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Events and Festivals in Chicago

Our year-round guide to the events and festivals in Chicago, from Lollapalooza to SketchFest and everything in-between

Concerts in Chicago in March 2018

Concerts in Chicago in March 2018

This month's slate of live music is already reminding us of days spent at summer music festivals

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This week's top events

The Paper Machete

The Paper Machete

This weekly “live magazine” is a cavalcade of culture, politics and wit featuring journalists, actors, comedians and musicians offering...

Uptown
Charm’d Bar

Charm’d Bar

Head to Wrigleyville—the city's unofficial capital for themed pop-ups—to enter a glitzy leprechaun fever dream at...

Wrigleyville
Flyover

Flyover

Navy Pier’s newest attraction is here, transporting guests to some of Chicago’s most epic places via exhilarating flights. The multi-sensory...

Streeterville

Upcoming Chicago festivals

The best Chicago beer festivals

The best Chicago beer festivals

Here's where you can try a bunch of new beers in the span of a few hours

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This week's best concerts in Chicago

Free Monday at the Empty Bottle

Free Monday at the Empty Bottle

What’s better than a show at the Empty Bottle? A free show at the Empty Bottle. Every Monday, Chicago’s premier indie rock club hosts a free...

Ukrainian Village

This week's best comedy shows in Chicago

The Paper Machete

The Paper Machete

This weekly “live magazine” is a cavalcade of culture, politics and wit featuring journalists, actors, comedians and musicians offering...

Uptown

The top Chicago music festivals

Lollapalooza

Lollapalooza

Chicago's largest summer music festival takes over Grant Park with big acts and even bigger porta-potty lines

Lollapalooza

Chicago's largest summer music festival takes over Grant Park with big acts and even bigger porta-potty lines

Lollapalooza

Lollapalooza

Chicago's largest summer music festival takes over Grant Park with big acts and even bigger porta-potty lines

Spring Awakening

Spring Awakening

A sea of bros in neon tank tops flock to this massive EDM festival in Soldier Field

Riot Fest

Riot Fest

The punks invade Humboldt Park at this sprawling rock festival on the city's Northwest Side

North Coast

North Coast

Do your Labor Day plans include jam bands, hip-hop acts, DJs and glow sticks? You're probably a Coastie