Chicago

Undoubtedly the biggest auto show in the US, the annual Chicago Auto Show at McCormick’s place is definitely no mean feat in a nation with an obsession for cars. First staged in 1901, the event’s history runs parallel with that of American automobile...

What better way to live up to its moniker “the windy city” than spending a day with the kids flying kites! The Chicago sky is definitely filled with kites of all shapes and color during Mayor Daley’s annual Kids and Kites Festival in Lincoln Park. And to add e...

Art Chicago is perhaps the most important art fair in the US. Around 200 galleries exhibit and sell the work of about 3000 artists, from the famous to the up and coming and everything in between, for four wonderful art-filled days. But if you’re wondering if this a...

Taking place at the Lower Hutchinson Field in Grant Park come May of every year, Walk and Roll is Chicago’s main event when it comes to raising money and awareness in the fight against cancer. If you’re feeling altruistic and athletic...

Come spring time, Grant Park’s lake front is sure to be jam packed with blues fans – in anticipation of the Chicago Blues Festival! Headlined by the likes of legendary guitarist BB King, it’s no ...

Drinking and Writing? Seriously? You got that right! The Drinking and Writing Festival at the Hopleaf is where avid readers, writers, and drinkers gather round to mark the unique symbiosis in which the act of libation and the creation...

Attracting over 40,000 people over the course of 2 days, the north section of Lincoln at Addison in Chicago comes to life as the Rock around the Block provides a merry mix of music, food and arts. Some of the city’s best bands provide rockin’ entertai...

Transforming Grant Park into a romantic vision of lights and sounds, the Venetian Night is sure to be a hit for lovers and lovers of romance everywhere. The lakefront magically becomes Venice’s canals as a fleet of boats takes to the water, all decked out...

Catch the Latin fever at the annual Viva! Chicago festival in Grant Park! Soak up the Latin culture and mingle with over 150,000 people looking for a reason to party Latino style! The festival provides a great li...

Screening free movies every Tuesday evening during the summer, The Chicago Outdoor Film Festival makes for the perfect date. Relish...

Performers from around the world fill the stages of Chicago with an amazing variety of music at the Chicago World Music Festival! Established in 1999, it has gained much acclaim for the extent and quality of its program. The music spreads to venues throughout Chicago, includi...

Moonlit strolls with live music in the background, and fun educational activities for children make for a festive, family-friendly event; and this is what the Winter Solstice Festival at the North Park Village Center is all about.  Together with you...

Noted French artist Pierre Huyghe uses diverse media—including large-scale installation, public events, and video—to delve into the uncertainties of representation and investigate how narrative...

The world is an exciting and frightening place for a young child. It is fun to make a new friend, discover a treasure, or believe that you can take a plane to the moon, but it can also be terrifying to get up on stage and perform for strangers or have a...

In celebration of the opening of the Art Institute’s newly refurbished permanent installation of the art of the Islamic world, the museum proudly presents Arthur Pope and a New Su...