Some of the biggest and most iconic Chicago summer festivals and events have been canceled this summer due to Covid-19 and the ongoing global pandemic. This means summer festivals such as Lollapalooza, Taste of Chicago, and some of my favorites like the Silver Room Block Party are postponed until 2021.
“We understand the need to gather: As a community, we have always turned to the arts as a form of healing and spiritual awakening. Those things will be needed more than ever this summer, and it saddens me to know that we will not be together this year,” Eric Williams, founder of the Silver Room shared on the website. Silver Room is one of the biggest festivals in Chicago, drawing thousands, especially from the black community to the Hyde Park neighborhood. The city announced that all permitted city-run special events, which include most major summer festivals, would be canceled through Labor Day.
Check back to this page event reschedules for the fall and update of summer festivals moved to an online platform.
June
June 1: Taste of Randolph Street – Canceled
June 1 – 2, 2020: 57th Street Art Fair – Canceled
June 5 – 7, 2020: Chicago Blues Festival – Canceled
June 5 – 7, 2020: Lincoln Park Greek Fest – Canceled
June 6 – 7, 2020: Hyde Park Brew Fest – Canceled
June – August 2020: Millennium Park Music Series – Select Mondays & Thursdays Canceled – TBD
June 13 – 14, 2020: Old Town Art Fair – Canceled
June 5 – 7, 2020: Chicago Blues Festival – Canceled
June 6 – 7, 2020: Printers Row Lit Fest – Postponed September 5th & 6th
June 10 – August 15, 2020: Grant Park Music Festival – Virtual Event
June 12 – 14, 2020: Ribfest Chicago – Canceled
June 21 – 22, 2020: World’s Largest Block Party – Canceled
June 2020: Ruido Fest – Canceled
June 20 – 21, 2020, Ravenswood On Tap – Canceled
June 20 – 21, 2020: Pride Fest Chicago – Canceled
June 26 – 28, 2020: Millennium Art Festival – Canceled
June 28, 2020: Chicago Pride Parade – Canceled
June 25 – Aug. 22, 2020: Chicago Summerdance – Canceled
July
July 3 – 5, 2020: Windy City Ribfest In Uptown – Canceled
July 3 – 5, 2020: African/Caribbean International Festival Of Life – Canceled
July 8 – 12, 2020: Taste of Chicago. – Taste of Chicago to Go – Canceled
July 2020: Annual Silver Room Block Party – Canceled
July 4, 2020: Fourth Of July Fireworks At Navy Pier – Canceled
July 30, 2020: Chosen Few DJs Picnic & Music Festival –Virtual Event
July 10 – 12, 2020: Windy City Smokeout – Canceled
July 11 – 12, 2020: Southport Art & Music Fest – Canceled
July 2020: Pitchfork Music Festival – Canceled
July 2020: Chalk Howard Street – Canceled
July 18 – 19, 2020: Artfest Michigan Avenue – TBD
July 20 – 21, 2020: Chicago Craft Beer Festival – Canceled
July 21, 2020: Chinatown Summer Fair – Canceled
July 25 – 26, 2020: Chicago Margarita Festival – TBD
July 30 – August 2: Fiesta Del Sol – Canceled
July 30 – Aug. 2, 2020: Lollapalooza – Virtual Event
August
August 1 – 2, 2020: Edge Fest – TBD
August 7 – 9, 2020: Ginza Festival – Virtual Event
August 8 – 9, 2020: Northalsted Market Days – Virtual Chicago Pride
August 15 – 16, 2020: Chicago Air & Water Show – Canceled
August 18 – 20, 2020: Lincoln Square Greek Fest – TBD
August 2020: Jeff Fest– TBD
August 2020: Retro On Roscoe – Canceled
August 2020: Chicago Hot Dog Fest – TBD
August 2020: Bud Billiken Parade – TBD
August 2020: My House Music Festival – TBD
August 14 – 16, 2020: Edison Park Fest – TBD
August 2020: Windy City Carnival – TBD
August 2020: Pilsen Fest – Canceled
August – October 2020: Midnight Circus in the Parks – Canceled
August 15 – 16, 2020: Sangria Festival – TBD
August 23 – 25, 2020: Taste Of Greektown – TBD
August 28 – September 6, 2020: Chicago Jazz Festival – Canceled
While summer festivals may be canceled until 2021, you can still enjoy entertainment from the comfort of your home. For more local virtual events to experience during the pandemic, check out this weekly guide to virtual events in Chicago.
