2014 Festival Season is Upon Us

Wow what a beautiful Chicago spring weekend (minus Sunday evening)!  If you weren't out enjoying the weather you were really missing out.  With all the strolling around, it got us excited for festival season.  Besides concerts and walks at Soldier Field (Jay Z & Beyonce) and Northerly Island (Phish, DMB, Widespread Panic, Backstreet Boys) we wanted to outline some of the festivals in our area (or within a close walk or ride).  We found most on Metromix and Chicago Now, but let us know if we missed something:

• May 16: Manifest Urban Arts Festival | South Loop
• May 25: Bike the Drive | Lake Shore Drive
• May 31: Chicago Veggie Pride Parade | Grant Park
• May 30-June/1: Millennium Art Festival | Streeterville
• June 7-8: Printers Row Lit Fest | South Loop
• June 7: Chicago Food Truck Fest | U.S. Cellular Field
• June 11 - Aug 16: Grant Park Music Festival | Grant Park
• June 13-15: Spring Awakening | South Loop
• June 13-15: Chicago Blues Fest | The Loop
• June 19-21: Thai Festival Chicago | The Loop
• June 21: L.A.T.E. Ride | Starts at Buckingham Fountain
• June 21-22: Gold Coast Art Festival | Grant Park (Butler Field)
• June 28: Chive Fest | Soldier Field
• June 28: 2014 Chicago Dragon Boat Race for Literacy | Ping Tom Memorial Park
• July 4: Fourth of July Fireworks | Navy Pier 9:30pm
• July 9-13: Taste of Chicago | Grant Park
• July 20: Chinatown Summer Fair | Chinatown
• July 31- Aug 3: Fiesta Del Sol | Pilsen
• Aug 1-3: Lollapalooza | Grant Park
• Aug 23: Taste of Greektown | Greektown
• Aug 23-24: Bash on Wabash | South Loop
• Aug 28-31: Chicago Jazz Fest | Grant Park
• Sept 26-28: Gourmet Chicago | Harris Theater and Millenium Park

(Hat tip:  LL!)