It is August in Chicago and that means lots more great weekend festivals in Chicago. From food fairs to outdoor concerts, Chicago’s summer festivals leave no neighborhood uncovered. There’s something exciting going on all season: from local music to major artists, food to jazz, art to athletics, the Windy City has got it all. And don’t forget the Tall Ships that are in port in Chicago from August 7 to August 11
Neighborhood Festivals
This Weekend
August
7-11: Tall Ships | Navy Pier
Ginza Holiday Festival
August 9, 10, 11
Midwest Buddhist Temple, 435 W
$6 suggested donation
Chicago Korean Festival
August 10 and 11
3200 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Retro on Roscoe
August 10 and 11
Roscoe from Damen to Hoyne
Slow and Low Community Lowrider Festival
August 11
The Chicago Urban Art Society (CUAS) and the Chicago Lowrider Preservation Fund join forces again to present the 2012 Slow and Low Community Lowrider Festival. Check out more tha 40 expected lowriders from local car clubs at this third annual Pilsen fest.
Chicago Urban Art Society. Aug 11, 12p-7p $5, kids under six free.
Market Days
August 10 and 11
North Halsted Street, between Belmont and Addison
$8 suggested donation
Edison Park Fest
August 16, 17, 18
6730 N. Olmstead Avenue
Free
Glenwood Ave Arts Fest
Aug. 16, 17, 18
Glenwood and Morse avenues
Free
Unisono Music Festival Pilsen
August 17
18th and Paulina
Chicago Air & Water Show
August 17 and 18
North Avenue Beach
Free
Bon Appetit 2013 — Albany Park Restaurant Crawl
August 20
4736 N. Kedzie Ave.
Tickets $40 in advance, $12 for children 5-12, children under five eat free.
Taylor Street Festa Italiana
August 22, 23, 24, 25
Taylor Street between Ashland and Racine avenues
$5 suggested donation, free for kids 12 and under
Bash on Wabash
1400 S. Wabash
End of August – date not yet set
$5 suggested donation
Taste of Latin America
August 23, 24, 25
Armitage Avenue from Central Park Avenue to Avers Street
Brazil Fest Chicago
August 23, 24, 25
Logan Boulevard and Milwaukee Avenue
The Boulevard
August 23, 24, 25
Logan Boulevard and Milwaukee Avenue
$5 suggested donation
Randolph Street Outdoor Festival
August 24 and 25
1340 W. Randolph
Ticket prices vary
Food Truck Social
August 24 and 25
Kendall College parking lot, 900 N. Branch
$5 suggested donation
Bucktown Arts Fest
August 24-25
Location: Senior Citizens Memorial Park (2300 North Oakley Ave/2300 West Lyndale St.)
Taste of Greektown
August 24 and 25
Halsted and Van Buren
Taste of Polonia
August 30, 31, Sept. 1, 2
Copernicus Center, 5216 W. Lawrence
$7 suggested donation
Chicago Jazz Festival
Millennium Park
Aug. 29, 30, 31, Sept. 1
Free
Chicago Fringe Festival
August 29-September 8
Various locations in Pilsen
$10 per performance
North Coast Music Festival
August 30, 31, September 1
Union Park
$135
SEPTEMBER
Chicago Jazz Festival
Millennium Park
Aug. 29, 30, 31, Sept. 1
Free
Taste of Polonia
August 30, 31, Sept. 1, 2
Copernicus Center, 5216 W. Lawrence
$7 suggested donation
German American Fest
Sept. 6, 7, 8
Leland and Lincoln avenues
Festival de la Villita
September 6, 7, 8
26th Street and Kostner Avenue
Free
Roscoe Village OysterFest
Sept. 7
Damen and Roscoe
$7 suggested donation
Renegade Craft Fair
September 7 and 8
Division Street, between Damen Avenue and Paulina Street
Lakeview East Festival of the Arts
September 14 and 15
North Broadway Avenue between Belmont and Hawthorne
World Music Festival
Various locations, including Chicago Cultural Center
Sept. 12 – Sept. 22
Free
North Side Irish Fest
September 13, 14, 15
Lincoln Avenue at Irving Park Road
Riot Fest
September 13, 14, 15
Humboldt Park
Regular tickets not yet on sale, $55 three-day early bird passes are sold out
Chipotle Cultivate Fest
September 15
Lincoln Park, location TBD
Apple Fest
September 21
Lincoln Avenue, between Leland and Lawrence avenues
Logan Square Beer Festival
September 21
$45 to $55
Edgewater Fall Art Fair
September 28, 29
Granville Avenue, between North Broadway and Winthrop avenues
Oktoberfest Chicago
September 27, 28, 29
St. Alphonus Roman Catholic Church, Southport and Lincoln avenues
Randolph Street Outdoor Festival
September 28 and 29
1340 W. Randolph
Ticket prices vary
Hyde Park Jazz Festival
September 28 and 29
Throughout Hyde Park
Design Harvest
September 28 and 29
Location: Grand Ave. between Damen Ave. and Wood St.
Free
OCTOBER
Ravenswood ArtWalk Tour of Arts & Industry
October 5 and 6
Ravenswood Avenue, between Irving Park Road and Lawrence Avenue
