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Chicago City Markets
May6
Oct28
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

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 6thSaturday, October 28th
Citywide
FAN EXPO Chicago 2023
Aug13
Festivals, 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 Road
Sundays on State
Aug13
Festivals, 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 Street
Northalsted Market Days
Aug13
Festivals, 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 Addison
Yachtish Fest
Aug13
Festivals, 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, IL
Midsummer Sunday Tea at Alma at Hotel Zachary
Aug13
Festivals, 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 St
Screening Freedom: Compensation (1999)
Aug13
Festivals, 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 Street
The Parade of Faiths
Aug13
Festivals, 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 Dr
Bronzeville Summer Nights 2023
Aug14
Festivals, 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 Locations
Millennium Park Summer Film Series
Aug15
Festivals, 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 Street
Molecular Expo 2023
Aug16
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…

Wednesday, August 16th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
1107
Brussels
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Mon-Puo Lee, Cello and Anna Han, Piano
Aug16
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 Drive
Chicago SummerDance
Aug16
Festivals, 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.
BDP Urban Farm Dinner Series
Aug16
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 Avenue
2023 Summer Screenings
Aug16
Festivals, 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 Floor
The Book Cellar – Joy Ride: A Bike Odyssey from Alaska to Argentina
Aug16
Festivals, 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 Chicago
Navy Pier Fireworks
Aug16
Festivals, 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…

Wednesday, August 16th
9:00 p.m.
Navy Pier
300 East Grand Avenue
Daley Plaza City Market
Aug17
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.
Molecular Expo 2023
Aug17
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…

Thursday, August 17th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
1107
Brussels
CBR’s Rum & Reggae Summer Spirit Series
Aug17
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 Street
BDP Urban Farm Dinner Series
Aug17
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…

Thursday, August 17th
6:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Big Delicious Planet
412 North Wolcott Avenue
Chicago SummerDance
Aug17
Festivals, 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.
River Roast Seafood Boil
Aug17
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 Street
Anime Magic! 2023
Aug18
Aug20
Festivals, 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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