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This is a list of festivals in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Architecture[edit]

Open House Chicago, October
Chicago Architecture Biennial

Arts and crafts[edit]

57th Street Art Fair, Hyde Park, June
Chicago Art Book Fair, November^[1]
Chicago Artists Month, September/October^[2]
Gold Coast Art Fair, Grant Park, June^[3]
Manifest, Columbia College Chicago, May
SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier, October/November^[4]
Wells Street Art Festival, Old Town, June^[5]

Community festivals and celebrations[edit]

Andersonville City Made Fest, Andersonville, September^[6]
Fulton Fest, Near West Side, September^[7]
Northalsted Market Days, Boystown, August
Ribfest Chicago, North Center, June^[8]
Six Corners BBQ Fest, Six Corners, Portage Park, June^[9]

Culture, heritage and folk[edit]

African Festival of the Arts
American Spanish Dance and Music Festival^[10]
Celtic Fest Chicago
Chicago Humanities Festival
Fiesta Del Sol Pilsen
Lebanese Food Festival
Midwest Buddhist Temple Ginza Holiday Festival
Printers Row Lit Fest, June^[11]
Venetian Night, August ^[12]
Von Steuben Day (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)

Fiction and fantasy[edit]

Film[edit]

Flowers[edit]

Food[edit]

Holiday[edit]

LGBT[edit]

Music, theatre and performing arts[edit]

Music[edit]

Performing arts[edit]

Parades[edit]

Sports[edit]

Transportation[edit]

Other[edit]

Edward Marszewski talks about Version Fest.

Around the Coyote
Chicago Science Festival^[16]
MDW Fair
Pier Walk
Version Fest^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]
Viva Chicago

Discontinued festivals[edit]

References[edit]

^ Rosenberg, Tal (2017-11-16). "The inaugural Chicago Art Book Fair isn't for art-book people—it's for everyone". The Reader. Chicago, Illinois: The Reader. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
^ "About Us". Chicago Artist Month. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
^ "Gold Coast Art Fair". Amdur Productions. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
^ "About Us". Sculpture Objects & Functional Art. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
^ "Wells Street Art Festival". Special Events Management. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
^ "Andersonville City Made Fest". Chi Town Festivals. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
^ "About the Fulton Fest". Fulton Fest - ICNC. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
^ "Ribfest Chicago". Northcenter Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
^ "About Us". Six Corners BBQ Fest. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
^ "American Spanish Dance and Music Festival Flamenco Passion". Seechicagodance.com. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
^ "Printers Row Lit Fest". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
^ "Venetian Night, http://www.chiff.com/articles/chicago-venetian-night.htm". {{cite news}}: External link in |title= (help)
^ Chicago Feminist Film Festival
^ "About Us". Polish Film Festival in America. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
^ "Chicago Improv Festival". Chicago Improv Festival. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
^ Chicago Science Festival
^ "Version Fest 14 to Gather Chicago's 'Placemakers'". DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
^ Levitt, Aimee. "Version fest drops OS13". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
^ "Bridgeport art scene". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
^ Klein, Paul (2011-04-22). "The People's Art Fair". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-03-23.

External links[edit]

[reader2017-1] Rosenberg, Tal (2017-11-16). "The inaugural Chicago Art Book Fair isn't for art-book people—it's for everyone". The Reader. Chicago, Illinois: The Reader. Retrieved 2019-11-14.

[2] "About Us". Chicago Artist Month. Retrieved 1 December 2013.

[3] "Gold Coast Art Fair". Amdur Productions. Retrieved 2 December 2013.

[4] "About Us". Sculpture Objects & Functional Art. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.

[5] "Wells Street Art Festival". Special Events Management. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.

[6] "Andersonville City Made Fest". Chi Town Festivals. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.

[7] "About the Fulton Fest". Fulton Fest - ICNC. Retrieved 1 December 2013.

[8] "Ribfest Chicago". Northcenter Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 1 December 2013.

[9] "About Us". Six Corners BBQ Fest. Retrieved 2 December 2013.

[10] "American Spanish Dance and Music Festival Flamenco Passion". Seechicagodance.com. Retrieved 3 July 2018.

[11] "Printers Row Lit Fest". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 December 2013.

[12] "Venetian Night, http://www.chiff.com/articles/chicago-venetian-night.htm". {{cite news}}: External link in |title= (help)

[13] Chicago Feminist Film Festival

[14] "About Us". Polish Film Festival in America. Retrieved 1 December 2013.

[15] "Chicago Improv Festival". Chicago Improv Festival. Retrieved 1 December 2013.

[16] Chicago Science Festival

[17] "Version Fest 14 to Gather Chicago's 'Placemakers'". DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2018-03-02.

[18] Levitt, Aimee. "Version fest drops OS13". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2018-03-23.

[19] "Bridgeport art scene". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 2018-03-23.

[20] Klein, Paul (2011-04-22). "The People's Art Fair". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-03-23.

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+{{short description|None}}
-[[Image:Mayor's Office Festivals Billboard.jpg|right|thumb|Sign about important annual public festivities in the city]]
 This is a '''list of [[festival]]s in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]'''.
-<!-- When editing this list bear in mind that the same criteria for verifiability applies here as elsewhere in Wikipedia: entries that do not come from a reliable source are likely to be removed. -->{{Expand list|date=July 2009}}
+<!-- When editing this list bear in mind that the same criteria for verifiability applies here as elsewhere in Wikipedia: entries that do not come from a reliable source are likely to be removed. -->{{Incomplete list|date=July 2009}}
+==Architecture==
+* [[Open House Chicago]], October
+* [[Chicago Architecture Biennial]]
 == Arts and crafts ==
 * [[57th Street Art Fair]], [[Hyde Park, Chicago|Hyde Park]], June
+* [[Chicago Art Book Fair]], November<ref name="reader2017">{{cite news |last=Rosenberg |first=Tal |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/11/16/the-inaugural-chicago-art-book-fair-isnt-for-art-book-people-its-for-everyone |title=The inaugural Chicago Art Book Fair isn't for art-book people—it's for everyone |work=The Reader |location=Chicago, Illinois |publisher=The Reader |date=2017-11-16 |access-date=2019-11-14 }}</ref>
-* [[Chicago Artists Month]], September/October<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.chicagoartistsmonth.org/about|publisher=Chicago Artist Month|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref>
-* [[Near North Side, Chicago#Gold Coast|Gold Coast Art Fair]], [[Grant Park (Chicago)|Grant Park]], June<ref>{{cite web|title=Gold Coast Art Fair|url=http://amdurproductions.com/art-festivals/Gold_Coast_Art_Fair_at_Grant_Park.html#&slider1=4|publisher=Amdur Productions|accessdate=2 December 2013}}</ref>
+* [[Chicago Artists Month]], September/October<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.chicagoartistsmonth.org/about|publisher=Chicago Artist Month|access-date=1 December 2013}}</ref>
+* [[Near North Side, Chicago#Gold Coast|Gold Coast Art Fair]], [[Grant Park (Chicago)|Grant Park]], June<ref>{{cite web|title=Gold Coast Art Fair|url=http://amdurproductions.com/art-festivals/Gold_Coast_Art_Fair_at_Grant_Park.html#&slider1=4|publisher=Amdur Productions|access-date=2 December 2013}}</ref>
 * [[Manifest (urban arts festival)|Manifest]], [[Columbia College Chicago]], May
-* [[SOFA Chicago]], [[Navy Pier]], October/November<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.sofaexpo.com/AboutUs.htm|publisher=Sculpture Objects & Functional Art|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref>
+* [[SOFA Chicago]], [[Navy Pier]], October/November<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.sofaexpo.com/AboutUs.htm|publisher=Sculpture Objects & Functional Art|access-date=1 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203013413/http://www.sofaexpo.com/AboutUs.htm|archive-date=3 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-* [[Wells Street Art Festival]], [[Old Town, Chicago|Old Town]], June<ref>{{cite web|title=Wells Street Art Festival|url=http://chicagoevents.com/event.cfm?eid=141|publisher=Special Events Management|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref>
+* [[Wells Street Art Festival]], [[Old Town, Chicago|Old Town]], June<ref>{{cite web|title=Wells Street Art Festival|url=http://chicagoevents.com/event.cfm?eid=141|publisher=Special Events Management|access-date=1 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203042901/http://chicagoevents.com/event.cfm?eid=141|archive-date=3 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 == Community festivals and celebrations ==
-* [[Andersonville City Made Fest]], [[Andersonville, Chicago|Andersonville]], September<ref>{{cite web|title=Andersonville City Made Fest|url=http://www.chitownfestivals.com/andersonville-city-made-fest/|publisher=Chi Town Festivals|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref>
+* [[Andersonville City Made Fest]], [[Andersonville, Chicago|Andersonville]], September<ref>{{cite web|title=Andersonville City Made Fest|url=http://www.chitownfestivals.com/andersonville-city-made-fest/|publisher=Chi Town Festivals|access-date=1 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203033808/http://www.chitownfestivals.com/andersonville-city-made-fest/|archive-date=3 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-* [[Fulton Fest]], [[Near West Side, Chicago|Near West Side]], September<ref>{{cite web|title=About the Fulton Fest|url=http://fultonfest.com/about.html|publisher=Fulton Fest - ICNC|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref>
+* [[Fulton Fest]], [[Near West Side, Chicago|Near West Side]], September<ref>{{cite web|title=About the Fulton Fest|url=http://fultonfest.com/about.html|publisher=Fulton Fest - ICNC|access-date=1 December 2013}}</ref>
 * [[Northalsted Market Days]], [[Boystown, Chicago|Boystown]], August
-* [[Ribfest Chicago]], [[North Center, Chicago|North Center]], June<ref>{{cite web|title=Ribfest Chicago|url=http://www.ribfest-chicago.com/category/speakers/|publisher=Northcenter Chamber of Commerce|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref>
+* [[Ribfest Chicago]], [[North Center, Chicago|North Center]], June<ref>{{cite web|title=Ribfest Chicago|url=http://www.ribfest-chicago.com/category/speakers/|publisher=Northcenter Chamber of Commerce|access-date=1 December 2013}}</ref>
-* [[Six Corners BBQ Fest]], [[Six Corners]], [[Portage Park, Chicago|Portage Park]], June<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://6cornersbbqfest.com/?page_id=3494|publisher=Six Corners BBQ Fest|accessdate=2 December 2013}}</ref>
+* [[Six Corners BBQ Fest]], [[Six Corners]], [[Portage Park, Chicago|Portage Park]], June<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://6cornersbbqfest.com/?page_id=3494|publisher=Six Corners BBQ Fest|access-date=2 December 2013}}</ref>
 == Culture, heritage and folk ==
 * [[African Festival of the Arts]]
+* [[Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater|American Spanish Dance and Music Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://seechicagodance.com/event/american-spanish-dance-music-festival-flamenco-passion|title= American Spanish Dance and Music Festival Flamenco Passion|website=Seechicagodance.com|access-date=3 July 2018}}</ref>
 * [[Celtic Fest Chicago]]
 * [[Chicago Humanities Festival]]
+* Fiesta Del Sol Pilsen
 * [[Chicago Lebanese Food Festival|Lebanese Food Festival]]
 * [[Midwest Buddhist Temple Ginza Holiday Festival]]
-* [[Printers Row Lit Fest]], June<ref>{{cite news|title=Printers Row Lit Fest|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/books/printersrowlitfest/|accessdate=1 December 2013|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref>
+* [[Printers Row Lit Fest]], June<ref>{{cite news|title=Printers Row Lit Fest|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/books/printersrowlitfest/|access-date=1 December 2013|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref>
+* Venetian Night, August <ref>{{cite news|title=Venetian Night, http://www.chiff.com/articles/chicago-venetian-night.htm|url=http://www.chiff.com/articles/chicago-venetian-night.htm/}}</ref>
-* [[Von Steuben Day]]
+* [[Von Steuben Day]] (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)
-Fiesta Del Sol  Pilsen festival of Latino culture
 == Fiction and fantasy ==
 * [[Capricon]]
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 * [[Chicago Underground Film Festival]]
 * [[Juggernaut: A Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival]]
+* [[Midwest Film Festival]]
 * [[Midwest Independent Film Festival]]
-* [[Polish Film Festival in America]]<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.pffamerica.org/en/us/|publisher=Polish Film Festival in America|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref>
+* [[Polish Film Festival in America]]<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.pffamerica.org/en/us/|publisher=Polish Film Festival in America|access-date=1 December 2013}}</ref>
+* [[Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival]]
 == Flowers==
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 == Food ==
+* [[Chicago Food Truck Festival]]
 * [[Good Food Festival & Conference]]
 * [[Ribfest Chicago]]
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 == LGBT==
+* [[Chicago Is a Drag Festival]]
 * [[Chicago Pride Parade]]
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 * [[Chicago Blues Festival]]
 * [[Chicago Country Fest]]
+* [[Chicago Flamenco Festival]]
 * [[Chicago Gospel Music Festival]]
 * [[Chicago Jazz Festival]]
 * [[Chicago Maritime Festival]]
 * [[Estrojam's Decibelle Music and Culture Festival]]
+* [[The Fest for Beatles Fans]]
 * [[Grant Park Music Festival]]
 * [[Hyde Park Jazz Festival]]
 * [[Lake Shake]]
+* [[Latino Music Festival]]
 * [[Lollapalooza]]
 * [[Mamby on the Beach]]
 * [[Midwest Clinic]]
 * [[Midwest Wonderland Music Festival]]
+* [[Million Tongues Festival]]
 * [[North Coast Music Festival]]
+* [[Pilsen Fest]]
 * [[Pitchfork Music Festival]]
 * [[Ribfest Chicago]]
 * [[Riot Fest]]
+* [[Ruido Fest]]
 * [[Spring Awakening (festival)|Spring Awakening Music Festival]]
 * [[Square Roots]]
+* [[Sueños (music festival)|Sueños]]
+* [[Wicker Park Fest]]
 * [[World Music Festival Chicago]]
 ===Performing arts===
 * [[Chicago Fringe Festival]]
-* [[Chicago Improv Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Chicago Improv Festival|url=http://chicagoimprovfestival.org/|publisher=Chicago Improv Festival|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref>
+* [[Chicago Improv Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Chicago Improv Festival|url=http://chicagoimprovfestival.org/|publisher=Chicago Improv Festival|access-date=1 December 2013}}</ref>
 * [[Chicago Sketch Fest]]
 * [[Paragon: A Sci-Fi and Fantasy Short Theatre Play Festival]]
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 * [[McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade]]
 * Mexican Independence Day Parade
-* Northwest Irish Parade
+* [https://northwestsideirish.org/ Northwest Side Irish Parade]
 * [[Polish Constitution Day Parade]]
 * [[Puerto Ricans in Chicago|Puerto Rican Day Parade]]
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 == Other ==
 <!--If any of the list below fit the headings above, please move them there.-->
-[[File:Edward Marszewski talks about Version 05.webm|thumb|right|200px|[[Edward Marszewski]] talks about Version Fest]]
+[[File:Edward Marszewski talks about Version 05.webm|thumb|right|200px|[[Edward Marszewski]] talks about Version Fest.]]
 * Around the Coyote
-* [http://www.illinoisscience.org/ Chicago Science Festival]
+* Chicago Science Festival<ref>[http://www.illinoisscience.org/ Chicago Science Festival]</ref>
 * MDW Fair
 * Pier Walk
-* Version Fest<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140611/bridgeport/version-fest-14-gather-chicagos-placemakers|title=Version Fest 14 to Gather Chicago's 'Placemakers'|website=DNAinfo Chicago|access-date=2018-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/version-fest-ed-marszewski-bridgeport/Content?oid=9963560|title=Version fest drops OS13|last=Levitt|first=Aimee|work=Chicago Reader|access-date=2018-03-23|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-10-11/entertainment/ct-ott-1012-bridgeport-art-20121011_1_bridgeport-art-center-shan-zuo-ed-marszewski|title=Bridgeport art scene|work=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|access-date=2018-03-23|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-klein/the-peoples-art-fair-chicago_b_852331.html|title=The People's Art Fair|last=Klein|first=Paul|date=2011-04-22|website=Huffington Post|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-23}}</ref>
+* Version Fest<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140611/bridgeport/version-fest-14-gather-chicagos-placemakers|title=Version Fest 14 to Gather Chicago's 'Placemakers'|website=DNAinfo Chicago|access-date=2018-03-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302163936/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140611/bridgeport/version-fest-14-gather-chicagos-placemakers|archive-date=2018-03-02|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/version-fest-ed-marszewski-bridgeport/Content?oid=9963560|title=Version fest drops OS13|last=Levitt|first=Aimee|work=Chicago Reader|access-date=2018-03-23|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-10-11/entertainment/ct-ott-1012-bridgeport-art-20121011_1_bridgeport-art-center-shan-zuo-ed-marszewski|title=Bridgeport art scene|work=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|access-date=2018-03-23|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-klein/the-peoples-art-fair-chicago_b_852331.html|title=The People's Art Fair|last=Klein|first=Paul|date=2011-04-22|website=Huffington Post|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-23}}</ref>
 * Viva Chicago
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 * [[Art Chicago]]
 * [[Asian Animation Film Festival]]
+* [[Chicago Railroad Fair]]
 * [[Chicago Reggae Festival]]
 * [[ChicagoFest]]
-* [[Cineme]]
+* Cineme
 * [[Green Apple Music & Arts Festival]]
 * [[Intonation Music Festival]]
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 {{Commons category|Festivals in Chicago}}
 * [http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/illinois/chicago/festivals Chicago festivals]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131203024537/http://www.chitownfestivals.com/festival-list/ Chitown Festivals]
 * [http://www.chicagoneighborhoods.cc/chicago-festivals.html Seasonal Chicago festivals]
-* [http://www.chitownfestivals.com/festival-list/ Chitown Festivals]
 {{Music festival}}
 {{Chicago mtp}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Festivals in Chicago}}
 [[Category:Festivals in Chicago|*]]
 [[Category:Chicago-related lists|Festivals]]
-[[Category:Lists of festivals in the United States by city|Chicago]]
+[[Category:Lists of festivals in the United States by populated place|Chicago]]
-[[Category:Lists of festivals in North America by city|Chicago]]