{"id":2387810,"date":"2026-04-24T18:46:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2387810"},"modified":"2026-04-24T18:46:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:46:07","slug":"chicago-festivals-2026-see-list-food-events-in-city-suburbs-including-lollapalooza-taste-of-chicago-millennium-park-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/chicago-festivals-2026-see-list-food-events-in-city-suburbs-including-lollapalooza-taste-of-chicago-millennium-park-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago festivals 2026: See list food events in city, suburbs including Lollapalooza, Taste of Chicago, Millennium Park events"},"content":{"rendered":"

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CHICAGO (WLS) — <\/span>Looking for things to do in Chicago this summer? Here are some free and paid events happening across the city.<\/p>\n

ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24\/7. Click here to watch<\/a><\/h3>\n

May<\/h2>\n

-Citywide Chicago Farmers Markets <\/strong><\/a>begin in May. To see detailed list, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

–Millennium Park Summer Workouts<\/strong> <\/a>at Great Lawn begin on Saturday, May 16.<\/p>\n

–Sue\u00f1os Chicago<\/strong> will take place May 23 and 24 in Grant Park. Click here to see the full lineup.<\/a><\/p>\n

June<\/h2>\n

–Chicago Blues Festival<\/strong><\/a> at the Ramova Theatre and Millennium Park will be held from Thursday, June 4 to Sunday the 7th.<\/p>\n

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-Milwaukee’s three-weekend festival Summerfest <\/strong>begins June 16 and ends on July 4th.<\/p>\n

–Millennium Park Summer Music Series<\/strong> at Jay Pritzker Pavilion begins on June 15. The nine concerts will be held most Mondays and Thursdays.<\/p>\n

–Millennium Park Summer Film Series<\/strong> at Jay Pritzker Pavilion begin June 30 and are held every Tuesday through August 18.<\/p>\n

July<\/h2>\n

–Taste of Chicago<\/strong><\/a> at Grant Park will be held on Wednesday, July 8 through Sunday, July 12.<\/p>\n

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–Windy City Smokeout<\/strong> returns for the 13th year outside the United Center from July 8-12. Click here to see the full lineup.<\/a><\/p>\n

–Chicago Gospel Music Festival<\/strong><\/a> at Jay Pritzker Pavilion will be on Friday, July 24 and Saturday, July 25.<\/p>\n

–Lollapalooza <\/strong>returns to Grant Park from July 30 through August 2. Click here to see the full lineup.<\/a><\/p>\n

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August<\/h2>\n

–Ravinia Music Festival <\/strong>returns August 1 through Sept. 19. Click here to see the full lineup.<\/a><\/p>\n

–Chicago Air and Water Show<\/strong><\/a> at North Avenue Beach will be held the weekend of August 15.<\/p>\n

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–Chicago House Music Festival <\/strong><\/a>and Conference at the Cultural Center and Millennium Park will be held Thursday, August 27 through Sunday the 30th.<\/p>\n

September<\/h2>\n

–Chicago Jazz Festival<\/strong> <\/a>will be held Thursday September 3 through Sunday the 6.<\/p>\n

To learn more about events organized by Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source abc7chicago.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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