Chicago Country Music Festival Event Listings

Venue: Grant Park. Lake Shore Drive and Jackson Boulevard


Held in Grant Park each summer, the Chicago Country Music Festival treats visitors to a series of free performances ranging from classic country through to modern hybrid versions. And coinciding with the “Taste of Chicago” festival, the event serves up far more than just music with many of the city’s top restaurants and eateries providing great menus for the hungry audiences. First held in 1991 with around 40,000 spectators, the event has grown to become one of the city’s biggest events and it now attracts in excess of 600,000 visitors every year

Chicago Farmers' Markets

Venue: Federal Plaza
Dates: 2008-05-01 to 2008-10-31   Annual [more info]

Bike Chicago

Venue: Various venues and locations in Central Chicago
Dates: 2008-05-01 to 2008-09-30   Annual [more info]

Grant Park Music Festival

Venue: Millennium Park
Dates: 2008-06-01 to 2008-08-31   Annual [more info]

Chicago Blues Festival

Venue: Various venues and locations in the heart of the city
Dates: 2008-06-01 to 2008-06-30   Annual [more info]

Chicago Gospel Music Festival

Venue: Millennium Park (part of Grant Park)
Dates: 2008-06-01 to 2008-06-30   Annual [more info]

Taste of Chicago

Venue: Grant Park
Dates: 2008-06-01 to 2008-07-31   Annual [more info]

Chicago SummerDance Festival

Venue: Grant Park
Dates: 2008-06-01 to 2008-08-31   Annual [more info]

Venetian Night

Venue: Monroe Harbor
Dates: 2008-07-01 to 2008-07-31   Annual [more info]

Rock Around the Block

Venue: Lincoln Avenue
Dates: 2008-07-01 to 2008-07-31   Annual [more info]

Chicago Air and Water Show

Venue: Lake Michigan shoreline
Dates: 2008-08-01 to 2008-08-31   Annual [more info]