We curate a Chicago weekend itinerary of the city’s best concerts, culture and cuisine, every week, just for you.
Friday
Throw on some cowboy boots and mosey over to Northerly Island to catch sets from Blake Shelton and Lee Brice on the first night of Country LakeShake Festival.
Catch an outdoor performance from Canadian folk duo Kacy and Clayton during the first installment of the Picnics on the Porch concert series at the Hideout.
Illusionist Aaron Rabkin puts on an amazing show at Trickery Chicago, a BYOB magic experience that's held in a storefront theater in Boystown.
Cumbia sonidera group Los Ángeles Azules headlines the first evening of Ruido Fest in Addams/Medill Park, one of Chicago's largest festivals dedicated to rock, pop and electronica en español.
Want to dance your way into Pride weekend? Red Bull Music is presenting a special edition of the weekly house music party Queen!, moving upstairs to Metro and featuring special guests Steve “Silk” Hurley and singer CeCe Peniston.
Saturday
Head to Oakwood Beach to hear sets from Grizzly Bear, Spoon, Common, Towkio and more indie rockers and hip-hop acts at day one of the Mamby on the Beach music festival.
Kick off a weekend of LGBTQ celebration during Pier Pride at Navy Pier, where you can attend Story Time with Drag Queens, see the Lakeside Pride Marching Band, catch a performance from CeCe Peniston and watch fireworks.
Sample spicy sauces from more than 40 different vendors at the inaugural Chi-Town Hot Sauce Expo, which also brings a “Death Wing Eating Challenge” and amateur wrestling to Toyota Park.
Drink among the trees at the Morton Arboretum Craft Beer Festival, where you'll find scenic views and beer floats (local brews served with a scoop of ice cream on top).
Head to North Avenue Beach to embrace the music, fashion and beverages of your favorite decade at Chicago Sport & Social Club's ‘90s Beach Party.
Sunday
Dance rockers !!! (Chk chk chk) and the Chicago Afrobeat Project perform under the Illinois Centennial Monument during the final day of the Logan Square Arts Festival.
Wave a rainbow flag and cheer on floats full of dancers at the Chicago Pride Parade, which draws nearly one million people to a procession that runs through Uptown, Boystown and Lincoln Park (you can find the complete route here).
Begyle Brewing, Dovetail, Empirical, Half Acre and more residents of brewing hub “Malt Row” band together for the Ravenswood on Tap beer festival, with a headlining set from vintage pop act Paul Brinnel and His Personnel.
The Museum of Contemporary Art reveals its latest exhibition “I Was Raised on the Internet,” featuring photos, paintings, installations and interactive works that grapple with the impact of the world wide web.