Chicago Festivals Happen This Weekend – NBC Chicago

After a busy month of June with events and festivals, Chicago continued to celebrate summer with music, arts and culture festivals every weekend in July.

Here is a list of festivals and activities taking place this weekend:

Millennium Arts Festival

July 15-17

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Michigan Avenue and East Lake Street.

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Fork Music Festival

July 15-17

The festival begins each day at noon at Union Park, 1501 W. Randolph St.

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Roscoe Village Burger Fest

July 15-17

The festival runs from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Roscoe Village, located at 2000 W. Belmont Ave.

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Tacos and Tamales Festival

July 15-17

The event is open from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, July 15; from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Located at S Peoria St & W 16th St.

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ShakesFest: A Chicago Shakespeare Community Cabaret

July 14-23

All performances begin at 6:30 p.m. July 14 at West Pullman Park, located at 401 W. 123rd St. in West Pullman; July 15 Eckhart Park at 1330 W. Chicago Ave. in West Town; on July 16 at Piotrowski Park, located at 4247 W 31st St. in Little Village.

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Grant Park Music Festival

July August

Mozart’s Symphony No. 35 will be performed July 15, while Mendelssohn’s Reformation Symphony will be performed July 17 and 18 at various times at the Pritzker Pavilion, located at 205 E Randolph St. in Millennium Park.

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