SUMMER FESTIVAL & EVENTS CALENDAR

Festival & Events Calender sponsored by Level

Mayor's Office of Special Events

	May

• Bike Chicago
  May-September 2008
  Making the choice to bike can help you burn up to 25 calories per mile while joining in the efforts to reduce detrimental pollutants released onto the air.
  

• Mayor Daley's Kids and Kites Festival
  Saturday, May 3
  10 am to 3 pm
  Front lawn of the Museum of Science and Industry
  57th Street and Lake Shore Drive
  

• Great Chicago Places & Spaces
  May 17 & 18, 2008
  One weekend each year, the City of Chicago collaborates with architects, designers and community leaders to offer more than 200 FREE tours.
  

• Chicago's Memorial Day Parade
  May 24, 2008
  State Street from Wacker Dr. to Van Buren Street
  Start Time: 12 p.m.
  

• Chicago Gospel Music Festival
  May 30-June 1, 2008
  Chicago's Millennium Park (Randolph & Michigan)
  Free Admission
  May 30: 4:00-9:30 p.m.
  May 31: 12:00-9:30 p.m.
  June 1: 12:00-9:30 p.m.
  

• Farmers Markets 2008
  May-October 2008
  Find out when your favorite Farmers Market is taking place!
  

• Under The Picasso
  Under the Picasso at Daley Plaza features lunchtime performances, ethnic festivals, holiday celebrations, farmers markets and more. All located on Daley Plaza (Washington & Dearborn Streets).
  

  	June

• Chicago Blues Festival
  June 5-8, 2008
  Grant Park in Downtown Chicago
  Free Admission
  11 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
  

• Taste of Chicago
  June 27–July 6, 2008
  Grant Park
  Free Admission
  

  	July

• Chicago Outdoor Film Festival
  July 15-Aug 26, 2008 (Tuesday Nights)
  Butler Field in Grant Park at Lake Shore Drive and Monroe
  Free
  

• Venetian Night
  July 26, 2008
  Boat Parade and Fireworks Display
  Along Lake Michigan between the Shedd Aquarium at Roosevelt Road and the Chicago Yacht Club at Monroe Street
  8:30pm Boat Parade
  9:30pm Firework
  

  	October

• Mayor Daley's Kids and Kites Festival
  Saturday, October 4th
  10 am to 3 pm.
  Montrose Harbor in Lincoln Park
  

• Chicago Country Music Festival
  October 11-12, 2008
  Soldier Field
  Saturday, Oct. 11 from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
  Sunday, Oct. 12 from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
  Free Admission
  

Mayor's Office of Special Events