CHICAGO - Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) have announced an exciting lineup of festivals and events for spring and summer 2025.

List of Chicago 2025 summer, spring events. Chicago Farmers Markets ... (Citywide including the Chicago Cultural Center and Millennium Park) – Thursday – Sunday, August 28 – 31.

Pride month is underway in Chicago, and that means it's time for celebrations throughout the city and suburbs. From parades, to performances, and festivals, check out some of the Pride events ...

Organizers of some prominent Chicago cultural events have received official notices that their federal grants are canceled as President Donald Trump’s administration moves to hollow out the ...

The headlining music artists have been announced for this summer’s Chicago Jazz Festival, taking place Aug. 28-31 in Millennium Park, along with Thursday opening-day events at the Chicago ...

From citywide cultural events like the 54th annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 29 to Millennium Park’s free summer concerts and film series spread from June to August, local and visitor ...

West Pullman, Roseland, Chicago . The Angel of God Resource Center held a Juneteenth Freedom Celebration from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 10810, 10824, and 10831 S. Halsted St., Chicago.

In November 2021, former Mayor Lori Lightfoot appointed Harkey to lead the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic had shut down theaters, live music ...

Community leaders and officials in Chicago have condemned the presence of federal immigration agents at the city’s National ...

June 26, 2025 | 7:30 p.m. ET Ryan Wangman, Chicago Chicago’s biggest cultural institutions and events are doubling down on the city’s future as travel volumes hit new heights after a punishing ...

More than 140 Chicago artists and cultural leaders are calling on Mayor Brandon Johnson to address “dysfunction” within the city’s Cultural Affairs department, arguing that staffing turmoil ...