List of festivals in Chicago

This is a list of festivals in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Architecture

• Open House Chicago, October
• Chicago Architecture Biennial

Arts and crafts

• 57th Street Art Fair, Hyde Park, June
• Chicago Art Book Fair, November^[1]
• Chicago Artists Month, September/October^[2]
• Gold Coast Art Fair, Grant Park, June^[3]
• Manifest, Columbia College Chicago, May
• SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier, October/November (last held 2022)
• Wells Street Art Festival, Old Town, June^[4]

Community festivals and celebrations

• Andersonville City Made Fest, Andersonville, September^[5]
• Fulton Fest, Near West Side, September^[6]
• Northalsted Market Days, Boystown, August
• Ribfest Chicago, North Center, June^[7]
• Six Corners BBQ Fest, Six Corners, Portage Park, June^[8]

Culture, heritage and folk

• African Festival of the Arts
• American Spanish Dance and Music Festival^[9]
• Celtic Fest Chicago
• Chicago Humanities Festival
• Fiesta Del Sol Pilsen
• Lebanese Food Festival
• Midwest Buddhist Temple Ginza Holiday Festival
• Printers Row Lit Fest, June^[10]
• Venetian Night, August ^[11]
• Von Steuben Day (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)

Fiction and fantasy

• Capricon
• Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo
• Wizard World Chicago

Film

• Chicago Feminist Film Festival^[12]
• Chicago International Children's Film Festival
• Chicago International Documentary Film Festival
• Chicago International Film Festival
• Chicago International REEL Shorts Festival
• Chicago Latino Film Festival
• Chicago Outdoor Film Festival
• Chicago Palestine Film Festival
• Chicago Underground Film Festival
• Juggernaut: A Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival
• Midwest Film Festival
• Midwest Independent Film Festival
• Polish Film Festival in America^[13]
• Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival

Flowers

• Botanic Gardens Antiques & Garden Fair
• Chicago Flower and Garden Show

Food

• Chicago Food Truck Festival
• Good Food Festival & Conference
• Ribfest Chicago
• Six Corners BBQ Fest
• Taste of Chicago
• Taste of Polonia
• Taste of Randolph, June

Holiday

• Christkindlmarket
• Clark Street Spooktacular
• Magnificent Mile Lights Festival
• Spooky Zoo Spectacular
• The Way of the Cross Downtown Chicago

LGBT

• Chicago Is a Drag Festival
• Chicago Pride Parade

Music, theatre and performing arts

Music

• Alehorn of Power
• Chicago Blues Festival
• Chicago Country Fest
• Chicago Flamenco Festival
• Chicago Gospel Music Festival
• Chicago Jazz Festival
• Chicago Maritime Festival
• Estrojam's Decibelle Music and Culture Festival
• The Fest for Beatles Fans
• Grant Park Music Festival
• Hyde Park Jazz Festival
• Lake Shake
• Latino Music Festival
• Lollapalooza
• Mamby on the Beach
• Midwest Clinic
• Midwest Wonderland Music Festival
• Million Tongues Festival
• North Coast Music Festival
• Pilsen Fest
• Pitchfork Music Festival
• Ribfest Chicago
• Riot Fest
• Ruido Fest
• Spring Awakening Music Festival
• Square Roots
• Sueños
• Wicker Park Fest
• World Music Festival Chicago

Performing arts

• Chicago Fringe Festival
• Chicago Improv Festival^[14]
• Chicago Sketch Fest
• Paragon: A Sci-Fi and Fantasy Short Theatre Play Festival
• Windy City Burlesque Festival

Parades

• Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic
• Chicago Columbus Day Parade
• Chicago Pride Parade
• Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade
• Chinese New Year Parade
• McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade
• Mexican Independence Day Parade
• Northwest Side Irish Parade^[usurped]
• Polish Constitution Day Parade
• Puerto Rican Day Parade

Sports

• Bike The Drive
• Boulevard Lakefront Tour
• Chicago Marathon
• Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac
• Crosstown Classic

Transportation

• Chicago Air & Water Show
• Chicago Auto Show

Other

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• Around the Coyote
• Chicago Science Festival^[15]
• MDW Fair
• Pier Walk
• Version Fest^{[16][17][18][19]}
• Viva Chicago

Discontinued festivals

• Art Chicago
• Asian Animation Film Festival
• Chicago Railroad Fair
• Chicago Reggae Festival
• ChicagoFest
• Cineme
• Green Apple Music & Arts Festival
• Intonation Music Festival
• Looptopia