Chicago’s 2018 Festivals
APRIL 2018
April 1-30, 2018 – Chicago Dance Month
April 5, 2018 – Chicago White Sox Opening Day at Guaranteed Rate Field
April 6-7, 2018 – Baconfest Chicago
Through April 8, 2018 – Macy’s Flower Show
April 9, 2018 – Chicago Cubs Opening Day at Wrigley Field
April 6-8, 2018 – C2E2: Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo
April 13-15, 2018 – I Heart Halal
April 27-29, 2018 – One of A Kind Show and Sale | Spring Show
April 28-29, 2018 – Randolph Street Market Festival
MAY 2018
May 5, 2018 – Chicago Kids and Kites Festival
May 5, 2018 – Chicago Beer Classic
May 7, 2018 – James Beard Foundation Awards
May 18-19, 2018 – Chicago Zine Fest
May 18-20, 2018 – Lincoln Park Wine Festival
May 18-28, 2018 – Chicago Craft Beer Week
May 25-27, 2018 – Mole de Mayo
May 26, 2018- Chicago House Music Festival
May 26, 2018 – Chicago Memorial Day Parade
May 26-27, 2018 – Randolph Street Market Festival
May 26-27, 2018 – Belmont-Sheffield Music Fest
May 27, 2018 – Bike the Drive
May 29, 2018 – Frank Lloyd Wright Trust presents Wright Plus Housework
Memorial Day through Labor Day 2018- Navy Pier Summer Fireworks
May 31, 2018 – Mayfest
JUNE 2018
Select Mondays & Thursdays, June-August, 2018 – Millennium Park Music Series
June 1-2, 2018 – Chicago Gospel Music Festival
June 1-3, 2018 – Do Division Street Fest & Sidewalk Sale
June 1-3, 2018 – Lincoln Park Greek Fest
June 1-3 – Taste of Mexico in Little Village
June 2-3, 2018 – 57th Street Art Fair
June 2-3, 2018 – Hyde Park Brew Fest
June 6-10, 2018 – Chicago Underground Film Festival
June 8-10, 2018 – Ribfest Chicago
June 8-10, 2018 – Chicago Blues Festival
June 8-10, 2018 – Spring Awakening Music Festival
June 8-10, 2018 – Andersonville Midsommarfest
June 9-10 – Bolingbrook Burgers, Beers & Blues Fest
June 9-10 – 44th Annual Wells Street Art Festival
June 13-August 18, 2018 – Grant Park Music Festival
June 21-28, 2018 – Cinepocalypse
June 22-24, 2018 – Ruido Fest
June 23, 2018 – Craft Beer Festival at The Morton Arboretum
June 23-24, 2018 – Randolph Street Market Festival
June 23-24, 2018 – Ravenswood on Tap
June 24, 2018 – Gay Pride Chicago
June 29 – July 1, 2018 – Windy City Ribfest in Uptown
June 28-August 25, 2018 – Thursdays-Sundays – Chicago SummerDance
JULY 2018
Select Mondays & Thursdays, Through August, 2018 – Millennium Park Music Series
Through August 18, 2018 – Grant Park Music Festival
Through August 25, 2018 – Chicago SummerDance
July 4 – Fourth of July Fireworks at Navy Pier
July 6-8, 2018 – African/Caribbean International Festival of Life
July 6-8, 2018 – Millennium Art Festival
July 6-8, 2018 – West Fest
July 6-8, 2018 – Irish American Heritage Festival
July 7, 2018 – Chosen Few DJs Picnic & Music Festival
July 11-15, 2018 – Taste of Chicago
July 13, 2018 – Tour de Fat
July 13-15, 2018 – Windy City Smokeout
July 14, 2018 – Bastille Day Chicago
July 14, 2018 – 5K Run To End Homelessness
July 14-15, 2018 – Southport Art & Music Fest
July 14-15, 2018 – Roscoe Village Burger Fest
July 15, 2018 – Chinatown Summer Fair
July 15, 2018 – Dearborn Garden Walk
July 16-22, 2018 – Rhythm World
July 20-22, 2018 – Pitchfork Music Festival
July 20-22, 2018 – Taste of River North
July 20-22, 2018 – Artfest Michigan Avenue
July 20-22, 2018 – Festa Italiana
July 21, 2018 – Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac
July 21-22, 2018 – 50th Annual Sheffield Music Festival & Garden Walk
July 21-22, 2018 – Chicago Craft Beer Festival
July 27-30, 2018 – Fiesta del Sol
July 28-29, 2018 – Wicker Park Fest
July 28-29, 2018 – Randolph Street Market Festival
July 28-29, 2018 – Taste of Lincoln Avenue
July 28-29, 2018 – Chicago Margarita Festival
AUGUST 2018
Select Mondays & Thursdays, June-August, 2018 – Millennium Park Music Series
Through August 18, 2018 – Grant Park Music Festival
Through August 25, 2018 – Chicago SummerDance
August 4-5, 2018 – Edge Fest
August 2-5, 2018 – Lollapalooza
August 3-5, 2018 – Jeff Fest
August 10-12, 2018 – Chicago Hot Dog Fest
August 10 & 12, 2018 – Ginza Festival Chicago
August 10-12, 2018 – Retro on Roscoe
August 11-12, 2018 – Northalsted Market Days
August 17-19, 2018 – Edison Park Fest
August 17-19, 2018 – Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest
August 18-20, 2018 dates TBD – Lincoln Square Greek Fest
August 18, 2018 – Windy City Carnival
August 18, 2018 – Oak Park Microbrew Review
August 18-19, 2018 – Chicago Air & Water Show
August 18-19, 2018 – Pilsen Fest
August 19, 2018 – Sangria Festival
August 24-26, 2018 – Taste of Greektown
August 24-26, 2018 – Logan Square Food Truck Social
August 25-26, 2018 – Randolph Street Market Festival
August 25-26, 2018 – Transamerica Chicago Triathlon
August 30-September 2, 2018 – Chicago Jazz Festival
August 30-September 3, 2018 – Chicago Fringe Festival
August 31-September 2, 2018 – North Coast Music Festival
August 31-September 2, 2018 – Great American Lobster Fest
August 31-September 3, 2018 – Taste of Colonia
August 31 – September 3, 2018 – African Festival of the Arts
SEPTEMBER 2018
Through September 2, 2018 – Chicago Jazz Festival
Through September 2, 2018 – North Coast Music Festival
Through September 2, 2018 – Great American Lobster Fest
Through September 3, 2018 – Chicago Fringe Festival
Through September 3, 2018 – Taste of Polonia
Through September 3, 2018 – African Festival of the Arts
September 7-8, 2018 – Windy City Wine Festival
September 7-9, 2018 – Throwback Music Festival
September 7-9, 2018 – Festival de La Villita (aka Little Village Fest)
September 7-23, 2018 – World Music Festival Chicago
September 8-9, 2018 – Chicago Bourbon & Barbecue Fest
September 13, 2018 – Race Judicato 5K Run/Walk
September 14-16, 2018 – Riot Fest & Carnival
September 15-16, 2018 – Sam Adams’ Lakeview Taco Fest
September 15-16, 2018 – Ravenswood ArtWalk
September 22, 2018 – Year of Creative Youth Festival
September 27-30, 2018 – EXPO Chicago
September 28-30, 2018 – Chicago Gourmet
September 28-30, 2018 – Oktoberfest Chicago at St. Alphonsus
September 29-30, 2018 – Randolph Street Market Festival
September 30-October 1, 2018 – Fulton Market Harvest Fest
OCTOBER 2018
Through October 1, 2018 – Fulton Market Harvest Fest
October 5, 2018 – Harvest HopDown Beer Fest
October 5-6, 2018 – West Town Food Truck Social
October 7, 2018 – Chicago Marathon
October 8, 2018 – Columbus Day Parade
October 9-14, 2018 – Andersonville Arts Week
October 15-21 2018 dates TBD – Chicago Ideas Week
October 11-25, 2018 – Chicago International Film Festival
October 13, 2018 – BeerHoptacular
October 13-14, 2018 – Open House Chicago presented by Chicago Architecture Foundation
October 20, 2018 – Halloween Parade of Artists
October 27-28, 2018 – Randolph Street Market Festival
October 31, 2018 – Northalsted Halloween Parade
September 2018 dates TBD – Wurst & Beer Fest
October 2018 dates TBD – Latino Music Festival
NOVEMBER 2018
November 1-4, 2018 – SOFA Art + Design Fair
November 18 – 19 17-18, 2018 – Randolph Street Holiday Market
November 2018 dates TBD – Festival of Barrel Aged Beers
November 2018 dates TBD – Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Millennium Park
November 2018 dates TBD – Christkindlmarket Chicago
November 2018 dates TBD – Zoolights at Lincoln Park Zoo
DECEMBER 2018
December 6-9, 2018 – One of A Kind Show and Sale
December 15-16, 2018 – Randolph Street Holiday Market
December 31, 2018 – New Year’s Eve Fireworks at Navy Pier
December 2018 dates TBD – Winter WonderFest at Navy Pier