Sports
Theater
- Arie Crown Theater
- Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University
- Bank of America Theater
- Briar Street Theatre
- Cadillac Palace Theatre
- Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
- The Chicago Theatre
- Court Theatre
- Ford Center for the Performing Arts/Oriental Theatre
- Goodman Theatre
- Lyric Opera of Chicago
- Lookingglass Theatre
- The Second City
- Steppenwolf Theatre Company
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Festivals
- Mayfest Chicago
- Randolph Street Market Festival
- Just for Laughs: A Very Funny Festival
- Ribfest Chicago
- Chicago Pride Fest
- Chicago Summer Fest
- Taste of Chicago
- Chicago Air and Water Show
- Roscoe Village Burger Fest
- Windy City Rib Fest
- Sheffield Garden Walk & Festival
- Taste of Lincoln Avenue
- Windy City Wine Festival
- Wells Street Fall Festival
Music and Dance
- Belmont-Sheffield Music Festival
- Chicago Blues Festival
- Green Music Fest
- Rock Around the Block
- Lollapalooza
- Chicago Jazz Festival
- World Music Festival
- The Joffrey Ballet
Art
- The Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair
- Old Town Art Fair
- Gold Coast Art Fair
- Wells Street Art Festival
Specialty
June 29-30,2013
Grant Park’s Butler Field, corner of Monroe and Lake Shore Drive
The Gold Coast Art Fair is heralded as the “Granddaddy of American Art Festivals” and is rated as one of the top 30 shows in the nation by Sunshine Artist magazine. Now celebrating its 56th year, the Gold Coast Art Fair is the third oldest and by far one of the most well attended art festivals in Chicago. The festival proudly returns to Grant Park, Chicago’s premier festival destination! Located within walking distance of the Art Institute of Chicago and Buckingham Fountain, the art festival draws hundreds of thousands art enthusiasts annually! An improved layout makes the festival even more enjoyable for the artists and the loyal art lovers that shop the show year after year.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL
Select artists will discount their work from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday morning!
Grant Park’s Butler Field, corner of Monroe and Lake Shore Drive
The Gold Coast Art Fair is heralded as the “Granddaddy of American Art Festivals” and is rated as one of the top 30 shows in the nation by Sunshine Artist magazine. Now celebrating its 56th year, the Gold Coast Art Fair is the third oldest and by far one of the most well attended art festivals in Chicago. The festival proudly returns to Grant Park, Chicago’s premier festival destination! Located within walking distance of the Art Institute of Chicago and Buckingham Fountain, the art festival draws hundreds of thousands art enthusiasts annually! An improved layout makes the festival even more enjoyable for the artists and the loyal art lovers that shop the show year after year.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL
Select artists will discount their work from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday morning!
Check out Chicago Events
You’ll never run out of places to go or people to see in Chicago. With five major sports teams, more than a dozen theatres and concert halls, and festivals that celebrate virtually every holiday, food, and music genre, it hard to decide what to do. A little bit of this...a little of that. You really should buy a South Shore Line 10-ride ticket to come back for more and take it all in!
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