31 events in Chicago this weekend and beyond
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World Cup and the James Beard Awards may be filling the calendar, but there's so much more happening in Chicago and the suburbs.
Friday
๐ต๐ท The Puerto Rican Pride Festival and parade take over Humboldt Park this weekend. Enjoy live music stages, talent shows, a beauty pageant and a 5k walk/run. The Puerto Rican People's Day Parade kicks off on W. Division St. Saturday at 2pm. | Humboldt Park | Through Sunday | Details
๐ The 60th Annual Andersonville Midsommarfest, along Clark Street from Foster to Gregory, includes live music, food vendors and artisans. | $10 suggested donation | Friday - Sunday | Details
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ The 40th Annual Scottish Festival & Highland Games features piping and drumming championships, Scottish music, food and a World Cup watch party. | $25-$225 | DuPage County Fairgrounds | Friday - Saturday | Details
๐ The Strawberry Festival means all things, well, strawberries! Strawberry Shortcake, Strawberry Slushies, Strawberry Funnel Cakes ... you get the idea. | $18 | Windy Acres Farm | Friday-Sunday | Details
๐ง Summer Smash 2026 is a three-day hip-hop festival in Bridgeview. This year, headliners include Chief Keef, Lil Uzi Vert, Skrillex and Playboi Carti. | From $175 | SeatGeek Stadium | Friday - Sunday | Details
โต The Windy City Boat & Yacht Show gets your boat ready for the season. | Start at $20 | Friday-Sunday | Burnham Harbor | Details
๐๏ธ Writer and performer Mark Bazer returns with "The Interview Show." Guests include the band Friko, comedian Jack Bensinger and author Paige Lewis. | $15 | Hideout | Friday, 6:30pm | Details
๐คฃ Billy on Billy features a conversation with comedian Billy Eichner. Tickets include a copy of his new memoir. | $71-$73 | Old Town School of Folk Music | Friday, 7pm | Details
๐ค Grammy-winner and Chicagoan Lupe Fiasco performs at the Salt Shed. | Starts at $48 | Friday, 7pm | Details
๐จ CHEERS to the MURAL! A Celebration of Art in the Community with a mural unveiling, free live music, complimentary tattoos and giveaways. | Fitzgerald's | Friday, 4-9pm | Details
๐ "EmotionAir: Art You Can Feel" at Balloon Museum Chicago is an interactive exhibition of inflatable installations and projections, for families, friends and date nights. | $28-$37 | The Fields Studios | Through Sept. 7 | Details
๐ช The Hand & The Eye is hosting the Summer Friday Magic series at the Vault Theatre. The series runs now through Labor Day. | $65, dinner and drinks not included | The Hand & The Eye | Fridays through Sept. 4 | Details
Saturday
๐ด Red Bull Spin Off challenges teams to create custom-made bicycles and attempt to cross the finish line on a floating race track. | Free | 12th Street Beach | 10am-3:30pm | Details
๐ผ๏ธ The Old Town Art Fair returns. The legendary art fair and outdoor market showcases more than 200 visual artists from around the country along the smaller streets in Old Town. | $10 suggested donation | Saturday - Sunday | Details
๐๏ธ The Wells Street Arts Festival takes over the bigger thoroughfare in Old Town with art booths, live music and food vendors. | $10 suggested donation | Saturday - Sunday | Details
๐ Ensemble Espaรฑol Spanish Dance Theater is presenting a 50th anniversary celebration with modern masterpieces, beloved classics and a revival of Dame Libby Komaiko's "Bolรฉro." | $45-$65 | North Shore Center for the Performing Arts | Saturday, 7:30pm | Details
๐จ Riverside Arts Weekend at Guthrie Park is a two-day festival featuring more than 50 artists, live performances, food vendors and family activities. | Free | Guthrie Park | Saturday - Sunday | Details
๐โโ๏ธ Gallery Exchange: Body Sovereignty ร Bodies Luminous features two women-run galleries presenting powerful exhibitions that each examine the body as identity and self-expression. | ARC Gallery and Woman Made Gallery. | Saturday, 10am-noon | Details
๐ฎ Chicago Public Library is hosting the 5th annual Gamer's Universe at Harold Washington Library Center with tournaments, a cosplay competition, Artist Alley and the debut of original games. | Free | Harold Washington Library Center | Saturday, 11am-4pm | Details
๐ Call & Response Books is partnering with Azadi Folk School for a community cookbook potluck where attendees bring a recipe from featured cookbooks and proceeds support Azadi Folk School. | $15 suggested donation | Call & Response Books | Saturday, 6:30pm | Details
โ๏ธ Ink & Outrage: 18th-Century Satirical Prints in London & Dublin shows the origins of the "now ubiquitous Internet memes and modern-day satire." | $18-$35 | Driehaus Museum | Through Wednesday, Sept. 9 | Details
๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Alma at Hotel Zachary is celebrating Pride Month throughout June with its featured cocktail, the Brick & Ivy, with a portion of the proceeds from every cocktail benefiting the Center on Halsted. | Alma at Hotel Zachary | Every Saturday in June | Details
๐ฏ๏ธ The Out of the Darkness Overnight Walk is a 16-mile overnight fundraising walk that starts and ends at Navy Pier, raising funds and awareness for suicide prevention. | Free | Navy Pier | Saturday - Sunday | Details
Sunday
๐งข Guinness Open Gate Brewery is hosting a Hat Patch Pop-Up with Alice & Wonder where guests can customize Alice & Wonder hats. The first 60 guests who spend $30 or more will receive a complimentary hat. | Guinness Open Gate Brewery | Sunday, 12-3pm | Details
๐ถ Yappy Hours is a dog-friendly patio happy hour with drink specials. | $5-$12 | Alma at Hotel Zachary | Sunday, 4-6pm | Details
๐ธ The second-annual Chicago Cocktail Classic showcases more than 30 world-renowned bars. | $100 | The 17th floor of 167 Green Street in Fulton Market. | Sunday, 6-10pm | Details
Next Week
๐บRosemont is hosting Zumba in the Park on Mondays. | Free | Parkway Bank Park | 6โ7pm through Monday, Aug. 3 | Details
๐ค Dinner and comedy night with the Bad Momz of Comedy, featuring Orly K.G., Dana Ehrman, Patty Vaccarella, and Chastity Washington, includes a $25 dining voucher to use at a participating Wheaton restaurant. | $50 | Wheaton Drama | Tuesday, 7:30pm | Details
๐ฌ Oakbrook Center is hosting free Movies on the Lawn every Wednesday. | Free | Wednesdays, 7pm | Details
๐ต playOUT! presents "Spilling the Tea," a free chamber music program highlighting Black queer composers. | Free| Driehaus Museum | Wednesday, 6-7pm | Details
๐ฎ Food Truck Thursdays returns to the Ravinia District in Highland Park, with a rotating lineup of food trucks, live music and entertainment. Free | Ravinia | Through Sept. 3 | Details

