Top 50 Chicago Summer Festivals of 2014

Food fests. Art fairs. Cool music. Chicago’s hotly anticipated festival season is back, and it’s packed with tons of can’t-miss neighborhood events.

May:
16-18: Mayfest – 3100 N. Ashland Ave.
24-25: Randolph Street Market Fest– 1350 W. Randolph St. & 1340 W. Washington Blvd.
30-June 1: Do-Division Street Fest– Division Street between Ashland Avenue & Leavitt Street
30-June 1: Millennium Art Festival – Lake Street & Michigan Avenue

June:
6-8: Ribfest Chicago – 4000-4185 N. Lincoln Ave.
6-8: Andersonville Midsommarfest – 5200-5500 N. Clark St.
7-8: 57th Street Art Fair – 57th Street between Kenwood Avenue & Woodlawn Avenue
7-8: Belmont/Sheffield Music Festival – 3200 N. Sheffield Ave.
7-8: Printers Row Lit Fest – Dearborn Street & Congress Parkway
13-15: Chicago Blues Festival – Grant Park
13-15: Taste of Randolph Street – 900-1200 W. Randolph St.
13-15: Spring Awakening Music Festival – Soldier Field
14-15: Wells Street Art Festival – Wells St. and North Ave.
14-15: 6 Corners BBQ Fest – 4000 N. Milwaukee Ave.
19-20: Chicago Craft Beer Fest – Sheffield Avenue between Webster Ave. & Fullerton Ave.
21-22 Chicago Pride Fest – Waveland Avenue & Halsted Street
21-22: Green Music Fest – Damen Avenue between North Avenue & Schiller Street
27-28: Old St. Pat’s World’s Largest Block Party – 700 W. Adams St.
27-29: Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival – 2800 N. Kimball Ave.
28-29: Chicago SummerFest – Clark Street & Armitage Avenue

July:
5-6: Rock Around the Block – Lincoln Avenue and Belmont Avenue
9-13: Taste of Chicago – Grant Park
10: Bastille Day 5K and Block Party – Cannon Drive & Fullerton Parkway
12-13: West Fest – Chicago Avenue between Damen Avenue & Wood Street
12-13: Roscoe Village Burger Fest – 2000 W. Belmont Ave.
12-13: Summer on Southport – 3700 N. Southport Ave.
18-20: Pitchfork Music Festival – Union Park
18-20: BenFest – St. Benedict Parish, 3900 N. Leavitt St.
19-20: Sheffield Garden Walk & Festival – 2200 N. Sheffield Ave.
20: Chinatown Summer Fair – 2200 S. Wentworth Ave.
26-27: Wicker Park Fest – Milwaukee Avenue between North Avenue & Paulina Street
26-27: Taste of Lincoln Avenue – Lincoln Avenue & Fullerton Avenue
26-27: Taste of River North –Montgomery Ward Park

August:
1-3: Lollapalooza – Grant Park
2-3: EdgeFest – 5925 North Broadway
2-3: Wrigleyville Summerfest – 3550 N. Seminary Ave.
8-10: Ginza Holiday Festival – Midwest Buddhist Temple, 435 W. Menomonee St.
9-10: Northalsted Market Days – Halsted Street between Belmont Ave. & Addison Ave.
9-10: Retro on Roscoe – 2000-2400 W. Roscoe St.
15-17: North Side Summerfest – 4000 N. Lincoln Ave.
16-17: Chicago Air & Water Show – North Avenue Beach
21: Clark After Dark – 100 W. Hubbard St.
22-24: The Boulevard – 3000 W. Logan Blvd.
28-31: Chicago Jazz Festival – Chicago Cultural Center, Millennium Park
29-31: North Coast Music Festival – 1501 W. Randolph St.
30-31: Ravenswood Remix – Milwaukee Avenue between Fullerton Ave. & California Ave.

September:
6: Guinness Oyster Fest – 2000 W. Roscoe St.
6-7: Ukrainian Village Fest – Superior Street & Oakley Boulevard
26-28: Oktoberfest Chicago – Southport Avenue & Lincoln Avenue

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