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May, 2019
April 26-May 5: Germany Week (Loop) | Map
May 4: Chicago Beer Classic (Museum Campus) | Map
May 4: Chicago Kids and Kites Festival (Uptown) | Map
May 4-5: Art in Wilder Park (Elmhurst) | Map
May 5: Switch on Summer (Loop) | Map
May 11: Lincoln Park Zoo Food Truck Social | Map
May 11: Arts & Crafts Adventure (Park Ridge) | Map
May 11: Ballpark Brew Fest (Schaumburg) | Map
May 11-12: Renegade Craft Fair (Pilsen) | Map
May 17: Beer Tasting in Lilacia Park (Lombard) | Map
May 17-19: Lincoln Park Wine Fest | Map
May 17-19: Chocolate Fest (Long Grove) | Map
May 18: Bark in the Park (Museum Campus) | Map
May 18: Wine Tasting in Lilacia Park (Lombard) | Map
May 18: What\’s Blooming on Harrison (Oak Park) | Map
May 18: Roars & Pours (Brookfield) | Map
May 18: Water Lantern Festival (Aurora) | Map
May 18-19: Palos Park Art Festival | Map
May 18-19: Skokie Festival of Cultures | Map
May 18-19: Riverside Arts Weekend | Map
May 18-19: Civil War Days (Naperville) | Map
May 19: Andersonville Wine Walk | Various locations
May 19: Rhubarb Festival (Kankakee) | Map
May 24-26: Mole de Mayo (Pilsen) | Map
May 24-26: Chicago Gaelic Park Irish Fest (Oak Forest) | Map
May 24-Sept. 1: Live on the Lake! (Near North Side) | Map
May 25: Chicago House Music Conference & Festival (Loop) | Map
May 25: Chicago Memorial Day Parade (Loop) | Map
May 25-26: Belmont-Sheffield Music Fest (Lakeview) | Map
May 25-26: Barrington Art Festival | Map
May 25-26: St. Charles Fine Art Show | Map
May 25-Aug. 31: Wave Wall Wax (Near North Side) | Map
May 26-Aug. 29: Rockin’ in the Park (Rosemont) | Map
May 30-June 2: Maifest Chicago (Lincoln Square) | Map
May 30-Aug. 29: Thursday Night Out (Oak Park) | Map
May 31-June 1: Chicago Gospel Music Festival (Loop) | Map
May 31-June 2: Lincoln Park Greek Fest | Map
May 31-June 2: Taste of Mexico (Little Village) | Map
May 31-June 2: Do Division Street Fest (Wicker Park) | Map
May 31-June 2: Harvard Milk Days | Map
June, 2019
June 1: Chicago Ale Fest (Loop) | Map
June 1: North Shore Pride Fest (Highwood) | Map
June 1-2: WingOut Chicago (Old Town) | Map
June 1-2: 57th Street Art Fair (Hyde Park) | Map
June 1-2: Hyde Park Brew Fest | Map
June 1-2: Gold Coast Art Fair at Grant Park (Loop) | Map
June 2: Naperville Wine Walk | Map
June 2: PorchFest Lakeview | Map
June 6-Aug. 29: Summer Concert Series (Lincoln Square) | Map
June 7-9: Andersonville Midsommarfest | Map
June 7-9: Chicago Blues Festival (Loop) | Map
June 7-9: Spring Awakening (Hoffman Estates) | Map
June 8: Lombard Ale Fest | Map
June 8: The OK BBQ Block Party (Forest Park) | Map
June 8-9: Old Town Art Fair | Map
June 8-9: Pilsen Food Truck Social | Map
June 8-9: Wells Street Art Festival (Old Town) | Map
June 8-9: Printers Row Lit Fest | Map
June 8-9: Hinsdale Fine Arts Festival | Map
June 8-9: Promenade of Art (Arlington Heights) | Map
June 12-Aug. 17: Grant Park Music Festival (Loop) | Map
June 13-16: Old Canal Days Craft and Art Fair (Lockport) | Map
June 13-Aug. 15: Millennium Park Summer Music Series | Map
June 14-15: The Scottish Festival & Highland Games (Itasca) | Map
June 14-15: SummerFest 2019 (Villa Park) | Map
June 14-15: Craft Brews at the Zoo (Lincoln Park) | Map
June 14-16: Ribfest Chicago (North Center) | Map
June 14-16: Taste of Randolph Street (West Town) | Map
June 14-16: Oakley Ave. Festa Pasta Vino (Lower West Side) | Map
June 14-16: Elgin Ribfest | Map
June 15: Chicago Taco & Tequila (Lincoln Park) | Map
June 15: Solstice Hop & Vine Fest (Schaumburg) | Map
June 15: Drivin\’ the Dixie (Homewood) | Map
June 15: Uncork Illinois Wine Fest (Oak Park) | Map
June 15-16: Custer Fair (Evanston) | Map
June 18-23: Swedish Days (Geneva) | Map
June 18-Aug. 6: Concerts in the Plaza (Libertyville) | Map
June 21: Make Music Chicago | Various locations
June 21-22: World’s Largest Block Party (West Loop Gate) | Map
June 21-22: Winnetka Music Festival | Map
June 21-22: Chi-Soul Fest (Near North Side) | Map
June 21-23: Country Lake Shake (Museum Campus) | Map
June 21-23: Strawberry Festival (Long Grove) | Map
June 21-Aug. 10: Summer Nights Concerts (Brookfield) | Map
June 22: Craft Beer Festival (Lisle) | Map
June 22: Chicago Vegandale Food and Drink Fest (Loop) | Map
June 22: Everyday Edgebrook Craft Beer Tasting | Map
June 22-23: Chicago Pride Fest (Lakeview) | Map
June 22-23: Ravenswood on Tap | Map
June 22-23: Fountain Square Artisan SummerFest (Evanston) | Map
June 24-Aug.9: Family Fun Festival (Loop) | Map
June 26: Inferno Fest (Highwood) | Map
June 27-Aug. 24: Chicago SummerDance | Various locations
June 28-30: Back Lot Bash | Various locations
June 28-30: Logan Square Arts Festival | Map
June 28-30: Millennium Art Festival (Loop) | Map
June 29: Pride in the Park (Loop) | Map
June 29-30: Chi-Town Hot Sauce Expo (Bridgeview) | Map
June 30: Chicago Pride Parade (Uptown, Lakeview, Lincoln Park) | Map
June 30: Chicago Mariachi Festival (Loop) | Map
July, 2019
July 3-6: Eyes to the Skies (Lisle) | Map
July 3-6: Exchange Club of Naperville Ribfest | Map
July 3-7: Frontier Days Festival (Arlington Heights) | Map
July 3-7: Mount Prospect Lions Club Annual Festival | Map
July 4: Lake Forest Festival & Fireworks | Map
July 4-7: Windy City Ribfest (Uptown) | Map
July 4-9: African/Caribbean International Festival of Life (Washington Park) | Map
July 6: Chosen Few DJs Music Festival & Picnic (Woodlawn) | Map
July 6-7: Chicago Botanic Garden Art Festival (Glencoe) | Map
July 6-7: Chicago Michelada Festival (Pilsen) | Map
July 10-14: Taste of Chicago (Loop) | Map
July 11-14: Railroad Days Festival (West Chicago) | Map
July 12: Uncork Barrington | Map
July 12-14: Irish American Heritage Festival (Mayfair) | Map
July 12-14: Windy City Smokeout (Near West Side) | Map
July 12-14: Square Roots Festival (Lincoln Square) | Map
July 12-Aug. 23: Water Colors (Near North Side) | Map
July 13: Naperville Ale Fest | Map
July 13: Bastille Day Chicago (Ravenswood) | Map
July 13-14: Southport Art & Music Fest (Lakeview) | Map
July 13-14: Roscoe Village Burger Fest | Map
July 13-14: Bucktown Garden Walk & Block Party | Map
July 17: Malt Row on Damen (Ravenswood) | Map
July 17-21: Kane County Fair (St. Charles) | Map
July 18-21: Highwood Days | Map
July 19: Horner Park Brew Fest | Map
July 19-20: Artfest Michigan Avenue (Near North Side) | Map
July 19-21: Pitchfork Music Festival (West Town) | Map
July 19-21: Colombian Fest (Hermosa) | Map
July 19-21: Taste of River North | Map
July 19-21: Tacos y Tamales Festival (Pilsen) | Map
July 19-21: Sheffield Street Fest (Lincoln Park) | Map
July 19-21: The Big Greek Food Fest of Niles | Map
July 20: Horner Fest Family Day | Map
July 20: Silver Room Block Party (Hyde Park) | Map
July 20: Volleywood Electric Beach (Lincoln Park) | Map
July 20: Taste of WVON (Roseland) | Map
July 20: Sheffield Craft BeerFest (Lincoln Park) | Map
July 20-21: Chicago Craft Beer Festival (Lakeview) | Map
July 20-21: North Shore Taco Fest (Highwood) | Map
July 20-21: Sheffield Garden Walk (Lincoln Park) | Map
July 21: Dearborn Garden Walk (Gold Coast) | Map
July 21: Chinatown Summer Fair | Map
July 21: The Mexican Indigenous Music Festival (Loop) | Map
July 24-28: DuPage County Fair (Wheaton) | Map
July 24-28: Lake County Fair (Grayslake) | Map
July 25-28: Proud American Days (New Lenox) | Map
July 25-28: Prairie Fest (Wood Dale) | Map
July 25-28: Fiesta del Sol (Pilsen) | Map
July 26-28: Wicker Park Fest | Map
July 27: South Loop Beer & Cider Fest | Map
July 27-28: Bantu Fest (Hyde Park) | Map
July 27-28: Ghana Fest (Washington Park) | Map
July 27-28: Chicago Margarita Festival (Near North Side) | Map
July 27-28: Taste of Lincoln Avenue (Lincoln Park) | Map
July 27-28: Glencoe Festival of Art | Map
July 27-28: Geneva Arts Fair | Map
July 28: Bloody Mary Fest (Highwood) | Map
August, 2019
Aug. 1-4: Lollapalooza (Loop) | Map
Aug. 1-4: Little Italy Fest-West (Addison) | Map
Aug. 2-4: Festa Italiana (Naperville) | Map
Aug. 2-4: Destination Asia Festival (Lisle) | Map
Aug. 3: Wheaton Brew Fest | Map
Aug. 3-4: Chicago Brewing District\’s Dancing in the Streets (West Town) | Map
Aug. 3-4: Art at the Glen (Glenview) | Map
Aug. 3-4: World of Faeries Festival (South Elgin) | Map
Aug. 4: Taste of the Towns (Lake Zurich) | Map
Aug. 6: Art Dans La Rue (Oak Park) | Map
Aug. 9-11: Chicago Hot Dog Fest (Lincoln Park) | Map
Aug. 9-11: Ginza Holiday Festival (Old Town) | Map
Aug. 9-11: Retro on Roscoe (Roscoe Village) | Map
Aug. 9-11: Festival Cubano (Belmont Cragin) | Map
Aug. 10: Farm & Barn Fest (Mokena) | Map
Aug. 10: Bud Billiken Parade (Bronzeville) | Map
Aug. 10: Noche Caribena (Near North Side) | Map
Aug. 10-11: Northalsted Market Days (Lakeview) | Map
Aug. 10-11: Lincolnshire Art Festival | Map
Aug. 10-11: My House Music Festival (Pilsen) | Map
Aug. 10-11: Kite Festival (Glencoe) | Map
Aug. 14: Garlic Fest (Highwood) | Map
Aug. 15: Clark After Dark (Near North Side) | Map
Aug. 15-18: Little Italy Festa Taylor St. | Map
Aug. 16-18: Edison Park Fest | Map
Aug. 16-18: Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest (Rogers Park) | Map
Aug. 16-18: Evanston Art & Big Fork Festival | Map
Aug. 17: Oak Park Micro Brew Review | Map
Aug. 17: Homewood’s Giant Block Party | Map
Aug. 17: Westside Music Festival (Douglas Park) | Map
Aug. 17-18: Chicago Air and Water Show (Near North Side) | Map
Aug. 17-18: Sangria Festival (Humboldt Park) | Map
Aug. 17-18: Pilsen Fest | Map
Aug. 17-18: Malott Japanese Garden Summer Festival (Glencoe) | Map
Aug. 17-18: Vintage Days (Long Grove) | Map
Aug. 21-25: Will County Fair (Peotone) | Map
Aug. 23-25: Logan Square Social | Map
Aug. 23-25: Skokie’s Backlot Bash | Map
Aug. 23-25: Taste of Greektown | Map
Aug. 23-Sept. 1: Chicago Jazz Festival (Loop) | Map
Aug. 24: Villapalooza (Little Village) | Map
Aug. 24: Edgebrook Block Party | Map
Aug. 24-25: Ukranian Days Festival (West Town) | Map
Aug. 24-25: Bucktown Art Fest | Map
Aug. 24-25: Oak Park Ave.-Lake Arts & Crafts Show (Oak Park) | Map
Aug. 24-25: Glen Ellyn Festival of the Arts | Map
Aug. 24-25: Port Clinton Art Festival (Highland Park) | Map
Aug. 25: Walk in the Park (Arlington Heights) | Map
Aug. 25: Taste of Armenia (Evanston) | Map
Aug. 25-31: Chicago Onscreen Schedule | Various locations
Aug. 30-Sept. 1: Great American Lobster Fest (Near North Side) | Map
Aug. 30-Sept. 2: Naperville Jaycees’ Last Fling | Map
Aug. 30-Sept. 2: Taste of Polonia (Jefferson Park) | Map
Aug. 30-Sept. 2: African Festival of the Arts (Washington Park) | Map
Aug. 31-Sept. 2: Frankfort Fall Fest | Map
Aug. 31-Sept. 2: Schaumburg Septemberfest | Map
Aug. 31-Sept. 2: Irish Days (Long Grove) | Map
September, 2019
Sept. 4-8: Sandwich Fair | Map
Sept. 6-8: Throwback Music Fest (Norwood Park) | Map
Sept. 6-8: Festival de La Villita (Little Village) | Map
Sept. 6-8: German American Oktoberfest (Lincoln Square) | Map
Sept. 6-8: Windy City Blues Fest (Lyons) | Map
Sept. 6-8: Festival of the Vine (Geneva) | Map
Sept. 7: Northern Illinois Airshow (Waukegan) | Map
Sept. 7: Stems and Steins (Norwood Park) | Map
Sept. 7-8: 79th Street Renaissance Festival (Gresham) | Map
Sept. 7-8: Renegade Craft Fair (Wicker Park) | Map
Sept. 7-8: Deer Park Art Show | Map
Sept. 7-8: Revolutionary War Re-enactment and Grand Encampment (Wheaton) | Map
Sept. 7-8: World War II Days (Lockport) | Map
Sept. 7-8: Fine Art Festival (Oak Brook) | Map
Sept. 8: Scandinavian Day (South Elgin) | Map
Sept. 8: DeKalb Kite Fest | Map
Sept. 13-29: World Music Festival | Various Locations
Sept. 14-15: Chicago Bourbon & Barbecue Festival (Roscoe Village) | Map
Sept. 14-15: Lakeview East Festival of the Arts | Map
Sept. 14-15: Printer\’s Row Art Fest | Map
Sept. 14-15: Ravenswood Artwalk | Map
Sept. 15: Monarch Butterfly Festival (Palos Heights) | Map
Sept. 20-21: Oaktoberfest (Oak Park) | Map
Sept. 20-21: Goose Island Beer Co.\’s 312 Block Party (West Town) | Map
Sept. 20-21: Norwood Park Fall Fest | Map
Sept. 20-22: Apple Fest (Long Grove) | Map
Sept. 20-22: American Craft Exposition (Glencoe) | Map
Sept. 21: Lake Forest Fall Fest | Map
Sept. 21: Fall Arts & Crafts Adventure (Park Ridge) | Map
Sept. 21: Lisle Ale Fest | Map
Sept. 21: Youth Arts Showcase Festival (Loop) | Map
Sept. 21-22: Sam Adams Lakeview Taco Fest | Map
Sept. 21-22: Harvest Pow Wow (Naperville) | Map
Sept. 21-22: Northshore Affordable Art Sale (Skokie) | Map
Sept. 21-22: Arboretum of South Barrington Art Festival | Map
Sept. 21-22: Andersonville Arts Fest | Map
Sept. 21-22: Chicago Food Truck Fest (Forest Glen)| Map
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