Festivals & special events, Free & cheap, Music
Grant Park Music Festival
June 12 – Aug. 17, 2024 Free admission • Millennium Park Experience a summer of extraordinary music with dozens of free classical concerts. The Grant…
June 12 – Aug. 17, 2024 Free admission • Millennium Park Experience a summer of extraordinary music with dozens of free classical concerts. The Grant…
Chicago knows how to party for Pride. The annual LGBTQ+ celebration takes over the city each June, with street fests, concerts, parties, and the iconic…
Chicago has a long and illustrious cinematic history: the filming location for Charlie Chaplin at the Essanay Studios in 1915, ’80s classics like Ferris Bueller’s…
July 11 – 14, 2024 United Center parking lot Country music, barbecue, and craft beer — it’s hard to think of a better way to…
Sept. 20 – 29, 2024 Free admission • Multiple locations The annual World Music Festival is your passport to musical acts from around the globe.…
June 1, 2024 Free admission • Millennium Park Gospel music has deep roots in Chicago. The city helped transform the genre, propelling it onto the…
June 6 – 9, 2024 Free admission • Millennium Park and beyond A legendary Chicago event since 1984, the Chicago Blues Festival is the world’s…
Tuesdays, July 9 – Aug. 27, 2024 Free admission • Millennium Park Every summer in Chicago, visitors and locals flock to the Jay Pritzker Pavilion…
Mondays & Thursdays, July 1 – Aug. 8, 2024 Free admission • Millennium Park The Millennium Park Summer Music Series features free outdoor concerts, showcasing…
Aug. 10 – 11, 2024 Free admission • Chicago lakefront Starting in the summer of 1959, the Chicago Air and Water Show has grown to…
Aug. 29 – Sept. 1, 2024 Free admission • Millennium Park The oldest of Chicago’s free lakefront music festivals boasts an incredibly diverse lineup, which…
June – September 2024 Free admission • Grant Park and parks citywide The annual SummerDance festival brings people of all ages and skill levels together…