Chicago Festivals
May 29-31, noon-10pm
Do Division Festival
and Sidewalk Sale
Chicago: 312-799-0354
www.sponsorchicago.com
June 12-14, Fri. 5-10pm, Sat.
and Sun. noon-10pm
Ribfest Chicago - Kids Square
Chicago: 773-525-3609
www.Ribfest-Chicago.com
Between Ashland and Leavitt. This
street fest and sidewalk sale festival
includes food, vendors and music
spanning 10 city blocks.
4000 N. Lincoln Ave. Ribfest Chicago
returns with more smokin’ music
and barbecue as we cook up Chicago’s favorite food and music festival.
Thirty Chicagoland rib and non-rib
vendors, with an internationallyrcognized music festival that hosts
premier touring bands. $5 Donation
requested to benefit Northcenter
philanthropy and community programs.
May 29-31
Chicago Gospel Music Festival
Chicago: www.explorechicago.
org, www.cityofchicago.org
The Chicago Cultural Center and Ellis
Park. The Chicago Gospel Music
Festival showcases the best in local,
national and international Gospel
Music performers.
June 12-14, 11am-9:30pm
Chicago Blues Festival
Chicago: 312-744-3315
www.chicagobluesfestival.us
June 5-7, noon-10:30pm
Little Village Flavors of Mexico
Chicago: www.chicagoevents.com
Grant Park at Jackson & Columbus.
This is the largest free blues festival
in the world and remains the largest
of Chicago’s music festivals.
Little Village, 26th & California. Long
overdue for food-loving Chicagoans,
the Windy City will at last be hosting
what promises to become one of
the Midwest’s premier culinary and
cultural events.
June 12-14, Fri. 5-10pm, Sat.
and Sun. noon-10pm
Andersonville Midsommarfest
Chicago: www.andersonville.org/
events/midsommarfest/
June 6-7
Printers Row Lit Fest
Chicago: printersrowlitfest.org
Andersonville, Clark St. Born out of
Andersonville’s Swedish heritage,
Midsommarfest will transport you
back to the old-world Swedish traditions. Dance around the Maypole,
test flavorful international food and
you can experience it all without
the use of a passport! The neighborhood’s lively LGBT population also
makes Midsommarfest one of the
most diverse festivals in Chicago.
Suggested donation $10.
On Dearborn from Congress to Polk.
The Midwest’s largest free outdoor
literary event drawing 150,000 book
lovers to the event.
Summer 2015
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