Summer festivals check off all types of summertime fun with one outing: delicious food, live music, carnival rides, face painting, inflatables, games, and so much more. These festivals throughout the western suburbs are packed with activities for everyone in your family.
Find out about special hours, family-fun zones, children’s entertainment, and other ways to maximize your family’s fun!
This Summer Festivals Guide is sponsored by The Forge: Lemont Quarries and the featured listings.
Festivals All Summer Long at The Forge: Lemont Quarries
The Forge: Lemont Quarries
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Get ready for fun all summer long at The Forge: Lemont Quarries with exciting festivals the whole family will love! Dig in at Forge Food Fest, packed with Chicagoland’s best bites. Travel the globe at Around the World Food Fest and don’t miss the biggest celebration of the season—Forge Fest, filled with all-day activities, music and a grand fireworks show to end the night! There’s even more to explore with fun for the whole family at Market in the Park with more than 80 vendors. There’s a festival for every kind of fun—check out the full schedule and plan your adventure: forgeparks.com
Summer Festivals in Chicagoland
Festivals Not Running in 2025
As of June 11, 2024, The Exchange Club of Naperville has made the decision to suspend Ribfest festivities until further notice.
2025 Festivals To Be Determined
The following organizations have not published their summer festival plans for 2024 as of the time of publishing this article. Check their websites for the most up-to-date information.
- Cuisine at the Crossroads (North Aurora) – May 24, 2024
- Geek Fest and Taste of Carol Stream – June 15, 2024
- Bolingbrook Jubilee – August 16, 2024
- Taste of Burr Ridge – August 17, 2024
We have so many festival options, we had to separate them! Check out our roundup of all of the 4th of July Festivities, as well as art fairs and festivals.
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Great summary for the west suburbs. We go to a few of these every year, and will check out some additional festivals. Thanks for the handy list!
Jill, this is just the list I was looking to find! Thank you for Festival names, dates and locations! We are always up for fun places to go on the weekends whenever we are in town!!
Yes!! This information is perfect! Thank you