The weather is warming up and in Chicago that signals the return of the summer festival season. While the big three of music — Lollapalooza,
The weather is warming up and in Chicago that signals the return of the summer festival season. While the big three of music — Lollapalooza, Pitchfork and Riot Fest — get a lot of attention, there are many others festivals that highlight Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods, arts and culture, food, music and other organizations. The annual city-sponsored festivals (gospel, blues, jazz, world music) take place in Millennium Park with the downtown skyline as a backdrop. And Taste of Chicago returns July 5 in Grant Park. Here’s a look at where to find summer fun in the city and suburbs.
Walkabout Theater will be featured at the 2018 Pivot Arts Festival.| TRIA SMITH
“Mad Max: Fury Road” is among the lineup for the 2018 Millennium Park film series.| Village Roadshow
Spring into summer with more than 500 of Chicago Children’s Theatre’s closest friends at BOING! The festival includes a full day of fun and wildly unique experiences both indoors and out.| Evan Barr
Singer Dierks Bentley (pictured at the Country Rising Benefit Concert at Bridgestone Arena on November 12,2017 in Nashville, Tennessee) headlines the 2018 Windy City LakeShake festival.| John Shearer/Country Rising/Getty Images
Mamby on the Beach 2017| Mamby on the Beach Facebook
Nick Lowe with Los Straitjackets are among the headliners at the 2018 FitzGerald’s American Music Festival.| Jim Harrington
Juanes (photographed at The Forum on May 12,2018 in Inglewood, California) is among the headliners for the 2018 Taste of Chicago.| Timothy Norris/Getty Images
You can catch Courtney Barnett at this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival. Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for SiriusXM
Bruno Mars will headline Lollapalooza in August.| Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for dcp
Jazz pianist/composer Ramsey Lewis will give his final Chicago performance at this year’s Jazz Festival.| ON RHODES PHOTO
