The entertainment landscape in Chicago is looking bright with lots of summer 2021 events that we can all enjoy. Whether you’re enjoying live music, eating delicious BBQ, or browsing cool crafts, there’s no better place to take in all the sights and sounds of Chicago’s most anticipated season than at a summer festival.
To help you plan ahead, here’s a 2021 Chicago festival schedule.
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JUNE
- “Tuesdays on the Terrace,” Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. through Aug. 31
- “The Obama Portraits,” Art Institute of Chicago, June 18 – Aug 15
- Chicago Craft Beer Festival: Fulton Market, June 18-20
- Strawberry Fest: Long Grove, June 25-27
- Pride in the Park: Grant Park, June 26- 27
JULY
- The Ravinia Festival: July 1- Sept 26
- Grant Park Music Festival: Millennium Park, July 2-Aug 21
- African/Caribbean International Festival Of Life: Washington Park, July 2-4
- The Windy City Smokeout: United Center, July 8-11
- Fresh Fest: Navy Pier, July 7-8
- ABT Across America: Millennium Park, July 8
- Southport Art Fair: Waveland Ave. and Southport Ave., July 10-11
- Sundays on State, a weekly summer street festival, starts July 11
- Taco Crawl: Rogers Park, July 15
- Toward Common Cause: Art, Social Change, and the MacArthur Fellows Program at 40:
Smart Museum of Art, July 15 – Dec 19 - Millennium Art Festival: Lake St. at Michigan Ave., July 16-18
- Race to Mackinac: July 16-17
- Belmont-Sheffield Music Fest: 3200 N. Sheffield Ave, July 17-18
- Sheffield Street Fest and Garden Walk: July 17–19
- Wicker Park Fest: July 23-25
- Chicago Latin Jazz Festival: Humboldt Park, July 23-24
- Lincoln Square Greek Fest: July 23-25
- Taste of Lincoln Avenue: July 24-25
- Rhythm World: July 26 – Aug 14
- Lake County Fair: July 28- Aug 1
- Jeff Fest: Milwaukee and Lawrence Aves, July 30-Aug 1
- Lollapalooza: Grant Park, July 30-Aug 1
- Chicago International Dragon Boat Festival, July 31
- Chinatown Summer Fair, July 31-Aug 1
AUGUST
- Chicago Ducky Derby: Aug 5
- Michelada Festival: Aug 6-8
- Northalsted Market Days: Aug 6-8
- LatiNxt Music Festival: Navy Pier, Aug 6-7
- Printers Row Art Fair: Aug 7-8
- Bud Billiken Parade: Aug 14
- Wells Street Art Festival: Aug 14-15
- Pilsen Fest: Aug 14 & 21
- World Naked Bike Ride: Aug 16
- Ruido Fest: Addams/Medill Park, Aug 20-22
- Summer Smash: Douglass Park, Aug 20-22
- Taste Of Greektown: Aug 27-29
- Gold Coast Art Fair: Grant Park, Aug 21-22
- Glenwood Avenue Arts Festival: Rogers Park, Aug 20-22
- Sangria Festival: Humboldt Park, Aug 20-21
- Dragon Boat Races: Chinatown, Aug 28
- Chicago Triathlon: Aug 28-29
