July 15 – Sept. 10, 2023
Free admission • Grant Park and parks citywide
The annual SummerDance festival brings people of all ages and skill levels together on open-air dance floors in Chicago’s scenic parks for an evening of live music and dancing. Come for free lessons from a pro dancer or simply sit back and enjoy the music.
All summer long, Chicago SummerDance takes place in Grant Park, as well as on select dates in neighborhood parks across the city with SummerDance In The Parks. Dance styles include waltz, tango, kizomba, swing, salsa, cha-cha, flamenco, and so much more.
Chicago SummerDance schedule
The beloved Chicago SummerDance series returns this summer at parks across the city and downtown. Come take advantage of free introductory dance lessons from professional instructors presented with live music. Check out the SummerDance 202 schedule:
Saturday, July 15
Pullman Park, 11101 S. Cottage Grove
Footwork, salsa, East Coast Swing, line dancing
Wednesday, July 26
Davis Square Park, 4430 S. Marshfield Ave.
Ballet Folklorico
Sunday, July 30
Maxwell Street Market, 800 S. Desplaines St.
Salsa, hustle and disco, merengue, open dancing
Wednesday, Aug. 2
Austin Town Hall Park, 5610 W. Lake St.
Line dance, presented in collaboration with Front Porch Arts Center
Saturday, Aug. 5
Marquette Park, 6743 S. Kedzie Ave.
Salsa, cumbia, steppin’
Wednesday, Aug. 9
Green Briar Park, 2650 W. Peterson Ave.
South Asian traditional and contemporary dance presented in collaboration with Aao Mil Baithen
Thursday, Aug. 10
Grant Park, 112 E. Balbo Dr. (corner of Balbo Dr. and Michigan Ave.)
Cumbia with live music by Carpacho y su Súper Combo
Friday, Aug. 11
Grant Park, 112 E. Balbo Dr. (corner of Balbo Dr. and Michigan Ave.)
Swing, foxtrot, and jitterburg with live music by Outcast Jazz Band
Saturday, Aug. 12
Grant Park, 112 E. Balbo Dr. (corner of Balbo Dr. and Michigan Ave.)
Afrobeat with live music by Obisoulstar
Wednesday, Aug. 16
Ada Park, 11250 S. Ada St.
Steppin’ with live music by DJ Eric “ET” Taylor
Thursday, Aug. 17
Grant Park, 112 E. Balbo Dr. (corner of Balbo Dr. and Michigan Ave.)
Irish Folk with live music by STEAM
Friday, Aug. 18
Grant Park, 112 E. Balbo Dr. (corner of Balbo Dr. and Michigan Ave.)
Rueda de Casino (Cuban salsa) with live music by Orquesta Charangueo
Saturday, Aug. 19
Grant Park, 112 E. Balbo Dr. (corner of Balbo Dr. and Michigan Ave.)
Swing with live Music by Rhythm Rockets
Wednesday, Aug. 23
Douglass Park Fieldhouse, 1401 S. Sacramento Dr.
Various dance styles, presented in collaboration with The Firehouse Community Arts Center
Thursday, Aug. 24
Grant Park, 112 E. Balbo Dr. (corner of Balbo Dr. and Michigan Ave.)
Steppin’ with live music by The Moe Fitz Project
Friday, Aug. 25
Grant Park, 112 E. Balbo Dr. (corner of Balbo Dr. and Michigan Ave.)
Salsa with live music by Orquesta el Macabeo
Saturday, Aug. 26
Grant Park, 112 E. Balbo Dr. (corner of Balbo Dr. and Michigan Ave.)
House with live music by DJ Lori Branch and VITIGRRL
Friday, Sept. 8
Grant Park (at Buckingham Fountain)
Line dancing, Peruvian folk dance, balboa (Swing), reggaeton, open dancing
Saturday, Sept. 9
Grant Park (at Buckingham Fountain)
Salsa, country two-step, Zouk, Dabke
Sunday, Sept. 10
Grant Park (at Buckingham Fountain)
Open Dancing, steppin’, Eastern European folk dance, Bollywood, Bachata
Get more details at the full Chicago SummerDance schedule.
Accessibility
All programming in the Spirit of Music Garden and Chicago SummerDance in the Parks events will have ASL interpretation. Select performances will also have Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) live captioning. Find more accessibility information for SummerDance Chicago.
Please note: Schedule is subject to change. For the very latest on Chicago SummerDance events, visit chicagosummerdance.org or get updates on Facebook and Twitter @SummerDanceChi.
