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Chicago City Markets
Chicago City Markets sell fresh seasonal produce, flowers, prepared foods, unique Chicago-made products and rare finds – at Chicago’s longest-running farmers market on Daley Plaza,…
Saturday, May 6th – Saturday, October 28thCitywideFestivals, Fairs & Special Events
FAN EXPO Chicago 2023
Chicago’s longest-running fan and comic convention is back with FAN EXPO Chicago, August 10-13 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont! Highlights include…
Sunday, August 13th
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
5555 North River RoadFestivals, Fairs & Special Events
Sundays on State
The internationally acclaimed, award-winning event series, Sundays on State, will once again transform Chicago’s most iconic street, State Street, when it closes to vehicular traffic…
Sunday, August 13th
11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.111 N. State StreetFestivals, Fairs & Special Events
Northalsted Market Days
The 41st Northalsted Market Days® is a weekend long live music street festival celebrating community in Chicago’s landmark Northalsted/Lakeview district. The 1/2 mile long summer…
Sunday, August 13th
11:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.Halsted Street from Belmont to AddisonFestivals, Fairs & Special Events
Yachtish Fest
Yachtish is a Hip Hop & R&B festival that will transform The Salt Shed into a beach paradise. Attendees will enjoy a variety of performances…
Sunday, August 13th
12:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.The Salt Shed
1357 N Elston Ave, Chicago, ILFestivals, Fairs & Special Events
Midsummer Sunday Tea at Alma at Hotel Zachary
Sip on delicious tea and nibble on savory bites while listening to live music when you join us at our Midsummer Sunday Tea! Adults can…
Sunday, August 13th
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.3630 N Clark St Chicago, IL 60613
3630 N Clark StFestivals, Fairs & Special Events
Screening Freedom: Compensation (1999)
Screening Freedom: Film + Discussion Series | Sundays, Aug 13-27, 1-4pm | Logan Center Screening Room This July and August, join us for a series…
Sunday, August 13th
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Logan Center for the Arts, Screening Room
915 East 60th StreetFestivals, Fairs & Special Events
The Parade of Faiths
The Parade of Faiths is a pre-Parliament event that celebrates Chicago’s rich diversity with a parade of music, dance, and celebration open to the public…
Sunday, August 13th
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.29th and S. Martin Luther King DrFestivals, Fairs & Special Events
Bronzeville Summer Nights 2023
Back for the 11th consecutive year Bronzeville Summer Nights powered by Quad Communities Development Corporation Celebrating Commerce and Community in Bronzeville. The Bronzeville community offers…
Monday, August 14th
5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Bronzeville Community – Various LocationsFestivals, Fairs & Special Events
Millennium Park Summer Film Series
This summer, DCASE is pleased to present the Millennium Park Summer Film Series on Tuesdays from July 11 through August 29. Films start at 6:30pm.…
Tuesday, August 15th
6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Millennium Park
201 E Randolph StreetFestivals, Fairs & Special Events
Molecular Expo 2023
Hilaris Conferences cordially invite all scientists, students, academicians, delegates; research scholars anticipate aim to all over world at our scientific collaboration “International Conference and Expo…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Mon-Puo Lee, Cello and Anna Han, Piano
DAME MYRA HESS MEMORIAL CONCERTS | MON-PUO LEE, CELLO ANNA HAN, PIANO Program: Alfred Schnittke – Suite in the Old Style for cello and…
Wednesday, August 16th
12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago
55 E. Wacker DriveFestivals, Fairs & Special Events
Chicago SummerDance
Citywide in the neighborhoods and Grant Park The beloved Chicago SummerDance series returns this summer at parks across the city and downtown. Dancers of all…
Wednesday, August 16th
4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
BDP Urban Farm Dinner Series
“The plates are as colorful as a Monet painting. A gorgeous reminder of the textures, colors and aromas of summer, which, unfortunately, are fleeting in…
Wednesday, August 16th
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Big Delicious Planet
412 North Wolcott AvenueFestivals, Fairs & Special Events
2023 Summer Screenings
Summer Screenings is Cinema/Chicago’s annual free film series that casts a spotlight on a different country’s national cinema each week all summer. For the complete…
Wednesday, August 16th
6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th FloorFestivals, Fairs & Special Events, Sports & Recreation
The Book Cellar – Joy Ride: A Bike Odyssey from Alaska to Argentina
Ville & Kristen Jokinen will be presenting about their bicycle odyssey from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Bahia Lapataia, Argentina. Two- years and over 18,000 miles,…
Wednesday, August 16th
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.The Book Cellar
4736-38 N Lincoln Ave ChicagoFestivals, Fairs & Special Events
Navy Pier Fireworks
Chicago’s favorite sky spectacle showWednesday nights at 9pm and Saturday nights at 10pm from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. Find a spot anywhere…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Daley Plaza City Market
Chicago City Markets sell fresh seasonal produce, flowers, prepared foods, unique Chicago-made products and rare finds. Check out this free market at Daley Plaza, Thursdays…
Thursday, August 17th
7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.Daley Civic Center
50 W. Washington St.Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Molecular Expo 2023
Hilaris Conferences cordially invite all scientists, students, academicians, delegates; research scholars anticipate aim to all over world at our scientific collaboration “International Conference and Expo…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy
CBR’s Rum & Reggae Summer Spirit Series
Join CBR, River North’s stylish cocktail bar nestled in the Royal Sonesta Hotel, for the Rum & Reggae Summer Spirit Series on Thursday, August 17th!…
Thursday, August 17th
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.CBR Chicago
505 North State StreetFestivals, Fairs & Special Events
BDP Urban Farm Dinner Series
“The plates are as colorful as a Monet painting. A gorgeous reminder of the textures, colors and aromas of summer, which, unfortunately, are fleeting in…
Thursday, August 17th
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Big Delicious Planet
412 North Wolcott AvenueFestivals, Fairs & Special Events
Chicago SummerDance
Citywide in the neighborhoods and Grant Park The beloved Chicago SummerDance series returns this summer at parks across the city and downtown. Dancers of all…
Thursday, August 17th
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
River Roast Seafood Boil
Back again for our 6th annual Seafood Boil at River Roast! This year will be bigger and better with breathtaking views, summer sounds with a…
Thursday, August 17th
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.River Roast
315 North La Salle StreetFestivals, Fairs & Special Events
Anime Magic! 2023
Anime Magic! We’re located at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare & Donald E Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. We’re on a mission to bring the…
Friday, August 18th
8:00 a.m. – Sunday, August 20th
5:00 p.m.Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
5555 North River Road

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