Summer festivals

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.

As organizers prepare for a busy weekend in Chicago’s Northalsted neighborhood with the return of the Market Days Festival, safety remains a major focus as the coronavirus pandemic persists.

Northalsted’s Market Days released its concert lineup Wednesday live music festival set to return to Chicago this summer after canceling last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Pride in the Park announced the full lineup of performances this week for the June event in Chicago’s Grant Park.

From concerts to farmers markets, Chicagoans will likely be able to feel a taste of normalcy in coming months as businesses and events reopen citywide. Here’s a look at festivals and other fun things to do across the area this summer.

As the weather warms and COVID-19 vaccinations increase, activities around Chicago that were previously closed are seeing a big return this summer.

Pride in the Park has announced its return to Chicago’s Grant Park, with plans to move forward with a two-day outdoor festival in June.

Officials have begun announcing the return of various music festivals across the Chicago area this summer after major shutdowns last year due to the COVID pandemic.

Chicago’s 2020 Blues Festival lineup has been announced ahead of the annual summer event at Millennium Park. Set to take place in June, the list of performers includes Shemekia Copeland, Candi Staton, Eric Gales and more. ““Each year, thousands of music fans come together for the Chicago Blues Festival to celebrate our city’s rich cultural legacy and world-famous blues...