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"Chicago's Best Street Festival of the Summer" by the Chicago Tribune

The weekend will feature the festival’s stellar indie music line-up of 50+ emerging local and nationally recognized artists performing original music, 200+ participating small businesses, installations by local artists, a Pet Fest, kid-friendly spaces, a wide range of local food vendors and more. Wicker Park Fest celebrates the eclectic neighborhood’s lively musical heritage, unique businesses and top-notch restaurants. 

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Welcome to Wicker Park Fest

As Chicago's most anticipated summer street festival, Wicker Park Fest celebrates the neighborhood’s rich musical heritage, vibrant nightlife and top-notch restaurants across three days. Alongside its stellar 50+ original music performances, the fest features a variety of arts and culture initiatives, including art installations and international dance performances, along with a wide range of local food options from acclaimed restaurants and cafes, and more than 150 brick & mortar shops, including bookstores and vintage sellers.

A $10 entry donation is encouraged

Donations help support the nonprofit Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce and offset the rising costs of producing this three-day street festival featuring original talent.

Across Chicago, nonprofit festivals are facing a troubling trend of soaring expenses and declining gate donations. In response to nonprofit fests across the city at risk for closures due to rising costs and low donations, the WPBCC Executive Director Pamela Maass has formed the Save Our Street Fests Coalition. The coalition is a group of 30+ nonprofit street fest organizers working together to raise urgent awareness about this issue. For more information, visit saveourstreetfests.org. #SaveOurStreetFests 

NOT A CITY FUNDED EVENT

Did you ever stop to think who pays for…

Bands
Performers
Fest Workers
Stages
Lights
Banners
Street Closure Permit
Fencing
Cleaning Services
Portable Toilets
Security

WE DID.

Wicker Park Fest is one of the founding members of the Save Our Street Fests Coalition.

Visit #SOSF to learn more.