A non-exhaustive list of the music festivals held Chicago this summer.
June 17-19 The Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash Headliners: Lil Uzi Vert, Post Malone, Playboy Carti Where: Douglass Park thesummersmash.com
June 24-26 River North Live Headliners: The Calling, EMO Night Brooklyn, Baysik Where: River Park at theMART rivernorthlive.com Why you should go: Take a river taxi to or from the fest.
June 25-26 Pride in the Park Headliners: The Chainsmokers, Alesso Where: Grant Park prideparkchi.com
July 8-10 West Fest Headliners: Lala Lala, Protomartyr, Deerhoof Where: Chicago Avenue between Wood and Damen westfestchicago.com Why you should go: The live music is programmed by the Empty Bottle.
July 8-10 Square Roots Headliners: Bob Mould, Guided By Voices, Dehd Where: Lincoln Avenue between Montrose and Wilson squareroots.org
July 15-17 Pitchfork Music Festival Headliners: The National, Mitski, The Roots Where: Union Park pitchforkmusicfestival.com
July 16-17 Heatwave Music Festival Headliners: Above & Beyond, Galantis, RL Grime, Tiësto Where: Douglass Park heatwavemusicfestival.com
July 16-17 Volleywood Headliners: San Holo, Cash Cash Where: North Avenue Beach volleywoodchicago.com Why you should go: A beachfront music festival.
July 16-17 Silver Room Sound System Block Party Headliners: Body & Soul, Ron Trent, Specter, Duane Powell, DJ Emanuel, Vick Lavender Where: Oakwood Beach silverroomblockparty.com Why you should go: The Block Party is returning after a two-year hiatus with a new location.
July 28-31 Lollapalooza Headliners: Metallica, Dua Lipa, J. Cole, Green Day Where: Grant Park lollapalooza.com
August 4-7 Out of Space Headliners: Jenny Lewis & Trampled By Turtles, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Linda Williams & Waxahatchee, Buddy Guy Where: Canal Shores outofspaceconcerts.com
August 4-7 Windy City Smokeout Headliners: Willie Nelson & Family, Turnpike Troubadours, Tim McGraw, Sam Hunt, Miranda Lambert, Kip Moore Where: United Center windycitysmokeout.com
August 13-14 My House Music Festival Headliners: DJ Sneak, Farley “Jackmaster” Funk Where: Harrison Park myhousemusicfest.com
August 13-14 Thirsty Ears Where: 1758 W. Wilson Ave. acmusic.org/events/thirsty-ears-festival Why you should go: Chicago’s only classical music street fest.
August 19-21 Ruido Fest Headliners: Cuco, Babasónicos, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Carla Morrison, Cypress Hill, Maldita Vecindad Where: Union Park ruidofest.com
August 26-28 Sacred Rose Headliners: Phil Lesh & Friends, Khruangbin, The War On Drugs, Black Pumas, Umphrey’s McGee Where: SeatGeek Stadium sacredrosefest.com Why you should go: Jeff Tweedy, Nels Cline, and Phil Lesh will debut their Grateful Dead/Wilco supergroup, aptly named Philco.
September 1-4 Out of Space Headliners: Houndmouth, Car Seat Headrest, Neko Case, Steel Pulse and KRS-One Where: Temperance Beer Co. outofspaceconcerts.com
September 2-4 North Coast Music Festival Headliners: Illenium, Porter Robison, Diplo, Fisher, Armin van Buuren, Kaytranada Where: SeatGeek Stadium northcoastfestival.com
September 2-4 ARC Music Festival Headliners: Carl Cox, Fatboy Slim, Charlotte de Witte, Lane 8, Honey Dijon Where: Union Park arcmusicfestival.com
September 16-18 Riot Fest Headliners: My Chemical Romance, Misfits, Nine Inch Nails Where: Douglass Park riotfest.org Why you should go: It’s the last music fest of the summer!
Related: Fill Your Calendar With These Summer Food EventsFrom a Polish festival to the James Beard Awards, this summer promises lots of opportunities to celebrate the culinary scene.
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