Chicago Festivals 2023, 2024 - Fairs, Craft Shows, Music Festivals in Chicago

Resurrection College Prep High School Spring Craft Fair 2024

Resurrection College Prep High School Spring Craft Fair

March, 2024

Resurrection College Prep High School , Chicago, Illinois

Peace on Earth Film Festival 2024

Peace on Earth Film Festival

March, 2024

Music Box Theatre, 3733 N Southport Ave Chicago, IL, Chicago, Illinois

Northwest Side Irish Parade 2024

Northwest Side Irish Parade

March, 2024

Raven Street from Neola Avenue to Northwest Highway, W Raven St & N Neola Ave Chicago, IL, Chicago, Illinois

HARMONY SWEEPSTAKES A CAPPELLA FESTIVAL 2024

HARMONY SWEEPSTAKES A CAPPELLA FESTIVAL

March, 2024

Centre East Theatre, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Beer Festival 2024

Chicago Beer Festival

March, 2024

The Field Museum, 1400 S Lake Shore Dr Chicago, IL, Chicago, Illinois

11th Anniversary Good Food Festival 2024

11th Anniversary Good Food Festival

March, 2024

UIC Forum Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Good Food Festival and Conference 2024

Good Food Festival and Conference

March, 2024

UIC Forum in, Chicago, Illinois

Saint Jane Dechantal Craft and Vendor Fair 2024

Saint Jane Dechantal Craft and Vendor Fair

March, 2024

St Jane DeChantal Ward Hall - Chicago, IL 60638, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Flower and Garden Show 2024

Chicago Flower and Garden Show

March, 2024

Navy Pier - Chicago, IL 60611, Chicago, Illinois

Levitation Chicago 2024

Levitation Chicago

March, 2024

Thalia Hall, Chicago, Illinois

Louder than a Bomb Semifinals 2024

Louder than a Bomb Semifinals

March, 2024

Metro, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Music Awards 2024

Chicago Music Awards

March, 2024

Copernicus Center , Chicago, Illinois

International Open 2024

International Open

March, 2024

Woman Made Gallery , Chicago, Illinois

March Art Spree 2024

March Art Spree

March, 2024

James R. Thompson Ctr. , Chicago, Illinois

Chicago St. Patricks Day at The Whale 2024

Chicago St. Patricks Day at The Whale

March, 2024

The Whale, Chicago, Illinois

Good Food Festival & Conference 2024

Good Food Festival & Conference

March, 2024

UIC Forum, 725 W Roosevelt Rd Chicago, IL, Chicago, Illinois

4th Chopin IN the City Festival 2024

4th Chopin IN the City Festival

March, 2024

Pro Musica Audio - Chicago's Premiere Audio Specialists since 1983!, Chicago, Illinois

Story Week Festival of Writers 2024

Story Week Festival of Writers

March, 2024

Department of Creative Writing at Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Duo Piano Festival 2024

Chicago Duo Piano Festival

March, 2024

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Brass Festival 2024

Chicago Brass Festival

March, 2024

Northeastern Illinois University, 3701 W Bryn Mawr Ave Chicago, IL, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago's Biggest Annual St. Patrick's Bar Crawl Party Day 1 2024

Chicago's Biggest Annual St. Patrick's Bar Crawl Party Day 1

March, 2024

2909 North Sheffield Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade 2024

Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade

March, 2024

Columbus Drive in Downtown Chicago, S Columbus Dr & E Balbo Ave Chicago, IL, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Irish Film Festival 2024

Chicago Irish Film Festival

March, 2024

Gallery Theatre & Logan Theatre, 1112 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Flower & Garden Show 2024

Chicago Flower & Garden Show

March, 2024

Navy Pier , Chicago, Illinois

Randolph Street Market Spring Fling 2024

Randolph Street Market Spring Fling

March, 2024

Beaux Arts Plumber's Hall , Chicago, Illinois

About Festivals, Craft Shows and Fairs in Chicago

The Windy City of Chicago offers a broad selection of attractions for travellers of all types and ages, from beautiful architecture, lip-smacking offerings of food and drink and loads of sports events. Every year, it also holds a number of exciting festivals to celebrate food, drink, music, films and more.

Perhaps Chicago’s most famous festival is Lollapalooza, a massive music event which spans the genres of alt-rock, heavy metal, rock, hip hop, punk and more, and hosts more than 150,000 people every year. If you’re a music fan of any description, it’ll have something tuneful to fill your ears, and previous artists have included the likes of Eminem, Muse, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Cure, Arcade Fire, Pearl Jam, The Killers, The National and a whole lot more. If they’re a big name, you’ll find them here. It’s one of the biggest and most prestigious music festivals in the whole of the states and it comes with good vibes and a chilled-out atmosphere.

Chicago Underground Film Festival is a rather more leftfield affair, and showcases a range of alternative cinema, including short films, independent films, documentaries, foreign cinema and more. The event also screens shocking and controversial films for those who like something provocative. If you’re keen to discover strange, unusual and interesting cinema, this is the event for you, with a firm focus on celebrating the artistic and aesthetic aspects of filmmaking and screening radical and challenging content.

Chicago also plays host to loads of big parades throughout the year, including the St Patrick’s Day Parade, Chicago Gay Pride Parade, and the Chinese New Year Parade. All of these offer floats, bands, entertainment, food and drinks, with a variety of themed happenings depending on the particular event.

Chicago’s biggest festival is Taste of Chicago, a tastebud-tingling smorgasbord of foods and drinks from around the world. In what is probably the biggest outdoor food festival in the whole of the states, you can get your lips around plenty of tasty morsels and meals, from gourmet banquets to street food and everything in between. There are also cookery demonstrations, top chefs, samples, restaurants and food booths, with music and other entertainment for those looking to give their bellies a break.