Summer festivals

With the warmer weather, thousands flocked to Chicago this weekend to take part in all kinds of events, including concerts, parades and more. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

Heatwave Music Festival is slated to debut in Chicago this summer, placing RL Grime, Zeds Dead, Galantis and Above & Beyond at center stage.

Milwaukee’s biggest music festival, Summerfest, has added more than 40 additional headliners to the already huge lineup, with over 100 performances set for the three weekends.

Festivals are locked in to make their seasonal return to the Chicago area, and a score of them are unfolding in May, with new and staple festivals peppered into the mix.

Chicago Mayfest announced the 2022 concert lineup for its three-day festival in Lincoln Park.

Summerfest kicks off in just a few months and will feature popular artists like Justin Bieber, Machine Gun Kelly, Halsey, Jason Aldean and the Backstreet Boys.

Justin Bieber, Machine Gun Kelly, Halsey, Jason Aldean and Backstreet Boys are among the headliners who will don the main stage at Summerfest, joining over 100 artists on the Milwaukee festival’s lineup. 

Popular Milwaukee music festival Summerfest has unveiled its full 2022 lineup.

Planned for May 21 and 22 at the Rosemont Theatre, the “KCON 2022 Premiere” will feature star-studded groups such as BtoB, NMIXX, STAYC, CRAVITY, and TO1, according to the lineup, which was first released by NBC 5.

Festivals are ramping up to take over the Chicago area this summer. Be it food, music, arts or culture, the city offers a blend of all.

Latin music stars like J Balvin and Ozuna will be taking center stage Memorial Day weekend at Chicago’s new Sueños festival, which is said to be the largest Latin Reggaeton music event to hit the city.

Taste of Chicago and the Air and Water Show, among other spring and summer festivals, are set to make a return in 2022, many at “nearly their pre-pandemic size and scope,” city officials announced Thursday.