Summer has started to make Chicago sweat, and people are ready to be served the best time ever in the Windy City! June 2024 brings back so many annual events and festivals, which are the pride of June in Chicago. We have made you an amazing list of musical events🎶 and so many fun festivals from the June calendar that will fill your schedule with events in Chicago!
I know you are the most excited about something special (shush!!) this month. Let’s count what’s there for you this summer! June is the festival of the year, as it is Pride Month, so get ready to see the rainbow flowing down the streets this summer! The musical festivals this month make June more alive than ever. But wait, there’s more! Father’s Day is celebrated dedicatedly this month with beautiful events in Chicago! End your month with Juneteenth and Summer Solstice events, a festival, and a parade to pay your respects! Plus, the annual and quirky festivals, exhibitions, and parties 🌟are always in the limelight!
Explore events and happening things to do in Chicago this June as it unfolds its summer vibes, inviting you to savor the unique offerings that make this weekend in Chicago special.
Hold Your Heads High this Pride Month
Events from June 1st to 30th
Another name for June is Pride Month! It is a colorful celebration of the history, hardships, and victories of the LGBTQ+ community. This month is critical for fostering love, equality, and acceptance in the city center. Here are a few parades, festivities, and gay events that you simply must not miss during Pride Month in Chicago!
1) 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade
The fight for LGBTQIA+ rights was long, but its celebration should be longer!🌈 Wondering when is the Pride Parade? Well, Chicago celebrates with Pride Parade 2024 this Pride Month. Tens of thousands crowd the route, making it the largest pride parade in the country. It’s a celebration of LGBTQIA+ diversity that unites allies and communities, featuring group performances, a marching band, celebratory floats, extraordinarily decorated vehicles, and many on foot; almost 125 entries🤩!
📍 Boystown, Chicago, United States
🗓️ 30th June 2024
2) Chicago Pride Fest
Chicago is not a city that simply throws parades and sits ideally! This Two-day street Pride Fest also celebrates LGBTQ+, the culture, community, and diversity! Three stages are set in this fest for live music, along with prizes for all talents out there.😃 What other gay events and happening things to do in Chicago can you find? Oh, there’s a lot! Dances, exhibitions, Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus, guest speakers, and over 150 food and merchandise vendors are just a few things!
📍 Northalsted on Halsted Street from Addison to Grace, Chicago, United States
🗓️ 22nd and 23rd June 2024
3) Navy Pier Pride 2024 | LGBTQ+ in Chicago
Navy Pier has its own way of welcoming Pride Month with hugs and festivities! This annual one-day celebration is for LGBTQ+ culture, and the city appreciates it with music, dancing, educational programs, and so much more! It is one of the most anticipated free things to do in Chicago summer 2024🆓 where local LGBTQIA+ artists are in the limelight, right from performers to partners; it’s where you see the strength of the community!
📍 Navy Pier, Chicago, United States
🗓️ 29th June 2024
4) Pride in the Park Chicago
It is Pride Month, and celebrations will be endless throughout the month, but it cannot be grander than the two-day annual Pride and Music Festival in Chicago’s iconic place, Grant Park! Featuring top international musical artists, performers, and activist speakers, the fest will be filled with insane energy. There will be a variety of food, and drinks will be available so you don’t lose energy! Zara Larsson (of course, you know who she is!!)🤩 will also be present to represent the LGBTQIA+ community.
📍 Grant Park, Chicago, United States
🗓️ 28th to 29th June 2024
The Merchant and the Seeker: Summer Solstice Celebration
Mundane and the mystical collide in a cosmic explosion of creativity and cosmic vibes at The Merchant and the Seeker: Summer Solstice Celebration. The event brought together a coven of highly esteemed magic makers for a marathon of art and energy. Influential artists and visionaries like Alex Camacho of Acid Queen and Britten LaRue of Emergence Astrology will grace the gathering, setting the stage for an experience to celebrate your intuitive senses and blow your mind wide open with Summer Solstice in Chicago.
Workshops featuring astrological studies and divination readings to yoga sessions ensure your chakras are aligned with your star chart. The Strawberry Moon Market, with over 10+ vendors, will be a haven of mystical trinkets and treasures,🪙 a free event happening in Chicago!
Fantastic Festivals this June
Events from June 1st to 30th
Did you miss out on some amazing festivals last May? Don’t worry; there’s a spectacular lineup of annual festivals in Chicago that you can cover up! These thrilling traditions happen like clockwork each June, so if you missed out last time, get ready to check off some bucket-list moments!📃
1) Chicago SummerDance
Chicago grooves and learns all the dance moves this summer with SummerDance, the free outdoor series offering dance and movement lessons by professional instructors throughout June, July, August, and September. Along with dancing lessons, there will be a lot of creative activities and family-friendly entertainment! Tune in the rhythm of different dance styles and master the best moves of every style.
📍 Various Neighbourhoods around Chicago
🗓️ 15th June to 8th September 2024
1) Flavors of Albany Park
We bet you might have seen an ample number of bar crawls in Chicago, but here we are with Chicago’s biggest single-day restaurant crawl! With 50+ restaurants and four routes, relish the diverse flavors that cannot be found anywhere else except Albany Park! Choose from 4 routes and go on the hunt for your favorite dish this summer!
📍 Lawrence Ave, Chicago, United States
🗓️ 26th June 2024
2) The Logan Square Arts Festival
The weekends when summers barge in Chicago are the days when this Arts Festival takes over the city! This annual three-day celebration was started in 2009, and since then, 300,000 guests have enjoyed the festival, plus tens of thousands raised for non-profits!💵 The festival is filled with various artists, neighboring restaurants, local beer and cocktails, and local music venues to have a diverse experience!
📍 Intersection of Logan Bouldevard, Chicago, United States
🗓️ 28th June to 01st July 2024
3) Ribfest Chicago
Bless Chicago as it never fails to come back with the beloved Ribfest every year! For the 24th year in Northcenter, it is only and only about one thing, RIBS!🍖 But, this year, a lot of things will make it even more happening than before with the indie rock stage, expanded kids area, VIP section, and daily whiskey/bourbon tasting! At Chicago’s Rib Festival, BBQ vendors compete to win the People’s Choice Award and the Top Award chosen by a panel of celebrity judges!
📍 4000 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, United States
🗓️ 14th and 15th June 2024
4) Andersonville Midsommarfest
Come closer, here’s some news for you!!😋 In 2024, Midsommarfest will return for its 58th spectacular year! This much-loved summer kick-off has something for everyone, including a fantastic musical lineup, unique festival experiences, and delicious new food offerings. Enjoy the local flair with family-friendly activities, non-alcoholic drink options, and the knowledge that your fun supports over a dozen local non-profits. Now that Chicago’s first major summer festival😏 has triumphantly returned check out the roster for all the bands, start planning your clothes, and gather your friends!
📍 North Clark Street from Foster to Gregory, Chicago, United States
🗓️ 07th and 10th June 2024
5) Wells Street Art Festival
When the Wells Street Art Festival returns in 2024, art lovers expect to be enthralled and inspired by a wealth of creativity. In celebration of its 49th year, this early summer spectacular turns Wells Street between North Avenue and Division into an outdoor gallery, taking over the historic Old Town area. More than 125 juried artists🖼️ are from across the country, so your inner critic will have too many options. Not to be forgotten are the live music performances as well as the unique neighborhood cuisine. With their own painting projects, even the children participate in the fun.
📍 1400 N Wells St, Chicago, United States
🗓️ 08th and 9th June 2024
6) Old Town Art Fair Chicago
Around 30,000 art enthusiasts are expected to be enthralled by the Old Town Art Fair, which boasts over 200 internationally recognized artists.👩🎨 Thanks to the enthusiastic, art-loving, and incredibly amiable crowd, it’s the one that artists themselves express as their favorite. Wander around the Garden Walk, listen to live music, and savor the delicious food court fare. And don’t worry, a dedicated Children’s Corner also takes care of the little ones. The fair is a masterpiece if you’re searching for an art fair with heart and soul.
📍 1763 N North Park Avenue, Chicago, United States
🗓️ 08th and 9th June 2024
Summer of Music Festivals
Events from June 1st to 30th
The one living in Chicago know what it means as Spring steps into the city! Yes, it’s time for the best music festivals in Chicago!🎶 Music is in every vein of the Windy City and Spring brings out the best of music for people. Come enjoy the ones which you fancy the most
1) Chicago Blues Festival
There’s nobody out there who doesn’t know Chicago and music goes hand in hand! Standing strong on the bond, every year, Chicago’s Blues Festival is FREE and the largest in the world. These four days in Millenium Park, with three stages set up across the park, will be the most happening time of the month! 35 performances and 250+ artists celebrate the city’s Blues Legacy together!🎼 Want a surprise? The legend Buddy Guy will also be blessing the stage.
📍 Millennium Park, Chicago, United States
🗓️ 6th to 9th June 2024
2) Beyond Wonderland Chicago
Down the rabbit hole, you will find Beyond Wonderland 2024 as it makes its grand debut in Chicago for the first time ever! This two-day spectacle anticipates taking you to a different dimension with its cutting-edge visual effects and amazing stage designs. Amidst an array of three-dimensional settings and interactive technological marvels, groove to a lineup of well-known DJs and EDM performers.🎙️ The marvels of color and light will astonish your senses.
📍 Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago, United States
🗓️ 1st and 2nd June 2024
3) Chicago Gospel Music Festival
As a cheers to Millenium Park’s 20th Anniversary, it organizes Gospel Music Festival! It is a free event in Chicago for everyone; an open invitation is shared to enjoy the music fest!🥰 To tempt you all, headliners like Clark Sisters, three-time Grammy winners; Todd Dulaney, award-winning singer/songwriter; Chandler Moore, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter; and others are invited to bless your ears with blissful music in Chicago!
📍 Millennium Park, Chicago, United States
🗓️ 1st and 2nd June 2024
4) Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash Festival
The Hip-Hop music festival, Chicago’s Summer Smash Festival, is back and better than ever! Experience three stages full of the best stars in hip-hop for three fantastic days, all accompanied by an incredible display of art installations that will dazzle you.😮 With this festival, Chicago’s Lyrical Lemonade and SPKRBX are collaborating to create something truly amazing. This is a spectacular thing to do in Chicago this summer which will cause a stir!
📍 SeatGeek Stadium, Chicago, United States
🗓️ 14th to 16th June 2024
Plan a Day Out on Father’s Day
Events from June 15th to 16th
Father’s Day is an exceptional chance to recognize and celebrate the priceless contributions made by fathers and father figures. On this day, we can honor their steadfast love, support, and direction.👪 Take your father to celebrate Father’s Day in Chicago with events and activities and create lasting memories in the vibrant backdrop of the city.
1) Father’s Day at Hard Rock Cafe!
It is Father’s Day this month, and there will be no better time than this to take your father on a date with you! Book your seats at the Hard Rock Cafe, one of the most iconic places to spend quality time.🥹 There’s a special limited-time menu that includes delicious Steak Frites entrée and a Smoked Old Fashioned along with a traditional drink with a smokey twist.
📍 63 W Ontario St, Chicago, United States
🗓️ 16th June 2024
2) Rise & Fire Father’s Day Middle School & Youth Camp Chicago
Start this amazing Father’s Day weekend in Chicago with Rise & Fire Youth Camp! This is one of the most reliable and affordable training camps available. Proficient quarterbacks and skill position instructors from the Chicagoland area and beyond will provide top-notch instruction to young athletes.👟 For the future football star in your family, this camp is a must-attend event if they are trying to improve their abilities or simply have a great time.
📍 St. Francis High School, Wheaton, IL, United States
🗓️ 15th to 16th June 2024
Celebrate Freedom this Juneteenth
Events from June 15th to 16th
Marking the abolition of slavery in the United States, Juneteenth is an important occasion of freedom and African American culture. It is essential to recognize the hardships and victories faced by the Black community on this day. Celebrate Juneteenth in Chicago to foster unity, education, and a deeper appreciation for the city’s freedom.
1) Juneteenth in Bronzeville
Juneteenth in Bronzeville is the biggest event of its type, with a proud focus on “Celebrating Freedom, Heritage, and Community Empowerment.” This lively and motivating event is a cornerstone of the community as it celebrates our common heritage while looking to the future with hope.💛 It’s a family-friendly festival that unites people of all ages to celebrate cultural pride and togetherness while showcasing the resiliency and strength of our community.
📍Absolutely Anything Essential, 3521 S. King Drive, Chicago, United States
🗓️ 15th June 2024
2) 3rd Annual Still We Rise Juneteenth Celebration
Spend this Juneteenth in Chicago appreciating resilience and freedom with the Still We Rise celebration. It is a day filled with amazing music, delicious delicacies, and community bonding. To honor the history and culture of Juneteenth, this event brings the community together every year, and they uplift each other as they continue to rise.🫂 They would love to have you at the celebration.
📍 2231 W 83rd St, Chicago, United States
🗓️ 09th June 2024
See you at the Events!
So there you have it, the amazing list of events that will fill you with thrill, excitement, adventure, and serenity and groove you into a festive vibe at once! It was my job to share the best events from the list with you! Now, it’s your turn to go to the best ones you found.
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