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Upcoming Festivals & Events

90 days of live music, food, art, and community across the South Side — from Pilsen to Beverly to Oak Lawn.

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23 MAY · FRI–SUN
Pilsen
Mole de Mayo Festival
11am – 10pm · 18th Street

Three days of mole, mariachi, lucha libre. The People’s Choice Award turns Pilsen restaurants into legends.

30 MAY · SAT
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Art Crawl
5pm – 11pm · Multiple Venues

Open studios, galleries, and food vendors across Bridgeport’s working-artist scene. Walk it, don’t drive it.

06 JUN · SAT
Oak Lawn
Oak Lawn Summer Kickoff
12pm – 9pm · 95th & Cicero

Food trucks, cover bands, kids’ zone, beer garden. The unofficial start of southside summer.

13 JUN · SAT
Beverly
Beverly Art Walk
11am – 7pm · 95th Street

Local artists open studios, restaurants spill onto sidewalks, the neighborhood becomes one big gallery.

21 JUN · SAT
Bronzeville
Bronzeville Summer Soul Fest
1pm – 10pm · MLK & 47th

Live soul, blues, and gospel, plus Black-owned food vendors and crafters. A celebration of the neighborhood’s heritage.

27 JUN · SAT–SUN
Pilsen
Pilsen Open Studios
12pm – 8pm · Various Locations

35+ Pilsen artists open their studios to the public. Buy direct, meet the makers, peek behind the curtain.

04 JUL · SAT
Chicago Ridge
South Side Fireworks
9pm – 10pm · Stony Creek Golf Course

Free 4th of July fireworks visible across the south suburbs. Bring a chair, bring a cooler, claim your spot early.

11 JUL · SAT
Bridgeport
Taste of Bridgeport
11am – 9pm · Halsted Street

Every Bridgeport restaurant under one tent. Pork chop sandwiches to Polish pierogi. Live music all day.

18 JUL · SAT
Beverly
Beverly Hills Cycling Classic
8am – 4pm · 103rd Street Loop

Pro and amateur road cycling races up Beverly’s iconic hills. Spectators line the course all day.

25 JUL · FRI–MON
Pilsen · MUST-SEE
Fiesta del Sol
All day · Cermak between Throop & Morgan

The biggest Latino festival in the Midwest. 4 days, 1.2M visitors, every Pilsen restaurant out on the street. Don’t miss it.

01 AUG · FRI–SUN
Bronzeville
Bronzeville Cultural Arts Fest
11am – 8pm · 35th & King Drive

Three days celebrating Black art, music, and history. Vendors, dance performances, kids’ programming.

09 AUG · SAT
Bronzeville · LANDMARK
Bud Billiken Parade
9am – 4pm · King Drive & Washington Park

95+ years strong. The largest African-American parade in the country. End-of-summer Bronzeville tradition.

15 AUG · SAT
Mt. Greenwood
Mount Greenwood Family Day
11am – 6pm · 111th Street

Block party, bounce houses, BBQ contest, and live country music. Mt. Greenwood at its most Mt. Greenwood.

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