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

Chicago St. Patricks Day at The Whale 2024

Chicago St. Patricks Day at The Whale

March, 2024

The Whale, Chicago, Illinois

North Park Village Nature Center Maple Syrup Festival 2024

North Park Village Nature Center Maple Syrup Festival

March, 2024

North Park Village Nature Center, 5801 N Pulaski Rd Chicago, IL, Chicago, Illinois

Arlington Home & Garden Show 2024

Arlington Home & Garden Show

March, 2024

Arlington Racecourse, Arlington Heights, Illinois

Glenbard East Booster Club Red & Black Ball 2024

Glenbard East Booster Club Red & Black Ball

March, 2024

Banquet Room at Glendale Lakes Golf Club, 1550 President St Glendale Heights, IL, Glendale Heights, Illinois

CONival 2024

CONival

March, 2024

Orland Park Civic Center, 14750 S Ravinia Ave Orland Park, IL, Orland Park, Illinois

33AD RIOT Christian Music Festival 2024

33AD RIOT Christian Music Festival

March, 2024

Benton Civic Center, 414 W Hudelson St Benton, IL, Benton, Illinois

Chicago St. Patrick's Day at Hubbard Inn 2024

Chicago St. Patrick's Day at Hubbard Inn

March, 2024

Hubbard Inn, Chicago, Illinois

36th Annual Chicago Music Awards (CMA) 2024

36th Annual Chicago Music Awards (CMA)

March, 2024

Stephen M. Bailey Auditorium, 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

Good Food Festival & Conference 2024

Good Food Festival & Conference

March, 2024

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

St. Patrick's Day Chicago at PB and J 2024

St. Patrick's Day Chicago at PB and J

March, 2024

PB and J: Pizza Beer and Jukebox, 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

Ravinia Festival 2024

Ravinia Festival

March, 2024

Bennett Gordon Hall, 201 St Johns Ave Highland Park, Highland Park, 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

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

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 Duo Piano Festival Winter Mini-Fest 2024

Chicago Duo Piano Festival Winter Mini-Fest

March, 2024

Nichols Concert Hall - Music Institute of Chicago, Evanston Campus, 1490 Chicago Ave Evanston, IL, Evanston, Illinois

Chicago Irish Film Festival 2024

Chicago Irish Film Festival

March, 2024

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

Crystal Lake Home and Business Expo 2024

Crystal Lake Home and Business Expo

March, 2024

Crystal Lake South High School , Crystal Lake, Illinois

Women's Works International Fine Arts Exhibit Reception 2024

Women's Works International Fine Arts Exhibit Reception

March, 2024

Old Court House Arts Center - Woodstock, IL 60098, Woodstock, Illinois

Saint Charles and Kane County Home Show 2024

Saint Charles and Kane County Home Show

March, 2024

Kane County Fairgrounds - Saint Charles, IL 60174, Saint Charles, Illinois

Chicago Flower and Garden Show 2024

Chicago Flower and Garden Show

March, 2024

Navy Pier - Chicago, IL 60611, Chicago, Illinois

Country Treasures Folk Art and Craft Show 2024

Country Treasures Folk Art and Craft Show

March, 2024

Belle?Clair Fairgrounds - Belleville, IL 62220, Belleville, Illinois

Westfield Louis Joliet Mall A and C Show 2024

Westfield Louis Joliet Mall A and C Show

March, 2024

Westfield Louis Joliet Mall - Joliet, IL 60431, Joliet, Illinois

About Festivals, Craft Shows and Fairs in Illinois

The reputation and skyline of Illinois is dominated by the famous name of Chicago, with its bright lights and towering skyscrapers. But the land of Abraham Lincoln holds so much more than the iconic landscape of the Windy City - and much of this fun lies in Illinois’ thriving festival scene, with much to offer throughout the year. Whether you fancy music, films, food or something utterly unusual, you can find it here - events are even dedicated to things as wacky and wild as pumpkins, apples and scarecrows.

Lollapalooza is perhaps the biggest festival in all of Illinois. This annual music extravaganza brings together hundreds of thousands of music fans with a massive program of the very biggest names in alt-rock, heavy metal, EDM, hip hop and punk. Previous performers here have included hugely iconic artists like Kanye West, Pearl Jam, The Cure and Coldplay - if they’re a big name, you can find them here. Other music festivals throughout Illinois offer jazz, blues, pop and plenty to keep you tapping your toes and shaking your stuff.

Taste of Chicago is a scrumptious sensation for your taste buds. This is one of the biggest outdoor food festivals in the world, and a wide range of food-based vendors offer samples of their very best produce and products. You’ll find restaurants, food trucks, pop-up shops, markets, celebrity chefs, demonstrations and loads of family attractions. Slurp and sup to your heart’s content! There are also lots of music performances here, and previous attendees have included names like Billy Idol and Robin Thicke.

Another popular family event is the Clark Street Spooktacular, a spectral celebration of ghosts, ghouls and goblins. It’s a spooky and spine-chilling festival with Halloween-centric events for comers of all ages. Spooks, sweets, scarecrows and scares – come along and shock yourself silly!

Illinois also hosts many film festivals for fiends of the screen. Chicago Film Festival features hundreds of films from big and small figures from across the world of cinema, with work from the likes of Wim Wenders, Martin Scorsese and Mike Leigh. Chicago Underground Film Festival offers a more unique program with weird and unusual films and documentaries, often featuring some of cinema’s most shocking and controversial offerings.