Chicago Festivals

• Chicago Outdoor Film Festival Announces Movies    

• July 18-Aug 29, 2006 (Tuesday Nights) Butler Field in Grant Park at Lake Shore Drive and Monroe
• Free

•   Bally Total Fitness Race to Taste 5k Run & 2-mile walk    

• Sunday July 2, 2006
• Location: Columbus & Balbo
• Start Time: 8:30 am

• Bike Chicago 2006      

• Bike Chicago is a five-month (May-September) celebration of Chicago’s commitment to become more bicycle friendly.

• Celtic Fest Chicago  

• Grant Park in Downtown Chicago
• Free Admission
• September 16 & 17, 2006

• Chicago Air & Water Show      

• August 19 & 20, 2006
• North Avenue Beach
• The water show begins at 9 a.m. and air show runs from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. both days.

• Chicago Blues Festival      

• June 8-11, 2006
• Grant Park in Downtown Chicago
• Free Admission
• 11 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.

• Chicago Country Music Festival    

• Grant Park
• Free Admission
• 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
• July 1 & 2, 2006

• Chicago Gospel Music Festival      

• June 2-4, 2006
• Millennium Park (Randolph & Michigan)
• June 2: 4 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
• June 3 & 4: 12 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
• Free Admission

• Chicago Jazz Festival   

• Grant Park
• Free Admission
• August 31-September 3, 2006

• Click Here To Register On-line For Race to Taste    

• Sunday July 2, 2006
• Location: Columbus & Balbo
• Start Time: 8:30 am

• Halloween Happening      

• October 21, 2006
• State Street from Lake to Madison, West to Dearborn, North to Washington
• Start Time: 12 p.m.

• Macy’s Independence Eve Fireworks Spectacular  

• July 3, 2006
• On The Lakefront (best place to view fireworks are on both sides of the lakefront)
• Concert begins at 7:30 p.m.
• Fireworks begin at 9:30 p.m.

• Mayor’s Cup Soccer Tournament    

• July 22 & 23, 2006
• Montrose and Lake Shore Drive
• 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

• Tall Ships Chicago 2006    

• August 3-9, 2006
• Festival grounds including Navy Pier®, the Chicago River and DuSable Harbor

• Taste of Chicago      

• June 30 to July 9, 2006
• Grant Park
• Free Admission

• Viva! Chicago Latin Music Festival

• August 26 & 27, 2006
• Grant Park in Downtown Chicago
• Free Admission
• 10:00 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. (both days)