHICAGO SIGNATURE MUSIC AND MAKERS FESTIVAL

 Sat, 11 Jul at 10:00 am 1501 W Randolph St Free

5th Annual Words of Wonder Literary Festival

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

Salukis at the Chosen Few Picnic and Festival

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

The Mixtape New Works Festival Vol. 2 Night 2

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

Arankai / buffalo_farm

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

Greenlights Music

 Wed, 20 May at 06:00 pm Beat Kitchen

Forever Deaf Fest and Empty Bottle Present: Vow (Record Release) / Warforged / Barren Heir

 Sat, 06 Jun at 09:00 pm Empty Bottle USD 20

Be Inspired to Transform Your Life • Chicago

 Sun, 07 Jun at 11:00 am Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture USD 0 to 167

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

Daisy’s Po-Boy & Tavern Hosts Jazz Fest, April 22-May 2

 Wed, 22 Apr at 05:00 pm Daisy's Po-Boy and Tavern