The coronavirus pandemic and Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s shelter-in-place order have dramatically altered everyone’s summer plans. Summer festivals, a staple of Chicago neighborhoods, have been forced to cancel or move their event to later in the year.
We’re tracking the status of the city’s festival and major events throughout the area as new cancellations and postponements are announced.
On June 9, the City of Chicago canceled all permitted city-run special events through Labor Day. Check back to this page, if an event reschedules for the fall.
Canceled & postponed
May
- Chicago Kids and Kites Festival: May 2 — canceled
- Chicago Beer Classic: May 2 — postponed to fall
- James Beard Foundation Awards: May 4 — postponed
03/12: James Beard Awards postpone Chicago gala ceremony - Susan G. Komen Race for a Cure: May 10 — postponed to Oct. 24 held virtually.
- Chicago Humanities Festival’s Springfest: April 19 – May 6 — some events are postponed, some are moved online.
- Manifest Urban Arts Festival: May 15 — Moved to a week-long digital festival called “Manifest Rises.”
- Lincoln Park Wine Fest: May 15-17 — postponed to Sept. 4-6
- Chicago Zine Fest: May 15 – 16 — moved online
- Bark in the Park: May 16 — canceled
- Chicago Wine Fest: May 16 — canceled; next year: May 15, 2021
- Wright Plus Architectural Housewalk: May 16 — postponed to Sept. 12
- Outside Experience: May 16–17 — canceled
- Chicago House Music Conference & Festival: May 21-23 — canceled
04/21: Chicago’s cancels many biggest summer festivals through June - Chicago in Tune music festival — canceled
04/21: Chicago’s cancels many biggest summer festivals through June - Mole De Mayo: May 22 – 24 — canceled, moved online.
- Navy Pier Fireworks: Wednesdays and Saturdays through Sept. 5, starts May 23 — canceled through June 10. Will begin approximately two weeks after the governor’s stay-at-home order has ended.
- Randolph Street Market Festival: May 23-24 — postponed until July 25-26
- Lake County Fair: July 29- Aug. 2 canceled
- Belmont-Sheffield Music Fest: May 23-24 — postponed until Aug. 23-24
- Bike The Drive: May 24 — canceled
- Gospel Music Festival: May 26-30 — canceled
04/21: Chicago’s cancels many biggest summer festivals through June - Do Division Street Fest & Sidewalk Sale: postponed to June 24-July 1 online
- Illinois Craft Beer Week: May 15-22 — canceled
- Chicago Memorial Day Parade: May 23 — canceled
04/21: Chicago’s cancels many biggest summer festivals through June - Mayfest: May 29 – 31 — canceled; next year: May 28-30, 2021
June
- Millennium Park Music Series: select Mondays & Thursdays, June – August; Millennium Park is closed. All events canceled through May 30.
- RiverEdge Park Summer Music Series (Aurora): June 2-Aug. 22 — Canceled, with many re-scheduled for 2021
- Cinepocalypse: June 4–7 — canceled
- Pivot Arts Festival: June 5-11 — online
- Chicago Blues Festival: June 5–7 — canceled
04/21: Chicago’s cancels many biggest summer festivals through June - Lincoln Park Greek Fest: June 5–7 — canceled
- West Loop Fizz Fest: June 6-7 — canceled
- 57th Street Art Fair: June 6-7 — canceled
- Printers Row Lit Fest: June 6-7 — postponed until Sept. 5-6; now canceled
04/10: Printers Row Lit Fest postponed to September; Ta-Nehisi Coates to headline event - Wingout Chicago: June 6-7 — canceled, next year’s dates are June 5-6, 2021.
- Hyde Park Summer Fest: June 6-7 — originally postponed until Aug. 22-23; now canceled.
- Grant Park Music Festival: June 10–Aug. 15 — canceled
05/05: Grant Park Music Festival canceled due to coronavirus pandemic - Chicago Underground Film Festival: June 10–14 — postponed until Sept. 9-13
- Ravinia Festival: June 12-Sept. 16 — canceled
05/01: Ravinia cancels 2020 season due to coronavirus pandemic - Ribfest Chicago June 12–14 — canceled
- Spring Awakening: June 12-14 — canceled
- Made in Chicago Market: June 13 — canceled
- Naked Bike Ride: June 13 — postponed; new date TBD
- Old Town Art Fair: June 13–14 — canceled; moved online
- Wells Street Art Festival: June 13–14 — postponed until Aug. 29-30
- Andersonville Midsommarfest: June 13–14 — postponed until Aug. 21-23
- Mandala Makers Festival: June 13-14 — canceled; moved online
- Puerto Rican Parade and Festival: June 18-20 — canceled
- Craft Brews At Lincoln Park Zoo: June 19–20 — postponed until Sept. 18-19
- Festa! Pasta! Vino! Italian Street Festival: June 19-21 — canceled
- Country LakeShake: June 19–21 — canceled
- Taste of Randolph Street: June 19-21 — canceled
- Craft Beer Festival at The Morton Arboretum: June 20 — canceled
- Chicago Vegandale: Vegan Food Festival, June 20 — canceled
- Ravenswood On Tap: June 20 – 21 — canceled
- Chicago Pride Fest: June 20–21 — postponed until Sept. 5-6
- Chicago Food Truck Festival: June 20-21 — canceled
- Make Music Day: June 21 — canceled, moved online
- Dragon Boat Races: June 21 — postponed until Aug. 22, now canceled
- Summerfest (in Milwaukee): June 24-July 5 —canceled
- Taste Of Mexico In Little Village: June 26-28 — canceled
- Chicago Summerdance: June 25–Aug. 22 — canceled
- Millennium Art Festival: June 26–28 — postponed to Sept. 18-20
- Logan Square Arts Festival: June 26-28 — canceled.
- Pride in the Park: June 27–28 — canceled; next year: June 26-27, 2021
- Renegade Craft Fair: June 27-28 — postponed; new dates TBD, moved online
- Summer Smash: June 27-28 — canceled
- Chicago Pride Parade: June 28 — postponed; new date TBD
- ACTIVATE: various dates June-September — canceled
July
- Ribfest (Naperville/Romeoville): July 2-6 — canceled
- Fourth Of July Fireworks At Navy Pier: July 4 — canceled
- Windy City Ribfest In Uptown: July 3–5 — canceled
- African/Caribbean International Festival Of Life: July 3–5 — canceled
- Chosen Few DJs Music Fest & Picnic: July 4 — canceled, moved online
- West Fest July 10–12 — canceled
- Taste of Chicago July 8–12 — canceled
- Square Roots Craft Brew & Music Festival: July 10–12 — postponed until Aug. 28-30
- Irish American Heritage Festival: July 10–11 — canceled.
- Windy City Smokeout: July 10–12 — canceled. The 2020 musical lineup is set for July 9-11, 2021
05/18: Windy City Smokeout postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus - Bastille Day Chicago: July 14 — canceled
- Southport Art & Music Fest: July 11–12 — canceled
- Roscoe Village Burger Fest: July 11–12 — postponed until Sept. 11-12.
- Country Thunder Wisconsin: July 15-18 — canceled
- Green City Market Chefs BBQ: July 16 — moved online
- Pitchfork Music Festival: July 17–19 — canceled
05/06: Pitchfork 2020 canceled due to COVID-19 - Taste of River North July 17–19 — canceled
- Sheffield Street Fest and Garden Walk: July 17–19 — canceled
- BenFest: July 17-19 — canceled
- Race to Mackinac and Parade of Boats: July 18 — canceled
- Chalk Howard Street: July 18 — canceled
- Silver Room Block Party: July 18 — canceled
- Artfest Michigan Avenue: July 18–19 — canceled
- Chinatown Summer Fair: July 18–19 — postponed until Sept. 5-6, now canceled.
- Rhythm World: July 20-26 — canceled
- LatiNxt Music Festival: July 24-25. Still happening.
- Wicker Park Fest: July 24–26 — canceled
- Chicago Food Truck Festival at Wrigley Field, July 25 — postponed to Aug. 28-29
- Randolph Street Market Festival: July 25–26 — postponed to Sept. 12-13
- Taste Of Lincoln Avenue: July 25–26 — canceled
- Chicago Margarita Festival: July 25–26 — TBD
- Fiesta Del Sol: July 30–Aug. 2 — moved online
- Jeff Fest: July 31–Aug. 2 — canceled
- Lollapalooza: July 30–Aug. 2 — canceled.
- Millennium Park Music Series Select Mondays & Thursdays, June – August — canceled
- Chicago Brewing District’s Dancing in the Streets: July 31–Aug. 2 — canceled
August
- Edge Fest: Aug. 1–2 — canceled
- Chicago Ducky Derby: August 6 — moved online.
- Ginza Festival: Aug. 7–9 — canceled, moved online.
- Retro On Roscoe: Aug. 7–9 — canceled.
- Festival Cubano: August 7-9 — canceled.
- Northalsted Market Days Aug. 8–9 — canceled.
- My House Music Festival: August — canceled.
- Clark After Dark: Aug. 20 — canceled.
- Chicago’s Little Italy Festa: Aug 13–16 — canceled.
- Edison Park Fest: Aug. 14–16 — canceled.
- Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest: Aug. 14–16 — mobile. Will be four two-hour tours of the streets of Rogers Park
- Chicago Air & Water Show: Aug. 15–16 — canceled.
- Sangria Festival: Aug. 15–16 — canceled.
- Chicago Caribbean Carnival: Aug. 15 — canceled, moved online
- Pilsen Fest: Aug. 17–18 — canceled.
- Lincoln Square Greek Fest: Aug. 18-20 — canceled.
- Chicago Women’s Funny Festival: Aug. 20–23 — canceled.
- Chicago Taco & Tequila Fest: Aug. 29–30 — canceled
- Ruido Fest: Aug. 21–23 — canceled
- Taste Of Greektown: Aug. 21–23 — canceled
- Chicago Triathlon: Aug. 29–30 — canceled
- Chicago Jazz Festival: Aug. 28 – Sept. 6 — canceled
- Logan Square Social: Aug. 29–30 — canceled
- Great American Lobster Fest, late August, postponed
- Bud Billiken Parade end of August — canceled
- Chicago Hot Dog Fest: August — canceled
- Ukrainian Days Festival, late August — canceled
Fall
- Riot Fest: Sept. 11-13 — Canceled. 2021 dates: Sept 11-13.
06/16: Riot Fest 2020 canceled due to pandemic; Smashing Pumpkins, My Chemical Romance, Lupe Fiasco among 2021 first wave lineup.
