Southport Corridor News and Events – Chicago, Illinois
Chicago’s Southport Corridor in Chicago’s Lakeview Neighborhood. All the latest news of what is happening in and around Lakeview's Southport Corridor neighborhood.
Southport’s Holiday Stroll and Cocktail Crawl will be back for 2021, after being cancelled in 2020 due to Covid-19.
Continue reading “Southport’s Annual Holiday Cocktail Crawl is Friday, December 3, 2021”It’s Back!
From the Lakeview / Roscoe Village Chamber of Commerce, the tradition is back after skipping 2020 due to Covid-19.
“Trick or Treat on Southport is a free annual community event featuring family-friendly activities, a pumpkin patch, pet parade and trick or treating at local businesses. Enjoy food trucks and a beverage tent featuring beer from Corridor Brewery.
All children under 12 and those who are unvaccinated will be required to wear a mask at this event.”
The sale is planned for Saturday & Sunday, October 16 & 17 from 9am – 4pm.
Chicago’s 2021 Pride Parade has been canceled.
In May, organizers announced the parade would be held October 3.
The parade, traditionally held on the last weekend in June, was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic. In May of 2021, organizers announced the parade would be held on Oct. 3.
But on Wednesday, coordinator Tim Frye said they had to cancel the parade for a second time.
“We really wanted and hoped that there could be a parade in 2021. We don’t feel, though, that we can do it safely for everyone in the parade and the people watching,” Frye said in a statement posted to the event website. “We must cancel the parade for the second year.”
Frye said 2022’s Pride Parade has been scheduled for Sunday, June 26, 2022.
From The Lakeview/Roscoe Village Chamber of Commerce,
“Fire up the grills for the Midwest’s best Patty Party! At least a dozen Chicago eateries will be partners in the tasty annual happening when Sam Adams Roscoe Village Burger Fest returns for a mouth-watering weekend this September.
Continue reading “Sam Adams Roscoe Village Burger Fest is this weekend”
Everyone’s favorite Southport Street Fest will be back on Saturday and Sunday, September 18-19, 2021.
Continue reading “Southport’s Sam Adams Taco Fest is September 18th and 19th, 2021”A tour around Lakeview’s Southport Corridor neighborhood in Chicago during the Late Summer and Early Fall of 2021
Tour Time! Shopping, eating and playing between Belmont Avenue and Addison Street along Southport Avenue during the late summer of 2021.
This Friday – Sunday is the last weekend of Dine Out on Southport this summer! Enjoy this beautiful weekend dining outdoors and shopping the sidewalk sales at local boutiques on Southport Ave from Waveland to Grace.
DETAILS:
Southport Ave from Waveland to Grace will be closed from 4pm on Friday through 11pm on Sunday.
Tickets are on sale now.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday there will be concerts at Wrigley Field which will impact parking and cause street closures all week. Sheffield, from Addison to Waveland, and Waveland, from Sheffield to Kenmore, will be closed entirely beginning next Monday, Sept. 13th at 6am through Sunday, September 19th at 6pm. Additional parking restrictions will be in effect from 2pm through midnight each concert night. Guns N’ Roses will be playing on Thursday and Dead & Company will play on Friday and Saturday.
If you purchased a ticket(s) to a 2020 Dead & Company show on Cubs.com, refund information was communicated directly to you via email in April 2020. Please contact Fan Services at fanservices@cubs.com if you have any questions.
The Navy Blue Angels are coming to Chicago this weekend
In lieu of the annual Air and Water Show, the City of Chicago will host a solo demonstration from the U.S. Navy Blue Angels—the aerobatic squadron of Navy planes known for their synchronized flight shows—along the lakefront. You can watch the free demonstration between Oak Street and Fullerton Avenue along the lake.
Continue reading “Chicago Air & Water Show details”The Hella Mega Tour, which includes Green Day, Fallout Boys, and Weezer, will be coming to Wrigley Stadium on August 15th.
The Hella Mega Tour with Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer at Wrigley Field originally scheduled for Thursday, August 13, 2020, has been rescheduled for Sunday, August 15, 2021.
Hella Mega Tour ticket(s) purchased on Cubs.com are valid for the August 15, 2021 show at Wrigley Field.
This will require street closures and other parking restrictions beginning on August 12nd through August 16th. For a full list of impacted streets, concert logistics, and public safety rules for the day of the concert.
Continue reading “The Hella Mega Tour at Wrigley Field is August 15, 2021”Rapid COVID-19 testing will be available at festival gates, and people who are unvaccinated can get a Moderna shot at the fest.
From Block Club Chicago, people can get tested for and vaccinated against coronavirus this weekend at the Northalsted Market Days.
Market Days is partnering with Northshore Clinical Labs and Special Events Management to offer free coronavirus tests ahead of the festival and at its entrance gates, according to a statement. There also will be a vaccination booth inside the fest, which runs Friday-Sunday in Lakeview’s Northalsted neighborhood.
Continue reading “Market Days offering rapid Covid Testing, Vaccinations”
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