List of festivals in Chicago
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This is a list of festivals in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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Architecture
[edit]Arts and crafts
[edit]- 57th Street Art Fair, Hyde Park, June
- Chicago Art Book Fair, November[1]
- Chicago Artists Month, September/October[2]
- Gold Coast Art Fair, Grant Park, June[3]
- Manifest, Columbia College Chicago, May
- SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier, October/November[4]
- Wells Street Art Festival, Old Town, June[5]
Community festivals and celebrations
[edit]- Andersonville City Made Fest, Andersonville, September[6]
- Fulton Fest, Near West Side, September[7]
- Northalsted Market Days, Boystown, August
- Ribfest Chicago, North Center, June[8]
- Six Corners BBQ Fest, Six Corners, Portage Park, June[9]
Culture, heritage and folk
[edit]- African Festival of the Arts
- American Spanish Dance and Music Festival[10]
- Celtic Fest Chicago
- Chicago Humanities Festival
- Fiesta Del Sol Pilsen
- Lebanese Food Festival
- Midwest Buddhist Temple Ginza Holiday Festival
- Printers Row Lit Fest, June[11]
- Venetian Night, August [12]
- Von Steuben Day (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)
Fiction and fantasy
[edit]Film
[edit]- Chicago Feminist Film Festival[13]
- Chicago International Children's Film Festival
- Chicago International Documentary Film Festival
- Chicago International Film Festival
- Chicago International REEL Shorts Festival
- Chicago Latino Film Festival
- Chicago Outdoor Film Festival
- Chicago Palestine Film Festival
- Chicago Underground Film Festival
- Juggernaut: A Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival
- Midwest Film Festival
- Midwest Independent Film Festival
- Polish Film Festival in America[14]
- Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival
Flowers
[edit]Food
[edit]- Chicago Food Truck Festival
- Good Food Festival & Conference
- Ribfest Chicago
- Six Corners BBQ Fest
- Taste of Chicago
- Taste of Polonia
- Taste of Randolph, June
Holiday
[edit]- Christkindlmarket
- Clark Street Spooktacular
- Magnificent Mile Lights Festival
- Spooky Zoo Spectacular
- The Way of the Cross Downtown Chicago
LGBT
[edit]Music, theatre and performing arts
[edit]Music
[edit]- Alehorn of Power
- Chicago Blues Festival
- Chicago Country Fest
- Chicago Flamenco Festival
- Chicago Gospel Music Festival
- Chicago Jazz Festival
- Chicago Maritime Festival
- Estrojam's Decibelle Music and Culture Festival
- The Fest for Beatles Fans
- Grant Park Music Festival
- Hyde Park Jazz Festival
- Lake Shake
- Latino Music Festival
- Lollapalooza
- Mamby on the Beach
- Midwest Clinic
- Midwest Wonderland Music Festival
- Million Tongues Festival
- North Coast Music Festival
- Pilsen Fest
- Pitchfork Music Festival
- Ribfest Chicago
- Riot Fest
- Ruido Fest
- Spring Awakening Music Festival
- Square Roots
- Sueños
- Wicker Park Fest
- World Music Festival Chicago
Performing arts
[edit]- Chicago Fringe Festival
- Chicago Improv Festival[15]
- Chicago Sketch Fest
- Paragon: A Sci-Fi and Fantasy Short Theatre Play Festival
- Windy City Burlesque Festival
Parades
[edit]- Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic
- Chicago Columbus Day Parade
- Chicago Pride Parade
- Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade
- Chinese New Year Parade
- McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade
- Mexican Independence Day Parade
- Northwest Side Irish Parade
- Polish Constitution Day Parade
- Puerto Rican Day Parade
Sports
[edit]- Bike The Drive
- Boulevard Lakefront Tour
- Chicago Marathon
- Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac
- Crosstown Classic
Transportation
[edit]Other
[edit]- Around the Coyote
- Chicago Science Festival[16]
- MDW Fair
- Pier Walk
- Version Fest[17][18][19][20]
- Viva Chicago
Discontinued festivals
[edit]- Art Chicago
- Asian Animation Film Festival
- Chicago Railroad Fair
- Chicago Reggae Festival
- ChicagoFest
- Cineme
- Green Apple Music & Arts Festival
- Intonation Music Festival
- Looptopia
References
[edit]- ^ Rosenberg, Tal (November 16, 2017). "The inaugural Chicago Art Book Fair isn't for art-book people—it's for everyone". The Reader. Chicago, Illinois: The Reader. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- ^ "About Us". Chicago Artist Month. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ "Gold Coast Art Fair". Amdur Productions. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ^ "About Us". Sculpture Objects & Functional Art. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ "Wells Street Art Festival". Special Events Management. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ "Andersonville City Made Fest". Chi Town Festivals. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ "About the Fulton Fest". Fulton Fest - ICNC. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ "Ribfest Chicago". Northcenter Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ "About Us". Six Corners BBQ Fest. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ^ "American Spanish Dance and Music Festival Flamenco Passion". Seechicagodance.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ "Printers Row Lit Fest". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ "Venetian Night".
- ^ Chicago Feminist Film Festival
- ^ "About Us". Polish Film Festival in America. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ "Chicago Improv Festival". Chicago Improv Festival. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ Chicago Science Festival
- ^ "Version Fest 14 to Gather Chicago's 'Placemakers'". DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ Levitt, Aimee. "Version fest drops OS13". Chicago Reader. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "Bridgeport art scene". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ Klein, Paul (April 22, 2011). "The People's Art Fair". Huffington Post. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
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