DCASE Spring/Summer Festival and Special Event Dates

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2024 Spring/Summer Festival and Special Event Dates:

The following festival and special event dates are subject to change.

 

Chicago Farmers Markets (citywide including Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington St.): May – October, ChicagoFarmersMarkets.us

 

Maxwell Street Market (800 S. Desplaines St.): Sundays, May – October, MaxwellStreetMarket.us

 

Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony & Parade (Daley Plaza and State Street): Saturday, May 25, Chicago.gov/DCASE

 

Millennium Park Summer Workouts (Great Lawn): Saturdays, May 18 – August 31, MillenniumPark.org

 

Chicago Gospel Music Festival (Jay Pritzker Pavilion): Saturday, June 1, MillenniumPark.org, ChicagoGospelMusicFestival.us

 

Chicago House Music Festival (Jay Pritzker Pavilion): Sunday, June 2;

Chicago House Conference to take place at Chicago Cultural Center, Friday, May 31, ChicagoHouseMusicFestival.us

 

Millennium Park Residency Program (Jay Pritzker Pavilion): Five Chicago cultural organizations (to be announced) will be granted the resources and platform to showcase their work throughout the summer; made possible by the generous support of the Millennium Park Foundation and Pritzker Foundation.

 

Chicago Blues Festival (Jay Pritzker Pavilion and throughout Millennium Park): Thursday–Sunday, June 6–9, MillenniumPark.org and ChicagoBluesFestival.us

 

Millennium Park Summer Music Series (Jay Pritzker Pavilion): Mondays & Thursdays, July 1 – August 8, MillenniumPark.org

 

Millennium Park Summer Film Series (Jay Pritzker Pavilion): Tuesdays, July 9 – August 27, MillenniumPark.org

 

Chicago SummerDance (citywide including pop-ups and special events, Night Out in the Parks events, programs at the Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park): select dates TBA June – September, ChicagoSummerDance.org

 

Millennium Park 20th Anniversary Celebration (Jay Pritzker Pavilion and throughout Millennium Park): Thursday–Sunday, July 18–21, MillenniumPark.org

 

Chicago Air and Water Show (North Avenue Beach and along the Lakefront): Saturday & Sunday, August 10 & 11; rehearsal runs on Friday, August 9, ChicagoAirandWaterShow.us

 

Chicago Jazz Festival (citywide and in Millennium Park): Thursday–Sunday, August 29–September 1, MillenniumPark.org and ChicagoJazzFestival.us

 

Taste of Chicago (Grant Park and neighborhoods): Friday–Sunday, September 6–8 (Grant Park), TasteofChicago.us

Three additional neighborhood events to take place throughout summer, dates/locations TBA

 

World Music Festival Chicago (citywide): Friday, September 20 – Sunday, September 29, WorldMusicFestivalChicago.org