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UID:united-states-chicago-festivals-maxwell-street-market-food-days-2026@ta
 blejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260929T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261005
SUMMARY:Maxwell Street Market (Chicago)
LOCATION:Maxwell Street between S. Halsted St. and S. Union Ave.\, Chicago\
 , IL 60607\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Maxwell Street Market\, Chicago's oldest market\, runs on six s
 elect Sundays from May to October on Maxwell Street between Halsted and Un
 ion\, free\, with food\, crafts and live entertainment.\n\nWhat to eat: Op
 en-air market with food\, crafts and live entertainment\n\nGuide: https://
 tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/festivals/maxwell-street-market-foo
 d-days/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/festivals/maxwell-street
 -market-food-days/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
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UID:united-states-chicago-festivals-chicago-restaurant-week-2027@tablejourn
 ey.com
DTSTAMP:20260909T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270122
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270208
SUMMARY:Chicago Restaurant Week (Chicago)
LOCATION:Citywide\, Chicago\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Chicago Restaurant Week is the citywide prix-fixe campaign from
  Choose Chicago\, running 22 January to 7 February 2027\; in 2026 more tha
 n 550 restaurants took part.\n\nWhat to eat: Prix-fixe restaurant week\n\n
 Guide: https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/festivals/chicago-re
 staurant-week/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/festivals/chicago-restau
 rant-week/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
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UID:united-states-chicago-festivals-c2e2-chicago-2027@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260926T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270430
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270503
SUMMARY:C2E2 (Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo) (Chicago)
LOCATION:McCormick Place\, 2301 S Lake Shore Dr\, Chicago\, IL 60616\, Unit
 ed States
DESCRIPTION:Three days at McCormick Place in late April. The South Loop fil
 ls and Chinatown\, one stop down the Red Line\, takes the overflow.\n\nWha
 t to eat: South Loop and Chinatown restaurants at capacity\n\nGuide: https
 ://tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/festivals/c2e2-chicago/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/festivals/c2e2-chicago/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
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UID:united-states-chicago-festivals-chicago-beer-festival-2027@tablejourney
 .com
DTSTAMP:20260518T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270601
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270603
SUMMARY:Chicago Ale Fest (Chicago)
LOCATION:Butler Field\, Grant Park\, Chicago\, IL 60601\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Chicago Ale Fest is the early-June Grant Park craft-beer festiv
 al at Butler Field\, with 200 breweries pouring\, $50 general-admission an
 d unlimited 2-oz pours.\n\nWhat to eat: Craft beer\n\nDates not yet confir
 med by the organiser.\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chi
 cago/festivals/chicago-beer-festival/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/festivals/chicago-beer-f
 estival/
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
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UID:united-states-chicago-festivals-ribfest-chicago-2027@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260909T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270605
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270608
SUMMARY:Ribfest Chicago (Chicago)
LOCATION:4000 N Lincoln Ave\, Chicago\, IL 60618\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Ribfest Chicago closes Lincoln Avenue between Irving Park Road 
 and Hutchinson in North Center on 5 to 7 June 2026 for more than 20 barbec
 ue vendors\, live music all weekend and whiskey tastings.\n\nWhat to eat: 
 Barbecue ribs\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/fes
 tivals/ribfest-chicago/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/festivals/ribfest-chicag
 o/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-chicago-festivals-andersonville-midsommarfest-2027@tablej
 ourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260909T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270612
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270615
SUMMARY:Andersonville Midsommarfest (Chicago)
LOCATION:N Clark St from Foster Ave to Gregory St\, Chicago\, IL 60640\, Un
 ited States
DESCRIPTION:Andersonville's Swedish-rooted street festival closes Clark Str
 eet from Foster to Gregory on 12 to 14 June 2026: maypole dancing at the S
 wedish American Museum stage\, food from local dumpling\, sushi and bakery
  spots.\n\nWhat to eat: Swedish and Chicago street food\n\nGuide: https://
 tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/festivals/andersonville-midsommarfe
 st/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/festivals/andersonville-
 midsommarfest/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
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UID:united-states-chicago-festivals-taste-of-chicago-2027@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260518T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270708
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270713
SUMMARY:Taste of Chicago (Chicago)
LOCATION:Grant Park\, 337 E Randolph St\, Chicago\, IL 60601\, United State
 s
DESCRIPTION:Taste of Chicago is the city's flagship food festival in Grant 
 Park each July (2026 returns July 8 to 12 after a NASCAR-related three-yea
 r shift).\n\nWhat to eat: Cross-cuisine sampler\n\nDates not yet confirmed
  by the organiser.\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chicag
 o/festivals/taste-of-chicago/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/festivals/taste-of-chica
 go/
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-chicago-festivals-windy-city-smokeout-2027@tablejourney.c
 om
DTSTAMP:20260518T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270708
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270713
SUMMARY:Windy City Smokeout (Chicago)
LOCATION:United Center parking lot\, 1901 W Madison St\, Chicago\, IL 60612
 \, United States
DESCRIPTION:Windy City Smokeout in Chicago is the five-day United Center pa
 rking-lot barbecue-and-country-music festival in July\, with national pitm
 asters and two.\n\nWhat to eat: Barbecue and country music\n\nDates not ye
 t confirmed by the organiser.\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-st
 ates/chicago/festivals/windy-city-smokeout/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/festivals/windy-city-smo
 keout/
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-chicago-festivals-bristol-renaissance-faire-2027@tablejou
 rney.com
DTSTAMP:20260926T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270710
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270712
SUMMARY:Bristol Renaissance Faire (Chicago)
LOCATION:12550 120th Ave\, Kenosha\, WI 53142\, Chicago\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Nine weekends at Kenosha\, on the Wisconsin line an hour north 
 of Chicago. Garlic mushrooms and cheese fritters are the ones people come 
 back for.\n\nWhat to eat: Garlic mushrooms\, cheese fritters\, brats\, roa
 sted nuts\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/festiva
 ls/bristol-renaissance-faire/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/festivals/bristol-renais
 sance-faire/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
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UID:united-states-chicago-festivals-fiesta-del-sol-pilsen-2027@tablejourney
 .com
DTSTAMP:20260518T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270723
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270727
SUMMARY:Fiesta del Sol (Chicago)
LOCATION:Cermak Rd and Throop St\, Chicago\, IL 60608\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Fiesta del Sol in Chicago is the largest Latino festival in the
  Midwest\, four days in late July across Cermak Road in Pilsen\, with food
  and kids' rides.\n\nWhat to eat: Mexican food festival\, Pilsen\n\nDates 
 not yet confirmed by the organiser.\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/uni
 ted-states/chicago/festivals/fiesta-del-sol-pilsen/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/festivals/fiesta-del-sol
 -pilsen/
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
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UID:united-states-chicago-festivals-pierogi-fest-whiting-2027@tablejourney.
 com
DTSTAMP:20260909T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270724
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270727
SUMMARY:Pierogi Fest (Chicago)
LOCATION:119th Street\, Whiting\, IN 46394\, Chicago\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Pierogi Fest takes over 119th Street in Whiting\, Indiana\, sou
 theast of Chicago\, on 24 to 26 July 2026: pierogi stands and other food v
 endors\, Mr. Pierogi\, the Pierogi Parade\, a beer garden and three stages
 .\n\nWhat to eat: Pierogi and Polish-American\n\nGuide: https://tablejourn
 ey.com/united-states/chicago/festivals/pierogi-fest-whiting/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/festivals/pierogi-fest-w
 hiting/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-chicago-festivals-taste-of-greektown-2027@tablejourney.co
 m
DTSTAMP:20260909T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270828
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270831
SUMMARY:Taste of Greektown (Chicago)
LOCATION:315 S Halsted St\, Chicago\, IL 60661\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Halsted Street from Adams to Van Buren becomes an open-air Gree
 k table on 28 to 30 August 2026\, the festival's 36th year: gyros and souv
 laki from Athena\, Zeus\, Mr. Greek Gyros and other Greektown restaurants.
 \n\nWhat to eat: Greek\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-states/ch
 icago/festivals/taste-of-greektown/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/festivals/taste-of-greek
 town/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
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UID:united-states-chicago-festivals-taste-of-polonia-2027@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260909T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270903
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270907
SUMMARY:Taste of Polonia (Chicago)
LOCATION:Copernicus Center\, 5216 W Lawrence Ave\, Chicago\, IL 60630\, Uni
 ted States
DESCRIPTION:Four days of Polish food and music at the Copernicus Center in 
 Jefferson Park over Labor Day weekend\, 4 to 7 September 2026: pierogi\, k
 ielbasa\, cabbage rolls\, potato pancakes and blintzes\, Polish beers at t
 he bar.\n\nWhat to eat: Polish\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-s
 tates/chicago/festivals/taste-of-polonia/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/festivals/taste-of-polon
 ia/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
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UID:united-states-chicago-festivals-german-american-fest-lincoln-square-202
 7@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260518T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270910
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270913
SUMMARY:Chicago German-American Oktoberfest (Chicago)
LOCATION:Lincoln Ave and Western Ave\, Chicago\, IL 60625\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Chicago German-American Oktoberfest is the three-day Lincoln Sq
 uare neighbourhood festival each early September\, with bratwurst and pret
 zel stalls.\n\nWhat to eat: German food\, beer\, sausage\n\nGuide: https:/
 /tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/festivals/german-american-fest-lin
 coln-square/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/festivals/german-america
 n-fest-lincoln-square/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
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UID:united-states-chicago-festivals-chicago-gourmet-2027@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260518T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270924
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270928
SUMMARY:Chicago Gourmet (Chicago)
LOCATION:Millennium Park\, 201 E Randolph St\, Chicago\, IL 60601\, United 
 States
DESCRIPTION:Chicago Gourmet is the Illinois Restaurant Association's chef t
 asting weekend in Millennium Park each late September\, with 100 top kitch
 ens on tents and wine.\n\nWhat to eat: Chef-led tasting weekend\n\nGuide: 
 https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/festivals/chicago-gourmet/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/festivals/chicago-gourme
 t/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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