June – September 2024
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.

SummerDance

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 2023 schedule and check back for the 2024 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 

SummerDance in Spirit of the Music Garden Grant Park summer dancing
SummerDance in Spirit of the Music Garden Grant Park summer dancing

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

People dance at the SummerDance in the Parks series at Portage Park in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood.
People dance at the SummerDance in the Parks series at Portage Park in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood.

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.