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Navy Pier Fireworks
Jun7
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, June 7th
9:00 p.m.
Navy Pier
300 East Grand Avenue
Wayne Baker Brooks at the Chicago Blues Festival
Jun8
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Tours & Attractions, Virtual Event

Wayne Baker Brooks at the Chicago Blues Festival

Get ready to be blown away by Wayne Baker Brooks, a Chicago Blues and Blues Rock artist. With his powerful stage presence, soulful singing, and…

Thursday, June 8th
5:30 p.m.6:30 p.m.
Millennium Park
Virtual Event
Chicago Blues Festival
Jun8
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy

Chicago Blues Festival

With a diverse lineup celebrating the blues’ past, present and future, the Chicago Blues Festival shares the great Chicago-born music tradition while shining a spotlight…

Thursday, June 8th
5:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Millennium Park
121 N LaSalle Dr.
The House of Lincoln: A Conversation with Nancy Horan
Jun8
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

The House of Lincoln: A Conversation with Nancy Horan

The Book Stall (811 Elm Street in Winnetka) is delighted to host acclaimed author Nancy Horan on Thursday, June 8 at 6:30 pm, for a discussion featuring…

Thursday, June 8th
6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
The Book Stall
The Book Stall, 811 Elm Street
House & Sushi
Jun8
Jun9
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy

House & Sushi

The Underground Chicago announces a new Thursday evening theme debuting for the Summer–consisting of house music and complimentary sushi hosted by Eric Boss. An evening…

Thursday, June 8th
10:00 p.m.Friday, June 9th
2:00 a.m.
The Underground Chicago
56 W Illinois St
Chicago Blues Festival
Jun9
Jun10
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy

Chicago Blues Festival

With a diverse lineup celebrating the blues’ past, present and future, the Chicago Blues Festival shares the great Chicago-born music tradition while shining a spotlight…

Friday, June 9th
12:00 p.m.Saturday, June 10th
9:00 p.m.
Millennium Park
121 N LaSalle Dr.
Swift Tavern Listening Party – Dead & Company
Jun9
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy

Swift Tavern Listening Party – Dead & Company

Didn’t get tickets to see Dead & Company- The Final Tour at Wrigley Field? Neither did we … but we’ve got you covered! Come to…

Friday, June 9th
4:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Swift & Sons Tavern
3600 N Clark
Andersonville Midsommarfest
Jun9
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Andersonville Midsommarfest

One of Chicago’s most legendary street festivals and Andersonville’s quintessential yearly celebration, Andersonville Midsommarfest, returns for its 57th year in 2023. The yearly event, which,…

Friday, June 9th
5:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
andersonville
5200 N. Clark St.
Ash Lauryn
Jun9
Jun10
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Ash Lauryn

Ash Lauryn balances between two worlds, with an old-school house-head foundation and a digital age suaveness, blending her skills as a DJ, writer, curator, and…

Friday, June 9th
10:00 p.m.Saturday, June 10th
4:00 a.m.
Spybar
646 North Franklin Street
Midwest Haunters Convention
Jun10
Jun11
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Midwest Haunters Convention

The Midwest Haunters Convention is the largest Halloween show of its kind in the US, dedicated to ALL Haunters; actors, enthusiasts, Halloween loving families, home/pro…

Saturday, June 10th
9:30 a.m.Sunday, June 11th
3:00 p.m.
5555 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018
5555 N River Rd
Teacher Institute Curriculum Share-out
Jun10
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Teacher Institute Curriculum Share-out

About the Event The 2022-23 Teacher Institute culminates in a public symposium to discuss the cohort’s projects and related resources produced during the year and…

Saturday, June 10th
11:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Global Arts Festival
Jun10
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Global Arts Festival

Join us for a celebration of unity through diversity at the 7th Annual Arts in Bartlett Global Arts Festival. Free to attend, the Global Arts Festival is…

Saturday, June 10th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Apple Orchard Park
620 W. Stearns Rd
Vegandale with Rick Ross
Jun10
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Vegandale with Rick Ross

Vegandale is returning to Chicago this June with the biggest lineup of sponsors and vendors yet, along with all the free samples and over 120…

Saturday, June 10th
11:00 a.m.8:00 p.m.
Grant Park, Butler Field
S Lake Shore Dr & E Monroe St, Chicago, IL 60601, United States
Chicago Blues Festival
Jun10
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy

Chicago Blues Festival

With a diverse lineup celebrating the blues’ past, present and future, the Chicago Blues Festival shares the great Chicago-born music tradition while shining a spotlight…

Saturday, June 10th
12:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Millennium Park
121 N LaSalle Dr.
Andersonville Midsommarfest
Jun10
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Andersonville Midsommarfest

One of Chicago’s most legendary street festivals and Andersonville’s quintessential yearly celebration, Andersonville Midsommarfest, returns for its 57th year in 2023. The yearly event, which,…

Saturday, June 10th
12:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
andersonville
5200 N. Clark St.
Heatwave Music Festival 2023
Jun10
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Heatwave Music Festival 2023

Don’t miss GRiZ, Kx5, Slander, Tiësto, & more at Heatwave Music Festival on June 10 + 11. Heatwave Music Festival is a place where music…

Saturday, June 10th
2:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Huntington Bank Pavilion @ Northerly Island
1200 S. Linn White Dr.
Navy Pier Fireworks
Jun10
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…

Saturday, June 10th
9:00 p.m.
Navy Pier
300 East Grand Avenue
InterContinental Hotel Mag Mile Presents Dive Into Pride POOL PARTY!
Jun10
Jun11
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

InterContinental Hotel Mag Mile Presents Dive Into Pride POOL PARTY!

Join us on Chicago’s most famed mile for the PRIDE pool party of the year in our iconic 1929 junior Olympic swimming pool complete with…

Saturday, June 10th
9:00 p.m.Sunday, June 11th
1:00 a.m.
interContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile
505 N. Michigan Ave Chicago, Illinois 60611
Global Arts Festival
Jun11
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Global Arts Festival

Join us for a celebration of unity through diversity at the 7th Annual Arts in Bartlett Global Arts Festival. Free to attend, the Global Arts Festival is…

Sunday, June 11th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Apple Orchard Park
620 W. Stearns Rd
Chicago Blues Festival
Jun11
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy

Chicago Blues Festival

With a diverse lineup celebrating the blues’ past, present and future, the Chicago Blues Festival shares the great Chicago-born music tradition while shining a spotlight…

Sunday, June 11th
12:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Millennium Park
121 N LaSalle Dr.
Andersonville Midsommarfest
Jun11
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Andersonville Midsommarfest

One of Chicago’s most legendary street festivals and Andersonville’s quintessential yearly celebration, Andersonville Midsommarfest, returns for its 57th year in 2023. The yearly event, which,…

Sunday, June 11th
12:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
andersonville
5200 N. Clark St.
Vinyl & Vittles
Jun11
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Vinyl & Vittles

Shop* Taste* Listen – A Record Fair and Food Market Collective to Enjoy in Chicago Shop Local Record Vendors with the Best Vinyl of the…

Sunday, June 11th
1:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
Englewood Village Plaza
5800 S Halsted
NerdBear: S.A.T
Jun11
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy

NerdBear: S.A.T

Put in your pocket protector because NerdBear Trivia: Sunday Afternoon Trivia is back for Pride Month on June 11th from 2-4pm! 🌈🤓 Beartender Thomas is…

Sunday, June 11th
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
The SoFo Tap
4923 N. Clark Street
Animal House
Jun11
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Animal House

Are you a party animal? Animal House—Jackhammer’s monthly Pet and Handler Social—returns every 2nd Sunday of the month from 4–9pm. Enjoy $5 Puppy Bowl cocktails…

Sunday, June 11th
4:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Jackhammer
6406 N Clark St
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