Chicago Festivals

Richardson Farm, located at 909 English Prairie Rd. in Spring Grove, will host their fifth annual tulip festival this year.

The blues will be celebrated in a big way this summer if the 2025 Chicago Blues Festival lineup announced Wednesday morning by the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, is any indication. The largest free blues festival in the world, which runs June 5-8, features three days of performances across four stages in Millennium Park, a Maxwell Street…

The most delicious weekend of the year has arrived: The2024 Taste of Chicago.

The iconic Taste of Chicago festival finally returns to the city this weekend, months after its typical scheduled timeslot.

Over 40 food vendors and more than a dozen food trucks will line the three-day festival, which will also feature free performances by big names.

Over 40 food vendors and more than a dozen food trucks will line the three-day festival, which will also feature free performances by big names.

The 2024 Chicago Air & Water Show is less than a month away, with this year’s event taking place earlier than normal due to the city hosting the Democratic National Convention.

The 2024 Chicago Air & Water Show lineup will feature the return of a fan favorite, new performances and more as it falls on a new date this year.

The 2024 Chicago Air & Water Show lineup will feature the return of a fan favorite, new performances and more as it falls on a new date this year.

It will be difficult to be bored in Chicago this weekend.

The Chicago Air & Water show is typically held later in August each summer, but that won’t be the case this year.

The festival is now being held in September, largely due to two major events happening in Chicago for July and August — and it’s not the only festival to see changes

The annual Taste of Chicago food festival was a longheld July tradition in the city, until recently.

Two iconic Chicago summer festivals won’t be held on their typical dates this year due to other major events taking place.

Downtown Chicago will turn into a racetrack for the NASCAR Chicago Street Race this weekend. But as preparations ramp up, street closures are too.

Hot and humid with heat indices close to and around 100°

The return of summer means the return of street festivals in Chicago. From art to music to food to clothing and more, there is no shortage of options.

Cole Bennett and Berto Solorio, the co-founders of The Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash, are sharing everything fans can expect from the iconic hip-hop music festival.

From seeing fine art and hearing live music to celebrating Scottish culture, there is no shortage of ideas for fun this weekend. NBC Chicago’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

Summer in Chicago is back, and festival season is in full swing.