Summer Guide
Plan your summer adventures with the Chicago Sun-Times Summer Guide. We bring updates on the best festivals, trips, outdoor excursions and ways to keep cool.
More 2024 Summer Guides
- Chicago-area stages are primed for a summer filled with comedy, drama, musicals, magic and more
- Summer Movie Preview: Blockbuster season brings back Deadpool, Axel Foley and the 'Inside Out' gang
- 'The Enigmatist' creator combines his passions for puzzlemaking and magic for immersive evening of theater
- Una galería del Mariachi Potosino en el museo de arte de Pilsen honra el legado de los músicos en Chicago
- Mariachi Potosino gallery at Pilsen art museum honors the legacy of Chicago musicians
- Artistas para el Festival de Micheladas 2024: Junior H, Los Ángeles Azules, Luis R. Conriquez entre la lista
- 2024 Miche Festival Lineup announced: Kali Uchis, Junior H, Los Ángeles Azules, Santa Fe Klan among the bill
2023 Summer Guides
- Theater Guide 2023: Chicago’s summer theater lineup
- Classical Music Guide 2023: Listen to world-class music in Chicago this summer
- Ángela Aguilar celebrating her own musical road, with a loving nod to her Mexican traditions
- 13 concerts poised to heat up Chicago’s summer — from Bebe Rexha to Brandi Carlile
- Festival Guide 2023: Chicago summer festivals and special events
- George Lopez credits Chicago Bulls strategy for his TV success
- ‘Deep Impact,’ ‘Armageddon’: How two ’98 movies tackled doom from above
- P!nk opens up about grief, marriage and the meaning of ‘Trustfall’
- Concert Guide 2023: Summer concerts are back and booming in the Chicago area
- Lloyd Price musical takes a deep dive into life, career of hitmaker behind ‘Lawdy Miss Clawdy,’ ‘Personality’
- Dance Guide 2023: World-renowned dance abounds on Chicago-area stages this summer
- Garbage’s Shirley Manson excited about band’s victory ‘lap of honor’ on Noel Gallagher tour
- Comedy Guide 2023: Chicago’s a barrel of laughs this summer
- 10 great things to do during a Chicago summer — for the first time or the 100th
2022 Summer Guides
- Summer Guide: Music, food, art, family fun await at area festivals
- Summer Guide: Chicago’s Ron Funches finds the funny side of life’s ups and downs
- Summer Guide: One woman’s mission to make Winnetka Music Festival a doorway to new music for all ages
- Summer Guide 2022: Theater offerings abound on Chicago area’s stages in the weeks ahead
- Summer Guide 2022: Music fans will have plenty to choose from when it comes to concerts
- Made the Chicago way, ‘The Untouchables’ endures
- Summer Guide 2022: Family fun awaits at these area events
- Summer Guide: ‘It Came from Outer Space’ musical, inspired by cult classic film, touches on timely topics 70 years later
- Summer Guide 2022: Dance for Life, SummerDance, Flamenco Passion and more sure to please fans
- Summer Guide 2022: ‘Breaking Barriers’ at Ravinia, Grant Park Music Festival among classical music highlights this summer
- Summer Guide 2022: Plenty of laughs on the horizon this summer in Chicago
- Summer Guide: Back on track emotionally and musically, The Bros. Landreth return to the road with a new album in tow
“We are thrilled to continue welcoming guests back to the lakefront safely,” Navy Pier President and CEO Marilynn Gardner said in a news release.
The festival — which moves to Montrose Beach this year — runs Aug. 23-24 and features live music, beach-friendly games and interactive activities.
The Midwest’s largest electronic festival is happening June 7-9 this year — and for the first time, it’s in the ‘burbs. Here’s what you need to know.
Street fests in neighborhoods across Chicago pop up faster than you can pencil them in on your calendar. Whether it’s down the street, along the lakefront or at the county fairgrounds, there’s something happening every day, all summer. Here are some of the area’s best festivals.
A look at the can’t-miss music events in Chicago and the ‘burbs this summer.
Whether you’re looking to take it easy or get your adrenaline flowing, there are tons of awesome ways to have fun in the area this summer.
You can’t beat a hasty retreat to one of these nearby spots for an escape from the city.
The weather is warming up and in Chicago that signals the return of the summer festival season. While the big three of music — Lollapalooza,
The Chicago Dogs minor league baseball team kicks off its inaugural season this week in the brand new, $60 million Impact Field in Rosemont.
After being cooped up all winter, we’re finally at a point where we can head outside for some fun without bringing a scarf and hand warmers.
Whether it’s baseball, volleyball, auto racing or other contests, Chicago sports fans never starve in the summer. Here are their options.
Every once in a while it’s nice to elevate our thinking. We might even get a little culture — and education — along the way.
Summertime in Chicago is the perfect time to get up and get active, and what better way to do that than by taking a ride.
Among the city’s most popular neighborhood festivals is the annual Taylor Street Festa Italiana in Chicago’s historic Little Italy neighborhood.