Looking for something fun to round out the rest of your summer? Check out these Chicago events, all happening near you:
- August 3-6:Lollapalooza, Grant Park
- August 3-17: Millennium Park Summer Music Series, Monday & Thursday evenings, Millennium Park
- August 4-6: Jeff Fest, Arts & Music Festival, Jefferson Park at 4822 N Long Ave.
- August 6-7: Edge Fest, North Broadway from Thorndale to Ardmore
- August 11-13: Ginza Holiday Festival, Midwest Buddhist Temple, Old Town
- August 11-13: Chicago Hot Dog Fest, Lincoln Park at Clark Street and W LaSalle Drive by the Chicago History Museum
- August 11-13: Reggae Fest, Addams/Medill Park
- August 11-13: Retro on Roscoe, Roscoe Village
- August 12: Bud Billiken Parade, parade steps off south down MLK Drive from Oakwood Blvd followed by picnic in Washington Park
- August 13-14: Northalsted Market Days, North Halsted Street from Belmont to Addison
- August 17: Clark After Dark, River North
- August 18-20: Festa Italiana, West Taylor Street at Ashland
- August 18-20: Edison Park Fest, 6730 N Olmsted Avenue
- August 18-20: Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest, Glenwood Avenue, Rogers Park
- August 19: Windy City Carnival, Midway Plaisance, University of Chicago
- August 19-20: 59th Annual Chicago Air and Water Show, North Avenue Beach
- August 25-27: Taste of Greektown, 400 South Halsted Street
- August 26-27: Randolph Street Market Festival, 1340 W Washington Blvd.
- August 27: Transamerica Chicago Triathlon, Grant Park to Foster Beach
- August 30-September 10: Chicago Fringe Festival, Jefferson Park
- August 31-September 3: 39th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival, Grant Park, Millennium Park, Chicago Cultural Center & other venues
- Ending August 29: Millennium Park Summer Music & Film Series, Millennium Park
- September 1-3: North Coast Music Festival, Union Park
- September 1-3: Great American Lobster Fest, Navy Pier
- September 1-4: African Festival of the Arts, Washington Park
- September 1-4: Taste of Polonia, Copernicus Cultural and Civic Center, Jefferson Park
- September 8: Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park, 7:30 pm. Millennium Park
- September 8-10: Festival de La Villita, 2700 W 26th Street
- September 8-10: 79th Street Renaissance Festival, Auburn Gresham, (Racine to Loomis)
- September 8-24: 19th Annual World Music Festival Chicago, various locations
- September 9: Wings over Waukegan, Waukegan, IL. airport
- September 9-10: Ukrainian Village Fest, Superior St. & Oakley
- September 10: 26th Street Mexican Independence Day Parade, noon, on 26th St. at Albany
- September 13-17: EXPO Art Week, Navy Pier and other locations
- September 15-17: Riot Fest music festival, Douglas Park
- September 15-17: American Craft Exposition, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL.
- September 16-17: Lakeview Taco Fest, Southport Avenue
- September 16-17: West Loop Art Fair, North Racine & West Fulton Market
- September 16-17: Ravenswood ArtWalk, Ravenswood Avenue
- September 16-17: Chicago Architecture Biennial, various locations
- September 17-19: West Loop Art Fest, Washington Boulevard from Aberdeen to Halsted
- September 22: Hamburger Hop, rooftop Harris Theater
- September 22-24: Oktoberfest Chicago, North Lincoln Ave. at Southport
- September 23-24: Edgewater Arts Festival (formerly Edgewater Fall Art Fair), Broadway to Sheridan
- September 23-24: Chicago Gourmet, Millennium Park
- September 23-24: AAHH! Fest by Common, Union Park
- September 23-24: Randolph Street Market Festival, 1340 W. Washington
- September 24: Chicago Half Marathon, Jackson Park & lakefront
- September 24: Historic Berwyn’s Bungalow Tour, Berwyn, IL.
- September 26: Fall Dinner Crawl, Wicker Park & Bucktown neighborhoods
- September 29-October 1: Apple Fest, Lincoln Square, Lincoln & Leland Avenues
- September 29-October 1: St. Benedict’s Oktoberfest, under the tents in St. Benedict’s Courtyard
- September 29-October 1: Taste Talks All-Star BBQ, Palmer Square Park
- September 30: Lisle Ale Fest, Lisle, IL.
- September (TBA): City Made Fest, Andersonville neighborhood
