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2013 Chicago Summer Festivals Guide

By DNAinfo Staff on May 7, 2013 7:26am  | Updated on August 23, 2013 1:23pm

 From May through September, Chicago is teeming with cultural festivals across the city.
2013 Chicago Festivals
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Two festivals in Logan Square, the Bash on Wabash and an Italian celebration that includes a meatball eating contest and grape stomping? Another Bucktown fest and Taste of Greektown? Sounds like a pretty good weekend. Check ‘em out here.

MAY

American Beer Classic
May 11
Soldier Field
$55-$70

Mayfest
May 17, 18, 19
3100 North Ashland Avenue
(Read about Mayfest)

Andersonville Wine Walk
May 19
Clark Street
$30-$40

Belmont-Sheffield Music Festival
May 25 and 26, noon to 10 p.m.
North Sheffield Avenue from Belmont to School
$5 suggested donation

Randolph Street Outdoor Festival
May 25 and 26
1340 W. Randolph
Ticket prices vary

Mole de Mayo
May 26 and 27
Peoria Street between 16th and 18th Streets
$1-$5 suggested donation
(See more about Mole de Mayo)

 The Chicago Blues Festival
The Chicago Blues Festival
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Maifest Chicago
May 30 - June 2
Lincoln and Leland avenues

Do-Division Fest & Sidewalk Sale
May 31-June 1
Festival: Division Street, between Damen Avenue and Leavitt Street
Sidewalk Sale: Division Street, between Ashland Avenue and Leavitt Street
$5 suggested donation

Millennium Arts Fest
May 31, June 1, June 2
Lake Street and Michigan Avenue

JUNE

Millennium Arts Fest
May 31, June 1, June 2
Lake Street and Michigan Avenue

Lincoln Avenue LIVE
June 1 and 2
Lincoln Avenue from Webster to Belden
(Read more about Lincoln Avenue LIVE)

Fiesta Back of the Yards
June 7, 8, 9
47th and Ashland

Ribfest Chicago
June 7, 8 and 9
Lincoln Avenue, Irving Park Road and Damen Avenue
$5 Suggested Donation

Andersonville Midsommarfest
June 7, 8, 9
Andersonville, Clark Street from Foster to Catalpa
(Read more about Midsommarfest)

Chicago Blues Festival
June 6, 7, 8, 9
Millennium Park, Grant Park
Free
(Read more about Blues Fest, and a CTA bus driver playing Friday)

Printers Row Lit Fest
June 8 and 9
South Loop (On and around Dearborn Street, between Congress and Polk streets)
Free

Old Town Art Fair
June 8 and 9
Old Town Triangle (north of North Avenue, between Sedgwick and Clark Street)
Free

Wells Street Art Festival
June 8 and 9
North Wells Street between North and Division

Puerto Rican Parade & Festival
June 13, 14, 15, 16 (parade is June 15)
Humboldt Park, Division and California

Family Sports Festival
June 14 and 15
Butler Field in Grant Park, 350 E. Jackson

Oakley Festa Pasta Vino
June 14, 15, 16
2400 S. Oakley Ave.
Free

Takin' It to the Streets
June 15
Marquette Park (64th Street and Kedzie Avenue)

SausageFest Chicago
June 15 and 16
Sheffield Avenue from Addison to Waveland

Taste of Randolph Street
June 14, 15, 16
Randolph Street from Peoria to Racine
$10 suggested donation

Spring Awakening Music Festival
June 14, 15 and 16
Soldier Field
$170-$300

Chicago Gospel Music Festival
June 20, 21, 22, 23
Millennium Park | Chicago Cultural Center | Ellis Park
Free

Chicago Craft Beer Festival
June 21, 22, 23
St. Michael in Old Town, 1633 N. Cleveland
$35 for 20 tickets

Above the Pavement: A City Fair
June 22
Bridgeport, Location TBA
Free

Chicago Pride Fest
June 22 and 23
Halsted and Waveland
Read more about Pride Fest

Green Music Fest
June 22-23
Damen Avenue between North Avenue and Schiller Street
$5 suggested donation

Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival
June 28, 29, 30
$5 a day, or $10 for three-day pass

Lincoln Park Arts and Music Festival
June 29 and 30
Racine between Fullerton and Webster

Chicago Country Fest
June 29 and 30
Clark Street at Armitage

Gold Coast Art Fair
June 29 and 30
Grant Park
Free

Randolph Street Outdoor Festival
June 29 and 30
1340 W. Randolph
Ticket prices vary

Chicago Summerfest
June 29 and 30
Clark and Armitage
$5 suggested donation

Summer Pride on Southport
June 29 and 30
3700 N. Southport Ave., at Waveland
$5 suggested donation

World's Largest Block Party (Old St. Pat's)
June 28 and 29
Des Plaines from Madison to Adams
$75 for both nights, $45 at the gate

JULY

Chosen Few Old School Reunion Picnic
6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
July 6
General admission is $20.

Wavefront Beachside Music Festival
July 5, 6, 7
Montrose Beach, 440 N. Lake Shore Drive.
One-day tickets are $79.99.

Windy City Ribfest
July 5, 6, 7
Lawrence and Broadway

Taste of Lakeview
July 6 and 7
3200 N. Lincoln Ave at Belmont

Bastille Day Block Party
July 11
Cannon Drive and Fullerton Avenue

Chicago SummerDance

Grant Park
Now through Sept 15
6 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Sundays
Free

Taste of Chicago
July 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
Grant Park
Entrance to the festival is free, but tickets to musical acts are $25

Square Roots
July 12, 13 and 14
Lincoln Avenue, between Montrose and Wilson avenues
$10 Suggested Donation
(Read more about Square Roots)

Irish American Heritage Festival
July 12, 13, 14
4626 N. Knox Ave.
Tickets: $15 per day; $8 in advance until the end of day on July 10; seniors $7, and children 12 and under are free when accompanied by a paid adult.

Roscoe Village Burger Fest
July 13 and 14
Belmont and Damen

West Fest
July 13-14
Chicago Avenue between Damen Avenue and Wood Street
$5 suggested donation

Bucktown Tree and GardenWalk
July 13-14
Location: Private Gardens throughout Bucktown
$5 guide book/map

Taste of River North
July 19, 20, 21
Ward Park (Kingsbury & Erie)
$5 donation, $8 after 5 p.m. Saturday

BenFest
July 19, 20, 21
Leavitt Street, between Irving Park Road to Byron Street
Adult admission is $7 or $10 after 8 p.m. Child admission is $5 (under 2 is free), and the Family Pack for 4 is $20.

Pitchfork Music Fest
July 19, 20, 21
Union Park
$50 a day; $120, three-day pass

Celebrate Clark Street
July 20, 21
Clark Street and Morse Avenue
$5 suggested donation

11th Annual Silver Room Soundsystem Block Party
July 20
Milwaukee Avenue at Evergreen Street
Free

Chinatown Summer Fair
July 21
Wentworth Avenue from Cermak to 24th Place

Sheffield Garden Walk & Festival
July 20 and 21
Webster and Sheffield
$7 suggested donation, $10 after 3 p.m.

 Taste of Randolph takes place June 14-16.
Taste of Randolph takes place June 14-16.
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Flickr/Sergio Goncalves

Fiesta Del Sol
July 25, 26, 27, 28
1400 W. Cermak Road (Between Morgan and Ashland)
Free

Taste of Lincoln Avenue
July 27 and 28
Lincoln Avenue between Fullerton and Wrightwood

Lill Street Craft Fair
July 27 and 28
Lill Street between Lincoln Avenue and Halsted Street

Randolph Street Outdoor Festival
July 27 and 29
1340. W. Randolph
Ticket prices vary

Wicker Park Fest
July 27 and 28
Milwaukee Avenue from North Avenue to Paulina Street
$5 suggested donation

Jeff Park Fest
July 26, 27 and 28
$5 before 5 p.m., $7 after 5 p.m.
(Read more about the Jeff Park Fest)

Chinatown Festival
Three weekends TBA in July, August 2012
10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

AUGUST
Lollapalooza
Grant Park
Aug. 2, 3, 4
Sold out

EdgeFest
Aug. 3 and 4
5900 N. Broadway Ave. at Thorndale

Wrigleyville Summerfest
Aug. 4 and 5
Wrigleyville
$5 suggested donation

Ginza Holiday Festival
Aug. 9, 10, 11
Midwest Buddhist Temple, 435 W
$6 suggested donation

Chicago Korean Festival
Aug. 10 and 11
3200 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.

Retro on Roscoe
Aug. 10 and 11
Roscoe from Damen to Hoyne

Market Days
Aug. 10 and 11
North Halsted Street, between Belmont and Addison
$8 suggested donation

Edison Park Fest

Aug. 16, 17, 18
6730 N. Olmstead Avenue
Free

Glenwood Ave Arts Fest
Aug. 16, 17, 18
Glenwood and Morse avenues
Free

Unisono Music Festival Pilsen
Aug. 17
18th and Paulina

Chicago Air & Water Show
Aug. 17 and 18
North Avenue Beach
Free

Bon Appetit 2013 — Albany Park Restaurant Crawl
Aug. 20
4736 N. Kedzie Ave.
Tickets $40 in advance, $12 for children 5-12, children under five eat free.

Taylor Street Festa Italiana
Aug. 22, 23, 24, 25
Taylor Street between Ashland and Racine avenues
$5 suggested donation, free for kids 12 and under
(Read more about Festa Italiana)

Bash on Wabash
1400 S. Wabash
End of August – date not yet set
$5 suggested donation

Brazil Fest Chicago
Aug. 23, 24, 25
Logan Boulevard and Milwaukee Avenue
(Read more about Brazil Fest)

The Boulevard
Aug. 23, 24, 25
Logan Boulevard and Milwaukee Avenue
$5 suggested donation

Randolph Street Outdoor Festival
Aug. 24 and 25
1340 W. Randolph
Ticket prices vary

Bucktown Arts Fest
Aug. 24-25 
Location: Senior Citizens Memorial Park (2300 North Oakley Ave/2300 West Lyndale St.)
(Read more about Bucktown Arts Fest)

Taste of Greektown
Aug. 24 and 25
Halsted and Van Buren

Taste of Polonia
Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1, 2
Copernicus Center, 5216 W. Lawrence
$7 suggested donation

Chicago Jazz Festival
Millennium Park
Aug. 29, 30, 31, Sept. 1
Free

Chicago Fringe Festival
Aug. 29-Sept. 8
Various locations in Pilsen
$10 per performance

North Coast Music Festival
Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1
Union Park
$135

SEPTEMBER
Chicago Jazz Festival

Millennium Park
Aug. 29, 30, 31, Sept. 1
Free

Taste of Polonia
Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1, 2
Copernicus Center, 5216 W. Lawrence
$7 suggested donation

German American Fest
Sept. 6, 7, 8
Leland and Lincoln avenues

Festival de la Villita
September 6, 7, 8
26th Street and Kostner Avenue
Free

Roscoe Village OysterFest
Sept. 7
Damen and Roscoe
$7 suggested donation

Renegade Craft Fair
September 7 and 8
Division Street, between Damen Avenue and Paulina Street

Lakeview East Festival of the Arts
September 14 and 15
North Broadway Avenue between Belmont and Hawthorne

World Music Festival
Various locations, including Chicago Cultural Center
Sept. 12 – Sept. 22
Free

North Side Irish Fest
September 13, 14, 15
Lincoln Avenue at Irving Park Road

Riot Fest
September 13, 14, 15
Humboldt Park
Regular tickets not yet on sale, $55 three-day early bird passes are sold out

Chipotle Cultivate Fest
September 15
Lincoln Park, location TBD

Apple Fest
September 21
Lincoln Avenue, between Leland and Lawrence avenues

Chicago Food Social
September 21
Kendall College parking lot, 900 N. Branch
$5 admission

Logan Square Beer Festival
September 21
$45 to $55

Edgewater Fall Art Fair
September 28, 29
Granville Avenue, between North Broadway and Winthrop avenues

Oktoberfest Chicago
September 27, 28, 29
St. Alphonus Roman Catholic Church, Southport and Lincoln avenues

Randolph Street Outdoor Festival
September 28 and 29
1340 W. Randolph
Ticket prices vary

Hyde Park Jazz Festival
September 28 and 29
Throughout Hyde Park

Design Harvest
September 28 and 29 
Location: Grand Ave. between Damen Ave. and Wood St.
Free

OCTOBER

Ravenswood ArtWalk Tour of Arts & Industry
October 5 and 6
Ravenswood Avenue, between Irving Park Road and Lawrence Avenue