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Highwood Days Taco Fest

Downtown Highwood 17 Highwood Ave., HIghwood

Recognized as the City’s oldest festival, Highwood Days features one of the area’s largest carnivals, with rides, games, live music and more! The addition of Taco Fest brings together the...

Free

Tacos y Tamales Festival

Pilsen Ashland Ave. & W. 18th St., Chicago

The Best (and most authentic) Tacos y Tamales Chicago has to offer Wide Variety of Tamales from several regions of Latin America Handmade Tortillas Local Art Installations Merchant Vendors Authentic...

Free

Roscoe Village Burger Fest

Roscoe Village 2000 W Belmont Ave., Chicago

Local burger restaurants will be competing for Chicago's best burger, and you decide! There will also be two stages with music, arts & crafts, a Kids Zone, and more!  ...

Free

Colombian Fest

North Park 3701 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago

Celebrate Colombia with food, music, drinks, and fun!

$5
Ongoing

Kane County Fair

Kane County Fairgrounds 525 S Randall Rd, St. Charles

A fair with rides, games, food, and more! Petting Zoo Kiddy Land Swifty Swine Racing Pigs Fantasy Amusements Ride Co. Miller Lite Sound Stage Car Show Saturday and Sunday only...

$5

Millennium Park 20th Anniversary Celebration

Millennium Park 201 E Randolph St, Chicago

The 2024 Millennium Park 20th Anniversary Summer Season brings free world-class arts programming to the Midwest’s #1 attraction celebrating its milestone anniversary this season. Thursday, July 18 ¡Súbelo! Headlined by Fruko y Sus Tesos....

Free

Pitchfork Music Festival

Union Park 1501 W. Randolph St., Chicago

One of Chicago's greatest music festivals! Gates will open each day at 12pm. Gate times are subject to change. Main gates for the festival are on Ashland, south of Lake...

$10 – $129

Transportation Zoo

DuPage Children's Museum 301 N Washington St, Naperville

Saturday, July 20, 2024  |  9 am – 1 pm Loaders and Mixers and Plows, Oh My! Join us in the Museum’s parking lot to explore some exciting vehicles at DCM’s...

Included in Museum Entry

Voyage En France

Cantigny Park 1 S, 151 Winfield Rd, Wheaton

Join us for a day filled with French-inspired delights and cultural experiences at Voyage en France! On Saturday, immerse yourself in the charm of France with partners including Alliance Français,...

$15

Glencoe Festival of Art

Glencoe 700 Vernon Avenue, Glencoe

The festival, which covers Glencoe’s downtown, features more than 90 juried artists showing and selling paintings, sculpture, ceramics, glass, jewelry and more! Family-friendly (and dog-friendly, too!), there are activities just...

Free

Family Studio: Drawing with Scissors

Art Institute of Chicago 111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago

Drop by the Ryan Learning Center to explore line, shape and color using only scissors, glue sticks, and assorted paper—no pencils allowed! Inspired by Henri Matisse’s paper cutouts, artist d....

Included in Museum Entry

Chicago Food Truck Festival

South Loop 2300 S. Indiana Ave., Chicago

Enjoy some of the best food in Chicago at the Summer Food Truck Festival. Admission is free, but then you pay for any food you'd like. There will be games...

Free

Live on the Lake

Navy Pier 600 E Grand Ave, Chicago

Navy Pier's live outdoor music series is returning this summer in the Bier Garden! Enjoy some rides on the pier, some live music, and some delicious food. 2-4:30PM Vintage Vinyl...

Free

Campout at the Zoo

Lincoln Park Zoo 2001 N Clark St, Chicago

Camp amongst the animals at the Lincoln Park Zoo! Enjoy the outdoors, the animals, animal activity stations, and a campfire with s’mores. There is an evening-only option for people who...

$75