List of festivals in Chicago

Arts and crafts

57th Street Art Fair, Hyde Park, June

Chicago Artists Month, September/October

Gold Coast Art Fair, Grant Park, June

Manifest, Columbia College Chicago, May

SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier, October/November

Wells Street Art Festival, Old Town, June

Community festivals and celebrations

Andersonville City Made Fest, Andersonville, September

Fulton Fest, Near West Side, September

Northalsted Market Days, Boystown, August

Ribfest Chicago, North Center, June

Six Corners BBQ Fest, Six Corners, Portage Park, June

Culture, heritage and folk

African Festival of the Arts

Chicago Humanities Festival

Celtic Fest Chicago

Lebanese Food Festival

Midwest Buddhist Temple Ginza Holiday Festival

Printers Row Lit Fest, June

Von Steuben Day

Fiction and fantasy

Capricon

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo

Wizard World Chicago

Film

Chicago Feminist Film Festival

Chicago International Children's Film Festival

Chicago International Documentary Film Festival

Chicago International Film Festival

Chicago International REEL Shorts Festival

Chicago Latino Film Festival

Chicago Outdoor Film Festival

Chicago Palestine Film Festival

Chicago Underground Film Festival

Juggernaut: A Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival

Midwest Independent Film Festival

Polish Film Festival in America

Flowers

Botanic Gardens Antiques & Garden Fair

Chicago Flower and Garden Show

Food

Good Food Festival & Conference

Ribfest Chicago

Six Corners BBQ Fest

Taste of Chicago

Taste of Polonia

Holiday

Christkindlmarket

Clark Street Spooktacular

Magnificent Mile Lights Festival

Spooky Zoo Spectacular

The Way of the Cross Downtown Chicago

LGBT

Chicago Pride Parade

Music

Alehorn of Power

Chicago Blues Festival

Chicago Country Fest

Chicago Gospel Music Festival

Chicago Jazz Festival

Chicago Maritime Festival

Estrojam's Decibelle Music and Culture Festival

Grant Park Music Festival

Hyde Park Jazz Festival

Lollapalooza

Midwest Clinic

Midwest Wonderland Music Festival

North Coast Music Festival

Pitchfork Music Festival

Ribfest Chicago

Riot Fest

Spring Awakening Music Festival

Square Roots

World Music Festival Chicago

Performing arts

Chicago Fringe Festival

Chicago Improv Festival

Chicago Sketch Fest

Paragon: A Sci-Fi and Fantasy Short Theatre Play Festival

Windy City Burlesque Festival

Parades

Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic

Chicago Columbus Day Parade

Chicago Pride Parade

Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade

Chinese New Year Parade

McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade

Mexican Independence Day Parade

Northwest Irish Parade

Polish Constitution Day Parade

Puerto Rican Day Parade

Sports

Bike The Drive

Boulevard Lakefront Tour

Chicago Marathon

Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac

Crosstown Classic

Transportation

Chicago Air & Water Show

Chicago Auto Show

Other

Around the Coyote

MDW Fair

Pier Walk

Version Festival

Viva Chicago

Discontinued festivals

Art Chicago

Asian Animation Film Festival

Chicago Reggae Festival

ChicagoFest

Cineme

Green Apple Music & Arts Festival

Intonation Music Festival

Looptopia